Greenfield Village
In 1929, Henry Ford created Greenfield Village. Guided by the philosophy of "learning by doing," Ford not only paid tribute to his friend and hero, Thomas Edison, but also gave Americans a chance...
Thomas Alva Edison
Thomas Alva Edison 1847 - 1931 Commissioned by Henry Ford. Sculpted by James Earle Fraser 1918 Submitted by Bryan Arnold @nanowhiskers
Detroit Orchestra Hall
Orchestra Hall This concert hall was built in 1919 as the home of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. It was constructed to satisfy the demand of its music director, the internationally esteemed...
The Everett J. "Vic" Firth Percussion Studios
The Everett J. "Vic" Firth Percussion Studios In recognition of his contributions to and impact on the world of percussion as a musician, teacher, and innovator, the studios are in honor...
- boston
- massachusetts
- new england ...
- percussion
- impact
Marilyn Bell, Victoria
THIS CAIRN COMMEMORATES THE FEAT OF MISS MARILYN BELL WHO LANDED IN THIS BAY 23RD AUGUST 1956 TO BECOME THE FIRST WOMAN AND FIRST CANADIAN TO SWIM JUAN DE FUCA STRAIT FROM PORT ANGELES,...
- marilyn bell
- victoria
- port angeles
- washington
- british columbia
- swimming
Stanford Fountain
It's a fountain fountain carved by a horse thief in prison outside the state parliament. Plaque reads: 'Stanford Fountain (1867-1970) William Stanford immigrated to Victoria to try his luck in...
- fountain
- sculptor
- victoria
- melbourne
- australia
- 1854
- gold
- jail
Mohandas Karamchand Ghandi
Statue of Ghandi in Glebe Park Canberra with some very wise words: Plaques read: 'Mohandas Karamchand Ghandi APOSTLE of NON-VIOLENCE (Ahimsa) & TRUTH (Satyagrah) 2 October 1869 - 30 January 1948...
- ghandi
- statue
- canberra
- australia
Birthplace of Kentucky Fried Chicken
BIRTH OF A LEGEND KENTUCKY'S MOST FAMOUS CITIZEN Colonel Harland Sanders began the part of this life that brought him fame in a small gasoline service station on the opposite side of this highway....
- sanders
- fried chicken
- kentucky
- kfc
- corbin
- undaunted
Higbee Memorial
1908 Erected in Loving Memory of Jenny M. Higbee by the Higbee Alumnae Association Her Life-Work is Her Monument Submitted from the Shelby County Register's Office.
- shelby county
- tennessee
Pennsylvania Abolition Society
PENNSYLVANIA ABOLITION SOCIETY Found here, 1775, as the Society for the Relief of Free Negroes Unlawfully Held in Bondage. In 1787 it became the Pennsylvan-nia Abolition Society which sought...
- pennsylvania
- philadelphia
- 1775
- abolition
Redwood Markers
San Jose Garden Club,Conserving and caring for the Redwood Forest Furyu Floral Designers 111 CAGC In memory of Ilona Smith
- redwoods
- grove
- big basin
- california
Roos Bros. Building
CITY OF BERKELEY LANDMARK designated in 1984 ROOS BROS. BUILDING Miller and Pflueger, Architects, 1926 In 1876 the Central Pacific (later Southern Pacific) Railroad expanded into downtown...
- berkeley
- california
- bay area
- roos
- cal
- golden bears
Collierville Christian Church
The Collierville Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) was originally founded in Fayette County, near the close of the Civil War. Construction began at the present location in 1873. Renovation to...
- shelby county
- tennessee
Memory Grove
In Honor Of Our Sons James Francis Abbott William Henry Abele Mack D. Baker John Joseph Brannan, Jr. Daniel Thomas Boswell Alysous B. Coonby Aldino Francis Cuneo Joseph Kenneday Cannon...
- shelby county
- tennessee
Clayborn Temple
This building, designed by architects Long & Kees with E.C. Jones supervising, was dedicated to the worship of God on Jan. 1, 1893. It was the second home of Second Presbyterian Church (organized...
- shelby county
- tennessee
- mlk jr
Gray's Creek Baptist Church
This church is Shelby County's oldest African American congregation. It was founded by two free men of color, preachers Simon Price and Joseph "Free Joe" Harris and numerous slaves, right...
- shelby county
- tennessee
Blue Star Memorial
- dekalb
- georgia
- blue star
- armed forces
Fort Pickering Protecting Memphis
In June 1861, Confederate supporters in Memphis erected earthworks to protect the city here at Fort Pickering, the site of a frontier-era fortified trading post. Capt. William Pickett and his...
- shelby county
- tennessee
Steatite Boulder
GEORGIA STEATITE BOULDER This steatite was found on the site of a prehistoric quarry along Soapstone Ridge 8 miles south of Decatur. It shows the mtehods of Indians in making stone bowls, with...
- decatur
- georgia
- 3000 years old
- girdling
- prehistoric
- soapstone
In Memory of Chicago's Marines
IN MEMORY OF CHICAGO'S MARINES WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN BEIRUT, LEBANON OCTOBER 1983 WILL WILL REMEMBER THEIR COURAGE AND DEDICATION TO PEACE GUNNERY SGT. ALVING GELMER MAJ. PAUL HEIN LANCE CPL....
- beirut
- lebanon
- 1983
- marines
- chicago
- midway
- airport