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1500 tons of Norwegian ice

A large ICE WELL was built here in 1862 by CARLO GATTI to hold 1500 tons of Norwegian ice Submitted by benhammersley

A large ICE WELL was built here in 1862 by CARLO GATTI to hold 1500 tons of Norwegian ice Submitted by benhammersley

  • ice well
  • ice
  • noregian
  • longdon
  • england
  • 1862

Edward Lear

Edward Lear Artist lived here   [Location approximate] Submitted by benjiw

Edward Lear Artist lived here   [Location approximate] Submitted by benjiw

  • corfu town
  • greece
  • lear
  • artist

Davygate

DAVYGATE  A thoroughfare fore over 800 years and named after David, the King's Lardiner in the reign of King Stephen (1135) whose great grandfather had come over with William the Conqueror. He had...

DAVYGATE  A thoroughfare fore over 800 years and named after David, the King's Lardiner in the reign of King Stephen (1135) whose great grandfather had come over with William the Conqueror. He had...

  • york
  • england
  • lardiner
  • therefrom
  • 1138

The Vlasim Chapel

Submitted by AEWilliams2

Submitted by AEWilliams2

    Goldsmith's workshop and dwelling (Renaissance)

    Submitted by AEWilliams2

    Submitted by AEWilliams2

    • prague
    • gold
    • czech republic
    • st. vitus

    Little Stone School House - Saskatoon

    THE FIRST SCHOOL-HOUSE IN SASKATOON BUILT IN 1887 AND MOVED TO ITS PRESENT SITE 1911 BY The Daughters of the Empire, AND PRESENTED BY THEM TO THE UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN TO COMMEMORATE THE...

    THE FIRST SCHOOL-HOUSE IN SASKATOON BUILT IN 1887 AND MOVED TO ITS PRESENT SITE 1911 BY The Daughters of the Empire, AND PRESENTED BY THEM TO THE UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN TO COMMEMORATE...

    • school
    • saskatoon
    • canada
    • daughters of...
    • george v

    2737 Property of the Embassy of the Republic of Benin

    Found in an empty lot in DC. Submitted by virginiarunner1

    Found in an empty lot in DC. Submitted by virginiarunner1

    • benin
    • embassy
    • washington d.c.
    • empty log

    For In a Wilderness of Conflicting Counsels, A Trail Has There Been Blazed

    • berkeley
    • california
    • bay area
    • ardozo
    • boalt
    • cal
    • law

    Union Point

    Creating a Harbor Spreading before you is the Oakland Estuary. This sheltered inlet of San Francisco Bay was once fringed by broad marshes and shallow tidelands which became mud flats at low tide....

    Creating a Harbor Spreading before you is the Oakland Estuary. This sheltered inlet of San Francisco Bay was once fringed by broad marshes and shallow tidelands which became mud flats at low tide....

    • oakland
    • harbor
    • california
    • bay area
    • packers
    • salmon-packing
    • square-rigged
    • ohlone

    Batter Up!

     BATTER UP! You are standing on the former site of Sick's Seattle Stadium; home of the Seattle Rainiers and Seattle Pilots. If the year was 1942, you'd be in perfect position to knock one out of the park.

     BATTER UP! You are standing on the former site of Sick's Seattle Stadium; home of the Seattle Rainiers and Seattle Pilots. If the year was 1942, you'd be in perfect position to knock one out of the park.

    • seattle
    • washington
    • baseball
    • stadium sick's 1942
    • rainiers
    • pilots

    Bristow Monument

    OREGON HISTORY BRISTOW MONUMENT  ELIJAH BRISTOW, A VETERAN OF ANDREW JACKSON'S ARMY, ERECTED HIS CABIN HERE ON PLEASANT HILL IN 1846 EARLIEST YEAR OF SETTLEMENT IN LANE COUNTY. HE AND HIS WIFE...

    OREGON HISTORY BRISTOW MONUMENT  ELIJAH BRISTOW, A VETERAN OF ANDREW JACKSON'S ARMY, ERECTED HIS CABIN HERE ON PLEASANT HILL IN 1846 EARLIEST YEAR OF SETTLEMENT IN LANE COUNTY. HE AND HIS...

