A Brief History of the Bone House and Graveyard
A Brief History of the Bone House & Graveyard (Spa Fields Park) During the 1780s the land was leased as a burial ground and provided space for 2,722 interments. Eventually housing was built...
- london
- spa fields park
- graveyard
- bone house
Lady Bird Johnson Grove
Lady Bird Johnson Grove Dedicated in honor of Mrs. Johnson by Richard Nixon President of the United States August 27, 1969 In recognition of her devoted service to the cause of...
- lbj
- nixon
- redwoods
- nature
- conservation
Big Diamond
"BIG DIAMOND," A CIRCUS ELEPHANT, EXPIRED NEAR HERE IN 1927. HIS SKINNED HULK WAS BURIED. YEARS LATER, BONES WERE UNEARTHED AND SPECULATION AROSE ABOUT A HUMBOLDT MASTODON UNTIL IN-...
- big diamond
- elephant
- mastodon
- humboldt
- ecv
Kitty Hawk
THE FIRST SUCCESSFUL FLIGHT OF AN AIRPLANEWAS MADE FROM THIS SPOT BY ORVILLE WRIGHT DECEMBER 17, 1908, IN A MACHINE DESIGNED AND BUILT BY WILBUR WRIGHT AND ORVILLE WRIGHT THIS TABLET WAS...
- kitty hawk
- wright brothers
- airplane
- flight
Hutchison School
Mary Grimes Hutchison (1872-1962), a pioneer in rigorous education for girls in Memphis, opened her school in the Wesley Halliburton home in 1902. By 1925, Hutchison School had become a...
- shelby county
- tennessee
Laid by the M. W. Grand Lodge of F. & A. M. of Washington
Trim, Matthew Flinders' Intrepid Cat
Trim MATTHEW FLINDERS INTREPID CAT Who Circumnavigated Australia With His Master 1801 - 1803 And Thereafter Shared His Exile On The Island Of Mauritius Where He Met His Untimely Death ...
Centennial Celebration
CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION IN COMMEMORATION OF THE VISIT OF PRESIDENT THEODORE ROOSEVELT'S "GREAT WHITE FLEET" TO SEATTLE IN MAY OF 1908, FROM HERE THE FLEET CONTINUED ON THEIR FAMOUS ROUND THE WORLD...
- 1908
- round the world
- roosevelt
Bejamin Banneker
BENJAMIN BANNEKER (1731-1806) THE SELF-EDUCATED NEGRO MATHEMATICIAN AND ASTRONOMER WAS BORN. LIVED HIS ENTIRE LIFE AND DIED NEAR HERE. HE ASSISTED IN SURVEYING THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, 1791,...
- astronomer
- african-american
- 1791
- jefferson
- self-educated
The First Cyclotrons
IN THIS ROOMIN 1930 - 1934 EARNEST O. LAWRENCE WITH M. STANLEY LIVINGSTON, DAVID H. SLOAN, AND OTHER COLLABORATORSDEVELOPED THE FIRST CYCLOTRONS AND HEAVY-ION ACCELERATORS THE OBSERVED THE FIRST...
- berkeley
- cal
- lawrence
- livingston
- sloan
- cyclotrons
- nuclear reactions
History of the Transbay Ferry
History of the Transbay Ferry Ferry service between Oakland and San Francisco has played a vital role for over 145 years. The earliest licensed operator was Captain Thomas Gray who started his...
- oakland
- transbay
- ferry
- 1851
Fort Point, San Francisco
FORT POINT IS CONSIDERED ONE OF THE FINEST EXAMPLES OF MILITARY ARCHITECTURE IN THE UNITED STATES AND IS SAN FRANCISCO'S ONLY MAJOR BUILDING CONSTRUCTED BEFORE THE CIVIL WAR WHICH HAS REMAINED...
- fort point
- rifled cannon
- 1861
- san francisco
The Jerwood LIbrary
Submitted by @Geograph_Bob © Copyright Bob Harvey and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence
In Memory Of
DEDICATED JUNE 1986 IN MEMORY OF GEORGE NICHOLS MEMBER 1973 - 1976 LEE EDWARD HARRIS MEMBER 1964 - 1973 STANLEY "STAN" MORGAN CHAIRMAN OF THE FAIR 1964-1971
Piers 1 1/2, 3, & 5
In Memory of Louise Gschwend
Water Powered Mills of Brownsville
Shirley Carney
The Site of the Last of Three No-Warning Car-Bomb Explosions
IN REMEMBRANCE THIS STONE MARKS THE SITE WHERE THE LAST OF THREE NO-WARNING CAR-BOMB EXPLOSIONS OCCURRED ON 17TH MAY 1974 IN WHICH 2 PEOPLE LOST THEIR LIVES Installed by Justice for...
- dublin
- troubles
- car bomb
Max Baer
MAX BAER RAISED IN LIVERMORE, CALIFORNIA, BAER BEGAN HIS BOXING CAREER IN 1929 AT AGE 20 IN OAKLAND. HE WON HIS FIRST TWELVE FIGHTS BY KNOCKOUTS. IN 1933, WEARING THE STAR OF DAVID ON HIS TRUNKS,...
- livermore
- boxing
- 1934