The Approximate Location of a Building
THIS MONUMENT MARKS THE APPROXIMATE LOCATION OF A BUILDING THE LOFT OF WHICH LIVE OAK LODGE U.D. FREE & ACCEPTED MASONS OF CALIF.WAS INSTITUTED ON AUG. 19, 1854. THAT MEETING WAS THE BEGINNING...
- oakland
- bay area
- jack london square
- california
- masons
- 1854
JB-2 Loon Missle
JB-2"LOON MISSILE" THE LOON (JB-2), A COPY OF THE GERMAN V-1 MISSILE, IS A PILOTLESS FLYING BOMB (SURFACE-TO-SURFACE) PROPELLED BY AN INTERMITTENT RAMJET ENGINE. KNOWN AS THE "BUZZ BOMB" BECAUSE...
- minnesota
- missle
- wwii
- ramjet
Sarah Josepha Hale
SARAH JOSEPHA HALE(1788 - 1879) One of America's first woman editors. Hale greatly increasedsubscriptions to Godye's Lady's Book in her four decades as editor. She successfully promoted a national...
- philidephia
- thanksgiving hale
- josepha
- lincoln
- editor
- women
Belgian Settlement in Wisconsin
"Wisconsin's and the nation's largest Belgian American settlement is located in portions of Brown, Kewaunee and Door counties adjacent to the waters of Green Bay. Walloon-speaking Belgians settled...
Audubon's Visit to St. Simons
Image via Michael Rivera.
- georgia
- audubon
- the memory palace
Navajo Code Talkers
The Legendary Navajo Code Talkers During World War II, in the South Pacific Theater, the Japanese were extremely proficient at breaking into military radio communications and transmissions. Thus...
- arizona
- code talkers
- navajo
Monuments to Everyday
- bay area
- california
- berkeley
Mukilteo Light Station
Mukilteo Light Station Established 1906
- washington
- mukilteo
- light house
On Sunny Spring Days
TWIN PEAKS NATURAL HABITAT TWIN PEAKS IS THE LAST SAN FRANCISCO HABITAT FOR THE MISSION BLUE BUTTERFLY (ICANICIA ICANIODES MISSIONENSIS), AN ENDANGERED SPECIES THAT WAS ONCE COMMONLY...
- san francisco
- bay area
- california
- mission blue
- butterflies
- twin peaks
Founding of the Mission and Origin of Name
Submitted by Rob Sweeney
- alamo
- texas
- mission
- todo
Berkeley Public Library
- bay area
- berkeley
- library
Pony Express Ferry "Oakland"
- bay area
- california
- oakland
- jack london square
- pony express
Dexter, Michigan - Civil War Monument
Erected by the citizens of Dexter and vicinity, in memory of the heroes who fought and the martyrs who died that the Republic might live. Dedicated May 30, 1898.
World War I Ended Here
For more information, read Peter Genovese's article and this other article.
- wwi
- new jersey
- traffic circle
Cozza Circle
COZZA CIRCLE NAMED IN MEMORY OF TWO SOMERVILLE BROTHERS KILLED IN ACTION DURING WORLD WAR IITECHNICAL SARGEANT VICTOR J. COZZA11-14-18 -- 11-25-43ANDSTAFF SARGEANT SALVATORE E. COZZA12-29-21 --...
- somerville
- massachusetts
- wwii
God's Free Gift to Man and Beast
"GOD'S FREE GIFT TO MAN AND BEAST---PRESENTED BYH. D. COGSWELL D. D. S. OF SAN FRANCISCOTO THE CITIZENS OF PAWTUCKET AND CENTRAL FALLS AND THEIR DESCENDANTS FOREVER" Kathrinne Duffy write...
- pawtucket
- central falls
- rhode island
- water fountain
- fountain
- 99pi
- drinking fountain
War Animals
DEDICATED TO ALL WAR ANIMALS THEY ALSO SERVED LEST WE FORGET An article about the dedication of the plaque is here.
- war
- animals
- austraila
- toowoomba
Yuri Gagarin
Submitted by @ThatJoelfella.
- cosmonaut
- gagarin
- yuri gagarin
- manchester
Temperance Water Fountain
ERECTED 1891 TOTAL ABSTINENCE IS THE WAY TO HANDLETHE ALCOHOL PROBLEM Submitted by @RaminRahimian. Here's that public water fountain in do Article about the fountain from Sonoma Library. 99...
- bay area
- california
- petaluma
- water fountain
- fountain
- 99pi
- drinking fountain
Black Horse Tavern
THE SITE OF THE BLACK HORSE TAVERN, WHERE MET THE COMMITTEE OF SAFETY IN 1775. Now the site of a BP station.