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Burrell M. Baucom

IN MEMORY OF BURRELL M. BAUCOM AN OFFICER AND SOLDIER. BRAVE OF HEART, SINCERE OF PURPOSE AND FAITHFUL TO TRUST WHO FELL HERE JULY 1, 1933, IN PERFORMANCE OF HIS DUTY. THIS TABLET IS INSCRIBED BY...

IN MEMORY OF BURRELL M. BAUCOM AN OFFICER AND SOLDIER. BRAVE OF HEART, SINCERE OF PURPOSE AND FAITHFUL TO TRUST WHO FELL HERE JULY 1, 1933, IN PERFORMANCE OF HIS DUTY. THIS TABLET IS INSCRIBED BY...

  • 1933
  • oregon

Chester Depot

CHESTER DEPOT The first public train arrived here on July 18, 1849, and in December, the Rutland & Burlington Railroad opened the first rail line across Vermont linking the Connecticut River...

CHESTER DEPOT The first public train arrived here on July 18, 1849, and in December, the Rutland & Burlington Railroad opened the first rail line across Vermont linking the Connecticut...

  • chester
  • vermont
  • champlain
  • connecticut river
  • 1849
  • train
  • railroad
  • train station

Amador County Fair Foundation

    Folsom Institute

    FOLSOM INSTITUTE "EDUCATION DOTH NOT A SCHOLAR MAKE" NEAR HERE WAS THE FIRST AND ONLY COLLEGE EVER IN FOLSOM. IT LASTED TWO YEARS (1858-60) THEN CLOSED FOR LACK OF STUDENTS. FOLKS PROBABLY FIGURED...

    FOLSOM INSTITUTE "EDUCATION DOTH NOT A SCHOLAR MAKE" NEAR HERE WAS THE FIRST AND ONLY COLLEGE EVER IN FOLSOM. IT LASTED TWO YEARS (1858-60) THEN CLOSED FOR LACK OF STUDENTS. FOLKS PROBABLY FIGURED...

    • folsom
    • college
    • institute

    Grocery Store, 1879

    GROCERY STORE 1879William Ferguson, proprietor City of Toronto, Inventory of Heritage Properties HERITAGE TORONTO    Submitted by @kmbmarshall

    GROCERY STORE 1879William Ferguson, proprietor City of Toronto, Inventory of Heritage Properties HERITAGE TORONTO    Submitted by @kmbmarshall

    • grocery store
    • toronto
    • 1879

    Compo Colonial Cemetery Cedar Point

    COMPO COLONIAL CEMETERY CEDAR POINT 1681 1771  FAMILIES REPRESENTED BURNS, CHURCH, GRAY, HENDRICKS, SHAW. IN WHOSE MEMORY THIS TABLET IS DEDICATED BY COMPO HILL CHAPTER, D.A.R. AND THE MORRIS PARK...

    COMPO COLONIAL CEMETERY CEDAR POINT 1681 1771  FAMILIES REPRESENTED BURNS, CHURCH, GRAY, HENDRICKS, SHAW. IN WHOSE MEMORY THIS TABLET IS DEDICATED BY COMPO HILL CHAPTER, D.A.R. AND THE MORRIS PARK...

    • 1681
    • compo
    • westport
    • connecticut

    Looff Carousel

      Field of Hope

      Marie Curie Cancer Care Field of Hope Sponsored by the Arundel House Hotel Planted by Cambridge City Council November 1995   Submitted by @Geograph_Bob      © Copyright Bob Harvey and licensed...

      Marie Curie Cancer Care Field of Hope Sponsored by the Arundel House Hotel Planted by Cambridge City Council November 1995   Submitted by @Geograph_Bob      © Copyright Bob Harvey and...

      • marie curie
      • cancer
      • hope
      • field

      A City of Women

      1770-1870 A City of Women Monterey's Women of all nationalities gathered and while doing wash provided a medium for information through the "Wash Tub Mail" at Washer Woman's Gulch. It was...

      1770-1870 A City of Women Monterey's Women of all nationalities gathered and while doing wash provided a medium for information through the "Wash Tub Mail" at Washer Woman's Gulch. It...

