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Great Gouse

The 16th century town house of the Carnes of Nash and from 1767, the Franklens. 19th century: Great House School and Pharmacy

The 16th century town house of the Carnes of Nash and from 1767, the Franklens. 19th century: Great House School and Pharmacy

  • united kingdon
  • wales
  • cowbridge

1953 Corvette

This Corvette, one of 300 from its first year of production, has been meticulously restored. When owner Bill Mulder purchased this car in 2019, it was disassembled in 27 boxes! Restoration...

This Corvette, one of 300 from its first year of production, has been meticulously restored. When owner Bill Mulder purchased this car in 2019, it was disassembled in 27 boxes! Restoration...

  • corvette
  • kentucky
  • 1953

1955 V-8 Corvette

Although the early Corvettes had sensational styling, their performance left drivers underwhelmed. As Corvette sales slumped in 1954, Zora Arkus-Duntov worked behind the scenes to improve...

Although the early Corvettes had sensational styling, their performance left drivers underwhelmed. As Corvette sales slumped in 1954, Zora Arkus-Duntov worked behind the scenes to improve...

  • corvette
  • kentucky
  • bowling green

1978 25th Anniversary Corvette

Of the 46,766 Corvettes produced in 1978, 15,283 were Silver Anniversary editions. The year 1978 marked the first year Corvette would pace the Indy 500 race. The original pace car paint scheme...

Of the 46,766 Corvettes produced in 1978, 15,283 were Silver Anniversary editions. The year 1978 marked the first year Corvette would pace the Indy 500 race. The original pace car paint...

  • corvette
  • kentucky
  • bowling green

Scioto Trail Fire Tower

Built in 1925, fire wardens and foresters used the 60-foot-tall Scioto Trail Fire Tower to spot blazes on Ohio lands. Ohio fire towers were staffed by lookouts and equipped with binoculars, maps,...

Built in 1925, fire wardens and foresters used the 60-foot-tall Scioto Trail Fire Tower to spot blazes on Ohio lands. Ohio fire towers were staffed by lookouts and equipped with binoculars, maps,...

  • ohio
  • ross county
  • scioto trail park

Freedom of Religion, 1649

IN 1649 THERE WAS ENACTED HERE THE FIRST LAW ESTABLISHING FREEDOM OF RELIGION. TO KEEP ALIVE IN MEMORY OF THIS NOBLE ACT OF OUR FOUNDING FATHERS THE BAR ASSOCIATIONS OF PRINCE GEORGE'S, CALVERT,...

IN 1649 THERE WAS ENACTED HERE THE FIRST LAW ESTABLISHING FREEDOM OF RELIGION. TO KEEP ALIVE IN MEMORY OF THIS NOBLE ACT OF OUR FOUNDING FATHERS THE BAR ASSOCIATIONS OF PRINCE GEORGE'S,...

  • stmarys
  • maryland
  • religion
  • imageryan

The Erickson Building

    Námestie Ján Pavla II

      Revolučný výbor SNP

        Pomník T.G.Masarykovi

          This Building Is A Memorial To All Those of the Davis Campus Who Gave Their Lives In The Service of Their Country

            Defending the Bay for 150 Years

              Stanley J. Rabinowitz Reading Room

                Berkeley Piano Club

                  The Narrow Gauge

                    Railroads & Mining: Building the West

                      The Charlie Tayler Waterwheel

                        Lincoln Borglum

                        IN HONOR OF HIS OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS TO CARVING THE SHRINE OF DEMOCRACY AND AS THE FIRST SUPERINTENDENT OF MOUNT RUSHMORE NATIONAL MEMORIAL THIS BUILDING IS DEDICATED TO LINCOLN BORGLUM JULY...

                        IN HONOR OF HIS OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS TO CARVING THE SHRINE OF DEMOCRACY AND AS THE FIRST SUPERINTENDENT OF MOUNT RUSHMORE NATIONAL MEMORIAL THIS BUILDING IS DEDICATED TO LINCOLN BORGLUM...

                        • mount rushmore
                        • mt rushmore
                        • rushmore
                        • keystone
                        • south dakota

                        First Step, Fallen Friend

                        First Step, Fallen Friend The history of the University of Connecticut can be traced back to the Storrs Agricultural School which opened on this site in 1881 in the former Connecticut Soldiers'...

                        First Step, Fallen Friend The history of the University of Connecticut can be traced back to the Storrs Agricultural School which opened on this site in 1881 in the former Connecticut Soldiers'...

                        • uconn
                        • storrs
                        • mansfield
                        • connecticut
                        • university
                        • jonathan
                        • husky
                        • dog
                        • mascot

                        Bristol & South Wales Union Railway

                        The plaque marks the location of the terminal pier of the Bristol & South Wales Union Railway where passengers from Bristol would board the ferry to Portskewett in Wales. There is also a plaque...

                        The plaque marks the location of the terminal pier of the Bristol & South Wales Union Railway where passengers from Bristol would board the ferry to Portskewett in Wales. There is also a plaque...

                        • bristol
                        • river severn
                        • methodism
                        • wesley