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Chiesa di S. Gregorio

    Juneau Alarm Bell

      Seattle Centennial Time Capsule

      THE SEATTLE CENTENNIAL HONORS THE FOUNDERS OF SEATTLE AND THE MEN AND WOMEN WHOSE VISION AND EFFORTS MADE THIS CITY AND DEDICATES THIS RECORD TO THE SEATTLE OF 2051 A.D. THE RECORD IS IN LEAD...

      THE SEATTLE CENTENNIAL HONORS THE FOUNDERS OF SEATTLE AND THE MEN AND WOMEN WHOSE VISION AND EFFORTS MADE THIS CITY AND DEDICATES THIS RECORD TO THE SEATTLE OF 2051 A.D. THE RECORD IS IN...

        Duwamish and other Native Peoples helped the Alki Landing Party

        The Duwamish and other Native Peoples helped the Alki Landing Party survive the early years here. They shared their space, their food, and their knowledge. We honor Chief Seattle, leader of the...

        The Duwamish and other Native Peoples helped the Alki Landing Party survive the early years here. They shared their space, their food, and their knowledge. We honor Chief Seattle, leader of...

          St John's Mission School

            Samuel Beckett

              Architettura Tardoromancia

                Burns Hall - Mrs Lindsay Mackie

                On left side of door to Burns Hall, Dunedin. On right side of the door is plaque laid by Miss BurnsTranscription:This stone was laid by Mrs Lindsay Mackie 6th April 1907H. Lyders BuilderJ. L....

                On left side of door to Burns Hall, Dunedin. On right side of the door is plaque laid by Miss BurnsTranscription:This stone was laid by Mrs Lindsay Mackie 6th April 1907H. Lyders BuilderJ. L....

                • new zealand
                • aotearoa
                • dunedin
                • otepoti
                • burns hall
                • 1907

                Kathleen Jane Gilkison seat

                This site contains this seat and plaque, the George Simpson seat and plaque, and a direction indicator on a plinth with the 1954 Royal Visit Direction Indicator plaque.Transcription:The Kathleen...

                This site contains this seat and plaque, the George Simpson seat and plaque, and a direction indicator on a plinth with the 1954 Royal Visit Direction Indicator plaque.Transcription:The Kathleen...

                • new zealand
                • aotearoa
                • dunedin
                • otepoti
                • gilkison
                • seat

                1954 Royal Visit Direction Indicator

                This site contains this plaque and the direction indicator on a plinth, the Kathleen Jane Gilkison seat and plaque, and the George Simpson seat and plaque.Transcription:This direction indicator...

                This site contains this plaque and the direction indicator on a plinth, the Kathleen Jane Gilkison seat and plaque, and the George Simpson seat and plaque.Transcription:This direction indicator...

                • new zealand
                • aotearoa
                • dunedin
                • otepoti
                • amenities society
                • dunedin city
                • council
                • royal visit
                • 1954

                The George Simpson seat

                This site has this George Simpson seat and plaque, the Kathleen Jane Gilkison seat and plaque and the 1954 Royal Visit Direction Indicator and plaque.Transcription:The George Simpson seatSubmitted...

                This site has this George Simpson seat and plaque, the Kathleen Jane Gilkison seat and plaque and the 1954 Royal Visit Direction Indicator and plaque.Transcription:The George Simpson seatSubmitted...

                • new zealand
                • aotearoa
                • dunedin
                • otepoti
                • simpson
                • seat

                Margaret Palmerton

                "The little rivet that held us together"[Location approximate]

                "The little rivet that held us together"[Location approximate]

                  Alexander Square

                  Submitted by @jqmcd

                  Submitted by @jqmcd

                    Moran State Park

                    MORAN STATE PARK DEDICATED TO THE STATE OF WASHINGTON BY ROBERT MORAN, JULY 16, 1921 FOR YOUR PLEASURE AND CARE. NO KILLING OR FIRES. THIS ARCH WAS DESIGNED & BUILT BY ROBERT MORAN  

                    MORAN STATE PARK DEDICATED TO THE STATE OF WASHINGTON BY ROBERT MORAN, JULY 16, 1921 FOR YOUR PLEASURE AND CARE. NO KILLING OR FIRES. THIS ARCH WAS DESIGNED & BUILT BY ROBERT MORAN

                    • no killing or fires
                    • moran
                    • arch

                    The Hollanders' Graves

                    The plaque simply reads, "The Hollanders' Graves" The Battle of Ronas Voe was a naval engagement between the English Royal Navy and the Dutch East India ship Wapen van Rotterdam on 14 March 1674...

                    The plaque simply reads, "The Hollanders' Graves" The Battle of Ronas Voe was a naval engagement between the English Royal Navy and the Dutch East India ship Wapen van Rotterdam on 14 March 1674...

                    • grave
                    • mass grave
                    • memorial
                    • dutch
                    • war grave
                    • wapen van rotterdam
                    • voc
                    • shetland
                    • ronas voe
                    • heylor
                    • third anglo-...
                    • 1674
                    • dutch east indiaman