Manufacturing History at the Corner of Norris & Forest
Manufacturing History at the Corner of Norris & Forest Manufacturing here spanned most of the 20th Century, reflecting the changing economy of Ypsilanti and in America. In 1907 the...
Ada B. Thomas
LADY OF THE LAKE ADA B. THOMAS 1913-2010 INSPIRING FRIEND TO ALL, ATHLETE AND BLUES WOMAN. "HANG TUFF! GOD IS GOOD!" Submitted by Darren Platt.
- san francisco
- california
- bay area
- blues
John Rinks, Jr.
In Memory of John Rinks, Jr. "Jack" For his Community Service Placed by the Linn Co. Pioneer Assn June 2006
- brownsville
- oregon
- community service
- pioneer
Saint Teresa of Avila, "The Birds"
Submitted by Jon Jenkins
Josiah T. Settle1850-1915
After a noted legal and legislative career in Mississippi, Settle came to Memphis in 1885. During the late 1880's he served as Assistant Attorney General of the Criminal Court of Shelby County, an...
- shelby county
- tennessee
Al Attles
THESE PLATFORMS ARE DEDICATED TO ALL WHO PULL
THE WEST COAST TUG-O-WAR ASSOCIATION WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE FOLLOWING FOR PROVIDING THE MATERIALS, LABOR AND SPACE FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THESE PULLING PLATFORMS CITY OF...
- brownsville
- oregon
- tug-o-war
- pull
Depoe Bay Wayside
- depoe bay
- oregon
Second Congregational Church
Founded by the American Missionary Association in 1868, Second Congregational Church was originally at 239 Orleans. It was a chapel for LeMoyne Normal Institute. The present church, designed and...
- shelby county
- tennessee
Vada Pinson
- oakland
- cardinals
- 286
- coliseum
Kanrin Maru
1860 2010 COMMEMORATION The 150th Anniversary of the First Japanese Vessel to San Francisco 150 YEARS
- 1860
- san francisco
- embarcadero
- japan
Paragon Station
Opened in 1848, and substantially enlarged to a design by William Bell in 1904, PARAGON STATION was the principal Hull passenger station of the North Eastern Railway which, with its...
- paragon
- hull
- station
- railway
In Honor of Gail Turner 1944 - 2016
Cycling and Pedestrian Improvements in Honor of Gail Turner 1944 - 2016 Submitted by @jqmcd
- pleasanton
- bicycling
Summer White House That Was Never Built
PLAQUE:In 1911, John Brisbane Walker, owner of the property that is now Mount Falcon Park, promoted the idea of a Summer White House. The cornerstone of Colorado yule marble was laid on July 4,...
- mt. falcon park
- colorado
- denver
- golden
Three Islands in the Mississippi
The Mississippi River's many islands are well known to navigators, and the roles of several as accessible and safe havens for villages, camps, and forts have made them significant in Minnesota's...
- pike island
- mississippi river
- fort snelling
Whiskey Hill
Upper Plaque: Whiskey Hill 1861 1877 A tiny village where violence, hangings, drinking, and bull and bear fights were part of daily life. Located on the old Santa Cruz Road, which crossed a...
- saloon
- ecv
Catalan Forge Furnace- 1881
Catalan Forge Furnace - 1881 Standish (Williamstown) Made Brick-Like Blooms From One of Saranac River Mines 1886 - Replaced By Blast Furnace & Ore From Lyon Mt. (Standish, New York, Photo Alan R Reno)
- alan reno
- furnace
- lyon mtn
- saranac
- mines
- forge
- standish
Sir Edmund Head Hall
Submitted by @bthubbard
British Bombing of Cecina
Plaque reads: Cecina, tra il novembre del 1945 ed il giugno del 1944, subi una lunga serie di bombardamenti aerei da parte dell'aviazione sta tunitense e britannica, motivati dapprima...
- wwii
- italy
- tuscany
- war
- bombing
THE LADIES OF THE EVENING
THE LADIES OF THE EVENING TO COMMEMORATE THAT UBIQUITOUS SEGMENT OF SOCIETY WHO HAVE BEN UNACKNOWLEDGED WHO THOUGH OBSCURE, MADE AN ESSENTIAL CONTRIBUTION TO THE SETTLEMENT OF THE WEST. ...
- ecv
- nevada city
- obscure