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St George’s Day

I’m spending a year in Belgium, and reading every Plaque I can find. This massive memorial looks out over a public beach, but is nearly unseen by the crowd. I can’t say much about the battle, but...

I’m spending a year in Belgium, and reading every Plaque I can find. This massive memorial looks out over a public beach, but is nearly unseen by the crowd. I can’t say much about the battle,...

    Nothing Happened

      This plaque adorns the Cotford Hotel, a bed and breakfast in Malvern, UK: “On this site, Sept . 5, 1782, Nothing Happened.” Other plaques assert one event or another, leaving the status of...

      This plaque adorns the Cotford Hotel, a bed and breakfast in Malvern, UK: “On this site, Sept . 5, 1782, Nothing Happened.” Other plaques assert one event or another, leaving the status of...

    • events
    • malvern
    • omniscience
    • sarcasm
    • uk

    Equitable Building – National Historic Mechanical Engineering Landmark

    Near the front entrance – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commonwealth_Building_%28Portland,_OregonNational Historic Mechanical Engineering LandmarkEquitable Building – Portland, OregonThe use of...

    Near the front entrance – http://en.wikipedia.org/ wiki/Commonwealth_Building_%28Portland,_OregonNati onal Historic Mechanical Engineering LandmarkEquitable Building – Portland, OregonThe use of...

    • heat pump
    • landmark
    • mechanical e...
    • portland

    Lt John B. Megrew, U.S.A.

    ” Lt John B. Megrew, U.S.A. Who gave his life for his country in World War II and who was Rancho Santa Fe’s only casualty in that war.”

    ” Lt John B. Megrew, U.S.A. Who gave his life for his country in World War II and who was Rancho Santa Fe’s only casualty in that war.”

    • bronze
    • plaque
    • rancho santa fe
    • world war ii

    D. L. Moody

    D. L. Moody Christian Evangelist, Friend of Man, Founder of the Northfield Schools, was converted to God in a shoe store on this site April 21, 1855 Court Street, Boston, MA 1837-1899. American...

    D. L. Moody Christian Evangelist, Friend of Man, Founder of the Northfield Schools, was converted to God in a shoe store on this site April 21, 1855 Court Street, Boston, MA 1837-1899....

    • d l moody
    • christian
    • evangelist
    • god
    • shoe store
    • northfield

    Casa Loma and the Pellatts

    I visited Casa Loma on a trip to Toronto–a pilgrimage to a few sites in the comic series Scott Pilgrim, in which many scenes take place in real locations in the city. The history of the castle is...

    I visited Casa Loma on a trip to Toronto–a pilgrimage to a few sites in the comic series Scott Pilgrim, in which many scenes take place in real locations in the city. The history of the castle is...

    • casaloma cas...

    First home of Hank Greenberg

    First home of Hank Greenberg 1911-1986 Hall of Fame Baseball Player Detroit TigersDonated by John Culkin and L. M. Brooks40.732662,-74.002814

    First home of Hank Greenberg 1911-1986 Hall of Fame Baseball Player Detroit TigersDonated by John Culkin and L. M. Brooks40.732662,-74.002814

    • baseball
    • home
    • nyc

    Charles Pinckney and Edward Rutledge burial site

    A signer of the U.S. Constitution and a signer of the Declaration of Independence are both buried in this graveyard in Charleston, South Carolina. Hey, know the difference between a graveyard and cemetery?

    A signer of the U.S. Constitution and a signer of the Declaration of Independence are both buried in this graveyard in Charleston, South Carolina. Hey, know the difference between a graveyard and cemetery?

    • charles pinckney
    • edward rutledge
    • graveyard

    Mountaineer Bowl football stadium

    Mountaineer Bowl football stadium. 1948. 7750 feet. Highest collegiate football field in the world. Western State Colorado University, Gunnison, Colorado, USA.

    Mountaineer Bowl football stadium. 1948. 7750 feet. Highest collegiate football field in the world. Western State Colorado University, Gunnison, Colorado, USA.

      Alpine Club WWI Memorial

      This plaque reads: “Erected by the California Alpine Club and dedicated to those members who gave their services to our country during the Great War — AD 1919″ The plaque was originally placed on...

      This plaque reads: “Erected by the California Alpine Club and dedicated to those members who gave their services to our country during the Great War — AD 1919″ The plaque was originally placed on...

      • alpine club
      • memorial cairn
      • mt tamalpais
      • west peak
      • world war i

      Logan House

      Sadly, the plaque is located between the wall for a parking garage for the Altoona Amtrak station, and the chain link fence for the parking lot of the Altoona USPS building. Coordinates...

