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Baldwin Street, the Steepest Street in the World

Submitted by @_marty_k

Submitted by @_marty_k

    Berryville Wagon Train Raid

    On Aug. 13, 1864, Mosby’s rangers attacked the end of the Union supply train outside Berryville, Va. They captured valuable supplies, wagons, and animals that day, much to the dismay of the...

    On Aug. 13, 1864, Mosby’s rangers attacked the end of the Union supply train outside Berryville, Va. They captured valuable supplies, wagons, and animals that day, much to the dismay of...

    • 1864 campaign
    • shenandoah valley

    The Sully Mansion

    Submitted by @mcboingboing

    Submitted by @mcboingboing

      Sir Richard's Landing

      Submitted by @averyj

      Submitted by @averyj

      • watertown
      • 1630
      • gerry's landing
      • elmwood

      DeKalb County Courthouse

      Georgia makes it a crime to move or eliminate monuments to the fight for slavery So my hometown, left with no other option, put up this sign for context. Submitted by @ASFleischman

      Georgia makes it a crime to move or eliminate monuments to the fight for slavery So my hometown, left with no other option, put up this sign for context. Submitted by @ASFleischman

        September 11, 2001 -- Emma E. Booker Elementary

        September 11, 2001This Plaque Designates the Site Where President George W. Bush Learned Of The Terrorist Attacks On Our Country

        September 11, 2001This Plaque Designates the Site Where President George W. Bush Learned Of The Terrorist Attacks On Our Country

          War of 1812 British Raid Hopkinton NY

                    British RaidIn Feb. 1814, British troopsraided this village, seizing   300 barrels of flour ofU.S. Gov. and stored in barnsof Col. Hopkins near the brookState Education Department...

                    British RaidIn Feb. 1814, British troopsraided this village, seizing   300 barrels of flour ofU.S. Gov. and stored in barnsof Col. Hopkins near the brookState Education...

          • war
          • raid
          • war of 1812
          • hopkinton
          • military
          • 1814
          • alan r reno

          Skevington Crossing

          • 1990
          • 1997
          • flood
          • 2001
          • suspension bridge

          Ohlone Park Mural

            Sea and Skyline

              Rear Admiral Daniel Judson Callaghan

                Julie Weir

                  Alaska Airlines

                    Harnessing of the Atom Totem Pole

                      First Chartered College in California

                      This plaque marks the original site of the first Chartered College in California. It was Chartered as the California Wesleyan College on July 10, 1851. The following year the name was changed to...

                      This plaque marks the original site of the first Chartered College in California. It was Chartered as the California Wesleyan College on July 10, 1851. The following year the name was changed...

                      • santa clara
                      • california
                      • ca
                      • college
                      • university

                      Tulane Stadium

                      Tulane Stadium was the original home of the National Football League's New Orleans Saints from 1967-1974. The Saints' first regular season game was held on September 17, 1967. Most notable for...

                      Tulane Stadium was the original home of the National Football League's New Orleans Saints from 1967-1974. The Saints' first regular season game was held on September 17, 1967. Most notable...

                      • louisiana
                      • sports
                      • new orleans

                      H. Sophie Newcomb College

                      Founded 1886 as the Coordinate Women's College of Tulane University by Josephine Louise Le Mommier Newcomb (1816-1901) in memory of her daughter Harriott Sophie Newcomb (1855-1870). Originally...

                      Founded 1886 as the Coordinate Women's College of Tulane University by Josephine Louise Le Mommier Newcomb (1816-1901) in memory of her daughter Harriott Sophie Newcomb (1855-1870)....

                      • louisiana
                      • education
                      • arts

                      Louisiana Memorial United Methodist Church - The Cradle of Louisiana Methodism

                      In 1805, Elisha W. Bowman was sent as a Missionary to Louisiana by Bishops Whatcoat and Asbury, reaching Appelousas territory in late 1805. He organized a Methodist Society in Opelousas early in...

                      In 1805, Elisha W. Bowman was sent as a Missionary to Louisiana by Bishops Whatcoat and Asbury, reaching Appelousas territory in late 1805. He organized a Methodist Society in Opelousas early in...

                      • louisiana
                      • church

                      Atchafalaya Floodway - Henderson

                      Annual flooding in the Acthafalaya Basin provides an ideal crawfish habitat. Today, most of Louisiana's crawfish production comes from farms, but the Basin still leads in the production of...

                      Annual flooding in the Acthafalaya Basin provides an ideal crawfish habitat. Today, most of Louisiana's crawfish production comes from farms, but the Basin still leads in the production...

                      • louisiana
                      • wildlife
                      • environment

                      Community Confluence

                      Artist Bill FrymireCompleted: June 2019Celebrating place and community, this monumental mosaic shows a topographical view of the confluence of the North and South Thompson Rivers set in an...

                      Artist Bill FrymireCompleted: June 2019Celebrating place and community, this monumental mosaic shows a topographical view of the confluence of the North and South Thompson Rivers set in an...

                      • kamloops
                      • art
                      • bc
                      • community
                      • aluminium