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Water & Rails

    Brooklyn Basin

      State of California Department of Transportation District 4 Headquarters

        Beringer Brothers Winery

          The Rhine House

            The History of Wine

              Hudson House

                St. Helena's Electroliers

                  Richie Block

                    Centennial Rededication Richie Block Building

                      St. Helena Historic Commercial District

                        To the Glory of God

                          William Tell Hotel

                            North Conway 5¢ and 10¢ Store

                            Submitted by @beckerben  

                            Submitted by @beckerben

                              Liberty Bank Landmark and Legacy

                              LIBERTY BANK LANDMARK AND LEGACY  First Black Bank in the Pacific Northwest  May 30, 1968 to 1988   2320 E Union  Multicultural Founders  James Purnell, President Dr. James E. Jackson, Chairman ...

                              LIBERTY BANK LANDMARK AND LEGACY  First Black Bank in the Pacific Northwest  May 30, 1968 to 1988   2320 E Union  Multicultural Founders  James Purnell, President Dr. James E. Jackson,...

                                Rochfort Trestle, AB

                                Rochfort Trestle The community was named after an English homesteader, Cowper Rochfort. The Canadian Northern Railroad constructed the railway and bridge in 1919. The trestle was built with a...

                                Rochfort Trestle The community was named after an English homesteader, Cowper Rochfort. The Canadian Northern Railroad constructed the railway and bridge in 1919. The trestle was built with a...

                                • rail
                                • railway
                                • trestle
                                • train
                                • alberta
                                • se-24-57-05

                                Wildfire Memorial Kamloops

                                During the summer of 2003 the Thompson-Nicola region endured its most devastating wildfires ever. Unprecedented in numbers and massive in scope, the fires destroyed 89 homes and 7 businesses,...

                                During the summer of 2003 the Thompson-Nicola region endured its most devastating wildfires ever. Unprecedented in numbers and massive in scope, the fires destroyed 89 homes and 7 businesses,...

                                • wildfire
                                • memorial
                                • kamloops
                                • bc

                                Marconi's First Radio Transmissions Across Water

                                1897 1947 NEAR THIS SPOT THE FIRST RADIO MESSAGES WERE EXCHANGED ACROSS WATER BY GUGLIELMO MARCONI AND GEORGE KEMP BETWEEN LAVERNOCK AND FLAT HOLM 11th MAY, LAVERNOCK AND BREAN DOWN 18th MAY 1897...

                                1897 1947 NEAR THIS SPOT THE FIRST RADIO MESSAGES WERE EXCHANGED ACROSS WATER BY GUGLIELMO MARCONI AND GEORGE KEMP BETWEEN LAVERNOCK AND FLAT HOLM 11th MAY, LAVERNOCK AND BREAN DOWN 18th MAY 1897...

                                • marconi
                                • wireless
                                • radio transmission

                                The Comfort Maple

                                This tree believed to be Canada's oldest sugar maple (Acer Saccharum) was accepted for its preservation April 30 1961 by the Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority from Miss Edna Eleanor...

                                This tree believed to be Canada's oldest sugar maple (Acer Saccharum) was accepted for its preservation April 30 1961 by the Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority from Miss Edna Eleanor...

                                • maple tree
                                • natural monument
                                • canada
                                • ontario
                                • comfort maple

                                William Budd lived here

                                Submitted by: Alistair Wylie

                                Submitted by: Alistair Wylie

                                • william budd
                                • epidemiology
                                • infectious diseases