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Dorchester Heights

National Historic Site Dorchester Heights These heights, commanding the harbor and town of Boston on the south, were seized and fortified by troops of the Continental Army and local militia...

• boston
• dorchester
• massachusetts
• revolutionary war
• 1776
• george washington
• national park

Fort Independence

Fort Independence Dating from 1634, called Castle William in honor of King William III of England, prior to the Revolutionary War. Used as a garrison for British troops until 1776. Rededicated...

• boston
• massachusetts
• fort
• john adams

Four Citizens Killed by British Soldiers

At this place April 19, 1775 four citizens were killed by British soldiers retreating from Lexington   Erected by the city 1880 Names of those killed Isaac Gardiner, William Marcy, John Hicks,...

• cambridge
• massachusetts
• revolutionary war
• british
• 1775

First Unitarian church of Oakland

• oakland
• california
• bay area
• church
• unitarian

South Berkeley Bank

• berkeley
• california
• bay area
• howard
• bank
• cal
• 1906
• lorin

Al Zampa Memorial Bridge

  Submitted by @jqmcd 

• bridge
• california
• bay area
• bridge
• todo

Charles S green Library / African- American Museum

• oakland
• california
• bay area
• library
• museum
• african american

The Touriel Building

Possibilities to add convenience, intensity, and cheer in cities... are limitless" -- Jane Jacobs

• berkeley
• california
• bay area
• jane jacobs

Freedmen Town

Submitted by @alwaysreadtheplaque.

• oxford
• civil war
• citizen
• mississippi

The Dormitory at the Morris Industrial School for Indians

Submitted by S_Despiegelaere

• minnesota
• dormitory
• industrial school
• indians
• indian
• assimilation

Tilden memorial

DEDICATED [*] 195[*] IN MEMORY OF  [*] CLASS [?] MEMBERS UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA WHO LOST THEIR LIVES IN WORLD WAR II Wm. H. MERRIAM 39 JAMES W. ROUTH Jr. 41 EDMUND TACKLE 4[*] JOHN ROBERT...

• berkeley
• california
• bay area
• wwii
• tilden
• oak
• cal

Along the Bluff

In the 19th and early 20th centuries, this spot was the edge of a bluff overlooking Burrard Inlet, along which, in the 1890s, the young city’s most influential residents built impressive homes....

• vancouver
• british columbia
• canada
• bluff

Financial District

Financial District In 1888, the Bank of British Columbia and the Bank of Montreal became the first of many financial institutions to open their offices on Hastings Street west of Cambie. By 1912,...

• vancouver
• british columbia
• canada
• financial district
• bank

Robinson Block / Kane Building

CITY OF VANCOUVER HERITAGE BUILDING The Robinson Block was built in 1889. Zebulon Franks, a Jewish immigrant from Russia who arrived in 1887, relocated his general supply store here from Carrall...

• vancouver
• british columbia
• canada
• building
• gastown

Regis High School

Grand Hotel / Terminus Hotel

CITY OF VANCOUVER HERITAGE BUILDING The Grand Hotel was built in 1889. It was known as the Granville Hotel until its expansion in 1904. Designed by Noble Stonestreet Hoffar, one of Vancouver’s...

• vancouver
• british columbia
• canada
• building
• gastown
• hotel

Little Traverse Bay

For centuries this region has been the home of Ottawa Indians, who's warriors and orators fought bravely to retain their land. Around 1700 a mission was built by French Jesuits at the...

Riverton Yacht Club

Riverton Yacht Club Oldest Yacht Club On The Delaware Founded 1865 - Clubhouse Built On Pier At This Site 1881 Marker Erected 1966 By Burlington County Historical Society Submitted by: Melissa McCurley

• yacht club
• riverton
• nj
• delaware

Winged Victory

To commemorate those in the service of the Canadian Pacific Railway Company who, at the call of King and Country, left all that was dear to them, endured hardship, faced danger and finally passed...

• vancouver
• british columbia
• canada
• art
• sculpture
• memorial
• war
• solider
• angel
• train station

Hudson House

Hudson House Built in 1895 as Hudson’s Bay Company’s fur & liquor warehouse Heritage Recognition Award City of Vancouver  1980   Photo of the building: http://imgur.com/HSP3laF    Attribution:...

• vancouver
• british columbia
• canada
• building
• hudson’s bay company
• gastown