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Sallie Rutherford Thaler

Memorial Presented to the City of Oakland by Aloha Parlor No. 106 Native Daughters of the Golden West In memory of our past president Sallie Rutherford Thaler May 19, 1888 - March 8, 1958 A...

Memorial Presented to the City of Oakland by Aloha Parlor No. 106 Native Daughters of the Golden West In memory of our past president Sallie Rutherford Thaler May 19, 1888 - March 8, 1958 A...

    Pastore e Padre Amatissimo

      Tony Forster

        POW Tree

          NO. 239 MISSION SAN LUÍS REY DE FRANCIA

          From the Flickr group Historical Markers, photo by tkksummers, full page.License is Attribution-ShareAlike License

          From the Flickr group Historical Markers, photo by tkksummers, full page.License is Attribution- ShareAlike License

            Centenario de la Constitucion

              Yankees

              "The Yankees are wonderful  people. If they emigrated to  hell itself, they would somehow  manage to change the climate." General Mariano Vallejo

              "The Yankees are wonderful  people. If they emigrated to  hell itself, they would somehow  manage to change the climate." General Mariano Vallejo

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              Keweenaw Bay

              This region’s history is long and rich. Father Ménard, the Jesuit missionary, wintered near what is now L’Anse in 1660-61. Near here Father Baraga set up his mission in 1843. He and the head of...

              This region’s history is long and rich. Father Ménard, the Jesuit missionary, wintered near what is now L’Anse in 1660-61. Near here Father Baraga set up his mission in 1843. He and the head of...

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              Brent Moriwaki

                The Giant Dipper

                THE GIANT DIPPER  SANTA CRUZ BEACH BOARDWALK

                THE GIANT DIPPER  SANTA CRUZ BEACH BOARDWALK

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                Cornwallis

                First led his army into North Carolina near here, Sept. 1780. After Battle of Kings Mountain, Oct. 7, he returned to S.C.   Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program and Flickr...

                First led his army into North Carolina near here, Sept. 1780. After Battle of Kings Mountain, Oct. 7, he returned to S.C.   Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program and...

                  Brownsville Veterans

                    Croswell House / Governor Charles M. Croswell

                    Charles Croswell helped his guardian and uncle, Daniel Hicks, build this Greek Revival house. He and his first wife, Lucy Eddy, bought the 1840s building from his uncle’s estate in 1853. The house...

                    Charles Croswell helped his guardian and uncle, Daniel Hicks, build this Greek Revival house. He and his first wife, Lucy Eddy, bought the 1840s building from his uncle’s estate in 1853. The house...

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                    Site of the First Yolo County Public Library Branch

                    SITE OF THE FIRST YOLO COUNTY  PUBLIC LIBRARY BRANCH  CONTRIBUTIONS BY CITIZENS FINANCED THE LOT  PURCHASE AND BUILDING CONSTRUCTION FOR THE DAVIS  LIBRARY, WHICH SERVED DAVIS AT THIS LOCATION ...

                    SITE OF THE FIRST YOLO COUNTY  PUBLIC LIBRARY BRANCH  CONTRIBUTIONS BY CITIZENS FINANCED THE LOT  PURCHASE AND BUILDING CONSTRUCTION FOR THE DAVIS  LIBRARY, WHICH SERVED DAVIS AT THIS LOCATION ...

                      La Patria Agradecida

                        F.D. Chase Building

                        F. D. Chase Building   William Wharff, Architect, 1909 Renovated by Jim Novosel, The Bay Architects, 2001   During Berkeley’s early 20th Century development boom, the F.D. Chase Real Estate...

                        F. D. Chase Building   William Wharff, Architect, 1909 Renovated by Jim Novosel, The Bay Architects, 2001   During Berkeley’s early 20th Century development boom, the F.D. Chase Real...

                          Los Rios Street

                            Somersville Townsite

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                            John "Alex" Alexander

                            Alex Alexander  1924-1993  Alexander spent his entire working life at Naval Supply  Center, Oakland. Symbolic of the many dedicated civilians who worked  on the base, Alex inspired others through...

                            Alex Alexander  1924-1993  Alexander spent his entire working life at Naval Supply  Center, Oakland. Symbolic of the many dedicated civilians who worked  on the base, Alex inspired others through...

                              Little Traverse Bay

                              For centuries this region has been the home of Ottawa Indians, whose warriors and orators fought bravely to retain their land. Around 1700 a mission was built by French Jesuits at the famous...

                              For centuries this region has been the home of Ottawa Indians, whose warriors and orators fought bravely to retain their land. Around 1700 a mission was built by French Jesuits at the...

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