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Woodland's First Post Office

Franklin Sylvester Freeman, founder of Woodland, relocated his stock of goods and built a store in 1860-61, it is the oldest of the earliest commercial buildings in this city. It became the site...

Franklin Sylvester Freeman, founder of Woodland, relocated his stock of goods and built a store in 1860-61, it is the oldest of the earliest commercial buildings in this city. It became the site...

  • woodland
  • california
  • post office
  • 1680
  • dry goods

Aspen Vietnam War Memorial

THE WAR IN VIET-NAM  WHAT A CRUEL THING IS WAR: TO SEPARATE AND DESTROY FAMILIES AND FRIENDS, AND MAR THE PUREST JOYS AND HAPPINESS GOD HAS GRANTED US IN THIS WORLD; TO FILL OUR HEARTS WITH HATRED...

THE WAR IN VIET-NAM  WHAT A CRUEL THING IS WAR: TO SEPARATE AND DESTROY FAMILIES AND FRIENDS, AND MAR THE PUREST JOYS AND HAPPINESS GOD HAS GRANTED US IN THIS WORLD; TO FILL OUR HEARTS...

  • vietnam
  • aspen
  • colorado

For Them, and For Us All

 [Location approximate] Submitted by @lbr218.

 [Location approximate] Submitted by @lbr218.

  • aspen
  • colorado

Pushkin Was Here

Here in this hotel stayed from 2nd to 3rd September 1833 Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin. Submitted by @schwanmitbrille

Here in this hotel stayed from 2nd to 3rd September 1833 Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin. Submitted by @schwanmitbrille

  • pushkin
  • nizhni novgorod
  • hotel
  • 1833
  • russia

Croatian Settlers, Seattle

RIVERSIDE MEMORIAL  This marker and all the stones in this plaza are dedicated to those young immigrants who, in the late 1800s and early1900s, left their homelands with a vision to establish...

RIVERSIDE MEMORIAL  This marker and all the stones in this plaza are dedicated to those young immigrants who, in the late 1800s and early1900s, left their homelands with a vision to...

  • seattle
  • croatia
  • riverside
  • wine making
  • salmon
  • duwamish

Stone Lions Fountain

In honor of the 75th Anniversary of the Purdue Reamer Clum and through the generosity of the  PURDUE REAMER CLUB and its dedicated alumni we rededicate the Stone Lions Fountain to Purdue...

In honor of the 75th Anniversary of the Purdue Reamer Clum and through the generosity of the  PURDUE REAMER CLUB and its dedicated alumni we rededicate the Stone Lions Fountain to...

  • purdue university
  • west lafayette
  • indiana
  • stone lions fountain
  • purdue reamer club

The Dorilton

THE DORILTON  THIS BEAU ARTS APARTMENT HOUSE WAS DESIGNED BY THE ARCHITECTURAL FIRM OF JANES & LEO, AND COMPLETED IN 1902. THE DORILTON WAS HOME TO LOCAL ARTISTS AND MUSICIANS WHO APPRECIATED THE...

THE DORILTON  THIS BEAU ARTS APARTMENT HOUSE WAS DESIGNED BY THE ARCHITECTURAL FIRM OF JANES & LEO, AND COMPLETED IN 1902. THE DORILTON WAS HOME TO LOCAL ARTISTS AND MUSICIANS WHO APPRECIATED...

  • new york
  • nyc
  • 1902
  • beaux arts
  • mansard
  • copper ridge capping
  • embellished

Mac's Mural

MAC'S MURAL THIS MURAL IS DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF H. "MAC" RUDDELL, PAST PRESIDENT OF THE NORWESTER ROTARY CLUB OF PORT ANGELES, FOR HIS VISION, ENERGY AND ENTHUSIASM, WHICH MADE THE...

MAC'S MURAL THIS MURAL IS DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF H. "MAC" RUDDELL, PAST PRESIDENT OF THE NORWESTER ROTARY CLUB OF PORT ANGELES, FOR HIS VISION, ENERGY AND ENTHUSIASM, WHICH MADE...

  • port angeles
  • murals
  • washington
  • norwester

MV Kalakala

MV Kalakala This 1995 Rotary Nor'Wester Mural Project depicts the Kalakala leaving the Port Angeles Harbor. Kalakala means "Flying Bird" in the North West Indian language. For the 1930's, this...

MV Kalakala This 1995 Rotary Nor'Wester Mural Project depicts the Kalakala leaving the Port Angeles Harbor. Kalakala means "Flying Bird" in the North West Indian language. For the 1930's, this...

  • kalakala
  • port angeles
  • washington
  • ferry
  • aluminum
  • wwii
  • ench
  • seattle
  • victoria
  • rotary
  • mural

American Merchant Marine Veterans Memorial Wall of Honor

  Submitted by @zeroisme

  Submitted by @zeroisme

  • los angeles
  • california
  • merchant marine
  • veterans
  • memorial

Jasper D'Ambrosi

  Submitted by @zeroisme

  Submitted by @zeroisme

  • los angeles
  • california
  • jacob's ladder
  • sculpture

Downtown Harbor

Submitted by @zeroisme

Submitted by @zeroisme

  • los angeles
  • california
  • harbor
  • 2014
  • garcetti
  • buscaino
  • martinez
  • arian
  • castellanos
  • pirozzi
  • renwick
  • seroka

Ravine Park

Ravine Park American Indians frequented this area, rich in natural resources. The ravine provided water from natural springs, marl for lime, and  clay for bricks for nineteenth- century residents...

Ravine Park American Indians frequented this area, rich in natural resources. The ravine provided water from natural springs, marl for lime, and  clay for bricks for nineteenth- century...

  • ravine park
  • attica
  • indiana
  • american indians

Unisphere

UNISPHERE Dedicated to man's aspirations towards Peace through understanding and symbolizing his achievements in an expanding universe. Built and Presented by United States Steel Corporation to...

UNISPHERE Dedicated to man's aspirations towards Peace through understanding and symbolizing his achievements in an expanding universe. Built and Presented by United States Steel Corporation...

  • steel
  • new york
  • world's fair
  • 1964
  • uss
  • stainless

In Honor of Sheldon Wilson

IN HONOR OF SHELDON WILSON 1923 - 2011  Sheldon Wilson, lifelong resident of Sawyers Bar, was instrumental in the operation and maintenance of the Sawyers Bar County Water District Plant,...

IN HONOR OF SHELDON WILSON 1923 - 2011  Sheldon Wilson, lifelong resident of Sawyers Bar, was instrumental in the operation and maintenance of the Sawyers Bar County Water District...

  • water
  • wilson
  • sawyers bar
  • california