Samish Unit Restoration A cooperative wetland restoration project supported by Ducks Unlimited, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, Topics Entertainment and the U.S. Fish and...
Oddly fascinating: the lone Eichler shopping center (in Palo Alto) comes w/ historical plaques from 2014 renovation Submitted by @JohnKingSFChron via Tweet
TO COMMEMORATE THE ARRIVAL ON JUNE 12, 1620 OF THE FRIGATE ARBELLA BRINGING GOVERNOR WINTHROP AND THE CHARTER OF THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. THIS TABLE IS PLACE BY...
IN THIS CHURCH IS THE SHRINE TO THE MEMORY OF JAMES II THE LAST STUART KING OF ENGLAND WHO DIED IN EXILE AT THE CASTLE OF ST GERMAIN-EN- LAYE ON SEPTEMBER 16TH 1701 THIS MONUMENT WAS ERECTED...
Bryant Station was the terminus of the California and Nevada Railroad, a narrow-gauge steam line which transported local harvests to the Emeryville docks. The railroad, formed in 1881,...
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HONORING IDA DONNA COOLBRITH 1841 - 1928 OAKLAND'S FIRST LIBRARY DIRECTORY 1878 - 1892 CALIFORNIA'S FIRST POET LAUREATE 1915 - 1928 AND A MENTOR TO DISTINGUISHED CALIFORNIA...
OAKLAND PUBLIC LIBRARY BUILT WITH BOND ISSUE FUNDS VOTED BY THE PEOPLE OF OAKLAND IN 1945 DEDICATED JANUARY 1951
ELECTRICAL DEPARTMENT CITY OF OAKLAND A.D. 1911
Lime Kiln - restored 2006 Built c. 1820 in response to cholera outbreak Lime used in building Fever Hospital at adjacent site, in mortared walls and to sanitize structures Other uses included...
To the people of the United States of America in gratitude for their aid, friendship and protection. Presented to our sister city, Los Angeles, by the people of Berlin