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Colton Hall

COLTON HALL. IN THIS BUILDING FROM SEPTEMBER 1 TO OCTOBER 13, 1849 ASSĖMBLED THE CONVENTION WHICH DRAFTED THE CONSTITUTION UNDER WHICH CALIFORNIA WAS ADMITTED TO/STATEHOOD, - SEPTEMBER 9, 1850....

COLTON HALL. IN THIS BUILDING FROM SEPTEMBER 1 TO OCTOBER 13, 1849 ASSĖMBLED THE CONVENTION WHICH DRAFTED THE CONSTITUTION UNDER WHICH CALIFORNIA WAS ADMITTED TO/STATEHOOD, - SEPTEMBER 9,...

    Bederwood Park

    Submitted by Sisu_Runner

    Submitted by Sisu_Runner

      Historical Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge

      Submitted by @Ritterton

      Submitted by @Ritterton

      • uhaul

      Doelger Building

      Submitted by @jqmcd

      Submitted by @jqmcd

        Conestee

        These plaques stand just 10' apart. One commemorating the lost Cherokee settlement & another marking the location of the first meeting of a group of masons. The juxtaposition is its own statement...

        These plaques stand just 10' apart. One commemorating the lost Cherokee settlement & another marking the location of the first meeting of a group of masons. The juxtaposition is its own statement...

          YEO-THOMAS

          WING COMMANDER FFE. YEO-THOMAS GC 1902-1964 Secret Agent codename "The White Rabbit" lived here Submitted by benhammersley

          WING COMMANDER FFE. YEO-THOMAS GC 1902-1964 Secret Agent codename "The White Rabbit" lived here Submitted by benhammersley

            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