The 1923 Berkeley Fire
THE 1923 BERKELEY FIRE On the morning of September 17, 1923, a grass fire spread from Wildcat Canyon over the hills into Berkeley. Driven by hot, dry winds, the fire spread rapidly across the...
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- california
- bay area
- fire
- 1923
- washington school
Little Dipper Roller Coaster
MEMPHIS KIDDIE PARK LITTLE DIPPER ROLLER COASTER TO RECOGNIZE THE LITTLE DIPPER STEEL COASTER FOR BEING THE OLDEST ORIGINAL OPERATING STEEL COASTER AT THE SAME LOCATION IN NORTH AMERICA, OPENING...
- ohio
- brooklyn
- coaster
- dipper
- roller coaster
- steel
Paynes Community
PAYNES COMMUNITY Dates from 1830's. Originally "Page's on Sculmore;" then "Dogwood Flats." In 1870's took name of Payne family. Dr. George W. Payne was early resident. His son, George H., was...
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- mississippi
- payne
- dogwood flats
- sculmore
Layfayette County Courthouse
LAFAYETTE COUNTY COURTHOUSE The original courthouse was burned in August 1864 by Union troops led by Gen. A. J. Smith. Judge R. A. Hill secured Federal funds to construct the...
- mississippi
- civil war
- lafayette
- courthouse
Golden spike
The last tie laid on the completion of the Pacific Railroad, May, 1869 PresidentLELAND STANFORD Vice-President C. P. HUNTINGTON Superintendent CHARLES CROCKER Treasurer MARK HOPKINS ...
- utah
- railroad
- spike
- golden
Boston Armenian Genocide Memorial
Boston and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts have offered hope and refuge for immigrants seeking to begin new lives. This park is a gift to the Commonwealth and the City of Boston from the...
- boston
- armenia
- massachusetts
- genocide
- turkey
Hudson's Bay Company Deprtment Store
10230 – Jasper Avenue, Edmonton The overwhelming turnout surprised everyone. After all, no merchandise was on sale. It was the fourth store the company had built on the site since relocating their...
- edmonton
- canada
- hudsons bay
- store
Old Point Loma Lighthouse
- san diego
- lighthouse
- california
- maritime
- squibob
- ecv
- cabrillo
- wwii
- pelican point
- point loma
Wilmot Park
Wilmot Park These fields, then part of the Odell estate, were set aside as a public park on 18 June 1860 and officially opened by his Royal Highness Prince Albert Edward, The Prince of Wales...
- fredericton
- new brunswick
- park
- canada
The early cinema experiments of William Friese Greene
It was here that the inventor of cinematography WILLIAM FIESE GREENE 1855 - 1921 carried out his original experiments which led to a world-wide industry. A commemorative stone plaque for one...
- cinema
- history
- the brighton school
- pioneers
- film
- cinematography
- brighton
- england
- greene
Big Rock Point
BIG ROCK POINT Big Rock Point is named for a large boulder used as a landmark by Native Americans. At least as early as the mid- nineteenth century. Odawa (Ottawa) Indians used Big Rock, which...
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- indian
- sometimes a ...
- rock
- bear's oil
San Andreas Fault
The San Andreas Fault is the largest earthquake fault in North America. It passes through this point and alongside the tip of the small peninsula straight ahead. In this area, during the 1906...
Rowan Oak
ROWAN OAK Built c. 1848. From 1930 to 1962 home of novelist William Faulkner, who named it for the rowan tree, symbol of security and peace. Now maintained as a literary landmark by the UNiversity...
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- oak
- faulkner
- tree
- mississippi
- oxford
Bentall Four Tragedy
In memory of Donald Wayne Davis Brian John Stevenson Yrjo Mitrunen Gunther Couvreux May the tragic accident that claimed the lives of these four workers on January 7, 1981 never be forgotten so...
- vancouver
- british columbia
- canada
- bentall tower
- memorial
- workers
Lawren Stewart Harris
Lawren Stewart Harris 1885 – 1970 Born in Brantford, Ontario, Harris is recognized as one of Canada’s finest and most versatile artists. Over a period of sixty years he painted quiet street scenes...
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- british columbia
- canada
- lawren stewa...
- artist
- art gallery
- group of seven
Former Vancouver Law Courts
Former Vancouver Law Courts Construction of this monumental court house occurred between 1907 and 1911 at the height of a dramatic period of growth in Vancouver. The classically-inspired design...
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- british columbia
- canada
- art gallery
- courthouse
Hudson’s Bay Company
City of Vancouver Heritage Building Hudson’s Bay Company Architects: Burke, Horwood & White This magnificent department store, built between 1913 and 1950, established this part of downtown as...
- vancouver
- british columbia
- canada
- hudson’s bay
- department store
- building
Cara Louise Ellis
Cara Louise Ellis Born April 13, 1971 Murdered This tiny plaque, outside the Hudson’s Bay Company department store, is a memorial for one of the victims of Robert Pickton. It was the first one...
- vancouver
- british columbia
- canada
- cara ellis
- robert pickton
- serial killer
- port coquitlam
- memorial
- murder
San Diego WWI Memorial
- san diego
- wwi
- the world war
- scripps
- last full measure
Old Town Hall, Fairfax
This plaque is for the old town building in Fairfax. The wight building was built in 1900. After a new town hall was made it was turned in to a library. The plaque reads- OLD TOWN HALL BUILT 1900...
- fairfax
- town hall
- 1900
- virginia
- civil war
- spain