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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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        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...

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        • 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...

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            • 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...

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            • tennessee

            Marble Lantern

            Submitted by @Chinatown_YEG

            Submitted by @Chinatown_YEG

              Kent

                The Cherokee-Phoenix

                IN 1821, SEQUOYAH, A NATIVE CHEROKEE, INVENTED AN ALPHABET. THE FIRST NEWS- PAPER IN THE INDIAN LANGUAGE, "THE CHEROKEE-PHOENIX WAS PUBLISHED IN NEW ECHOTA BY ELIAS BOUDINOT, AN EDUCATED CHEROKEE,...

                IN 1821, SEQUOYAH, A NATIVE CHEROKEE, INVENTED AN ALPHABET. THE FIRST NEWS- PAPER IN THE INDIAN LANGUAGE, "THE CHEROKEE-PHOENIX WAS PUBLISHED IN NEW ECHOTA BY ELIAS BOUDINOT, AN EDUCATED CHEROKEE,...

                  Grotski-Schuurmans Residence

                  1978 Grotski-Schuurmans Residence, Edmonton’s “youngest” designated Historic Resource. Up on Capilano Crescent, overlooking @YEGRiverValley . Douglas Cardinal Architect, David Murray Architect....

                  1978 Grotski-Schuurmans Residence, Edmonton’s “youngest” designated Historic Resource. Up on Capilano Crescent, overlooking @YEGRiverValley . Douglas Cardinal Architect, David Murray Architect....

                    Ambrose O’Higgens, Viceroy of Peru, Liberator of Chile

                    Submitted by @SheilaPortobelo

                    Submitted by @SheilaPortobelo

                      Arch Street Meeting House

                      ARCH STREET MEETING HOUSE The meetinghouse was built in 1804 on a burial ground granted by William Penn in 1701. It has been continuously used as a place of worship and center for activities of...

                      ARCH STREET MEETING HOUSE The meetinghouse was built in 1804 on a burial ground granted by William Penn in 1701. It has been continuously used as a place of worship and center for activities of...