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Berryville Wagon Train Raid

On Aug. 13, 1864, Mosby’s rangers attacked the end of the Union supply train outside Berryville, Va. They captured valuable supplies, wagons, and animals that day, much to the dismay of the...

On Aug. 13, 1864, Mosby’s rangers attacked the end of the Union supply train outside Berryville, Va. They captured valuable supplies, wagons, and animals that day, much to the dismay of...

  • 1864 campaign
  • shenandoah valley

The Sully Mansion

Submitted by @mcboingboing

Submitted by @mcboingboing

    Sir Richard's Landing

    Submitted by @averyj

    Submitted by @averyj

    • watertown
    • 1630
    • gerry's landing
    • elmwood

    DeKalb County Courthouse

    Georgia makes it a crime to move or eliminate monuments to the fight for slavery So my hometown, left with no other option, put up this sign for context. Submitted by @ASFleischman

    Georgia makes it a crime to move or eliminate monuments to the fight for slavery So my hometown, left with no other option, put up this sign for context. Submitted by @ASFleischman

      September 11, 2001 -- Emma E. Booker Elementary

      September 11, 2001This Plaque Designates the Site Where President George W. Bush Learned Of The Terrorist Attacks On Our Country

      September 11, 2001This Plaque Designates the Site Where President George W. Bush Learned Of The Terrorist Attacks On Our Country

        War of 1812 British Raid Hopkinton NY

                  British RaidIn Feb. 1814, British troopsraided this village, seizing   300 barrels of flour ofU.S. Gov. and stored in barnsof Col. Hopkins near the brookState Education Department...

                  British RaidIn Feb. 1814, British troopsraided this village, seizing   300 barrels of flour ofU.S. Gov. and stored in barnsof Col. Hopkins near the brookState Education...

        • war
        • raid
        • war of 1812
        • hopkinton
        • military
        • 1814
        • alan r reno

        Skevington Crossing

        • 1990
        • 1997
        • flood
        • 2001
        • suspension bridge

        Ohlone Park Mural

          Sea and Skyline

            Rear Admiral Daniel Judson Callaghan

              Julie Weir

                Alaska Airlines

                  Harnessing of the Atom Totem Pole

                    First Chartered College in California

                    This plaque marks the original site of the first Chartered College in California. It was Chartered as the California Wesleyan College on July 10, 1851. The following year the name was changed to...

                    This plaque marks the original site of the first Chartered College in California. It was Chartered as the California Wesleyan College on July 10, 1851. The following year the name was changed...

                    • santa clara
                    • california
                    • ca
                    • college
                    • university

                    Tulane Stadium

                    Tulane Stadium was the original home of the National Football League's New Orleans Saints from 1967-1974. The Saints' first regular season game was held on September 17, 1967. Most notable for...

                    Tulane Stadium was the original home of the National Football League's New Orleans Saints from 1967-1974. The Saints' first regular season game was held on September 17, 1967. Most notable...

                    • louisiana
                    • sports
                    • new orleans

                    H. Sophie Newcomb College

                    Founded 1886 as the Coordinate Women's College of Tulane University by Josephine Louise Le Mommier Newcomb (1816-1901) in memory of her daughter Harriott Sophie Newcomb (1855-1870). Originally...

                    Founded 1886 as the Coordinate Women's College of Tulane University by Josephine Louise Le Mommier Newcomb (1816-1901) in memory of her daughter Harriott Sophie Newcomb (1855-1870)....

                    • louisiana
                    • education
                    • arts

                    Louisiana Memorial United Methodist Church - The Cradle of Louisiana Methodism

                    In 1805, Elisha W. Bowman was sent as a Missionary to Louisiana by Bishops Whatcoat and Asbury, reaching Appelousas territory in late 1805. He organized a Methodist Society in Opelousas early in...

                    In 1805, Elisha W. Bowman was sent as a Missionary to Louisiana by Bishops Whatcoat and Asbury, reaching Appelousas territory in late 1805. He organized a Methodist Society in Opelousas early in...

                    • louisiana
                    • church

                    Atchafalaya Floodway - Henderson

                    Annual flooding in the Acthafalaya Basin provides an ideal crawfish habitat. Today, most of Louisiana's crawfish production comes from farms, but the Basin still leads in the production of...

                    Annual flooding in the Acthafalaya Basin provides an ideal crawfish habitat. Today, most of Louisiana's crawfish production comes from farms, but the Basin still leads in the production...

                    • louisiana
                    • wildlife
                    • environment

                    Community Confluence

                    Artist Bill FrymireCompleted: June 2019Celebrating place and community, this monumental mosaic shows a topographical view of the confluence of the North and South Thompson Rivers set in an...

                    Artist Bill FrymireCompleted: June 2019Celebrating place and community, this monumental mosaic shows a topographical view of the confluence of the North and South Thompson Rivers set in an...

                    • kamloops
                    • art
                    • bc
                    • community
                    • aluminium

                    Louisiana Memorial Methodist Church

                    The first Methodist Church in Louisiana began here in 1805 and is called "The Cradle of Louisiana Methodism."The first conference of Louisiana Methodists convened here in 1847.

                    The first Methodist Church in Louisiana began here in 1805 and is called "The Cradle of Louisiana Methodism."The first conference of Louisiana Methodists convened here in 1847.

                    • louisiana
                    • church