Billy Graham's Grandfather's House
Billy Graham's Grandfather's House This log house was the ancestral home of the world's most famous evangelist, Billy Graham. It was the home of his grandfather, W. Crook Graham, a...
- south carolina
- billy graham
- civil war
- yankee bullet
- peg-leg
- log house
- preacher
- w. crook graham
- fort mill
Springfield Plantation
SPRINGFIELD PLANTATION This house was build ca. 1806 for planter John Springs III (1782 - 1853), who served in the S.C. House 1828-34 and was a partner in several banks, railroads, and...
- south carolina
- plantation
- secession
- civil war
Cambsites In Meory of Bob Jolley
Campsites Maintained By Boy Scout Troop 108 In Memory Of BOB JOLLEY (1944-1998) Friend and Supporter Troop Committee Chairman Civic, Business, And Church Leader Submitted by Linda Nutman.
- south carolina
- boy scouts
- camping
- campsite
Jefferson Davis Used This Road While Escaping
Nation Ford Road You are crossing over this historic road that was once a major route for both Patriots and British soldiers during the American Revolution. Patriot General Thomas Sumter's...
- charlotte
- south carolina
- american revolution
- civil war
- jefferson davis
- sumter
- cornwallis
La città delle fabbriche
Plaque in Sesto San Giovanni. Suburb of Milan. In the golden age of industrialization this place was called 'the Manchester of Italy'. Lots of factories, lots of wealth. Plaque stands in front of...
- villa
- industry
- italy
- milan
- ice
Nicolas Provot
Submitted by @alwaysreadtheplaque.
- lousiana
- provot
- nicolas
- jeanerette
- 1816
- plantation
- landowners
Jack Slaven Park
More information about Jack Slaven, the first Recreation Director for the city of Woodland: http://woodlandrecord.com/introducing-jack-slaven- park-p856-1.htm Submitted by Sheila Paske.
- woodland
- california
- park
Plessy V. Ferguson
Press Street Railroad Yards Site of the arrest of Homer Adolph Plessy. Submitted by @alwaysreadtheplaque.
- new orleans
- lousiana
- plessy
- ferguson
In 1637 Near This Spot, Roger Williams Set Up a Trading Post
In 1637 near this spot, Roger Williams set up a trading post where he dwelt for several years trading and treating with the Narraganset Indians. His dealings so completely won and...
- roger williams
- rhode island
- north kingstown
- colonial tra...
Livermore Flagpole
LIVERMORE FLAGPOLE A FLAGPOLE HAS ANCHORED THIS SITE SINCE 1905.ON JULY 4, 2005, THE CITIZENS OF THIS COMMUNITY DEDICATED A NEW FLAGPOLE. SIXTY FEET OF THE ORIGINAL FLAGPOLE STAND IN...
- livermore
- flagpole
The Introduction of the Soybean to North America
The Introduction of the Soybean to North America In 1764, Samuel Bowen, a former seaman employed by the East India Company, brought soybeans (Chinese vetch) to the Georgia colony from China...
- savannah
- georgia
- soybean
- 1765
The Lawrence 37-Inch Cyclotron
The plaque is for the actual cyclotron on display outside the museum in Lawrence Berkeley National Labs. Submitted by @jqmcd.
- bay area
- california
- berkeley
- cyclotron
- lawrence
- lhs
- todo
Jean Baptiste Beaubien
JEAN BAPTISTE BEAUBIEN On this site, then the lake shore, Jean Baptiste Beaubien, Chicago's second civilian, in 1817, built a "mansion" to which he brought his bride, Josette LaFramboise. It...
- chicago
- beaubien
- laframboise
- michigan
- 1937
- 1817
- 1845
Two Sisters
TWO SISTERS Oh Pioneer, speak of your story, lest we forget. On a pleasant winter day, January 6, 1903, Knut Throndson, an 1892 homesteader from Hellingdal, Norway, decided to visit his...
- south dakota
- winter
- pioneer
- storm
- sleigh
Public Toilet
Public Toilet Funded by World Toilet Association (WTA) Municipal Government of Suwon Republic of Korea
- korea
- toilet
- sanitation
The Medford Rum Distilleries
THE MEDFORD RUM DISTILLERIES Rum manufacturing started in Medford in 1715 and continued until 1905. Four distilleries, owned mostly by fathers and sons, operated in the Medford Square area....
- medford
- massachusetts
- rum
"Jingle Bells" Composed Here
"JINGLE BELLS" COMPOSED HERE ON THIS SITE STOOD THE SIMPSON TAVERN, WHERE IN 1850 JAMES PIERPONT (1822-1893) WROTE THE SONG "JINGLE BELLS" IN THE PRESENCE OF MRS. OTIS WATERMAN, WHO LATER...
- medford
- massachusetts
- jingle bells
- christmas
Leahy Square
1890 - 1918 LEAHY SQUARE THIS SQUARE IS DEDICATED IN MEMORY OF PVT. THOMAS AMBROSE LEAHYCO. E 101ST INFANTRY 26TH DVI.A.E.F. 1917 - 1918 FRANCE HE GALLANTLY SERVED AND DIED FOR HIS COUNTRY ON...
- wwi
- medford
- massachusetts
Brothers in Arms, Brothers in Life
DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF THE FIVE PHILLIPSBROTHERS WHO SERVED THEIR FELLOW CITIZENS WITH HONOR AND DISTINCTION DURING WORLD WAR ii. MAJOR WILLIAM H. PHILLIPSMAJOR CECIL F. PHILLIPSCAPTAIN ERNEST...
- wwii
- medford
- massachusetts
Rose M. Sloane
ROSE M. SLOAN 1896 - 1986 MEDFORD SQUARE BUSINESS WOMAN COMMUNITY LEADER GIVEN IN MEMORY BY HER CHILDREN, GRANDCHILDREN, AND CENTURY BANK JULY 2009 Submitted by @csixty4
- medford
- massachusetts