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The Story of a Lighthouse

You can find images of the lighthouse here. Fort Washington Park The Little Red Lighthouse This text is part of Parks’ Historical Signs Project and can be found posted within the park. The Little...

You can find images of the lighthouse here. Fort Washington Park The Little Red Lighthouse This text is part of Parks’ Historical Signs Project and can be found posted within the park. The Little...

    The Little Red Lighthouse

    You can find images of the lighthouse here. Fort Washington Park The Little Red Lighthouse This text is part of Parks’ Historical Signs Project and can be found posted within the park. The Little...

    You can find images of the lighthouse here. Fort Washington Park The Little Red Lighthouse This text is part of Parks’ Historical Signs Project and can be found posted within the park. The Little...

      The Light Still Shines

      You can find images of the lighthouse here. Fort Washington Park The Little Red Lighthouse This text is part of Parks’ Historical Signs Project and can be found posted within the park. The Little...

      You can find images of the lighthouse here. Fort Washington Park The Little Red Lighthouse This text is part of Parks’ Historical Signs Project and can be found posted within the park. The Little...

        Herrick Memorial Chapel and Interfaith Center, Occidental College

        ​Founded by Presbyterians in 1887, Occidental College has beer independent of formal religious ties since 1910. Throughout the years the College has benefited from the generosity f the...

        ​Founded by Presbyterians in 1887, Occidental College has beer independent of formal religious ties since 1910. Throughout the years the College has benefited from the generosity f...

          John Charles Darke

          HERBABOUTS ON 12 AUGUST 1844 JOHN CHARLES DARKE SET FORTH ON HIS JOURNEY OF EXPLORATION TO THE GAWLER RANGES VIA PORT LINCOLN. SPEARED BY THE NATIVES AT WADDIKEE ROCKS ON 23 OCTOBER 1844. HE DIED...

          HERBABOUTS ON 12 AUGUST 1844 JOHN CHARLES DARKE SET FORTH ON HIS JOURNEY OF EXPLORATION TO THE GAWLER RANGES VIA PORT LINCOLN. SPEARED BY THE NATIVES AT WADDIKEE ROCKS ON 23 OCTOBER 1844. HE DIED...

            The Eldridge Street Synagogue

            CONGREGATION KHAL ADATH JESHURUN IN 1886, ERECTED THE FIRST GREAT HOUSE OF WORSHIP BUILT BY EAST EUROPEAN JEWS IN THIS COUNTRY THE ELDRIDGE STREET SYNAGOGUE UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THE NATIONAL...

            CONGREGATION KHAL ADATH JESHURUN IN 1886, ERECTED THE FIRST GREAT HOUSE OF WORSHIP BUILT BY EAST EUROPEAN JEWS IN THIS COUNTRY THE ELDRIDGE STREET SYNAGOGUE UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THE...

            • new york
            • manhattan
            • synagogue
            • eldridge street
            • lower east side

            Cloverdale Depot

              Jamestown World War Monument

                Larkspur Firehouse

                  Peter Corlett OAM

                  Peter Corlett OAM John Monash 2015 bronze, cast concrete Unveiled by The Hon. Dr Alex Chernov AC QC Governor of Victoria 22 April 2015 A Monash University Public Art Commission initiated and...

                  Peter Corlett OAM John Monash 2015 bronze, cast concrete Unveiled by The Hon. Dr Alex Chernov AC QC Governor of Victoria 22 April 2015 A Monash University Public Art Commission initiated...

                    Jamestown WWI Memorial

                      Site of the Ballard Tavern

                      STAGE STOP 1823 SITE OF THE BALLARD TAVERN, OPENED IN 1818. IT BECAME THE STOP FOR THE JAMESTOWN-MAYVILLE STAGECOACH LINE OPERATED BY CAPT. GILBERT BALLARD BEGINNING IN 1823. PLACED BY JAMESTOWN...

                      STAGE STOP 1823 SITE OF THE BALLARD TAVERN, OPENED IN 1818. IT BECAME THE STOP FOR THE JAMESTOWN- MAYVILLE STAGECOACH LINE OPERATED BY CAPT. GILBERT BALLARD BEGINNING IN 1823. PLACED BY...

                        ON THE WAR TRAIL

                          RUMBALARA PROPERTY TRUST

                          RUMBALARA THIS PLAQUE PERPETUATES THE MEMORY OF DAVID CONNOR WHOSE ENTERPRISE AND PIONEERING SPIRIT INSPIRED CONSTRUCTION OF THIS BUILDING IN 1887. ORIGINALLY KNOWN AS CONNOR BUILDINGS, AND LATER...

                          RUMBALARA THIS PLAQUE PERPETUATES THE MEMORY OF DAVID CONNOR WHOSE ENTERPRISE AND PIONEERING SPIRIT INSPIRED CONSTRUCTION OF THIS BUILDING IN 1887. ORIGINALLY KNOWN AS CONNOR BUILDINGS, AND LATER...

                            Elizabeth Gurley Flynn

                            ELIZABETH GURLEY FLYNN "The Rebel Girl” Born in Concord in 1890, Elizabeth Gurley Flynn was a nationally known labor leader. civil libertarian and feminist organizer. She joined the Industrial...

                            ELIZABETH GURLEY FLYNN "The Rebel Girl” Born in Concord in 1890, Elizabeth Gurley Flynn was a nationally known labor leader. civil libertarian and feminist organizer. She joined the...

                            • concord
                            • new hampshire
                            • aclu

                            Otto Mears

                            IN HONOR OF OTTO MEARS PATHFINDER OF THE SAN JUAN PIONEER ROAD BUILDER BUILT THIS ROAD IN 1881 ERECTED BY A GRATEFUL PEOPLE 1926

                            IN HONOR OF OTTO MEARS PATHFINDER OF THE SAN JUAN PIONEER ROAD BUILDER BUILT THIS ROAD IN 1881 ERECTED BY A GRATEFUL PEOPLE 1926

                              Wellington Cable Car

                                Site of the San Remo Cafe

                                  203 Prince Street

                                  • aaron burr

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                                  Located near plaque for Ampersand Goober McDanielSubmitted by @lampbane

                                  Located near plaque for Ampersand Goober McDanielSubmitted by @lampbane

                                  • new york
                                  • brooklyn
                                  • prospect park
                                  • bench
                                  • dog