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A Tree Planted in this Park

THE VETERANS OF WORLD WAR I BARRACKS 540 AND AUXILIARY DEDICATE THIS MEMORIAL TO THE MEMORY OF THE JACKSON COUNTY MEN AND WOMEN WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN WORLD WAR I EACH ONE OF WHICH IS REPRESENTED...

THE VETERANS OF WORLD WAR I BARRACKS 540 AND AUXILIARY DEDICATE THIS MEMORIAL TO THE MEMORY OF THE JACKSON COUNTY MEN AND WOMEN WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN WORLD WAR I EACH ONE OF WHICH IS REPRESENTED...

    William Lambert Homesite

    William Lambert, a black leader in Michigan for almost fifty years, lived on this site. Born in New Jersey about 1817, he moved to Detroit as a young man and became active in the antislavery...

    William Lambert, a black leader in Michigan for almost fifty years, lived on this site. Born in New Jersey about 1817, he moved to Detroit as a young man and became active in the...

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    Meyer Memorial Lake

    MEYER MEMORIAL LAKE IN MEMORY OF OUR MOTHER CORA MEYER FATHER ALBERT, MEYER BROTHER YALE MEYER DEDICATED 1968 BY ALBERT MEYER JR - MALCOLM MEYER

    MEYER MEMORIAL LAKE IN MEMORY OF OUR MOTHER CORA MEYER FATHER ALBERT, MEYER BROTHER YALE MEYER DEDICATED 1968 BY ALBERT MEYER JR - MALCOLM MEYER

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    Maggie the Cat

    From Luke in Elizabeth Bay via @littlebobbyplaqueson.

    From Luke in Elizabeth Bay via @littlebobbyplaqueson.

      Cristobal Balenciaga

      THE FAMOUS DRESSMAKER WAS BORN IN THIS HOUSESubmitted by @trufelman

      THE FAMOUS DRESSMAKER WAS BORN IN THIS HOUSESubmitted by @trufelman

        Fort Michilimackinac / Michilimackinac State Park

        This fort, built about 1715, put French soldiers at the Straits for the first time since 1701. French authority ceased in 1761 when British troops entered the fort. On June 2, 1763, during...

        This fort, built about 1715, put French soldiers at the Straits for the first time since 1701. French authority ceased in 1761 when British troops entered the fort. On June 2, 1763,...

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        Cereal Bowl of America

        This is Battle Creek, where the leading producers of ready-to-eat cereals are located. Early attempts to process grains into appetizing new foods for Sanitarium guests revolutionized the eating...

        This is Battle Creek, where the leading producers of ready-to-eat cereals are located. Early attempts to process grains into appetizing new foods for Sanitarium guests revolutionized the eating...

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        Willie Brown

          Flavor Chemistry Research

          ACS Chemistry for Life National Historic Chemical Landmark Flavor Chemistry Research United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service Western Regional Research Center Albany,...

          ACS Chemistry for Life National Historic Chemical Landmark Flavor Chemistry Research United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service Western Regional Research Center...

            Rock Hill Street Railway

            ROCK HILL STREET RAILWAY (Continued from other side) From 1891 to 1918 a street rallway connected Rallroad Ave.. the depots, Main St., and Winthrop College. Nick- named "Rock Hill Electric...

            ROCK HILL STREET RAILWAY (Continued from other side) From 1891 to 1918 a street rallway connected Rallroad Ave.. the depots, Main St., and Winthrop College. Nick- named "Rock Hill Electric...

              Fishermen's Family

              PLEASE RESPECT AND HONOR THE FISHERMEN'S FAMILY SCULPTURE. MANY FAMILIES HAVE STOOD IN THIS VERY SPOT, IN GOOD TIMES AND IN BAD, TO WATCH THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS HEAD OUT AND RETURN FROM THE SEA EACH...

              PLEASE RESPECT AND HONOR THE FISHERMEN'S FAMILY SCULPTURE. MANY FAMILIES HAVE STOOD IN THIS VERY SPOT, IN GOOD TIMES AND IN BAD, TO WATCH THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS HEAD OUT AND RETURN FROM THE SEA EACH...

                Morro Rock

                AN IMPORTANT MARINER'S LANDFALL FOR  OVER 300 YEARS, CHRONICLED IN THE DIARIES OF  PORTOLA, FR. CRESPI AND COSTANSO IN 1769 WHEN  THEY CAMPED NEAR THIS AREA ON THEIR TREK TO  FIND MONTEREY....

