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The Shambles

THE SHAMBLES  The ancient street of the Butchers of York, mentioned in the Domesday Book of William the Conqueror. It takes it name from the work 'Shamel', meaning the stalls or benches on...

Antonio M. De La Guerra 1825-'81 To His Memorory

Antonio M. De La Guerra 1825-'81 This tablet dedicated to his memorory [sic]. He was State Senator 1852-1853; Mayor of Santa Barbara, Captain of Califor-nia Volunteers serving in Arizona during...

• ecv
• benicia
• california

Old State Capitol

More info at HMDB. Submitted by Debby Drake.

• benicia
• california

Fischer-Hanlon House

Fischer-Hanlon House In 1849, Joseph Fischer, a Swiss immigrant, came to Benicia. After joining a butcher partnership, Fischer purchased this lot on July 1, 1858. The house, reputed to be an...

• benicia
• california
• butcher

1792 Discovery

1792 DISCOVERY  Capt. George Vancouver, from King's Lynn, England at age 35 and with orders from the British Admiralty to explore and chart the West Coast of America, charted hundreds of miles of...

• vancouver
• city of vancouver
• discovery
• he subsequently died

Early Transportation Routes

King Street Throughout Lancaster City's history, king Street has been a major throughfare between Philadelphia and points west. In 1733 work commenced on the King's Highway, now Route 340. This...

• lancaster
• pennsylvania
• transportation

Sharpsburg (Antietam) Campaign

SHARPSBURG (ANTIETAM) CAMPAIGN HERE LEE ENTERED THIS ROAD FROM OX HILL, SEPTEMBER 3, 1862, AND TURNED WEST TO-WARD LEESBURG. CROSSING THE POTOMAC AT WHITE'S FORD, THE ARMY ENTERED MARYLAND,...

• sharpsburg
• antietam
• lee
• civil war
• maryland
• virginia
• ox hill

Sir Edward MacColl

Submitted by @almightyted 

• scotland
• hydro-electricity
• electricity
• engineer
• pioneer
• 99pi
• coin check

Colonial Jewish Cemetery of New England

Submitted by @mywolfson .

• touro
• rhode island
• cemetery
• new england
• jewish

Prisoners of the American Revolution

Submitted by @clpichotta .

• smallpox
• american revolutions
• prisoners
• 1777
• stow
• carrington
• millford
• conneticut

The Eppes-Durr Memorial Garden

THE EPPES-DURR MEMORIAL GARDEN Created by William D. Eppes & M. L. Morgan -1999. In loving memory of Mrs. Talmadge Dewitt Epped, supporter of civil rights, public education, arts...

• birmingham
• alabama
• eppes
• burr
• wbhm
• garden
• public education
• public radio
• public television

Occasion'd by the Sin of Gluttony

This Boy is in Memmory [sic] Put up for the late FIRE of LONDON Occasion'd by the Sin of Gluttony 1666 Submitted by @kivacreative

• london
• england
• memmory
• fire
• 1666
• gluttony
• this boy

John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge

WELCOME  TO  JOHN HEINZ NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE  AT TINICUM Submitted by @CarolynChernoff  

• philadelphia
• heinz
• wildlife refuge
• fohr
• boardwalk
• tinicum
• 6/10 mile

Russian Photographers

Here lived and worked the Nizhni-Novgorod photographers who glorified Russia  (On the left) Dmitriev, Maksim Petrovich (On the right) Karelin, Andrey Osipovich submitted by @schwanmitbrille

• nizhni novgorod
• russia
• photography

Garage Azopardo

Aquí funcionó el centro clandestino de detención, tortura, y exterminio "Garage Azopardo" Octubre 1976 – Febrero 1977 Militantes populares Detenidos Desaparecidos ¡Presentes! Comisión Azopardo...

• desaparecidos
• guerra sucia
• garage azopa...
• disappeared

Jan & Griet

According to the legend, private Jan was spurned by Griet. But in the year 1638 he entered the city via the Severinstor [this gate] as field marshall- lieutenant Jan von Werth. When Jan and Griet,...

• cologne
• germany
• severinstorburg
• jan von wert...

The James W. Shocknessy Ohio Turnpike

Becky Temko Tot Park (wood)

BECKY TEMKO TOT PARK DEDICATED TO THOSE WHO INSPIRED, CREATED, AND SUPPORTED THIS TOT PARK

• berkeley
• california
• bay area
• park
• tot lot
• temko
• oxford comma

Old Rodney Presbyterian Church

Submitted by @alwaysreadtheplaque

• civil war
• mississippi
• rodney
• church
• rattler
• shelling

Yolo County Time Capsule

 TIME CAPSULE  HONORING YOLO COUNTY'S SESQUICENTENNIAL SEPTEMBER 9, 2000 TO BE OPENED ON YOLO COUNTY'S BICENTENNIAL SEPTEMBER 9, 2050  [Location approximate] Submitted by Sheila Paske.

• yolo
• california
• time capsule
• capsule