PIERCE HALL First Town Hall of Brookline Built in 1825 Used as the first High School 1843-1856 Bought by the First Parish in 1890 Named for the Rev. John Pierce, D.D. Minister of this Parish 1797-1849
IN MEMORY OF BURRELL M. BAUCOM AN OFFICER AND SOLDIER. BRAVE OF HEART, SINCERE OF PURPOSE AND FAITHFUL TO TRUST WHO FELL HERE JULY 1, 1933, IN PERFORMANCE OF HIS DUTY. THIS TABLET IS INSCRIBED BY...
CHESTER DEPOT The first public train arrived here on July 18, 1849, and in December, the Rutland & Burlington Railroad opened the first rail line across Vermont linking the Connecticut...
FOLSOM INSTITUTE "EDUCATION DOTH NOT A SCHOLAR MAKE" NEAR HERE WAS THE FIRST AND ONLY COLLEGE EVER IN FOLSOM. IT LASTED TWO YEARS (1858-60) THEN CLOSED FOR LACK OF STUDENTS. FOLKS PROBABLY FIGURED...
GROCERY STORE 1879William Ferguson, proprietor City of Toronto, Inventory of Heritage Properties HERITAGE TORONTO Submitted by @kmbmarshall
COMPO COLONIAL CEMETERY CEDAR POINT 1681 1771 FAMILIES REPRESENTED BURNS, CHURCH, GRAY, HENDRICKS, SHAW. IN WHOSE MEMORY THIS TABLET IS DEDICATED BY COMPO HILL CHAPTER, D.A.R. AND THE MORRIS PARK...
Marie Curie Cancer Care Field of Hope Sponsored by the Arundel House Hotel Planted by Cambridge City Council November 1995 Submitted by @Geograph_Bob © Copyright Bob Harvey and...
1770-1870 A City of Women Monterey's Women of all nationalities gathered and while doing wash provided a medium for information through the "Wash Tub Mail" at Washer Woman's Gulch. It...
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I-880 CYPRESS 'F' PICNIC AREA AT ERNIE RAIMONDI PARK A GIFT OF AND CONSTRUCTED BY THE PARTNERING TEAM OF KIEWIT/KAISER AND CALTRANS FOR THE WEST OAKLAND COMMUNITY DEDICATED THIS 26TH DAY...
LIBERTY HALL Built in 1877, Liberty Hall embodies the many layers of West Oakland history. It is an outstanding example of mid-Victorian commercial architecture, with octagonal turrets,...
Frank Furness (1839-1912) A nationally influential architect, his forceful designs and bold use of industrial materials helped shape American modernism. His works include the Pa. Academy of Fine...
I have a minor obsession with the assassinated President James A. Garfield. What drew my attention to him was one doleful fact about his passing: He lingered for 80 days after he was shot in July...
Plaque marking the endpoint of Paul Revere's famous midnight ride. Submitted by Eli Anders (@elioanders)
Maryland Historical Society plaque on the history of Clover Hill, near Johns Hopkins Homewood Campus Submitted by Eli Anders (@elioanders)
History of the Philadelphia AIDS Library. Submitted by Eli Anders (@elioanders)
Free African Society Established in 1787 under the leadership of Richard Allen and Absalom Jones, this organization fostered identity, leadership, and unity among Blacks and became the...