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Site of First Adobe Home, Lake County

BUILT BY CHARLES STONE AND ANDY KELSEY ON LAND PURCHASED FROM SALVADOR VALLEJO. CONSTRUCTED BY FORCED INDIAN LABOR CAUSING MUCH RESENTMENT AND CULMINATING IN MURDER BY INDIANS OF BOTH STONE AND...

BUILT BY CHARLES STONE AND ANDY KELSEY ON LAND PURCHASED FROM SALVADOR VALLEJO. CONSTRUCTED BY FORCED INDIAN LABOR CAUSING MUCH RESENTMENT AND CULMINATING IN MURDER BY INDIANS OF BOTH STONE...

  • adobe
  • slavery
  • murder

California's Original Constitutional

Colton Hall - Site of California's Original Constitution Forty-eight men of diverse education and cultural backgrounds from throughout California converged upon Monterey in September in 1849 to...

Colton Hall - Site of California's Original Constitution Forty-eight men of diverse education and cultural backgrounds from throughout California converged upon Monterey in September in 1849 to...

    This Grove of Trees

    THIS GROVE OF TREES IS DEDICATED TO THEO DUMARS FOR HIS HELP AND SERVICE TO WOODLAND MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, THE COMMUNITY OF WOODLAND, AND HIS FRIENDS AND FAMILY. THANK YOU. JULY 30, 1991

    THIS GROVE OF TREES IS DEDICATED TO THEO DUMARS FOR HIS HELP AND SERVICE TO WOODLAND MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, THE COMMUNITY OF WOODLAND, AND HIS FRIENDS AND FAMILY. THANK YOU. JULY 30, 1991

      Court Square Lighting

      Improvements to Court Square's pedestrian and accent lighting during the 2004 park renovation were made possible through a generous donation from the Marriott SpringHill Suites and the Sleep Inn &...

      Improvements to Court Square's pedestrian and accent lighting during the 2004 park renovation were made possible through a generous donation from the Marriott SpringHill Suites and the Sleep Inn &...

      • shelby county
      • tennessee

      Claremont Riding Academy

      CLAREMONT RIDING ACADEMY LISTED ON THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, APRIL 1980 BUILT IN 1892 IN THE ROMANESQUE REVIVAL STYLE, THE CLAREMONT RIDING ACADEMY...

      CLAREMONT RIDING ACADEMY LISTED ON THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, APRIL 1980 BUILT IN 1892 IN THE ROMANESQUE REVIVAL STYLE, THE CLAREMONT RIDING ACADEMY...

      • claremont
      • riding
      • stables
      • horse elevator
      • sleigh

      Claremont Riding Academy

      CLAREMONT RIDING ACADEMY BUILT IN 1892 As THE CLAREMONT STABLES, THIS BUILDING WAS DESIGNED BY FRANK A. ROOKE IN THE THEN-POPULAR ROMANESQUE REVIVAL STYLE, HERE CHARACTERIZED BY A DIGNIFIED,...

      CLAREMONT RIDING ACADEMY BUILT IN 1892 As THE CLAREMONT STABLES, THIS BUILDING WAS DESIGNED BY FRANK A. ROOKE IN THE THEN-POPULAR ROMANESQUE REVIVAL STYLE, HERE CHARACTERIZED BY A...

      • new york
      • nyc
      • riding
      • stables

      Battle of Collierville

      On Sunday October 11, 1863, the Confederate forces of Brigadier General James R. Chalmers, consisting of the 7th, 12th, 13th, and 14th Tennessee Cavalry, the 1st, 3rd, 5th, 12th and 18th...

      On Sunday October 11, 1863, the Confederate forces of Brigadier General James R. Chalmers, consisting of the 7th, 12th, 13th, and 14th Tennessee Cavalry, the 1st, 3rd, 5th, 12th and...

      • shelby county
      • tennessee

      Finch Station Payphone

      FINCH STATION PAYPHONE This booth contains a coin-operated telephone established on March 29, 1974. Hundreds of Torontonians have used this "payphone" to communicate with other telephones. To...

      FINCH STATION PAYPHONE This booth contains a coin- operated telephone established on March 29, 1974. Hundreds of Torontonians have used this "payphone" to communicate with other telephones. To...

      • coin-operated
      • telephone
      • change rooms
      • time machines
      • 1874

      Of Similar Design

      THIS BUILDING REPLACED A c1905 BRICK BUILDING, OF SIMILAR DESIGN, IN 2004, AFTER THE ORIGINAL BUILDING COLLAPSED. TWO SMALLER ADDITIONS TO THE ORIGINAL BUILDING, ONE CONSTRUCTED OF STONE, REMAIN...

      THIS BUILDING REPLACED A c1905 BRICK BUILDING, OF SIMILAR DESIGN, IN 2004, AFTER THE ORIGINAL BUILDING COLLAPSED. TWO SMALLER ADDITIONS TO THE ORIGINAL BUILDING, ONE CONSTRUCTED OF STONE, REMAIN...

      • of similar design
      • the original...

