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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...

  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 to...

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 purchase...

    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 and...

      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...

        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...

            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 ...

            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 voyages)...

          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 where...

          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.

            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...

          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 is...

          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 :...

          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

          Near Here

          This plaque appears on the Kennilworth Building (2155 N Prospect Av), originally built in 1914 as a Ford Model T plant, and renovated in 2006 including retail stores, the UW-Milwaukee Art School,...

          This plaque appears on the Kennilworth Building (2155 N Prospect Av), originally built in 1914 as a Ford Model T plant, and renovated in 2006 including retail stores, the UW-Milwaukee Art School,...

          • wisconsin
          • near here
          • you are now

          Howard Taylor Ricketts

          This hangs in the hallway of the Microbiology Department at the Cummings Life Sciences Center at the University of Chicago. Legend has it that our current chairman rescued it from the dumpster...

          This hangs in the hallway of the Microbiology Department at the Cummings Life Sciences Center at the University of Chicago. Legend has it that our current chairman rescued it from the...

          • microbiology
          • ricketts
          • typhus
          • university o...

          Mohawk River

          It says “Mohawk River on right” and sure enough, there it is.But why the hyphenation? Were such signs permitted to be a only certain size? Were the font sizes predetermined?Nonetheless, there it...

          It says “Mohawk River on right” and sure enough, there it is.But why the hyphenation? Were such signs permitted to be a only certain size? Were the font sizes predetermined?Nonetheless, there...

          • mohawk river
          • new york
          • schenectady

          Boll Weevil Monument

          Located in the center of Main and College in Enterprise, Alabama. This monument is in appreciation of an insect. “Boll Weevil Monument December 11, 1919 In profound appreciation of the Boll Weevil...

          Located in the center of Main and College in Enterprise, Alabama. This monument is in appreciation of an insect. “Boll Weevil Monument December 11, 1919 In profound appreciation of the Boll Weevil...

          • alabama
          • boll weevil
          • coffee
          • county
          • enterprise
          • insect
          • monument

          Fingerspan

          About 3 miles in on a trail in Fairmount Park on the outskirts of Philadelphia, PA.

          About 3 miles in on a trail in Fairmount Park on the outskirts of Philadelphia, PA.

          • bridge
          • pennsylvania
          • philadelphia

          First World Series

          First World SeriesIn October 1903, National League champion Pittsburgh played American League champion Boston in major league baseball’s first modern World Series. Boston won the best-of-9 series,...

          First World SeriesIn October 1903, National League champion Pittsburgh played American League champion Boston in major league baseball’s first modern World Series. Boston won the best-of-9 series,...

          • first
          • pittsburgh
          • world series

          Major William J. Bland

            Located within Gillham Park in Kansas City, Missouri, this unassuming plaque quietly sits mounted on a rough stone marker, flanked on either side by pine trees. “To the memory of Major William...

            Located within Gillham Park in Kansas City, Missouri, this unassuming plaque quietly sits mounted on a rough stone marker, flanked on either side by pine trees. “To the memory of Major William...

          • 1900
          • battalion
          • bland
          • wwi
          • france
          • gillham
          • infantry
          • kansas city
          • military
          • missouri
          • park
          • world war