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Hokey Pokey

    Statue of Liberty Plaza

      Will Rogers Highway

      Will Rogers Highway, Dedicated 1952. to Will Rogers, Humorist, World Traveler, Good Neighbor. The main street of America, Highway 66 was the first road he traveled in a career that led him...

      Will Rogers Highway, Dedicated 1952. to Will Rogers, Humorist, World Traveler, Good Neighbor. The main street of America, Highway 66 was the first road he traveled in a career that led...

      • highway 66
      • western movie stars
      • will rogers

      La Maison du 15e Siecle

        To Commemorate the Raising of the Bear Flag

          MCNAMARA - MCMAHON BUILDING

          MCNAMARA - MCMAHON BUILDING 1905 BUILT TO REPLACE BUILDINGS DESTROYED IN DEVASTATING FIRE OF 1904 WHICH DESTROYED ENTIRE BLOCK 701- MCMAHON GROCERY 707- ALHAMBRA MEAT MARKET HISTORIC MARKER NO. XI...

          MCNAMARA - MCMAHON BUILDING 1905 BUILT TO REPLACE BUILDINGS DESTROYED IN DEVASTATING FIRE OF 1904 WHICH DESTROYED ENTIRE BLOCK 701- MCMAHON GROCERY 707- ALHAMBRA MEAT MARKET HISTORIC MARKER NO....

            Cape Spenser

              THE NETHERBOW WELLHEAD

              THE NETHERBOW WELLHEAD THIS WELLHEAD OR CISTERN, IS THE OLDEST OF TEE SURVIVING CISTERNS, DESIGNED BY SIR WILLIAM BRUCE SURVEYOR OF THE ROYAL WORKS AND FIRST BUILT BY ROBERT MYLNE, KING'S MASTER...

              THE NETHERBOW WELLHEAD THIS WELLHEAD OR CISTERN, IS THE OLDEST OF TEE SURVIVING CISTERNS, DESIGNED BY SIR WILLIAM BRUCE SURVEYOR OF THE ROYAL WORKS AND FIRST BUILT BY ROBERT MYLNE, KING'S...

                Emmanuel Episcopal Church of Orcas Island

                • 1885
                • orcas

                Over the Fence

                  Expulsion of the French of Metz

                  In 1940-41, in order to erase all traces of French culture, the German authorities brutally assembled ten thousands of Francophile inhabitants of the Mosel region not far from here at the old...

                  In 1940-41, in order to erase all traces of French culture, the German authorities brutally assembled ten thousands of Francophile inhabitants of the Mosel region not far from here at the old...

                  • metz
                  • france
                  • mosel; germa...

                  Stephen R. Not Dead He Just Loves Plaques

                  • not dead
                  • just likes plaques
                  • just loves plaques

                  Ken Clark Insurance / Shasta Insurance

                    PACIFIC STATES BUILDING

                    PACIFIC STATES BUILDING 1905 HEADQUARTERS OF PACIFIC TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY CATEGORYI HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT

                    PACIFIC STATES BUILDING 1905 HEADQUARTERS OF PACIFIC TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY CATEGORYI HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT

                      Weyl Hall

                        Fort Randolph

                        Fort Randolph - 1864. Built by Capt. C.M. Randolph, C.S.A. and Lieut. Alfred Buhlow, C.S.A. By order of Brig. Gen. Allen Thomas, C.S.A.  As a defense against an expected 3rd, invasion of the Red...

                        Fort Randolph - 1864. Built by Capt. C.M. Randolph, C.S.A. and Lieut. Alfred Buhlow, C.S.A. By order of Brig. Gen. Allen Thomas, C.S.A.  As a defense against an expected 3rd, invasion of the Red...

                        • louisiana
                        • civil war
                        • fort
                        • red river campaign

                        The World’s First Nuclear Reactor

                        The World’s First Nuclear Reactor was rebuilt at this site in 1943 after initial operation The University of Chicago.This reactor (CP-2) and the first heavy water moderated reactor (CP-3) were...

                        The World’s First Nuclear Reactor was rebuilt at this site in 1943 after initial operation The University of Chicago.This reactor (CP-2) and the first heavy water moderated reactor (CP-3)...

                          Napa Valley College North Gym

                            First A.M.E. Church of Oakland

                              Charles Goodnight, Rancher and Trailblazer

                              Born in Illinois, Charles Goodnight (1836-1929) was brought to Milam County, Texas, as a child. He grew up on the frontier, becoming a ranger and Indian scout. During the Civil War, he served as a...

                              Born in Illinois, Charles Goodnight (1836-1929) was brought to Milam County, Texas, as a child. He grew up on the frontier, becoming a ranger and Indian scout. During the Civil War, he served as...

                              • charles goodnight
                              • oliver loving
                              • texas
                              • cattle drives
                              • lonesome dove
                              • larry mcmurtry