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Guns Into Plowshares

This GUNS INTO PLOWSHARES Monument Was Erected in 1994 Over the Grave of 21 Guns as Part of Memorial Services for Victims of Guns and Other Violence. Let Us Forever Reject Hate And Violence

This GUNS INTO PLOWSHARES Monument Was Erected in 1994 Over the Grave of 21 Guns as Part of Memorial Services for Victims of Guns and Other Violence. Let Us Forever Reject Hate And Violence

    The Fin Project

    Submitted by @Adi_O_S

    Submitted by @Adi_O_S

    • nuclear submarines
    • subs
    • plowshares
    • pruning hooks

    Lake Pepin

    LAKE PEPIN This beautiful lake is twenty- two miles long, varies in width from one to two and a half miles, and covers about thirty- eight square miles. It was caused by the delta of the Chippewa...

    LAKE PEPIN This beautiful lake is twenty- two miles long, varies in width from one to two and a half miles, and covers about thirty- eight square miles. It was caused by the delta of the...

      SF Redevelopment Agency, Western Addition Area Two

      "SF Redevelopment Agency, Western Addition Area Two" Submitted by friscolex

      "SF Redevelopment Agency, Western Addition Area Two" Submitted by friscolex

        Leslie N. Simonsen Memorial Activities Field

        LESLIE N. SIMONSEN MEMORIAL ACTIVITIES FIELD

        LESLIE N. SIMONSEN MEMORIAL ACTIVITIES FIELD

          BRYANT'S GROCERY

          MISSISSIPPI FREEDOM TRAIL BRYANT'S GROCERY Fourteen-year-old Emmett Till came to this site to buy candy In August 1955. White shopkeeper Carolyn Bryant accused the black youth of flirting with...

          MISSISSIPPI FREEDOM TRAIL BRYANT'S GROCERY Fourteen-year-old Emmett Till came to this site to buy candy In August 1955. White shopkeeper Carolyn Bryant accused the black youth of flirting...

            The Price Tower

            Submitted by @BBQsnob.

            Submitted by @BBQsnob.

            • frank lloyd wright

            York

            York The first African American to cross North America and reach the Pacific Coast. Born into slavery in the 1770's to the family of William Clark, York became a member of the 1804 Lewis and Clark...

            York The first African American to cross North America and reach the Pacific Coast. Born into slavery in the 1770's to the family of William Clark, York became a member of the 1804 Lewis and Clark...

              Mission San Rafael

                The Body of B. Franklin, Printer

                The Body of B. Franklin. Printer Like the Cover of an old Book, Its Contents torn out. And Stript of its Lettering & Gilding Lies here. Food for Worms. But the Work shall not be lost. For it will...

                The Body of B. Franklin. Printer Like the Cover of an old Book, Its Contents torn out. And Stript of its Lettering & Gilding Lies here. Food for Worms. But the Work shall not be lost. For it will...

                  The Ordnance Datum

                  Submitted by benhammersley

                  Submitted by benhammersley

                    Joseph John’s Homestead

                    Joseph Johns was an escaped slave who came to Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, in the mid-1800s and made a living producing charcoal on the slopes of Blue Mountain in what is now Bashore Scout...

                    Joseph Johns was an escaped slave who came to Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, in the mid-1800s and made a living producing charcoal on the slopes of Blue Mountain in what is now Bashore...

                      Saw Mill River Daylighting - Tribute to Yonkers Labor

                      Saw Mill River DaylightingTribute to Yonkers LaborThe numerous saw mills and grist mills for which Mill Street is named allowed Yonkers to grow into a manufacturing powerhouse from the 1600s to...

                      Saw Mill River DaylightingTribute to Yonkers LaborThe numerous saw mills and grist mills for which Mill Street is named allowed Yonkers to grow into a manufacturing powerhouse from the 1600s...

                      • yonkers
                      • saw mill river
                      • elisha graves otis
                      • 1852
                      • 1900
                      • 1922

                      Saw Mill River Daylighting - Where is the Saw Mill River?

                      Saw Mill River Daylighting   Where is the Saw Mill River? Look closely at the map in front of you. It shows the path of the Saw Mill River above ground and below buildings. The map also shows...

                      Saw Mill River Daylighting   Where is the Saw Mill River? Look closely at the map in front of you. It shows the path of the Saw Mill River above ground and below buildings. The map also shows...

                      • yonkers
                      • saw mill river
                      • river
                      • 2012
                      • 1876
                      • 1672
                      • 1867

                      In Remembrance of Dave DeChant

                      In Remembrance of Dave DeChantA Respected Engineer, a Trusted Colleague, and a Generous HumanitarianSubmitted by @lampbane

                      In Remembrance of Dave DeChantA Respected Engineer, a Trusted Colleague, and a Generous HumanitarianSubmitted by @lampbane

                      • brooklyn
                      • greenpoint
                      • newtown creek
                      • dave dechant

                      Bergen Street Subway Station

                      Built 1933Reconstructed 1992 by employees of the New York City Transit Authority.Alan F. Kiepper, PresidentNew York City Transit AuthoritySubmitted by @lampbane

                      Built 1933Reconstructed 1992 by employees of the New York City Transit Authority.Alan F. Kiepper, PresidentNew York City Transit AuthoritySubmitted by @lampbane

                      • brooklyn
                      • cobble hill
                      • subway
                      • mta
                      • 1933
                      • 1992

                      A & B Lobster House

                      A & B LOBSTER HOUSE ESTB. 1947 A & B Lobster House was founded in 1947 by two fishermen, ALONZO and BERILIN, Thus the name A & B Lobster House. They established a reputation for outstanding...

                      A & B LOBSTER HOUSE ESTB. 1947 A & B Lobster House was founded in 1947 by two fishermen, ALONZO and BERILIN, Thus the name A & B Lobster House. They established a reputation for outstanding...

                        Pete Ham

                        EnglishPete HamMaster of MelodyOf the Swansea BandThe Iveys 1962-1969withRon Griffiths, Mike Gibbins and David Jenkinsand Badfinger 1969-1975withTom Evans 1967, Joey Molland (Liverpool)Mike...

                        EnglishPete HamMaster of MelodyOf the Swansea BandThe Iveys 1962-1969withRon Griffiths, Mike Gibbins and David Jenkinsand Badfinger 1969-1975withTom Evans 1967, Joey Molland (Liverpool)Mike...

                        • wales
                        • music
                        • rock
                        • entertainment

                        Our Lady of Penrhys

                        The area where Penrhys now stands has a long and rich history. As the site of a religious shrine dedicated to 'Our Lady Mary' (1) it was one of the most famous pilgrimage sites of the medieval...

                        The area where Penrhys now stands has a long and rich history. As the site of a religious shrine dedicated to 'Our Lady Mary' (1) it was one of the most famous pilgrimage sites of the...

                        • wales
                        • religion
                        • statue

                        Port Talbot Freemasons

                        Freemasonshave held meetings in Port Talbot since 1861. Provincial Grand Lodge of South Wales1717-2017

                        Freemasonshave held meetings in Port Talbot since 1861. Provincial Grand Lodge of South Wales1717-2017

                        • wales
                        • freemasons