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The Pioneer Cemetery

The plaque reads "The Pioneer Cemetery grounds were in use as early as 1852, with the burial of Elias Brigg's children, in 1866, Harvey Small, Edwin Powers and T.J. Brattain were selected as...

The plaque reads "The Pioneer Cemetery grounds were in use as early as 1852, with the burial of Elias Brigg's children, in 1866, Harvey Small, Edwin Powers and T.J. Brattain were selected...

  • cemetery
  • pioneer
  • springfield
  • oregon

City of Springfield Time Capsule

Plaque reads "City of Springfield Time capsule placed Dec. 4, 1976 To be opened 50 years hence,  December 4, 2026 A.D. Vance L. Freeman Mayor June A. Shurtliff Bicentennial Committee Chairperson...

Plaque reads "City of Springfield Time capsule placed Dec. 4, 1976 To be opened 50 years hence,  December 4, 2026 A.D. Vance L. Freeman Mayor June A. Shurtliff Bicentennial Committee...

  • time capsule
  • bicenntenial
  • springfield
  • oregon

Oregon Power Company Springfield Substation

The plaque reads "Oregon Power Company Springfield Substation 1911 This property was bought from W.M. Sutton in January 1911 for $3,500. It was built that same year to be used as a distribution...

The plaque reads "Oregon Power Company Springfield Substation 1911 This property was bought from W.M. Sutton in January 1911 for $3,500. It was built that same year to be used as a...

  • electrical
  • power
  • generator
  • oregon

Arnarhólstranðir (Arnholl Beach)

This small, unassuming stone plaque is located on Arnarhóll which overlooks the port and old downtown areas of Reykjavik. It talks about a pathway that connected central Reykjavik (what is now...

This small, unassuming stone plaque is located on Arnarhóll which overlooks the port and old downtown areas of Reykjavik. It talks about a pathway that connected central Reykjavik (what is now...

  • informative
  • stone
  • iceland
  • reykjavik

Keldur

Keldur is a small farmstead off the beaten path, but full of history, as explained in this informational plaque.  It is located in a parking lot set back from the site. It reads: KELDUR Historical...

Keldur is a small farmstead off the beaten path, but full of history, as explained in this informational plaque.  It is located in a parking lot set back from the site. It reads: KELDUR Historical...

  • informative
  • iceland
  • sagas

School Haydnlaan

Dutch: Helpman was tot 1915 een tot de gemeente Haren behorend dorp. De inlijving bij Groningen leidde tot een grote groei en de behoefte aan de bouw 'eener lagere school'. B&W gaven de directeur...

Dutch: Helpman was tot 1915 een tot de gemeente Haren behorend dorp. De inlijving bij Groningen leidde tot een grote groei en de behoefte aan de bouw 'eener lagere school'. B&W gaven de...

  • school
  • architecture
  • history

First Frame House in Grand Rapids

On this site Joel Guild erected the first frame house in Grand Rapids, August 1833, in which the first township election was held April 4, 1834, and the first white wedding was celebrated April...

On this site Joel Guild erected the first frame house in Grand Rapids, August 1833, in which the first township election was held April 4, 1834, and the first white wedding was celebrated...

  • grand rapids
  • michigan
  • house
  • election
  • wedding

Partnership sculpture dedication

This dedication is attached to a sculpture that sits along the waterfront of Reykjavik Harbor. It was a gift from journalist and activist Charles E Cobb and his wife. It reads: Ambassador and Mrs....

This dedication is attached to a sculpture that sits along the waterfront of Reykjavik Harbor. It was a gift from journalist and activist Charles E Cobb and his wife. It reads: Ambassador and...

  • dedication
  • plaque
  • sculpture
  • gift

Höfði House

Höfði House is a house steeped in history. It's also haunted. The informative plaque reads:   Höfði House has a remarkable history connected to Icelandic relations with other nations. The house...

Höfði House is a house steeped in history. It's also haunted. The informative plaque reads:   Höfði House has a remarkable history connected to Icelandic relations with other nations. The...

  • informative
  • iceland
  • reykjavik
  • historical place

Kitchen Scene of Cock Fights

The Jean Hasbrouck House in New Paltz, NY. A National historic landmark as are several other structures in the neighbourhood, part of the Huguenot Street Historic District. According to wikipedia,...

The Jean Hasbrouck House in New Paltz, NY. A National historic landmark as are several other structures in the neighbourhood, part of the Huguenot Street Historic District. According to wikipedia,...

