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Alameda County Board of Supervisors

    In Loving Memory of Bud and Helen Robinson

      Gandhi Statue, Davis CA

        Jose Vicente de Laveaga

        Submitted by Darren Platt

        Submitted by Darren Platt

          Jim Hunter, "Catfish"

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          Joseph R. Knowland (Oakland Zoo)

            The Sentinel

              Los Rios Street Historic District

                Winsor McCay/Winsor McCay

                Winsor McCay (c.1867-1934), A pioneer in cartoon animations, first received acclaim for his artwork as a pupil in Spring Lake´s Union School. His blackboard sketch of the 1880 wreck of the SS...

                Winsor McCay (c.1867-1934), A pioneer in cartoon animations, first received acclaim for his artwork as a pupil in Spring Lake´s Union School. His blackboard sketch of the 1880 wreck of the...

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                Hubbard’s Annex to the National Park/

                Gurdon Hubbard (1802-1886) came to Mackinac Island from New England in 1818 to work in the fur trade. His expanding businesses centered on Chicago, where in 1834 he was elected as a town trustee....

                Gurdon Hubbard (1802-1886) came to Mackinac Island from New England in 1818 to work in the fur trade. His expanding businesses centered on Chicago, where in 1834 he was elected as a town trustee....

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                We Will Never Forget

                WE WILL NEVER FORGET THE STEEL I BEAM CONTAINED IN THIS WORLD TRADE CENTER MEMORIAL IS A SECTION CUT FROM ITEM G-0143. IT WAS TRANSFERRED BY THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF...

                WE WILL NEVER FORGET THE STEEL I BEAM CONTAINED IN THIS WORLD TRADE CENTER MEMORIAL IS A SECTION CUT FROM ITEM G-0143. IT WAS TRANSFERRED BY THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF...

                  Charles C. Hurd

                  In Memory of Charles C. HurdMukilteo Resident 1903-1965 He worked in Mukilteo as a millworker, boat builder, police/fireman

                  In Memory of Charles C. HurdMukilteo Resident 1903-1965 He worked in Mukilteo as a millworker, boat builder, police/fireman

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                      Richard B. Tyree Vineyard

                      THIS VINEYARD IS DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF RICHARD B. TYREE, A LOYAL AND DEVOTED STAFF MEMBER OF THE DEPARTMENT OF VITICULTURE AND ENOLOGY FROM 1940 TO 1980. HE AND HIS COWORKERS PLANTED AND...

                      THIS VINEYARD IS DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF RICHARD B. TYREE, A LOYAL AND DEVOTED STAFF MEMBER OF THE DEPARTMENT OF VITICULTURE AND ENOLOGY FROM 1940 TO 1980. HE AND HIS COWORKERS...

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                      Inspiration Point

                      --THIS TABLET IS THE PROPERTY OF THE STATE OF COLORADO-- ONE MILE NORTH OF THIS POINT GOLD WAS DISCOVERED On June 22, 1850, by a party of California-bound Cherokees, the discovery was made by...

                      --THIS TABLET IS THE PROPERTY OF THE STATE OF COLORADO-- ONE MILE NORTH OF THIS POINT GOLD WAS DISCOVERED On June 22, 1850, by a party of California-bound Cherokees, the discovery was made by...

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                      Somerville Junction

                      Somerville Junction Near this park was the original site of the Somerville Junction Passenger and Switching Stations built by Boston & Lowell Railroad circa 1880.

                      Somerville Junction Near this park was the original site of the Somerville Junction Passenger and Switching Stations built by Boston & Lowell Railroad circa 1880.

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                      Auraria, CO

                      --THIS TABLET IS THE PROPERTY OF THE STATE OF COLORADO-- AURARIA On November 1, 1858, the center of this stream was designated the east boundary of Auraria, first duly located and platted town at...

                      --THIS TABLET IS THE PROPERTY OF THE STATE OF COLORADO-- AURARIA On November 1, 1858, the center of this stream was designated the east boundary of Auraria, first duly located and platted town...

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                      Friedlander Outdoor Forum

                      Friedlander Outdoor Forum This unique outdoor learning space was dedicated in 2016 in honor of beloved Greenhills science teachers Tom and Martha Friedlander, whose more than 75 combined years of...

                      Friedlander Outdoor Forum This unique outdoor learning space was dedicated in 2016 in honor of beloved Greenhills science teachers Tom and Martha Friedlander, whose more than 75 combined years...

                        Salem Church

                        SALEM CHURCH The Revered Edward Weiss, a Washtenaw County circuit rider, organized an Evangelical class of fifteen members in 1874.  They met in a school located two miles east of here.  Two years...

                        SALEM CHURCH The Revered Edward Weiss, a Washtenaw County circuit rider, organized an Evangelical class of fifteen members in 1874.  They met in a school located two miles east of here.  Two...

                          VERMONT CEMETERY

                          VERMONT CEMETERY   In memory of the pioneers of this region who came here from Vermont in 1832.  These early settlers were:   Wm. Arnold Davis Warren A. Davis Orlo H. Fenn Daniel Fenn Truman...

                          VERMONT CEMETERY   In memory of the pioneers of this region who came here from Vermont in 1832.  These early settlers were:   Wm. Arnold Davis Warren A. Davis Orlo H. Fenn Daniel Fenn...