    • oregon
    • andrew jackson
    • pleasant hill
    • 1846

    Bear Skin Neck

      Submitted by Road Trip New England

      Submitted by Road Trip New England

    • bear
    • skin
    • rockport
    • massachusetts
    • sea fencible...

    Duke Leopold V the Virtuous

      [Location approximate] Submitted by AEWilliams2

      [Location approximate] Submitted by AEWilliams2

      The D'Arcy Building

      171 - 175 MAIDEN LANE "THE D'ARCY BUILDING" BUILT 1907  NAMED IN HONOR OF THE PETTRUS/CASHIN FAMILY WHO HAVE LIVED IN AND CHARISHED SAN FRANCISCO SINCE THE DAYS OF THE GOLD RUSH  Submitted...

      171 - 175 MAIDEN LANE "THE D'ARCY BUILDING" BUILT 1907  NAMED IN HONOR OF THE PETTRUS/CASHIN FAMILY WHO HAVE LIVED IN AND CHARISHED SAN FRANCISCO SINCE THE DAYS OF THE GOLD RUSH ...

      • san francisco
      • bay area
      • california
      • gold rush

      Old Wives Massacre

      OLD WIVES MASSACRE An Indian legend from the 1800s reveals how Old Wives Lake, to the west, was named. One winter a Cree party went beyond their traditional area in search of buffalo. They...

      OLD WIVES MASSACRE An Indian legend from the 1800s reveals how Old Wives Lake, to the west, was named. One winter a Cree party went beyond their traditional area in search of buffalo....

      • saskatchewan
      • hwy 2
      • old wives lake
      • cree
      • blackfoot

      GOODWIN HOUSE

      GOODWIN HOUSE Built about 1900 of stones gathered from the surrounding hills this house was the residence of the Frank Goodwin family who settled here in 1898. It served as a stopping place in the...

      GOODWIN HOUSE Built about 1900 of stones gathered from the surrounding hills this house was the residence of the Frank Goodwin family who settled here in 1898. It served as a stopping place in...

      • saskatchewan
      • goodwin house
      • saskatchewan landing
      • j frank goodwin
      • northwest mo...

      J. Gorman & Son Building

      CITY OF BERKELEY LANDMARK designated in 1982 J. Gorman & Son Building Constructed circa 1880 Additions and Renovations 1890, 1906, 1940, 2005 John and Margaret Gorman moved their furniture and...

      CITY OF BERKELEY LANDMARK designated in 1982 J. Gorman & Son Building Constructed circa 1880 Additions and Renovations 1890, 1906, 1940, 2005 John and Margaret Gorman moved their furniture and...

      • berkeley
      • california
      • bay area
      • furniture

      Henry C. Ostermann Memorial Seat

      Top Plaque: In memory of  Henry C. Ostermann Vice President and Field Secretary of the Lincoln Highway Association killed on the Highway, in Iowa June 8, 1920.   Second Plaque: Erected by The...

      Top Plaque: In memory of  Henry C. Ostermann Vice President and Field Secretary of the Lincoln Highway Association killed on the Highway, in Iowa June 8, 1920.   Second Plaque: Erected by...

      • indiana
      • dyer
      • us30
      • lincoln highway
      • henry ostermann
      • ideal section
      • highway

      Jean-Baptiste Pointe DuSable

      1745-1818 Founder of Chicago   African-Caribbean, born in St. Marc, Haiti. In the 1770's he opened the first trading post beside the Chicago River, establishing the settlement that became Chicago....

      1745-1818 Founder of Chicago   African-Caribbean, born in St. Marc, Haiti. In the 1770's he opened the first trading post beside the Chicago River, establishing the settlement that became...

      • jean-baptist...
      • chicago
      • illinois
      • founder
      • chicago river
      • michigan avenue

      Lima Bank Robbed

      LIMA BANK ROBBED THIS VAULT WAS IN THE BANK OF LIMA AT THE TIME OF THE FIRST BANK ROBBERY IN LIVINGSTON COUNTY FEB 6, 1915  Here's history with a small h, equivalent to a...

      LIMA BANK ROBBED THIS VAULT WAS IN THE BANK OF LIMA AT THE TIME OF THE FIRST BANK ROBBERY IN LIVINGSTON COUNTY FEB 6, 1915  Here's history with a small h, equivalent to a...

      • robbery
      • lima
      • new york
      • crime
      • bank alan reno