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Romanian Orthodox Church

Here, at 635 W. Market Street, original Saints Constantine and Elena Romanian Orthodox Church was dedicated in 1911; incorporated in 1916. Church has served Romanian community spiritually,...

Here, at 635 W. Market Street, original Saints Constantine and Elena Romanian Orthodox Church was dedicated in 1911; incorporated in 1916. Church has served Romanian community...

  • indianapolis
  • indiana
  • romanian ort...
  • sts. constan...

Lincoln Speech

Here Feb. 11, 1861 Abraham Lincoln, on his way to Washington to assume the presidency, in an address said: "I appeal to you to constantly bear in mind that not with politicians, not with...

Here Feb. 11, 1861 Abraham Lincoln, on his way to Washington to assume the presidency, in an address said: "I appeal to you to constantly bear in mind that not with politicians, not with...

  • indianapolis
  • indiana
  • lincoln
  • abraham lincoln

San Antonio

San Antonio  For whom the city & the river are named. Gift of Portugal.    Please attribute to Bryan Arnold (@nanowhiskers)

San Antonio  For whom the city & the river are named. Gift of Portugal.    Please attribute to Bryan Arnold (@nanowhiskers)

    Riverwalk Rehabilitation at East Commerce Street

    Riverwalk Rehabilitation at East Commerce Street The improvements to this site were financed in part by an urban park and recreational recovery program grant from the U.S. Department of Interior,...

    Riverwalk Rehabilitation at East Commerce Street The improvements to this site were financed in part by an urban park and recreational recovery program grant from the U.S. Department of Interior,...

      Pueblo Bonito

      Plaque at Pueblo Bonito, the largest of the "great houses" at Chaco Culture National Historical Park, New Mexico. Chaco Canyon was the center of the Ancestral Puebloan culture, populated from...

      Plaque at Pueblo Bonito, the largest of the "great houses" at Chaco Culture National Historical Park, New Mexico. Chaco Canyon was the center of the Ancestral Puebloan culture, populated from...

      • ruins
      • ancestral puebloan
      • anasazi
      • great house
      • new mexico

      The Man-Eating Tigress

      Submitted by @ciara_l_b .

      Submitted by @ciara_l_b .

      • new york
      • nyc
      • tigress
      • tiger
      • explorers club
      • nepal
      • kathmandu
      • skull
      • mcaninch

      Clement G. Morgan

      Submitted by @mywolfson.‏

      Submitted by @mywolfson.‏

      • cambridge
      • massachusetts
      • african american
      • niagara
      • naacp
      • harvard

      Dodona Manor

      Submitted by @jqmcd     

      Submitted by @jqmcd   

      • marshall
      • virginia
      • leesburg
      • peace prize
      • nobel
      • oaks
      • china
      • wwii

      Old Stone Church Site

      OLD STONE CHURCH SITE One block north on Cornwall Street is the site of the first Methodist-owned property in America. Lot 50 was deeded to the Methodist Society in Leesburg on May 11, 1766. In...

      OLD STONE CHURCH SITE One block north on Cornwall Street is the site of the first Methodist-owned property in America. Lot 50 was deeded to the Methodist Society in Leesburg on May 11, 1766....

      • leesburg
      • virginia
      • church
      • methodist

      Stone Arch Bridge

      National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark, American Society of Civil Engineers.  Stone Arch Bridge - Great Northern Railway.  The Stone Arch Bridge of the Burlington Northern Railroad is...

      National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark, American Society of Civil Engineers.  Stone Arch Bridge - Great Northern Railway.  The Stone Arch Bridge of the Burlington Northern Railroad...

      • minnesota
      • minneapolis
      • mississippi river
      • great northern
      • railroad

      Soda Works Building

      SODA WORKS BUILDING E. A. Spalding, Contractor 1888 Robert Agers constructed this building to manufacture “the very bestsoda water” for customers throughout California. The recessed...

