Ardlington Standing Stones
At 8:12 AM (GMT) on January 1st 2000 the first rays of sunlight of the Third Millennium passed through these stones. Submitted by @mackenwells.
- ardlinton
- stones
- millennium
- england
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
UNDER AUTHORITY OF PUBLIC RESOLUTION 67, OF THE 66th CONGRESS, APPROVED MARCH 4, 1921, AN UNKNOWN AMERICAN SOLDIER WAS EXHUMED FROM EACH OF THE FOUR AMERICAN CEMETERIES IN FRANCE. THEY WERE...
- dc
- washington dc
- soldier
- unknown soldier
- tomb
Cordelia A. P. Harvey
![[Location approximate] Submitted by @adamtweetwebb](http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/huoj5teOKuRZhw2zaoTA56latq3C8UnBD0eY9Qw7Ae15hHP0cbl5jrZLXtWZP1rm7rFskkIvWVZCVb9pzTEi_1GxsD2G)
[Location approximate] Submitted by @adamtweetwebb
- civil war
- hospitals
- kenosha
- southport
- harvey
- lincoln
- madison
- milwaukee
Waterfront Town to Metropolis
![Submitted by @anashabc [Location approximate]](http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/eyz3xW6glD7dpFKRnyLcPY9iaMOWozZUNAJH1W9Xb20O9cFJrP2xV7fo5w3tCp8nrRvh3xBJsHZcdfcQcxWpuQgkSMLl)
Submitted by @anashabc [Location approximate]
- kansas city
- metropolis
- slavery
- kansas-nebraska
- slave
- civil war
Jean Baptiste Charbonneau
Submitted by Sheila Paske.
- lewis and clark
- sacagawea
- rattlesnake
Wells Fargo Express Office 1852
HISTORICAL LANDMARKWELLS FARGO EXPRESS OFFICE -1852AND HOLLENBECK BANKOPP. FIREHOUSECOMMUNITY PROJECT Submitted by Sheila Paske
- auburn
- california
- bank
- wells fargo
First Home of Placer Co. Bank
Submitted by Sheila Paske
- auburn
- california
- bank
- uptown
Jacob Feldberg - L. Newman, Clothing
Submitted by Sheila Paske
- auburn
- california
- clothing
- saloon
- bakery
- restaurant
- groceries
Auburn Native Sons Hall
Submitted by Sheila Paske
- auburn
- california
- mercantile
Monument for Daimonji Yaki
Submitted by Ann Leckie.
- japan
- leckie
- radchaai
Siege of Atlanta
THIS LINE OF BREASTWORKS IS A REMNANT OF THE CITY FORTIFICATIONS OCCUPIED BY CONFEDERATE FORCES DURING THE SIEGE OF ATLANTA JULY 22 - AUGUST 1864THE LINE, WHICH COMPLETELY ENCIRCLED...
- georgia
- civil war
- seige
- breastworks
- atlanta
- aggregated
- inscription by
- rifle pits
Van Gough Plaque
Submitted by Peggy Allen Jackson.
- france
THE GLOVE THAT FLOORED NAZI GERMANY
THE GLOVE THAT FLOORED NAZI GERMANY Honoring the courage of Joe Louis, a hometown hero who made the nation proud. WORLD'S HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP JOE LOUIS vs MAX SCHMELING June 22, 1938...
- detroit
- michigan
- nazis
- louis
- boxing
Four Centuries After the Discovery of Montreal
AT THIS SPOT FOUR CENTURIES AFTER THE DISCOVERY OF MONTREAL BY JACQUES CARTIER WAS CELEBRATED THE SILVER JUBILEE OF HIS MAJESTY KING GEORGE V SOVEREIGN OF THIS COUNTRY Submitted by...
- canada
- montreal
- quebec
- george v
Societe Philanthropique
Via Peggy Allen Jackson.
- paris
- france
- 1780
- siege social
Alexander Milne Calder
Submitted by @anashabc.
- philadelphia
- pennsylvania
- sculpture
Birthplace of the Martini
A plaque marking the supposed birthplace of the Martini cocktail, at 911 Alhambra Avenue in Martinez, California. The location of the plaque is approximate, and the story on the plaque is likely...
- cocktail
- alcohol
- invention
- food
- drink
- california
- gold rush
- bay area
- martinez
- martini
- funny
California's First Chairlift
This plaque is mounted on a solitary chairlift tower on the face of Mount Disney in Sugar Bowl, California. It reads: "Site of California's first chairlift / Built and erected in 1939 by the...
- california
- skiing
- snow
- chairlift
- tahoe
Emigrant Trail
This plaque is on a tree next to a mellow ski run off the Christmas Tree lift at Sugar Bowl, California. It reads: "Emigrant Trail 1846 / Here at Emigrant Meadow was a spring where the emigrants...
- california
- emigrant trail
- wagon
- pioneer
- tahoe
Battle of the Blankets
In 1702 a decisive battle took place along the nearby Flint River. Nine hundred Apalachees, in league with the Spanish, fought here against English traders and five hundred of their Creek allies....
- lat34