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Lincoln Heritage House

LINCOLN HERITAGE HOUSE Pioneer homes of the Hardin Thomas family. One-room log cabin built ca. 1789. Thomas Lincoln, father of 16th president, did the carpentry and cabinet work on the four-room...

  • thomas lincoln
  • abraham lincoln
  • elizabethtown
  • kentucky
  • hardin county
  • freeman lake

David B. Steinman

DAVID B. STEINMAN 1887-1960 Designer of the Mackinac Bridge, firmly believed that man made structures should be beautiful. From this vantage point it is clear that he achieved his goal. It is to...

  • mackinac bridge
  • david b. steinman
  • straits of mackinac
  • mackinac
  • st. ignace
  • mackinaw city
  • michigan

Ruffle Shirt Hill Memorial

RUFFLE SHIRT HILL MEMORIAL Presented to Citizens of Crown Point, Indiana in observance of our nation's two hundredth anniversary July 4, 1976 by CHARLES W. AND MABLE WISE SWISHER In the...

  • crown point
  • indiana
  • ruffle shirt hill
  • charles w. swisher

St. Mark's School

West Orange ST. MARK'S SCHOOL ST. MARK'S SCHOOL OPENED AT THIS LOCATION CIRCA 1862 AND WAS WEST ORANGE'S FIRST PUBLIC SCHOOL USED FOR ALL GRADES. THE TOWN'S FIRST HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF...

  • new jersey
  • orange
  • west orange
  • st. mark
  • 1862
  • 1896
  • 1893
  • 1912
  • 1926
  • 1863

Cristoforo Colombo

THE COLUMBUS DAY SOCIETY OF HARRISON, IN COMMEMORATION OF THE 500TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE DISCOVERY OF AMERICA BY CRISTOFORO COLOMBO, DOES HEREBY REDEDICATE THIS MONUMENT IN RECOGNITION OF HIS...

  • new york
  • harrison
  • christopher columbus
  • cristoforo colombo
  • 1992

Hamilton Grange, Manhattan

NEW YORK HAMILTON GRANGE GEN. ALEXANDER HAMILTON. ONE OF THE FRAMERS OF THE CONSTITUTION, FIRST SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY, BUILT THIS HOUSE IN 1802. STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT 1932 Submitted by @lampbane

  • new york
  • manhattan
  • hamilton heights
  • alexander hamilton
  • 1802
  • 1932

Koninklijke stallen

This plaque informs that you're standing in front of the "koninklijke stallen": the royal stables. It holds a description in English: "Behind these walls are the Royal Stables, built at the...

  • royalty
  • den haag
  • historic building

The Fred F. French Building

THE FRED F. FRENCH BUILDING THE FRED F. FRENCH BUILDING WAS CONSTRUCTED IN 1926-27 AS THE HOME OF THIS PROMINENT REAL ESTATE FIRM. DESIGNED BY THE ARCHITECTURAL FIRM OF SLOAN & ROBERTSON, IT...

  • new york
  • manhattan
  • fred french
  • 1926
  • 1927
  • 1993

Norwegian Memorial - Crew of the bark Prince Arthur which foundered January 2, 1903

This monument commemorates the Prince Arthur, which ran aground during a storm at 1 a.m. on Jan. 3, 1903. The Prince Arthur was commanded by an experienced captain from Larvik, Norway, named Hans...

    Simpson Bros.

    This plaque has been a mystery to me since I moved in across the street 6 years ago. Submitted by E.M.

    • simpson bros.
    • 1912

    Spinoza huis

    This plaque tells us that the philosopher Spinoza lived here the last years of his life, from 1671 until his death in 1677. He completed his work "Ethica" here. Submitted by Danny...

    • spinoza
    • philosophy

    Former hospital

    This plaque tells the story of three concatenated houses. The building has a front dating from1875, and the construction behind it going further back in time. It served as the 35-bed hospital...

    • hospital
    • doesburg
    • monumental building

    Former bridge "julianabrug"

    This plaque tells about the brifge "julianabrug" that was here from 1931 until 1957. The bridge became too narrow for the growing traffic, and was replaced with the "oranjebrug" just north of...

    • infrastructure
    • disappeared bridge

    Former Site of Finn Hall

    FORMER SITE OF FINN HALL TYÖVÄENYHDISTYS IMATRA Worker's Association Imatra The FINNISH AID SOCIETY IMATRA was formed in 1891 as a cooperative association by the first Finnish immigrants arriving...

    • new york
    • brooklyn
    • sunset park
    • finntown
    • finn hall
    • finland
    • finnish
    • 1891
    • 1907
    • 1997

    Agnes Murtagh

    In Memory of AGNES MURTAGH Who Inspired World War II Veteran Anthony P. Fazio to Build Ramps in Harrison for the Physically Disabled, and in Gratitude to Congresswoman Nita M. Lowey For...

    • new york
    • harrison
    • agnes murtagh
    • anthony p. fazio
    • nita m. lowey