Paradise Valley
Formerly the intersection of Adams Avenue and St. Antoine Street, this site was once part of Paradise Valley, Detroit's African American business and entertainment district. From the 1930s into...
- michigan
- african american
- duke ellington
- dinah washington
- freeways
Took Possession of These Lands on Behalf of His Catholic Majesty
In homage to the Spanish expedition composed of the ships SAN SALVADOR, VICTORIA, AND SAN MIGUEL that arrived at San Diego on 28th September 1542 under the command of JUAN RODRIGUEZ CABRILLO who...
- san diego
- california
- spain
- 1542
- cabrillo
Western Headquarters of the Pony Express
- pony express
- san francisco
- california
- finney
- leavenworth
For Whom Montgomery Street Was Named
ON JULY 9, 1846, IN THE EARLY MORNING IN "THE DAYS WHEN THE WATER CAME UP TO MONTGOMERY STREET," COMMANDER JOHN B. MONTGOMERY - FOR WHOM MONTGOMERY STREET WAS NAMED - LANDED NEAR THIS SPOT FROM...
- san francisco
- bay area
- california
- montgomery
- portsmouth
- sloop-of-war
The San Rafael Reef
Crossing the river
Spotted Wolf Canyon
Easternmost Point in North America
Submitted by Helen Zaltzman
- canada
- north american
- easterly
First public school in California
THIS MARKS THE SITE OF THE FIRST PUBLIC SCHOOL IN CALIFORNIA ERECTED IN 1847 OPENED APRIL 3, 1848 THIS COMMEMORATIVE MARKER WAS ERECTED IN 1957 BY THE GRAND LODGE OF FREE AND ACCEPTED MASON...
- san francisco
- bay area
- california
- school
- 1847
Edmonton House
Submitted by @YuEuG .
- edmonton
- walter
- canada
Alley Pond Giant
The Alley Pond Giant. Measured in the year 2000 at a height of 133.8 feet with a girth of 18.6 feet, this tulip tree may be the tallest and oldest living organism in the city.
- alley pond giant
- new york
- nyc
- oldest living thing
Santa Barbara -- Puerto Vallarta
SANTA BARBARA - PUERTO VALLARTA SISTER CITIES IN MEMORY OF MICHAEL J. LEMUS M.D. 1918 - 1991 A RECOGNITION OF CULTURAL DIVERSITY AND SHARED HUMANITY
- santa barbara
- california
- puerto vallarta
Boyle and Hooke
In a house on this site between 1655 and 1668 lived Robert Boyle. Here he discovered Boyle's Law and made experiments with an air pump designed by his assistant Robert Hooke, inventor,...
William Stewart Memorial Music Shell
William Stewart Memorial Music Shell This music shell is dedicated to the man who built an unparalleled instrumental music department for the Muskegon Public Schools from 1936 until his death in...
Millstone from the Bates Flour Mill
MILLSTONE FROM THE BATES FLOUR MILL This Limestone Millstone Was Donated To The Dexter Area Historical Society By Erwin and JoAnn Mast SEPTEMBER 14TH 1990 THE BATES MILL SITE: THE SOUTHWEST...