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Pioneer, Ohio

PIONEERFOUNDED IN 1849 BYP.W. NORRIS, CIVIL WAR SPY FIRST TO DISCOVER NORRIS PASS IN YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK   Submitted by Bryan Arnold @nanowhiskers  

PIONEERFOUNDED IN 1849 BYP.W. NORRIS, CIVIL WAR SPY FIRST TO DISCOVER NORRIS PASS IN YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK   Submitted by Bryan Arnold @nanowhiskers

    DeSoto Park Dedication

    This park, comprising eleven acres, was purchased in 1912 by the Board of Park Commissioners and dedicated to the use and pleasure of the citizens of Memphis in perpetuity. Dedicated in 1919...

    This park, comprising eleven acres, was purchased in 1912 by the Board of Park Commissioners and dedicated to the use and pleasure of the citizens of Memphis in perpetuity. Dedicated in...

    • shelby county
    • tennessee

    Williams County Common Pleas

    This property has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior   May 7, 1973   Donated by Bryan Historic Homes Association   Submitted by...

    This property has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior   May 7, 1973   Donated by Bryan Historic Homes Association   Submitted...

      Bryan Fountain

      THE BARD FAMILY FOUNDATIONDEDICATES THIS FOUNTAINTO THE COMMUNITY OF BRYAN, KNOWN AS "THE FOUNTAIN CITY" FOR ITS NUMEROUS ARTESIAN WELLS, IN HONOR OF THE BARD FAMILIES AND EMPLOYEESWHO HAVE...

      THE BARD FAMILY FOUNDATIONDEDICATES THIS FOUNTAINTO THE COMMUNITY OF BRYAN, KNOWN AS "THE FOUNTAIN CITY" FOR ITS NUMEROUS ARTESIAN WELLS, IN HONOR OF THE BARD FAMILIES AND EMPLOYEESWHO...

        G. Grant Brown Building

        G. Grant Brown Building   This building is dedicated to honor the memory of G. Grant Brown (1910-2001).   Throughout his long and active life, Grant consistently served the citizens of the City of...

        G. Grant Brown Building   This building is dedicated to honor the memory of G. Grant Brown (1910-2001).   Throughout his long and active life, Grant consistently served the citizens of the City of...

          Bryan's Air Mail Field

          Ohio Historical Marker   Bryan's Air Mail Field   Here, on September 6, 1918, Bryan's Air Mail Field began operations as one of Ohio's first official airfields with the arrival of a survey flight...

          Ohio Historical Marker   Bryan's Air Mail Field   Here, on September 6, 1918, Bryan's Air Mail Field began operations as one of Ohio's first official airfields with the arrival of a survey flight...

            Woodstock Manual Labor Institute

            Michigan Registered Historic Site   Woodstock Manual Labor Institute   Prior Foster, an Ohio Negro, began this school "in the woods" in 1844 and four years later it was incorporated.  Designed to...

            Michigan Registered Historic Site   Woodstock Manual Labor Institute   Prior Foster, an Ohio Negro, began this school "in the woods" in 1844 and four years later it was incorporated.  Designed to...

              Bicentennial trees

              These Trees Honoring the Bicentennials of the Northwest Ordinance and the U.S. Constitution were Sponsored by Ohio's: Dept. of Natural Resources Nurserymen's Association Daughters of the American...

              These Trees Honoring the Bicentennials of the Northwest Ordinance and the U.S. Constitution were Sponsored by Ohio's: Dept. of Natural Resources Nurserymen's Association Daughters of the...

                Father of American Cavalry

                Ohio Historical Marker   Casimir Pulaski Father of American Cavalry   Pulaski and Pulaski Township in Williams County are named for Casimir Pulaski, a Polish cavalry officer who died to win...

                Ohio Historical Marker   Casimir Pulaski Father of American Cavalry   Pulaski and Pulaski Township in Williams County are named for Casimir Pulaski, a Polish cavalry officer who died to win...

