The Arcade (Cleveland)
- ohio
- historical market
John L. Brown, Sr. - Northeast Louisiana Music Trail -
1947 - 2023 John L. Brown, Sr. Born in Franklin Parish, John considered Gilbert his home. As a drummer for Loretta Lynn, Dolly Parton, Doug Duffey, Donna Fargo & many others, he traveled...
- music
- entertainment
Lincoln Heritage House
LINCOLN HERITAGE HOUSE Pioneer homes of the Hardin Thomas family. One-room log cabin built ca. 1789. Thomas Lincoln, father of 16th president, did the carpentry and cabinet work on the four-room...
- thomas lincoln
- abraham lincoln
- elizabethtown
- kentucky
- hardin county
- freeman lake
David B. Steinman
DAVID B. STEINMAN 1887-1960 Designer of the Mackinac Bridge, firmly believed that man made structures should be beautiful. From this vantage point it is clear that he achieved his goal. It is to...
- mackinac bridge
- david b. steinman
- straits of mackinac
- mackinac
- st. ignace
- mackinaw city
- michigan
Ruffle Shirt Hill Memorial
RUFFLE SHIRT HILL MEMORIAL Presented to Citizens of Crown Point, Indiana in observance of our nation's two hundredth anniversary July 4, 1976 by CHARLES W. AND MABLE WISE SWISHER In the...
- crown point
- indiana
- ruffle shirt hill
- charles w. swisher
St. Mark's School
West Orange ST. MARK'S SCHOOL ST. MARK'S SCHOOL OPENED AT THIS LOCATION CIRCA 1862 AND WAS WEST ORANGE'S FIRST PUBLIC SCHOOL USED FOR ALL GRADES. THE TOWN'S FIRST HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF...
- new jersey
- orange
- west orange
- st. mark
- 1862
- 1896
- 1893
- 1912
- 1926
- 1863
Cristoforo Colombo
THE COLUMBUS DAY SOCIETY OF HARRISON, IN COMMEMORATION OF THE 500TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE DISCOVERY OF AMERICA BY CRISTOFORO COLOMBO, DOES HEREBY REDEDICATE THIS MONUMENT IN RECOGNITION OF HIS...
- new york
- harrison
- christopher columbus
- cristoforo colombo
- 1992
Hamilton Grange, Manhattan
NEW YORK HAMILTON GRANGE GEN. ALEXANDER HAMILTON. ONE OF THE FRAMERS OF THE CONSTITUTION, FIRST SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY, BUILT THIS HOUSE IN 1802. STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT 1932 Submitted by @lampbane
- new york
- manhattan
- hamilton heights
- alexander hamilton
- 1802
- 1932
Koninklijke stallen
This plaque informs that you're standing in front of the "koninklijke stallen": the royal stables. It holds a description in English: "Behind these walls are the Royal Stables, built at the...
- royalty
- den haag
- historic building
The Fred F. French Building
THE FRED F. FRENCH BUILDING THE FRED F. FRENCH BUILDING WAS CONSTRUCTED IN 1926-27 AS THE HOME OF THIS PROMINENT REAL ESTATE FIRM. DESIGNED BY THE ARCHITECTURAL FIRM OF SLOAN & ROBERTSON, IT...
- new york
- manhattan
- fred french
- 1926
- 1927
- 1993
Norwegian Memorial - Crew of the bark Prince Arthur which foundered January 2, 1903
This monument commemorates the Prince Arthur, which ran aground during a storm at 1 a.m. on Jan. 3, 1903. The Prince Arthur was commanded by an experienced captain from Larvik, Norway, named Hans...
Simpson Bros.
This plaque has been a mystery to me since I moved in across the street 6 years ago. Submitted by E.M.
- simpson bros.
- 1912
Spinoza huis
This plaque tells us that the philosopher Spinoza lived here the last years of his life, from 1671 until his death in 1677. He completed his work "Ethica" here. Submitted by Danny...
- spinoza
- philosophy
Former hospital
This plaque tells the story of three concatenated houses. The building has a front dating from1875, and the construction behind it going further back in time. It served as the 35-bed hospital...
- hospital
- doesburg
- monumental building
Former bridge "julianabrug"
This plaque tells about the brifge "julianabrug" that was here from 1931 until 1957. The bridge became too narrow for the growing traffic, and was replaced with the "oranjebrug" just north of...
- infrastructure
- disappeared bridge