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Jardin de la Triple Alianza

    I Calvasina

      Piramide del Sol

        Piramide del Sol

          En Este Preciso Lugar, El Enigmatico Cassius V. Gano su Primer Millon

          • cassius

          Confederate Cemetery

          Confederate Cemetery “Let us cross the river and rest in the shade of the trees.” General T.J. Jackson, C.S.A. Rock Island Arsenal Submitted by Bryan Arnold @nanowhiskers

          Confederate Cemetery “Let us cross the river and rest in the shade of the trees.” General T.J. Jackson, C.S.A. Rock Island Arsenal Submitted by Bryan Arnold @nanowhiskers

            Confederate Memorial

            In memory of the Confederate veterans who died at the Rock Island Confederate prison camp. May they never be forgotten. Let no man asperse the memory of our sacred dead. They were men who died for...

            In memory of the Confederate veterans who died at the Rock Island Confederate prison camp. May they never be forgotten. Let no man asperse the memory of our sacred dead. They were men who died for...

              Confederate POW Camp

              1863 – 1865 THIS SITE MARKS THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE ROCK ISLAND CONFEDERATE PRISON CAMP. THIS CAMP CONSISTED OF 84 BARRACKS, INCLOSED IN A WOODEN STOCKADE, EXTENDING 1240 FEET TO THE WEST AND...

              1863 – 1865 THIS SITE MARKS THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE ROCK ISLAND CONFEDERATE PRISON CAMP. THIS CAMP CONSISTED OF 84 BARRACKS, INCLOSED IN A WOODEN STOCKADE, EXTENDING 1240 FEET TO THE WEST AND...

                San Aquino Cannon

                San Aquino Named for Saint Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274) Cast in Manila, Philippine Islands on March 8, 1793 This 26-pounder bronze cannon was originally part of the Spanish Water Battery, the...

                San Aquino Named for Saint Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274) Cast in Manila, Philippine Islands on March 8, 1793 This 26-pounder bronze cannon was originally part of the Spanish Water Battery,...

                  Rock Island Arsenal Museum

                  U.S. Army Ordnance Corps Rock Island Arsenal Est. July 11, 1862 Rock Island Museum established July 1905 by order of the Chief of Ordnance, U.S. Army. Dedicated Nov. 4, 1959 To the memory of John...

                  U.S. Army Ordnance Corps Rock Island Arsenal Est. July 11, 1862 Rock Island Museum established July 1905 by order of the Chief of Ordnance, U.S. Army. Dedicated Nov. 4, 1959 To the memory of John...

                    John M. Browning

                    John M. Browning 1855 – 1926 Great American Father of Modern Firearms In grateful appreciation and recognition for the important contributions through his inventive genius to the military services...

                    John M. Browning 1855 – 1926 Great American Father of Modern Firearms In grateful appreciation and recognition for the important contributions through his inventive genius to the military services...

                      First bridge across the Mississippi River

                      First Bridge Across the Mississippi River Upon this pier rested the first bridge to span the Mississippi River, forming the original connecting link for uninterrupted railroad traffic between the...

                      First Bridge Across the Mississippi River Upon this pier rested the first bridge to span the Mississippi River, forming the original connecting link for uninterrupted railroad traffic between the...

                        Davenport Bridge of 1856

                        Davenport Bridge of 1856 Near this spot and upon these stones rested the first bridge to span the Mississippi River. The first train consisting of a locomotive and eight cars passed over the...

                        Davenport Bridge of 1856 Near this spot and upon these stones rested the first bridge to span the Mississippi River. The first train consisting of a locomotive and eight cars passed over the...

                          Davenport Homesite

                          Welcome to the homesite of Col George Davenport He arrived on this island in 1816 under contract to provide food to the soldiers building Fort Armstrong. And he, thus, became the first permanent...

                          Welcome to the homesite of Col George Davenport He arrived on this island in 1816 under contract to provide food to the soldiers building Fort Armstrong. And he, thus, became the first permanent...

                            Denkmal

                            KIEPENKERL - DENKMAL 1896 VON AUGUST SCHMIEMANN GE- SCHAFFEN, 1945 ZERSTÖRT, 1953 ALS NACHGUSS WIEDER AUFGE- STELLT. DER TYPISCHE KIEPENKERL WAN- DERTE NOCH BIS IN DIE 20ER JAHRE ALS KLEINHÄNDLER...

                            KIEPENKERL - DENKMAL 1896 VON AUGUST SCHMIEMANN GE- SCHAFFEN, 1945 ZERSTÖRT, 1953 ALS NACHGUSS WIEDER AUFGE- STELLT. DER TYPISCHE KIEPENKERL WAN- DERTE NOCH BIS IN DIE 20ER JAHRE ALS...

                              Rathaus

                              RATHAUS SEIT ETWA 1250 AN DIESER STELLE. RÜCKWÄRTIG DIE RATSKAMMER FÜR DAS HOHE GERICHT (FRIEDENSSAAL VON 1648), DAVOR VERSAMMLUNGSRAUM DER BÜRGER- SCHAFT (BÜRGERHALLE), IN DER VORHALLE SITZ DES...

                              RATHAUS SEIT ETWA 1250 AN DIESER STELLE. RÜCKWÄRTIG DIE RATSKAMMER FÜR DAS HOHE GERICHT (FRIEDENSSAAL VON 1648), DAVOR VERSAMMLUNGSRAUM DER BÜRGER- SCHAFT (BÜRGERHALLE), IN DER VORHALLE SITZ DES...

                                Plaque Dedication Invitation

                                THE ALAMEDA COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY Invites You to their PLAQUE DEDICATION Marking the Site of OAKLAND S FIRST PUBLIC SCHOOL at Fourth and Clay Streets in Oakland 11:00 a.. Saturday, Oct. 9,...

                                THE ALAMEDA COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY Invites You to their PLAQUE DEDICATION Marking the Site of OAKLAND S FIRST PUBLIC SCHOOL at Fourth and Clay Streets in Oakland 11:00 a.. Saturday, Oct....

                                • oakland
                                • invitation
                                • public school
                                • dedication
                                • 1976
                                • 11am saturday

                                Covert Park

                                Mount Bonnell was part of a 54-acre tract of land owned by F.M. Covert, SR. a pioneer Austin businessman. Negotiations to give the summit of Mt. Bonnell, to be known as Covert Park, to the people...

                                Mount Bonnell was part of a 54-acre tract of land owned by F.M. Covert, SR. a pioneer Austin businessman. Negotiations to give the summit of Mt. Bonnell, to be known as Covert Park, to the people...

                                • covert park
                                • park
                                • austin
                                • mount bonnell
                                • mt. bonnell

                                Laguna Gloria

                                This Mediterranean style villa was built in 1916 for Henry H. and Clara Driscoll Sevier. Named Laguna Gloria for a nearby lagoon off the Colorado river, the stuccoed home features a decorative...

                                This Mediterranean style villa was built in 1916 for Henry H. and Clara Driscoll Sevier. Named Laguna Gloria for a nearby lagoon off the Colorado river, the stuccoed home features a...

                                • laguna gloria
                                • austin
                                • texas

                                Jackson, CA, Hangman’s Tree

                                Here stood in early days the hangman’s tree This marker placed by Ursula Parlor No. 1 N.D.G.W. July 24th, 1937 Submitted by @adeleseelke

                                Here stood in early days the hangman’s tree This marker placed by Ursula Parlor No. 1 N.D.G.W. July 24th, 1937 Submitted by @adeleseelke