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In commemoration of the historic role of Kossuth House

Former headquarters of the Hungarian Reformed Federation of America (est. 1896), a longtime center for Hungarian-Americans and for anti-Communist activism, and unofficial embassy of Free Hungary...

Former headquarters of the Hungarian Reformed Federation of America (est. 1896), a longtime center for Hungarian-Americans and for anti- Communist activism, and unofficial embassy of Free Hungary...

  • washington dc
  • dupont circle

Blanche K. Bruce and Josephine Beal Willson Bruce Residence

AFRICAN AMERICAN HERITAGE TRAIL, WASHINGTON, DC 2010 R Street, NW Senator Blanche Kelso Bruce (1841-1898) and his wife Josephine Beal Wilson Bruce (1853-1923), leaders of Washington's "aristocrats...

AFRICAN AMERICAN HERITAGE TRAIL, WASHINGTON, DC 2010 R Street, NW Senator Blanche Kelso Bruce (1841-1898) and his wife Josephine Beal Wilson Bruce (1853-1923), leaders of Washington's "aristocrats...

  • washington dc
  • dupont circle

James Baldwin, The Belvoir

James Baldwin August 2, 1924 - December 1, 1987 The Belvoir, 470 West End Ave. Manhattan One of the most prescient writers of the twentieth century, whose work addresses the complex plurality of...

James Baldwin August 2, 1924 - December 1, 1987 The Belvoir, 470 West End Ave. Manhattan One of the most prescient writers of the twentieth century, whose work addresses the complex plurality of...

  • james baldwin
  • the fire next time
  • french legio...
  • semicolon
  • frederick do...
  • dewitt clint...

Home of Medgar and Myrlie Evers

The Home of Medgar Wiley Evers [and Myrlie Evers] Field secretary for the National Association of Colored People (NAACP) of Mississippi Leader in the struggle for justice and equality Born: July...

The Home of Medgar Wiley Evers [and Myrlie Evers] Field secretary for the National Association of Colored People (NAACP) of Mississippi Leader in the struggle for justice and equality Born:...

  • medgar evers
  • myrlie evers
  • naacp
  • voting rights
  • mississippi
  • rcnl
  • alcorn state...
  • tougaloo college

George and Ira Gershwin

George Gershwin   1898-1937 Ira Gershwin 1896-1983 The Composer, and the lyricist, lived here between 1929 and 1933, the years they wrote the Broadway show Girl Crazy, and the political satires,...

George Gershwin   1898-1937 Ira Gershwin 1896-1983 The Composer, and the lyricist, lived here between 1929 and 1933, the years they wrote the Broadway show Girl Crazy, and the political satires,...

  • george gershwin
  • ira gershwin
  • broadway
  • of thee i sing
  • satire

General Manuel Belgrano (1770-1820)

Statesman, Leader and forerunner of the Independence Movement in Latin America.  Promoter of the economy and education, mentor of the principles of freedom that burst onto the Argentine early...

Statesman, Leader and forerunner of the Independence Movement in Latin America.  Promoter of the economy and education, mentor of the principles of freedom that burst onto the Argentine early...

  • washington dc
  • dupont circle

Covid Mural

    "The plaque isn't really the important part for me" - Dan Pollock

    [Location approximate] Submitted by @TealePB.

    [Location approximate] Submitted by @TealePB.

      Joy Oil Station

      Submitted by @heritagetoronto.

      Submitted by @heritagetoronto.

        Jean Baptiste Charbonneau son of Sacajawea

        JEAN BAPTISTE CHARBONNEAU SON OF SACAJAWEA AND TOUSSAINT CHARBONNEAU. THE YOUNGEST MEMBER OF THE LEWIS AND CLARK EXPEDITION LIVED IN AUBURN FROM 1848-1866. DURING PART OF THE GOLD RUSH. THE ONLY...

        JEAN BAPTISTE CHARBONNEAU SON OF SACAJAWEA AND TOUSSAINT CHARBONNEAU. THE YOUNGEST MEMBER OF THE LEWIS AND CLARK EXPEDITION LIVED IN AUBURN FROM 1848-1866. DURING PART OF THE GOLD RUSH. THE...

          Alexander Herzen 1812 - 1870 Russian Political Thinker lived here 1860-1863

            Horatio, Lord Nelson 1758-1805 lived here in 1798

            Submitted by @RusHeritageUK

            Submitted by @RusHeritageUK

              Alexander Fleming

              #alwaysreadtheplaque http://t.co/Qrmj0bj5OE Submitted by theamazinggem HILLINGDON LONDON ALEXANDER FLEMING 1881-1955 Biologist, pharmacologist and Nobel Prize winner for the discovery of...

              #alwaysreadtheplaque http://t.co/Qrmj0bj5OE Submitted by theamazinggem HILLINGDON LONDON ALEXANDER FLEMING 1881-1955 Biologist, pharmacologist and Nobel Prize winner for the discovery of...

              • penicillin

              IATSE-210

              PRODUCTION DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEES SUPPLIED BY THE IATSE-210 INTERNATIONAL ALLIANCE OF THEATRICAL STAGE EMPLOYEES AND MOVING PICTURE MACHINE OPERATORS OF THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA LOCAL 210...

              PRODUCTION DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEES SUPPLIED BY THE IATSE-210 INTERNATIONAL ALLIANCE OF THEATRICAL STAGE EMPLOYEES AND MOVING PICTURE MACHINE OPERATORS OF THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA LOCAL 210...

                Dave Hanley

                • madlove
                • hamilton
                • ontario

                Henry's Townhouse

                Submitted by @Ritterton.

                Submitted by @Ritterton.

                • jane austen

                Vietnam Veterans War Memorial

                Submitted by @Waxler81.

                Submitted by @Waxler81.

                  Major Robert Smith- Barry, RFC

                  Submitted by pompeygeorge

                  Submitted by pompeygeorge

                    Jefferson Street Ballparks

                    Submitted by @ToddRadom.

                    Submitted by @ToddRadom.

                      St Margaret's Well

                      Submitted by @Ritterton.

                      Submitted by @Ritterton.