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San Juan Pablo II

    D. Jesus Langarica

      Samuel Phelps

      From the Flickr group Historical Markers, photo by chrisinplymouth, full page.License is Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License

      From the Flickr group Historical Markers, photo by chrisinplymouth, full page.License is Attribution- NonCommercial-ShareAlike License

        The Edison Institute / The Edison Institute

        The Edison Institute, founded on this site by Henry Ford and dedicated to Thomas Alva Edison by President Herbert Hoover on October 21, 1929, the fiftieth anniversary of the invention of the...

        The Edison Institute, founded on this site by Henry Ford and dedicated to Thomas Alva Edison by President Herbert Hoover on October 21, 1929, the fiftieth anniversary of the invention of...

        • michigan
        • michigan his...

        In Memory of Leatha Phillips

          Lewis Coffee House

          STAR INN - STORNOWAY  Established as an Alternative to the Heavy Drinking of Alcohol in the TownLEWIS COFFEE HOUSE 1884-1911After 27 yeras it Reverted to it's [sic] former role of Licensed...

          STAR INN - STORNOWAY  Established as an Alternative to the Heavy Drinking of Alcohol in the TownLEWIS COFFEE HOUSE 1884-1911After 27 yeras it Reverted to it's [sic] former role of...

          • it's
          • coffee
          • alcohol
          • heavy drinking
          • reverted

          Parrot Rifled Naval Cannon

          This 6.4 inch 100 Pounder Parrot Naval Cannon served on the U.S.S. Sabin during the Civil War.  It is the only one from that ship that survives today.  The cannon was cast in 1862 at the West...

          This 6.4 inch 100 Pounder Parrot Naval Cannon served on the U.S.S. Sabin during the Civil War.  It is the only one from that ship that survives today.  The cannon was cast in 1862 at the...

          • sic
          • parrot
          • naval canon
          • civil war
          • 9790 pounds

          Shuck Chan / Napa Chinatown

            First Street Bridge Over Napa Creek and Bypass

              Veterans Memorial Park

                Epcot Center

                Submitted by @CameronYeager

                Submitted by @CameronYeager

                • epcot
                • disney
                • joy hope and...

                In Memory of Wardell Noel

                • rasta rangah
                • planet walk

                First Street Bridge Over Napa Creek and Oxbow Commons

                  Mision San Francisco de Asis

                    Fort Garry - Fort Edmonton Trail

                    this thoroughfare, also known as the Saskatchewan or Carlton trail, extended 1440 kilometres between Fort Garry and Fort Edmonton and was the principal overland route in the Canadian northwest for...

                    this thoroughfare, also known as the Saskatchewan or Carlton trail, extended 1440 kilometres between Fort Garry and Fort Edmonton and was the principal overland route in the Canadian northwest for...

                    • saskatchewan
                    • carlton trail
                    • metis
                    • north-west m...

                    St. Joseph Hospital

                    Submitted by @Ritterton

                    Submitted by @Ritterton

                    • matthew 5:7
                    • 100th year
                    • bellingham

                    Lombard Street

                    Submitted by @Ritterton

                    Submitted by @Ritterton

                    • san francisco
                    • 253 steps
                    • crookedest street
                    • 1850

                    Big Cedar Stump

                    Submitted by @Ritterton

                    Submitted by @Ritterton

                    • cedar
                    • 1893
                    • 1000 years old
                    • redcedar

                    Erickson Playfield

                    Erickson Playfield Dedicated April 12, 1944 Port Angeles, Wash. Submitted by @Ritterton

                    Erickson Playfield Dedicated April 12, 1944 Port Angeles, Wash. Submitted by @Ritterton

                    • 1944
                    • park
                    • port angeles

                    To Honor All Marines Who Have Served Aboard This Gallant Ship