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Centenario de la Constitucion

    Yankees

    "The Yankees are wonderful  people. If they emigrated to  hell itself, they would somehow  manage to change the climate." General Mariano Vallejo

    "The Yankees are wonderful  people. If they emigrated to  hell itself, they would somehow  manage to change the climate." General Mariano Vallejo

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    Keweenaw Bay

    This region’s history is long and rich. Father Ménard, the Jesuit missionary, wintered near what is now L’Anse in 1660-61. Near here Father Baraga set up his mission in 1843. He and the head of...

    This region’s history is long and rich. Father Ménard, the Jesuit missionary, wintered near what is now L’Anse in 1660-61. Near here Father Baraga set up his mission in 1843. He and the head of...

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    Brent Moriwaki

      The Giant Dipper

      THE GIANT DIPPER  SANTA CRUZ BEACH BOARDWALK

      THE GIANT DIPPER  SANTA CRUZ BEACH BOARDWALK

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      Cornwallis

      First led his army into North Carolina near here, Sept. 1780. After Battle of Kings Mountain, Oct. 7, he returned to S.C.   Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program and Flickr...

      First led his army into North Carolina near here, Sept. 1780. After Battle of Kings Mountain, Oct. 7, he returned to S.C.   Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program and...

        Brownsville Veterans

          Croswell House / Governor Charles M. Croswell

          Charles Croswell helped his guardian and uncle, Daniel Hicks, build this Greek Revival house. He and his first wife, Lucy Eddy, bought the 1840s building from his uncle’s estate in 1853. The house...

          Charles Croswell helped his guardian and uncle, Daniel Hicks, build this Greek Revival house. He and his first wife, Lucy Eddy, bought the 1840s building from his uncle’s estate in 1853. The house...

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          Site of the First Yolo County Public Library Branch

          SITE OF THE FIRST YOLO COUNTY  PUBLIC LIBRARY BRANCH  CONTRIBUTIONS BY CITIZENS FINANCED THE LOT  PURCHASE AND BUILDING CONSTRUCTION FOR THE DAVIS  LIBRARY, WHICH SERVED DAVIS AT THIS LOCATION ...

          SITE OF THE FIRST YOLO COUNTY  PUBLIC LIBRARY BRANCH  CONTRIBUTIONS BY CITIZENS FINANCED THE LOT  PURCHASE AND BUILDING CONSTRUCTION FOR THE DAVIS  LIBRARY, WHICH SERVED DAVIS AT THIS LOCATION ...

            La Patria Agradecida

              F.D. Chase Building

              F. D. Chase Building   William Wharff, Architect, 1909 Renovated by Jim Novosel, The Bay Architects, 2001   During Berkeley’s early 20th Century development boom, the F.D. Chase Real Estate...

              F. D. Chase Building   William Wharff, Architect, 1909 Renovated by Jim Novosel, The Bay Architects, 2001   During Berkeley’s early 20th Century development boom, the F.D. Chase Real...

                Los Rios Street

                  Somersville Townsite

                  • black diamond mine
                  • mt diablo coal field

                  John "Alex" Alexander

                  Alex Alexander  1924-1993  Alexander spent his entire working life at Naval Supply  Center, Oakland. Symbolic of the many dedicated civilians who worked  on the base, Alex inspired others through...

                  Alex Alexander  1924-1993  Alexander spent his entire working life at Naval Supply  Center, Oakland. Symbolic of the many dedicated civilians who worked  on the base, Alex inspired others through...

                    Little Traverse Bay

                    For centuries this region has been the home of Ottawa Indians, whose warriors and orators fought bravely to retain their land. Around 1700 a mission was built by French Jesuits at the famous...

                    For centuries this region has been the home of Ottawa Indians, whose warriors and orators fought bravely to retain their land. Around 1700 a mission was built by French Jesuits at the...

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                    Hackley-Holt House / Hackley-Holt House

                    In 1850 Joseph Hackley came to Michigan from Wisconsin to serve as superintendent of construction for the Durkee, Truesdell and Company sawmill. In 1860 he purchased this house, built in 1857....

                    In 1850 Joseph Hackley came to Michigan from Wisconsin to serve as superintendent of construction for the Durkee, Truesdell and Company sawmill. In 1860 he purchased this house, built in 1857....

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                    Town Creek Indian Mound historical marker

                    From the Flickr group Historical Markers, photo by Gerry Dincher, full page.License is Attribution-ShareAlike License 

                    From the Flickr group Historical Markers, photo by Gerry Dincher, full page.License is Attribution- ShareAlike License 

                      Dirk Dirksen SHUT UP. YOU ANIMALS

                      Dirk Dirksen SHUT UP. YOU ANIMALS Dirk Dirksen (1937 -2006), ringmaster of the circusof the creatively inspired and the willfully deranged,presided as Pope of Punk over nightly excursionsinto...

                      Dirk Dirksen SHUT UP. YOU ANIMALS Dirk Dirksen (1937 -2006), ringmaster of the circusof the creatively inspired and the willfully deranged,presided as Pope of Punk over nightly excursionsinto...

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                      • mabuhay gardens
                      • san francisco
                      • counter culture
                      • music

                      San Diego Little Italy Cash & Carry

                        Teniente Jose Azueta