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Hannah Snell 1723 - 1792

HANNAH SNELL 1723-1792 Born Here on 23 April 1723 Britain's Famous Female Soldier Sponsored by Ladies Crown Probus Worcester Submitted by @David_F_Taylor.

HANNAH SNELL 1723-1792 Born Here on 23 April 1723 Britain's Famous Female Soldier Sponsored by Ladies Crown Probus Worcester Submitted by @David_F_Taylor.

    Vining: Small Town, Big Talent

    Submitted by @thepracticalpen.

    Submitted by @thepracticalpen.

      Pony Express, Marysville Kansas

      Submitted by @prchovanec.

      Submitted by @prchovanec.

      • pony express

      Calloway County

      Submitted by @HerbertHistory.

      Submitted by @HerbertHistory.

        Dedicated to M. R Atkinson Not Dead, Just Likes Plaques

        • not dead
        • just likes plaques

        Pine to Palm Highway

        Submitted by @brent_bellamy See here for the southern end of this highway.

        Submitted by @brent_bellamy See here for the southern end of this highway.

          Pine to Palm Highway, New Orleans

          See here for the northern end of this highway. Submitted by @brent_bellamy

          See here for the northern end of this highway. Submitted by @brent_bellamy

            Carted and Mounted on this Wagon

            THIS LOG WAS CARTED AND MOUNTED ON THIS WAGON BY WALTER MARWEN BROOKS AND HIS MATES ON SEPTEMBER 4 1968 HE DIED AS THE RESULT OF AN ACCIDENT 1930-1968 Submitted by @priyabgandhi

            THIS LOG WAS CARTED AND MOUNTED ON THIS WAGON BY WALTER MARWEN BROOKS AND HIS MATES ON SEPTEMBER 4 1968 HE DIED AS THE RESULT OF AN ACCIDENT 1930-1968 Submitted by @priyabgandhi

              Honorable Phra Ajarn Sombar Yanavarn

              Founder of Buddhist Temple of Chino Hills Submitted by @Ritterton

              Founder of Buddhist Temple of Chino Hills Submitted by @Ritterton

                BIRTHPLACE OF MODERN ELECTRICITY

                NEW YORK BIRTHPLACE OF MODERN ELECTRICITY HERE DISCOVERING MAGNETIC INDUCTION, JOSEPH HENRY PIONEERED THE TELEGRAPH AND ELECTRIC MOTOR, 1829-31

                NEW YORK BIRTHPLACE OF MODERN ELECTRICITY HERE DISCOVERING MAGNETIC INDUCTION, JOSEPH HENRY PIONEERED THE TELEGRAPH AND ELECTRIC MOTOR, 1829-31

                  John Herbert Chapman

                  JOHN HERBERT CHAPMAN John Herbert Chapman (1921-1979) was born in London and educated at The University of Western Ontario, receiving a BSc (Honors) degree in 1948. After completing a PhD in...

                  JOHN HERBERT CHAPMAN John Herbert Chapman (1921-1979) was born in London and educated at The University of Western Ontario, receiving a BSc (Honors) degree in 1948. After completing a PhD...

                    The Black Snake Affair

                    THE BLACK SNAKE AFFAIR In 1808. the Federal goverament. reacting to unfair British policies, passed an Embargo Act. forbidding trade with Great Britain. The Champlain Valley relied on trade with...

                    THE BLACK SNAKE AFFAIR In 1808. the Federal goverament. reacting to unfair British policies, passed an Embargo Act. forbidding trade with Great Britain. The Champlain Valley relied on trade...

                      EarthScope Plate Boundary Observation Station

                      Submitted by @zxqwd

                      Submitted by @zxqwd

                        Captain Jock Porteous

                        At this place on the night of September 7th 1736 Cpt. Jock Porteous of the Edinburgh City Guard was brutally lynched from a dyers pole by an Edinburgh Mob Erected by the Porteous Associates 7th...

                        At this place on the night of September 7th 1736 Cpt. Jock Porteous of the Edinburgh City Guard was brutally lynched from a dyers pole by an Edinburgh Mob Erected by the Porteous Associates...

                          The Franklin Institute

                          Submitted by cruicej

                          Submitted by cruicej

                            Regional Districts BC

                            Submitted by @robertdall

                            Submitted by @robertdall

                              Shire of Flinders Electric Ball

                              SHIRE OF FLINDERS ELECTRIC BALL THIS SPHERE WAS PART OF A DEVICE DESIGNED BY A MR ROBILLIARD IN 1909, WITH A VIEW TO HARNESSING THE SEA TO PROVIDE ELECTRICITY FOR SORRENTO TOWNSHIP THE SPHERE WAS...

                              SHIRE OF FLINDERS ELECTRIC BALL THIS SPHERE WAS PART OF A DEVICE DESIGNED BY A MR ROBILLIARD IN 1909, WITH A VIEW TO HARNESSING THE SEA TO PROVIDE ELECTRICITY FOR SORRENTO TOWNSHIP THE SPHERE...

                              • although at ...
                              • electric ball
                              • severe wave action

                              Perronkap Utrecht Centraal

                              The plaque tells the story of the old railway station roof. In Dutch: perronkap. The iron roof was constructed in 1895. In 1968, when the station (Utrecht central station) was replaced by a new...

                              The plaque tells the story of the old railway station roof. In Dutch: perronkap. The iron roof was constructed in 1895. In 1968, when the station (Utrecht central station) was replaced by a...

                              • historic rai...
                              • iron construction

                              Stephen Henshaw

                              IN MEMORY OF STEPHEN HENSHAW BUCKINGHAMSHIRE BATTALLION OX BUCKS LIGHT INFANTRY WHO WAS WOUNDED IN BATTLE LANGEMARK AUGUST 16" 1917. HE LAY WOUNDED ON THESE FIELD FOR SIX DAYS. HE WAS FOUND ON...

                              IN MEMORY OF STEPHEN HENSHAW BUCKINGHAMSHIRE BATTALLION OX BUCKS LIGHT INFANTRY WHO WAS WOUNDED IN BATTLE LANGEMARK AUGUST 16" 1917. HE LAY WOUNDED ON THESE FIELD FOR SIX DAYS. HE WAS FOUND ON...

                                State of Washington John L. O'Brien Building

                                Submitted by @Ritterton

                                Submitted by @Ritterton