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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,...

        • shelby county
        • 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...

                        • limeburner
                        • 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

                            Congregation B'Nai Israel (Children of Israel)

                            First Permanent Jewish House of Worship in Tennessee Jews have been part of Tennessee's economic, social and political life since the early 19th century. Congregation Children of Israel, chartered...

                            First Permanent Jewish House of Worship in Tennessee Jews have been part of Tennessee's economic, social and political life since the early 19th century. Congregation Children of Israel, chartered...

                            • shelby county
                            • tennessee

                            Jefferson Davis

                            In a house which stood here, the only President of the Confederacy lived from 1875 to 1878, while president of a life insurance company. Born in Kentucky, 1808, educated at Transylvania and the...

                            In a house which stood here, the only President of the Confederacy lived from 1875 to 1878, while president of a life insurance company. Born in Kentucky, 1808, educated at Transylvania and...

                            • shelby county
                            • tennessee

                            Marble Lantern

                            Submitted by @Chinatown_YEG

                            Submitted by @Chinatown_YEG

                              Kent