Emigrant Gap

IOOOF Temple

Submitted by @mywolfson

iooof
temple
washington dc
dc

Shadyside High School

SHADYSIDE HIGH SCHOOL ERECTED 1930

shadyside
ohio
school
piper
futhey
wright
totterdale
diblasio

Padre Crowley Point

PADRE CROWLEY POINT In memory of The Padre of the Desert 1891 - 1940 FATHER JOHN J. CROWLEY From the snowy heights of the sierras beyond the deep shadows of Death Valley, beloved and trusted...

father john ...
padre of the desert
death valley
california

Frank Ogawa

oakland
california
bay area
city hall
ogawa
japanese american
internment
wwii
concentration camps

Alameda Courthouses 1 - 5

oakland
california
bay area
alameda
courthouse

USS Maine Torpedo Port

TORPEDO PORT USS MAINE DESTROYED FEB 15, 1898 CUBAUSA PHILIPPINE ISLANDS PORTO RICO ERECTED BY E H LISCUM CAMP NO 7USWV FEB. 16 1978

oakland
california
bay area
uss maine
torpedo
proto rico
liscum
uswv

A Chinese Junk Boat for Oakland

oakland
california
bay area
chinatown
junk
playground
1955

Chandler Park

Submitted by @jqmcd

chandler
arizona
park
irrigation
rancher
salt river valley

Martin Luther King, Jr.

Martin Luther King Jr. Jan. 15, 1929-Apr. 4, 1968 Founding President Southern Christian Leadership Conference "They said one to another, behold, here cometh the dreamer... let us slay him... And...

shelby county
tennessee

The War With Spain

THE WAR WITH SPAIN 8 IN MEMORY OF 8TH CALIFORNIA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY REGIMENT EIGHT ARMY CORPS MUSTERED IN AT CAMP BARRETT OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA JULY 6, 1898 COMPANIES A - CHICO B - SAN JOSE C -...

oakland
california
bay area
1898
spanish-american war
the war with spain
army

Stephens Pass

seattle
washington
airport
tsa
9-11
stephens

Miike Maru

HISTORICAL POINT OF INTEREST AT THIS SITE ON AUGUST 31, 1896, THE NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA STEAMER "MIIKE MARU" ARRIVED WITH HER CARGO OF TEA. THIS WAS THE FIRST REGULARLY SCHEDULED STEAMER...

seattle
washington
1896
miike maru
tea
steamer service
international port

Site of Ah Louis Store

Site of Ah Louis Store Here in 1874 was established Ah Louis' Store. The first Chinese store in the county, it sold general merchandise and herbs and served as a bank, counting house, and post...

san luis obispo
ah louis
store
chinese
history
california

Mokelumne Hill

Mokelumne Hill Mokelumne is an Indian word first applied to the nearby river. Earliest settlement at Happy Valley by French trappers. Gold discovered by discharged members of Stevenson's Regiment...

california
california history
gold rush
gold country
gold
calaveras
calaveras county
county seat
gold mine
placer mine
wine country
wine
mokelumne
mokelumne hill
mother lode
fire

General Store (Longest Continually Operating Store in CA)

General Store In continuous use since 1852. Built of Volcano brick and native limestone. Originally two stores: The Sacramento (Left) Owned by Mandelbaum & Klauber; Charles Burleson's...

california
history
gold rush
mother lode
gold
gold country
49ers
1852
1849
general store
store
grocery
longest cont...
ca
cali
volcano
amador county
amador
sutter creek
hwy 49
gold chain highway
california
history

Hoover Dam

HOOVER DAM NAMED IN HONOR OF HERBERT CLARK HOOVER 31ST PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

nevada
mead
hoover
dam
president

Gilbert Pump House