      • monterey
      • california
      • women
      • washing
      • gold fields

      Golden Gate Bridge

      Submitted by @Ritterton

      Submitted by @Ritterton

      • san francisco
      • 3-d
      • bridge
      • golden gate

      I-880 Cypress 'F' Picnic Area

      I-880 CYPRESS 'F' PICNIC AREA AT ERNIE RAIMONDI PARK  A GIFT OF AND CONSTRUCTED BY THE PARTNERING TEAM OF KIEWIT/KAISER AND CALTRANS FOR THE WEST OAKLAND COMMUNITY  DEDICATED THIS 26TH DAY OF...

      I-880 CYPRESS 'F' PICNIC AREA AT ERNIE RAIMONDI PARK  A GIFT OF AND CONSTRUCTED BY THE PARTNERING TEAM OF KIEWIT/KAISER AND CALTRANS FOR THE WEST OAKLAND COMMUNITY  DEDICATED THIS 26TH DAY...

      • 880
      • kaiser
      • a.d.
      • park
      • golf

      Liberty Hall

      LIBERTY HALL Built in 1877, Liberty Hall embodies the many layers of West Oakland history. It is an outstanding example of mid-Victorian commercial architecture, with octagonal turrets, ornamental...

      LIBERTY HALL Built in 1877, Liberty Hall embodies the many layers of West Oakland history. It is an outstanding example of mid-Victorian commercial architecture, with octagonal turrets,...

      • oakland
      • bay area
      • california
      • liberty hal

      Frank Furness (1839-1912)

      Frank Furness (1839-1912) A nationally influential architect, his forceful designs and bold use of industrial materials helped shape American modernism. His works include the Pa. Academy of Fine...

      Frank Furness (1839-1912) A nationally influential architect, his forceful designs and bold use of industrial materials helped shape American modernism. His works include the Pa. Academy of Fine...

      • philadelphia
      • architecture

      James A. Garfield Death Site

      I have a minor obsession with the assassinated President James A. Garfield. What drew my attention to him was one doleful fact about his passing: He lingered for 80 days after he was shot in July...

      I have a minor obsession with the assassinated President James A. Garfield. What drew my attention to him was one doleful fact about his passing: He lingered for 80 days after he was shot in July...

      • presidents
      • new jersey
      • long branch
      • james a. garfield

      At this point, on the Old Concord Road, as it then was, ended the midnight ride of Paul Revere

      Plaque marking the endpoint of Paul Revere's famous midnight ride.  Submitted by Eli Anders (@elioanders) 

      Plaque marking the endpoint of Paul Revere's famous midnight ride.  Submitted by Eli Anders (@elioanders) 

      • paul revere
      • revolutionary war
      • minutemen

      Clover Hill

      Maryland Historical Society plaque on the history of Clover Hill, near Johns Hopkins Homewood Campus Submitted by Eli Anders (@elioanders) 

      Maryland Historical Society plaque on the history of Clover Hill, near Johns Hopkins Homewood Campus Submitted by Eli Anders (@elioanders) 

        AIDS Library of Philadelphia

        History of the Philadelphia AIDS Library.  Submitted by Eli Anders (@elioanders) 

        History of the Philadelphia AIDS Library.  Submitted by Eli Anders (@elioanders) 

        • philadelphia
        • aids
        • library

        Free African Society

        Free African Society Established in 1787 under the leadership of Richard Allen and Absalom Jones, this organization fostered identity, leadership, and unity among Blacks and became the forerunner...

        Free African Society Established in 1787 under the leadership of Richard Allen and Absalom Jones, this organization fostered identity, leadership, and unity among Blacks and became the...

        • philadelphia
        • black history

        A Brief History of the Bone House and Graveyard

        A Brief History of the Bone House & Graveyard (Spa Fields Park) During the 1780s the land was leased as a burial ground and provided space for 2,722 interments. Eventually housing was built all...

        A Brief History of the Bone House & Graveyard (Spa Fields Park) During the 1780s the land was leased as a burial ground and provided space for 2,722 interments. Eventually housing was built...

        • london
        • spa fields park
        • graveyard
        • bone house

        Lady Bird Johnson Grove

         Lady Bird Johnson Grove   Dedicated in honor of Mrs. Johnson by Richard Nixon President of the United States August 27, 1969     In recognition of her devoted service to the cause of preserving...

         Lady Bird Johnson Grove   Dedicated in honor of Mrs. Johnson by Richard Nixon President of the United States August 27, 1969     In recognition of her devoted service to the cause of...

        • lbj
        • nixon
        • redwoods
        • nature
        • conservation