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Plaque, Páirc Aoidh Ruaidh

Pictured here G8761 : Entrance, Páirc Aoidh Ruaidh © Copyright Kenneth Allen and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence . Submitted via Geograph

Pictured here G8761 : Entrance, Páirc Aoidh Ruaidh © Copyright Kenneth Allen and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence . Submitted via Geograph

  • sport
  • leisure
  • geograph

Beacon Field Airport

Beacon Field Airport In 1929, Airway Beacon #55, a pilot's navigation aid, was installed on this site owned by W.F.P. Reid.  Beacon Field is named for the beacon tower.  Under the Civilian Pilot...

Beacon Field Airport In 1929, Airway Beacon #55, a pilot's navigation aid, was installed on this site owned by W.F.P. Reid.  Beacon Field is named for the beacon tower.  Under the Civilian...

  • beacon
  • field
  • airport
  • fairfax
  • virginia
  • wwii
  • gi bill

Petaluma Historical Library and Museum

PETALUMA HISTORICAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM A LASTING PROJECT OF THE PETALUMA U.S. BICENTENNIAL COMMITTEEE

PETALUMA HISTORICAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM A LASTING PROJECT OF THE PETALUMA U.S. BICENTENNIAL COMMITTEEE

  • petaluma
  • california
  • bicentennial

Petaluma community guild

PETALUMA COMMUNITY GUILD Est. 1935COMMEMORATING 80 YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE CHILDREN OF PETALUMA

PETALUMA COMMUNITY GUILD Est. 1935COMMEMORATING 80 YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE CHILDREN OF PETALUMA

  • petaluma
  • children
  • community
  • guild
  • 1935

Petaluma Vietnam War Memorial

  • petaluma
  • vietnam
  • california

Petaluma Korean War Memorial

DEDICATED TO ALL WHO SERVED AND THOSE WHO MADE THE FINAL SACRIFICE Petaulama High School Alumni YOU ARE NOT FORGOTTEN

DEDICATED TO ALL WHO SERVED AND THOSE WHO MADE THE FINAL SACRIFICE Petaulama High School Alumni YOU ARE NOT FORGOTTEN

  • petaluma
  • korean war
  • korea
  • california

Petaluma fire department

  • petaluma

To Serve as a Commercial Hay and Grain Warehouse

G. P. McNEAR WAREHOUSE FOUNDATION WALL "THIS IS A FOUNDATION WALL FROM A BUILDING THAT WAS BUILT BY THE G.P McNEAR COMPANY TO SERVE AS A COMMERCIAL HAY AND GRAIN WAREHOUSE. IN THE EARLY 1900'S HAY...

G. P. McNEAR WAREHOUSE FOUNDATION WALL "THIS IS A FOUNDATION WALL FROM A BUILDING THAT WAS BUILT BY THE G.P McNEAR COMPANY TO SERVE AS A COMMERCIAL HAY AND GRAIN WAREHOUSE. IN THE EARLY...

  • petaluma
  • california
  • warehouse
  • grain
  • hay
  • eggs

Hereby Donate the Turning Basin Docks

THE PETALUMA RIVER FESTIVAL ASSOCIATION AND ITS DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS HEREBY DONATE THE TURNING BASIN DOCKS AND BALSHAW BRIDGE LIGHTS TO THE CITY OF PETALUMA AND ITS CITIZENS, WITH OUR SINCERE...

THE PETALUMA RIVER FESTIVAL ASSOCIATION AND ITS DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS HEREBY DONATE THE TURNING BASIN DOCKS AND BALSHAW BRIDGE LIGHTS TO THE CITY OF PETALUMA AND ITS CITIZENS, WITH OUR...

  • petaluma
  • california
  • turning
  • balshaw

Putnam Plaza

DEDICATED NOV. 1987 BY THE  CITY OF PETALUMA AND ITS CITIZENS IN MEMORY OF  HELEN PUTNAM  MAYOR 1965 - 73SUPERVISOR 1979 - 84

DEDICATED NOV. 1987 BY THE  CITY OF PETALUMA AND ITS CITIZENS IN MEMORY OF  HELEN PUTNAM  MAYOR 1965 - 73SUPERVISOR 1979 - 84

  • petaluma
  • california
  • putman
  • mayor

Sarah Washington Irving Taylor Campfire Center

SARAH WASHINGTON IRVING TAYLOR CAMPFIRE CENTER  DEDICATED IN MEMORY OF SARAH WASHINGTON IRVING TAYLOR, JULY 16, 1830 – APRIL 5, 1907. A CALIFORNIA PIONEER MOTHER OF 1855, SHE GAVE TIME, ABILITY,...

