Knights of Pythias
THE FRATERNAL ORDER KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS WAS FOUNDED ON THIS SITE 914 E STREET, N.W. ON FEBRUARY 19, 1864 CHARTER GRANTED BY PRESIDENT LINCOLN Submitted by @mywolfson.
- fbi
- washington dc
- dc
- pythias
- lincoln
Plaque on Pedestrian Bridge over Dnipro
Submitted by @kgshv.
- kiev
- kyiv
- dnipro
- dnieper
- braille
- discover channel
- river
- pedestrian
Flagstaff
FLAGSTAFF NAMED FOR A PINE TREE STRIPPED OF ITS BRANCHES BY A PARTY OF IMMIGRANTS AND USED AS A FLAGPOLE FOR A PATRIOTIC CELEBRATION ON JULY 4, 1876. NEARBY ANTELOPE OR OLD TOWN SPRING...
- flagstaff
- flagpole
- arizona
- antelope
- railroad
For the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
Submitted by @mbeckler.
- wexford
- ireland
- cruelty to animals
- morgan
In Grateful Acknowledgement of the Generosity
Submitted by @iheartmuseums .
- queensland
- brisbane
- australia
- winterbotham
- personal interest
- valuable collections
Survival and Rescue
This plaque is located at the site of a plan crash in the backcountry of Idaho. The plane is still there and you can hike in to see it. SURVIVAL AND RESCUE The B-23 Dragon Bomber, low on fuel...
- plane crash
- rescue
- survival
- idaho
- plane
- bomber
Mount Vernon Garden
Submitted by @hobaird
- denver
- colorado
- washington
- mount vernon
- george and martha
Lubber Run Sanitary Relief Sewer Project
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL AREA OUTSTANDING CIVIL ENGINEERING ACHIEVEMENT - 1982 LUBBER RUN SANITARY RELIEF SEWER PROJECT Submitted by @larrycebula .
- arlington
- virginia
- lubber run
- sewer
- sanitary relief
Amsterdam Bridge
Submitted by @deptofhighfives.
- toronto
- amsterdam
- bridge
- polak
Captain Courageous
CAPTAIN COURAGEOUS 1963 - 1983 THE HEROIC VOYAGE OF THIS CROSSBRED STEER; FLOATING DOWNRIVER FROM KLAMATH GLEN AND UP THE COAST INTO CRESCENT CITY HARBOR, WAS AN INSPIRATION TO THE FLOOD VICTIMS...
- klamath
- flood
- bull
- captain
- greener pastures
- living memorial
- ecv
Webster House
WEBSTER HOUSE THIS HOME BUILT IN 1854 FOR JOHN NELSON WEBSTER AND CAROLINE WEBSTER IS ALAMEDA’S OLDEST HOUSE. THE HOUSE IS A PRIMARY EXAMPLE OF GOTHIC REVIVAL ARCHITECTURE BY RENOWNED...
- alameda
- california
- bay area
- webster
- redwood
- cape horn
Samuel Whittemore
NEAR THIS SPOT SAMUEL WHITTEMORE THEN 80 YEARS OLD, KILLED THREE BRITISH SOLDIERS, APRIL 19, 1775. HE WAS SHOT, BAYONETED, BEATEN AND LEFT FOR DEAD, BUT RECOVERED AND LIVED TO BE 98 YEARS...
- revolutionary war
- arlington
- massachusetts
Occupied by Both Forces in the Revolutionary War
Submitted by @mb.
- cherry hill
- new jersey
- revolutionary war
- lafayette
- pulaski
- todo
Stephen Tyng Mather - Crater Lake
"Stephen Tyng Mather July 4, 1867 - Jan 22, 1930 He laid the foundations of the National Park Service, defining and establishing the policies under which its areas shall be developed and conserved...
- national park
- crater lake
- park service
- conservation
- mather
BrUNSWICK FLAT
BrUNSWICK FLAT1502-06 MINER STREETThis building was constructed in two phases, the west portion completed in 1880 and the east section the following year. Peter Miess named the...
- brunswick
- red light
- police
- idaho springs
- colorado
- cornish
- sawtooth
- barber
- miner
Bevier House
BEVIER HOUSE BUILT BY LOUIS BEVIER, THE PATENTEEE, IN 1689. ELTING HOMESTEAD FROM 1740. THIS HOUSE HAS AN INTERESTING SUB-CELLAR Submitted by @aljachimiak .
- bevier
- new york
- sub-cellar
- elting
- homestead
Norumbega Tower
Submitted by RoadTripNE
- weston
- massachusetts
- tower
- breton
- leif erikson
Site of Giant Powder Company
SITE OF GIANT POWDER COMPANY PT. PINOLE IS THE LAST SITE OF THE GIANT POWDER COMPANY, THE FIRST COMPANY IN AMERICA TO PRODUCE DYNAMITE. FOLLOWING DEVASTATING EXPLOSIONS AT THEIR SAN FRANCISCO...
- richmod
- croatian
- sobrante
- devastating ...
- first compan...
Birthplace of the American League
BIRTHPLACE OF THE AMERICAN LEAGUE The Republican House, a hotel that stood on this site from 1886 to 1961, was the birthplace of baseball’s American League. On the night of March 5, 1900,...
- baseball
- american
- in defiance of
- white stockings
- white sox
- milwaukee
- wisconsin
Kilbourntown
KILBOURNTOWN In this vicinity, Kilbourntown, one of three original Milwaukee settlements, was founded by surveyor and land speculator Byron Kilbourn in 1835. Kilbourntown’s first residents were...
- milwaukee
- german
- speculators
- had substant...