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Pilots' Monument

This sign is dedicate to the "Pilots' Monument" to commemorate 100 years of powered flight in Canada  Donated by the members of 825 "Yellowknife Elks" Royal Canadian Air Cadet Squadron Summer...

This sign is dedicate to the "Pilots' Monument" to commemorate 100 years of powered flight in Canada  Donated by the members of 825 "Yellowknife Elks" Royal Canadian Air...

  • yellowknife
  • canada
  • northwest te...
  • pilots

Jolliffe Island

YELLOWKNIFE HERITAGE 1994 JOLLIFFE ISLAND The City of Yellowknife is not confined to the mainland alone. In the 1940s, as much activity occurred on nearby islands as onshore. A two minute canoe...

YELLOWKNIFE HERITAGE 1994 JOLLIFFE ISLAND The City of Yellowknife is not confined to the mainland alone. In the 1940s, as much activity occurred on nearby islands as onshore. A two minute canoe...

  • yellowknife
  • northwest te...
  • canada
  • mine
  • gold

Bush Pilots of Canada

  In the 1920s and 1930s a small number of daring aviators broke the silence of the North. Often flying in extreme cold and facing dangerous take-off and landing conditions, these bush...

  In the 1920s and 1930s a small number of daring aviators broke the silence of the North. Often flying in extreme cold and facing dangerous take- off and landing conditions, these...

  • yellowknife
  • canada
  • northwest te...
  • barrenlands
  • extreme cold
  • canadian mainstream

Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill

@romanmars Fun at Hrad Veveri in the Czech Rep #quatrefoils #alwaysreadtheplaque http://t.co/noSxD6KIyL Submitted by biggdavo

@romanmars Fun at Hrad Veveri in the Czech Rep #quatrefoils #alwaysreadtheplaque http://t.co/noSxD6KIyL Submitted by biggdavo

  • churchill
  • 1908
  • 1906
  • 1907

Robert R. Church, Sr. / Robert R. Church, Jr.

This plaque is dedicated to father and son, leaders of their race whose accomplishments brought honorable recognition to the City of Memphis. Robert R. Church, Sr. 1839-1912 Pioneer businessman,...

This plaque is dedicated to father and son, leaders of their race whose accomplishments brought honorable recognition to the City of Memphis. Robert R. Church, Sr. 1839-1912 Pioneer businessman,...

  • shelby county
  • tennessee

This Gathering Place

This gathering place created through the generous support from  Boulevard Bluffs neighbors City of Everett BSA Eagle Scout project by Kenny Spotz, Mt. Baker Troop 114 And many others 2007

This gathering place created through the generous support from  Boulevard Bluffs neighbors City of Everett BSA Eagle Scout project by Kenny Spotz, Mt. Baker Troop 114 And many others 2007

  • mukilteo
  • everett
  • washington
  • gathering place

Tory Row

TORY ROW  WEALTHY FAMILIES LOYAL TO THE CROWN LIVED ALONG BRATTLE STREET BEFORE THE REVOLUTION  Submitted by @RoadTripNE.

TORY ROW  WEALTHY FAMILIES LOYAL TO THE CROWN LIVED ALONG BRATTLE STREET BEFORE THE REVOLUTION  Submitted by @RoadTripNE.

  • cambridge
  • massachusetts
  • revolutionary war
  • tory
  • crown

Springbank Snow Countess 81871

IN HONOR OF SPRINGBANK SNOW COUNTESS  81871 WORLD CHAMPION LIFETIME BUTTERFAT PRODUCER 9062 LBS. BUTTERFAT AND 207,505 LBS MILK IN 10 LACTATIONS, AVERAGE TEST 4.37 BORN NOV 18, 1919 - DIED AUG 9,...

IN HONOR OF SPRINGBANK SNOW COUNTESS  81871 WORLD CHAMPION LIFETIME BUTTERFAT PRODUCER 9062 LBS. BUTTERFAT AND 207,505 LBS MILK IN 10 LACTATIONS, AVERAGE TEST 4.37 BORN NOV 18, 1919 - DIED AUG...

  • butterfat
  • woodstock
  • ontario
  • cow

N.A.A.C.P.'s First Rural Branch

N.A.A.C.P.'s First Rural Branch In 1915, Falls Church ordered residential segregation. Many African-American homeowners would be forced to move. The Colored Citizens Protective league entered a...

N.A.A.C.P.'s First Rural Branch In 1915, Falls Church ordered residential segregation. Many African-American homeowners would be forced to move. The Colored Citizens Protective league entered a...

  • naacp
  • segregation
  • falls chuch. viginia

Church Hill Tunnel

CHURCH HILL TUNNEL About 200 feet east is the western portal of the Church Hill Tunnel. On 11 Dec. 1873, Ches-apeake and Ohio locomotive number 2 passed through the tunnel, marking the completion...

