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Morgan Smiley Baldwin

  This Stairway is erected in memory of Morgan Smiley Baldwin Cornell 1915 Who lies where he fell at Boni-France September 29th 1918 Submitted by ‏@CGOMalley 

  This Stairway is erected in memory of Morgan Smiley Baldwin Cornell 1915 Who lies where he fell at Boni-France September 29th 1918 Submitted by ‏@CGOMalley 

  • ithaca
  • new york
  • wwi
  • cornell

Pirates on Lake Champlain

  Submitted by ‏@CGOMalley 

  Submitted by ‏@CGOMalley 

    John Howard Payne

    TO THE MEMORY OF JOHN-HOWARD-PAYNE -- THE AUTHOR OF HOME SWEET HOME  A STUDENT * AT * UNION COLLEGE * IN *THE CLASS OF 1810 -- THIS MONUMENT IS ERECTED BY THE ALUMNI AND FRIENDS OF UNION COLLEGE *...

    TO THE MEMORY OF JOHN-HOWARD-PAYNE -- THE AUTHOR OF HOME SWEET HOME  A STUDENT * AT * UNION COLLEGE * IN *THE CLASS OF 1810 -- THIS MONUMENT IS ERECTED BY THE ALUMNI AND FRIENDS OF UNION COLLEGE *...

    • union college
    • schenectady
    • ny
    • payne
    • poet
    • home

    Grindstone City Pioneers

    An interesting history of Grindstone City here. Submitted by Debby Drake.

    An interesting history of Grindstone City here. Submitted by Debby Drake.

    • michigan
    • grindstone
    • pioneers
    • 1835
    • 1938

    This Tree Planted in Memory of George Washington

    Submitted by William Dahlberg

    Submitted by William Dahlberg

    • washington
    • alabama
    • birmingham

    Bristol Basin

    BRISTOL BASIN BENEATH THIS EAST RIVER DRIVE OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK LIE STONES, BRICKS AND RUBBLE FROM THE BOMBED CITY OF BRISTOL IN ENGLAND... BROUGHT HERE IN BALLAST FROM OVERSEAS,...

    BRISTOL BASIN BENEATH THIS EAST RIVER DRIVE OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK LIE STONES, BRICKS AND RUBBLE FROM THE BOMBED CITY OF BRISTOL IN ENGLAND... BROUGHT HERE IN BALLAST FROM...

    • new york
    • bristol
    • wwii
    • oaken-hearted
    • england

    Lighthouse at Cape Point

    DESIGNED SPECIFIED AND DIRECTED BY ALEXANDER GORDON CIVIL ENGINEER FOR THE BOARD OF TRADE IRON TOWER BY VICTORIA FOUNDRYGREENWICHLANTERN & LIGHTS BY DEVILLE & CoLONDON 1857   Submitted by @windupanna.

    DESIGNED SPECIFIED AND DIRECTED BY ALEXANDER GORDON CIVIL ENGINEER FOR THE BOARD OF TRADE IRON TOWER BY VICTORIA FOUNDRYGREENWICHLANTERN & LIGHTS BY DEVILLE & CoLONDON 1857   Submitted by @windupanna.

    • africa
    • south africa
    • lighthouse
    • iron
    • lantern

    W. K. Kellogg

      W. K. KELLOGG 1860 -1951 THE KELLOGG HOUSE BUILT BY W. K. KELLOGG IN 1918 AT 256 WEST VAN BUREN STREET AND USED AS HIS FAMILY HOME UNTIL 1924. THIS HOUSE WAS MOVED TO THIS SITE IN 1990, BY THE...

      W. K. KELLOGG 1860 -1951 THE KELLOGG HOUSE BUILT BY W. K. KELLOGG IN 1918 AT 256 WEST VAN BUREN STREET AND USED AS HIS FAMILY HOME UNTIL 1924. THIS HOUSE WAS MOVED TO THIS SITE IN 1990, BY THE...

    • kellogg
    • battlecreek
    • michigan
    • corn flakes

    This Memorial Grove of Maple Trees

    • albany
    • california
    • bay area
    • wwii

    To Honor the Memory of Willie D. Tatmon III

    This tree was planted November 13, 2007 to honor the memory of Oakland Citizen Willie D. Tatmon, III  He will forever be a shining example for others to follow. Thank you for your courage and inspiration.

    This tree was planted November 13, 2007 to honor the memory of Oakland Citizen Willie D. Tatmon, III  He will forever be a shining example for others to follow. Thank you for your courage and inspiration.

    • oakland
    • california
    • tree
    • tatmon

    Hotel De Vilbiss

    HOTEL DE VILBISS JOHN DE VILBISS CROSSED THE PLAINS IN 1865 AND BY 1869 HAD SETTLED IN YOLO COUNTY. HE BEGAN CONSTRUCTION OF THIS HOTEL IN THE FALL OF 1899 AND WHEN IT WAS COM-PLETED, AT A COST OF...

    HOTEL DE VILBISS JOHN DE VILBISS CROSSED THE PLAINS IN 1865 AND BY 1869 HAD SETTLED IN YOLO COUNTY. HE BEGAN CONSTRUCTION OF THIS HOTEL IN THE FALL OF 1899 AND WHEN IT WAS COM-PLETED, AT A COST OF...

