The Temper of Those Who Wrote Them
As we say at @99piorg: Always read the plaque about the plaque. Submitted by @daphall
- santa fe
- new mexico
- metaplaque
Edwin Knox Waterfountain
Plaque reads: 'Erected By subscription In memory of Edwin Knox Victoria Bushmen's Corps Died in South Africa February 26th 1901. Aged 24 years' Submitted by: @IanThorp
- boer war
- water fountain
- drinking fountain
- australia
- south africa
Vittorio Emanuele II Padre Della Patria
Shows you really should always read the plaque. Not exactly sure what it says but send me of doing some research and it relates to the the first king of a united Italy....
- king
- italy
- tuscany
Giuseppe Garibaldi
Plaque reads 'Per infondere al vivi e al nascituri egregi sensi nell anima col ricordo delle gloriose gesta di GIUSEPPE GARIBALDI Che piu grande di tutte gli eroi dell umanita consacrava la...
- italy
- tuscany
- general
- war
Moe's
BERKELEY HISTORY MOE’S BOOKS In 1959, Morris (Moe) Moskowitz and his wife, Barbara, opened a small paperback bookshop on Shattuck Avenue. They soon moved to Telegraph Avenue where Moe’s...
- berkeley
- california
- books
- moe
Craig Roberts
IN MEMORY OF CRAIG ROBERTS LOVING PHYSICIAN, RENOWNED BIRDER AND GOOD FRIEND TILLAMOOK COUNTY BIRDING GROUP 2005
- tillamook
- birding
Captain Matthew Flinders
Plaque for a statue. Picture of the statue: 'Captain Matthew Flinders 1923-1925 Charles Web Gilbert (1887-1925) At twenty-one Matthew Flinders was both an outstanding navigator and...
- melbourne au...
Hidden Truths
Submitted by @gkatz
- chicago
- great fire
- 1848
- cuba
- url
Telemark Raid Planning
THE ANGLO-NORSE SOCIETY In this building S.O.E.'s NORWEGIAN section planned the TELEMARK raid to disrupt development of Nazi atomic weapons 1942-1944 Submitted by @theonlymfkirke
- wwii
- nazi
- atomic weapons
- telemark
Peacock Door
Submitted by @gkatz
- chicago
- illinois
- door
- peacock
City Fields Foundation
Dedicated to the youth of San Francisco, So you always have a place to play. City Fields Foundation Fisher Family San Francisco Recreation and Parks 2015 Submitted by Darren Platt.
- san francisco
- california
- bay area
- parks
- youth
We Are Here
- ashland
- oregon
- 2013
- prayer poke
- first nations
- takelma
Carmel Heritage: Mission Ranch
- carmel
- california
- ranch
Baseball
Baseball came to Memphis in 1885, but didn't last long because city law prevented games from being played on Sundays. Scores were transmitted to local cigar stores and hotel lobbies by...
- shelby county
- tennessee
The Heritage Courtyard
This plaque recognizes the large oak trees that have stood on the site since before the Oakway Center shopping center was built.
- trees
- eugene
- oregon
- hayes mckay farm
U2 Joshua Tree Plaque
Photo submitted by U2. Plaque created by Ernie Navarre. Articles about the plaque are here, here, and here.
- u2
- joshua tree
- california
The Cook Family
Volunteers Make a Difference The Cook Family Dan & Nedra Mike & Jeneil Kenny & Jess
- redding
- california
Spenger's Fish Grotto
SPENGER'S FISH GROTTO CENTENARY PLAQUE 1890 - 1990 1865 JOHANN BUILDS HIS HOME, ONE ROOM COUNTRY STORE AND FISH MARKET AT THIS SITE. 1930'S FRANK, HIS WIFE MARCELLA AND SON FRANK (BUD) EXPAND...
- grotto
- berkeley
- california
- spanky
- fish market
- centenary
St. Ann Catholic Church
On Christmas Eve 1949, parishioner John Maher buried a statue of the Infant Jesus of Prague on this site and hopeful Catholics from the area began fund-raising efforts to build the first Catholic...
- shelby county
- tennessee
Statuary At The Shelby County Courthouse
Exterior statuary at the Shelby County Courthouse includes, most prominently, six seated figures carved from single blocks of Tennessee marble, representing Wisdom, Justice, Liberty,...
- shelby county
- tennessee