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Alice Frances House Library

Alice Frances House Library Given by Senator Royal Samuel Copeland to the village of Dexter Michigan 1926.   Modeled from New England libraries.   Originally the first Post Office   Submitted by ...

Alice Frances House Library Given by Senator Royal Samuel Copeland to the village of Dexter Michigan 1926.   Modeled from New England libraries.   Originally the first Post Office   Submitted...

    First Inauguration

    First Inauguration Isaac Shelby was inaugurated as the first governor of Kentucky, June 4, 1792, at building on West Main Street; built as a market house, 1791-92. After Kentucky's admission to...

    First Inauguration Isaac Shelby was inaugurated as the first governor of Kentucky, June 4, 1792, at building on West Main Street; built as a market house, 1791-92. After Kentucky's admission...

      West Observation Terrace

      • griffith observatory

      Destination: The Pacific

      • lewis and clark

      Point Richmond Historic District 145 Park Place

        Wampus Cat

        Wampus Cat A mythical, cat-like creature with six legs: four for running at the speed of light, two for fighting with all its might.   

        Wampus Cat A mythical, cat-like creature with six legs: four for running at the speed of light, two for fighting with all its might. 

        • wampus cat
        • conway
        • arkansas
        • mythical creatures

        Lexington Silversmith Shop

        Silversmith Shop On this site, 1810-1838, was shop of Asa Blanchard, the most noted of Kentucky’s silversmiths. Blanchard silver was as prized in Kentucky as that of Paul Revere in New England....

        Silversmith Shop On this site, 1810-1838, was shop of Asa Blanchard, the most noted of Kentucky’s silversmiths. Blanchard silver was as prized in Kentucky as that of Paul Revere in New...

          Transit Corridor, Griffith Observatory

            Nora Boston

              Charles Mooney

                Carol Mooney

                  Remaining in Pittsburgh a Few Hours

                  THIS  TABLET COMMEMORATES THE FIRST VISIT OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN WHO ARRIVED AT THIS POINT ON FEBRUARY 14 1861 REMAIN-ING IN PITTSBURGH A FEW HOURS ENROUTE TO WASHINGTON FOR HIS INAUGURATION ERECTED...

                  THIS  TABLET COMMEMORATES THE FIRST VISIT OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN WHO ARRIVED AT THIS POINT ON FEBRUARY 14 1861 REMAIN-ING IN PITTSBURGH A FEW HOURS ENROUTE TO WASHINGTON FOR HIS INAUGURATION ERECTED...

                  • lincoln
                  • pittsburgh
                  • 1861
                  • a few hours

                  Croydon Fountain

                  This Fountain was inaugurated by Her Majesty the Queen on the occasion of the Charter Centenary : 21st June 1983 and was given to Croydon by The Nestle Company Limited Submitted by @invertiert

                  This Fountain was inaugurated by Her Majesty the Queen on the occasion of the Charter Centenary : 21st June 1983 and was given to Croydon by The Nestle Company Limited Submitted by @invertiert

                  • her majesty ...
                  • croydon
                  • nestle company
                  • fountain

                  Home of Martin Luther King, Jr.

                  This house, built in 1884, was the home of Martin Luther King, Jr. in 1952-53 while he was enrolled in the Graduate School of Boston University. The building was rehabilitated in 1987 by the...

                  This house, built in 1884, was the home of Martin Luther King, Jr. in 1952-53 while he was enrolled in the Graduate School of Boston University. The building was rehabilitated in 1987 by the...

                  • boston
                  • mlk
                  • boston university
                  • civil rights
                  • 1884
                  • 1952

                  Parapet Promenade

                  PARAPET PROMENADE IN MEMORY OF ADDA AND PAUL SAFRAN BY JORDAN PYNES, LINDSAY SAFRAN AND TOM SAFRAN

                  PARAPET PROMENADE IN MEMORY OF ADDA AND PAUL SAFRAN BY JORDAN PYNES, LINDSAY SAFRAN AND TOM SAFRAN

                    Grays River Covered Bridge

                    Submitted by @Ritterton

                    Submitted by @Ritterton

                    • covered bridge
                    • gray's river

                    Goulburn Weir

                    Submitted by @markfilops

                    Submitted by @markfilops

                    • conveys water
                    • weir
                    • canal
                    • goulburn
                    • murray

                    Monocoupe D-145

                    Monocoupe D-145 ca. 1941 This Monocoupe D-145 was one of the last airplanes produced by Monocoupe before the outbreak of World War II. The Monocoupe Aircraft Corporation, founded in Bettendorf,...

                    Monocoupe D-145 ca. 1941 This Monocoupe D-145 was one of the last airplanes produced by Monocoupe before the outbreak of World War II. The Monocoupe Aircraft Corporation, founded in Bettendorf,...

                    • louisiana
                    • aviation

                    Golden Gate Park Carousel

                      Boundary Line

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

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