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Industry of East Cambridge

This plaque is part of an installation of eight or more plaques placed on the grounds of the Middlesex Country Registry of Deeds by the Cambridge Historical Commission in 1976. It focuses on the...

This plaque is part of an installation of eight or more plaques placed on the grounds of the Middlesex Country Registry of Deeds by the Cambridge Historical Commission in 1976. It focuses on the...

  • history
  • cambridge
  • boston
  • monorail
  • joe meigs
  • rapid transit
  • transportation
  • industry
  • east cambridge

Coast Guard Station Bell, Depoe Bay

THEY'RE FANTASY CHILDREN TONIGHT  SKIMMING THE MIRROR WAVES  HEADED OUT SOMEWHERE  WON'T BE BACK FOR AWHILE

THEY'RE FANTASY CHILDREN TONIGHT  SKIMMING THE MIRROR WAVES  HEADED OUT SOMEWHERE  WON'T BE BACK FOR AWHILE

    Humphrey Booth the Elder

    © Copyright Bob Harvey and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.Submitted by @Geograph_Bob

    © Copyright Bob Harvey and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.Submitted by @Geograph_Bob

      Bloody Thursday

      In memory of Howard Sperry and Nick Bordoise, who gave their lives on Bloody Thursday, July 5, 1934, so that all working people might enjoy a greater measure of dignity and security.Sperry and...

      In memory of Howard Sperry and Nick Bordoise, who gave their lives on Bloody Thursday, July 5, 1934, so that all working people might enjoy a greater measure of dignity and security.Sperry...

        Houghton County / Houghton County Courthouse

        Organized in 1845, Houghton County once comprised the entire Keweenaw Peninsula. Eagle River was its first county seat. In 1861, after the state legislature split the county into Keweenaw and...

        Organized in 1845, Houghton County once comprised the entire Keweenaw Peninsula. Eagle River was its first county seat. In 1861, after the state legislature split the county into Keweenaw...

        • michigan
        • michigan his...

        Bailey Temple Church Of God In Christ

        On July 4, 1926, Pastor John Seth Bailey (1896-1984) founded the McKinley Avenue Church of God in Christ. The church held services in a tent here, then moved to a nearby store in the winter. They...

        On July 4, 1926, Pastor John Seth Bailey (1896-1984) founded the McKinley Avenue Church of God in Christ. The church held services in a tent here, then moved to a nearby store in the winter. They...

        • michigan
        • michigan his...

        Alumbrando Publico

          Francis Violich

          • codornices
          • los amigos d...
          • 1980

          Lincoln at Kalamazoo

          On August 27, 1856, here in this park, Abraham Lincoln, then an obscure lawyer, spoke to a rally for John Fremont, the Republican presidential nominee. This was the only time that Lincoln...

          On August 27, 1856, here in this park, Abraham Lincoln, then an obscure lawyer, spoke to a rally for John Fremont, the Republican presidential nominee. This was the only time that...

          • michigan
          • michigan his...
          • lincoln

          Church of the Advent

          THIS HOUSE OF GOD WAS PLANNED AND ITS  ERECTION SUPERVISED BY THE ARCHITECT  ELMER C. JENSEN HIS VISION TOGETHER WITH HIS LOYAL AND  FAITHFUL SERVICE TO THIS PARISH FROM ITS  BEGINNING, WERE...

          THIS HOUSE OF GOD WAS PLANNED AND ITS  ERECTION SUPERVISED BY THE ARCHITECT  ELMER C. JENSEN HIS VISION TOGETHER WITH HIS LOYAL AND  FAITHFUL SERVICE TO THIS PARISH FROM ITS  BEGINNING,...

          • jensen
          • church

          Berkeley Building

          The Berkeley Building, a distinctive example of the Beaux-Arts style, was designed in 1905 by the firm of Codman and Despradelle. This early Back Bay commercial building features a terra cotta...

          The Berkeley Building, a distinctive example of the Beaux-Arts style, was designed in 1905 by the firm of Codman and Despradelle. This early Back Bay commercial building features a terra...

          • boston
          • back bay
          • restoration
          • commercial
          • terra cotta

          Statue of Sir Stamford Raffles

          The plaque sit under a large marble statue of Singapore's founder. It sits on the spot where Raffles is believed to have landed in 1819.The plaque reads: On this historic site Sir Thomas Stamford...

          The plaque sit under a large marble statue of Singapore's founder. It sits on the spot where Raffles is believed to have landed in 1819.The plaque reads: On this historic site Sir Thomas Stamford...

          • singapore
          • raffles
          • 1819
          • obscure fish...
          • great seaport

          Washington Rock

          Submitted by @JCA2374

          Submitted by @JCA2374

          • george ashington
          • 1777
          • hudson

          Venn Street

          Submitted by @atelierwork

          Submitted by @atelierwork

          • venn diagram
          • venn
          • clapham
          • logician
          • overlapping circles
          • lambeth

          Old Cemetery Camp Ground

          A memorial to the pioneers of Sugartown (early outpost of Southwest Louisiana), whose courage and fortitude helped subdue the historic "Neutral Territory" of the Sabine-Rio Hondo Strip, claimed...

          A memorial to the pioneers of Sugartown (early outpost of Southwest Louisiana), whose courage and fortitude helped subdue the historic "Neutral Territory" of the Sabine-Rio Hondo Strip,...

          • louisiana
          • cemetery

          Shady Grove School/ Community Building

          Built 1919-used as a school until 1928. Bought by community families to be used for cultural and social activities. Placed on the National Register of Historic Places December 2002.

          Built 1919-used as a school until 1928. Bought by community families to be used for cultural and social activities. Placed on the National Register of Historic Places December 2002.

          • louisiana

          Clay Petway

            Dave Ostang

              World War II DeRidder Army Air Base Memorial

               Erected in memory of United States Army Air Force personnel who lost their lives in training accidents at the DeRidder Army Airport and Gunnery Range, 1942-45.

               Erected in memory of United States Army Air Force personnel who lost their lives in training accidents at the DeRidder Army Airport and Gunnery Range, 1942-45.

              • louisiana

              Grabow Riot

              At this site, on July 7, 1912, a violent confrontation occurred between the Galloway Lumber Company and the Brotherhood of Timber Workers. The riot left 4 men dead and an estimated 50 men wounded....

              At this site, on July 7, 1912, a violent confrontation occurred between the Galloway Lumber Company and the Brotherhood of Timber Workers. The riot left 4 men dead and an estimated 50 men wounded....

              • louisiana