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Allegheny Arsenal

From the Flickr group Historical Markers, photo by sportsedit15224, full page.License is Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License

From the Flickr group Historical Markers, photo by sportsedit15224, full page.License is Attribution- NonCommercial-ShareAlike License

    Town Hall Clock Repairs

    Town Hall Clock Repairs 2015 Funded by a kind donation from the DENT-BROCKLEHURST FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST Submitted by @caddickbrown

    Town Hall Clock Repairs 2015 Funded by a kind donation from the DENT-BROCKLEHURST FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST Submitted by @caddickbrown

      Queen Anne Cottage

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

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

        Mojave Road

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

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

          CHL# 156 Los Angeles Plaza (Olvera Street)

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

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

            Long Sands Historic Marker

            From the Flickr group Historical Markers, photo by InAweofGod'sCreation, full page.License is Attribution License

            From the Flickr group Historical Markers, photo by InAweofGod'sCreation, full page.License is Attribution License

              Blue Star Memorial Highway

              A tribute to the Armed Forces that have defended the United States of America Sponsored by Tennessee Federation of Garden Clubs, Inc. Memphis and Shelby County Council of Garden Clubs In...

              A tribute to the Armed Forces that have defended the United States of America Sponsored by Tennessee Federation of Garden Clubs, Inc. Memphis and Shelby County Council of Garden Clubs...

              • shelby county
              • tennessee
              • blue star

              Modern Movie Making In Memphis

              On this South Main Street corner in 1988 the modern wave of Memphis movie making was born, in great measure through the efforts of the Memphis & Shelby County Film Commissioner Linn Sitler and...

              On this South Main Street corner in 1988 the modern wave of Memphis movie making was born, in great measure through the efforts of the Memphis & Shelby County Film Commissioner Linn Sitler...

              • shelby county
              • tennessee

              Water Wheel

              WATER WHEEL  TAKEN FROM A GRIST MILL BUILT IN OLD TOWN OF OAKLAND BY DR. DORREY[?] S. BAKER[?] IN 1861. IT TURNED THE GRINDING STONE THAT GROUND THE GRAIN TO MEAL AND FLOUR SHIPPED BY BOAT AROUND...

              WATER WHEEL  TAKEN FROM A GRIST MILL BUILT IN OLD TOWN OF OAKLAND BY DR. DORREY[?] S. BAKER[?] IN 1861. IT TURNED THE GRINDING STONE THAT GROUND THE GRAIN TO MEAL AND FLOUR SHIPPED BY BOAT...

              • in the olden days
              • shipped by b...
              • grist

              Face-off

              U.S. Marshal Orville Webster and Memphis police detective Will Smiddy, who was a bootlegger, shot each other outside Smiddy's saloon in a face-off during the early days of Prohibition. Submitted...

              U.S. Marshal Orville Webster and Memphis police detective Will Smiddy, who was a bootlegger, shot each other outside Smiddy's saloon in a face-off during the early days of Prohibition....

              • shelby county
              • tennessee

              Plaza Substation

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

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

                Justus H. Schwab

                Justus H. Schwab, 1847 - 1900An extraordinary figure in the socialist and anarchist movements of the late 19th century, German-born Justus H. Schwab lived with his family and operated a saloon at...

                Justus H. Schwab, 1847 - 1900An extraordinary figure in the socialist and anarchist movements of the late 19th century, German-born Justus H. Schwab lived with his family and operated a saloon at...

                • justus h. schwab
                • east first street
                • east village
                • lower east side
                • emma goldman
                • ambrose bierce
                • samuel gompers
                • labor activi...
                • social and p...

                Robie Street Reservoir

                National Historic Civil Engineering Site Robie Street Reservoir The 48 m diameter x 7.5 m deep concrete reservoir was originally build in 1913. It was one of the few structures in the area to...

                National Historic Civil Engineering Site Robie Street Reservoir The 48 m diameter x 7.5 m deep concrete reservoir was originally build in 1913. It was one of the few structures in the area...

                • halifax
                • nova scotia
                • halifax explosion
                • civil engineering
                • water reservoir
                • construction
                • dome

                Lorraine Vivian Hansberry

                Lorraine Vivian Hansberry May 19, 1930 – January 12, 1965 The first African America woman to write a play performed on Broadway, Lorraine Vivian Hansberry bought her Greenwich Village home in...

                Lorraine Vivian Hansberry May 19, 1930 – January 12, 1965 The first African America woman to write a play performed on Broadway, Lorraine Vivian Hansberry bought her Greenwich Village home...

                • lorraine hansberry
                • waverly place
                • greenwich village
                • the ladder
                • to be young ...
                • the daughter...
                • robert nemiroff
                • a raisin in the sun

                The Penny Farthing

                The Penny. Where a young Joni Mitchell get her start.  Submitted by @ScenesFromACity

                The Penny. Where a young Joni Mitchell get her start.  Submitted by @ScenesFromACity

                • joni mitchell
                • toronto
                • farthing

                William J. Battle, Professor of Latin and Greek

                Submitted by @pkmonaghan

                Submitted by @pkmonaghan

                • austin
                • texas
                • co-op
                • founder
                • 1896

                Arnold Bakery

                Submitted by @pkmonaghan

                Submitted by @pkmonaghan

                • 1906
                • austin
                • texas

                Hugo Reid Adobe CHL# 368

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

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

                  NEWHALL - Western Walk of Stars

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

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

                    Rue du Bac Plaques

                    [Location approximate] Submitted by @Eric_Anceau

                    [Location approximate] Submitted by @Eric_Anceau