  • early new york
  • new york
  • cockfights
  • hasbrouck
  • new paltz
  • alan reno

KRÝSIVÍK - SELTÚN

Historical Notes At Seltún there is a high-temperature geothermal area with mud pots and steam vents. At a depth of 1000 m, the temperature is above 200C. Seltún belongs to one of the four...

Historical Notes At Seltún there is a high- temperature geothermal area with mud pots and steam vents. At a depth of 1000 m, the temperature is above 200C. Seltún belongs to one of the...

  • plaque
  • informational
  • iceland
  • explosion

Leif Eiriksson Statue

This inscription is on the back of a large statue of Viking Leifur Eiriksson, the earnest adventurer who discovered the North American continent nearly 400 years before Columbus. This statue was a...

This inscription is on the back of a large statue of Viking Leifur Eiriksson, the earnest adventurer who discovered the North American continent nearly 400 years before Columbus. This statue was a...

  • statue
  • iceland
  • dedicated
  • gift

Entry to Hallgrimskirkja Church

This plaque greets people entering Hallgrimskirkja, the large church that overlooks Reykjavik. The same saying appears over the doors of many churches throughout Iceland. It reads: Þá Þú gengur í...

This plaque greets people entering Hallgrimskirkja, the large church that overlooks Reykjavik. The same saying appears over the doors of many churches throughout Iceland. It reads: Þá Þú gengur í...

  • church
  • iceland
  • greeting
  • entryway

The World's Most Exciting Restaurant

LAKEWOOD LANDMARK CASA BONITA 1973 THE LAKEWOOD HISTORICAL SOCIETY   Casa Bonita of Denver designed by PHIL H. PHILLIPS 1974   More info at http://www.casabonitadenver.com. Additionally, their...

LAKEWOOD LANDMARK CASA BONITA 1973 THE LAKEWOOD HISTORICAL SOCIETY   Casa Bonita of Denver designed by PHIL H. PHILLIPS 1974   More info at http://www.casabonitadenver.com. Additionally, their...

  • casa bonita
  • denver
  • mexican
  • south park

Theological Seminary

"This marker is across the street from the site of the Seminary Buildings, demolished in 1936. The facade of the Chapel is now the portico of the existing building - Ellsworth School. A lack of...

"This marker is across the street from the site of the Seminary Buildings, demolished in 1936. The facade of the Chapel is now the portico of the existing building - Ellsworth School. A lack...

  • seminary
  • connecticut
  • hartford
  • school

The Wreck of Walter Hood

    Steamship Terminal - Downtown Victoria

    The plaque marks the building formerly used by the Victoria to Vancouver Ferry.  The building is located in downtown Victoria, BC at 470 Belleville Street, just across the street from the...

    The plaque marks the building formerly used by the Victoria to Vancouver Ferry.  The building is located in downtown Victoria, BC at 470 Belleville Street, just across the street from the...

    • ferry
    • steamship
    • canadian pacific
    • victoria
    • british columbia
    • robert bateman

    Sigling (Sailing) Plaque

     This sculpture, titled Sigling / Sailing, and plaque are in Akureyri, the "capitol" if North Iceland. This sculpture, by Jón Gunnar Arnarson, is a sister to the better known Sólfar / Sun Voyager...

     This sculpture, titled Sigling / Sailing, and plaque are in Akureyri, the "capitol" if North Iceland. This sculpture, by Jón Gunnar Arnarson, is a sister to the better known Sólfar / Sun Voyager...

    • statue
    • sculpture
    • iceland

    Bram Stoker

    Photographed by MKSeery from Open Plaques.

    Photographed by MKSeery from Open Plaques.

    • dublin
    • ireland
    • dracula
    • vampires
    • stoker
    • bram

    Some Local History (Read This Its Cool)

    Original Residents: The Ohlone For more than 2,500 years before the Spanish missionaries first arrived in the Bay Area in the 1770s, dozens of small, politically inde-pendent native "tribelets"...

    Original Residents: The Ohlone For more than 2,500 years before the Spanish missionaries first arrived in the Bay Area in the 1770s, dozens of small, politically inde-pendent native...

    • ohlone
    • huchiun
    • peralta
    • oakland
    • berkeley
    • bay area
    • east bay
    • emeryville
    • adobe
    • rancho
    • indian
    • disease
    • gold rush
    • squatters