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Near Here

This plaque appears on the Kennilworth Building (2155 N Prospect Av), originally built in 1914 as a Ford Model T plant, and renovated in 2006 including retail stores, the UW-Milwaukee Art School,...

This plaque appears on the Kennilworth Building (2155 N Prospect Av), originally built in 1914 as a Ford Model T plant, and renovated in 2006 including retail stores, the UW-Milwaukee Art School,...

  • wisconsin
  • near here
  • you are now

Howard Taylor Ricketts

This hangs in the hallway of the Microbiology Department at the Cummings Life Sciences Center at the University of Chicago. Legend has it that our current chairman rescued it from the dumpster...

This hangs in the hallway of the Microbiology Department at the Cummings Life Sciences Center at the University of Chicago. Legend has it that our current chairman rescued it from the...

  • microbiology
  • ricketts
  • typhus
  • university o...

Mohawk River

It says “Mohawk River on right” and sure enough, there it is.But why the hyphenation? Were such signs permitted to be a only certain size? Were the font sizes predetermined?Nonetheless, there it...

It says “Mohawk River on right” and sure enough, there it is.But why the hyphenation? Were such signs permitted to be a only certain size? Were the font sizes predetermined?Nonetheless, there...

  • mohawk river
  • new york
  • schenectady

Boll Weevil Monument

Located in the center of Main and College in Enterprise, Alabama. This monument is in appreciation of an insect. “Boll Weevil Monument December 11, 1919 In profound appreciation of the Boll Weevil...

Located in the center of Main and College in Enterprise, Alabama. This monument is in appreciation of an insect. “Boll Weevil Monument December 11, 1919 In profound appreciation of the Boll Weevil...

  • alabama
  • boll weevil
  • coffee
  • county
  • enterprise
  • insect
  • monument

Fingerspan

About 3 miles in on a trail in Fairmount Park on the outskirts of Philadelphia, PA.

About 3 miles in on a trail in Fairmount Park on the outskirts of Philadelphia, PA.

  • bridge
  • pennsylvania
  • philadelphia

First World Series

First World SeriesIn October 1903, National League champion Pittsburgh played American League champion Boston in major league baseball’s first modern World Series. Boston won the best-of-9 series,...

First World SeriesIn October 1903, National League champion Pittsburgh played American League champion Boston in major league baseball’s first modern World Series. Boston won the best-of-9 series,...

  • first
  • pittsburgh
  • world series

Major William J. Bland

  Located within Gillham Park in Kansas City, Missouri, this unassuming plaque quietly sits mounted on a rough stone marker, flanked on either side by pine trees. “To the memory of Major William...

  Located within Gillham Park in Kansas City, Missouri, this unassuming plaque quietly sits mounted on a rough stone marker, flanked on either side by pine trees. “To the memory of Major William...

  • 1900
  • battalion
  • bland
  • wwi
  • france
  • gillham
  • infantry
  • kansas city
  • military
  • missouri
  • park
  • world war

Park Maintenance Building

A fixture at the intersection of 39th St and Gillham Rd in KCMO’s Hyde Park neighborhood, the horse barn is one of the few remaining structures from a grander time in city’s public park history....

A fixture at the intersection of 39th St and Gillham Rd in KCMO’s Hyde Park neighborhood, the horse barn is one of the few remaining structures from a grander time in city’s public park...

  • 1900
  • barn
  • gillham
  • historic
  • horse
  • hyde park
  • kansas city
  • kessler
  • midwest
  • missouri
  • park
  • public
  • van brunt

Holland Lodge No. 1 Ancient Free & Accepted Masons of Texas

  “Holland Lodge No. 1 Ancient Free & Accepted Masons of Texas First masonic lodge in Texas. Organized in March 1835 at Brazoria. Set to Work Dec. 27, 1835, under dispensation of Grand Lodge of...

  “Holland Lodge No. 1 Ancient Free & Accepted Masons of Texas First masonic lodge in Texas. Organized in March 1835 at Brazoria. Set to Work Dec. 27, 1835, under dispensation of Grand Lodge of...

  • masons
  • sacred documents

Neel’s and Andrew Zalumas

This corner was brightened for many years by the presence of a beloved citizen of Thomasville Andrew Zalumas. At the corner of N Broad and E Jackson in Thomasville, Ga. I think Neel’s was a...

This corner was brightened for many years by the presence of a beloved citizen of Thomasville Andrew Zalumas. At the corner of N Broad and E Jackson in Thomasville, Ga. I think Neel’s was...

