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Lost fishermen’s memorial

Lost Fishermen's Memorial is a 7000-lb anchor pulled from the Niagara River (?). THIS WONDERFUL MEMORIAL GIVES COMFORT TO THE LIVING AND HONOR TO THE DEAD A. Z Submitted by @jqmcd

Lost Fishermen's Memorial is a 7000-lb anchor pulled from the Niagara River (?). THIS WONDERFUL MEMORIAL GIVES COMFORT TO THE LIVING AND HONOR TO THE DEAD A. Z Submitted by @jqmcd

    Centennial Stairway

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    Submitted by @jqmcd

      Mother A.M.E. Zion Church

      MOTHER A.M.E. ZION CHURCH MOTHER AFRICAN METHODIST EPISCOPAL ZION CHURCH OCCUPIED THIS SITE FROM 1800 TO 1864. IT WAS THE FIRST CHURCH IN NEW YORK CITY BUILT AND LED BY AFRO-AMERICANS AND WAS THE...

      MOTHER A.M.E. ZION CHURCH MOTHER AFRICAN METHODIST EPISCOPAL ZION CHURCH OCCUPIED THIS SITE FROM 1800 TO 1864. IT WAS THE FIRST CHURCH IN NEW YORK CITY BUILT AND LED BY AFRO-AMERICANS AND WAS THE...

        Heinrich Mann & Sigmund Freud

        ZUM GEDÄCHTNIS AN DEN DICHTER HEINRICH MANN, DER AM 22. FEBRUAR 1933 ÜBER DEN BAHNHOF KEHL DEN WEG INS RETTENDE EXIL GING KEIN UNTERTAN DES UNGEISTS UND DER GEWALT, SO BLIEB ER SICH UND SEINEM...

        ZUM GEDÄCHTNIS AN DEN DICHTER HEINRICH MANN, DER AM 22. FEBRUAR 1933 ÜBER DEN BAHNHOF KEHL DEN WEG INS RETTENDE EXIL GING KEIN UNTERTAN DES UNGEISTS UND DER GEWALT, SO BLIEB ER SICH UND SEINEM...

          Dr. Martha G. RIpley

          "SHE STRETCHETH OUT HER HANDS TO THE POOR" 1843 DR. MARTHA G.RIPLEY 1912 PIONEER WOMAN PHYSICIAN FOUNDER OF MATERNITY HOSPITAL IN MINNEAPOLIS WITH FARSIGHTED VISION AND SYMPATHY SHE SERVED...

          "SHE STRETCHETH OUT HER HANDS TO THE POOR" 1843 DR. MARTHA G.RIPLEY 1912 PIONEER WOMAN PHYSICIAN FOUNDER OF MATERNITY HOSPITAL IN MINNEAPOLIS WITH FARSIGHTED VISION AND SYMPATHY SHE SERVED...

            Dealey Plaza

            Site of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963

            Site of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963

              Site of Elizabeth Blackwell's Infirmary for Women and Children

              Site of Elizabeth Blackwell's Infirmary for Women and Children In this building, the first female doctor in America, Elizabeth Blackwell, established the first hospital for, staffed, and run by...

              Site of Elizabeth Blackwell's Infirmary for Women and Children In this building, the first female doctor in America, Elizabeth Blackwell, established the first hospital for, staffed, and run by...

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              Sunken Cable

              ATLANTIC CABLE STATION and SUNKEN FOREST The receiving station for the first Atlantic cable, laid in 1874, is located on Old Beach Road opposite this location. The remains of the Sunken Forest...

              ATLANTIC CABLE STATION and SUNKEN FOREST The receiving station for the first Atlantic cable, laid in 1874, is located on Old Beach Road opposite this location. The remains of the Sunken Forest...

                Dunsmuir

                DUNSMUIR CITY HALL AND FIRE HOUSE ERECTED 1925 TRUSTEES E J CORNISH. M.D PRE FL FOSTER L E GIBSON S J WILKINS A B. CRAVENS EG HAWKINS CLERK H YOUNG MARSHAL, TAX COLL J MICANDER RECORDER H...

                DUNSMUIR CITY HALL AND FIRE HOUSE ERECTED 1925 TRUSTEES E J CORNISH. M.D PRE FL FOSTER L E GIBSON S J WILKINS A B. CRAVENS EG HAWKINS CLERK H YOUNG MARSHAL, TAX COLL J MICANDER RECORDER H...

