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Historical Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge

Submitted by @Ritterton

Submitted by @Ritterton

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Doelger Building

Submitted by @jqmcd

Submitted by @jqmcd

    Conestee

    These plaques stand just 10' apart. One commemorating the lost Cherokee settlement & another marking the location of the first meeting of a group of masons. The juxtaposition is its own statement...

    These plaques stand just 10' apart. One commemorating the lost Cherokee settlement & another marking the location of the first meeting of a group of masons. The juxtaposition is its own statement...

      YEO-THOMAS

      WING COMMANDER FFE. YEO-THOMAS GC 1902-1964 Secret Agent codename "The White Rabbit" lived here Submitted by benhammersley

      WING COMMANDER FFE. YEO-THOMAS GC 1902-1964 Secret Agent codename "The White Rabbit" lived here Submitted by benhammersley

        Sandstone in the City

        Submitted by BoiseDon [location approximage]

        Submitted by BoiseDon [location approximage]

          Joshua Glover

          Submitted by @heritagetoronto.

          Submitted by @heritagetoronto.

            City of Governors

            Submitted by @olathewildcat

            Submitted by @olathewildcat

              Fort San Fernando De Las Barrancas(1795-97)

              Louisiana's lieutenant governor, Manuel Gayoso de Lemos, erected Fort San Fernando de las Barrancas near this site in May of 1795. He named the structure for Spain's crown prince and future king,...

              Louisiana's lieutenant governor, Manuel Gayoso de Lemos, erected Fort San Fernando de las Barrancas near this site in May of 1795. He named the structure for Spain's crown prince and future king,...

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              • tennessee

              RAILROAD BRIDGES OVER THE PECOS

              RAILROAD BRIDGES OVER THE PECOS A MAJOR TRIBUTARY OF THE RIO GRANDE, THE PECOS RIVER WAS LONG A BARRIER TO TRANSPORTATION, PARTICULARLY ACROSS THE DEEP GORGE THAT ONCE MARKED ITS JOINING WITH THE...

              RAILROAD BRIDGES OVER THE PECOS A MAJOR TRIBUTARY OF THE RIO GRANDE, THE PECOS RIVER WAS LONG A BARRIER TO TRANSPORTATION, PARTICULARLY ACROSS THE DEEP GORGE THAT ONCE MARKED ITS JOINING WITH...

                Elisha Mitchell

                Submitted by mia_partlow HERE LIES IN THE HOPE OF A BLESSED RESURRECTION THE BODY OF THE REV. ELISHA MITCHELL D.D. WHO AFTER BEING FOR THIRTY NINE YEARS A PROFESSOR IN THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH...

                Submitted by mia_partlow HERE LIES IN THE HOPE OF A BLESSED RESURRECTION THE BODY OF THE REV. ELISHA MITCHELL D.D. WHO AFTER BEING FOR THIRTY NINE YEARS A PROFESSOR IN THE UNIVERSITY OF...

                  Hope Square

                  Submitted by @lucindahawksley

                  Submitted by @lucindahawksley

                    First Medical Education Building

                    Submitted by JustineBot

                    Submitted by JustineBot

                      Retro Woman Napa

                      Submitted by friscolex

                      Submitted by friscolex

                        Bill Clinton McDonald's

                        Both as governor and as a 1992 presidential candidate, Bill Clinton made regular stops at this downtown McDonald's during his morning runs from the Arkansas Governor's Mansion, These visits made...

                        Both as governor and as a 1992 presidential candidate, Bill Clinton made regular stops at this downtown McDonald's during his morning runs from the Arkansas Governor's Mansion, These visits...

                          Peralta Adobe

                          Submitted by @Ritterton

                          Submitted by @Ritterton

                            Carmel WWII Soldiers

                              Geelong Keys

                              IN 1847 THERE WERE FOUND ON THIS SITE IN LIMEBURNER BOURCHIER'S KILN FIFTEEN FEET BELOW THE SURFACE OF THE GROUND THE GEELONG KEYS REPORTED BY SUPERINTENDENT, LATER GOVERNOR C. J. LA TROBE A SOME...

                              IN 1847 THERE WERE FOUND ON THIS SITE IN LIMEBURNER BOURCHIER'S KILN FIFTEEN FEET BELOW THE SURFACE OF THE GROUND THE GEELONG KEYS REPORTED BY SUPERINTENDENT, LATER GOVERNOR C. J. LA TROBE A SOME...

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                              • keys
                              • or what

                              Original Depot in Collierville

                              The first railroad depot in Collierville was located in this vicinity adjacent to the Memphis and Charleston Railroad. A letter was discovered in the Mississippi Library Department of Archives and...

                              The first railroad depot in Collierville was located in this vicinity adjacent to the Memphis and Charleston Railroad. A letter was discovered in the Mississippi Library Department of Archives and...

                              • shelby county
                              • tennessee

                              Cortona

                                Carleton Race Course

                                The first running of the Queen’s Plate was held in what is now the Junction. Submitted by @heritagetoronto

                                The first running of the Queen’s Plate was held in what is now the Junction. Submitted by @heritagetoronto