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West Observation Terrace

  • griffith observatory

Destination: The Pacific

  • lewis and clark

Point Richmond Historic District 145 Park Place

    Wampus Cat

    Wampus Cat A mythical, cat-like creature with six legs: four for running at the speed of light, two for fighting with all its might.   

    Wampus Cat A mythical, cat-like creature with six legs: four for running at the speed of light, two for fighting with all its might. 

    • wampus cat
    • conway
    • arkansas
    • mythical creatures

    Lexington Silversmith Shop

    Silversmith Shop On this site, 1810-1838, was shop of Asa Blanchard, the most noted of Kentucky’s silversmiths. Blanchard silver was as prized in Kentucky as that of Paul Revere in New England....

    Silversmith Shop On this site, 1810-1838, was shop of Asa Blanchard, the most noted of Kentucky’s silversmiths. Blanchard silver was as prized in Kentucky as that of Paul Revere in New...

      Transit Corridor, Griffith Observatory

        Nora Boston

          Charles Mooney

            Carol Mooney

              Remaining in Pittsburgh a Few Hours

              THIS  TABLET COMMEMORATES THE FIRST VISIT OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN WHO ARRIVED AT THIS POINT ON FEBRUARY 14 1861 REMAIN-ING IN PITTSBURGH A FEW HOURS ENROUTE TO WASHINGTON FOR HIS INAUGURATION ERECTED...

              THIS  TABLET COMMEMORATES THE FIRST VISIT OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN WHO ARRIVED AT THIS POINT ON FEBRUARY 14 1861 REMAIN-ING IN PITTSBURGH A FEW HOURS ENROUTE TO WASHINGTON FOR HIS INAUGURATION ERECTED...

              • lincoln
              • pittsburgh
              • 1861
              • a few hours

              Croydon Fountain

              This Fountain was inaugurated by Her Majesty the Queen on the occasion of the Charter Centenary : 21st June 1983 and was given to Croydon by The Nestle Company Limited Submitted by @invertiert

              This Fountain was inaugurated by Her Majesty the Queen on the occasion of the Charter Centenary : 21st June 1983 and was given to Croydon by The Nestle Company Limited Submitted by @invertiert

              • her majesty ...
              • croydon
              • nestle company
              • fountain

              Home of Martin Luther King, Jr.

              This house, built in 1884, was the home of Martin Luther King, Jr. in 1952-53 while he was enrolled in the Graduate School of Boston University. The building was rehabilitated in 1987 by the...

              This house, built in 1884, was the home of Martin Luther King, Jr. in 1952-53 while he was enrolled in the Graduate School of Boston University. The building was rehabilitated in 1987 by the...

              • boston
              • mlk
              • boston university
              • civil rights
              • 1884
              • 1952

              Parapet Promenade

              PARAPET PROMENADE IN MEMORY OF ADDA AND PAUL SAFRAN BY JORDAN PYNES, LINDSAY SAFRAN AND TOM SAFRAN

              PARAPET PROMENADE IN MEMORY OF ADDA AND PAUL SAFRAN BY JORDAN PYNES, LINDSAY SAFRAN AND TOM SAFRAN

                Grays River Covered Bridge

                Submitted by @Ritterton

                Submitted by @Ritterton

                • covered bridge
                • gray's river

                Goulburn Weir

                Submitted by @markfilops

                Submitted by @markfilops

                • conveys water
                • weir
                • canal
                • goulburn
                • murray

                Monocoupe D-145

                Monocoupe D-145 ca. 1941 This Monocoupe D-145 was one of the last airplanes produced by Monocoupe before the outbreak of World War II. The Monocoupe Aircraft Corporation, founded in Bettendorf,...

                Monocoupe D-145 ca. 1941 This Monocoupe D-145 was one of the last airplanes produced by Monocoupe before the outbreak of World War II. The Monocoupe Aircraft Corporation, founded in Bettendorf,...

                • louisiana
                • aviation

                Golden Gate Park Carousel

                  Boundary Line

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

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

                    Pere Marquette Railway Depot

                    Completed in 1921 for the Pere Marquette Railway, this depot is typical of the railroad stations that served Michigan towns during the early decades of the twentieth century. The depot replaced an...

                    Completed in 1921 for the Pere Marquette Railway, this depot is typical of the railroad stations that served Michigan towns during the early decades of the twentieth century. The depot replaced an...

                    • michigan
                    • michigan his...

                    Lipson Lake

                    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