The Adobe Houses of Victor Castro
THE ADOBE HOUSES OF VICTOR CASTRO LATE 1830'S TO 1956 FOUR HUNDRED FEET WEST OF THIS PLAQUE VICTOR RAMON CASTRO1817-1900 BUILT THREE ADOBE DWELLINGS. THE SOUTH ONE IN THE LATE 1830'S, THE MAIN ONE...
- bay area
- california
- el cerrito
- adobe
- castro
Missile Site
NY-VT INTERSTATE COMMISSION MISSILE SITE FIRST INTERCONTINENTAL BALLISTIC MISSILE SITE EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. BUILT 1960-1962 BY THE U.S. AIR FORCE. 1963
- missile site
- us air force
- vermont
In Tribute to the 110,000 Aircrew of the Royal Air Force Bomber Command
From @eddieizzard Must of missed this one, is that on Beachy Head? pic.twitter.com/JKvxDuIfbG — Colin Chambers (@colchambo) November 3, 2015
Heroic Crossing of the Channel in Canoes
This plaque commemorates the heroic crossing of the Channel in canoes on September 16th 1941 by 5 young men from Picardie in order to continue their fight against Nazism. A tribute from...
- wwii
- nazi
- france
- channel
- canoe
- england
Victimes Innocentes de la Barbarie Nazie
Submitted by @Ed_Baptist
- paris
- wwii
- nazi
- france
Harpersfield Covered Bridge
Replacing an earlier bridge that was carried away in a spring flood, the Harpersfield Covered Bridge was built in 1868 and spans the Grand River, a state-designated wild, and scenic river....
- harpersfield
- covered bridge
- bridge
- geneva
- ohio
Golden Gate National Cemetery Blue Star Memorial
National Council of State Garden Clubs Blue Star Memorial A tribute to the Armed Forces that have defended the United States of America Sponsored By Garden Study Club of the Peninsula Bay...
- national cemetery
- blue star memorial
- cemetery
- memoria
- blue star
- bay area
- california
Peace Wall Berkeley
- berkeley
- mlk
- california
- bay area
Byrdcliffe
Byrdcliffe - On the hill above in 1902 R.R. Whitehead led workers in many arts and crafts to try an experiment in utopian living.
- byrdcliffe woodstock
Reclaimed Wood
"Clint Eastwood and Rin-Tin-Tin" (location approximate)
- stanford
- wood
- bay area
- california
- rin tin tin
- rin-tin-tin
- bogart
- bette davis
The First Concrete Electricity Pole
"The First Concrete Electricity Pole In Japan" I finally did it. I found the most boring sightseeing spot in Japan. pic.twitter.com/XsXPVTMuQp — Matt Alt (@Matt_Alt) October 30, 2015
- pole
- conrete
- electricty
- japan
Shotgun Wielding Guards Patrolled a Barbed Wire Fence
"POINT HOTEL Constructed here in the middle of the 1880s was the multi-storied Point Hotel. The top of the structure reached the top of the massive rock formation in front of you, so that...
- chattanooga
- tennessee
- lookout mountain
- civil war
Indianapolis's Monon Trail
Indianapolis's Monon trail, an urban bike trail that stretches north and south Indianapolis. More info here. Submitted by @wutangluc
- indianapolis
- indiana
- trail
- bike
Ebbet's Field Flagpole
This flagpole stood inEbbets Field until Brooklyn's famed ballpark was torn down in 1960. Bruce C. Ratner and Borough President Marty Markowitz are proud to permanently place this historic symbol...
- brooklyn
- dodgers
- new york
- baseball
Klokkesto bergadens Vandgyde
"In Aalborg, a lot of the older streets have plaques explaining the history behind the name." Submitted by @steffenbnielsen
- aalbord
- denmark
Centre Furnace
Centre Fuurnace Here Cols. John Patton and Samuel Mile operated the first charcoal iron furnace in the region, 1792-1809. Present stack used 1825-1858. In this era Centre County led in the making...
- iron
- furnace
- pennsylvania
Fred Anderson Park
FRED ANDERSON PARK Saxophonist and composer Fred Anderson (1929-2010) was one of Chicago's most creative, acclaimed, and beloved musicians. The musical notes depicted here are from...
- chicago
- jazz
- patience
- sincerity
- consistency
Lake Pontchartrain Causeway Bridge National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark
New Orleans' Pontchartrain Causeway Bridge, "a bold venture requireing unusual foresight, ingenuity and resourcefulness." Photo courtesy Robert Rhoden (@RobertCRhoden) and The Times- Picayune....
- lake pontchartrain
- louisiana
- new orleans
The Killing Fields of The Khmer Rouge regime
This is a plaque located at the main killing field in Cambodia. The site is now a memorial and historical site educating people about the genocide of the Khmer Rouge regime. "THE CONSERVATION DYKE...
- khmer rouge
- cambodia
- mass grave
Ina Donna Coolbrith
INA DONNA COOLBRITH Born Nauvoo, Illinois, March 10th, 1841Died Oakland, California, Feb. 29th, 1928 First white child to enter California by Beckwourth Pass, in first covered...
- ina
- donna
- coolbrith
- san francisco
- bay area
- california
- librarian
- oakland