Ordnance Survey
Submitted by @caddickbrown
Cross Dyke Conservation Porject
National Trust CROSS DYKE CONSERVATION PROJECT Legend has it this ditch was a defensive feature thrown up by ancient Britons against the romans. It is now thought that this ditch is a hollow...
- birmingham
- england
- dyke
- britons
- cattle inclosure
The Olympic Diamond
Submitted by @caddickbrown
Don Pedro Fages Expedition
DON PEDRO FAGES EXPEDITION THIS MARKER DESIGNATES THE AREA WHERE ON MARCH 27, 1772 A SCIENTIFIC TEAM UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE EMPIRE OF SPAIN STOPPED ON STRAWBERRY CREEK TO INCLUDE AN...
- berkeley
- california
- bay area
- golden gate
- strawberry creek
- crespi
- fages
Site of the Kellogg School
BERKELEY HISTORY SITE OF THE KELLOGG SCHOOL 1884 An apple orchard, two houses, and a tailor shop once occupied this block. In 1879, six local businessmen and a university professor financed the...
- berkeley
- california
- bay area
- kellogg
- school
- 1879
Tiger Company Fire Hall
This sign contains information about the Tiger Company, which "was one of three volunteer fire companies dedicated to protecting Victoria's growing business district during the late 1800s." The...
McPherson Playhouse
Transcription: McPherson Playhouse Dedicated 26th February 1965 Named in honour of Thomas Shanks McPherson Born Airdrie, Scotland. Prominent businessman, philanthropist and a citizen of Victoria...
Victoria Fire Department Headquarters, 1899 - 1959
This sign contains information about the headquarters of the Victoria Fire Department, which was nearby between 1899 and 1959. It complements another nearby sign that contains information about an...
Nagasaki Peace Park sculpture by Naoki Tominaga
One of the more than 50 peace monuments in Nagasaki Peace Park is a sculpture by Naoki Tominaga depicting a stricken child sleeping in her mother's warm embrace. "Embodied in the monument is the...
- nagasaki peace park
- japan
- wwii
- nuclear weapons
Guadalcanal Memorial
The Guadalcanal Memorial overlooks the town of Honiara in the Solomon Islands. It honors the Americans and Allies who lost their lives from August 7, 1942 to February 9, 1943 taking Guadalcanal...
- guadalcanal
- wwii
- solomon islands
Gilbert High School and Mexican School
Submitted by @jqmcd
- gilbert
- arizona
- school
- also a black school
- segregation
Plaque in Beaufort
Plaque located on the side of a building in the main street. Reads: Beaufort Community Resource Centre A State Government initative With the Beaufort Community and the Pyrenees Shire [logos for...
- beaufort
- victoria
Stawell Wetlands Plaque
Plaque on the outskirts of Stawell at the start of a short boardwalk. Has the Apex club, Lions club and Rotary club logos on the top. Plaque reads: Federation Parks Wetlands Commemorating 100...
- stawell
- victoria
Prahran Market Commemorative Plaque
The plaque is located inside the market on the rear of a column in the outdoor courtyard. It has the City of Prahran coat of arms. Plaque reads: THIS PLAQUE COMMEMORATES THE OPENING OF...
- prahran
- market
- melbourne
- victoria
Beaufort Rotunda Plaque
This plaque on the base of the rotunda in Beaufort Plaque Reads: A.D. 1903. Erected by the residents of Beaufort and District in Commemoration of the glorious reign of her late Majesty Queen...
- beaufort
- victoria
Beaufort Rotunda Plaque
This plaque is above the foundation stone in the rotunda and reads: The clock that surmounts this memorial was presented by Rear Admiral Bridges of Trawalla Submitted by: @gregorystorer
- beaufort
- victoria
Prahran Market Foundation Stone
Located on Commercial Road, Prahran at the entrance to the Prahran Market Plaque Reads: City of Prahran This stone was laid by Cr. Thomas Ellis J.P. Mayor on the 25th day of March 1891 The...
- prahran
- memorial stone
- melbourne
- victoria
Felton Memorial
The plaque is on the side of the former Esplanade Hotel in St Kilda (The Espy) and reads: City of St Kilda. Alfred Felton 183 1 - 1904 Philanthropist, Industrialist Lived here 1892 - 1904...
- st kilda
- melbourne
- victoria
First Land Sales in St Kilda
On the side wall of a St Kilda Convenience Store in Ackland Street. Erected as part of Victoria's 150 year anniversary. It is headed by the logo for the event. Plaque Reads: Victoria 150...
- acland st
- st kilda
- melbourne
- victoria
Plaque in St Kilda Gardens
Plaque is located under a tree in the St Kilda Botanical Gardens. This tree was planted in memory of Norman T. Scoble Supt. of Parks and Gardens City of St. Kildat 1938-1966 A tribute from His...
- st kilda
- melbourne
- victoria