                AN IMPORTANT MARINER'S LANDFALL FOR  OVER 300 YEARS, CHRONICLED IN THE DIARIES OF  PORTOLA, FR. CRESPI AND COSTANSO IN 1769 WHEN  THEY CAMPED NEAR THIS AREA ON THEIR TREK TO  FIND...

                  Lost fishermen’s memorial

                  Lost Fishermen's Memorial is a 7000-lb anchor pulled from the Niagara River (?). THIS WONDERFUL MEMORIAL GIVES COMFORT TO THE LIVING AND HONOR TO THE DEAD A. Z Submitted by @jqmcd

                  Lost Fishermen's Memorial is a 7000-lb anchor pulled from the Niagara River (?). THIS WONDERFUL MEMORIAL GIVES COMFORT TO THE LIVING AND HONOR TO THE DEAD A. Z Submitted by @jqmcd

                    Centennial Stairway

                    Submitted by @jqmcd

                    Submitted by @jqmcd

                      Mother A.M.E. Zion Church

                      MOTHER A.M.E. ZION CHURCH MOTHER AFRICAN METHODIST EPISCOPAL ZION CHURCH OCCUPIED THIS SITE FROM 1800 TO 1864. IT WAS THE FIRST CHURCH IN NEW YORK CITY BUILT AND LED BY AFRO-AMERICANS AND WAS THE...

                      MOTHER A.M.E. ZION CHURCH MOTHER AFRICAN METHODIST EPISCOPAL ZION CHURCH OCCUPIED THIS SITE FROM 1800 TO 1864. IT WAS THE FIRST CHURCH IN NEW YORK CITY BUILT AND LED BY AFRO-AMERICANS AND WAS THE...

                        Heinrich Mann & Sigmund Freud

                        ZUM GEDÄCHTNIS AN DEN DICHTER HEINRICH MANN, DER AM 22. FEBRUAR 1933 ÜBER DEN BAHNHOF KEHL DEN WEG INS RETTENDE EXIL GING KEIN UNTERTAN DES UNGEISTS UND DER GEWALT, SO BLIEB ER SICH UND SEINEM...

                        ZUM GEDÄCHTNIS AN DEN DICHTER HEINRICH MANN, DER AM 22. FEBRUAR 1933 ÜBER DEN BAHNHOF KEHL DEN WEG INS RETTENDE EXIL GING KEIN UNTERTAN DES UNGEISTS UND DER GEWALT, SO BLIEB ER SICH UND SEINEM...

                          Dr. Martha G. RIpley

                          "SHE STRETCHETH OUT HER HANDS TO THE POOR" 1843 DR. MARTHA G.RIPLEY 1912 PIONEER WOMAN PHYSICIAN FOUNDER OF MATERNITY HOSPITAL IN MINNEAPOLIS WITH FARSIGHTED VISION AND SYMPATHY SHE SERVED...

                          "SHE STRETCHETH OUT HER HANDS TO THE POOR" 1843 DR. MARTHA G.RIPLEY 1912 PIONEER WOMAN PHYSICIAN FOUNDER OF MATERNITY HOSPITAL IN MINNEAPOLIS WITH FARSIGHTED VISION AND SYMPATHY SHE SERVED...

                            Dealey Plaza

                            Site of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963

                            Site of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963

                              Site of Elizabeth Blackwell's Infirmary for Women and Children

                              Site of Elizabeth Blackwell's Infirmary for Women and Children In this building, the first female doctor in America, Elizabeth Blackwell, established the first hospital for, staffed, and run by...

                              Site of Elizabeth Blackwell's Infirmary for Women and Children In this building, the first female doctor in America, Elizabeth Blackwell, established the first hospital for, staffed, and run by...

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                              Sunken Cable

                              ATLANTIC CABLE STATION and SUNKEN FOREST The receiving station for the first Atlantic cable, laid in 1874, is located on Old Beach Road opposite this location. The remains of the Sunken Forest...

                              ATLANTIC CABLE STATION and SUNKEN FOREST The receiving station for the first Atlantic cable, laid in 1874, is located on Old Beach Road opposite this location. The remains of the Sunken Forest...