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Genl. Philemon Thomas

To the Memory ofGenl. Philemon Thomaswho was bornin Orange County, VA.Feb. 9th, 1763and diedIn Baton Rouge La.Nov. 18th, 1847. He was a soldier of the "76, and of "14, a member of the Convention...

To the Memory ofGenl. Philemon Thomaswho was bornin Orange County, VA.Feb. 9th, 1763and diedIn Baton Rouge La.Nov. 18th, 1847. He was a soldier of the "76, and of "14, a member of the...

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Capitol Mall Parking Structure

    Lake Joe

    Lake Joe   This six-acre lake is named after Joseph B. Fraser who with his brother Charles was an early developer of Sea Pines. In 1964 Sea Pines Company excavated a section of an airplane runway...

    Lake Joe   This six-acre lake is named after Joseph B. Fraser who with his brother Charles was an early developer of Sea Pines. In 1964 Sea Pines Company excavated a section of an airplane...

      Robert Enoch Withers

      Robert Enoch Withers   Robert Enoch Withers was born in Campbell County on 18 Sept. 1821. After graduation from the medical department at the University of Virginia in 1841, he practiced medicine...

      Robert Enoch Withers   Robert Enoch Withers was born in Campbell County on 18 Sept. 1821. After graduation from the medical department at the University of Virginia in 1841, he practiced medicine...

        Ohio University

        Ohio Historical Marker   Ohio University    “Religion, morality, and knowledge, being necessary to good government and the happiness of mankind, schools and means of education shall forever be...

        Ohio Historical Marker   Ohio University    “Religion, morality, and knowledge, being necessary to good government and the happiness of mankind, schools and means of education shall forever be...

          Alumni Gateway

          ALUMNI GATEWAY    The Ohio University Alumni Gate was built with funds contributed by many alumni, with the original intent of honoring the class of 1815, which was the first graduating class. The...

          ALUMNI GATEWAY    The Ohio University Alumni Gate was built with funds contributed by many alumni, with the original intent of honoring the class of 1815, which was the first graduating class....

            Silpson Bros. Corporation Boston

              El Dia de 4 de Agosto de 1802

                Allenoke Manor

                CITY OF BERKELEY LANDMARK designated in 1986 ALLENOKE MANOR Coxhead and Coxhead, Architects, 1903   Allenoke is the only large estate remaining near the northern edge of the University of...

                CITY OF BERKELEY LANDMARK designated in 1986 ALLENOKE MANOR Coxhead and Coxhead, Architects, 1903   Allenoke is the only large estate remaining near the northern edge of the University...

                  Lake Orion Methodist Church

                  Methodist missionaries preached here in the 1820s, and in 1833 a class was organized. Services were held in homes and schoolhouses, and in 1853 several denominations combined to build a union...

                  Methodist missionaries preached here in the 1820s, and in 1833 a class was organized. Services were held in homes and schoolhouses, and in 1853 several denominations combined to build a...

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                  William (Billy) Henry Foreman

                  [Location approximate]Submitted by @Ritterton

                  [Location approximate]Submitted by @Ritterton

                    The Urns at Bow Bridge

                      The Shadetree

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                      • 1842
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                      Harriet Quimby Childhood Home / Harriet Quimby

                      Harriet Quimby (1875-1912), the first American woman to receive a pilot’s license, lived in this house as a child and attended the nearby school. Her parents, William and Ursula Cook Quimby,...

                      Harriet Quimby (1875-1912), the first American woman to receive a pilot’s license, lived in this house as a child and attended the nearby school. Her parents, William and Ursula Cook...

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                      Antonio de LaGuerra 1825-81

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                      Marrowboneslip

                      From the Flickr group Historical Markers, photo by chrisinplymouth, full page.License is Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License

                      From the Flickr group Historical Markers, photo by chrisinplymouth, full page.License is Attribution- NonCommercial-ShareAlike License

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                      Plebiscito

                        Pioneer Mother Monument -- Benjamin Ide Wheeler

                          Lake Merritt

                          LAKE MERRITT  WAS ACQUIRED FOR OAKLAND IN 1891  THROUGH THE PERSONAL EFFORTS  OF  MELVIN C CHAPMAN MAYOR

                          LAKE MERRITT  WAS ACQUIRED FOR OAKLAND IN 1891  THROUGH THE PERSONAL EFFORTS  OF  MELVIN C CHAPMAN MAYOR

                            Royal Naval Hospital

                            From the Flickr group Historical Markers, photo by chrisinplymouth, full page.License is Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License

                            From the Flickr group Historical Markers, photo by chrisinplymouth, full page.License is Attribution- NonCommercial-ShareAlike License