      Sadly, the plaque is located between the wall for a parking garage for the Altoona Amtrak station, and the chain link fence for the parking lot of the Altoona USPS building. Coordinates...

      • loganhouse l...

      Chandelier Tree

      location: Leggett, Californiacoordinates: 39 degrees 51 minutes 31.12 seconds North; 123 degrees 43 minutes 8.38 seconds Westfor more information, see:...

      location: Leggett, Californiacoordinates: 39 degrees 51 minutes 31.12 seconds North; 123 degrees 43 minutes 8.38 seconds Westfor more information, see:...

      • california
      • chandelier tree
      • giant redwood
      • leggett

      Middle Redoubt marker, Battle of Washington Heights, 1776

      This bronze tablet is in the Easterly Division of Trinity Church Cemetery & Mausoleum in Washington Heights, New York, NY. Affixed to a boulder near West 153rd Street and Amsterdam Avenue, the...

      This bronze tablet is in the Easterly Division of Trinity Church Cemetery & Mausoleum in Washington Heights, New York, NY. Affixed to a boulder near West 153rd Street and Amsterdam Avenue, the...

      • 1776
      • american revolution
      • battle
      • bronze
      • general washington
      • middle redoubt
      • tablet
      • washington heights

      Main Line of Defenses of Washington’s Army, September 1776

        This bronze tablet is on the northwest corner of Broadway at 153rd Street, New York, NY. Affixed to a retaining wall of the Westerly Division of Trinity Church Cemetery & Mausoleum, the plaque...

        This bronze tablet is on the northwest corner of Broadway at 153rd Street, New York, NY. Affixed to a retaining wall of the Westerly Division of Trinity Church Cemetery & Mausoleum, the...

      • 153rd street
      • 1776
      • american revolution
      • army
      • broadway
      • bronze
      • defense
      • sons of the ...
      • tablet
      • trinity chur...
      • washington
      • washington heights

      Apollo 17 Moon Landing Plaque

        Here man completed his first explorations of the Moon December 1972, A.D. May the spirit of peace in which we came be reflected in the lives of all mankind [signature] Eugene A. Cernan Astronaut...

        Here man completed his first explorations of the Moon December 1972, A.D. May the spirit of peace in which we came be reflected in the lives of all mankind [signature] Eugene A. Cernan...

      • apollo 17 mo...
      • moon
      • nixon
      • astronaut

      Leopold Tomschik

      This plaque reads (in German):Here lived Leopold Tomschik Born 1903 Arrested 4.2.1942 Penitentiary Brandenburg Flight into death 17.3.1944It’s part of a whole series of ‘Stolpersteine’ – Stumbling...

      This plaque reads (in German):Here lived Leopold Tomschik Born 1903 Arrested 4.2.1942 Penitentiary Brandenburg Flight into death 17.3.1944It’s part of a whole series of ‘Stolpersteine’ –...

      • holocaust memorial
      • shoah memorial

      El Tiradito

      Plaque installed at the El Tiradito “Wishing Shrine” in the Barrio Viejo neighborhood of Tucson, Arizona.It reads:This is the only shrine in the United States dedicated to the soul of a sinner...

      Plaque installed at the El Tiradito “Wishing Shrine” in the Barrio Viejo neighborhood of Tucson, Arizona.It reads:This is the only shrine in the United States dedicated to the soul of a sinner...

      • tucson arizona

      Volta Cinema

      On this site stood Ireland’s very first dedicated picture house, the Volta Cinema. It was opened on Monday 20th December 1909 and managed by James Joyce. The converted 420-seat venue was renamed...

      On this site stood Ireland’s very first dedicated picture house, the Volta Cinema. It was opened on Monday 20th December 1909 and managed by James Joyce. The converted 420-seat venue was...

      • cinema
      • dublin
      • film
      • ireland
      • james joyce
      • movies
      • theatre

      Old Slater Mill

      The Old Slater Mill The Birthplace of the Cotton Manufacturing Industry in America Here in 1793, Samuel Slater, Moses Brown and William Almy Established the First Successful Cotton Factory in the...

      The Old Slater Mill The Birthplace of the Cotton Manufacturing Industry in America Here in 1793, Samuel Slater, Moses Brown and William Almy Established the First Successful Cotton Factory in the...

      • 1793
      • birthplace
      • cotton
      • factory
      • first
      • industry
      • manufacturing
      • moses brown
      • pawtucket
      • rhode island
      • ri
      • samuel slater
      • slater mill
      • william almy

      Plaza de George Orwell

        City council of Barcelona Video surveillance zone within 500 m. George Orwell Square  

        City council of Barcelona Video surveillance zone within 500 m. George Orwell Square

      • george orwel...