      SODA WORKS BUILDING E. A. Spalding, Contractor 1888 Robert Agers constructed this building to manufacture “the very bestsoda water” for customers throughout California. The...

      • soda
      • berkeley
      • california
      • bay area
      • mortally wounding

      Emerson's Birthplace

      Submitted by @jsbruce .

      Submitted by @jsbruce .

      • boston
      • massachusetts
      • emerson

      Stedfastgate plaque, Water of Leith Walkway

      © Copyright kim traynor and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence . Submitted via Geograph

      © Copyright kim traynor and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence . Submitted via Geograph

      • park and pub...
      • geograph

      For His 17-Ship Anti-Pirate Squadron

      1823 Naval Station 1974 Commodore David Porter established a Naval Station here on April 3, 1823 as a Supply Base for his 17-ship Anti-Pirate Squadron. The Station remained in constant operation...

      1823 Naval Station 1974 Commodore David Porter established a Naval Station here on April 3, 1823 as a Supply Base for his 17-ship Anti-Pirate Squadron. The Station remained in constant operation...

      • porter
      • naval
      • station
      • pirate
      • florida
      • key west

      Connolly memorial, Cowgate

      A plaque marks the birthplace of James Connolly who was the military leader of the 1916 Easter Uprising. © Copyright Richard Webb and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence ....

      A plaque marks the birthplace of James Connolly who was the military leader of the 1916 Easter Uprising. © Copyright Richard Webb and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence...

      • people
      • events
      • defence
      • military
      • memorial
      • geograph

      Hodenpyl Woods

      "Hodenpyl Woods This tablet is erected in grateful appreciation of the gift in 1912, by ANTON G. HODENPYL A lover of nature,  To the people of his native city, of this forty acre tract to be...

      "Hodenpyl Woods This tablet is erected in grateful appreciation of the gift in 1912, by ANTON G. HODENPYL A lover of nature,  To the people of his native city, of this forty acre tract to...

      • east grand rapids
      • michigan
      • nature
      • forest

      Marine

      The first commercial sawmill in Minnesota was erected 300 feet east of here in 1838. The lumbering industry, which monopolized the minds and talents of men in the St. Croix Valley for...

      The first commercial sawmill in Minnesota was erected 300 feet east of here in 1838. The lumbering industry, which monopolized the minds and talents of men in the St. Croix Valley...

      • minnesota
      • marine on st. croix
      • sawmill
      • lumber

      First Swedish Settlers in Minnesota

      This historic monument is situated on the northeast corner of a 40-acre tract of land purchased Oct. 18, 1850 by the first three Swedish settlers in Minnesota. They built a log house on the shore...

      This historic monument is situated on the northeast corner of a 40-acre tract of land purchased Oct. 18, 1850 by the first three Swedish settlers in Minnesota. They built a log house on the shore...

      • minnesota
      • scandia
      • sweden
      • settlers

      For Scurvy Ridden Whale Men

      MRS HUMPHREY'S HOUSE TEMPORARY HOSPITAL1835 - 1836 FOR SCURVY RIDDEN WHALE MEN WHO HAD BEEN TRAPPED IN THE ICE FOR MONTHS           Submitted by @LGThomson1

      MRS HUMPHREY'S HOUSE TEMPORARY HOSPITAL1835 - 1836 FOR SCURVY RIDDEN WHALE MEN WHO HAD BEEN TRAPPED IN THE ICE FOR MONTHS           Submitted by @LGThomson1

      • scotland
      • scurvy
      • whale
      • months
      • ice

      Pooh Bear

      Found this on the way to a fishing trip at Flindt Landing Camp, ON, Canada (50°14'45.4"N 90°26'41.1"W).   On the way through White Water we stopped for gas. I saw a familiar statue that I had to...

      Found this on the way to a fishing trip at Flindt Landing Camp, ON, Canada (50°14'45.4"N 90°26'41.1"W).   On the way through White Water we stopped for gas. I saw a familiar statue that I had to...