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The Edison Institute / The Edison Institute

The Edison Institute, founded on this site by Henry Ford and dedicated to Thomas Alva Edison by President Herbert Hoover on October 21, 1929, the fiftieth anniversary of the invention of the...

The Edison Institute, founded on this site by Henry Ford and dedicated to Thomas Alva Edison by President Herbert Hoover on October 21, 1929, the fiftieth anniversary of the invention of...

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In Memory of Leatha Phillips

    Lewis Coffee House

    STAR INN - STORNOWAY  Established as an Alternative to the Heavy Drinking of Alcohol in the TownLEWIS COFFEE HOUSE 1884-1911After 27 yeras it Reverted to it's [sic] former role of Licensed...

    STAR INN - STORNOWAY  Established as an Alternative to the Heavy Drinking of Alcohol in the TownLEWIS COFFEE HOUSE 1884-1911After 27 yeras it Reverted to it's [sic] former role of...

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    • coffee
    • alcohol
    • heavy drinking
    • reverted

    Parrot Rifled Naval Cannon

    This 6.4 inch 100 Pounder Parrot Naval Cannon served on the U.S.S. Sabin during the Civil War.  It is the only one from that ship that survives today.  The cannon was cast in 1862 at the West...

    This 6.4 inch 100 Pounder Parrot Naval Cannon served on the U.S.S. Sabin during the Civil War.  It is the only one from that ship that survives today.  The cannon was cast in 1862 at the...

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    • parrot
    • naval canon
    • civil war
    • 9790 pounds

    Shuck Chan / Napa Chinatown

      First Street Bridge Over Napa Creek and Bypass

        Veterans Memorial Park

          Epcot Center

          Submitted by @CameronYeager

          Submitted by @CameronYeager

          • epcot
          • disney
          • joy hope and...

          In Memory of Wardell Noel

          • rasta rangah
          • planet walk

          First Street Bridge Over Napa Creek and Oxbow Commons

            Mision San Francisco de Asis

              Fort Garry - Fort Edmonton Trail

              this thoroughfare, also known as the Saskatchewan or Carlton trail, extended 1440 kilometres between Fort Garry and Fort Edmonton and was the principal overland route in the Canadian northwest for...

              this thoroughfare, also known as the Saskatchewan or Carlton trail, extended 1440 kilometres between Fort Garry and Fort Edmonton and was the principal overland route in the Canadian northwest for...

              • saskatchewan
              • carlton trail
              • metis
              • north-west m...

              St. Joseph Hospital

              Submitted by @Ritterton

              Submitted by @Ritterton

              • matthew 5:7
              • 100th year
              • bellingham

              Lombard Street

              Submitted by @Ritterton

              Submitted by @Ritterton

              • san francisco
              • 253 steps
              • crookedest street
              • 1850

              Big Cedar Stump

              Submitted by @Ritterton

              Submitted by @Ritterton

              • cedar
              • 1893
              • 1000 years old
              • redcedar

              Erickson Playfield

              Erickson Playfield Dedicated April 12, 1944 Port Angeles, Wash. Submitted by @Ritterton

              Erickson Playfield Dedicated April 12, 1944 Port Angeles, Wash. Submitted by @Ritterton

              • 1944
              • park
              • port angeles

              To Honor All Marines Who Have Served Aboard This Gallant Ship

                The LeClaire house Hotel

                The LeClaire House Hotel Built in 1839 at the northeast corner of Second and Main Streets, the LeClaire House Hotel for 20 years prior to the Civil War was a northern resort spot for southerners....

                The LeClaire House Hotel Built in 1839 at the northeast corner of Second and Main Streets, the LeClaire House Hotel for 20 years prior to the Civil War was a northern resort spot for southerners....

                  To Honor John O'Donnell

                  In Tribute For 45 years of dedication and service To Quad-City sports fans, Municipal Stadium was renamed on October 21, 1970 To Honor John O’Donnell 1902-1970   The late Times-Democrat sports...

                  In Tribute For 45 years of dedication and service To Quad-City sports fans, Municipal Stadium was renamed on October 21, 1970 To Honor John O’Donnell 1902-1970   The late Times-Democrat sports...

                    Black Civil War Substitutes

                    Black Civil War Substitutes   By 1862, the Union Army’s need for new recruits could no longer be met by volunteers; in March 1863, U.S. Congress passed the Enrollment Act authorizing a national...

                    Black Civil War Substitutes   By 1862, the Union Army’s need for new recruits could no longer be met by volunteers; in March 1863, U.S. Congress passed the Enrollment Act authorizing a...