CHURCH HILL TUNNEL About 200 feet east is the western portal of the Church Hill Tunnel. On 11 Dec. 1873, Ches-apeake and Ohio locomotive number 2 passed through the tunnel, marking the completion...

  • richmond
  • virginia
  • train
  • tunnel
  • 1873
  • 1925
  • entombed

Prof. Dr. Hendrik Antoon Lorentz

Placed in front of a large monument with a statue of Lorentz in the center. Original in dutch, translated for international sake:This Arnhem born became famous world wide for his revelations in...

Placed in front of a large monument with a statue of Lorentz in the center. Original in dutch, translated for international sake:This Arnhem born became famous world wide for his revelations...

  • science
  • lorentz
  • statue

Robert O. Fishel Field

Before working for the Yankees and American League, Robert O. Fishel was a product of Hiram College. ROBERT O. FISHEL FIELD  IN HONOR OF A LOYAL MEMBER OF THE CLASS OF 1936 AND GARFIELD FELLOW...

Before working for the Yankees and American League, Robert O. Fishel was a product of Hiram College. ROBERT O. FISHEL FIELD  IN HONOR OF A LOYAL MEMBER OF THE CLASS OF 1936 AND GARFIELD FELLOW...

  • hiram
  • ohio
  • fishel
  • yankees
  • baseball

Monterey's First Railroad

1874 Monterey's First Railroad  The Monterey and Salinas Valley Railroad was constructed as a narrow-gauge, granger railroad linking Monterey to the rest of California. For the first time,...

1874 Monterey's First Railroad  The Monterey and Salinas Valley Railroad was constructed as a narrow-gauge, granger railroad linking Monterey to the rest of California. For the first...

  • monterey
  • california
  • railroad
  • salinas
  • 1874

USS Potomac

  • oakland
  • california
  • bay area
  • potomac
  • fdr
  • wwii
  • roosevelt

First Public Library

1849  FIRST PUBLIC LIBRARY IN CALIFORNIA IS ESTABLISHED IN MONTEREY

1849  FIRST PUBLIC LIBRARY IN CALIFORNIA IS ESTABLISHED IN MONTEREY

  • monterey
  • california
  • library
  • 1849

Casey Jones

From a station on this site the night of Apr. 29, 1900, John Luther Jones, replacing the regularly detailed engineer, took out engine 382, pulling the Illinois Central "Cannonball." Driving into a...

From a station on this site the night of Apr. 29, 1900, John Luther Jones, replacing the regularly detailed engineer, took out engine 382, pulling the Illinois Central "Cannonball." Driving into...

  • shelby county
  • tennessee

An island of trees

This island of trees and plants has been created for visual enjoyment and as a place for contemplation and discussion. It is in memory of Robert Reid Moffat - 1906-1960 - a graduate of this...

This island of trees and plants has been created for visual enjoyment and as a place for contemplation and discussion. It is in memory of Robert Reid Moffat - 1906-1960 - a graduate of this...

  • university o...
  • saskatoon
  • saskatchewan
  • robert reid moffat
  • architecture
  • architect
  • massachusett...
  • mit

Joseph Bartha

ERECTED IN HONOR OF JOSEPH BARTHA AGE 95 TRAILS CHAIRMAN 1490 TO 1955 [illegible] TRAIL CONFERENCE JUNE 3, 1966   [Location approximate] Submitted by no_such_zone

ERECTED IN HONOR OF JOSEPH BARTHA AGE 95 TRAILS CHAIRMAN 1490 TO 1955 [illegible] TRAIL CONFERENCE JUNE 3, 1966   [Location approximate] Submitted by no_such_zone

  • new york
  • trails
  • bartha
  • bear mountain

Robert Louis Stevenson

1879  Robert Louis Stevenson  In poor health, almost penniless and with his literary success still a few years away, RObert Louis Stevenson created a romantic view of Monterey and the surrounding...

1879  Robert Louis Stevenson  In poor health, almost penniless and with his literary success still a few years away, RObert Louis Stevenson created a romantic view of Monterey and the surrounding...

  • monterey
  • california
  • 1879
  • stevenson

The Colonnade Staircase

THE COLONNADE His worship the late Donald Summerville, Mayor of Toronto officially opened the Colonnade on October 16th, 1963 with these words: "A creative and imaginative answer to the pressing...

THE COLONNADE His worship the late Donald Summerville, Mayor of Toronto officially opened the Colonnade on October 16th, 1963 with these words: "A creative and imaginative answer to the pressing...

  • spiralling s...
  • toronto
  • colonnade
  • spiral staircase
  • totally canadian
  • ontario
  • canada
  • colonnade