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The Marco Polo

THE MARCO POLO From shipyard scraps to the world's fastest ship, the Marco Polo had a storied beginning. She was built in tough economic times at the Smith Ship Yard, when Saint John was a...

THE MARCO POLO From shipyard scraps to the world's fastest ship, the Marco Polo had a storied beginning. She was built in tough economic times at the Smith Ship Yard, when Saint John was...

    Branniff Airways, Inc.

    Submitted by @kevl42

    Submitted by @kevl42

      Charles E. C. Woods

      Submitted by @Ritterton

      Submitted by @Ritterton

        The Eagle Pub

        The Eagle Pub Liverpool was so important during the 18th Century that President George Washington appointed James Maury, an American merchant already trading in Liverpool, as America's first...

        The Eagle Pub Liverpool was so important during the 18th Century that President George Washington appointed James Maury, an American merchant already trading in Liverpool, as America's...

          Princess Margaret Fountain

          Submitted by @MatthewPiers

          Submitted by @MatthewPiers

            Edgar Wallace

            Submitted by @TheSueTurner

            Submitted by @TheSueTurner

              ELIZABETH TIMOTHY

              ON OR NEAR THIS SPOT "ON THE BAY, NEAR VENDUE RANGE," ELIZABETH TIMOTHY IN 1738 BECAME THE FIRST WOMAN NEWSPAPER PUBLISHER IN AMERICA WHEN SHE TOOK OVER PUBLICATION OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA GAZETTE...

              ON OR NEAR THIS SPOT "ON THE BAY, NEAR VENDUE RANGE," ELIZABETH TIMOTHY IN 1738 BECAME THE FIRST WOMAN NEWSPAPER PUBLISHER IN AMERICA WHEN SHE TOOK OVER PUBLICATION OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA...

                "Big Papi" David Ortiz Bridge

                "BIG PAPI" DAVID ORTIZ BRIDGE Submitted by @MaryAnnHogan525

                "BIG PAPI" DAVID ORTIZ BRIDGE Submitted by @MaryAnnHogan525

                  Don River

                  Submitted by ScenesFromACity

                  Submitted by ScenesFromACity

                    The former Reader's Digest Building

                      The Vendome

                      Submitted by D_Billy

                      Submitted by D_Billy

                        Lake Union Story Plaques

                        Submitted by @Ritterton

                        Submitted by @Ritterton

                          Toronto Cricket Club

                          Submitted by @heritagetoronto

                          Submitted by @heritagetoronto

                            Chalmer's Collierville Raid

                            Early in November 1863, Union Gen. William T. Sherman was moving east to relieve the Union army at Chattanooga. Confederate Gen. Joseph E. Johnston ordered Gen. James H. Chalmers to "harass...

                            Early in November 1863, Union Gen. William T. Sherman was moving east to relieve the Union army at Chattanooga. Confederate Gen. Joseph E. Johnston ordered Gen. James H. Chalmers to...

                            • shelby county
                            • tennessee

                            South Carolina Exchange and Provost

                              CALIFORNIA/BRYANT PARKING STRUCTURE

                              Submitted by @AJKhn

                              Submitted by @AJKhn

                                Dred and Harriet Scott

                                DRED AND HARRIET SCOTT FILED SUIT FOR THEIR FREEDOM AT THIS COURTHOUSE IN 1846. THEIR CASE REACHED THE UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT AND WAS DECIDED IN 1857. THE COURT RULED THAT THE SCOTTS AND ALL...

                                DRED AND HARRIET SCOTT FILED SUIT FOR THEIR FREEDOM AT THIS COURTHOUSE IN 1846. THEIR CASE REACHED THE UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT AND WAS DECIDED IN 1857. THE COURT RULED THAT THE SCOTTS AND ALL...

                                  Teton Dam Burst

                                  [location approximate] Submitted by @jerichocline

                                  [location approximate] Submitted by @jerichocline

                                    El Capitan Pass

                                    Submitted by @JimStLeger

                                    Submitted by @JimStLeger

                                      Rather Than Renounce Their Faith

                                      On the night of Friday 16 March 1190 some 150 Jews and Jewesses of York having sought protection in the Royal Castle on this site from a mob in cited by Richard Malebisse and others chose to die...

                                      On the night of Friday 16 March 1190 some 150 Jews and Jewesses of York having sought protection in the Royal Castle on this site from a mob in cited by Richard Malebisse and others chose to die...