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Jensen House

KELEY LANDMARK designated in 1996 CITY OF BERKELEY JENSEN HOUSE George Jensen, Builder 1891 This is one of the earliest houses built in the north Berkeley hills. George Jensen came from Denmark...

KELEY LANDMARK designated in 1996 CITY OF BERKELEY JENSEN HOUSE George Jensen, Builder 1891 This is one of the earliest houses built in the north Berkeley hills. George Jensen came from...

    New Brunswick Legislative Building

    Submitted by @bthubbard

    Submitted by @bthubbard

    • ministry of health
    • charles fisher
    • wilmot
    • douglas

    Cecil B. DeMille Paradise Ranch

    In memory of Cecil B. DeMille, his Paradise Ranch was given by the Cecil B. DeMille Trust with the hope that it would be a Paradise for children. (Recently sold, now a church) Submitted by Craig Baker

    In memory of Cecil B. DeMille, his Paradise Ranch was given by the Cecil B. DeMille Trust with the hope that it would be a Paradise for children. (Recently sold, now a church) Submitted by Craig Baker

    • movies
    • celebrities
    • entertainment

    First woman to vote in NY state

    LISLE VILLAGE HALL Built 1902 In this building, January 5, 1918 Florence B. Chauncey was the first woman in New York State to vote in an election. Erected January 5, 2018 Preservation Association...

    LISLE VILLAGE HALL Built 1902 In this building, January 5, 1918 Florence B. Chauncey was the first woman in New York State to vote in an election. Erected January 5, 2018 Preservation...

    • lisle
    • ny
    • suffrage

    Bowles Hall

      Mulford-Marina Branch Library

        Gerald Stull

        "On May 5, 1958, Lt. Gerald Stull USAF was returning to Truax Field from a training mission when his F-102A jet faltered add headed toward the residential neighborhood along Hudson Park. Lt Stull...

        "On May 5, 1958, Lt. Gerald Stull USAF was returning to Truax Field from a training mission when his F-102A jet faltered add headed toward the residential neighborhood along Hudson Park. Lt Stull...

          Madison Club

          Submitted by @sashadm

          Submitted by @sashadm

            Covered Wagons

            IN MEMORY OF THE PIONEER MEN AND WOMEN WHO PASSED THIS WAY IN COVERED WAGONS ERECTED BY JOHN BELL CHAPTER DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION Submitted by @sashadm

            IN MEMORY OF THE PIONEER MEN AND WOMEN WHO PASSED THIS WAY IN COVERED WAGONS ERECTED BY JOHN BELL CHAPTER DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION Submitted by @sashadm

              The Loss of Wetlands

                52 WWII Submarines Lost at Sea

                  Five Corners, Genoa, NY

                    Weston Missouri, Home of Buffalo Bill cody

                      The Bill of Rights, Little Rock Arkansas

                      Placed on December 15, 1991 by the Arkansas Bar Association to commemorate the Bicentennial of the ratification of the Bill of Rights. 

                      Placed on December 15, 1991 by the Arkansas Bar Association to commemorate the Bicentennial of the ratification of the Bill of Rights. 

                        The Tree That Owns Itself

                        The Tree That Owns Itself is a white oak tree that, according to legend, has legal ownership of itself and of all land within eight feet (2.4 m) of its base. The tree, also called the Jackson Oak,...

                        The Tree That Owns Itself is a white oak tree that, according to legend, has legal ownership of itself and of all land within eight feet (2.4 m) of its base. The tree, also called the Jackson Oak,...

                          Presque Isle Perry Monument

                          Plaque detailing information regarding the monument to Oliver Perry, the US Naval Commander who defeated a British fleet on Lake Erie in 1813 during the War of 1812.

                          Plaque detailing information regarding the monument to Oliver Perry, the US Naval Commander who defeated a British fleet on Lake Erie in 1813 during the War of 1812.

                            Leaning Tower of Pisa Complex

                            A description of the complex of buildins at the Leaning Tower of Oisa

                            A description of the complex of buildins at the Leaning Tower of Oisa

                              Remains of Secret WWII Radar Base at the Cape of Good Hope

                                Akaka Falls, Big Island Hawaii

                                Description of the geology of Akaka Falls, Big Island in Hawaii 

                                Description of the geology of Akaka Falls, Big Island in Hawaii 

                                  Little Mountain Summit, Emigration Pass, Salt Lake City

                                  Plaque describing the pass through which the Mormons passed on the way into the Valley that would become Salt Lake City

                                  Plaque describing the pass through which the Mormons passed on the way into the Valley that would become Salt Lake City