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Casey Jones

From a station on this site the night of Apr. 29, 1900, John Luther Jones, replacing the regularly detailed engineer, took out engine 382, pulling the Illinois Central "Cannonball." Driving into...

• shelby county
• tennessee

An island of trees

This island of trees and plants has been created for visual enjoyment and as a place for contemplation and discussion. It is in memory of Robert Reid Moffat - 1906-1960 - a graduate of this...

• university o...
• saskatoon
• saskatchewan
• robert reid moffat
• architecture
• architect
• massachusett...
• mit

Joseph Bartha

ERECTED IN HONOR OF JOSEPH BARTHA AGE 95 TRAILS CHAIRMAN 1490 TO 1955 [illegible] TRAIL CONFERENCE JUNE 3, 1966   [Location approximate] Submitted by no_such_zone

• new york
• trails
• bartha
• bear mountain

Robert Louis Stevenson

1879  Robert Louis Stevenson  In poor health, almost penniless and with his literary success still a few years away, RObert Louis Stevenson created a romantic view of Monterey and the surrounding...

• monterey
• california
• 1879
• stevenson

The Colonnade Staircase

THE COLONNADE His worship the late Donald Summerville, Mayor of Toronto officially opened the Colonnade on October 16th, 1963 with these words: "A creative and imaginative answer to the pressing...

• spiralling s...
• toronto
• colonnade
• spiral staircase
• totally canadian
• ontario
• canada
• colonnade

Dingman's Hall

DINGMAN'S HALL (later Broadview Hotel) 1891 This four-storey Romanesque Revival-style building was constructed for Archibald W. Dingman, an entrepreneur influential in Alberta's early...

• toronto
• ontario
• hotel
• oil drilling
• squared-head...
• famous strip club

Mary Ellen Pleasant Memorial Park

MARY ELLEN PLEASANT MEMORIAL PARK MOTHER OF CIVIL RIGHTS IN CALIFORNIA  SHE SUPPORTED THE WESTERN TERMINUS OF THE UNDERGROUND RAILWAY FOR FUGITIVE SLAVES 1850-1865. THIS LEGENDARY PIONEER...

• san francisco
• bay area
• california
• slavery
• underground railroad
• underground railway
• terminus
• pioneer
• civil rights
• six trees

100 Broad Street

100 BROAD STREET  DEVELOPMENT BY BOULTBEE LAND PLC BUILT BY LOVELL CONSTRUCTION LTD OPENED 15TH JUNE 1990 BY THE LORD MAYOR OF BIRMINGHAM COUNCILLOR BERNARD ZISSMAN Submitted by @caddickbrown

• birmingham
• england
• broad st

The World's Largest Chair

THE WORLD'S LARGEST CHAIR PRESENTED TO CURTIS BROS FOR THEIR OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP AND SERVICE TO THE PUBLIC BY THE BASSETT FURNITURE INDUSTRIES  THE CHAIR MADE OF SOLID HONDURAS MAHOGANY IS...

• washington dc
• dc
• chair

Charles Taylor Master Mechanic Award

CHARLES E. TAYLOR  THE CHARLES TAYLOR MASTER MECHANIC AWARD IS AN HONOR PRESENTED BY THE UNITED STATES FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION IN HONOR OF CHARLES TAYLOR, THE FIRST AVIATION MECHANIC...

• wright brothers
• airplane
• chicago
• illinois
• certificated
• taylor
• aircraft
• 50 years

Great Salt Lake Base and Meridian

No 12 ERECTED JUNE 12, 1932 GREAT SALT LAKE BASE AND MERIDIAN LATITUDE 40°46'04" - LONGITUDE 111°54'00" ALTITUDE (SIDEWALK) 4327.27 FT. FIXED BY ORSON PRATT ASSISTED BY HENRY G. SHERWOOD, AUGUST...

• salt lake city
• utah
• base
• meridian
• mormon
• 99pi

Sgt. Walter K. Singleton (1944 - 1967)

Born in Memphis and a graduate from Bartlett High School, Singleton was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor by Congress for heroism during combat in Vietnam. Serving in the 3rd...

• shelby county
• tennessee

Police Memorial

Shooting of police officers is thankfully a rare occurrence in Australia. THis is the only one of these I have seen.   These officers were shot while on a stakeout in 1998  <a...

• police
• shooting
• memorial
• australia

Neath Volunteers

Dedicated to The Neath Volunteers for Liberty who died whilst defending democracy in the Spanish Civil War HAROLD DAVIES of NEATH ALWYN SKINNER of NEATH JAMES STRANGWARD of ONLLWYN Submitted...

• neath
• wales
• uk
• spanish civil war
• volunteers
• whilst

Inventor of the Backpack Parachute

Solomon Lee Van Meter, Jr. Inventor of the Backpack Parachute Amanda Matthews, Sculptor Prometheus Foundry, Lex. On loan from The Aviation Museum of Ky., Lexington    Submitted by  Bryan Arnold ...

Playland at the Beach

HISTORICAL SITE  ON THIS SITE, FROM SUTRO HEIGHTS PARK TO GOLDEN GATE PARK FROM THE EARLY 1920S UNTIL 1972, STOOD THE WORLD FAMOUS PLAYLAND-AT- THE-BEACH AMUSEMENT PARK. THIS MONUMENT...

• san francisco
• bay area
• california
• playland
• amusement park
• fondly dedicated

First Congregational Church in Amherst

  First Congregational Church in Amherst In 1739, the Puritan-dominated Massachusetts Bay Colony authorized establishment of a First Church for the East District of Hadley. In 1759 the district...

• amherst
• massachusetts
• congregation...
• 1939

The Jones Library, Amherst, Massachusetts

THE JONES LIBRARY AMHERST, MASSACHUSETTS  "To the Jones Library my first serious collector and longtime friend under Charles Green. Robert Frost   Submitted by @CitizenWald

• amherst
• massachusetts
• jones
• robert frost

Michael James Delligatti, Inventor of Big Mac

McDonald's Presented to Michael James Delligatti in Recognition of 20 years of Outstanding Leadership, Achievement, and Innovation 1957 - 1977 by the Men and Women of McDonald's of Pittsburgh

• pittsburgh
• pennsylvania
• big mac
• mcdonalds
• table

Here Stood the Residence of John Hancock

  Plaque as cautionary tale: the loss of the John Hancock House in Boston helped galvanize the #preservation movement Submitted by @CitizenWald