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Maison Corneille

In Memory of Those Who Served the United States in Time of War

richmond
nsgw no 217
ndgw no 147

The Signal Lanterns of Paul Revere

Submitted by @jqmcd

old north church
paul revere
lexington
concord
boston

Reverend John Witherspoon

Submitted by @theonlymfkirke

declaration ...
princeton
edinburgh

Arthur Fiedler Bridge

ARTHUR FIEDLER BRIDGE ERECTED IN 1953, THE 25TH YEAR OF THE ESPLANADE CONCERTS ... NAMED IN HONOR OF THEIR CREATOR AND CONDUCTOR. DEVOTING HIS MUSICAL GIFT TO THE SERVICE OF THE PUBLIC...

boston brutalism
fieldler
esplanade
storrow

888 Memorial Drive

888 MEMORIAL DRIVE SITE OF A HARVARD BUILDING OCCUPIED BY FEMINISTS WHO DEMANDED AFFORDABLE HOUSING, CHILD CARE AND EDUCATION, AND THEN FOUNDED THE CAMBRIDGE WOMEN'S CENTER March 6-15, 1971...

child care
harvard
occupied by ...

Stephen Daye

HERE LIVED STEPHEN DAYE WHO SET UP NEAR BY THE FIRST PRINTING PRESS IN BRITISH AMERICA 1638 Submitted by @jqmcd

printing
near by
1638

1885 Dynamite Explosion -Mangled Beyond Description

Located just east of Peterborough Ontario Canada, this rather morbid plaque commemorates an unfortunate local disaster. In 1885,dynamite being hauled in a wagon spontaneously exploded and was...

1885 dynamit...
mangled hors...
crater
morbid
dynamite
every few mi...

Oakland Municipal Rose Garden

morcom
roses
1937

Louis de Buade, Comte de Frontenac et de Palluau

LOUIS DE BUADE, COMTE DE FRONTENAC ET DE PALLUAU 1622-1698One of the most influential and controversial figures in Canadian history, Frontenac was born at St-Germain-en-Laye, France. As a member...

kingston ont...

William Morris

William Morris1786-1858Morris is acknowledged as a leading force in the founding of Queen's College in 1840 and in the securing of its royal charter in 1841. His considerable reputation for...