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Berkeley City Hall

  • berkeley
  • california
  • bay area
  • city hall
  • cornerstones

William T. Pecora Memorial Grove

In memory of Dr. William T. Pecora Earth scientist, inspiring leader, and cherished friend. Under Secretary, Department of the Interior 5-3-71 - 7-13-72 Director, U. S. Geological Survey 1965 - 1971

In memory of Dr. William T. Pecora Earth scientist, inspiring leader, and cherished friend. Under Secretary, Department of the Interior 5-3-71 - 7-13-72 Director, U. S. Geological Survey 1965 - 1971

  • pecora
  • memorial
  • grove
  • earth science
  • usgs

Berkeley Fire Station No. 3

  • berkeley
  • fire
  • fire department
  • 1961
  • 1998
  • california
  • bay area

Jim Niven Park

  • kentfield
  • california
  • bay area
  • fire fighters

The Ferreira Building

    Neon Boneyard Park

      Submitted by @jqmcd 

      Submitted by @jqmcd 

    • neon
    • boneyard
    • park
    • los vegas
    • nevada

    85 Merrimack Street - National Register of Historic Places

    This property, 85 Merrimack Street, has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior.

    This property, 85 Merrimack Street, has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior.

    • boston
    • west end
    • national reg...
    • 85 merrimack
    • massachusetts

    Rest and be thankful to Thomas Brown

    "Rest and be thankful to Thomas Brown built 1919" On the side of a concrete framed park seat in the town belt.

    "Rest and be thankful to Thomas Brown built 1919" On the side of a concrete framed park seat in the town belt.

    • seat
    • publicworks
    • dunedin
    • new zealand
    • thomas brown

    Site of Columbia College

    The plaque reads "Site of Columbia College 1856 - 1860" The plaque is on a carved stone which reads: "Columbia College First school of higher education in Lane County  Built in 1854"

    The plaque reads "Site of Columbia College 1856 - 1860" The plaque is on a carved stone which reads: "Columbia College First school of higher education in Lane County  Built in 1854"

    • oregon
    • eugene
    • college

    Magee Marsh Wildlife Area

    Ohio Historical MarkerMagee Marsh Wildlife AreaA feature of the Great Black SwampA dense swamp forest roughly the size of the state of Connecticut once stretched across this region of Ohio and...

    Ohio Historical MarkerMagee Marsh Wildlife AreaA feature of the Great Black SwampA dense swamp forest roughly the size of the state of Connecticut once stretched across this region of Ohio and...

    • ohio
    • swamp

    In Loving Memory of Liz Resner

    More info at SF Gate.

    More info at SF Gate.

    • berkeley
    • california
    • bay area

    Commemorating Francis Salvador

    Commemorating Francis Salvador 1747-1776 First Jew in South Carolina to hold public office First Jew to die for American Independance He came to Charles Town from his native London in 1773 to...

    Commemorating Francis Salvador 1747-1776 First Jew in South Carolina to hold public office First Jew to die for American Independance He came to Charles Town from his native London in 1773...

    • charleston
    • south carolina
    • jewish
    • south caroli...
    • francis
    • salvador
    • 1747
    • 1776
    • jewish
    • 1950

    St James United Church of Christ

      Submitted by @jqmcd 

      Submitted by @jqmcd 

    • church
    • lottesville
    • virginia
    • 1720
    • 1735

    Mother of the Wright Brothers

    MOTHER OF THE WRIGHT BROTHERS  SIX MILES NORTH, AT HILLSBORO, WAS BORN IN 1831 SUSAN KOERNER, MOTHER OF WILBUR AND ORVILLE WRIGHT, INVENTORS OF THE AIR-PLANE. Submitted by @jqmcd 

    MOTHER OF THE WRIGHT BROTHERS  SIX MILES NORTH, AT HILLSBORO, WAS BORN IN 1831 SUSAN KOERNER, MOTHER OF WILBUR AND ORVILLE WRIGHT, INVENTORS OF THE AIR-PLANE. Submitted by @jqmcd 

    • wright brothers
    • purcelville
    • virginia
    • airplane

    A Replica of that Which is Dedicated

      On the back of this plaque. Submitted by @jqmcd 

      On the back of this plaque. Submitted by @jqmcd 

    • meta
    • goshen scout camp
    • virginia
    • plaque plaque

    Lake Merriweather

    • merriweather
    • scouting
    • marjorie
    • post

    Cambridge Athenaeum

    CAMBRIDGE ATHENAEUM SITE OF A PRIVATE LIBRARY THAT BECAME CAMBRIDGE'S FIRST CITY HALL 1854-1890 LATER HOME  OF THE PROSPECT UNION 1851 * 1922 Submitted by @mywolfson

    CAMBRIDGE ATHENAEUM SITE OF A PRIVATE LIBRARY THAT BECAME CAMBRIDGE'S FIRST CITY HALL 1854-1890 LATER HOME  OF THE PROSPECT UNION 1851 * 1922 Submitted by @mywolfson

    • cambrdige
    • massachusetts
    • athenaeum

    McGee-Spaulding

    BERKELEY HISTORY HISTORIC McGEE-SPAULDING DISTRICT In 1855, Irish-born James McGee (1814–1899) bought 115 acres of the old Peralta rancho—now the McGee Tract—for farmland. Later he donated land...

    BERKELEY HISTORY HISTORIC McGEE-SPAULDING DISTRICT In 1855, Irish-born James McGee (1814–1899) bought 115 acres of the old Peralta rancho—now the McGee Tract—for farmland. Later he donated land...

    • berkeley
    • california
    • bay area
    • mcgee
    • spaulding
    • souther paci...
    • streetcar

    Chamber of Commerce/Wells Fargo

    • berkeley
    • california
    • wells fargo

    Doras M. Briggs

    • emeryville
    • california
    • bay area
    • amtrak