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David M. Moncrief, Jr. Pool - Waimano Home, Pearl City, Hawaii

A swimming pool built by the Rotary Club of Pearl Harbor for residents of Waimano Home, a Territory of Hawaii institution for people with developmental disabilities. The pool was intended to...

A swimming pool built by the Rotary Club of Pearl Harbor for residents of Waimano Home, a Territory of Hawaii institution for people with developmental disabilities. The pool was intended to...

    King's Bridge

    Plaque reads: 'HISTORIC ENGINEERING MARKER. KINGS BRIDGE COMPLETED IN 1864 THIS BEAUTIFUL. WROUGHT IRON  ARCH BRIDGE WITH A SPAN OF 60 METRES, WAS DESIGNED BYENGINEER WILLIAM THOMAS DOYNE. IT WAS...

    Plaque reads: 'HISTORIC ENGINEERING MARKER. KINGS BRIDGE COMPLETED IN 1864 THIS BEAUTIFUL. WROUGHT IRON  ARCH BRIDGE WITH A SPAN OF 60 METRES, WAS DESIGNED BYENGINEER WILLIAM THOMAS DOYNE. IT...

    • tasmania
    • launceston
    • engineering ...

    Behold the Sea

    The citizens of the sister cities of Mendocino and Miasa, Japan, dedicate this plaque to the peaceful pursuits of the peoples of the Pacific Basin and to the protection of its environment that all...

    The citizens of the sister cities of Mendocino and Miasa, Japan, dedicate this plaque to the peaceful pursuits of the peoples of the Pacific Basin and to the protection of its environment that all...

      Sydney Parade Station

      Sydney Parade Station Sydney Parade Station opened in 1835, soon after the inauguration of the Dublin and Kingstown Railway, becoming a busy intermediate station on the world's first commuter...

      Sydney Parade Station Sydney Parade Station opened in 1835, soon after the inauguration of the Dublin and Kingstown Railway, becoming a busy intermediate station on the world's first...

      • joyce
      • ireland
      • sydney parade
      • dublin

      Carrier Home

        Land Patent 1825 Home Circa 1850   Isaac Carrier purchased this Michigan Territory land from the U.S. Government in 1825.  (Michigan Statehood 1837).   Submitted by Bryan Arnold @nanowhiskers

        Land Patent 1825 Home Circa 1850   Isaac Carrier purchased this Michigan Territory land from the U.S. Government in 1825.  (Michigan Statehood 1837).   Submitted by Bryan Arnold @nanowhiskers

        Robert Burns Plaque Stanley Park

        This statue of Robert Burns, Scotland's national bard, was unveiled by J. Ramsay MacDonald, a prime minister of Britain, on 25th August, 1928. Robert Burns's sincere desire for friendship and...

        This statue of Robert Burns, Scotland's national bard, was unveiled by J. Ramsay MacDonald, a prime minister of Britain, on 25th August, 1928. Robert Burns's sincere desire for friendship...

        • vancouver "s...

        George Henry Reifel

        This memorial has been placed by the British Columbia Waterfowl Society in memory of  GEORGE HENRY REIFEL July 22, 1922 - March 7, 1992 An avid sportsman and conservationist, George H. Reifel...

        This memorial has been placed by the British Columbia Waterfowl Society in memory of  GEORGE HENRY REIFEL July 22, 1922 - March 7, 1992 An avid sportsman and conservationist, George H....

        • waterfowl co...

        Point Atkinson Lighthouse

        POINT ATKINSON LIGHTHOUSE Site named by Capt. Vancouver June 14, 1792.  Wall of original tower, built in 1874, still stands near present tower, completed in 1912. Tower 60 ft high - light 108 ft...

        POINT ATKINSON LIGHTHOUSE Site named by Capt. Vancouver June 14, 1792.  Wall of original tower, built in 1874, still stands near present tower, completed in 1912. Tower 60 ft high - light 108...

        • lighthouse
        • vancouver

        Wolfskill Grant

          St. Patrick Church / St. Patrick Calvary Cemetery

          St. Patrick was the first church to serve Brighton area Catholics, many of whom were immigrants from Ireland. A simple log structure at the corner of McCabe and Silver Lake Roads built in 1838 was...

          St. Patrick was the first church to serve Brighton area Catholics, many of whom were immigrants from Ireland. A simple log structure at the corner of McCabe and Silver Lake Roads built in 1838...