      Veterans Memorial Square

      VETERANS MEMORIAL SQUARE  In honor of all the men and women who fought, gave their lives and remain missing in defense of the The United States of America and the ideals for which it stands. MAY...

      VETERANS MEMORIAL SQUARE  In honor of all the men and women who fought, gave their lives and remain missing in defense of the The United States of America and the ideals for which it stands. MAY...

      • morgan hill
      • wwi
      • wwii
      • korea
      • vietnam
      • desert shield
      • desert storm

      Treue der Union Flagstaff

      Treue der Union"This flagstaff erected in memory of the men who gave their lives rather that renounce an oath of allegiance to their newly adopted country, thus demonstrating a profound expression...

      Treue der Union"This flagstaff erected in memory of the men who gave their lives rather that renounce an oath of allegiance to their newly adopted country, thus demonstrating a profound expression...

      • civil war
      • union monume...
      • texas resistance
      • battle of nueces
      • texas germans
      • nueces massacre

      Treue der Union Monument

      "TREUE DER UNION" ("LOYALTY TO THE UNION") This German language monument, erected 1866, honors the memory of 68 men (mostly Germans) from this region who were loyal to the Union during the Civil...

      "TREUE DER UNION" ("LOYALTY TO THE UNION") This German language monument, erected 1866, honors the memory of 68 men (mostly Germans) from this region who were loyal to the Union during the Civil...

      • civil war
      • union monume...
      • texas resistance
      • battle of nueces

      Funeral of German Patriots at Comfort, Texas - August 20, 1865.

      Funeral of German Patriots at Comfort, Texas - August 20, 1865. The procession of three hundred people, headed by the fathers of four of the victims, old men of sixty and seventy years, preceded...

      Funeral of German Patriots at Comfort, Texas - August 20, 1865. The procession of three hundred people, headed by the fathers of four of the victims, old men of sixty and seventy years, preceded...

      • treue der un...
      • civil war
      • texas resistance
      • battle of nueces

      Dartmouth's Old Cannon

        OLD CANNON SAID TO HAVE BEEN MOUNTED ON THE SUMMER ESTATE OF SIR JOHN WENTWORTH AT PRESTON. PLACED HERE ABOUT 1800, AT WHICH TIME THIS CORNER PROPERTY, FORMERLY OWNED BY DAVID GRIEVE OF THE...

        OLD CANNON SAID TO HAVE BEEN MOUNTED ON THE SUMMER ESTATE OF SIR JOHN WENTWORTH AT PRESTON. PLACED HERE ABOUT 1800, AT WHICH TIME THIS CORNER PROPERTY, FORMERLY OWNED BY DAVID GRIEVE OF...

      • nova scotia
      • dartmouth
      • cannon
      • nantucket
      • wentworth

      Eunice Williams

      Eunice Williams, wife of the Reverend John Williams "The Redeemed Captive" was killed at this place on March 1st, 1704, during the Deerfield Massacre. From https://www.instagram.com/p/BazFO_PHxi9/

      Eunice Williams, wife of the Reverend John Williams "The Redeemed Captive" was killed at this place on March 1st, 1704, during the Deerfield Massacre. From https://www.instagram.com/p/BazFO_PHxi9/

        James Lick Observatory

        Submitted by @jqmcd

        Submitted by @jqmcd

          The Bohemian Club's City Clubhouse

          WEAVING SPIDERS COME NOT HERE 1872 1909 1933   Bohemian ClubSubmitted by @tmccormick

          WEAVING SPIDERS COME NOT HERE 1872 1909 1933   Bohemian ClubSubmitted by @tmccormick

          • bohemian club
          • spiders
          • owl
          • weaving
          • san francisco
          • 1872

          Eileen Cullen Memorial Park

          EILEEN CULLEN MEMORIAL PARK  BELOVED TEACHER FROM 1975 - 1983 

          EILEEN CULLEN MEMORIAL PARK  BELOVED TEACHER FROM 1975 - 1983 

          • berkeley

          The Trafalgar Way

          THE TRAFALGAR WAY TRURO - FIRST POST-HORSE CHANGE On Monday 21st October 1805 the Royal Navy decisively defeated a combined French and Spanish fleet off Cape Trafalgar on the south west coast of...

          THE TRAFALGAR WAY TRURO - FIRST POST-HORSE CHANGE On Monday 21st October 1805 the Royal Navy decisively defeated a combined French and Spanish fleet off Cape Trafalgar on the south west coast of...

          • trafalgar
          • nelson
          • napoleon
          • pickle
          • 1805

          Spanish American War

          Spanish War Veterans 1898-1902 Philippine Islands - Cuba - Puerto Rico - U.S.A. The Hiker Typifying The American Volunteer Who Fought Spain In Cuba, The Philippines, And Boxer Rebellion. Erected...

          Spanish War Veterans 1898-1902 Philippine Islands - Cuba - Puerto Rico - U.S.A. The Hiker Typifying The American Volunteer Who Fought Spain In Cuba, The Philippines, And Boxer Rebellion. Erected...

          • shelby county
          • tennessee