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Founders of Benicia

    Mission San Francisco Solano

      Fire Chief Dean Turbeville

        Asst. Chief Gene (Si) Saini

          Costco

          This window and section of wall are from the original Costco Wholesale location, which stood adjacent to this site from 1983 to 2005. Costco President and CEO Jim Sinegal and Chairman of the Board...

          This window and section of wall are from the original Costco Wholesale location, which stood adjacent to this site from 1983 to 2005. Costco President and CEO Jim Sinegal and Chairman of the Board...

            Jean Baptiste Le Moyne, Sieur de Bienville Colonial Governor 1701-1713 1716-1717 1718-1725 1733-174

             Jean Baptiste Le Moyne, Sieur de Bienville served as the French Colonial Governor oldie Louisiana Territory, which extended from the Gulf of Mexico to Canada. In 1698, Bienville and his brother,...

             Jean Baptiste Le Moyne, Sieur de Bienville served as the French Colonial Governor oldie Louisiana Territory, which extended from the Gulf of Mexico to Canada. In 1698, Bienville and his...

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            Antioch Armed Forces Memorial

              Malcolm X Homesite / Malcolm X Homesite

              Malcolm X, born Malcolm Little in Omaha, Nebraska, in 1925, lived on this site in the 1930s. His early life was marked by the violent death of his father, the Reverend Earl Little, on the Michigan...

              Malcolm X, born Malcolm Little in Omaha, Nebraska, in 1925, lived on this site in the 1930s. His early life was marked by the violent death of his father, the Reverend Earl Little, on the...

              • michigan
              • michigan his...

              Womens Westside Improvement Club

              WOMEN'S WESTSIDE  IMPROVEMENT CLUB  ESTABLISHED JULY 7, 1908, FOR THE PURPOSE  OF IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN POINT  RICHMOND, THE WOMENS WESTSIDE IMPROVEMENT  CLUB IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE...

              WOMEN'S WESTSIDE  IMPROVEMENT CLUB  ESTABLISHED JULY 7, 1908, FOR THE PURPOSE  OF IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN POINT  RICHMOND, THE WOMENS WESTSIDE IMPROVEMENT  CLUB IS RESPONSIBLE FOR...

                Adams Park Veterans

                Dedicated in honor of our men and women who have served the United States of America in World War II.  May 13, 1945 -Submitted by Alexander Paniagua

                Dedicated in honor of our men and women who have served the United States of America in World War II.  May 13, 1945 -Submitted by Alexander Paniagua

                • veterans
                • roslindale
                • square
                • adams
                • park

                The Whitewater Canal

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

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

                  Saint Andre

                    Just Lower the Road

                    "Just Lower the Road  |  Marie E. Sera  |  November 12, 2013". It was hot and noisy I just wanted to keep walking. The sign for this train bridge registered in my periphery and a number of steps...

                    "Just Lower the Road  |  Marie E. Sera  |  November 12, 2013". It was hot and noisy I just wanted to keep walking. The sign for this train bridge registered in my periphery and a number of steps...

                    • lower the road
                    • aurora
                    • colorado
                    • 2013

                    San Francisco Selective Service Induction Center

                      Commodore Dewey's Squadron

                        Andrew S. Hallidie

                        ANDREW S. HALLIDIE 1836 - 1900 THIS PLAZA IS DEDICATED TO ANDREW S. HALLIDIE, DEVELOPER OF THE CABLE STREET RAILWAY IN 1873. HIS INGENUITY GAVE SAN FRANCISCO THE CABLE CAR, MEMORIALIZED IN SONG,...

                        ANDREW S. HALLIDIE 1836 - 1900 THIS PLAZA IS DEDICATED TO ANDREW S. HALLIDIE, DEVELOPER OF THE CABLE STREET RAILWAY IN 1873. HIS INGENUITY GAVE SAN FRANCISCO THE CABLE CAR, MEMORIALIZED IN...

                        • cable car
                        • hallidie

                        Mount Gambier Hoo Hoo Club No 214

                        • 1966
                        • hoo hoo
                        • look-out
                        • mount gambier
                        • national timber week

                        Statehood Tree

                        Submitted by @bthubbard

                        Submitted by @bthubbard

                          Whiskey Row

                          WHISKEY ROW  BY THE EARLY 1870'S A FULL BLOCK OF  SALOONS, GAMBLING HALLS AND HOTELS  MADE THIS THE WILDEST PART OF TOWN  SOME OF THE SALOONS BREWED THEIR  OWN BEER AND MOST DRINKS SOLD FOR  12...

                          WHISKEY ROW  BY THE EARLY 1870'S A FULL BLOCK OF  SALOONS, GAMBLING HALLS AND HOTELS  MADE THIS THE WILDEST PART OF TOWN  SOME OF THE SALOONS BREWED THEIR  OWN BEER AND MOST DRINKS SOLD FOR  12...

                            Carmel Ocean Avenue Median Design