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Roadside Sign in Westfjords

This roadside sign in the Westfjords region of Iceland shows the roads throughout the area (most of which are impassable throughout winter).

This roadside sign in the Westfjords region of Iceland shows the roads throughout the area (most of which are impassable throughout winter).

  • sign
  • roadside
  • westfjords
  • iceland

In honor of the women settlers of the Westfjords

This small brass plaque is affixed to a large boulder on a finger of land between Álftafjöður (Swans' Fjord) and Seyðisfjöður. The dramatic vista is hard to ignore and this little plaque is easy...

This small brass plaque is affixed to a large boulder on a finger of land between Álftafjöður (Swans' Fjord) and Seyðisfjöður. The dramatic vista is hard to ignore and this little plaque is easy...

  • iceland
  • westfjords
  • settlers
  • honorarium

Herring Box School

Herring Box School Under a great live oak and near this spot stood the first school in the old town of Mayfield, now a part of Palo Alto. It was erected in 1855, pioneering what was to become the...

Herring Box School Under a great live oak and near this spot stood the first school in the old town of Mayfield, now a part of Palo Alto. It was erected in 1855, pioneering what was to become...

  • palo alto
  • california
  • bay area

Einstein in Mexico City

If you want to live a happy life, tie it to a goal, not to people or things Submitted by @plasticimage

If you want to live a happy life, tie it to a goal, not to people or things Submitted by @plasticimage

  • mexico city
  • mexico
  • einstein

Julio A. Mella plaques

Left: "El tiempo joven no muere" De la FED de Cuba a Mella en el 61 aniversario de su muerte 10 de enero de 1991 Right: 1904-1929 Julio A Mella Revolucionario cu-bano asesinado en este lugar el 10...

Left: "El tiempo joven no muere" De la FED de Cuba a Mella en el 61 aniversario de su muerte 10 de enero de 1991 Right: 1904-1929 Julio A Mella Revolucionario cu-bano asesinado en este lugar el 10...

  • cuba
  • mexico
  • revolucion
  • julio a mella
  • murder
  • crime
  • assasination
  • cuban revolution

Alexandre Dumas Père

This plaque at 25 rue de l'Université in 75007 Paris, France, celebrates Alexandre Dumas père. It reads "On the 4th floor of this building lived from 1829 to 1831 Alexandre Dumas père (1802-1870),...

This plaque at 25 rue de l'Université in 75007 Paris, France, celebrates Alexandre Dumas père. It reads "On the 4th floor of this building lived from 1829 to 1831 Alexandre Dumas père (1802-1870),...

  • alexandre dumas père
  • the three musketeers
  • the count of...
  • romanticism
  • antony
  • 19th century
  • dumas

The Tree That Owns Itself

FOR AND IN CONSIDERATION OF THE GREAT LOVE I BEAR THIS TREE AND THE GREAT DESIRE I HAVE FOR ITS PROTECTION FOR ALL TIME, I CONVEY ENTIRE POSSESSION OF ITSELF AND ALL LAND WITHIN EIGHT FEET OF THE...

FOR AND IN CONSIDERATION OF THE GREAT LOVE I BEAR THIS TREE AND THE GREAT DESIRE I HAVE FOR ITS PROTECTION FOR ALL TIME, I CONVEY ENTIRE POSSESSION OF ITSELF AND ALL LAND WITHIN EIGHT FEET OF THE...

  • atlanta
  • georgia
  • oak
  • legal personhood

The Upbuilding of Society

WAGONER BECAME INDIAN TERRITORY'S FIRST INCORPORATED TOWN JAN 4, 1896 UNDER MANSFIELD'S DIGEST OF THE LAWS OF ARKANSAS. THE CITIZENS (ABOUT 2000) SOUGHT TO FORM A CITY GOVERNMENT TO PROVIDE...

WAGONER BECAME INDIAN TERRITORY'S FIRST INCORPORATED TOWN JAN 4, 1896 UNDER MANSFIELD'S DIGEST OF THE LAWS OF ARKANSAS. THE CITIZENS (ABOUT 2000) SOUGHT TO FORM A CITY GOVERNMENT TO PROVIDE...

  • indian
  • 1896
  • wagoner
  • arkansas
  • upbuilding
  • public improvements
  • free municip...

Lyceum Hall

LYCEUM HALL IN THIS BUILDING ON FEBRUARY 12, 1877 ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL PRESENTED THE FIRST PUBLIC DEMONSTRATION  OF LONG DISTANCE TELEPHONE CONVERSATIONS.  FOLLOWING THE DEMONSTRATION THE FIRST ...

LYCEUM HALL IN THIS BUILDING ON FEBRUARY 12, 1877 ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL PRESENTED THE FIRST PUBLIC DEMONSTRATION  OF LONG DISTANCE TELEPHONE CONVERSATIONS.  FOLLOWING THE DEMONSTRATION THE FIRST ...

