Princes Pier - Australia At War
This pier has four plaques describing the history of the pier, not sure I have the will to transcribe them all. The plaque reads: Port Melbourne's piers served as the last link with home for...
- pier
- melboure
- history
- war
Our Glorious Dead
Our Glorious Dead "Their Bodies Are Buried In Peace But Their Name Liveth For Evermore" 1917 1918 Russell T Beatty, Corp Frank Hough, Lt. Charles A. Bell, Pvt. Alexander Pope Humphrey...
- wwi
- loudoun
- virginia
- great war
In Memory of the Confederate Soldiers of Loudun County, VA -- Erected May 28, 1908
IN MEMORY OF THE CONFEDERATE SOLDIERS OF LOUDOUN COUNTY VA ERECTED MAY 28, 1908 Submitted by @jqmcd
- civil war
- confederate
- virginia
- leesburg
- soldiers
- 1908
These Cannon Were Abandoned at Fort Independence
THESE CANNON WERE ABANDONED AT FORT INDEPENDENCE (CASTLE WILLIAM) BY THE BRITISH FORCES WHEN THEY EVACUATED THE CITY OF BOSTON MARCH 17, 1776
- boston
- cambridge
- cannon
- revolutionary war
- british forces
- massachusetts
First Cabin Home of White Man
CARSON D. BOREN BUILT HERE THE FIRST CABIN HOME OF WHITE MAN IN THE CITY OF SEATTLE IN APRIL 1852. IT WAS MADE OF SPLIT CEDAR PUNCHEONS. This Tablet was Erected by the Washington University State...
- boren
- cabin
- white man
- seattle
- cedar
- puncheons
- washington
Anchor and Hjallsker
þetta ankeri fannst fram af Hjallaskeri við Viðey apríl 1986 of er sett hér til minningar um þá menn sem förust við evn og annars staðar á faxaflóa þann 7 apríl 1906 Þiskipið Ingvar fórst...
- viðey island
- reykjavik
- iceland
- ship
Saxholl
Saxholl is a beautifully formed crater that erupted 3-4000 years ago. The crater rises 109 m above sealevel. The remnants of quarrying can be seen on one side of the crater. A viewpoint is at the...
- iceland
- crater
- quarrying
- volcano
Centenary Bridge Pillar
The plaque reads: This reinforced concrete pillar is the only remnant of Centenary Bridge and remains on its original site at the St Kilda end of the now demolished bridge. The 305 metre...
- australia
- port melbourne
- pillar
- bridge
Gold Star Chairs
This plaque is located right beyond the guest services booth inside The Ballpark at Jackson. There is a chain surrounding the two chairs, and the plaque reads: "Please join with the...
- tennessee
- jackson
- ballpark at jackson
- jackson generals
- baseball
- gold star
- us military
The Barassi Line
Australia is a funny place, there is a North-South divide between those that play and support rugby and those that play and support Australian Rules Football. Both of which are locally referred to...
- australia
- sport
- afl
Box Column Remnants
Submitted by @hobaird
- new york
- nyc
- 9/11
- columns
Resting Place for the Skeletal Remains of 38 Aboriginal People
Submitted by Ian Thorp
- melbourne
- australia
- aboriginal
- dreamtime
Montgomery House
MONTGOMERY HOUSE Listed in the National Register of Historical Places, this house was built in 1804 for prominent Lancaster attorney William Montgomery by Harrisburg based...
- lancaster
- pennsylvania
- early federal
- oval room
Thaddeus Stevens
THADDEUS STEVENS 1792 - 1868 LEADING STATESMAN OF THE CIVIL WAR PERIOD LIVED HERE FROM 1843 UNTIL THE TIME OF HIS DEATH MARKED BY THE LANCASTER COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY 1931 Submit @TBuckwalterLNP
- lancaster
- pennsylvania
- civil war
- 1843
Maxim Gorky
IN THIS HOUSE FROM 1902 TO 1904 LIVED ALEXEI MAXIMOVICH GORKY @schwanmitbrille
- maxim gorky
- nizhni novgorod
- russia
- gorky