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New Echota

NEW ECHOTA Cherokee National Capital The sprawling town of New Town which had stood here since 1819 was designated the seat of government for the new Cherokee Nation in a legislative act of 1825...

NEW ECHOTA Cherokee National Capital The sprawling town of New Town which had stood here since 1819 was designated the seat of government for the new Cherokee Nation in a legislative act of 1825...

    Lincoln Memorial Shrine

    Submitted by @jqmcd.

    Submitted by @jqmcd.

      Plaza Theatre

      Submitted by @jqmcd.

      Submitted by @jqmcd.

        Triangle Park

        Submitted by @jqmcd.

        Submitted by @jqmcd.

          Redlands Liberty Pole

          THE REDLANDS LIBERTY POLE IN 1895 THE JUNIOR ORDER OF AMERICAN MECHANICS ERECTED THE FIRST REDLANDS "LIBERTY POLE" A TERM DERIVED FROM THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION MADE FROM A CENTURY OLD, DOUGLAS FIR,...

          THE REDLANDS LIBERTY POLE IN 1895 THE JUNIOR ORDER OF AMERICAN MECHANICS ERECTED THE FIRST REDLANDS "LIBERTY POLE" A TERM DERIVED FROM THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION MADE FROM A CENTURY OLD, DOUGLAS...

            Larkin Locke House

            LARKIN LOCKE HOUSE FIRST CONSTABLE OF PLEASANTON THIS HOUSE IS ONE OF PLEASANTON'S EARLIEST EXAMPLES OF CRAFTSMAN STYLE ARCHITECTURE. BUILT 1911

            LARKIN LOCKE HOUSE FIRST CONSTABLE OF PLEASANTON THIS HOUSE IS ONE OF PLEASANTON'S EARLIEST EXAMPLES OF CRAFTSMAN STYLE ARCHITECTURE. BUILT 1911

              Denise Renee Lemos Memorial Garden

              Denise Renee Lemos Memorial Garden April 7, 1961 August 11, 2019

              Denise Renee Lemos Memorial Garden April 7, 1961 August 11, 2019

                Bryant Park Place - The Engineer's Club

                Bryant Park Place A COOPERATIVE CORPORATIONORIGINALLY KNOWN AS "THE ENGINEERS CLUB" IN 1903, ANDREW CARNEGIE PRESENTED THE PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS OF ENGINEERS WITH A DONATION TO FUND THE...

                Bryant Park Place A COOPERATIVE CORPORATIONORIGINALLY KNOWN AS "THE ENGINEERS CLUB" IN 1903, ANDREW CARNEGIE PRESENTED THE PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS OF ENGINEERS WITH A DONATION TO FUND THE...

                • new york
                • manhattan
                • midtown
                • bryant park
                • engineering
                • 1903
                • 1907

                Coffee Siding

                Note that the marker appears to have been sponsored by descendants of the rancher, Charles Franklin Coffee, who built the railroad siding commemorated here. As usual when you start looking for...

                Note that the marker appears to have been sponsored by descendants of the rancher, Charles Franklin Coffee, who built the railroad siding commemorated here. As usual when you start looking for...

                • nebraska
                • sioux county
                • ranching
                • railroads
                • great plains

                The Cheyenne Outbreak

                The Cheyenne Outbreak   On September 9, 1878, after a year of suffering on an Oklahoma reservation, some 300 Northern Cheyenne Indians began a trek back to their homeland. Dull Knife’s bank of 149...

                The Cheyenne Outbreak   On September 9, 1878, after a year of suffering on an Oklahoma reservation, some 300 Northern Cheyenne Indians began a trek back to their homeland. Dull Knife’s bank of 149...

                • indian wars
                • nebraska
                • fort robinson
                • cheyenne

                Ralph Carr Memorial Highway

                Location on U.S. 285 at Kenosha Pass. More on Governor Ralph L. Carr here. Plaque text: In Commemoration of Ralph L. Carr Governor of Colorado (1939-1943) Following the Japanese attack on Pearl...

                Location on U.S. 285 at Kenosha Pass. More on Governor Ralph L. Carr here. Plaque text: In Commemoration of Ralph L. Carr Governor of Colorado (1939-1943) Following the Japanese attack on Pearl...

                • colorado
                • world war ii
                • japanese americans
                • executive order 9066
                • internment
                • ralph carr

                Here Stood the Mission Hospice

                "Here stood the Mission Hospice built around 1800 by the Spanish Padres on El Camino Real to break the journey from Santa Clara and serve the Indians of Mission Dolores." California Historical...

                "Here stood the Mission Hospice built around 1800 by the Spanish Padres on El Camino Real to break the journey from Santa Clara and serve the Indians of Mission Dolores." California...

                • california missions
                • mission dolores
                • ohlone people

                Legend of the Turnips

                  This Your Wishing Well

                  IN THESE BEAUTIFUL SURROUNDINGS BY THE COURTESY OF THE KINGS PARK BOARD OF PERTH THE ROTARY CLUB OF PERTH HAS PLACED THIS YOUR WISHING WELL HELP BY YOUR GIFTS THOSE WHO ARE LESS FORTUNATE YOUR...

                  IN THESE BEAUTIFUL SURROUNDINGS BY THE COURTESY OF THE KINGS PARK BOARD OF PERTH THE ROTARY CLUB OF PERTH HAS PLACED THIS YOUR WISHING WELL HELP BY YOUR GIFTS THOSE WHO ARE LESS FORTUNATE YOUR...

                  • community projects
                  • laden with good

                  In Memory of the 4,000 Cherokees Who Died on the Trail of Tears

                  PLANTED OCT. 29, 1988 IN MEMORY OF THE 4,000 CHEROKEES WHO DIED ON THE TRAIL OF TEARS 1838

                  PLANTED OCT. 29, 1988 IN MEMORY OF THE 4,000 CHEROKEES WHO DIED ON THE TRAIL OF TEARS 1838

                    Ottawa Bell Tower

                    Submitted by mamileham

                    Submitted by mamileham

                      Governor's Alley Stairs

                      The historic steps were reopened in June 2009. Submitted by @ferryfaerie

                      The historic steps were reopened in June 2009. Submitted by @ferryfaerie

                        Boundary Marker 9

                        Submitted by @stuherrm

                        Submitted by @stuherrm

                          Captain Robert Falcon Scott RN

                          Submitted by pompeygeorge

                          Submitted by pompeygeorge

                          • antarctic explorer
                          • fareham
                          • stubbington

                          Smith County Jamboree