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In Loving Memory Freda M. Lane 1889 - 1981

    Mill Valley Railroad Depot

    Mill Valley Railroad Depot Constructed In 1929 by the Northwestern Pacific Railroad, this mission revival-style depot replaced an earlier station at the same location. The first train arrived in...

    Mill Valley Railroad Depot Constructed In 1929 by the Northwestern Pacific Railroad, this mission revival-style depot replaced an earlier station at the same location. The first train arrived in...

      RICHARD “DICK" JESSUP

      Placed in Honor of RICHARD “DICK" JESSUP His creation of this Plaza-- completed in 1982- is testimony to an unyielding dedication to community and a love of this town. Dick's civic contributions...

      Placed in Honor of RICHARD “DICK" JESSUP His creation of this Plaza-- completed in 1982- is testimony to an unyielding dedication to community and a love of this town. Dick's civic contributions...

        Phil Frank

        PHIL FRANK 1943-2007 CARTOONIST, ARTIST, WRITER, LOCAL HISTORIAN, AND BELOVED SAUSALITAN

        PHIL FRANK 1943-2007 CARTOONIST, ARTIST, WRITER, LOCAL HISTORIAN, AND BELOVED SAUSALITAN

          Ronald L. Hothem, Esq.

            Sausalito WWI Memorial

            IN LOVING MEMORY OF THE SONS OF SAUSALITO WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE WORLD WAR 1914 1918 DANIEL FRANCIS MADDEN JOHN NORWWOOD MCNEILL JOÃO De COSTA MOLLES ALFRED HAROLD PANELLA RAY HENRY VAN FLEET...

            IN LOVING MEMORY OF THE SONS OF SAUSALITO WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE WORLD WAR 1914 1918 DANIEL FRANCIS MADDEN JOHN NORWWOOD MCNEILL JOÃO De COSTA MOLLES ALFRED HAROLD PANELLA RAY HENRY VAN...

              Vina del Mar, Sausalito

                Plaza Vina del Mar

                  Praca de Cascais, Sausalito

                    Praca de Cascais, Sausalito

                      Praca de Cascais, Sausalito

                        Praca de Cascais, Sausalito

                          Dr. 'Teddy' Morgan

                          EnglishWelsh International Rugby Player. Scored the winning try against the All Blacks in 1905. Born & lived in Agents Row (Nos. 8 & 10). WelshChwaraewr Rygbi Rhyngwladol a sgoriodd y cais...

                          EnglishWelsh International Rugby Player. Scored the winning try against the All Blacks in 1905. Born & lived in Agents Row (Nos. 8 & 10). WelshChwaraewr Rygbi Rhyngwladol a sgoriodd y...

                          • welsh
                          • wales
                          • rugby

                          The Chalmette Plantations

                          Scene of the Battle of New Orleans  Dec. 1814 - Jan. 1815  Battle raged on lands of Ignace de Lino de Chalmette, Antoine Bienvenue, and Denis de la Ronde. British camps on lands of Jaques de...

                          Scene of the Battle of New Orleans  Dec. 1814 - Jan. 1815  Battle raged on lands of Ignace de Lino de Chalmette, Antoine Bienvenue, and Denis de la Ronde. British camps on lands of Jaques de...

                          • louisiana
                          • war of 1812
                          • new orleans

                          Lake Pontchartrain and the Pontchartrain Basin

                          Named Lake Pontchartrain in 1718 by French Explorer, Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville, Lake Pontchartrain is not a true lake but a shallow 630 square mile estuary. Approximately 40 miles wide...

                          Named Lake Pontchartrain in 1718 by French Explorer, Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville, Lake Pontchartrain is not a true lake but a shallow 630 square mile estuary. Approximately 40 miles wide...

                          • louisiana
                          • new orleans
                          • waterway

                          Southern Yacht Club

                          Located across the New Basin Canal before you is the second oldest yacht club in the country. It moved from Pass Christian, MS onto the site across from the New Canal Lighthouse. The club built a...

                          Located across the New Basin Canal before you is the second oldest yacht club in the country. It moved from Pass Christian, MS onto the site across from the New Canal Lighthouse. The club built...

                          • louisiana
                          • new orleans

                          New Basin Canal

                          The canal you see before you was created in the 1830's by the New Orleans Canal and Banking Company for drainage and commerce. Over 8,000 Irish immigrants died digging the canal through mosquito...

                          The canal you see before you was created in the 1830's by the New Orleans Canal and Banking Company for drainage and commerce. Over 8,000 Irish immigrants died digging the canal through mosquito...

                          • louisiana
                          • new orleans
                          • waterway

                          Brieven van Belle

                          The 18th century writer and "Independant woman" Belle van Zuylen lived in the castle nearby. Besides novels and plays, she wrote letters to the people hiking around the castle, and at some spots...

                          The 18th century writer and "Independant woman" Belle van Zuylen lived in the castle nearby. Besides novels and plays, she wrote letters to the people hiking around the castle, and at some...

                          • walking
                          • slot zuylen
                          • windmill

                          Jaagpad bij de Vecht

                          In the 19th and early 20th century rivers were the main transport route. Ships were towed by means of a rope, pulled by horses on the road parallel to the stream.In Dutch this road was called...

                          In the 19th and early 20th century rivers were the main transport route. Ships were towed by means of a rope, pulled by horses on the road parallel to the stream.In Dutch this road was called...

                          • transport over water
                          • 19th century

                          Classical parking notice

                          A Latin and Greek instruction to errant velocipedistsDUAE ROTATE HIC RELICTAE PERIMENTUR--ΕΝΘΑΔΕ ΛΗΦΘΕΝΤΕΣ ΔΥΟΚΥΚΛΟΙ ΔΙΑΦΘΑRΗΣΟΝΤΑΙ[sic]

                          A Latin and Greek instruction to errant velocipedistsDUAE ROTATE HIC RELICTAE PERIMENTUR-- ΕΝΘΑΔΕ ΛΗΦΘΕΝΤΕΣ ΔΥΟΚΥΚΛΟΙ ΔΙΑΦΘΑRΗΣΟΝΤΑΙ[sic]