  • alexander gr...
  • telephone
  • phone
  • boston globe
  • salem
  • published th...

Carolina Goldrusher

  CAROLINA GOLDRUSHER    As one of the original rides at Carowinds, this coaster  pays tribute to a pinnacle time in Carolina history and the  nations's first gold rush.    In 1799,...

  CAROLINA GOLDRUSHER    As one of the original rides at Carowinds, this coaster  pays tribute to a pinnacle time in Carolina history and the  nations's first gold rush.    In 1799,...

  • carowinds
  • gold rush

Soyuz Test Project Plaque

More information here: Soyuz Test Project By NASA - NASA Image of the Day, Public Domain. Submitted by @KurtKohlstedt 

More information here: Soyuz Test Project By NASA - NASA Image of the Day, Public Domain. Submitted by @KurtKohlstedt 

  • space
  • soyuz
  • apollo
  • space
  • astronaut

Ólafsvík Avalanch Protection Plan

This plaque includes a map of the small hamlet of Ólafsvík on the north coast of the Snæfellsnes Peninsula. Hanging over the town is a large cliff prone to avalanches. The plaque reads : Snow...

This plaque includes a map of the small hamlet of Ólafsvík on the north coast of the Snæfellsnes Peninsula. Hanging over the town is a large cliff prone to avalanches. The plaque reads :...

  • avalanch
  • informative
  • iceland

The Church at Búðir

This plaque is outside Buðir Church in the once flourishing trade center of Buðir. All that remains is this church, erected in 1848 and a hotel. The plaque reads, in English: In 1703, Bendt...

This plaque is outside Buðir Church in the once flourishing trade center of Buðir. All that remains is this church, erected in 1848 and a hotel. The plaque reads, in English: In 1703, Bendt...

  • church
  • iceland
  • búðir

Benedictine Sisters' Sequoia

  • mount angel abbey
  • sequoia
  • benedictine sisters
  • oregon
  • switzerland
  • tree

Footpaths in Búðahraun

This plaque is in Búðir, near the large hraun (lava flow) and directs visitors toe the various hikes through the hraun. The plaque reads: Footpaths in Búðahraun: The old trail across the Budahraun...

This plaque is in Búðir, near the large hraun (lava flow) and directs visitors toe the various hikes through the hraun. The plaque reads: Footpaths in Búðahraun: The old trail across the Budahraun...

  • lava
  • iceland
  • búðir

Huffman Prairie Flying Field

Submitted by astronaut Doug Wheelock ‏@Astro_Wheels 

Submitted by astronaut Doug Wheelock ‏@Astro_Wheels 

  • ohio
  • wright brothers
  • wright
  • huffman
  • dayton
  • wheelock
  • astronaut

Sigríður í Brattholti

This is a plaque and fresco of Sigríður from Brattholt, located at Gullfoss (Golden Falls) in Iceland's Golden Circle. The plague tells the story of Sugrídur from Brattholt. Her family owned the...

This is a plaque and fresco of Sigríður from Brattholt, located at Gullfoss (Golden Falls) in Iceland's Golden Circle. The plague tells the story of Sugrídur from Brattholt. Her family owned the...

  • iceland
  • gullfoss
  • sigríður
  • brattholt

Táknatréð (The Language Tree)

This Plaque is an informative plaque on the sculpture Táknatréð (Language Tree), located in a suburb of Reykjavík. It reads: Táknatréð was installed in May 2008, the first sculpture which was...

This Plaque is an informative plaque on the sculpture Táknatréð (Language Tree), located in a suburb of Reykjavík. It reads: Táknatréð was installed in May 2008, the first sculpture which was...

  • iceland
  • mm paris
  • reykjavik

Bárður Snæfelllsás, Deity of Mt. Snæfell

This plaque is attached to a large rock sculpture of Bárður, a half-man, half-giant that is said to roam the Snæfellsnes glacier. The plaque reads: The imposing figure seen here was made in 1985...

This plaque is attached to a large rock sculpture of Bárður, a half-man, half-giant that is said to roam the Snæfellsnes glacier. The plaque reads: The imposing figure seen here was made in 1985...

  • monument
  • staute
  • iceland
  • sculpture

First Telephone, Cedar Rapids Iowa

At this site and directly across the street on Nov 22, 1877 the first two telephones were installed in Cedar Rapids at H. C. Waite's Music Store 21 Iowa Ave and Pope and Billau Drug Store 22 Iowa...

At this site and directly across the street on Nov 22, 1877 the first two telephones were installed in Cedar Rapids at H. C. Waite's Music Store 21 Iowa Ave and Pope and Billau Drug Store 22...

  • telephone
  • iowa
  • cedar rapids