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CALIFORNIA/BRYANT PARKING STRUCTURE

Submitted by @AJKhn

Submitted by @AJKhn

    Dred and Harriet Scott

    DRED AND HARRIET SCOTT FILED SUIT FOR THEIR FREEDOM AT THIS COURTHOUSE IN 1846. THEIR CASE REACHED THE UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT AND WAS DECIDED IN 1857. THE COURT RULED THAT THE SCOTTS AND ALL...

    DRED AND HARRIET SCOTT FILED SUIT FOR THEIR FREEDOM AT THIS COURTHOUSE IN 1846. THEIR CASE REACHED THE UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT AND WAS DECIDED IN 1857. THE COURT RULED THAT THE SCOTTS AND ALL...

      Teton Dam Burst

      [location approximate] Submitted by @jerichocline

      [location approximate] Submitted by @jerichocline

        El Capitan Pass

        Submitted by @JimStLeger

        Submitted by @JimStLeger

          Rather Than Renounce Their Faith

          On the night of Friday 16 March 1190 some 150 Jews and Jewesses of York having sought protection in the Royal Castle on this site from a mob in cited by Richard Malebisse and others chose to die...

          On the night of Friday 16 March 1190 some 150 Jews and Jewesses of York having sought protection in the Royal Castle on this site from a mob in cited by Richard Malebisse and others chose to die...

            Zanja Madre (Mother Ditch)

            THROUGH THIS SPOT FLOWED THE ZANJA MADRE (MOTHER DITCH) WHICH CHANNELED THE WATERS OF THE LOS ANGELES RIVER O THE CITIZENS OF LOS ANGELES FOR . 123 YEARS, 1781-1904 PRESENTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF...

            THROUGH THIS SPOT FLOWED THE ZANJA MADRE (MOTHER DITCH) WHICH CHANNELED THE WATERS OF THE LOS ANGELES RIVER O THE CITIZENS OF LOS ANGELES FOR . 123 YEARS, 1781-1904 PRESENTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF...

              To This Underpass

              The trail and approaches to this underpass were officially opened by Shire President, Cr Brian Green on 3rd May, 1992. Submitted by @littlebobbyplaqueson

              The trail and approaches to this underpass were officially opened by Shire President, Cr Brian Green on 3rd May, 1992. Submitted by @littlebobbyplaqueson

                Memphis Daily Appeal

                From this spot press and type of the Appeal were loaded on a freight car at Main and Madison in early morning, June 6, 1862, just before a naval battle. This paper kept the journalistic flag of...

                From this spot press and type of the Appeal were loaded on a freight car at Main and Madison in early morning, June 6, 1862, just before a naval battle. This paper kept the journalistic flag...

                • shelby county
                • tennessee

                Brodnax Jewelers

                Brodnax Jewelers, the original occupant of the Brodnax Building, at one time sold more Rolex watches than any other retailer in the world. When this building was built in 1916 as their...

                Brodnax Jewelers, the original occupant of the Brodnax Building, at one time sold more Rolex watches than any other retailer in the world. When this building was built in 1916 as...

                • shelby county
                • tennessee

                LEE COHEN HARBY

                IN MEMORY OF LEE COHEN HARBY 1849 - 1918 WHO BY HER PATRIOTIC AND UNTIRNG EFFORTS SECURED HIS BUILDING FOR THE DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION OF SOUTH CAROLINA AS A GIFT FROM THE UNITED...

                IN MEMORY OF LEE COHEN HARBY 1849 - 1918 WHO BY HER PATRIOTIC AND UNTIRNG EFFORTS SECURED HIS BUILDING FOR THE DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION OF SOUTH CAROLINA AS A GIFT FROM THE UNITED...

                  Elfreth's Alley

                  Submitted by Lisa Hiltbrand

                  Submitted by Lisa Hiltbrand

                    Evangeline Oak

                    EVANGELINE OAK Longfellow's poem “Evangeline" immortalized the tragedy of the Acadian exile from Nova Scotia in 1755. This oak marks the legendary meeting place of Emmeline Labiche and Louis...

                    EVANGELINE OAK Longfellow's poem “Evangeline" immortalized the tragedy of the Acadian exile from Nova Scotia in 1755. This oak marks the legendary meeting place of Emmeline Labiche and...

                    • evangeline
                    • lousinana
                    • longfellow
                    • tree
                    • oak

                    Genieve Tynon Bell Tower

                      Green Valley Elementary School Modernization

                      Green Valley Elementary School Modernization Board of Education Joan Buchanan Bill Clarkson Paul Gardner Rachel Hurd Greg Marvel Robert Kessler, Superintendent Donna Bell, Principal Hardison...

                      Green Valley Elementary School Modernization Board of Education Joan Buchanan Bill Clarkson Paul Gardner Rachel Hurd Greg Marvel Robert Kessler, Superintendent Donna Bell, Principal...

                        Mount Diablo Trail Through Time Geologic Journey

                          MOUNT DIABLO

                            Mt. Diablo State Park

                              What's In A Name Mount Diablo State Park

                                Mount Diablo Beacon

                                Mount Diablo Beacon: EIM Left Dark by War, Lighted in Remembrance A large flashing light atop this rotunda once guided airplanes flying through the night skies of the Bay Area. Originally held...

                                Mount Diablo Beacon: EIM Left Dark by War, Lighted in Remembrance A large flashing light atop this rotunda once guided airplanes flying through the night skies of the Bay Area. Originally held...

                                  FRANCES JEAN DENNING AND LT COL NORMAN EDWIN DENNING

                                  PLACED IN MEMORY OF FRANCES JEAN DENNING LT COL NORMAN EDWIN DENNING USMC MT DIABLO STATE PARK

                                  PLACED IN MEMORY OF FRANCES JEAN DENNING LT COL NORMAN EDWIN DENNING USMC MT DIABLO STATE PARK