Indignation plaque
THIS PILLAR OF STONE QUARRIED FROM STAWELL WAS PLACED HERE ON THE INSISTENCE OF THE HON. JOHN WOODS, M.P. (BORN LIVERPOOL ENGLAND NOVEMBER 5TH 1822, DIED BRIGHTON VICTORIA APRIL 2ND 1892; ENGINEER...
Onekama Springs / Glen Park
In 1880 A. W. Farr, a lumberman, mill operator and later State Senator, purchased land that included Onekama Springs. Contemporary newspapers hailed “rare medicinal powers” in the water “bubbling...
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Mary Delany
From 1785 to 1788 MRS MARY DELANY (1700-1788) Artist and friend of Royalty lived here in a house provided by KING GEORGE III A frequent visitor was the novelist and diarist FANNY BURNEY...
Sleepwalk With Me
IN THIS ROOMON JANUARY 26, 2005 COMEDIAN MIKE BIRBIGLIA SLEEPWALKED OUT THE WINDOW.THAT STORY BECAME THE BASIS FOR THE BOOK AND FEATURE FILM SLEEPWALK WITH ME. SERIOUSLY. GOOGLE IT. Submitted...
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In Memory of Henry W Ingwersen
Oscar Wilde on San Francisco
Science, Biology, Geology, Native Peoples, Heritage Square
Submitted by @JimStLeger
Damian Rios
Alleyways in Chinatown
Quality Row
Cambridge Historical Commission Quality Row These substantial houses on Third Street were built for wealthy owners giving the street its popular name 1860
Oldest Church in East Cambridge
Cambridge Historical Commission Oldest Church in East Cambridge Erected by the Third Congregational Society early Minister James D. Green elected first Mayor of Cambridge, 1846, became Holy...
Frank Lloyd Wright
From the Flickr group Historical Markers, photo by Crawford Brian, full page.License is Attribution- NonCommercial-ShareAlike License
"Gypsy" Joe Hanxtik
Charles (Chuck) Presley Eschbach
St. Ignatius Of Loyola Church And Cemetery /
By the 1740s, French Catholic missionaries had come to this area, known to the Odawa as Waganakising, to minister to local tribes. Later, missionary work was taken up by others, including Bishop...
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Bench marking Oglethorpe's tent
From the Flickr group Historical Markers, photo by Jason Riedy, full page.License is Attribution License
Fairbank
Submitted by @JoshColle and @JJScottishGirl
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Lincoln's First Challenge of Douglas
WINCHESTER, ILLINOIS LINCOLN'S FIRST CHALLENGE OF DOUGLAS AND DESTINY ABRAHAM LINCOLN FIRST PUBLICLY CHALLENGED U.S. SENATOR STEPHEN A. DOUGLAS'S "NEBRASKA BILL" DURING A WHIG...
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Charles River Basin Commission
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Charles River Basin Commission Comissioners Henry S. Pritchett Joshua B. Holden Henry D. Yerxa Edgar R. Champlin William S. Youngman Secretary Hiram A. Miller...
Round Island Lighthouse
The Round Island Lighthouse, seen south of this site, was completed in 1895. Operating under the auspices of the United States government, this facility was in continuous use for fifty-two years....
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