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James H. Malone

James H. Malone Oct. 31, 1851 - June 29, 1929 The 35th Mayor of Memphis, 1906-1910. Author of "The Chickasaw Nation". He shared a legal office on the 11th floor of the Exchange Building,...

James H. Malone Oct. 31, 1851 - June 29, 1929 The 35th Mayor of Memphis, 1906-1910. Author of "The Chickasaw Nation". He shared a legal office on the 11th floor of the Exchange Building,...

  • shelby county
  • tennessee

Hebron, Ohio

  • hebron
  • ohio
  • national road
  • clinton
  • 1825
  • erie canal
  • buckey

Blaine Hill "S" Bridge

  • blaine
  • ohio
  • arch
  • 1828
  • national road
  • wheeling creek
  • viaduct

Casey Jones Museum

CASEY JONES MUSEUM  HOME OF CASE JONES AND RAILROAD MUSEUM OWNED BY THE PEOPLE OF JACKSON  GEORGE SMITH, MAYOR BEN LANGFORD, COMMISSIONER W. E. VOSS, COMMISSIONER

CASEY JONES MUSEUM  HOME OF CASE JONES AND RAILROAD MUSEUM OWNED BY THE PEOPLE OF JACKSON  GEORGE SMITH, MAYOR BEN LANGFORD, COMMISSIONER W. E. VOSS, COMMISSIONER

  • jacson
  • tennessee
  • case jones
  • railroad
  • trains

Protecting our Freedom

  • morgan hill
  • california
  • wwi
  • wwii
  • korean war
  • vietnam
  • desert shield
  • desert storm

IOOOF Temple

Submitted by @mywolfson

Submitted by @mywolfson

  • iooof
  • temple
  • washington dc
  • dc

Shadyside High School

SHADYSIDE HIGH SCHOOL ERECTED 1930 

SHADYSIDE HIGH SCHOOL ERECTED 1930 

  • shadyside
  • ohio
  • school
  • piper
  • futhey
  • wright
  • totterdale
  • diblasio

Padre Crowley Point

PADRE CROWLEY POINT In memory of The Padre of the Desert 1891 - 1940 FATHER JOHN J. CROWLEY From the snowy heights of the sierras beyond the deep shadows of Death Valley, beloved and trusted by...

PADRE CROWLEY POINT In memory of The Padre of the Desert 1891 - 1940 FATHER JOHN J. CROWLEY From the snowy heights of the sierras beyond the deep shadows of Death Valley, beloved and trusted...

  • father john ...
  • padre of the desert
  • death valley
  • california

Frank Ogawa

 

  • oakland
  • california
  • bay area
  • city hall
  • ogawa
  • japanese american
  • internment
  • wwii
  • concentration camps

Alameda Courthouses 1 - 5

  • oakland
  • california
  • bay area
  • alameda
  • courthouse

USS Maine Torpedo Port

TORPEDO PORT USS MAINE DESTROYED FEB 15, 1898 CUBAUSA PHILIPPINE ISLANDS PORTO RICO ERECTED BY E H LISCUM CAMP NO 7USWV FEB. 16 1978

TORPEDO PORT USS MAINE DESTROYED FEB 15, 1898 CUBAUSA PHILIPPINE ISLANDS PORTO RICO ERECTED BY E H LISCUM CAMP NO 7USWV FEB. 16 1978

  • oakland
  • california
  • bay area
  • uss maine
  • torpedo
  • proto rico
  • liscum
  • uswv

A Chinese Junk Boat for Oakland

  • oakland
  • california
  • bay area
  • chinatown
  • junk
  • playground
  • 1955

Chandler Park

Submitted by @jqmcd

Submitted by @jqmcd

  • chandler
  • arizona
  • park
  • irrigation
  • rancher
  • salt river valley

Martin Luther King, Jr.

Martin Luther King Jr. Jan. 15, 1929-Apr. 4, 1968 Founding President Southern Christian Leadership Conference "They said one to another, behold, here cometh the dreamer... let us slay him... And...

Martin Luther King Jr. Jan. 15, 1929-Apr. 4, 1968 Founding President Southern Christian Leadership Conference "They said one to another, behold, here cometh the dreamer... let us slay him... And...

  • shelby county
  • tennessee

The War With Spain

THE WAR WITH SPAIN  8  IN MEMORY OF 8TH CALIFORNIA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY REGIMENT EIGHT ARMY CORPS MUSTERED IN AT CAMP BARRETT OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA JULY 6, 1898  COMPANIES A - CHICO B - SAN JOSE C -...

THE WAR WITH SPAIN  8  IN MEMORY OF 8TH CALIFORNIA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY REGIMENT EIGHT ARMY CORPS MUSTERED IN AT CAMP BARRETT OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA JULY 6, 1898  COMPANIES A - CHICO B - SAN JOSE C -...

  • oakland
  • california
  • bay area
  • 1898
  • spanish-american war
  • the war with spain
  • army

Stephens Pass

  • seattle
  • washington
  • airport
  • tsa
  • 9-11
  • stephens

Miike Maru

HISTORICAL POINT OF INTEREST  AT THIS SITE ON AUGUST 31, 1896, THE NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA STEAMER "MIIKE MARU" ARRIVED WITH HER CARGO OF TEA. THIS WAS THE FIRST REGULARLY SCHEDULED STEAMER SERVICE...

HISTORICAL POINT OF INTEREST  AT THIS SITE ON AUGUST 31, 1896, THE NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA STEAMER "MIIKE MARU" ARRIVED WITH HER CARGO OF TEA. THIS WAS THE FIRST REGULARLY SCHEDULED STEAMER...

  • seattle
  • washington
  • 1896
  • miike maru
  • tea
  • steamer service
  • international port

Site of Ah Louis Store

Site of Ah Louis Store Here in 1874 was established Ah Louis' Store. The first Chinese store in the county, it sold general merchandise and herbs and served as a bank, counting house, and post...

Site of Ah Louis Store Here in 1874 was established Ah Louis' Store. The first Chinese store in the county, it sold general merchandise and herbs and served as a bank, counting house, and post...

  • san luis obispo
  • ah louis
  • store
  • chinese
  • history
  • california

Mokelumne Hill

Mokelumne Hill Mokelumne is an Indian word first applied to the nearby river. Earliest settlement at Happy Valley by French trappers. Gold discovered by discharged members of Stevenson's Regiment...

Mokelumne Hill Mokelumne is an Indian word first applied to the nearby river. Earliest settlement at Happy Valley by French trappers. Gold discovered by discharged members of Stevenson's Regiment...

  • california
  • california history
  • gold rush
  • gold country
  • gold
  • calaveras
  • calaveras county
  • county seat
  • gold mine
  • placer mine
  • wine country
  • wine
  • mokelumne
  • mokelumne hill
  • mother lode
  • fire

General Store (Longest Continually Operating Store in CA)

General Store In continuous use since 1852. Built of Volcano brick and native limestone. Originally two stores: The Sacramento (Left) Owned by Mandelbaum & Klauber; Charles Burleson's store...

General Store In continuous use since 1852. Built of Volcano brick and native limestone. Originally two stores: The Sacramento (Left) Owned by Mandelbaum & Klauber; Charles Burleson's...

  • california
  • history
  • gold rush
  • mother lode
  • gold
  • gold country
  • 49ers
  • 1852
  • 1849
  • general store
  • store
  • grocery
  • longest cont...
  • ca
  • cali
  • volcano
  • amador county
  • amador
  • sutter creek
  • hwy 49
  • gold chain highway
  • california
  • history