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KRÝSIVÍK - SELTÚN

Historical Notes At Seltún there is a high-temperature geothermal area with mud pots and steam vents. At a depth of 1000 m, the temperature is above 200C. Seltún belongs to one of the four...

Historical Notes At Seltún there is a high- temperature geothermal area with mud pots and steam vents. At a depth of 1000 m, the temperature is above 200C. Seltún belongs to one of the...

  • plaque
  • informational
  • iceland
  • explosion

Leif Eiriksson Statue

This inscription is on the back of a large statue of Viking Leifur Eiriksson, the earnest adventurer who discovered the North American continent nearly 400 years before Columbus. This statue was a...

This inscription is on the back of a large statue of Viking Leifur Eiriksson, the earnest adventurer who discovered the North American continent nearly 400 years before Columbus. This statue was a...

  • statue
  • iceland
  • dedicated
  • gift

Entry to Hallgrimskirkja Church

This plaque greets people entering Hallgrimskirkja, the large church that overlooks Reykjavik. The same saying appears over the doors of many churches throughout Iceland. It reads: Þá Þú gengur í...

This plaque greets people entering Hallgrimskirkja, the large church that overlooks Reykjavik. The same saying appears over the doors of many churches throughout Iceland. It reads: Þá Þú gengur í...

  • church
  • iceland
  • greeting
  • entryway

The World's Most Exciting Restaurant

LAKEWOOD LANDMARK CASA BONITA 1973 THE LAKEWOOD HISTORICAL SOCIETY   Casa Bonita of Denver designed by PHIL H. PHILLIPS 1974   More info at http://www.casabonitadenver.com. Additionally, their...

LAKEWOOD LANDMARK CASA BONITA 1973 THE LAKEWOOD HISTORICAL SOCIETY   Casa Bonita of Denver designed by PHIL H. PHILLIPS 1974   More info at http://www.casabonitadenver.com. Additionally, their...

  • casa bonita
  • denver
  • mexican
  • south park

Theological Seminary

"This marker is across the street from the site of the Seminary Buildings, demolished in 1936. The facade of the Chapel is now the portico of the existing building - Ellsworth School. A lack of...

"This marker is across the street from the site of the Seminary Buildings, demolished in 1936. The facade of the Chapel is now the portico of the existing building - Ellsworth School. A lack...

  • seminary
  • connecticut
  • hartford
  • school

The Wreck of Walter Hood

    Steamship Terminal - Downtown Victoria

    The plaque marks the building formerly used by the Victoria to Vancouver Ferry.  The building is located in downtown Victoria, BC at 470 Belleville Street, just across the street from the...

    The plaque marks the building formerly used by the Victoria to Vancouver Ferry.  The building is located in downtown Victoria, BC at 470 Belleville Street, just across the street from the...

    • ferry
    • steamship
    • canadian pacific
    • victoria
    • british columbia
    • robert bateman

    Sigling (Sailing) Plaque

     This sculpture, titled Sigling / Sailing, and plaque are in Akureyri, the "capitol" if North Iceland. This sculpture, by Jón Gunnar Arnarson, is a sister to the better known Sólfar / Sun Voyager...

     This sculpture, titled Sigling / Sailing, and plaque are in Akureyri, the "capitol" if North Iceland. This sculpture, by Jón Gunnar Arnarson, is a sister to the better known Sólfar / Sun Voyager...

    • statue
    • sculpture
    • iceland

    Bram Stoker

    Photographed by MKSeery from Open Plaques.

    Photographed by MKSeery from Open Plaques.

    • dublin
    • ireland
    • dracula
    • vampires
    • stoker
    • bram

    Some Local History (Read This Its Cool)

    Original Residents: The Ohlone For more than 2,500 years before the Spanish missionaries first arrived in the Bay Area in the 1770s, dozens of small, politically inde-pendent native "tribelets"...

    Original Residents: The Ohlone For more than 2,500 years before the Spanish missionaries first arrived in the Bay Area in the 1770s, dozens of small, politically inde-pendent native...

    • ohlone
    • huchiun
    • peralta
    • oakland
    • berkeley
    • bay area
    • east bay
    • emeryville
    • adobe
    • rancho
    • indian
    • disease
    • gold rush
    • squatters

    Forest Ranger William Henry Stephens

    This plaque from 2007 is found in an off-the-beaten track location at Elk Island National Park. It is found along Rob's Road, an old warden's trail that is largely inaccessible to the public. It...

