Chief Washakie
Tooling across Wyoming before the August 2017 eclipse, we drove into a town called Fort Washakie (population 1,759; elevation 5,570 feet) on U.S. 287 (a.k.a. the Chief Washakie Trail). We had...
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- native americans
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Pierce Hall
PIERCE HALL First Town Hall of Brookline Built in 1825 Used as the first High School 1843-1856 Bought by the First Parish in 1890 Named for the Rev. John Pierce, D.D. Minister of this Parish 1797-1849
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- massachusetts
- first parish...
Burrell M. Baucom
IN MEMORY OF BURRELL M. BAUCOM AN OFFICER AND SOLDIER. BRAVE OF HEART, SINCERE OF PURPOSE AND FAITHFUL TO TRUST WHO FELL HERE JULY 1, 1933, IN PERFORMANCE OF HIS DUTY. THIS TABLET IS INSCRIBED BY...
- 1933
- oregon
Chester Depot
CHESTER DEPOT The first public train arrived here on July 18, 1849, and in December, the Rutland & Burlington Railroad opened the first rail line across Vermont linking the Connecticut...
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- vermont
- champlain
- connecticut river
- 1849
- train
- railroad
- train station
Amador County Fair Foundation
Folsom Institute
FOLSOM INSTITUTE "EDUCATION DOTH NOT A SCHOLAR MAKE" NEAR HERE WAS THE FIRST AND ONLY COLLEGE EVER IN FOLSOM. IT LASTED TWO YEARS (1858-60) THEN CLOSED FOR LACK OF STUDENTS. FOLKS PROBABLY FIGURED...
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- college
- institute
Grocery Store, 1879
GROCERY STORE 1879William Ferguson, proprietor City of Toronto, Inventory of Heritage Properties HERITAGE TORONTO Submitted by @kmbmarshall
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- toronto
- 1879
Compo Colonial Cemetery Cedar Point
COMPO COLONIAL CEMETERY CEDAR POINT 1681 1771 FAMILIES REPRESENTED BURNS, CHURCH, GRAY, HENDRICKS, SHAW. IN WHOSE MEMORY THIS TABLET IS DEDICATED BY COMPO HILL CHAPTER, D.A.R. AND THE MORRIS PARK...
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- compo
- westport
- connecticut
Looff Carousel
Field of Hope
Marie Curie Cancer Care Field of Hope Sponsored by the Arundel House Hotel Planted by Cambridge City Council November 1995 Submitted by @Geograph_Bob © Copyright Bob Harvey and...
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- cancer
- hope
- field
A City of Women
1770-1870 A City of Women Monterey's Women of all nationalities gathered and while doing wash provided a medium for information through the "Wash Tub Mail" at Washer Woman's Gulch. It...
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- california
- women
- washing
- gold fields
Golden Gate Bridge
Submitted by @Ritterton
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- 3-d
- bridge
- golden gate
I-880 Cypress 'F' Picnic Area
I-880 CYPRESS 'F' PICNIC AREA AT ERNIE RAIMONDI PARK A GIFT OF AND CONSTRUCTED BY THE PARTNERING TEAM OF KIEWIT/KAISER AND CALTRANS FOR THE WEST OAKLAND COMMUNITY DEDICATED THIS 26TH DAY...
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- kaiser
- a.d.
- park
- golf
Liberty Hall
LIBERTY HALL Built in 1877, Liberty Hall embodies the many layers of West Oakland history. It is an outstanding example of mid-Victorian commercial architecture, with octagonal turrets,...
- oakland
- bay area
- california
- liberty hal
Frank Furness (1839-1912)
Frank Furness (1839-1912) A nationally influential architect, his forceful designs and bold use of industrial materials helped shape American modernism. His works include the Pa. Academy of Fine...
- philadelphia
- architecture
James A. Garfield Death Site
I have a minor obsession with the assassinated President James A. Garfield. What drew my attention to him was one doleful fact about his passing: He lingered for 80 days after he was shot in July...
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- new jersey
- long branch
- james a. garfield
At this point, on the Old Concord Road, as it then was, ended the midnight ride of Paul Revere
Plaque marking the endpoint of Paul Revere's famous midnight ride. Submitted by Eli Anders (@elioanders)
- paul revere
- revolutionary war
- minutemen
Clover Hill
Maryland Historical Society plaque on the history of Clover Hill, near Johns Hopkins Homewood Campus Submitted by Eli Anders (@elioanders)