First Latin School of New Amsterdam
THE FIRST LATIN SCHOOL OF NEW AMSTERDAM WAS FOUNDED ON THIS SITE IN 1659 BY DR. ALEXANDER- CAROLUS CURSIUS-CURTIUS. LITHUANIAN NOBLEMAN AND SCHOLAR WHO CAME TO THE DUTCH COLONY AS LATIN SCHOOL...
- new york
- nyc
- new amsterdam
- latin school
- stuyvesant
- lithuania
Hotel Woodland
Submitted by Sheila Paske.
- woodland
- california
- hotel
- 1928
Tremaine Nature Preserve
Conservation of this 64 acre preserve was made possible by a grant from the Emily Hall Tremaine Foundation in honor of Burton G. Tremaine 1901 – 1991 and the generosity of the community of Hunting...
- nature-preserve
- hunting-valley
- ohio
20 French Soldiers
"In Memory of Twenty French Soldiers Who, Serving Under Lafayette, Died While in Camp at Norwich Town 1778." Submitted by: Tim Malone
- memorial
- lafayette
- revolutionary war
- france
- soldiers
Dr. William Beaumont (and the gastric fistula)
In memory of Dr. Beaumont, the subject of the Radiolab episode titled "Guts". http://www.radiolab.org/story/197112-guts/ He is known for performing experiments on a man who was shot in the...
- medicine
- science
- fistula
- radiolab
- beaumont
- alexis
- experiment
In Memory of Horace Wells (the blessings of anaesthesia)
A very ornate plaque across from the Old State House in Hartford. The font is hard to read, but i think i got it. "In memory of Horace Wells, dentist, who upon this spot December 11,...
- medical
- anaesthesia
- science
- surgery
- hartford
- discovery
- blessings
The Class of 1897 Gateway
The Class of 1897 Gateway Beginning in the early 1890s, the taller pillars you see before you marked the one-lane gateway to the campus from State Street. Purdue's class of 1897 paid to enlarge...
- pillars
- gateway
- purdue university
- west lafayette
- indiana
Fort Flora
Fort Flora Built on this site by civilians to protect approximately ten families during the War of 1812. Named for landowner David Flora. Ten such forts were built circa 1811-1813 in area...
- fort flora
- washington
- indiana
Abraham Lincoln addressed the citizens of Washington, Indiana on October 26, 1844
Near this site Abraham Lincoln addressed the citizens of Washington, Indiana on October 26, 1844 This plaque erected by the Daviess County Bicentennial Committee 1976 Submitted by: Charles...
- abraham lincoln
- washington
- indiana
In Memory Of The Pioneer Men and Women
In memory of the pioneer men and women who passed this way in covered wagons 1830-1930 Erected by John Bell Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, 1931 Submitted by David Kolenda
- pioneer
- covered wagon
- madison
Theoretical Half Way Point
LATITUDE 45 N THEORETICAL HALF WAY PIONT NORTH POLE --> 3117.55 MILES EQUATOR <-- 3097.39 MILES THE SPHEROIDAL SHAPE OF THE EARTH MAKES DEGREES OF LATITUDE IN THE NORTH LONGER THAN IN THE...
- wisconsin
- latitude 45
- theoretical ...
- noyes
Pony Express Ferry Carquinez
- martinez
- carquinez
- california
- pony express
ASEA Vasteras Suecia
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ASEA VASTERAS SUECIA REPRESENTANTES GENERALES PARA BOLIVIA COMPANIA SKP DE BOLIVIA LA PAZ [Location approximate]
- bolivia
- la paz
- skp
Story of Dry Falls
STORY OF DRY FALLS THESE CLIFFS ARE SKELETAL REMAINS OF WHAT WAS ONCE THE WORLD'S LARGEST WATERFALL. THEY BEAR STARK WITNESS TO THE TREMENDOUS POWER OF CATASTROPHIC FLOODS THAT SWEPT OVER EASTERN...
- washington
- falls
- coulee
- floods
- canyon
Reed's Livery
REED'S LIVERY Roger E. Reed, whose father was a blacksmith and carriage maker, built this structure in 1905. The front of the building housed an office and carriages, while the back was a stable...
- saugatuck
- grand rapids
- holland
- allegan
- fireproof
- cement
- eskimo pie
- factory
- carriage
- fire station
- pie