They Have Been Joined to the Sea and the Sky
IN MEMORY OF THE 229 MEN, WOMEN AND CHILDRENABOARD SWISSAIR FLIGHT 111 WHO PERISHED OFF THESE SHORES SEPTEMBER 2, 1998 THEY HAVE BEEN JOINED TO THE SEA AND THE SKY MAY THEY REST IN PEACE...
- flight
- crash
- nova scotia
- canada
- swissair
Growing Rice in the Low Country
- slavedwelling
- slave
- south carolina
- slavery
- rice
- middleton
- ashley
House Servants Quarters
House Servants Quarters The duplex design of this pre-Civil War structure was typical of slave quarters in the plantation days. Identical quarters were duplicated on either side of a...
- slavedwelling
- slave
- civil war
- slave
- plantation
Who By Her Patriotic and Untiring Efforts Secured
IN MEMORY OFLEE COHEN HARBY 1849 - 1918 WHO BY HER PATRIOTIC AND UNTIRING EFFORTS SECURED THIS BUILDING FOR THE DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION OF SOUTH CAROLINA AS A GIFT FROM THE UNITED...
- harby
- buidling
- south carolina
- dar
- provost dungeon
- slavedwelling
A Vivid Reminder of Claims of France and Spain
SAINTE GENEVIEVE Oldest permanent settlement in Missouri founded ca. 1735 by Illinois French as river depot for lead and salt. Moved 3 miles to present site after 1785 flood. Named...
- slavedwelling
- missouri
- illinois
- lead
- salt
- audubon
- west of river
LNER Streamline Wedgewood
- train
- wedgewood
- wwii
- gresley
- 1942
Was Declined and the Decision in Favour
Submitted by @ScootBenet.
- england
- berwick
- scotland
- baliol
- nobility
Stillwater Last Man's Club
Stillwater "A" and "D" Last Mans Club of the 135th Infantry, Minnesota National Guard. 1941-1945. "Bound in Comradeship" submitted by @s_despiegelaere
- stillwater
- minnesota
- national guard
- ww2
Brattonsville
BRATTONSVILLE Here in the 1760's settle the brothers. William, Robert and Hugh Bratton, who fought in the Revolutionary War. One-quarter mile east of here at Jame Williamson's was fought...
- brattonsville
- slavedwelling
Most Planters Here Were Loyalists
- south carolina
- island
- cotton
- slavedwelling
Thousands of Enslaved People Were Sold Here
SLAVE AUCTIONS Charleston was one of thelargest slave trading cities in the U.S. In the 1800s, the area around the Old Exchange Building was one of the most common sites of downtown...
- slavedwelling
- slave
- auctions
- charleston
- south carolina
Of the Library of Congress
Submitted by @megluku
- wwi
- washington dc
- dc
J. W. Kottinger's Barn
Submitted by @jqmcd .
- pleasanton
- california
- bay area
- barn
- ecv
Helen Macgregor Mall
HELEN MACGREGOR MALL JULY 15, 1973 CITY OF OAKLAND Wiki article on Helen Macgregor
- oakland
- bay area
- california
- earl warren
- california s...
Only 10 Men Died
432 men were employed to build Tower Bridge during its 8 years of construction. Despite there being no health and safety laws, only 10 men died. Submitted by @garethgwynn.
- england
- bridge
- tower
- london
World's Largest Blossoming Plant
WORLD'S LARGEST BLOSSOMING PLANT THIS WORLD FAMOUS WISTARIA VINE, ONE OF THE 7 HORTICULTURAL WONDERS OF THE WORLD, WAS PLANTED IN 1894 FROM A ONE GALLON POT. LISTED AS THE "WORLD'S...
- wisteria
- ecv
- guinness
- 250 tons
It Killed 30 - 50% of the Country's Total Population
THE 'BLACK DEATH' ENTERED ENGLAND IN 1348 THROUGH THIS PORT. IT KILLED 30 - 50 % OF THE COUNTRY'S TOTAL POPULATION Submitted by @Raymodraco.
- england
- weymouth
- black death
- 30 percent
Santa Barbara Mission
- santa barbara
- mission
The West Central School of Agriculture Alumni Garden
From 1910 through 1963, this campus was the site of the University of Minnesota West Central School of Agriculture (WCSA) and Experiment Station. The WCSA was a boarding high school that, in...
- minnesota
- morris
- garden
Exploring the Mississippi Headwaters
After the American Revolution, the 1783 Treaty of Paris, signed by those representing the American Colonies and Great Britain, sought to establish the boundary of the new country. In the middle...
- minnesota
- mississippi river
- schoolcraft