    This plaque from 2007 is found in an off-the- beaten track location at Elk Island National Park. It is found along Rob's Road, an old warden's trail that is largely inaccessible to the public. It...

    • william henr...
    • forest fires
    • fire
    • conservation
    • 1890s
    • canada
    • elk island
    • elk island n...
    • parks canada
    • cooking lake

    Preservation of the Plains Buffalo

    This plaque commemorates the preservation of the plains bison by the Canadian government. A large proportion of plains bison currently in conservation herds are descendants of the Pablo-Allard...

    This plaque commemorates the preservation of the plains bison by the Canadian government. A large proportion of plains bison currently in conservation herds are descendants of the Pablo- Allard...

    • buffalo
    • bison
    • plains bison
    • canada
    • parks canada
    • national parks
    • conservation
    • nature
    • 1940s
    • elk island
    • elk island n...
    • buffalo nati...
    • alberta
    • french
    • bilingual

    Stephen Stephensson

    The monument was erected in north Iceland to honor Icelandic poet Stephen Stephensson. He was born in Skagafjörður, Iceland but emigrated to Wisconsin, USA in 1873. This monument was erected in...

    The monument was erected in north Iceland to honor Icelandic poet Stephen Stephensson. He was born in Skagafjörður, Iceland but emigrated to Wisconsin, USA in 1873. This monument was erected in...

    • monument
    • statue
    • iceland

    Apsonsi - Thai Angel Statue

    Apsonsi - Thai Angel Statue Gateway to Thai Town Presented to the people of Los Angeles by the Thai Community Development Center and the Thai Town Formation Committee June 15, 2007 With funding...

    Apsonsi - Thai Angel Statue Gateway to Thai Town Presented to the people of Los Angeles by the Thai Community Development Center and the Thai Town Formation Committee June 15, 2007 With funding...

    • thai-america...
    • asian-americ...
    • los angeles
    • hollywood
    • angel
    • thai town

    Birthplace of Commercial Ice Cream Production

    Article about this factory. Submitted by Denise Simard.

    Article about this factory. Submitted by Denise Simard.

    • pennsylvania
    • seven valleys
    • ice cream
    • york county
    • dairy farmers

    Victoria Bridge, Victoria Road, Sowerby Bridge

    'Erected by Major R Stansfield of Fieldhouse Sowerby 1864 Contractors F. Berry & Sons Sowerby Bridge Yorkshire'. © Copyright Humphrey Bolton and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons...

    'Erected by Major R Stansfield of Fieldhouse Sowerby 1864 Contractors F. Berry & Sons Sowerby Bridge Yorkshire'. © Copyright Humphrey Bolton and licensed for reuse under this Creative...

    • geograph

    Starring Billy Crystal and Debra Winger

    Submitted by @lizzieohreally .

    Submitted by @lizzieohreally .

    • elevator
    • billy crystal
    • debra winger
    • los angeles

    Bush the Fire Dog

    Bush The Old Fire Dog Died of Poison July 5th 1869 R.I.P.   Article about Bush

    Bush The Old Fire Dog Died of Poison July 5th 1869 R.I.P.   Article about Bush

    • bush
    • dog
    • murder
    • fire house
    • murder mystery
    • washington dc
    • dc

    About Húsavíkurkleif

    This plaque and two others are at a remote and beautiful little waterfall outside of the town Hólmavík, on the Standir coast in the Westfjords. This plaque reads: HÚSAVÍKR KLEIFHúsavíkurkleif is a...

    This plaque and two others are at a remote and beautiful little waterfall outside of the town Hólmavík, on the Standir coast in the Westfjords. This plaque reads: HÚSAVÍKR KLEIFHúsavíkurkleif is a...

    • informative
    • iceland
    • húsavíkurkleif

    Welcome to Húsavík

    This odd little plaque is at a remote waterfall outside of Hólmavík, in an area called Húsavík (not to be confused with the town in the north east of the country). It is a sign from the residents...

    This odd little plaque is at a remote waterfall outside of Hólmavík, in an area called Húsavík (not to be confused with the town in the north east of the country). It is a sign from the residents...

    • iceland
    • westfjords
    • welcome