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PACIFIC STATES BUILDING

PACIFIC STATES BUILDING 1905 HEADQUARTERS OF PACIFIC TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY CATEGORYI HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT

PACIFIC STATES BUILDING 1905 HEADQUARTERS OF PACIFIC TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY CATEGORYI HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT

    Weyl Hall

      Fort Randolph

      Fort Randolph - 1864. Built by Capt. C.M. Randolph, C.S.A. and Lieut. Alfred Buhlow, C.S.A. By order of Brig. Gen. Allen Thomas, C.S.A.  As a defense against an expected 3rd, invasion of the Red...

      Fort Randolph - 1864. Built by Capt. C.M. Randolph, C.S.A. and Lieut. Alfred Buhlow, C.S.A. By order of Brig. Gen. Allen Thomas, C.S.A.  As a defense against an expected 3rd, invasion of the Red...

      • louisiana
      • civil war
      • fort
      • red river campaign

      The World’s First Nuclear Reactor

      The World’s First Nuclear Reactor was rebuilt at this site in 1943 after initial operation The University of Chicago.This reactor (CP-2) and the first heavy water moderated reactor (CP-3) were...

      The World’s First Nuclear Reactor was rebuilt at this site in 1943 after initial operation The University of Chicago.This reactor (CP-2) and the first heavy water moderated reactor (CP-3)...

        Napa Valley College North Gym

          First A.M.E. Church of Oakland

            Charles Goodnight, Rancher and Trailblazer

            Born in Illinois, Charles Goodnight (1836-1929) was brought to Milam County, Texas, as a child. He grew up on the frontier, becoming a ranger and Indian scout. During the Civil War, he served as a...

            Born in Illinois, Charles Goodnight (1836-1929) was brought to Milam County, Texas, as a child. He grew up on the frontier, becoming a ranger and Indian scout. During the Civil War, he served as...

            • charles goodnight
            • oliver loving
            • texas
            • cattle drives
            • lonesome dove
            • larry mcmurtry

            Parking Facility No. 2

            PARKING FACILITY No.2 GROUNDBREAKING FEBRUARY 14, 1989 RICHARD DODDERIDGE, CHAIRMAN KANSAS BOARD OF REGENTS GENE A. BUDIG, CHANCELLOR. THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS Submitted by @ctsinclair

            PARKING FACILITY No.2 GROUNDBREAKING FEBRUARY 14, 1989 RICHARD DODDERIDGE, CHAIRMAN KANSAS BOARD OF REGENTS GENE A. BUDIG, CHANCELLOR. THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS Submitted by @ctsinclair

              Coyote Dentures

                1796 Nathan Beman Homestead

                1796 Nathan Beman Homestead On this site Constructed a log cabin Remains of foundation and chimney are seen. Chateaugay Historical Soc.Submitted by Alan R. Reno

                1796 Nathan Beman Homestead On this site Constructed a log cabin Remains of foundation and chimney are seen. Chateaugay Historical Soc.Submitted by Alan R. Reno

                • beman
                • 1796 alan r reno
                • chateaugay ny.
                • settlers
                • log cabin

                The Great Star Fleet

                  Hyde Street Pier Was Part of Highway 101

                    Scow Schooner Alma

                      Hicks Engine

                        West Coast Wooden Shipbuilding

                          Steam Tug Hercules

                            Workin' on the Railroad

                              Towing in the Open Ocean

                                Convict Lake Tragedy, 1990

                                On February 19, 1990, a tragedy occurred at this site. Three boys from a local youth camp fell through the ice. Two counselors, David Myers and Randy porter, U.S. Forest Service employee Clay...

                                On February 19, 1990, a tragedy occurred at this site. Three boys from a local youth camp fell through the ice. Two counselors, David Myers and Randy porter, U.S. Forest Service employee...

                                • eastern sierra
                                • sierra nevada
                                • convict lake
                                • drownings

                                McGee Mountain Rope Tow

                                McGee Mountain Rope Tow   The first permanent rope tow in the Eastern Sierra was built west of this site on the east slope of the McGee Mountain. This predecessor of Mammoth Mountain ski area was...

                                McGee Mountain Rope Tow   The first permanent rope tow in the Eastern Sierra was built west of this site on the east slope of the McGee Mountain. This predecessor of Mammoth Mountain ski area...

                                • california
                                • eastern sierra
                                • dave mccoy
                                • mammoth mountain
                                • dave mccoy
                                • ecv