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Beverly High Athletic Field

This athletic field was created through a cooperative project between the City of Beverly, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts PARC grant program, and the generous contributions of private donors. 2012

This athletic field was created through a cooperative project between the City of Beverly, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts PARC grant program, and the generous contributions of private donors. 2012

    Plaza Bandstand

    Submitted by @JimStLeger

    Submitted by @JimStLeger

      Denny Creek

      DENNY CREEK HERE JOHN C. FREMONT CAMPED ON HIS JOURNEY OF EXPLORATION IN MAY OF 1846 WAS ATTACKED BY INDIANS AND LOST THREE MEN FOR ONE OF WHOM HE NAMED THE STREAM Submitted by @pdxhistorian

      DENNY CREEK HERE JOHN C. FREMONT CAMPED ON HIS JOURNEY OF EXPLORATION IN MAY OF 1846 WAS ATTACKED BY INDIANS AND LOST THREE MEN FOR ONE OF WHOM HE NAMED THE STREAM Submitted by @pdxhistorian

        Maple Leaf Forever Park

        Submitted by @heritagetoronto

        Submitted by @heritagetoronto

          ZIJ STREDEN EN VIELEN VOOR DE VRIJHEID

          A moment of silence at March 27, 7:06pm Amsterdam to salute those who in the risked their lives or died to prevent centralized data and identity records from being used against those who are...

          A moment of silence at March 27, 7:06pm Amsterdam to salute those who in the risked their lives or died to prevent centralized data and identity records from being used against those who...

            Baycrest (Jewish Old Folks Home)

            Tweet Submitted by @heritagetoronto

            Tweet Submitted by @heritagetoronto

              Pinau

                Indiana Indigenous Tribes

                Submitted by @kevl42

                Submitted by @kevl42

                  First Steam Fog Horn

                  FIRST STEAM FOG HORN In 1854, Robert Foulis of St. John, N.B., first advocated the use of a steam horn or whistle to give warning to vessels in foggy weather. An apparatus devised by him was...

                  FIRST STEAM FOG HORN In 1854, Robert Foulis of St. John, N.B., first advocated the use of a steam horn or whistle to give warning to vessels in foggy weather. An apparatus devised by him...

                    Barbara Rose Johns

                    Story of how this plaque was added

                    Story of how this plaque was added

                      The Biltmore Sprites

                      Submitted by @jqmcd

                      Submitted by @jqmcd

                        Colonel John B. O'Dowd

                        IN MEMORY OF COLONEL JOHN B. O'DOWD COMMANDER, NEW YORK DISTRICT U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS (2001-2004) WHOSE VISION AND LEADERSHIP WERE INSTRUMENTAL IN RESTORING THIS TIDAL MARSH AUGUST...

                        IN MEMORY OF COLONEL JOHN B. O'DOWD COMMANDER, NEW YORK DISTRICT U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS (2001-2004) WHOSE VISION AND LEADERSHIP WERE INSTRUMENTAL IN RESTORING THIS TIDAL MARSH...

                        • brooklyn
                        • marine park
                        • john o'dowd
                        • us army
                        • 2001
                        • 2004
                        • 2012
                        • salt marsh

                        The Archeology of the Stadt Huys Block

                        The Excavation of the Stadt Huys Block Governor Lovelace's Tavern The Stadt Huys An Eighteenth Century Well Submitted by @lampbane

                        The Excavation of the Stadt Huys Block Governor Lovelace's Tavern The Stadt Huys An Eighteenth Century Well Submitted by @lampbane

                        • new york
                        • manhattan
                        • downtown manhattan
                        • stadt huys

                        Nevil Maskelyne

                        IN THE SUMMER OF 1774 THE REVEREND NEVIL MASKELYNE FRS, ASTRONOMER ROYAL, SET UP OBSERVATORIES ON EITHER SIDE OF SCHIEHALLION TO MEASURE BY HOW MUCH PLUMBLINES WOULD BE PULLED OUT OF THE VERTICAL...

                        IN THE SUMMER OF 1774 THE REVEREND NEVIL MASKELYNE FRS, ASTRONOMER ROYAL, SET UP OBSERVATORIES ON EITHER SIDE OF SCHIEHALLION TO MEASURE BY HOW MUCH PLUMBLINES WOULD BE PULLED OUT OF THE VERTICAL...

                        • dawkins
                        • newton
                        • hutton
                        • gravity
                        • big g

                        9-11-01, Bush Terminal

                        9-11-01 IN DEDICATION TO OUR FIRE DEPARTMENTS FALLEN HEROS - AND - THOSE WHO HAVE SAVED SO MANY LIVES   GOD BLESS YOU ALL   Submitted by @lampbane

                        9-11-01 IN DEDICATION TO OUR FIRE DEPARTMENTS FALLEN HEROS - AND - THOSE WHO HAVE SAVED SO MANY LIVES   GOD BLESS YOU ALL   Submitted by @lampbane

                        • brooklyn
                        • sunset park
                        • bush terminal
                        • 9/11
                        • september 11
                        • fdny
                        • 2001

                        Louis Valentino Pump House

                        PUMP HOUSE DEDICATED IN LOVING MEMORY OF LOUIS VALENTINO BADGE No. 6272 FEB. 26, 1958 FEB. 5, 1996 WHO GAVE HIS LIFE IN THE PERFORMANCE OF HIS DUTY 1996  

                        PUMP HOUSE DEDICATED IN LOVING MEMORY OF LOUIS VALENTINO BADGE No. 6272 FEB. 26, 1958 FEB. 5, 1996 WHO GAVE HIS LIFE IN THE PERFORMANCE OF HIS DUTY 1996

                        • brooklyn
                        • sunset park
                        • bush terminal
                        • louis valentino
                        • 1996

                        The Pilgrims - Hic et Ubique

                        The PilgrimsHic et UbiqueSubmitted by @lampbane

                        The PilgrimsHic et UbiqueSubmitted by @lampbane

                        • new york
                        • manhattan
                        • downtown manhattan
                        • pilgrims

                        Saluttkanoner 1824

                        Submitted by @caddickbrown

                        Submitted by @caddickbrown

                          Fort C. F. Smith

                          Submitted by @stuherrm

                          Submitted by @stuherrm

                            Clallam Bay

                            Submitted by @Ritterton

                            Submitted by @Ritterton