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Bridge to the 21st Century

This is one of my all-time favorite plaques, because of its personal connection.  I grew up in Centralia/Chehalis, and when I was 8 years old, my parents - although, like most of the community,...

This is one of my all-time favorite plaques, because of its personal connection.  I grew up in Centralia/Chehalis, and when I was 8 years old, my parents - although, like most of the...

  • us presdient
  • bill clinton
  • al gore
  • centralia
  • washington

The Greatest Timber Framed Roof in Europe.

Transcript: The Greatest Timber Framed Roof in Europe. The massive carved frames for the Roof of the Great Hall in the Palace of Westminster were made in Farnham not far from this spot and sent to...

Transcript: The Greatest Timber Framed Roof in Europe. The massive carved frames for the Roof of the Great Hall in the Palace of Westminster were made in Farnham not far from this spot and sent...

    White Swan Hotel

      Submitted by @TBuckwalterLNP 

      Submitted by @TBuckwalterLNP 

    • lancaster
    • pennsylvania
    • whipping
    • pillories
    • stocks
    • jail
    • washington
    • adams
    • continental congress
    • slough
    • 1763
    • infamous ride
    • hubley

    Charles DeMuth

     Submitted by @TBuckwalterLNP 

     Submitted by @TBuckwalterLNP 

    • lancaster
    • pennsylvania
    • painting

    Simon Snyder

     Submitted by @TBuckwalterLNP 

     Submitted by @TBuckwalterLNP 

    • lancaster
    • pennsylvania
    • snyder
    • war of 1812
    • sound currency
    • governor

    Elmwood

      Submitted by @csixty4 

      Submitted by @csixty4 

    • elmwood
    • lowell
    • cambridge
    • massachusetts
    • harvard

    Providence (Water Street)

    PROVIDENCE(WATER STREET) THE SITE OF AN 18TH CENTURY SEAPORT VILLAGE WHERE SEAFARING MERCHANTS PARTICIPATED IN THE AFRICAN SLAVE TRADE. IN THE 20TH CENTURY THIS PORT WAS USED BY CAPE VERDEANS WHO...

    PROVIDENCE(WATER STREET) THE SITE OF AN 18TH CENTURY SEAPORT VILLAGE WHERE SEAFARING MERCHANTS PARTICIPATED IN THE AFRICAN SLAVE TRADE. IN THE 20TH CENTURY THIS PORT WAS USED BY CAPE VERDEANS WHO...

    • cape verde
    • rhode island
    • providence
    • slavery

    Rhododendron Dedication

    Submitted by @foodgoesinmouth    

    Submitted by @foodgoesinmouth  

    • portland
    • oregon
    • rhododendron

    Knoxville's Market House

    Submitted by Aaron Bowman.

    Submitted by Aaron Bowman.

    • knoxville
    • tennessee
    • civil war
    • powder magazine
    • farm products
    • civic life

    Hermann the German's Footprint

    Submitted by @gkatz.

    Submitted by @gkatz.

    • new ulm
    • minnesota
    • fakes
    • footprints

    Curbar Pinfold

    Submitted by @samwake.

    Submitted by @samwake.

    • pinfold
    • cattle
    • sheep
    • pinder
    • pinfold

    The Thistle Rink

      Submitted by @urbanbotplay  

      Submitted by @urbanbotplay

    • edmonton
    • canada
    • alberta
    • fire
    • secord
    • rink
    • skating
    • legislative assembly

    From Goths and Utilitarians

    Location from Best Tea Shop Walks in Oxfordshire by Julie Meech. Submitted by @omorley1.

    Location from Best Tea Shop Walks in Oxfordshire by Julie Meech. Submitted by @omorley1.

    • herbert white
    • oxfordshire
    • oxford
    • st lukes
    • england

    William M. Tugman

    This plaque is near the south end of Tugman Park, the park being named after William M. Tugman. It's a very nice park, with a large play field, a walking path, many trees and a sand area with play...

    This plaque is near the south end of Tugman Park, the park being named after William M. Tugman. It's a very nice park, with a large play field, a walking path, many trees and a sand area with...

    • memorial
    • tugman
    • editor
    • register-guard

    James Tilden Sheckard

      Submitted by @TBuckwalterLNP 

      Submitted by @TBuckwalterLNP 

    • lancaster
    • pennsylvania
    • baseball

    Leo F. Hauk

      Submitted by @TBuckwalterLNP 

      Submitted by @TBuckwalterLNP 

    • lancaster
    • pennsylvania
    • boxing

    Wadsworth House Slave Plaque

    Submitted by @RoyallHouse   

    Submitted by @RoyallHouse 

    • harvard
    • slavery
    • cambridge
    • massachusetts
    • wadsworth
    • titus
    • venus
    • juba
    • bilhah

    Robert Livermore First Settler of Livermore Valley

    Submitted by @jqmcd

    Submitted by @jqmcd

    • livermore
    • california
    • 1830
    • rancho
    • england
    • monterey

    Anaheim Landing

    This plaque is at the southern edge of Seal Beach, California, outside of some sort of military property. Soon after the founding of the Mother Colony at Anaheim in 1857, Anaheim Landing was...

    This plaque is at the southern edge of Seal Beach, California, outside of some sort of military property. Soon after the founding of the Mother Colony at Anaheim in 1857, Anaheim Landing...

    • southern california
    • orange county
    • anaheim
    • mother colony
    • santa ana

    Douglass-Hines Building Bricks

    Submitted by Sheila Paske

    Submitted by Sheila Paske

    • placerville
    • fire
    • 1856
    • bricks
    • fountain
    • milton
    • iron door
    • gold rush