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The Black Boy Branch

THE BLACK BOY BRANCH The line of Blue Cobbles marks the route of the 1827 Black Boy Railway Line it remained in use until 1842 when the tunnel under this spot was opened these wagons were hauled...

• england
• railroad
• steam engine

Founder of the Emeryville Community Garden

In memory of Elain Bradshaw Drukman Founder of the Emeryville community gardenMay 1992 Her vision and passion for gardening and community building are an inspiration to us all 

• emeryville
• bay area
• california
• community
• garden

Legation for the Ministers from the Republic of Texas to the Court of St. James

The Republic of Texas Texas Legation In this building was the legation for the ministers from the Republic of Texas to the Court of St. James, 1842 - 1845. Erected by the Anglo-Texan Society.

• texas
• legation
• london
• england

Civil War Healing

CIVIL WAR HEALING The Eureka Springs area's reputation as a health resort has its origins in the Civil War. Late 19th-century accounts claim Dr. Alvah Jackson treated sick and wounded soldiers...

• civil war
• eureka springs
• arkansas
• sesquicentennial

The Grand Old Lady of California Street

  Submitted by @jqmcd

• san francisco
• california
• bay area
• bank
• earthquake

Fort Gunnybags

FORT GUNNY-BAGS WAS SITUATED ON THIS SPOT HEADQUARTERS OF THE VIGILANCE COMMITTEE DURING THE YEAR 1956 Articles on this at Noe Hill and Art and Architecture. Submitted by @jqmcd and @friscolex

• san francisco
• california
• bay area
• gunnybags
• vigilance committee
• civil war

John Raymond

John Raymond On April 19, 1775 the British Regulars occupied Monroe Tavern during their retreat from Concord through Lexington toward Boston. John Raymond, a member of Captain Parker's Company,...

• lexington
• revolutionary war
• massachusetts

In the North West Wall of the Disabled Toilet

TIME CAPSULE TO MARK THE NEW MILLENNIUM A TIME CAPSULE WAS PLACED IN THE NORTH WEST WALL OF THE DISABLED TOILET DURING ALTERATIONS 6TH JANUARY 2000 Submitted by Casey Briggs

• adelaide
• austrailia
• time capsule
• millennium

Tripe Dressing Baths

 TRIPE DRESSING BATHS Presented to Pudsey Civic Society in 1987 having belonged to Ross's Tripe Dressers and Retailers who occupied various premises in Pudsey and Stanningley 1938 -...

• england
• pudsey
• tripe
• bath
• ross's tripe...

Sailing of the Mayflower

London borough of Southwark Sailing of the Mayflower In 1620 the Mayflower sailed from Rotherhithe on the first stage of its epic voyage to America In command was Captain Christopher Jones of...

• england
• london
• mayflower

Original Iron Lions

ORIGINAL IRON LIONS WHICH GUARDED THE ENTRANCE TO THE COUNTY HALL OF RECORDS SINCE 1880 PLACE HERE IN 1968 BY THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF[ALAMEDA?] COUNTY Submitted by Abby Paske

• oakland
• zoo
• bay area
• california

Brass Was First Made

NEAR THIS PLACE IN THE YEAR 1568 BRASS WAS FIRST MADE BY ALLOYING COPPER WITH ZINC [LOGO] TO COMMEMORATE THE EVENT AND ON THE OCCASION OF THE DIAMOND JUBILEE OF THE NATIONAL...

• brass
• england
• zinc
• copper
• brassfoundry

A Caring Lady

IN MEMORY  HOPE BRANDT  A CARING LADY Submitted by Abby Paske. 

• oakland
• zoo
• california
• bay area

Temescal Creek Park

• emeryville
• california
• bay area

Primbsch Path

PRIMBSCH Path ["No" symbol] PTO Info on the late Mr. Primbsch, an engineer at Space Sciences Labs (SSL) at UC Berkeley: http://www.zoominfo.com/p/Henry- Primbsch/43034276 Submitted by @jqmcd.

• berkeley
• california
• primbsch

It Reflects the Look of Railroad Buildings

THIS STATION WAS CONSTRUCTED AS AN EXXON SUPER SERVICE STATION IN 1933. IT WAS A BUSINESS VENTURE OF LONGTIME BERKELEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHER, SUE IRWIN BUILD IN THE CALIFORNIA MISSION STYLE...

• berkeley
• california
• bay area
• exxon

Berkeley YMCA

BERKELEY Y.M.C.A. Benjamin G. McDougall, Architect1910 Originating among working class Englishmen in 1844, the Young Men's Christian Associateion was brtought to North America in 1851 to promote a...

• bay area
• california
• berkeley
• ymca
• shattuck

Farthest Known Point Reached By the Explorers

• lewis and clark
• oregon
• portland
• waud

Symbolic of the First Integrated Society in the Oregon Country

  THE LEWIS AND CLARK EXPEDITION LEFT ITS WINTER CAMP (FORT CLATSOP) NEAR THE OREGON COAST, MARCH 23, 1806 TO BEGIN THE RETURN JOURNEY. ON MARCH 30, CAPTAIN WILLIAM CLARK FIRST SAW AND NAMED...

• lewis and clark
• oregon
• integrated
• portland

After the Havoc of the War Procured the Building of these Walls of the Cemetery

JOHN FORDE, BEING MAYOR AND PROMOTER OF THIS WORK THE PARISHIONERS OF ST. JOHN OF THE HOLY CROSS AFTER THE HAVOC OF THE WAR PROCURED THE BUILDING OF THESE WALLS OF THE CEMETERY AT THEIR...

• ireland
• limerick
• wall
• church
• churchyard
• cemetary