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Blackwell House

Bartlett Historic Landmark Blackwell House C. 1869 Bartlett Historic Preservation Commission Submitted from the Shelby County Register's Office.

Bartlett Historic Landmark Blackwell House C. 1869 Bartlett Historic Preservation Commission Submitted from the Shelby County Register's Office.

  • shelby county
  • tennessee

Cavalry Engagement Near Hunter's Mill

Anywhere you travel around our area of Virginia is likely to have had Union and Confederate troops passing through during the American Civil War.  This sign commemorates a cavalry skirmish which...

Anywhere you travel around our area of Virginia is likely to have had Union and Confederate troops passing through during the American Civil War.  This sign commemorates a cavalry skirmish...

  • virginia
  • hunter's mill
  • lawyers road
  • bell
  • ransom
  • j.e.b. stuart
  • civil war

Winchcombe Abbey's 12th Century Mill

WINCHCOMBE ABBEY'S 12TH CENTURY CORN MILL BY THE RIVER ISBOURNE GAVE ITS NAME TO THIS STREET. SEVERAL MILLS WERE POWERED BY THE RIVER ISBOURNE Submitted by @caddickbrown

WINCHCOMBE ABBEY'S 12TH CENTURY CORN MILL BY THE RIVER ISBOURNE GAVE ITS NAME TO THIS STREET. SEVERAL MILLS WERE POWERED BY THE RIVER ISBOURNE Submitted by @caddickbrown

  • birmingham
  • england
  • corn
  • isbourne
  • abbey
  • winchcombe
  • mill

The Bakehouse

The Olde Bakehouse Submitted by @caddickbrown

The Olde Bakehouse Submitted by @caddickbrown

  • bakehouse
  • olde
  • birmingham
  • england

Calvary Yellow Fever Memorial

In Memoriam The Outbreak Of Yellow Fever Which Scourged Memphis In 1878 Has Been Termed "The Most Severe Epidemic Ever To Afflict An American City Relative To Its Size." More Than Half The City's...

In Memoriam The Outbreak Of Yellow Fever Which Scourged Memphis In 1878 Has Been Termed "The Most Severe Epidemic Ever To Afflict An American City Relative To Its Size." More Than Half The...

  • shelby county
  • tennessee
  • yellow fever
  • memphis
  • 1867
  • 1873
  • 1879

First Recorded Sighting

1542  FIRST RECORDED SIGHTING OF MONTEREY BAY  Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo, a Portuguese navigator sailing for Spain, sights Monterey and names it "Baia de los Pinos," Bay of the Pines.

1542  FIRST RECORDED SIGHTING OF MONTEREY BAY  Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo, a Portuguese navigator sailing for Spain, sights Monterey and names it "Baia de los Pinos," Bay of the Pines.

  • monterey
  • california
  • portugal
  • spain
  • 1542

Spanish Capital Moves to Monterey

1775  SPANISH CAPITAL MOVES TO MONTEREY  The provincial capital moves from Loreto, Mexico to Monterey

1775  SPANISH CAPITAL MOVES TO MONTEREY  The provincial capital moves from Loreto, Mexico to Monterey

  • monterey
  • california
  • mexico
  • loreto
  • spanish
  • 1775

Caribbean town of Cahuita, Costa Rica

This plaque is located in the small village of Cahuita, Costa Rica.  It reads: "Cahuita was created in the 19th century with the arrival to our coasts of English-speaking turtle hunters who sailed...

This plaque is located in the small village of Cahuita, Costa Rica.  It reads: "Cahuita was created in the 19th century with the arrival to our coasts of English-speaking turtle hunters who sailed...

  • afro-caribbean
  • caribbean
  • costa rica
  • limon

The Birthplace of Spiritualism

This monument dedicated to the birthplace of spiritualism is in Rochester, N.Y. Stone inscription:  The home of the Fox sisters at Hydesville N.Y.  The Birthplace of modern Spiritualism March 31,...

This monument dedicated to the birthplace of spiritualism is in Rochester, N.Y. Stone inscription:  The home of the Fox sisters at Hydesville N.Y.  The Birthplace of modern Spiritualism March 31,...

    Winston Churchill

    This statue of Sir Winston Churchill stands outside of Toronto City Hall. According to The Churchill Society for the Advancement of Parliamentary Democracy, the statue of the prime minister of the...

    This statue of Sir Winston Churchill stands outside of Toronto City Hall. According to The Churchill Society for the Advancement of Parliamentary Democracy, the statue of the prime minister of the...

