Gassy Jack
"Gassy Jack" 1830 - 1875 The Founding Father of Gastown Jack Deighton was born in Hull, England. He was an adventurer, river boat pilot and captain, but best known for his "gassy" monologues as a...
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- vancouver
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- gastown
- statue
- great fire
Gimli Viking
The plaque reads: VikingsDiscovers of America 1000 A.D.Unveiled byDr. Asgeir AsgeirssonPresident of Icelandin our centennial year 1967Erected by Gimli Chamber of Commerce
- viking
- statue
- iceland
- canada
First Official Air Mail Flight
Jupiter 100th Anniversary First Official Air Mail Flight Balloon Jupiter August 17, 1859 Lafayette, Indiana John Wise - Balloonist Submitted by: Melissa McCurley
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- balloon
- jupiter
- balloonist
- lafayette
- indiana
- flight
Dr. John Marsh California Pioneer Murdered Here
Dr. John Marsh was an early pioneer and settler in Alta California. He became one of the wealthiest ranchers in California, and was one of the most influential men in the establishment of...
MacArthur Freeway: Most Beautiful Urban Highway in the USA
MacArthur Freeway: Most Beautiful Urban Highway in the USA. Nationwide Parade Magazine Scenic Award. 1966 Special Award to California Division of Highways. Dedicated by Oakland Chamber of...
- oakland
- california
- freeway
- urban renewal
The Wea Plains
The Wea Plains Granville cemetery was once part of the great Wea Plains and still contains many species of the original prairie vegetation. This is one of the last remnants of the Indiana prairies...
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- granville cemetery
- prairie
- tippecanoe county
- indians
- settlers
- grasses
Guinness Tower
This stone was laid by Arthur Francis Benjamin Guinness The Earl of Iveach to commemorate the construction of Guinness Tower October 1969 Submitted by: Jennie Eggleston
- vancouver
- british columbia
- canada
- guinness tower
- west hastings
- 1969
- building
The Olympic Cauldron (Vancouver)
The Olympic Cauldron Following the longest national torch relay in Olympic history, the Olympic Cauldron was lit on February 2010 marking the official opening of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and...
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- olympics
- cauldron
Alexander "John" MacDonald
This plaque is on a bench on the SLO Railroad Safety Trail, located at the connection between Boulevard Del Campo and the trail. In Loving Memory of ALEXANDER "JOHN" MACDONALD "Keep Smiling" ...
- california
- smiling
- trail
Nike (Vancouver Olympics)
NIKE Ancient Greek Goddess of Victory by Pavlos Angelos Kougioumtzis Presented to the City of Vancouver by the City of Ancient Olympia, Greece, site of the original Olympic Games and source of the...
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- british columbia
- canada
- city of vancouver
- statue
- nike
- olympics
- west cordova
- coal harbour
- convention centre
- 2010
Portal Park (and the wrong sign!)
“Laurel Street Land Bridge The Laurel Street land bridge was part of Phase I of the development of the south shore of False Creek in the mid-1970s, an innovative, imaginative project that set...
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- british columbia
- canada
- vancouver he...
- plaque project
- portal park
- laurel stree...
- west hastings
- mistake
Ice Cream Sundae
ICE CREAM SUNDAE In 1881, George Hallauer asked Edward C. Berner, the owner of a soda fountain at at 1404 ~ 15th Street, to top a dish of ice cream with chocolate sauce hitherto used only for...
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- wisconsin
- ice cream
- sunday
- sundae
Lorenz Lueck City Band Director 1921 - 1961
DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF LORENZ LUECK CITY BAND DIRECTOR 1921 - 1961 IN APPRECIATION OF 41 YEARS OF THURSDAY NIGHT SUMMER BAND CONCERTS
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- wisconsin
- band director
- concerts
- thursday night
Philadelphia PD "Roll of Honor"
ROLL OF HONOR POLICE DEPARTMENT CITY OF PHILADELPHIA IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN PERFORMANCE OF THEIR DUTY 99 names listed, dated Feb 1941-Nov 2001. Located in the SE...
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- police
- roll of honor
- city hall
- pennsylvania
Philadelphia's First Water Works
NATIONAL HISTORIC CIVIL ENGINEERING LANDMARK 1801 1815 PHILADELPHIA MUNICIPAL WATER SYSTEM HERE AT CENTRE SQUARE STOOD PHILADELPHIA'S FIRST WATER WORKS THE FIRST PUBLIC WATER...
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- municipal wa...
- steam pumping
- 1801
- 1815