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1862 - 1962

This plaque outside the Pandora Street entrance to Victoria's City Hall was apparently installed to mark the City's centenary, but has no other contextual clues to mark its context.

This plaque outside the Pandora Street entrance to Victoria's City Hall was apparently installed to mark the City's centenary, but has no other contextual clues to mark its context.

    Bright Pearl

    Submitted by: Vincent Gornall

    Submitted by: Vincent Gornall

      Centennial Square Fountain

      Placed in concrete around the edge of the Centennial Square Fountain is an inscription made out of metal letters. The words say, "The Centennial Fountain Gift to the City of Victoria from the...

      Placed in concrete around the edge of the Centennial Square Fountain is an inscription made out of metal letters. The words say, "The Centennial Fountain Gift to the City of Victoria from the...

        First Memphis Waterfront

        From here north to Auction Avenue steamboats landed; flatboats used the mouth of Gayoso Bayou above. Paddy Meagher, associated with this bluff as early as 1783, built a warehouse here in 1828. In...

        From here north to Auction Avenue steamboats landed; flatboats used the mouth of Gayoso Bayou above. Paddy Meagher, associated with this bluff as early as 1783, built a warehouse here in 1828. In...

        • shelby county
        • tennessee

        Bartlett, Tennessee

        The toll road of 1829 became Stage Road, Bartlett's main street. In 1856 the town was called Union Depot. Incorporated in 1866 and named Bartlett for Major Gabriel Matson Bartlett. Shelby County...

        The toll road of 1829 became Stage Road, Bartlett's main street. In 1856 the town was called Union Depot. Incorporated in 1866 and named Bartlett for Major Gabriel Matson Bartlett. Shelby County...

        • shelby county
        • tennessee

        G. P. Hamilton

        Born in Memphis 1867, G.P. Hamilton was the author of The Bright Side of Memphis, one of the earliest books on black residents of Memphis. In 1892 Hamilton, an honors graduate of LeMoyne, was...

        Born in Memphis 1867, G.P. Hamilton was the author of The Bright Side of Memphis, one of the earliest books on black residents of Memphis. In 1892 Hamilton, an honors graduate of LeMoyne,...

        • shelby county
        • tennessee

        Eudora Baptist Church

        Organized October 19, 1850 on two acres of land donated by Col. Eppy White, using the Greek word "Eudora" signifying "good gift" as its name, this church met in a log schoolhouse until the...

        Organized October 19, 1850 on two acres of land donated by Col. Eppy White, using the Greek word "Eudora" signifying "good gift" as its name, this church met in a log schoolhouse until...

        • shelby county
        • tennessee

        Gold Discovered

        1848  GOLD DISCOVERED News of the discovery of gold at Coloma reaches Monterey. Many people depart for the gold fields, leaving Monterey almost abandoned.

        1848  GOLD DISCOVERED News of the discovery of gold at Coloma reaches Monterey. Many people depart for the gold fields, leaving Monterey almost abandoned.

        • monterey
        • california
        • 1848
        • gold
        • coloma

        Burt Toler, Sr

        • berkeley
        • california
        • bay area
        • football
        • field official

        Corona WWII Deaths

        • corona
        • italy
        • wwii

        Silk Stocking Historic District Est. 1912

        Submitted by @jqmcd

        Submitted by @jqmcd

        • chandler
        • arizona
        • silk stocking
        • 1912

        Federal Building

        THIS FEDERAL BUILDING WAS OFFICIAL OPENED BY DAVID W. GROOS M.P. ON 17 JANUARY 1967     Submitted by: Vincent Gornall

        THIS FEDERAL BUILDING WAS OFFICIAL OPENED BY DAVID W. GROOS M.P. ON 17 JANUARY 1967     Submitted by: Vincent Gornall

        • victoria
        • british columbia
        • federal building

        The Famous "49 Fourth Street" Location

        ON THIS SITE, THE FAMOUS "49 FOURTH STREET" LOCATION OF THE UNITED STATES SELECTIVE SERVICE INDUCTION CENTER, TENS OF THOUSANDS OF SAN FRANCISCANS AND OTHER NORTHER CALIFORNIANS WERE INDUCTED INTO...

        ON THIS SITE, THE FAMOUS "49 FOURTH STREET" LOCATION OF THE UNITED STATES SELECTIVE SERVICE INDUCTION CENTER, TENS OF THOUSANDS OF SAN FRANCISCANS AND OTHER NORTHER CALIFORNIANS WERE INDUCTED INTO...

        • san francisco
        • bay area
        • california
        • wwii
        • selective service
        • 1940

        Usonia Homes

        Submitted by: Sam Santangelo

        Submitted by: Sam Santangelo

        • frank lloyd wright
        • usonia
        • 99pi
        • new york

        Eternal Vigilance is the Price of Liberty

        "ETERNAL VIGILANCE IS THE PRICE OF LIBERTY" MARKING ROUTE TAKEN BY WASHINGTON FROM PHILADELPHIA TO CAMBRIDGE TO ASSUME COMMAND OF THE PATRIOT ARMY IN 1775 PLACED HERE BY THE NEW JERSEY...

        "ETERNAL VIGILANCE IS THE PRICE OF LIBERTY" MARKING ROUTE TAKEN BY WASHINGTON FROM PHILADELPHIA TO CAMBRIDGE TO ASSUME COMMAND OF THE PATRIOT ARMY IN 1775 PLACED HERE BY THE NEW...

        • washington
        • george washington
        • revolutionary wary
        • liberty
        • vigilance
        • 1775

        Usonia Homes

        Submitted by Avery Trufelman. 

        Submitted by Avery Trufelman. 

        • wright
        • frank lloyd wright
        • 99pi
        • new york

        Reconciling History, Baltimore's Confederate Monuments

        Lee Jackson Monument This monument was a gift from prominent Baltimore banker J. Henry Fergusun, who left funds in his will for the City of Baltimore to create a monument to his childhood heroes,...

        Lee Jackson Monument This monument was a gift from prominent Baltimore banker J. Henry Fergusun, who left funds in his will for the City of Baltimore to create a monument to his childhood...

        • baltimore
        • maryland
        • confederacy
        • civil war
        • special commission
        • white supremacy
        • lost cause

        1887 Railway Accident Memorial

        Plaque reads: This memorial is erected by public subscription in the honor of the late Frederick William Maskell and James McNab  The former engine driver, aged 46 years And the latter Fireman,...

        Plaque reads: This memorial is erected by public subscription in the honor of the late Frederick William Maskell and James McNab  The former engine driver, aged 46 years And the latter Fireman,...

        • train
        • railway
        • accident
        • melbourne
        • australia
        • heroic devot...
        • windsor
        • fearful accident

        Western Canada's Oldest Skyscraper

        Union Bank Building (Top right plaque. English transcription)   Constructed in 1903-1904, this building is Western Canada's oldest skyscraper. It combines the technology of steel framing, a rich...

        Union Bank Building (Top right plaque. English transcription)   Constructed in 1903-1904, this building is Western Canada's oldest skyscraper. It combines the technology of steel framing, a...

        • winnipeg
        • manitoba
        • royal bank
        • skyscraper
        • canada
        • western canada
        • tallest

        Field Artillery Cannon, Donor Unknown