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John Muir Birthplace

JOHN MUIR 1838 - 1914 NATURE'S APOSTLE FATHER OF AMERICA'S NATIONAL PARKS, CHAMPION OF WORLD CONSERVATION & FOREVER A SCOT Submitted by @TweetsBennett

JOHN MUIR 1838 - 1914 NATURE'S APOSTLE FATHER OF AMERICA'S NATIONAL PARKS, CHAMPION OF WORLD CONSERVATION & FOREVER A SCOT Submitted by @TweetsBennett

    Torness Lime Kiln

    There is also a history of humans using the limestone, as in the abandoned kilns described in this plaque.  Even now the limestone continues to be quarried out and there is a cement works nearby...

    There is also a history of humans using the limestone, as in the abandoned kilns described in this plaque.  Even now the limestone continues to be quarried out and there is a cement works...

      Widewater Wabash and Erie Canal

      WIDEWATER WABASH AND ERIE CANAL A natural basin bordering the east side of North Ninth Street, formerly Canal Road, was incorporated into the Wabash and Erie Canal, circa 1840, and became known as...

      WIDEWATER WABASH AND ERIE CANAL A natural basin bordering the east side of North Ninth Street, formerly Canal Road, was incorporated into the Wabash and Erie Canal, circa 1840, and became known as...

        Andre Malraux

          FROM PLYMOUTH ROCK TO ALKI POINT

          FROM PLYMOUTH ROCK TO ALKI POINT. HONORING PIONEERS ON THE AMERICAN SHORES OF THE ATLANTIC AND PACIFIC OCEANS, THE ABOVE STONE WAS BROUGHT FROM PLYMOUTH ROCK BY THE FIRST TRANSCONTINENTAL...

          FROM PLYMOUTH ROCK TO ALKI POINT. HONORING PIONEERS ON THE AMERICAN SHORES OF THE ATLANTIC AND PACIFIC OCEANS, THE ABOVE STONE WAS BROUGHT FROM PLYMOUTH ROCK BY THE FIRST...

            Judy's Hole

            This area once an open claypit is known as JUDY'S HOLE named after a wise woman who lived in the nearby squatters cottages.

            This area once an open claypit is known as JUDY'S HOLE named after a wise woman who lived in the nearby squatters cottages.

              Shorty Smith

                Bea & Kevin Olsen

                  ROBERT HALE MERRIMAN RESIDENCE

                    The Early Days, Juneau

                      I was truly there and did my part to the end

                        City Hall Apartment Building

                        CITY HALL APARTMENT BUILDING BUILT IN 1914 BY MAYOR JOHN J. MCNAMARA, GEORGE J. WINKLEMAN AND JAMES E. MCNAMARA 1st APARTMENT BUILDING IN MARTINEZ. BUILT DURING REFINERY BOOM. UNIQUE BECAUSE IT...

                        CITY HALL APARTMENT BUILDING BUILT IN 1914 BY MAYOR JOHN J. MCNAMARA, GEORGE J. WINKLEMAN AND JAMES E. MCNAMARA 1st APARTMENT BUILDING IN MARTINEZ. BUILT DURING REFINERY BOOM. UNIQUE BECAUSE IT...

                          Peter J. Shields

                          THIS GROVE IS DEDICATED TO PETER J. SHIELDS FOUNDER OF THE DAVIS CAMPUS PATRON OF ALL AGRICULTURE BENEFACTOR TO STUDENTS EMINENT JURIST HUSBANDMAN ADMIRER OF TREES FRIEND TO MAN IN HONORED...

                          THIS GROVE IS DEDICATED TO PETER J. SHIELDS FOUNDER OF THE DAVIS CAMPUS PATRON OF ALL AGRICULTURE BENEFACTOR TO STUDENTS EMINENT JURIST HUSBANDMAN ADMIRER OF TREES FRIEND TO MAN IN HONORED...

                            Marines Memorial Club

                              Amazing Space Studio and Gallery

                                Massif de Plantes Terre de Bruyere

                                  Carriage House

                                  CARRIAGE HOUSE The carriage was a major means of local transportation around the turn of the century. Muir never owned an automobile and preferred to walk whenever possible. The Muir/Strentzel...

                                  CARRIAGE HOUSE The carriage was a major means of local transportation around the turn of the century. Muir never owned an automobile and preferred to walk whenever possible. The Muir/Strentzel...

                                    Benicia Arsenal

                                      Claude Chana

                                        Murphy WIndmill