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Irene H. Canova Park

"This beach side property was donated in 1996 to the citizens of Brevard County by Patricia Kosinski in loving memory of her mother,  Irene H. Canova. In 1922, as a young widow with her small...

"This beach side property was donated in 1996 to the citizens of Brevard County by Patricia Kosinski in loving memory of her mother,  Irene H. Canova. In 1922, as a young widow with her...

  • florida
  • shells
  • homestead

The Savoy Plaque

Text: Here once stood the legendary Savoy Ballroom, a hothouse for the development of jazz in the Swing era. Visually dazzling and spacious, the Savoy nightly featured the finest jazz bands in the...

Text: Here once stood the legendary Savoy Ballroom, a hothouse for the development of jazz in the Swing era. Visually dazzling and spacious, the Savoy nightly featured the finest jazz bands in the...

  • savoy
  • swing
  • lindy
  • lindy hop
  • dance
  • 30's
  • 40's
  • happy feet

Hoboken City Hall

Submitted by Bob Paske.

Submitted by Bob Paske.

  • hoboken
  • city hall
  • beau arts
  • wwi

Who Died During the Construction of this Reservoir

This records that the reservoir was constructed for the Wakefield and District Waterworks and opened in 1957.   © Copyright Humphrey Bolton and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons...

This records that the reservoir was constructed for the Wakefield and District Waterworks and opened in 1957.   © Copyright Humphrey Bolton and licensed for reuse under this Creative...

  • lowlands
  • water resources
  • plaque for o...
  • geograph
  • memorial plaque

Carrie L. Hoyt

Via Berkeleyside, Photo: Myra Wysinger. Berkeley's first female mayor. Short biography

Via Berkeleyside, Photo: Myra Wysinger. Berkeley's first female mayor. Short biography

  • berkeley
  • california
  • bay area
  • mayor

Recognizing Endowed Professorships at Notre Dame

 Endowed professorships were first established by the Roman Emperor and stoic philosopher Marcus Aurelius in Athens in 176 A.D. The custom was revivied at Oxford and Cambridge in 1502 with the...

 Endowed professorships were first established by the Roman Emperor and stoic philosopher Marcus Aurelius in Athens in 176 A.D. The custom was revivied at Oxford and Cambridge in 1502 with...

  • notre dame
  • indiana
  • university o...
  • endowed prof...

David Charles Collier

David Charles Collier A Man of Vision - A Dynamic Leader - A Developer and Builder A Great and Lovable Character The Creative Genius of the Panama-California Exposition of 1915 An Inspiration to...

David Charles Collier A Man of Vision - A Dynamic Leader - A Developer and Builder A Great and Lovable Character The Creative Genius of the Panama-California Exposition of 1915 An Inspiration to...

  • san diego
  • california
  • balboa park
  • museum of man
  • david charle...

Anaheim Orange and Lemon Association Packing House

Submitted by @joemorf.

Submitted by @joemorf.

  • anaheim
  • orange
  • lemon
  • packing

The Fourth Street West Subway

Submitted by @LDTG117.

Submitted by @LDTG117.

  • subway
  • calgary
  • canada

Fort Warren

  Submitted by ‏@mywolfson

  Submitted by ‏@mywolfson

  • fort warren
  • boston
  • massachusetts

Honoring Rudy + Alma Gilbert

HONORING RUDY + ALMA GILBERT AND THEIR MINISTRY HERE  1957 1972 LRV 1972 Submitted by @ibbybit  

HONORING RUDY + ALMA GILBERT AND THEIR MINISTRY HERE  1957 1972 LRV 1972 Submitted by @ibbybit

  • ministry
  • spokane
  • universalist

The Carl S. English, Jr. Gardens

  • seattle
  • ballard
  • washington
  • locks
  • gardens

Benjamin Franklin

BENJAMIN FRANKLIN(1706 - 1790) -- * -- Printer, author, inventor, diplomat, philanthropist, statesman, and scientist. The eighteenth cen-tury's most illustrious Pennsylvanian built a house in...

BENJAMIN FRANKLIN(1706 - 1790) -- * -- Printer, author, inventor, diplomat, philanthropist, statesman, and scientist. The eighteenth cen-tury's most illustrious Pennsylvanian built a house...

  • franklin
  • benjamin
  • pennsylvania
  • philadelphia

Philadelphia

PHILADELPHIA --*-- Founded by William Penn. Laid out in 1682. Chartered a city, 1701. Pennsylvania's capital until 1799; the nation's to 1800. County was one of Pennsylvania's origi-nal three,...

PHILADELPHIA --*-- Founded by William Penn. Laid out in 1682. Chartered a city, 1701. Pennsylvania's capital until 1799; the nation's to 1800. County was one of Pennsylvania's origi-nal three,...

    Birthplace of Baseball

    Submitted by Bob Paske.

    Submitted by Bob Paske.

    • hoboken
    • baseball
    • elysian fields
    • knickerbockers
    • new yorks

    Fort Michilimackinac

      Submitted by Debby Drake.

      Submitted by Debby Drake.

    • michilimackinac
    • michigan
    • frranc
    • 1715
    • ojibwa
    • british
    • 1761 pontiac
    • 1764
    • 1779
    • mackinac

    Fort Brady

      Submitted by Debby Drake.

      Submitted by Debby Drake.

    • brady
    • sault ste marie
    • cass
    • 1820
    • french
    • indians
    • sheridan

    Old Mackinac Point Lighthouse

      Submitted by Debby Drake.

      Submitted by Debby Drake.

    • mackinac
    • michigan
    • lighthouse

    Michilimackinac State Park

      Submitted by Debby Drake.

      Submitted by Debby Drake.

    • michigan

    Michigan's First Jewish Settler

    More info <a href="http://detroit1701.org/First%20Jewish%20Settler.html">here</a>.   Submitted by Debby Drake.

    More info <a href="http://detroit1701.org/First%20 Jewish%20Settler.html">here</a>.   Submitted by Debby Drake.

    • michigan
    • jewish