Espinosa-Sanchez House
USPS Anthony J. Cortese
Hidden in plain sight at the front of the building, two plaques spanning 42 years apart. Submitted by: iDogCow
- dedicated to...
- 1968
- lbj
- post office
Gen. James M. Kennedy Hospital
A U.S. Army hospital on this site treated more than 44,000 combat veterans during World War II. Opened Jan. 23, 1943, it was named for the late Brig. Gen. James M. Kennedy, distinguished...
- shelby county
- tennessee
Annie Cook Memorial
Annie Cook Born 1840 Died Of Yellow Fever 1878 A Nineteenth Century Mary Magdalene Who Gave Her Life While Trying To Save The Lives Of Others. Erected By Mr. And Mrs. J. D. Taylor And The Brothers...
- shelby county
- tennessee
John Gaston
French immigrant John Gaston opened Gaston's Hotel here in 1883. The hotel was a popular stay for celebrities, most notably Oscar Wilde. Gaston's second wife Teresa, who was also his...
- shelby county
- tennessee
Gayoso Hotel
Opened in 1842, named for the early Spanish governor, this hotel's main entrance was originally here. Capt. William H. Forrest, raiding into Memphis under his famous brother in the early morning...
- shelby county
- tennessee
From Elk Tracks to BART Tracks
- berkeley
- california
- bay area
- tracks
- elk
- ohlone
Following the Earthquake
- san francisco
- california
- bay area
- marina
- earthquake
Roy E. Oakes Tennis Courts
ROY E. OAKES TENNIS COURTS DEDICATED TO ROY, FOR HIS 24 YEAR CONTRIBUTION TO PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS IN BERKELEY PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR ???? - ????
- berkeley
- california
- bay area
- tennis
Farms: In West Berkeley?
- berkeley
- california
- bay area
- brennans
David Sarlin Grove
- muir woods
- california
- grove
Tall Redwoods Straight Ahead
TALL REDWOODS STRAIGHT AHEAD PAUSE AND LOOK UP CAN YOU FIND THEM?
- muir woods
- california
- redwoods
Memphis University School
Founded in the downtown area in 1893 by Principals E.S. Werts and J.W.S. Rhea, Memphis University School soon became the city's leading boys' preparatory school. Although the "old MUS" succumbed...
- shelby county
- tennessee
Doughboy World War I Statue
Honor Roll 1917 1919 To The Memory Of Memphis And Shelby County Men Who Gave Their Lives To Their Country In The World War ABBOTT, JAMES F. ABELE, LT.WILLIAM H. ADAMS, JOHN C. JR. ADAMS, RANDELL...
- shelby county
- tennessee
Ida B. Wells1862-1931
Ida B. Wells crusaded against lynchings in Memphis and the South. In 1892 while editor of the Memphis Free Speech, located in this vicinity, she wrote of the lynching of three Black businessmen....
- shelby county
- tennessee
First Methodist Church Historical Tablet
In 1826 the First Methodist Church of Memphis was organized by the Rev. Thos P. Davidson with three members, Mrs. Pauline Perkins, Elijah Coffee and Mr. Dickens. The "old meeting house," which...
- shelby county
- tennessee
Jenny Lind Theatre
Site of the Jenny Lind Theatre and San Francisco City Hall The third Jenny Lind Theatre was opened by Tom Maguire on October 4, 1851, on the same site as the two preceding it, which were...
- san francisco
- california
- bay area
- lind
- theatre
- fire
Gifford Pinchot, Muir Woods
THIS TREE IS DEDICATED TO GIFFORD PINCHOT FRIEND OFF THE FOREST CONSERVER OF THE COMMON- WEALTH SIERRA CLVB MAY MCMX
- muir woods
- california
- pinchot
- common-wealth
This Exotic Granite Boulder
THIS EXOTIC GRANITE BOULDER UNEARTHED DURING SITE EXCAVATION IN 2011, IS BELIEVED TO HAVE FLOATED INTO HILLSBORO ON AN ICE RAFT ABOUT 15,000 YEARS AGO DURING THE CATASTROPHIC MISSOULA...
- hillsboro
- oregon
- boulder
- missoula floods
- montana idah...
Chimney Rock
Submitted by aljachimiak
- north carolina
- chimney rock
- morse
- dam
- lake lure