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Pioneer Mother Monument -- Benjamin Ide Wheeler

    Lake Merritt

    LAKE MERRITT  WAS ACQUIRED FOR OAKLAND IN 1891  THROUGH THE PERSONAL EFFORTS  OF  MELVIN C CHAPMAN MAYOR

    LAKE MERRITT  WAS ACQUIRED FOR OAKLAND IN 1891  THROUGH THE PERSONAL EFFORTS  OF  MELVIN C CHAPMAN MAYOR

      Royal Naval Hospital

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

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

        442nd Regimental Combat Team

        DEDICATED ON AUGUST 17, 1992. BY E COMPANY VETERANS  OF THE 442ND REGIMENTAL COMBAT TEAM, THE MOST DECORATED  UNITED STATES ARMY UNIT OF WORLD WAR II. THE ALL VOLUNTEER  442ND REGIMENTAL COMBAT...

        DEDICATED ON AUGUST 17, 1992. BY E COMPANY VETERANS  OF THE 442ND REGIMENTAL COMBAT TEAM, THE MOST DECORATED  UNITED STATES ARMY UNIT OF WORLD WAR II. THE ALL VOLUNTEER  442ND REGIMENTAL...

        • wwii
        • internment
        • japanese-american
        • 442nd
        • concentration camps

        Treaty of Painted Post

        JULY 1791COL. TIMOTHY PICKERING, COMMISSIONERAPPOINTED BY PRESIDENT WASHINGTON,NEGOTIATED THE TREATY OF PAINTED POSTWITH THE IROQUOIS INDIANS, WHICH ENDEDWARFARE BETWEEN THE SIX NATIONS ANDTHE...

        JULY 1791COL. TIMOTHY PICKERING, COMMISSIONERAPPOINTED BY PRESIDENT WASHINGTON,NEGOTIATED THE TREATY OF PAINTED POSTWITH THE IROQUOIS INDIANS, WHICH ENDEDWARFARE BETWEEN THE SIX NATIONS ANDTHE...

        • painted post
        • corning
        • iroquois
        • six nations
        • 1791

        Paramount Theatre

          Paramount Theatre

            Antonio Bras Columns

            • howe
            • 4460 howe
            • 1898
            • mountain vie...
            • mcisaac
            • cemetery

            The Landmark Trees

              Charles S. Greene Library / African- American Museum and Library

              • library
              • carnegie
              • oakland
              • greene
              • free to all

              Yolo County Savings Bank

                City of Pineville

                In 1722 Diron d'Artaguette, Inspector of Troops in Louisiana, recommended the establishment of a fortified post on Red River to prevent Indian attacks on those portaging the rapids. Although it is...

                In 1722 Diron d'Artaguette, Inspector of Troops in Louisiana, recommended the establishment of a fortified post on Red River to prevent Indian attacks on those portaging the rapids. Although it is...

                • louisiana

                Mount Olivet Cemetery and Chapel

                The cemetery was purchased in 1858 by St. James Episcopal Church, Alexandria. It is the second oldest cemetery in Rapides Parish and has always served as a community burial ground. The earliest...

                The cemetery was purchased in 1858 by St. James Episcopal Church, Alexandria. It is the second oldest cemetery in Rapides Parish and has always served as a community burial ground. The...

                • louisiana
                • cemetery
                • church

                The Coffin of Hentry Trigg

                37 High Street, Stevenage SG1 3ARThe Coffin of Henry TriggHigh up in the roof of this buildingrests a coffin which at one timecontained the body ofHENRY TRIGGHis will (1724) specified that his...

                37 High Street, Stevenage SG1 3ARThe Coffin of Henry TriggHigh up in the roof of this buildingrests a coffin which at one timecontained the body ofHENRY TRIGGHis will (1724) specified that his...

                • stevenage
                • hertfordshire
                • coffin
                • death

                The Invention of the Telephone at Brantford by Alexander Graham Bell in 1874

                Asking for the public's help to retrieve the 101 year old bronze plaque stolen overnight from the cherished Bell Memorial monument - a vital part of our unique heritage. Please contact...

                Asking for the public's help to retrieve the 101 year old bronze plaque stolen overnight from the cherished Bell Memorial monument - a vital part of our unique heritage. Please...

                • stolen
                • 1874
                • in the prese...
                • a large and ...

                Back Bay/South End Station

                  Ruins of St. Paul's

                  VIRGINI MAGNÆ MATRI CIVITAS MACAENSIS LIBENS POSVIT·AN·1602 "To the great virgin mother, dedicated with great joy by the city of Macao. Year 1602"

                  VIRGINI MAGNÆ MATRI CIVITAS MACAENSIS LIBENS POSVIT·AN·1602 "To the great virgin mother, dedicated with great joy by the city of Macao. Year 1602"

                    Francis Benjamin Johnston House

                    This Greek Revival house was erected for Mme. Julie Duralde, widow of John Clay, Henry Clay’s brother who purchased the property in 1835 and owned it until her death in 1861.From 1940 until 1952...

                    This Greek Revival house was erected for Mme. Julie Duralde, widow of John Clay, Henry Clay’s brother who purchased the property in 1835 and owned it until her death in 1861.From 1940 until 1952...

                    • louisiana
                    • new orleans
                    • art

                    Thomas Hinds

                    Home 4 mi. W. His cavalry "pride" of one army & "admiration" of other at N. Orleans, 1815. Militia head, 1815-19; comr. in negotiating Choctaw cession, 1820 & selecting site of capital at Jackson,...

                    Home 4 mi. W. His cavalry "pride" of one army & "admiration" of other at N. Orleans, 1815. Militia head, 1815-19; comr. in negotiating Choctaw cession, 1820 & selecting site of capital at Jackson,...

                    • mississippi

                    Salem Academy

                    Salem Academy Bardstown’s first school, 1788, formed by Va. act. James Priestley, noted educator, in charge. One class of Kentuckians later noted in life consisted of John Rowan, Judge and US...

                    Salem Academy Bardstown’s first school, 1788, formed by Va. act. James Priestley, noted educator, in charge. One class of Kentuckians later noted in life consisted of John Rowan, Judge and US...