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Sir Henry Segrave

ENGLISH HERITAGE SirHENRY SEGRAVE 1896-1930 World Speed Record Holder lived here in flag No.6 1917-1920   An <a...

• london
• england
• speed
• segrave

Arroyo Grande Swinging Bridge

To connect his properties, Newton Short built this swinging bridge without sides about 1875. Sides were added after 1902. The bridge was given to the city of Arroyo Grande on July 14, 1911, the...

• bridge
• without sides
• california
• arroyo grande

Henry Ford Museum & Greenfield Village

In 1929, Henry Ford created Greenfield Village.  Guided by the philosophy of "learning by doing," Ford not only paid tribute to his friend and hero, Thomas Edison, but also gave Americans a chance...

Henry Ford Museum & Greenfield Village

Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village has been designated a National Historic Landmark.  This site possesses national significance in commemorating the history of the United States of America....

Custom House

Constructed in 1827 by the Mexican government to collect custom duties from foreign shipping. A principal revenue source when Monterey was the capital of Alta California, Mexico's...

• monterey
• california
• custom house
• mexico
• sloat

Bard residence

BARD RESIDENCE   Submitted by ‏@CityHallSchool 

• edmonton
• canada
• bard
• todo
• central vacuum

In Memory of Our Son

IN MEMORY OF OUR SON SGT. DARRYL T. TSUJIMOTO SFPD K-9 UNIT 1964 - 2006 ALWAYS MOM & DAD

• pt isabel
• albany
• california
• k9
• sfpd

The Deep Pitch of Her Blades Shows the Thrust Required

This propeller served the deepsea tug “Samarinda” in the trans-pacific trade. Cast from five thousand pounds of solid bronze, the deep pitch of her blades shows the thrust required in heavy ocean...

• horseshoe bay
• british columbia
• canada
• seaside
• beach
• harbour
• propeller
• samarinda
• deep pitch
• thrust required

Barrett’s View (Cypress Mountain viewpoint)

“Barrett’s View” Dave Barrett Premier of British Columbia 1972 – 1975 Throughout the 1960s, the future of Cypress Bowl was hotly debated. In 1964, a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) by...

• cypress mountain
• british columbia
• canada
• mountain
• peak
• viewpoint
• dave barrett

Sir Ronald Ross

SIR RONALD ROSS 1857 - 1932 Nobel Laureate Discoverer of the mosquito transmission of malaria lived here Submitted by  ‏@kivacreative 

• malaria
• london
• england

Fort Langley Community Hall

Fort Langley Community Hall [Photo caption: ca. 1920s] [Photo caption: ca. 1931] The first project of the Fort Langley Community Improvement Society after its foundation in 1924 was the...

• fort langley
• british columbia
• canada
• building
• heritage building

CN Station

CN Station Ca.1910 [Photo caption: ca. 1920] Historically known as ‘Langley Station’, this was one of the stations built for the new Canadian Northern Railway. It was built to their “3rd class”...

• fort langley
• british columbia
• canada
• building
• railway
• station

John Fenet Auditorium

John Fenet Auditorium School Board Gibson Caldwell, Pres J.H. Merritt H.S. Ware T.E. Riggs A.M. Scott Avery Dowell Will J. Rhea Jack R. Ryan, Supt   This plaque was found in the Village Antiques...

• fort langley
• british columbia
• canada
• antique store
• for sale
• mckinney
• texas

Spirit Square Panels

Spirit Square Panels Inspiration for the first panel comes from the richness of Kwantlen history and traditions thousands of years before contact in the time of transformation. Kwantlen...

• fort langley
• british columbia
• canada
• first nations
• art

Gwen Varcoe and Kathleen Haugh

Gwen Varcoe and Kathleen Haugh Granddaughters of the Horseshoe Bay pioneer G.A. Roedde. “We have heard the mermaids singing, each to each.”   The women’s grandfather was Gustav Roedde,...

• horseshoe bay
• british columbia
• canada
• seaside
• beach
• harbour
• bench
• roedde

Monika Adshead

Monika Adshead “The head of an accountant and the heart of a gypsy”     Attribution: Jennie Eggleston (http://www.instagram.com/jeggle) 

• horseshoe bay
• british columbia
• canada
• seaside
• beach
• harbour
• bench

Sir James Douglas

Sir James Douglas 1803 – 1877 As the first Governor of British Columbia (1858 – 1864), James Douglas proclaimed the new crown colony at Fort Langley, on November 19, 1858.   Photo of the statue:...

• fort langley
• british columbia
• canada
• statue

Fort Langley

Fort Langley Fort Langley was built by the Hudson’s Bay Company 2½ miles below this site in 1827, and moved here in 1839. It burned and was rebuilt in 1840. As fur resources were exhausted, supply...

• fort langley
• british columbia
• canada
• historic site
• national site

Hudson’s Bay Company, Fort Langley

Hudson’s Bay Company Fort Langley [Photo caption: ca. 1911] The original Fort Langley was first established west of here along the Fraser River, but frequent flooding caused a move to...

• fort langley
• british columbia
• canada
• hudson’s bay

Coulter Berry Building

David Moss Coulter 1862 – 1935 David Moss Coulter was born in Ontario where he taught school for fifteen years before coming to BC with his wife Lizzie, and their son and three daughters....

• fort langley
• british columbia
• canada
• building