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1926 Donner Summit Bridge Restored1995

1926 DONNER SUMMIT BRIDGERESTORED 1995 REDIDICATED AUGUST 22, 1996NEVADA COUNTY HISTORICAL LANDMARK COMMISSION The original plaque is located at the Donner Summit Historical Society.

1926 DONNER SUMMIT BRIDGERESTORED 1995 REDIDICATED AUGUST 22, 1996NEVADA COUNTY HISTORICAL LANDMARK COMMISSION The original plaque is located at the Donner Summit Historical Society.

  • donner
  • bridge
  • soda springs

Morgan's Bar & Lounge

Morgan's Bar Donated by John Lineweaver  Renovated by Daniel Zimmerlin  With the support and help of the Members and Staff of the Berkeley City Club and Conservancy 2018 Photo credit: Madison August

Morgan's Bar Donated by John Lineweaver  Renovated by Daniel Zimmerlin  With the support and help of the Members and Staff of the Berkeley City Club and Conservancy 2018 Photo credit: Madison August

  • berkeley
  • julia morgan
  • 2018

Jorge Matute Remus

By AlejandroLinaresGarcia - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, Link

By AlejandroLinaresGarcia - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, Link

  • 99pi
  • guadalajara
  • moving buildings

Giosue Carducci Spent His Cildhood Here

Giosuè Alessandro Giuseppe Carducci was an Italian poet and teacher. He was very influential and was regarded as the official national poet of modern Italy Submitted by: @IanThorp

Giosuè Alessandro Giuseppe Carducci was an Italian poet and teacher. He was very influential and was regarded as the official national poet of modern Italy Submitted by: @IanThorp

  • italy
  • italian
  • poet
  • tuscany

Tun Tavern

    O'Neill Museum

      Plaque

      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

        Architectural Innovation

        The Cotton Growers Association Building, built in 1936, was used for years in advertisements for the Portland Cement Association as an example of the outstanding designs that could be achieved...

        The Cotton Growers Association Building, built in 1936, was used for years in advertisements for the Portland Cement Association as an example of the outstanding designs that could be achieved...

        • shelby county
        • tennessee

        Confederate History Of Memphis

        This bluff was fortified by Gen. Pillow in May 1862. Thirtyseven companies were equipped here for the Confederate service. The Confederate Ram, Arkansas, one of the first iron clad battleships in...

        This bluff was fortified by Gen. Pillow in May 1862. Thirtyseven companies were equipped here for the Confederate service. The Confederate Ram, Arkansas, one of the first iron clad battleships in...

        • shelby county
        • tennessee

        Veterans’ Memorial

          Sechelt Marsh

          @readtheplaque The Sechelt Marsh https://t.co/sHcmWU5zz6 TweetSubmitted by @robertdall

          @readtheplaque The Sechelt Marsh https://t.co/sHcmWU5zz6 TweetSubmitted by @robertdall

            Captain George Vancouver, R.N. Camped and Gave Gower Point its Name

            Submitted by @robertdall

            Submitted by @robertdall

            • vancouver
            • gower point

            Fort Snelling

            THESE 141 ACRES WERE TRANSFERRED FROM THE THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO THE STATE OF MINNESOTA AUGUST 17, 1971.  Submitted by @evanrobertsnz

            THESE 141 ACRES WERE TRANSFERRED FROM THE THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO THE STATE OF MINNESOTA AUGUST 17, 1971.  Submitted by @evanrobertsnz

              Melbourne Town Hall

              Plaque reads: 'MELBOURNE TOWN HALL This building, designed by Reed and Barnes, Architects, was begun in 1867 on the site of the original Melbourne Town Hall. The clocktower, completed in 1869, was...

              Plaque reads: 'MELBOURNE TOWN HALL This building, designed by Reed and Barnes, Architects, was begun in 1867 on the site of the original Melbourne Town Hall. The clocktower, completed in 1869, was...

              • melbourne
              • australia
              • victoria
              • civic
              • architecture
              • town hall

              Memorial to Constable Angela Taylor

              Constable Angela Rose Taylor 24274 aged 21 years, City Watch-House, who died on the 20th April 1986 as a result of injuries received when a car bomb exploded outside the Russell St Police Complex...

              Constable Angela Rose Taylor 24274 aged 21 years, City Watch-House, who died on the 20th April 1986 as a result of injuries received when a car bomb exploded outside the Russell St Police Complex...

                A Tribute to Randall G. Sanders

                A Tribute to Randall G. Sanders who tried to save Miranda Jaramillo, 11,from drowning at San Acacia Dam on Jun 7, 1992 "AND THERE ARE NO MINOR HEROS" 3/28/59 - 6/7/92

                A Tribute to Randall G. Sanders who tried to save Miranda Jaramillo, 11,from drowning at San Acacia Dam on Jun 7, 1992 "AND THERE ARE NO MINOR HEROS" 3/28/59 - 6/7/92

                • death

                Ma Lin Kaun-Hung

                  Saint Theresa of Avila Church

                  When the Faubourgs of uptown New Orleans were subdivided in 1838, Bishop Antoine Blanc accepted a donation from the estate of Mrs. Theresa Perie Saulet, of a square in Faubourg Saulet "for...

                  When the Faubourgs of uptown New Orleans were subdivided in 1838, Bishop Antoine Blanc accepted a donation from the estate of Mrs. Theresa Perie Saulet, of a square in Faubourg Saulet...

                  • louisiana
                  • church

                  Saint Joseph Church

                  This building replaced an earlier church, erected in 1844 on Common St. (Tulane Ave.) opposite the Charity Hospital of Louisiana. Ground-breaking for the present edifice took place May 9, 1869....

                  This building replaced an earlier church, erected in 1844 on Common St. (Tulane Ave.) opposite the Charity Hospital of Louisiana. Ground-breaking for the present edifice took place May 9,...

                  • louisiana
                  • church
                  • new orleans

                  St. Alphonsus Church

                  The first of three great churches built by The Redemptorists for Catholics in the Irish Channel. St. Alphonsus for the Irish, St. Mary's Assumption for the Germans and Notre Dame de bon Secours...

                  The first of three great churches built by The Redemptorists for Catholics in the Irish Channel. St. Alphonsus for the Irish, St. Mary's Assumption for the Germans and Notre Dame de bon Secours...