  • ga neels and...
  • thomasville

St George’s Day

I’m spending a year in Belgium, and reading every Plaque I can find. This massive memorial looks out over a public beach, but is nearly unseen by the crowd. I can’t say much about the battle, but...

I’m spending a year in Belgium, and reading every Plaque I can find. This massive memorial looks out over a public beach, but is nearly unseen by the crowd. I can’t say much about the battle,...

    Nothing Happened

      This plaque adorns the Cotford Hotel, a bed and breakfast in Malvern, UK: “On this site, Sept . 5, 1782, Nothing Happened.” Other plaques assert one event or another, leaving the status of...

      This plaque adorns the Cotford Hotel, a bed and breakfast in Malvern, UK: “On this site, Sept . 5, 1782, Nothing Happened.” Other plaques assert one event or another, leaving the status of...

    • events
    • malvern
    • omniscience
    • sarcasm
    • uk

    Equitable Building – National Historic Mechanical Engineering Landmark

    Near the front entrance – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commonwealth_Building_%28Portland,_OregonNational Historic Mechanical Engineering LandmarkEquitable Building – Portland, OregonThe use of...

    Near the front entrance – http://en.wikipedia.org/ wiki/Commonwealth_Building_%28Portland,_OregonNati onal Historic Mechanical Engineering LandmarkEquitable Building – Portland, OregonThe use of...

    • heat pump
    • landmark
    • mechanical e...
    • portland

    Lt John B. Megrew, U.S.A.

    ” Lt John B. Megrew, U.S.A. Who gave his life for his country in World War II and who was Rancho Santa Fe’s only casualty in that war.”

    ” Lt John B. Megrew, U.S.A. Who gave his life for his country in World War II and who was Rancho Santa Fe’s only casualty in that war.”

    • bronze
    • plaque
    • rancho santa fe
    • world war ii

    D. L. Moody

    D. L. Moody Christian Evangelist, Friend of Man, Founder of the Northfield Schools, was converted to God in a shoe store on this site April 21, 1855 Court Street, Boston, MA 1837-1899. American...

    D. L. Moody Christian Evangelist, Friend of Man, Founder of the Northfield Schools, was converted to God in a shoe store on this site April 21, 1855 Court Street, Boston, MA 1837-1899....

    • d l moody
    • christian
    • evangelist
    • god
    • shoe store
    • northfield

    Casa Loma and the Pellatts

    I visited Casa Loma on a trip to Toronto–a pilgrimage to a few sites in the comic series Scott Pilgrim, in which many scenes take place in real locations in the city. The history of the castle is...

    I visited Casa Loma on a trip to Toronto–a pilgrimage to a few sites in the comic series Scott Pilgrim, in which many scenes take place in real locations in the city. The history of the castle is...

    • casaloma cas...

    First home of Hank Greenberg

    First home of Hank Greenberg 1911-1986 Hall of Fame Baseball Player Detroit TigersDonated by John Culkin and L. M. Brooks40.732662,-74.002814

    First home of Hank Greenberg 1911-1986 Hall of Fame Baseball Player Detroit TigersDonated by John Culkin and L. M. Brooks40.732662,-74.002814

    • baseball
    • home
    • nyc

    Charles Pinckney and Edward Rutledge burial site

    A signer of the U.S. Constitution and a signer of the Declaration of Independence are both buried in this graveyard in Charleston, South Carolina. Hey, know the difference between a graveyard and cemetery?

    A signer of the U.S. Constitution and a signer of the Declaration of Independence are both buried in this graveyard in Charleston, South Carolina. Hey, know the difference between a graveyard and cemetery?

    • charles pinckney
    • edward rutledge
    • graveyard

    Mountaineer Bowl football stadium

    Mountaineer Bowl football stadium. 1948. 7750 feet. Highest collegiate football field in the world. Western State Colorado University, Gunnison, Colorado, USA.

    Mountaineer Bowl football stadium. 1948. 7750 feet. Highest collegiate football field in the world. Western State Colorado University, Gunnison, Colorado, USA.

      Alpine Club WWI Memorial

      This plaque reads: “Erected by the California Alpine Club and dedicated to those members who gave their services to our country during the Great War — AD 1919″ The plaque was originally placed on...

      This plaque reads: “Erected by the California Alpine Club and dedicated to those members who gave their services to our country during the Great War — AD 1919″ The plaque was originally placed on...

      • alpine club
      • memorial cairn
      • mt tamalpais
      • west peak
      • world war i