                  South Melbourne Water Fountain

                  Plaque reads: 'Presented to the citizens of South Melbourne by Councillor John Cockbill Mayor, 1898-9, 1899-00, 1909-10. Jany. 20, 1910 Submitted by: @IanThorp

                  Plaque reads: 'Presented to the citizens of South Melbourne by Councillor John Cockbill Mayor, 1898-9, 1899-00, 1909-10. Jany. 20, 1910 Submitted by: @IanThorp

                  • melbourne
                  • australia
                  • water fountain
                  • drinking fountain
                  • mayor

                  Esther Redel and Lee Marsh

                  In Honor of Esther RedelAnd Lee Marsh Together with many other Volunteers who Founded the Berkeley Richmond Jewish Community Center  1978

                  In Honor of Esther RedelAnd Lee Marsh Together with many other Volunteers who Founded the Berkeley Richmond Jewish Community Center  1978

                  • berkeley
                  • california
                  • bay area
                  • jcc

                  A Legacy of Winning

                  A LEGACY OF WINNING LYNN O. "PAPPY" WALDORF HEAD COACH FOOTBALL 1947 - 1957 PRESENTED WITH LOVE AND RESPECT BY PAPPY'S BOYS PETE SCHARBARUM PROJECT CHAIR1994

                  A LEGACY OF WINNING LYNN O. "PAPPY" WALDORF HEAD COACH FOOTBALL 1947 - 1957 PRESENTED WITH LOVE AND RESPECT BY PAPPY'S BOYS PETE SCHARBARUM PROJECT CHAIR1994

                  • berkeley
                  • california
                  • bay area
                  • cal
                  • pappy
                  • football

                  Fought Its Way From Savage Isolation

                  • berkeley
                  • california
                  • bay area
                  • cal
                  • holmes

                  Shore Whalers

                  1854  Monterey Shore Whalers  Captain J. P. Davenport organized the first shore whaling company which was followed in 1855 by seventeen Portuguese fishermen who started the "Old Company." Between...

                  1854  Monterey Shore Whalers  Captain J. P. Davenport organized the first shore whaling company which was followed in 1855 by seventeen Portuguese fishermen who started the "Old Company." Between...

                  • monterey
                  • california
                  • 1854
                  • whaling
                  • whales

                  John Wayne's Gravestone

                  Tomorrow is the most Important thing in life. Comes into us at midnight very clean. It's perfect when it arrives and it puts itself in our hands. It hopes we've learned something from yesterday...

                  Tomorrow is the most Important thing in life. Comes into us at midnight very clean. It's perfect when it arrives and it puts itself in our hands. It hopes we've learned something from...

                  • california
                  • john wayne
                  • tomorrow

                  Sonny Carter Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory

                  Sonny Carter Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory, Houston TX. Astronauts swim in 6.2 million gallons of water to simulate microgravity.Submitted by @Alka009er

                  Sonny Carter Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory, Houston TX. Astronauts swim in 6.2 million gallons of water to simulate microgravity.Submitted by @Alka009er

                  • nasa
                  • texas
                  • neutral buoyancy
                  • carter

                  Gravlagi I Kristkerken

                  Submitted by @caddickbrown

                  Submitted by @caddickbrown

                    In Loving Memory

                    IN LOVING MEMORY OF  CONNIE MARY LEWIS 1926 TO 2006  AND EVAN LEWIS 1922 TO 2013 Submitted by @caddickbrown

                    IN LOVING MEMORY OF  CONNIE MARY LEWIS 1926 TO 2006  AND EVAN LEWIS 1922 TO 2013 Submitted by @caddickbrown

                      Kristkerken

                      Submitted by @caddickbrown

                      Submitted by @caddickbrown

                        Transamerica Redwood Park

                        TRANSAMERICA REDWOOD PARK  PROVIDED FOR THE ENJOYMENT OF OUR EMPLOYEES, TENANTS AND FRIENDS

                        TRANSAMERICA REDWOOD PARK  PROVIDED FOR THE ENJOYMENT OF OUR EMPLOYEES, TENANTS AND FRIENDS

                        • transamerica
                        • san francisco
                        • california
                        • bay area