Grace Bagnato
Grace Bagnato 1891 - 1950 The Canada of today has been created by thousands of immigrants from every corner of the world. Some of these became leaders in their communities and co-creators of...
- toronto
- bagnato
- ontario
- ward
Middle Fork of the Vermilion River
Middle Fork of the Vermilion River Has been established as a state protected river by Illinois statute P.A. 84-1257 And designated as a state- administered component of the National Wild...
- river
- illinois
Van Benthuysen-Elms Mansion
Submitted by @alwaysreadtheplaque.
- lousiana
- new orleans
- yankee
- germany
- q'master
- adolf karl g...
- u-boat
Dainty, A Schnitzelburg Street Game
DAINTY A SCHNITZELBURG STREET GAME Introduced to Louisville in 1800 by German immigrants, Dainty is played with a 5" stick, and a 3' stick. The 5" stick is place on the ground, hit wit...
- kentucky
- dainty
- schnitzelburg
- louisville
Forest Lawn Cemetery
Forest Lawn Cemetery was part of a parcel owned by Samuel Dexter, who came to Michigan in 1824 from New York State. He purchased 926 acres of land that was incorporated as the village...
Tourist Buses Crash Memorial, Salar de Uyuni
EN MEMORIA De las victimas del tragico accidente que sego la vida de trece personas. Este monumento se erigio para suplicar por la paz eterna de estas almas, y como silenciosos ruego por la...
- bolivia
- tourist
- buses
- salt flats
Chakra Yantra
Jantar Mantar observatory in Jaipur. Submitted by @Petramatic
- india
- jaipur
- observatory
Blue Star Memorial Highway
BLUE STARMEMORIAL HIGHWAY A tribute to the Armed Forces that have defended the United States of America SPONSORED BY Garden Clubs of Golden Foothills District IN COOPERATION...
- california
- blue star
- garden clubs
Chinese Railroad Workers
ABOUT 1000 FEET FROM THIS LOCATION IS THE TRACK OF THE TRANSCONTINENTAL RAILROAD. IN 1865 THOUSANDS OF CHINESE IN KWANTUNG PROVENCE CHINA WERE RECRUITED TO WORK ON THIS GREAT CONNECTION...
- california
- railroad
- china
- china
- placer county
Berkeley Garbage Wars
In 1908, residents of West Berkeley took up arms to stop garbage wagons from dumping trash in their backyards. After a showdown, Berkeley relented, and the neighborhood of Ocean View seceded...
- berkeley
- albany
- garbage
- activism
- environment
- california
- bay area
Sillamäe Remediation
On the plaque: Sillamäe Jäätmehoidla Saneerimine 1999-2008 (in Estonian) English translation: Sillamäe Waste Containment Remediation 1999-2008. The area around the plaque was a tailings pond from...
- sillamäe
- waste area
- estonia
Le 6 JUIN 1944
Submitted by @robertdall .
- wwiii
- normandy
Which Introduced Pizza to the West Coast in 1935
This is the site of Lupo'sRestaurant which introduced Pizza to the West cost in 1935. The original brick oven, fired by oak-wood, is still in use here at Tommaso's. Submitted by @scatebase.
- pizza
- san francisco
- oak-wood
- california
- bay area
Downtown Oberlin Historic District
![[Location approximate] Submitted by @DIYgirl.](http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d4UrziHpylbBP31inq7Bdm97djU4zCKGRkdIId5i7uBHJ7kmSe-aGA5mYhhd46ewmcu3RG7Vb7QrC9OLb2SEv1XloJfzdQ)
[Location approximate] Submitted by @DIYgirl.
- ohio
- oberlin
- downtown
Frances Albrier
- berkeley
- california
- bay area
- civil rights
Moland House
- revolutionary war
- washington
- moland
- cavalry
- pulaski
- pennsylvania
Eglinton Woods Drunken Steps St Brides Well
EGLINTON WOODS DRUNKEN STEPS ST BRIDES WELL FAVOURITE WALK(1781-82) OF ROBERT BURNS AND HIS SAILOR FRIEND RICHARD BROWN DO YOU RECOLLECT A SUNDAY WE SPENT TOGETHER IN EGLINTON WOODS? RB IRVINE...
- burns
- walk
- brown
Irvine Burns Club Cairn
THIS CAIRN WAS ERECTED FOR IRVINE BURNS CLUB TO MARK THEIR 150TH ANNIVERSARY AND TO RELOCATE THE PLAQUE ORIGINALLY PLACED AT THE DRUNKEN STEPS 700 YARDS NORTHWEST OF THIS SPOT BY W. & C....
- burns
- relocated
- bypass
James Flewitt Mullock
CITY OF NEWPORT JAMES FLEWITT MULLOCK 1818-1892 TO COMMEMORATE THE LIFE OF A VICTORIAN- NEWPORTONIAN-ARTIST-ART TEACHER-BIBLIOPHILE- EDUCATIONAL REFORMER-BON VIVANT-HORTICULTURALIST AND CLERK TO...
- cemetery
- newport
- renaissance-man
- bon vivant
The Armsby Calorimeter
CALORIMETER DESIGNED AND FIRST OPERATED IN 1902 BY PIONEER ANIMAL NUTRITIONIST HENRY ARMSBY, THE CALORIMETER WAS HOUSED IN THIS SPECIALLY CON- STRUCTED BUILDING AND MON- ITORED AN...
- gastropod
- pennsylvania
- penn state
- calories
- calorimeter
- science