Featured Plaque:

The San Francisco Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals

Near this site occurred the incident which led to the formation of The San Francisco Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals on April 8, 1868 James Sloan Hutchinson, a pioneer...

• san francisco
• bay area
• california
• spca
• hutchinson
• pioneer banker
• all too common
• cruelty

Davis Ferry

Davis Ferry  The first white man known to have resided in the Tippecanoe Township was a Frenchman named William Burnett who established a trading post between the mouth of Burnett's creek and...

• davis ferry
• tippecanoe county
• wabash river
• burnett's creek
• bridge

First Telephone Exchange in British Empire

On building at 8 Main St East in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada and denotes first telephone exchange in the British Empire. Plaque reads: "On this site was established in March 1878 by Hugh Cossart...

Malcolm X Elementary School

San Francisco Giants Wall of Fame

 Submitted by Miriam Allen. 

• giants
• baseball
• san francisco
• california

Reverend Dr. Albertus C. Van Raalte

This statue was donated to the people of Holland, Michigan, by the Peter H. Huizenga family to honor the memory and the vision of the Reverend Dr. Albertus C. Van Raalte, founder of the city...

• michigan
• holland
• princess margriet
• netherlands
• raalte
• hope college

Dutch in Michigan

 On February 9, 1847, the Reverend Alburtis see. VanRaalte he and a band of Hollanders founded the city of Holland. Within two years the other four original colonies - Graafschap,...

William Faulkner

WILLIAM FAULKNER The creator of Yoknapatawpha County, whose stories about his people won him the NObel Prize, is buried twenty  Submitted by @alwaysreadtheplaque

• mississippi
• faulkner
• yoknapatawpha
• nobel

Taking Posession of California

CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION  SITE OF ORIGINAL FLAGSTAFF WHERE THE AMERICAN FLAG WAS FIRST RAISED BY COMMODORE JOHN DRAKE SLOAT ON JULY 7TH 1846 TAKING POSSESSION OF CALIFORNIA IN...

• monterey
• california
• mexico
• sloat
• guadalupe hidalgo
• flagstaff

Formerly the Main Base of IDF's Anti- Aircraft Force

The Interdisciplinary Center (IDC) Herzliya campus was formerly (1948 - 1994) the main base of IDF's Anti-Aircraft Force. Recruits, NCOs & Officers from the entire chain of command were trained...

• israel
• idf
• anti-aircraft
• combat doctrine

Our Fallen Comrades

  IN LOVING MEMORY OF OUR FALLEN COMRADES OF PLANT OPERATIONS  MARK M WILLIAMS  MICHAEL J EASTMAN  CURTIS H DONNEL [?] DOUGLAS G NARSHAL [?] The wood backing is cracked, and the shallow engravings...

• berkeley
• california
• bay area
• plant operations

Retreat and Counterattack -- 1776

General George Washington, after losing New York to the British, led his rebel army in retreat through New Jersey and on Sunday, December 8, 1776 crossed the Delaware River into Pennsylvania....

• washington
• revolutionary war
• pennsylvania
• hessians
• 1776

Thomas E. Rice

"He Gave So Much And Asked For So Little" Dedicated To The Cherished Memory Of  Thomas E. Rice  For Faithful Service To The Citizens Of Josephine County  Hire Date May 1, 1993  End of Watch May...

• oregon
• russian river
• josephine county

Longfellow School

LONGFELLOW SCHOOL William C. Hays, Architect, 1922 James W. Plachek, Architect, 1930 John Reid, Jr., Architect, 1935 ELS/Elbasani & Logan Architects, 1998  As electric street car transportation...

• plachek
• berkeley
• california
• bay area
• school
• longfellow

Longfellow School -- Truth ~ Liberty ~ Toleration

THIS BUILDING DEDICATED TO TRUTH ~ LIBERTY ~ TOLERATION ~ BY THE NATIVE SONS OF THE GOLDEN WEST SEPTEMBER 30, 1923 Submitted by Julia Allen, Miriam Allen, and Abby Paske

• berkeley
• california
• bay area
• school
• longfellow
• toleration

Sir Henry Segrave

ENGLISH HERITAGE SirHENRY SEGRAVE 1896-1930 World Speed Record Holder lived here in flag No.6 1917-1920   An <a...

• london
• england
• speed
• segrave

Arroyo Grande Swinging Bridge

To connect his properties, Newton Short built this swinging bridge without sides about 1875. Sides were added after 1902. The bridge was given to the city of Arroyo Grande on July 14, 1911, the...

• bridge
• without sides
• california
• arroyo grande

Henry Ford Museum & Greenfield Village

In 1929, Henry Ford created Greenfield Village.  Guided by the philosophy of "learning by doing," Ford not only paid tribute to his friend and hero, Thomas Edison, but also gave Americans a chance...

Henry Ford Museum & Greenfield Village

Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village has been designated a National Historic Landmark.  This site possesses national significance in commemorating the history of the United States of America....

Custom House

Constructed in 1827 by the Mexican government to collect custom duties from foreign shipping. A principal revenue source when Monterey was the capital of Alta California, Mexico's...

• monterey
• california
• custom house
• mexico
• sloat