                  Yolo Library

                  SITE OF THE FIRST YOLO COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY BRANCH CONTRIBUTIONS BY CITIZENS FINANCED THE LOT PURCHASE AND BUILDING CONSTRUCTION FOR THE DAVIS LIBRARY, WHICH SERVED DAVIS AT THIS LOCATION FROM...

                  SITE OF THE FIRST YOLO COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY BRANCH CONTRIBUTIONS BY CITIZENS FINANCED THE LOT PURCHASE AND BUILDING CONSTRUCTION FOR THE DAVIS LIBRARY, WHICH SERVED DAVIS AT THIS LOCATION...

                    Fort Lernoult

                    This marks the site of the southwest bastion of Fort Lernoult. It was here, on July 11, 1796, that the American flag was first flown over Detroit. The fort was built by the British in 1778-79 to...

                    This marks the site of the southwest bastion of Fort Lernoult. It was here, on July 11, 1796, that the American flag was first flown over Detroit. The fort was built by the British in 1778-79...

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                    Provincial Building

                    PROVINCIAL BUILDING Built around 1920 for Mr and Mrs. Carl A. Romer The building represests the Italianate style common to the commercial buildings in the early twentieth century. The Romers...

                    PROVINCIAL BUILDING Built around 1920 for Mr and Mrs. Carl A. Romer The building represests the Italianate style common to the commercial buildings in the early twentieth century. The Romers...

                      Berkeley Garden Club

                        The Peace Convention

                        THE PEACE CONVENTION THE OLD WILLARD HOTEL WAS THE SCENE OF THE LAST MAJOR EFFORT TO RESTORE THE UNION AND PREVENT THE CIVIL WAR AT VIRGINIA'S INVITATION. DELEGATES FROM TWENTY-ONE OF THE THEN...

                        THE PEACE CONVENTION THE OLD WILLARD HOTEL WAS THE SCENE OF THE LAST MAJOR EFFORT TO RESTORE THE UNION AND PREVENT THE CIVIL WAR AT VIRGINIA'S INVITATION. DELEGATES FROM TWENTY-ONE OF THE...

                          National AIDS Memorial Grove Act

                          DEDICATED ON WORLD AIDS DAY DECEMBER 1, 2017 IN RECOGNITION OF PRESIDENT WILLIAM JEFFERSON CLINTON WHO SIGNED INTO LAW THE NATIONAL AIDS MEMORIAL GROVE ACT ON NOVEMBER 12TH 1996  

                          DEDICATED ON WORLD AIDS DAY DECEMBER 1, 2017 IN RECOGNITION OF PRESIDENT WILLIAM JEFFERSON CLINTON WHO SIGNED INTO LAW THE NATIONAL AIDS MEMORIAL GROVE ACT ON NOVEMBER 12TH 1996

                            Portsmouth

                            The Black Whipple Family Prince and Cuffee Whipple, possibly brothers or cousins, had been owned by the white Whipples. The men were given lifelong use of this plot of land after their...

                            The Black Whipple Family Prince and Cuffee Whipple, possibly brothers or cousins, had been owned by the white Whipples. The men were given lifelong use of this plot of land after...

                              Combs House

                              COMBS HOUSE Built in 1878 in Forster City (near San Onofre). Moved to San Juan Capistrano in 1882, it has served as a general store. post office and residence  

                              COMBS HOUSE Built in 1878 in Forster City (near San Onofre). Moved to San Juan Capistrano in 1882, it has served as a general store. post office and residence

                                The Character of the Times in Which They Are Written

                                Monument texts reflect the character of the times in which they are written and the temper or those who wrote them. This monument was dedicated in 1868 near the close of a period of intense strife...

                                Monument texts reflect the character of the times in which they are written and the temper or those who wrote them. This monument was dedicated in 1868 near the close of a period of intense...

                                  Site of Cabin Home of Samuel Milroy

                                  From the Flickr group Historical Markers, photo by HystericalMark, full page.License is Attribution-ShareAlike License

                                  From the Flickr group Historical Markers, photo by HystericalMark, full page.License is Attribution- ShareAlike License

                                    Great Fire of 1871

                                    On October 8, 1871, the day the famous Chicago fire began, equally terrible fires broke out on Lake Michigan’s east coast in forests parched by a hot, dry summer. The flames were fanned by high...

                                    On October 8, 1871, the day the famous Chicago fire began, equally terrible fires broke out on Lake Michigan’s east coast in forests parched by a hot, dry summer. The flames were fanned by...

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