In memoriam
“Agnes Wolcott Vaille – This shelter commemorates a Colorado mountaineer conquered by winter after scaling the precipice January 12th, 1925, and one who lost his life in an effort to aid her,...
- 14er
- agnes wolcott vaille
- colorado
- herbert sortland
- longs peak
Case Research Lab
“Case Research Lab – Birthplace of talking movies in 1924. Theodore Case developed sound film and partnered with Fox Studios to create Movietone News. City of Auburn, NY 2004”The...
- auburn
- case lab
- fox studios
- movies
- new york
- sound
- talkies
Pacheco School Flagpole
Currently at7500 Red Hill Rd Novato, CA 94947 38.138318, -122.710344(Marin French Cheese Company).“This flagpole originally flew ‘old glory’ over Pacheco School, Nicasio, Calif, from 1895 to...
- cheese marin
- flagpole
- old glory
- pacheco
Marin French Cheese Company
7500 Red Hill Rd Novato, CA 94947 38.138318, -122.710344Marin French Cheese CompanyThis site is part of the Corte Madera de Novato Granted by Govenor Juan Alvarado to John Martin in...
- cheese
- france
- marin
First Railroad
FIRST RAILROADThe Buffalo & Niagara Falls Railway, the first Western New York steam railway, cut through dense forest here by Military Road in 1836.William G Pomeroy Foundation...
- buffalo
- railroad
Gouldsboro Railcar Transfer Ferry
This plaque lies in the grass next to a bike path that runs along the “west bank” of the Mississippi River from Algiers Point to Gretna, across the river from New Orleans. The trail is atop...
- ferry
- new orleans
- railway
- train
Central Park Chapel
1175 Floral St, Holland, MI 49423
- chapel
- holland
Telsa Died Here
I first encountered this plaque while waiting to board a Bolt Bus. It was the first death plaque I had ever encountered. I loved it because of the lack of detail. At the time I pictured him...
- death plaque
- telsa
- new york
- nyc
- alternating ...
Mape Memorial Park
Commander John “Jack” Clement Mape USN, was Dublin’s first casualty of the Vietnam War. A 40 year old father of seven, Mape lived in Dublin and was stationed in Alameda, CA. He was assigned...
Manchester Biscuit Company
To the southwest is the Manchester Biscuit Company building. The company was formed in 1902 when Lawrence D. Manchester was persuaded by financial backing from local wholesale grocers to...
Fort Dakota
On the west side of the River was the site of Fort Dakota. Sioux Falls, initially settled in 1857, was evacuated when the “Dakota War” of 1862 in southwest Minnesota threatened the settlement...
Cascade Milling Company
The Cascade Milling Company, built in 1877 for E.A. Sherman and other investors, was located on the east bank of the river and north of the 8th Street bridge. The Company became the first to sell...
Mt. Wright Memorial Plaque
This plaque is located at the summit of Wright Peak, the 16th highest peak in the High Peaks of the Adirondack Park of New York, USA. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wright_Peak Plaque reads: “In...
- memorial
- adirondacks
- highpeaks
- wright peak
- airforce
The Battle of Musgrove Mill
Musgrove Mill State Historic Site. Lat 34°35’15.69″N, Long 81°51’6.69″W. On Musgrove Mill Road, near the intersection with Hwy SC-56, Laurens County, South Carolina. THE BATTLE OF MUSGROVE MILL ...
- enoree river
- revolutionary war
- william musg...
Historic Oregon Trail
Historic Oregon Trail Sandy River Bridge On October 30, 1792 off the point in the Columbia river where the Sandy empties its waters, the boat crew from the H.M.S. Chatham (Vancouver’s...
- lewis and clark
- united state...
- history
- oregon
- trail
In Memory of the Challenger Seven
I admit that this is not technically a plaque. However, it is ignored at least as much as most plaques. Many people pass this memorial for years without noticing it.It is on a small sward...
- challenger
- space shuttle
Lenin in Fremont
http://fremont.com/about/lenin/ There was plaque next to it. But I thought photo submitted should have to be the image of the dictator.
- communist
- dictator
- statue
Newfield Covered Bridge
Newfield Covered Bridge – “Built in 1853 and dedicated to Elijah Moore, son of an early settler, this bridge is the oldest covered bridge in daily use in New York state. Constructed at a cost of...
- covered bridge
- new york
- oldest cover...
Morvalden Ells
Morvalden Ells – Opened “This book of nature” July 4, 1863 as a private enterprise. Now Watkins Glen State Park. One of the scenic wonders of the world. – State Education Department 1949.Plaque...
- new york
- waterfalls
- watkins glen
Wiliam Carey Plaque
The image is from here : http://www.waymarking.com /gallery/image.aspx?f=1&guid=9f76d140-7105-4c93- 950f-798a1c32433cThe plaque is outside this 48 Careys Road on the road side :...
- careys road
- missionary
- paulerspury
- pury end
- wiliam carey