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Atascadero Creek. Part of the De Anza National Historic Trail. Submitted by @oranv

Atascadero Creek. Part of the De Anza National Historic Trail. Submitted by @oranv

    Rafael Theatre

    Submitted by @jqmcd

    Submitted by @jqmcd

      Whaler's Court

      Submitted by @GaelFC WHALER'S COURT THE LAST COMMERCIAL WHALING COMPANY IN THE UNITED STATES HAD TS WINTER HOME ON BELLEVUE'S MEYDENBAUER BAY UNTIL 1942. FROM APRIL TO OCTOBER THE SEVEN BOAT...

      Submitted by @GaelFC WHALER'S COURT THE LAST COMMERCIAL WHALING COMPANY IN THE UNITED STATES HAD TS WINTER HOME ON BELLEVUE'S MEYDENBAUER BAY UNTIL 1942. FROM APRIL TO OCTOBER THE SEVEN...

        Harrodsville

        Submitted by @DreadTower

        Submitted by @DreadTower

          Central Park, Gonzales CA

          Submitted by @jqmcd

          Submitted by @jqmcd

            SITE OF SKEELS HOTEL

            SITE OF SKEELS HOTEL 1925 - 1995 ON THIS SITE STOOD THE SKEELS HOTEL, WHICH WAS OWNED AND OPERATED BY HARRY AND CYNTHIA SKEELS AS A HOTEL AND RESTAURANT FROM 1925 TO 1948. THE ORIGINAL BUILDING...

            SITE OF SKEELS HOTEL 1925 - 1995 ON THIS SITE STOOD THE SKEELS HOTEL, WHICH WAS OWNED AND OPERATED BY HARRY AND CYNTHIA SKEELS AS A HOTEL AND RESTAURANT FROM 1925 TO 1948. THE ORIGINAL BUILDING...

              Sister City Program, Livermore

              Submitted by @jqmcd

              Submitted by @jqmcd

                Conception Memorial

                  Robert L. Howard Memorial

                  Robert L. Howard Memorial This Howard replica clock (c. 1900), was Installed in the fll of 1995 as a memorial for Robert L. Howard - owner of Livermore Cyclery and member of Livermore Main Street,...

                  Robert L. Howard Memorial This Howard replica clock (c. 1900), was Installed in the fll of 1995 as a memorial for Robert L. Howard - owner of Livermore Cyclery and member of Livermore Main Street,...

                    Oakshade Town Center

                      The History of a City Block

                      THE HISTORY OF A CITY BLOCK THIS SITE HAS PLAYED AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN SAN FRANCISCO'S PERFORMING ARTS HISTORY 1850-1868 THE (COL TOM) HAYES HOME AND GARDENS 1868-1872 HAYES PARK AND PAVILION...

                      THE HISTORY OF A CITY BLOCK THIS SITE HAS PLAYED AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN SAN FRANCISCO'S PERFORMING ARTS HISTORY 1850-1868 THE (COL TOM) HAYES HOME AND GARDENS 1868-1872 HAYES PARK AND...

                        Home Stretch

                          FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH BUILDING

                            Victoria Hughes

                            Victoria Hughes 1897-1978 Who befriended and cared for prostitutes when she worked here as a lavatory attendant from 1929 to 1963 Submitted by @yokelbear

                            Victoria Hughes 1897-1978 Who befriended and cared for prostitutes when she worked here as a lavatory attendant from 1929 to 1963 Submitted by @yokelbear

                              Peak District National Park Footpath to Open Country

                              PEAK DISTRICT NATIONAL PARK FOOTPATH TO OPEN COUNTRY PLEASE KEEP TO THE PATH UNTIL SIGN IS REACHED MARKING BOUNDARY OF OPEN COUNTRY PEAK PARK PLANNING BOARD D. G. GILMAN, ALDERN HOUSE, BAKEWELL,...

                              PEAK DISTRICT NATIONAL PARK FOOTPATH TO OPEN COUNTRY PLEASE KEEP TO THE PATH UNTIL SIGN IS REACHED MARKING BOUNDARY OF OPEN COUNTRY PEAK PARK PLANNING BOARD D. G. GILMAN, ALDERN HOUSE, BAKEWELL,...

                                Drs Ian and Sheree Ahwah and Family

                                  Earle Brown and the Brooklyn Farm

                                  Submitted by @gkatz

                                  Submitted by @gkatz

                                    The KIng's Daughter's Hospital

                                    Organized by ten dedicated women in 1892 and chartered nationally as The King's Daughters and Sons Circle No. 2 in 1894, it has served the Delta from this site since 1905. The present...

                                    Organized by ten dedicated women in 1892 and chartered nationally as The King's Daughters and Sons Circle No. 2 in 1894, it has served the Delta from this site since 1905. The...

                                    • mississippi
                                    • hospital
                                    • nursing school
                                    • washington county

                                    Sharkey County Courthouse

                                    Sharkey County, formed in 1876, was named for Mississippi Gov. William L. Sharkey, who served in 1865. Designed by architect William Sharkey Hull, this three- story courthouse was built in 1902...

                                    Sharkey County, formed in 1876, was named for Mississippi Gov. William L. Sharkey, who served in 1865. Designed by architect William Sharkey Hull, this three- story courthouse was built in 1902...

                                    • mississippi
                                    • courthouse
                                    • sharkey county

                                    Waltersville

                                    First known Dayton's Cowpen, Waltersville is one of Warren County's oldest settlements. In 1798, a copy of "The Galley Slave,” the first printing in the Mississippi Territory, was printed in this...

                                    First known Dayton's Cowpen, Waltersville is one of Warren County's oldest settlements. In 1798, a copy of "The Galley Slave,” the first printing in the Mississippi Territory, was printed in...

                                    • mississippi
                                    • settlement
                                    • warren county