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Witness Stones for enslaved people Cato, Jin Cole and Titus at Historic Deerfield, Massachusetts

These three markers are

These three markers are "Witness Stones" commemorating three enslaved people who lived in Old Deerfield in the late 1700s and early 1800s. They were three of more than 25 enslaved people owned by ...

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  • historic deerfi...
  • slavery

Crónica Miscelánea de la Sta. Provincia de Xalisco

Aquí estuvo el conventode San Francisco, dondeFray Antonio Telloescribiera su CrónicaMiscelánea de la Sta.Provincia de XaliscoInstituto Jaliciense de Antrolopogía e HistoriaH. Ayuntamiento 1968-1970 ...

Aquí estuvo el conventode San Francisco, dondeFray Antonio Telloescribiera su CrónicaMiscelánea de la Sta.Provincia de XaliscoInstituto Jaliciense de Antrolopogía e HistoriaH. Ayuntamiento ...

  • jalisco
  • guadalajara
  • méxico
  • nueva españa
  • convento

Ukrainian Institute

This historical mansion was dedicated on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the Ukrainian Institute of America to the memory of William Dzus, founder and benefactorOctober,  19  1974Henry ...

This historical mansion was dedicated on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the Ukrainian Institute of America to the memory of William Dzus, founder and benefactorOctober,  19 1974Henry ...

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  • ukrainian insti...
  • henry sinclair

Evidence of Erruptions

    Bonneville Salt Flats

      George Herman Ruth

      George Herman Ruth The Babe Resided here until his death in 1948110 - 118 Riverside Drive tenants AssociationSubmitted by Erik Lander

      George Herman Ruth The Babe Resided here until his death in 1948110 - 118 Riverside Drive tenants AssociationSubmitted by Erik Lander

        Rochester Time Capsule

        TIME CAPSULEIn celebration of the national bicentennialROCHESTER ROTARY CLUBplaced a Time Capsule in the baseof this lion, to be openedJULY 4, 2076This plaque donated to mark theTime Capsule location ...

        TIME CAPSULEIn celebration of the national bicentennialROCHESTER ROTARY CLUBplaced a Time Capsule in the baseof this lion, to be openedJULY 4, 2076This plaque donated to mark theTime Capsule location ...

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        Chief Okemos of the Chippewas

        Erected to the memory of Chief Okemos of the Chippewas whose tribe once occupied the ground upon which this school now stands. * Brave in battle * Wise in council * * Honorable in peace * After his ...

        Erected to the memory of Chief Okemos of the Chippewas whose tribe once occupied the ground upon which this school now stands. * Brave in battle * Wise in council * * Honorable in peace * After his ...

          First Police Radio

          Electrical Engineering Milestone - Site of the first one way police radio communication   

          Electrical Engineering Milestone - Site of the first one way police radio communication

            Dorothy Parker

            Dorothy Parker1893-1967The popular poet, critic, short story writer, screenwriter and social justice champion lived here as a teenager. Parker lived here with her father, J. Henry Rothschild, in 1910.

            Dorothy Parker1893-1967The popular poet, critic, short story writer, screenwriter and social justice champion lived here as a teenager. Parker lived here with her father, J. Henry Rothschild, in 1910.

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            • j. henry rothsc...
            • social justice

            Navy Beach

            Navy Beach During the Cold War, Mono County was home to one of many remote facilities used by the US Military to test new weapons and weapons systems. A

            Navy Beach During the Cold War, Mono County was home to one of many remote facilities used by the US Military to test new weapons and weapons systems. A "secret military installation" operated by the ...

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            • mono county
            • eastern sierra
            • california
            • cold war
            • military sites

            Mono Mills

            Mono Mills To meet the ever increasing demand for lumber and cord wood the Bodie Railway and Lumber Company was formed in February 1881. Timber was harvested from various tracts to the south. It was ...

            Mono Mills To meet the ever increasing demand for lumber and cord wood the Bodie Railway and Lumber Company was formed in February 1881. Timber was harvested from various tracts to the south. It ...

            • mono lake
            • mono county
            • gold mining
            • sawmills
            • e clampus vitus

            Romeo, Juneau's Friendly Black Wolf

            https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/150322-romeo-wolf-dog-animals-wildlife-alaska-ngbooktalk

            https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article /150322-romeo-wolf-dog-animals-wildlife-alaska- ngbooktalk

              Curtis Memorial Garden in Boulder

              BLY EWALT CURTIS MEMORIAL GARDEN

              BLY EWALT CURTIS MEMORIAL GARDEN"Captain Bly"1898 - 1989Director of Residence Halls1934 - 1964Remembered for her love of gardensand her pride in jobs well done at theResidence Halls, the university, ...

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              • cu
              • women
              • campus
              • colorado

              Leone Hayes Grayson

              LEONE HAYES GRAYSON 1906 - 1991 ON OCTOBER 22,1930 AT GULL ISLAND NEAR PICKEREL BAY, ON LITTLE ATHAPAPUSKOW. MRS. GRAYSON HOOKED AND LANDED A 63 1 / 2 POUND LAKE TROUT. THIS TREMENDOUS FISH STOOD AS ...

              LEONE HAYES GRAYSON 1906 - 1991 ON OCTOBER 22,1930 AT GULL ISLAND NEAR PICKEREL BAY, ON LITTLE ATHAPAPUSKOW. MRS. GRAYSON HOOKED AND LANDED A 63 1 / 2 POUND LAKE TROUT. THIS TREMENDOUS FISH STOOD AS ...

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              Denver War Memorial

                Union Station: Denver's Transportation Hub

                  St. Francis of Assisi

                  Submitted by @jqmcd.

                  Submitted by @jqmcd.

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                  Please sit here and knit

                  In memory of Seyna GreenA strong and kind womanPlease sit here and knit

                  In memory of Seyna GreenA strong and kind womanPlease sit here and knit

                  • knitting
                  • senya green
                  • central park
                  • women

                  The Elsinore Theatre

                    Menucha

                      Nicole Ahl Durbin

                      NICOLE AHL DURBINJAN 19, 1986 - MAR 27, 2020A BEAUTIFUL SOULWITH

                      NICOLE AHL DURBINJAN 19, 1986 - MAR 27, 2020A BEAUTIFUL SOULWITH "NO REGRETS"

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                      Downieville Museum

                        Gold Rush Park Gazebo

                          Dedicated to the Pioneers of Sierra County