Grady Gammage Memorial Auditorium
Submitted by @jqmcd
- gammage
- asu
- arizona
- tempe
- frank lloyd wright
In Memory of Victoria's Fire Fighters
Transcription: In Memory of Victoria's Fire Fighters This bell, cast in 1873 at the foundry of William Blews & Sons, Birmingham, England, was used to call fire fighters to duty during the...
W. Goodrich Jones State Forest
W. Goodrich Jones State ForestThis forest of 1633 acres, purchased by the state in 1924, is used for research and demonstration of timber growing and is administered by The Texas Forest Service,...
- texas
- 1924
- father of forestry
Maddox Cedars
"Maddox Cedars"Site of the K. T. and Amanda Maddox home which was destroyed by the 1915 hurricane Submitted by: Eric Goodill
- texas
- cedars
- hurricane
- 1915
In Honor of Dick & Doris Hickner
Presented in Honor of Dick & Doris Hickner with deep appreciation for their 15 years of undaunting leadership to the Texas mid coast wildlife refuges; and for serving as founder &...
- texas
- mid coast
- wildlife refuges
- brazoria
Frank Rabb
Frank Rabb (1866-1932) was born in Corpus Christi to Texas ranching pioneers John and Martha Rabb. After marrying Lillian Starck, granddaughter of ranching neighbor Mifflin Kenedy, Frank...
- texas
- rabb
- san tomas
- irrigation
- mexican revolution
Jamie J. Zapata Memorial Boat Ramp
Jaime J. Zapata Memorial Boat RampIn memory of Special Agent Jaime J. Zapata who made the ultimate sacrifice while defending our country and guaranteeing our freedom."They can take our lives, but...
- texas
- special agent
- boat ram
- defending
Palmeto Piling
These palmetto Piling are the remains of the Boca Chica crossing of the railroad from Boca Chica Inlet to White's Ranch on the Rio Grande. Begun by General Francis H. Herron, U.S.A., in 1864...
- crossing
- texas
- 1864
- transportation
- zachary taylor
- vandalized
Rabb Plantation House
Rabb Plantation House- 1891 -Built in 1891-1892 for Frank and Lillian Rabb, the Queen Anne style house had a commanding view of the Rio Grande during the waning years of steamboat era. The...
- texas
- queen anne
- rio grande
- steamboat
Rabb Plantation
Rabb PlantationToday, commonly referred to as the Rabb Plantation, this was originally known as Rancho San Tomas and, then, San Tomas Plantation It encompassed 20,353 acres stretching north...
- texas
- plantation
- rancho
Nashville Sit-Ins
This plaque is on the sidewalk outside 233 5th Avenue North, a few blocks up the hill from Ryman Auditorium, the longtime home of the Grand Ol' Opry, and a few block down the hill from the...
- nashville
- tennessee
- civil rights
- segregation
Birthplace of a Great City
Perhaps the best and worst historical plaque in San Francisco. Best because it calls out a moment when the the place that was about to become San Francisco was wild, a windy dune overlooking...
- san francisco
- william richardson
- chinatown
- grant avenue
- gold rush
The Last Yahi Indian
I was in Oroville, California, last month to cover the crisis at the dam nearby that forced evacuation of the city and other communities. I had arrived just as the evacuation order was lifted, and...
- ishi
- yahi
- native americans
- california
- oroville
- genocide
H.H.Jeffords Gun
Mounted in memory of the soldiers and sailors of 1861-1865 THIS GUN PRESENTED BY THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT TO COL. H.H. JEFFORDS POST NO. 330 DEPT. OF MICHIGAN G.A.R. Submitted by...
Jonathan Odell
JONATHAN ODELL CLERGYMAN, SURGEON, AND POET, HE PARTICIPATED IN THE NEGOTIATIONS BETWEEN BENEDICT ARNOLD AND JOHN ANDRE DURING THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION. AFTER MOVING TO NEW BRUNSWICK, 1784, HE...
- fredericton
- new brunswick
- benedict arnold
- american revolution
- revolutionary war
Fort Germantown
This was the site of a Civil War earth-work redoubt built by the Union Army as part of a series of forts guarding the Memphis & Charleston Railroad. The fort is thought to have been built in June...
- shelby county
- tennessee
Site of Early Gunsmith Shop (1836-1860)
- gunsmith
- baton rouge
- searles
- bowie knife
The McQueen- Fergusson House
THE McQUEEN-FERGUSSON HOUSE CIRCA 1790 LAND ORIGINALLY GRANTED TO BENEDICT ARNOLD. THE HOME, 1812-1858, OF COLONEL GEORGE SHORE, SURVEYOR- GENERAL OF NEW BRUNSWICK. HOME OF SENATOR...
- fredericton
- new brunswick
- benedict arnold
- first woman speaker
Unknown Date and Function
Submitted by @EddieCStewart
- kingarth
- scotland
- buildings
- cauldron
- vague
Room
ROOM OF UNCERTAIN FUNCTION, BUT WHICH MAY HAVE BEEN THE WARMING HOUSE. A COMMON-ROOM WHERE THE ONLY SOCIAL FIREPLACE WAS ALLOWED. Submitted by @Lucinda_Dixon
- scotland
- jedburgh abbey
- room
- vague