    • winston
    • churchill
    • winston churchill
    • toronto
    • ontario
    • toronto ontario
    • history
    • british history
    • britain
    • england
    • london
    • sir winston ...
    • canada

    Tortilla Flat

    GRAND PROCRASTINATIONTHIS SIMPLE BRONZE PLAQUEHONORING THE WORK OF JOHNSTEINBECK WAS SCULPTURED IN 1938 BY WILLIAM GORDONHUFF. IT WAS DEDICATED THAT SAME YEAR BY NOTED WESTERNHISTORIAN DR. CHARLES...

    GRAND PROCRASTINATIONTHIS SIMPLE BRONZE PLAQUEHONORING THE WORK OF JOHNSTEINBECK WAS SCULPTURED IN 1938 BY WILLIAM GORDONHUFF. IT WAS DEDICATED THAT SAME YEAR BY NOTED WESTERNHISTORIAN DR. CHARLES...

    • monterey
    • california
    • steinbeck
    • torilla
    • beans
    • ecv
    • 47 years

    In Recognition of the Off-World Incident

    • ufo
    • great barrington
    • massachusetts
    • 1969

    Gabriel Maston Bartlett1821-1876

    The Man for Whom the City of Bartlett, TN is Named Born on November 27, 1821 in Robertson County, TN. Gabriel Bartlett grew up on the family farm near Cedar Hill. He came to Shelby County in the...

    The Man for Whom the City of Bartlett, TN is Named Born on November 27, 1821 in Robertson County, TN. Gabriel Bartlett grew up on the family farm near Cedar Hill. He came to Shelby County in...

    • shelby county
    • tennessee

    Ted Williams Tunnel

      Image courtesy of Skylight Studios's Robert Shure, who made the plaque.

      Image courtesy of Skylight Studios's Robert Shure, who made the plaque.

    • boston
    • massachusetts
    • ted williams
    • weld
    • skylight

    Oakland City Hall

    OAKLAND CITY HALL Begun in 1911 and completed in 1914, this is Oakland’s fifth City Hall. Its construc-tion was funded with a $1.15 million bond issue passed in 1909. The Beaux Arts design was by...

    OAKLAND CITY HALL Begun in 1911 and completed in 1914, this is Oakland’s fifth City Hall. Its construc-tion was funded with a $1.15 million bond issue passed in 1909. The Beaux Arts design was...

    • oakland
    • califorinia
    • city hall

    Oakland 1946 General Strike

    SITE OF THE 1946 GENERAL STRIKE WHEN WOMAN RETAIL CLERKS FOUGHT FOR THE RIGHT TO ORGANIZE A UNION ALAMEDA LABOR COUNCIL AFL-CIO    Submitted by: Sarah Fine @fineplanner

    SITE OF THE 1946 GENERAL STRIKE WHEN WOMAN RETAIL CLERKS FOUGHT FOR THE RIGHT TO ORGANIZE A UNION ALAMEDA LABOR COUNCIL AFL-CIO    Submitted by: Sarah Fine @fineplanner

    • oakland
    • california
    • strike
    • women
    • unions

    Gerrymander

    The Gerrymander Near this site stood the home of state senator Israel Thorndike, a merchant and privateers. During a visit here in 1812 by Governor Elbridge Gerry, an electoral district was oddly...

    The Gerrymander Near this site stood the home of state senator Israel Thorndike, a merchant and privateers. During a visit here in 1812 by Governor Elbridge Gerry, an electoral district was oddly...

    • boston
    • massachusetts
    • gerrymander
    • gerry
    • israel thorndike

    Memphis City Hospital

    In 1836, the state authorized building a brick hospital on this site, chiefly for river travelers. In 1873 it became a municipal institution. After its razing in 1895 the location became Forrest...

    In 1836, the state authorized building a brick hospital on this site, chiefly for river travelers. In 1873 it became a municipal institution. After its razing in 1895 the location became Forrest...

    • shelby county
    • tennessee

    Confederate Soldiers Rest

    Confederate Soldiers Rest is located in the Fowler section of Historic Elmwood Cemetery. Over 1000 Confederate soldiers and veterans are buried here. An article in the Memphis Daily Appeal on 27...

    Confederate Soldiers Rest is located in the Fowler section of Historic Elmwood Cemetery. Over 1000 Confederate soldiers and veterans are buried here. An article in the Memphis Daily Appeal on 27...

    • shelby county
    • tennessee

    First Congregational Church

    Founded 1862, organized 1864 with 25 members, this was the earliest Congregational Church in Memphis and State of Tennessee; known first as Union Church, next as Strangers Church, at two downtown...

    Founded 1862, organized 1864 with 25 members, this was the earliest Congregational Church in Memphis and State of Tennessee; known first as Union Church, next as Strangers Church, at two...

    • shelby county
    • tennessee