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David Ortiz's 54th Home Run

    Negro Pews

      Prince Whipple and Windsor Moffatt

        Odiorne’s Point

        ODIORNE'S POINT  Here, in the spring of 1623, was  established New Hampshire's first  settlement, Pannaway Plantation.  David Thompson and other hardy  fishermen came from England to  colonize and...

        ODIORNE'S POINT  Here, in the spring of 1623, was  established New Hampshire's first  settlement, Pannaway Plantation.  David Thompson and other hardy  fishermen came from England to  colonize and...

        • flake hill
        • first white child
        • drying fish

        South Station Boston

        Submitted by @beckerben

        Submitted by @beckerben

          The Holland Society

          Submitted by @beckerben

          Submitted by @beckerben

            Bayard Rustin

              Site of the Old Carroll Hall

              Site of the Old Carroll Hall 1865-1904 1-The original Carroll Hall 2-In it was started St. John’s College – 1866 3-In it was started Sisters of the Poor – 1871 4-In it was started the Tabernacle...

              Site of the Old Carroll Hall 1865-1904 1-The original Carroll Hall 2-In it was started St. John’s College – 1866 3-In it was started Sisters of the Poor – 1871 4-In it was started the Tabernacle...

                Eleftherios Venizelos

                Eleftherios Venizelos 1864-1936 Liberal Politician, Statesman, Social Reformer One of the most prominent Greek and European Leaders of the 20th Century He marked the modernization of Greece with...

                Eleftherios Venizelos 1864-1936 Liberal Politician, Statesman, Social Reformer One of the most prominent Greek and European Leaders of the 20th Century He marked the modernization of Greece with...

                  The Daguerre Monument

                  The Daguerre Monument This monument pays tribute to French artist and inventor Louis-Jacques-Mandé-Daguerre (1787-1851), who revolutionized picture-making in 1839 by introducing the first...

                  The Daguerre Monument This monument pays tribute to French artist and inventor Louis-Jacques-Mandé- Daguerre (1787-1851), who revolutionized picture- making in 1839 by introducing the first...

                    Northern Baptist Convention

                    n this building on May 16-17, 1907 The Northern Baptist Convention was formed and the Hon. Charles Evans Hughes elected its first president.    From Wikipedia: Charles Evans Hughes Sr. (April 11,...

                    n this building on May 16-17, 1907 The Northern Baptist Convention was formed and the Hon. Charles Evans Hughes elected its first president.    From Wikipedia: Charles Evans Hughes Sr. (April 11,...

                    • church

                    Overthrust Fault

                    Overthrust Fault This site is an example of an overthrust fault.   Soil Lower Cetaceous (Potomac) Sands and Gravels Precambrian Schist Normal Position Before Faulting   Soil Schist Thrust Fault...

                    Overthrust Fault This site is an example of an overthrust fault.   Soil Lower Cetaceous (Potomac) Sands and Gravels Precambrian Schist Normal Position Before Faulting   Soil Schist Thrust Fault...

                    • geology
                    • adams morgan
                    • washington dc
                    • walter pierce park

                    Walter Pierce Park

                    Roads to Diversity Adams Morgan Heritage Trail Walter Pierce Park The Rock Creek Valley, once home to Native Americans, had attracted European settlers by 1703. Before John Quincy Adams became...

                    Roads to Diversity Adams Morgan Heritage Trail Walter Pierce Park The Rock Creek Valley, once home to Native Americans, had attracted European settlers by 1703. Before John Quincy Adams...

                      Mathew Carey (1760-1839)

                      An Irish Catholic who emigrated to Philadelphia in 1784, Carey was a prominent printer and publisher and prolific writer. He was an influential political economist and nationalist, promoting the...

                      An Irish Catholic who emigrated to Philadelphia in 1784, Carey was a prominent printer and publisher and prolific writer. He was an influential political economist and nationalist, promoting...

                      • philadelphia
                      • irish
                      • immigration
                      • printer

                      Marc Blitzstein (1905-1964)

                      An influential American composer, lyricist, and translator who brought vernacular to musical theater was born here. Works include the ground-breaking The Cradle Will Rock and an adaptation of The...

                      An influential American composer, lyricist, and translator who brought vernacular to musical theater was born here. Works include the ground- breaking The Cradle Will Rock and an adaptation of The...

                      • music
                      • philadelphia

                      A.M.E. Book Concern

                      Here in 1836 a church related company began printing hymnals, religious materials, and works by Black authors of the period. In 1847 The Christian Recorder was published here. Bishop Benjamin...

                      Here in 1836 a church related company began printing hymnals, religious materials, and works by Black authors of the period. In 1847 The Christian Recorder was published here. Bishop Benjamin...

                      • philadelphia
                      • churches
                      • black history

                      Pennsylvania Hospital

                      This is the first hospital in the U.S. Chartered by Colonial Assembly in 1751 for "relief of the sick poor." Benjamin Franklin and Dr. Thomas Bond were its chief founders. First building, erected...

                      This is the first hospital in the U.S. Chartered by Colonial Assembly in 1751 for "relief of the sick poor." Benjamin Franklin and Dr. Thomas Bond were its chief founders. First building,...

                      • philadelphia
                      • hospital
                      • medicine

                      The German Society of Philadelphia

                      The oldest German American organization in the US was founded Dec. 26, 1764, in Philadelphia to provide legal aid, welfare, and language support to German immigrants. Its library, containing one...

                      The oldest German American organization in the US was founded Dec. 26, 1764, in Philadelphia to provide legal aid, welfare, and language support to German immigrants. Its library, containing...

                      • immigration
                      • philadelphia
                      • german
                      • library

                      Frank Furness

                      A nationally influential architect, his forceful designs and bold use of industrial materials helped shape American modernism. His works include the Pa. Academy of Fine Arts and U. of Penn...

                      A nationally influential architect, his forceful designs and bold use of industrial materials helped shape American modernism. His works include the Pa. Academy of Fine Arts and U. of...

                      • philadelphia
                      • architecture

                      Sir Christopher Wren

                      Submitted by @simontillo

                      Submitted by @simontillo

                      • 1502
                      • st. paul's cathedral
                      • catherine of aragon