    • ecv
    • winters
    • california
    • hotel
    • west side of...
    • capay

    We Mourn Our Loss

    S.F.F.D  DIED IN THE LINE OF DUTY RESPONDING FROM THIS FIREHOUSE "WE MOURN OUR LOSS"  DEDICATED BY THE SAN FRANCISCO FIREFIGHTERS  LOCAL 798 I.A.F.F  JOHN J WILKINSON Hose Co 5 2/10/1887 JOHN...

    S.F.F.D  DIED IN THE LINE OF DUTY RESPONDING FROM THIS FIREHOUSE "WE MOURN OUR LOSS"  DEDICATED BY THE SAN FRANCISCO FIREFIGHTERS  LOCAL 798 I.A.F.F  JOHN J WILKINSON Hose Co 5 2/10/1887 JOHN...

    • fire fighters
    • fire
    • mourn
    • line of duty

    Christ Church

    Christ Church Founded, 1695. Erection of present building begun in 1727. Bells were brought from England in 1754. Among the noted persons buried here are James Wilson and Robert Morris, Signers of...

    Christ Church Founded, 1695. Erection of present building begun in 1727. Bells were brought from England in 1754. Among the noted persons buried here are James Wilson and Robert Morris, Signers of...

    • christ church
    • philadelphia
    • old city
    • pennsylvania
    • declaration ...
    • american revolution

    Harriet Tubman

    The plaque's wording '...frequented this site..' implies a vagabond existence. But she lived in this Auburn NY house for many years. In the years immediately preceding the civil war and during,...

    The plaque's wording '...frequented this site..' implies a vagabond existence. But she lived in this Auburn NY house for many years. In the years immediately preceding the civil war and...

    • underground railroad
    • tubman
    • alan reno
    • auburn
    • new york
    • ny
    • slavery

    First Bridge Made by White Men

    If placed today, I'm sure the wording would be different than what was used in 1932. 'Site of First Bridge Made by White Men in the town of Parishville 1809' The river spanned is the West Branch...

    If placed today, I'm sure the wording would be different than what was used in 1932. 'Site of First Bridge Made by White Men in the town of Parishville 1809' The river spanned is the West Branch...

    • parishville
    • bridge
    • alan reno
    • river

    Grave of Eleazer Williams

      During the chaos of the French Revolution, numerous blue-bloods, nobles and their retainers managed to slip out of France. Escaping execution thru bribery, favors owed and disguise, they often...

      During the chaos of the French Revolution, numerous blue-bloods, nobles and their retainers managed to slip out of France. Escaping execution thru bribery, favors owed and disguise, they...

    • eleazer williams
    • french revolution
    • alan reno
    • lost dauphin...

    Almanzo Wilder Homestead

    Boyhood home and farm of Al Wilder, future husband of 'Little House on the Prairie' books, Laura Ingalls Wilder. She used his recollections of sylvan youth for some of her writings. Property...

    Boyhood home and farm of Al Wilder, future husband of 'Little House on the Prairie' books, Laura Ingalls Wilder. She used his recollections of sylvan youth for some of her writings....

    • wilder
    • farmer boy novel
    • 19th century books
    • malone

    Blue Star Memorial Marker

    In 1917, U. S. Army Capt. Robert Queisser designed a banner featuring a Blue Star to honor his two sons serving in WW I. During WW II, National Garden Clubs have erected Blue Star Memorial Markers...

    In 1917, U. S. Army Capt. Robert Queisser designed a banner featuring a Blue Star to honor his two sons serving in WW I. During WW II, National Garden Clubs have erected Blue Star Memorial Markers...

    • memorial arm...

    Solomon Northup

    SOLOMON NORTHUP BORN 1808 A FREE MAN. LURED FROM SARATOGA, KIDNAPPED & SOLD INTO SLAVERY, 1841; RESCUED 1853. AUTHOR, "TWELVE YEARS A SLAVE". CITY OF SARATOGA SPRINGS 1999 Submitted by ‏@CGOMalley 

    SOLOMON NORTHUP BORN 1808 A FREE MAN. LURED FROM SARATOGA, KIDNAPPED & SOLD INTO SLAVERY, 1841; RESCUED 1853. AUTHOR, "TWELVE YEARS A SLAVE". CITY OF SARATOGA SPRINGS 1999 Submitted by ‏@CGOMalley 

    • slavery
    • twelve years a slave
    • saratoga
    • new york

    Jersey City: Cathedral of Oviedo

    CATHEDRAL OF OVIEDO A GIFT FROM THE CITIZENS OF OVIEDO TO THE CITIZENS OF JERSEY CITY IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE SISTER CITY RELATIONSHIP OF BOTH CITIES AND THE MAYORS BEING GABINO DE LORENZO...

    CATHEDRAL OF OVIEDO A GIFT FROM THE CITIZENS OF OVIEDO TO THE CITIZENS OF JERSEY CITY IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE SISTER CITY RELATIONSHIP OF BOTH CITIES AND THE MAYORS BEING GABINO DE...

    • jersey city
    • new jersey
    • cathedral
    • oviedo