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The Heigold Facade

Submitted by theJudithLife The Heigold Facade Christian Heigold, a German immigrant and stonecutter, came to Louisville sometime prior to 1850, and in 1857 be built his home at 264 Marion Street...

Submitted by theJudithLife The Heigold Facade Christian Heigold, a German immigrant and stonecutter, came to Louisville sometime prior to 1850, and in 1857 be built his home at 264 Marion Street...

    Poe Returning to Boston

    Submitted by @sethlkap

    Submitted by @sethlkap

      Postum Cereal Company

      Submitted by @aloha_taboo

      Submitted by @aloha_taboo

        Interval House

        Submitted by @heritagetoronto

        Submitted by @heritagetoronto

          Vittime Della Ferocia Teutonica

            U.S. Sanitary Commission Great Central Fair

            US SANITARY COMMISSION GREAT CENTRAL FAIR Held at Logan Square from June 7-28, 1864, this event raised more than one million dollars for the Union cause during the Civil War. Formed to coordinate...

            US SANITARY COMMISSION GREAT CENTRAL FAIR Held at Logan Square from June 7-28, 1864, this event raised more than one million dollars for the Union cause during the Civil War. Formed to...

              Jack Kerouac Birthplace b. 1922

                Prince Edward Viaduct

                Submitted by @heritagetoronto

                Submitted by @heritagetoronto

                  Carousel on the Mall

                  Carousel on the Mall WASHINGTON DC On August 28, 1963, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, not far from here. On that same...

                  Carousel on the Mall WASHINGTON DC On August 28, 1963, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, not far from here. On that...

                    Ball's Bluff Battlefield

                    Submitted by @jqmcd

                    Submitted by @jqmcd

                      Vulcan Mine Site

                      • historic
                      • mine
                      • colorado

                      John and Annie Radford Residence

                      Submitted by @dawnvalentine

                      Submitted by @dawnvalentine

                        The Descendants of the First Acadian Settlers of St. James Parish

                        @readtheplaque https://t.co/8OqRuep47P TweetSubmitted by @paul1981Z28 Dedicated to the descendants of the first Acadian settlers of St. James Parish, who visited this site August 1999 on the...

                        @readtheplaque https://t.co/8OqRuep47P TweetSubmitted by @paul1981Z28 Dedicated to the descendants of the first Acadian settlers of St. James Parish, who visited this site August 1999 on the...

                          Bureau County's Red Covered Bridge

                          Submitted by @balinesecat

                          Submitted by @balinesecat

                            Seven Days Battle Malvern Hill

                              The Founders of Mohonk

                              ERECTED BY THEIR GUESTS TO COMMEMORATE THE FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF THE WEDDING OF ALBERT KIETH SMILEY AND ELIZA PHELPS SMILEY THE FOUNDERS OF MOHONK 1857 JULY 8TH 1907 QUAERE MONUMENTUM CIRCUMSPICE

                              ERECTED BY THEIR GUESTS TO COMMEMORATE THE FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF THE WEDDING OF ALBERT KIETH SMILEY AND ELIZA PHELPS SMILEY THE FOUNDERS OF MOHONK 1857 JULY 8TH 1907 QUAERE MONUMENTUM CIRCUMSPICE

                                This is the Stern of the Pressure Hull

                                Submitted by @alisa_stephens

                                Submitted by @alisa_stephens

                                • torpedo
                                • hydroplanes
                                • ducks arse
                                • submarine

                                Iris Louise McPhetridge Thaden

                                Submitted by @kevl42

                                Submitted by @kevl42

                                  STRATFORD JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL

                                  STRATFORD JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL ON FEBRUARY 2. W, STRATFORD HIGH BECAME THE FIRST RACIALLY INTEGRATED SCHOOL IN VIRGINIA. THE LONG BATTLE TO INTEGRATE VIRGINIA'S PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOLLOWED THE U.S....

                                  STRATFORD JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL ON FEBRUARY 2. W, STRATFORD HIGH BECAME THE FIRST RACIALLY INTEGRATED SCHOOL IN VIRGINIA. THE LONG BATTLE TO INTEGRATE VIRGINIA'S PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOLLOWED THE U.S....

                                    1854 Courthouse

                                    Sketched in 1871 by A. R. Waud of Harper's Weekly, this drawings is the only known full sketch of the 1854 Courthouse. Built at a cost of $2,750 under the supervision of T. J. 0. Morrison, the...

                                    Sketched in 1871 by A. R. Waud of Harper's Weekly, this drawings is the only known full sketch of the 1854 Courthouse. Built at a cost of $2,750 under the supervision of T. J. 0. Morrison, the...

                                    • missouri
                                    • new madrid
                                    • courthouse