SARAH WASHINGTON IRVING TAYLOR CAMPFIRE CENTER  DEDICATED IN MEMORY OF SARAH WASHINGTON IRVING TAYLOR, JULY 16, 1830 – APRIL 5, 1907. A CALIFORNIA PIONEER MOTHER OF 1855, SHE GAVE TIME, ABILITY,...

  • samuel p. taylor
  • washington
  • campfire
  • pioneer
  • mother
  • irving
  • culture

Margaret Mitchell House

Margaret Mitchell House Completed in 1899 by Cornelius J. Sheehan, the Margaret Mitchell House was originally a single-family, Tudor Revival residence. In 1913, the house was relocated to the rear...

Margaret Mitchell House Completed in 1899 by Cornelius J. Sheehan, the Margaret Mitchell House was originally a single-family, Tudor Revival residence. In 1913, the house was relocated to the rear...

  • atlanta
  • georgia
  • mitchell
  • sheehan
  • tudor
  • gone with the wind

Fish Viewing Area

LEO T. CRONIN FISH VIEWING AREA DEDICATED OCTOBER 21, 1995 IN HIS MEMORY MARIN MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS JOE NATION, PRESIDENTJOHN C. GIBSON     JARED HUFFMANSEAN WHITE      ...

LEO T. CRONIN FISH VIEWING AREA DEDICATED OCTOBER 21, 1995 IN HIS MEMORY MARIN MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS JOE NATION, PRESIDENTJOHN C. GIBSON     JARED HUFFMANSEAN WHITE      ...

  • cronin
  • fish
  • samuel p. taylor
  • california

Railroad Crossing

RAILROAD CROSSING  Your are standing in the path of the North Pacific Coast Railroad. Completed from Sausalito north in 1874, it made the mill and resort much more accessible to San Francisco area...

RAILROAD CROSSING  Your are standing in the path of the North Pacific Coast Railroad. Completed from Sausalito north in 1874, it made the mill and resort much more accessible to San Francisco...

  • samuel p. taylor
  • railroad
  • freight
  • sausalito
  • san francisco
  • ferry
  • california

Barking Curfew Tower: plaque

This plaque within the ground floor of the tower gives the history of the tower, church and former Abbey. It was unveiled in 1960 on the 500th anniversary of the tower. See TQ4483 : Barking Curfew...

This plaque within the ground floor of the tower gives the history of the tower, church and former Abbey. It was unveiled in 1960 on the 500th anniversary of the tower. See TQ4483 : Barking Curfew...

  • geograph
  • city
  • town centre
  • historic sit...
  • barking

Approximate location of Congressman Abraham Lincoln's desk, 1847-1849

ABRAHAM LINCOLN REPRESENTATIVE FROM ILLINOIS 1847-1849 DESK LOCATION   More information on Abraham Lincoln's many connections with the U.S. Capitol can be found...

ABRAHAM LINCOLN REPRESENTATIVE FROM ILLINOIS 1847-1849 DESK LOCATION   More information on Abraham Lincoln's many connections with the U.S. Capitol can be...

  • washington d...

A Factory in the Wilderness

  • samuel p. taylor

Pioneer paper mill

PIONEER PAPER MILL THE FIRST PAPER MILL ON THE PACIFIC COAST WAS BUILT HERE IN NOVEMBER 1856 BY SAMUEL PENFIELD TAYLOR. USING WATER - POWER AND LATER STEAM, IT WAS REPLACE IN 1884 BY A LARGER...

PIONEER PAPER MILL THE FIRST PAPER MILL ON THE PACIFIC COAST WAS BUILT HERE IN NOVEMBER 1856 BY SAMUEL PENFIELD TAYLOR. USING WATER - POWER AND LATER STEAM, IT WAS REPLACE IN 1884 BY A LARGER...

  • samuel p. taylor
  • paper
  • mill
  • water-power
  • depression
  • destroyed by fire
  • closed by th...

Ox trails, ships and railroads

  • samuel p. taylor
  • ox tail
  • schooners

Dated plaque, Trinity Presbyterian Church

Pictured here C1611 : Trinity Presbyterian Church, Letterkenny © Copyright Kenneth Allen and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence . Submitted via Geograph

Pictured here C1611 : Trinity Presbyterian Church, Letterkenny © Copyright Kenneth Allen and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence . Submitted via Geograph

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  • geograph