Asociación de Scouts - Colonia Roma
Translated plaque text: Scouts Association of Mexico, A.C. Lord Robert Stephenson Smith Baden Powell of Gilwell. 1857-1941 Founder of Scouting and World Chief Scout. - Original plaque...
- scouts
- mexico
- cdmx
In Memory of the Patriots
IN MEMORY OF THE PATRIOTS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION WHO LIE BURIED IN THIS CHURCHYARD HEZEKIAH DAVIS PHILIP PELL GEORGE HAMILTON COMFORT SANDS CAPTAIN THEODOSIUS FOWLER LIEUTENANT DANIEL SEARING...
- new york
- mount vernon
- church
- george hamilton
- philip pell
- charles turnbull
- samuel pell
- dar
- american revolution
- american rev...
- 1924
St. Paul's Church, Eastchester
ST. PAUL'S CHURCH, EASTCHESTER NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE ST. PAUL'S CHURCH WAS FOUNDED IN THE NEW SETTLEMENT OF EASTCHESTER IN 1665. THE PRESENT BUILDING, BEGUN IN 1763, SERVED FOR A TIME AS HESSIAN...
- new york
- mount vernon
- eastchester
- church
- john peter zenger
- 1665
- 1763
- 1790
Kingsbridge Gardens
KINGBRIDGE GARDENS 1941 1945 IN HONOR OF THE MEN AND WOMEN OF KINGSBRIDGE GARDENS WHO SERVED IN THE ARMED FORCES IN WORLD WAR II IN MEMORY OF THOSE WHO MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE Submitted by @lampbane
- new york
- mount vernon
- kingsbridge gardens
- world war ii
- 1941
- 1945
I Absolve You
"I Absolve You" In this very unique scripture by Timothy R. Schmalz, Padre Pio is rested one of the confessional with his hand raised in absolution. On the penitent's side of the confessional...
- new york
- manhattan
- soho
- padre pio
- church
- cathedral
- 2018
Eric Fischl, 'Garden of Circus Delights'
Eric Fischl Garden of Circus Delights 2003 Glass mosaic Fabricated by Franz Mayer of Munich, Inc., and Peter Colombo Artistic Mosaics Commissioned and owned by Metropolitan Transportation...
- new york
- manhattan
- midtown
- eric fischl
- art
- mosaic
- 2003
Link between Ft. Washington and Riverside Parks
The 1998 completion of this link between Ft. Washington and Riverside Parks connects 7 miles of continuous public riverfront. It is part of a larger effort to develop both a city-wide...
- new york
- manhattan
- riverside park
- ft. washington park
- hudson river
- park
- 1998
Forever Wild Nature Preserve
The Forever Wild program is an NYC Parks initiative to protect and preserve the most ecologically valuable lands within the five boroughs. The 51 Forever Wild nature preserves include over 8,700...
- new york
- manhattan
- ft. washington park
- forever wild
- nyc parks
"Four Chimneys" House of George Washington
THIS TABLET MARKS THE LAND UPON WHICH STOOD FOUR CHIMNEYS THE HOUSE OCCUPIED BY GENERAL GEORGE WASHINGTON AS HEADQUARTERS DURING THE BATTLE OF LONG ISLAND. IN WHICH THE COUNCIL OF WAR WAS...
Deferiet Service Memorial
Deferiet is a tiny, remote town on the edge of New York’s Adirondack Park. The paper mill which fueled its origins has closed, leaving a near ghost town behind. Though small the citizens...
- deferiet
- milltown
- ghost town
- world war ii
- adirondacks
This is the site where James Harrison invented the worlds first ice making machine at Rocky Point Geelong 1854
This is the site where James Harrison invented the worlds first ice making machine at Rocky Point Geelong 1854.
- refrigeration
- geelong
- 1854
- james harrison
Bristol-Myers founded here
World Famous BRISTOL-MYERS COMPANY Was founded as CLINTON PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY by Mr. William M. Bristol And Mr. John R. Myers On the second floor Of this building in 1887 Clinton...
- clinton
- bristol myers
- bristol myers squibb
Mauch Chunk Patriotism
Mauch Chunk, PA is arguably where the roller coaster was invented, in the form of the “Mauch Chunk Scenic Railway” which was in fact a repurposed coal train. In 1954 two cross-river boroughs...
- mauch chunk
- pennsylvania
- coaltown
- jim thorpe
Old Man of the Mountain Profiler Plaza
Plaque is dedicated to a landmark natural feature which crumbled in 2003. At the Profiler Plaza onlookers can align metal facsimiles with the mountain view to simulate the Old Man’s appearance....
- old man of t...
- new hampshire
- franconia notch
Tangier Island History
Plaque seen on Tangier Island, a vanishing place in the Chesapeake Bay. Tangier is notable for a distinctive dialect and an absence of cars. Q 7A TANGIER ISLAND The island was visited in 1608...
- tangier
- chesapeake
- climate refugee
- bay
- island
- chesapeake island