          • michigan
          • michigan his...

          Fort Dent

          FORT DENT  Fort Dent was named after Colonel Frederick T. Dent of the U.S. Army. Colonel Dent, Aide-de-Camp to Ulysses S. Grant during the Civil War, was said to have supervised construction of...

          FORT DENT  Fort Dent was named after Colonel Frederick T. Dent of the U.S. Army. Colonel Dent, Aide-de-Camp to Ulysses S. Grant during the Civil War, was said to have supervised construction...

          • grant
          • washingon
          • duwamish

          Christopher Park

          THIS PARK IS KEPT LIVING IN FOND REMEMBRANCE OF THOSE WHOM WE HAVE LOVED LONG SINCE AND LOST AWHILE Submitted by @AmeliaTGrabow

          THIS PARK IS KEPT LIVING IN FOND REMEMBRANCE OF THOSE WHOM WE HAVE LOVED LONG SINCE AND LOST AWHILE Submitted by @AmeliaTGrabow

            Alpena City Hall

            Located on the Government Square, City Hall remains one of Alpena’s most prominent structures. In 1904 when the city council chose to construct the building of Bedford (Indiana) limestone rather...

            Located on the Government Square, City Hall remains one of Alpena’s most prominent structures. In 1904 when the city council chose to construct the building of Bedford (Indiana) limestone...

            • michigan
            • michigan his...

            Matthews Farm

            In 1848 Thomas and Margaret Spencer Matthews came to Worth Township from Ontario, Canada, following other farm families who migrated from Upper Canada to Michigan. Matthews’s grandfather, Thomas...

            In 1848 Thomas and Margaret Spencer Matthews came to Worth Township from Ontario, Canada, following other farm families who migrated from Upper Canada to Michigan. Matthews’s grandfather, Thomas...

            • michigan
            • michigan his...

            Fort Holmes

            Here in 1812, on the island’s highest point, a blockhouse and stockade were built by the British and named Fort George. It was the bulwark of British defenses in 1814 when the American attack was...

            Here in 1812, on the island’s highest point, a blockhouse and stockade were built by the British and named Fort George. It was the bulwark of British defenses in 1814 when the American attack was...

            • michigan
            • michigan his...

            EUVE

            Non-flight model of one of 3 scanning telescopes from the Extreme Ultraviolet Explorer (EUVE) spacecraft, which operated 1992-2001 & re-entered over Egypt in 2002. (the 2nd mission I worked on)...

            Non-flight model of one of 3 scanning telescopes from the Extreme Ultraviolet Explorer (EUVE) spacecraft, which operated 1992-2001 & re-entered over Egypt in 2002. (the 2nd mission I worked...

              At This Site Paul Revere Landed

              At this site Paul Revere landed on the night of April 18, 1775 to begin his midnight ride Dedicated by The Massachusetts Society Sons of the American Revolution April, 1999   [ Submitted by @RoadTripNE

              At this site Paul Revere landed on the night of April 18, 1775 to begin his midnight ride Dedicated by The Massachusetts Society Sons of the American Revolution April, 1999   [ Submitted by @RoadTripNE

                The Berry

                “The Berry” The Berry Hotel, one of America’s premier hotels, stood here from 1892 to 1974. Athenian Edward Cornelius Berry, a free black who had been educated at the Albany Enterprise Academy,...

                “The Berry” The Berry Hotel, one of America’s premier hotels, stood here from 1892 to 1974. Athenian Edward Cornelius Berry, a free black who had been educated at the Albany Enterprise Academy,...

                  Jackie Robinson

                  IN THIS BUILDING  on April 10th, 1947 JACKIE ROBINSON RECEIVED HIS HISTORIC CALL FROM THE BROOKLYN DODGERS AND CHANGED AMERICA HE LIVED ON THE 11TH FLOOR IN ROOM 1169 OF THE FORMER MCALPIN...

                  IN THIS BUILDING  on April 10th, 1947 JACKIE ROBINSON RECEIVED HIS HISTORIC CALL FROM THE BROOKLYN DODGERS AND CHANGED AMERICA HE LIVED ON THE 11TH FLOOR IN ROOM 1169 OF THE FORMER...

                  • baseball
                  • african american
                  • dodgers
                  • jackie robinson

                  Major General John Stark

                  Submitted by @loganpass

                  Submitted by @loganpass