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    Las Meteoritas

      Cal Campanile Carillon

      THE CLASS OF 1928 GIFT  ON THE FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF ITS GRADUATION, THE CLASS OF 1928,  WITH PRIDE AND AFFECTION FOR ITS ALMA MATER, PRESENTED THIS GIFT OF THIRTY SIX BELLS TO CREATE A CARILLON...

      THE CLASS OF 1928 GIFT  ON THE FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF ITS GRADUATION, THE CLASS OF 1928,  WITH PRIDE AND AFFECTION FOR ITS ALMA MATER, PRESENTED THIS GIFT OF THIRTY SIX BELLS TO CREATE A CARILLON...

      • campanile
      • carillon

      The Young Ladies Club

      GIVEN BY THE ALUMNAE OF REDIVIVA  TO COMMEMORATE ITS PREDECESSOR, THE YOUNG LADIES CLUB FIRST WOMENS ORGANIZATION ON THIS CAMPUS, FOUNDED 1874 NEAR THIS SITE

      GIVEN BY THE ALUMNAE OF REDIVIVA  TO COMMEMORATE ITS PREDECESSOR, THE YOUNG LADIES CLUB FIRST WOMENS ORGANIZATION ON THIS CAMPUS, FOUNDED 1874 NEAR THIS SITE

      • water fountain
      • drinking fountain
      • cal
      • rediviva
      • 1874

      Oak Alley Plantation

      Built (1837-39) by Jacques T. Roman, this fine example of Greek Revival architecture is famous for its alley of 28 evenly spaced live oak trees, believed to be at least 100 years older than "Big...

      Built (1837-39) by Jacques T. Roman, this fine example of Greek Revival architecture is famous for its alley of 28 evenly spaced live oak trees, believed to be at least 100 years older than...

      • louisiana
      • plantation

      Peace Fountain

        Lakeside Inn

        Known as Ames Grove, this property served as a picnic ground and recreation area beginning in the 1880s. John Aylesworth purchased the property in 1901 and opened the Lakeside Inn in this building...

        Known as Ames Grove, this property served as a picnic ground and recreation area beginning in the 1880s. John Aylesworth purchased the property in 1901 and opened the Lakeside Inn in this...

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        Seattle Chinatown Gate

          The Berkeley Pit

            First Steam Railroad in Upper Peninsula

            On this site in 1852, the Green Bay and Lake Superior Rail-Road began the survey which led to the construction of the first steam railroad in the Upper Peninsula. The railroad ran from Marquette...

            On this site in 1852, the Green Bay and Lake Superior Rail-Road began the survey which led to the construction of the first steam railroad in the Upper Peninsula. The railroad ran from Marquette...

            • michigan
            • michigan his...

            Surfers

            • surf
            • surfing

            Gratiot County

            This county was named for General Charles Gratiot, builder of Fort Gratiot at Port Huron in 1814. A few Chippewas and other Indians lived in the area in 1831 when the county was laid out. A...

            This county was named for General Charles Gratiot, builder of Fort Gratiot at Port Huron in 1814. A few Chippewas and other Indians lived in the area in 1831 when the county was laid out. A...

            • michigan
            • michigan his...

            Françoise Fraeyman

            SUNSET, SAFFRON-VERMILION  FLUID CREATION, THE TIME OF A WISH IN MEMORY OF FRANCOISE FRAEYMAN

            SUNSET, SAFFRON-VERMILION  FLUID CREATION, THE TIME OF A WISH IN MEMORY OF FRANCOISE FRAEYMAN

            • oakland
            • eastbay
            • cellojoe
            • hiking
            • walks

            John Wesley Woodward, Bandsman on the S.S. Titanic

            TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN MEMORY OF  JOHN WESLEY WOODARD  BANDSMAN ON THE S.S. TITANIC  WHO WITH HIS COMRADES  NOBLY PERFORMED HIS DUTY TO THE LAST  WHEN THE SHIP SAN  AFTER COLLISION WITH AN...

            TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN MEMORY OF  JOHN WESLEY WOODARD  BANDSMAN ON THE S.S. TITANIC  WHO WITH HIS COMRADES  NOBLY PERFORMED HIS DUTY TO THE LAST  WHEN THE SHIP SAN  AFTER COLLISION WITH...

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            • after collis...
            • bandsman
            • woodward
            • 1912

            Birthplace of the Asian American Movement

            BIRTHPLACE OF THE ASIAN AMERICAN MOVEMENT  By the late 1960s, a new generation of political activists emerged in Berkeley from protests opposing the  Vietnam War and supporting the Farmworkers,...

            BIRTHPLACE OF THE ASIAN AMERICAN MOVEMENT  By the late 1960s, a new generation of political activists emerged in Berkeley from protests opposing the  Vietnam War and supporting the Farmworkers,...

              Bill Jacobson Memorial Water Fountain

              In memory of Bill  JacobsonFather,  Friend,FishermanJan  14, 1908  - Jan  8,  2003

              In memory of Bill  JacobsonFather,  Friend,FishermanJan  14, 1908  - Jan  8,  2003

              • newport
              • memorial
              • water fountain
              • oregon

              S.S. Morro Castle Memorial

              In MemoriamS.S. Morro CastleSeptember 8, 1934This monument is dedicated to the 137 passengers and crew of the S.S. Morro Castle who lost their lives on September 8, 1934 when the ship burned off...

              In MemoriamS.S. Morro CastleSeptember 8, 1934This monument is dedicated to the 137 passengers and crew of the S.S. Morro Castle who lost their lives on September 8, 1934 when the ship burned off...

                Suffolk Resolves House

                The Suffolk Resolves was signed in this house in Sept 1774 & then carried to the Continental Congress in PA by Paul Revere. Originally located on the Wharf, moved to current location in 1950....

                The Suffolk Resolves was signed in this house in Sept 1774 & then carried to the Continental Congress in PA by Paul Revere. Originally located on the Wharf, moved to current location in...

                • 1774

                Ascension Catholic Church

                This church founded August 15, 1772 by Father Angel de Revillagodos on orders of King Charles III of Spain. Cornerstone of present church laid June, 1876 by Bishop Elder of Natchez and the April...

                This church founded August 15, 1772 by Father Angel de Revillagodos on orders of King Charles III of Spain. Cornerstone of present church laid June, 1876 by Bishop Elder of Natchez and the April...

                • louisiana
                • church

                Donaldsonville #1

                Second Acadian Coast. Town founded by William Donaldson, 1806, on farm of Pierre Landry. Began as trading post about 1750. Home of Governor Francis T. Nicholls, of Dr. F.M. Prevost, who performed...

                Second Acadian Coast. Town founded by William Donaldson, 1806, on farm of Pierre Landry. Began as trading post about 1750. Home of Governor Francis T. Nicholls, of Dr. F.M. Prevost, who performed...

                • louisiana