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RIDE OF SYMON SCHERMERHOORN

NEW YORK RIDE OF SYMON SCHERMERHOORN ON NIGHT OF FEB. 8, 1690. ALTHOUGH WOUNDED HE RODE 20 MILES TO ALBANY WARNING SETTLERS STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT 1932

NEW YORK RIDE OF SYMON SCHERMERHOORN ON NIGHT OF FEB. 8, 1690. ALTHOUGH WOUNDED HE RODE 20 MILES TO ALBANY WARNING SETTLERS STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT 1932

    Emmylou Harris

      Broad Street Site of Domestic Slave Trade

      BROAD STREET SITE OF DOMESTIC SLAVE TRADE During the first half of the nineteenth century, many buildings on Broad Street between Church and East Bay Streets served as auction houses and private...

      BROAD STREET SITE OF DOMESTIC SLAVE TRADE During the first half of the nineteenth century, many buildings on Broad Street between Church and East Bay Streets served as auction houses and...

        James A. Davis

        Submitted by @LostToHistory.

        Submitted by @LostToHistory.

          Carnegie Library

          Submitted by @LostToHistory.

          Submitted by @LostToHistory.

            The Assassination of King Strang

            BEAVER HISTORICAL SOCIETY ISLAND The Assassination of King Strang In 1856, growing friction within Beaver Island's Mormon community finally erupted. Two of James Jesse Strang's disgruntled...

            BEAVER HISTORICAL SOCIETY ISLAND The Assassination of King Strang In 1856, growing friction within Beaver Island's Mormon community finally erupted. Two of James Jesse Strang's disgruntled...

              Hermann Monument

              Submitted by @robblerouser

              Submitted by @robblerouser

                Original Berrima Bridge

                THIS STONE, FROM THE FOUNDATIONS OF THE ORIGINAL BERRIMA BRIDGE OPENED IN 1836, WAS HEWN AND LAID BY CONVICT LABOUR SUPERVISED BY DAVID LENNOX. THE STONES DATED 1860 AND 1897 ARE FROM RESTORATION...

                THIS STONE, FROM THE FOUNDATIONS OF THE ORIGINAL BERRIMA BRIDGE OPENED IN 1836, WAS HEWN AND LAID BY CONVICT LABOUR SUPERVISED BY DAVID LENNOX. THE STONES DATED 1860 AND 1897 ARE FROM...

                  Washington County Courthouse, Virginia

                  Submitted by @stuherrm

                  Submitted by @stuherrm

                    Euclid v. Ambler Realty Site

                      E.W. Hale, Sr.(Jan 4, 1875 - Dec. 16, 1959)

                      Elected magistrate of the 12th District of the Shelby County Court in 1906, Whitehaven merchant E.W. Hale, Sr. received an appointment as one of the first county commissioners in 1911 from E.H....

                      Elected magistrate of the 12th District of the Shelby County Court in 1906, Whitehaven merchant E.W. Hale, Sr. received an appointment as one of the first county commissioners in 1911 from...

                      • shelby county
                      • tennessee

                      Restoration of the Aaronic Priesthood

                      John The Baptist in the Restoration of the Aaronic Priesthood Joseph Smith Oliver Cowdery This event occurred on the banks of the Susquehanna river the fifteenth day of May 1829 near Harmony,...

                      John The Baptist in the Restoration of the Aaronic Priesthood Joseph Smith Oliver Cowdery This event occurred on the banks of the Susquehanna river the fifteenth day of May 1829 near...

                        The Crescent

                        The Crescent The Crescent was an exclusive train of Southern Railway (SR) and Alabama affiliates, Western Railway of Alabama (WRA), Atlanta & West Point Railway (AWPR), and Louisville & Nashville...

                        The Crescent The Crescent was an exclusive train of Southern Railway (SR) and Alabama affiliates, Western Railway of Alabama (WRA), Atlanta & West Point Railway (AWPR), and Louisville &...

                          Saints Rest

                          Submitted by @stuherrm

                          Submitted by @stuherrm

                            Pulgas Water Temple

                              F.D.R. Stone Block

                              Submitted by @pomeridian

                              Submitted by @pomeridian

                                Evelyn F. Moakley Bridge

                                Submitted by @jaclyncristine

                                Submitted by @jaclyncristine

                                  Heirsville

                                    In Memoriam Esmond Lando, Q. C.

                                    From IG post

                                    From IG post

                                      Duarte's Tavern, Pescadero

                                      Submitted by friscolex

                                      Submitted by friscolex