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Tornado Hill

TORNADO HILL Submitted by @themunson

TORNADO HILL Submitted by @themunson

    An Gorta Mór ~ The Great Hunger

    Never again should a people starve in a world of plenty

    Never again should a people starve in a world of plenty

    • irish
    • ireland
    • famine
    • family

    Town of Searsville

    Here stood the lumbermen's village of Searsville whose first settler, John Sears, arrived in 1854. Across the road, west of this monument, stood a hotel. The school, store, blacksmith shop, and...

    Here stood the lumbermen's village of Searsville whose first settler, John Sears, arrived in 1854. Across the road, west of this monument, stood a hotel. The school, store, blacksmith shop,...

      Bakkerbrug/Bakkerstr aat

      Two plaques in one: the illustration shows the old bridge "Bakkerburg"  that connects to the little street "Bakkerstraat". The bridge was a market place in old times. The little street...

      Two plaques in one: the illustration shows the old bridge "Bakkerburg"  that connects to the little street "Bakkerstraat". The bridge was a market place in old times. The little...

      • histirc market
      • filmfestival

      Sarcophagus of Thomas Starr King

      Tweet Submitted by @jqmcd

      Tweet Submitted by @jqmcd

        Richmond Region — Did You Know

        Plaque on the wall at GRCC:”Richmond RegionDid You Know...In the city of Richmond, the Valentine History Centers’ Richmond’s past and present collection totals more than 900,000 objects and...

        Plaque on the wall at GRCC:”Richmond RegionDid You Know...In the city of Richmond, the Valentine History Centers’ Richmond’s past and present collection totals more than 900,000 objects...

        • history
        • richmond
        • art
        • artifacts
        • convention center

        Triangle Shirtwaist Factory

        There are three plaques on the building marking very different interpretation. Submitted by @AmeliaTGrabow

        There are three plaques on the building marking very different interpretation. Submitted by @AmeliaTGrabow

          LACEY V MURROW MEMORIAL BRIDGE

          LACEY V MURROW MEMORIAL BRIDGE UNIQUE. FUNCTIONAL AND BEAUTIFUL, THIS FLOATING DRIDGE IS HEREBY DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF MR. LACEY V. MURROW, DYNAMIC DIRECTOR OF HIGHWAYS A BRIGADIER GENERAL IN...

          LACEY V MURROW MEMORIAL BRIDGE UNIQUE. FUNCTIONAL AND BEAUTIFUL, THIS FLOATING DRIDGE IS HEREBY DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF MR. LACEY V. MURROW, DYNAMIC DIRECTOR OF HIGHWAYS A BRIGADIER GENERAL IN...

            Inspired by the Palazzo Della Cancellerina

            \ In 1882, MCKim, Mead and White designed this block of six townhouses inspired by the Palazzo Della Cancelleria in Rome, for Henry Villard and friends prominent in publishing, railroads, finance...

            \ In 1882, MCKim, Mead and White designed this block of six townhouses inspired by the Palazzo Della Cancelleria in Rome, for Henry Villard and friends prominent in publishing, railroads, finance...

              The Finish of Laying a Coaxial Cable From Sydney to Melbourne

              Submitted by @_marty_k

              Submitted by @_marty_k

                The First Presbyterian Church of Danville

                The First Presbyterian Church of Danville 1875 "The Handsomest Church in the County" The original building on this site was presided by Reverend R.S. Symington who was the first minister. The...

                The First Presbyterian Church of Danville 1875 "The Handsomest Church in the County" The original building on this site was presided by Reverend R.S. Symington who was the first minister....

                  Union Station, Denver

                  Submitted by @ChooVroom

                  Submitted by @ChooVroom

                    Inuvik

                    Inuvik Officially opened by The Right Honourable John C Diefenbaker PCMP Prime Minister of Canada July 1 1961 Submitted by @paulori

                    Inuvik Officially opened by The Right Honourable John C Diefenbaker PCMP Prime Minister of Canada July 1 1961 Submitted by @paulori

                      The Cocoanut Grove Fire

                      Submitted by @OnlyInBOS

                      Submitted by @OnlyInBOS

                        Taco Bell Fitness Course

                        Commemorating the Great Flood of 1993 Taco Bell Foundation Submitted by @ArmyStrang [Location approximate]

                        Commemorating the Great Flood of 1993 Taco Bell Foundation Submitted by @ArmyStrang [Location approximate]

                          WILLIAM HENRY WEBB

                            An Era of Dramatic Change

                            Historically Alameda was a peninsula, rich in natural resources. Native peoples gathered food and materials from bay salt marshes, abundant oak forests, and nearby shorelines. From the early...

                            Historically Alameda was a peninsula, rich in natural resources. Native peoples gathered food and materials from bay salt marshes, abundant oak forests, and nearby shorelines. From the...

                            • transcontine...
                            • san francisc...
                            • east bay reg...

                            The View from Here

                            Looking across the Bay you can see the expanse of estuarine water and distant hills of South San Francisco and San Mateo. There, Spanish explorers first viewed San Francisco Bay less than 250...

                            Looking across the Bay you can see the expanse of estuarine water and distant hills of South San Francisco and San Mateo. There, Spanish explorers first viewed San Francisco Bay less than 250...

                            • east bay reg...
                            • alameda point

                            Wildlife at Alameda Point

                            The waters of San Francisco Bay surrounding the island of Alameda support a rich diversity of life. The rocky shoreline of Alameda Point provides a surface where many different kinds of plants and...

                            The waters of San Francisco Bay surrounding the island of Alameda support a rich diversity of life. The rocky shoreline of Alameda Point provides a surface where many different kinds of plants and...

                            • east bay reg...
                            • alameda point

                            Alaska Packers Association

                            The Bay Area once lead the world in the export of salmon. In nineteenth-century San Francisco, more than a dozen companies were involved in packing and distributing salmon harvested from Alaskan...

                            The Bay Area once lead the world in the export of salmon. In nineteenth-century San Francisco, more than a dozen companies were involved in packing and distributing salmon harvested from...

                            • fishing
                            • sailing
                            • maritime industry
                            • port