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Hotel Utah

Hotel Utah  The corner of Main Street and South Temple has long been important  in Utah history. Prior to construction of the Hotel Utah in 1909-11, the  Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day...

Hotel Utah  The corner of Main Street and South Temple has long been important  in Utah history. Prior to construction of the Hotel Utah in 1909-11, the  Church of Jesus Christ of...

    Congregation B'Nai Israel

    CONGREGATION  B'NAI ISRAEL  Site of the first permanent Jewish  house of worship in Utah 1883  Jews have been part of Utah's  religious, economic, social, and  political life since the mid 19th ...

    CONGREGATION  B'NAI ISRAEL  Site of the first permanent Jewish  house of worship in Utah 1883  Jews have been part of Utah's  religious, economic, social, and  political life since the mid 19th ...

      In Honor of Brigham Young and the Pioneers

        The Bee-Hive House

        JUNE 9, 1935  THE BEE-HIVE HOUSE  ERECTED ABOUT 1852 BY PRESIDENT BRIGHAM YOUNG  AS THE OFFICIAL RESIDENCE OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE  CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS AND  OCCUPIED BY HIM...

        JUNE 9, 1935  THE BEE-HIVE HOUSE  ERECTED ABOUT 1852 BY PRESIDENT BRIGHAM YOUNG  AS THE OFFICIAL RESIDENCE OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE  CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS AND  OCCUPIED BY...

          The Victorian Inn

          The Victorian Inn was built in 1890 with completion in 1891, and known as the Russ Building.  The structure was originally built to house the Ferndale Bank with the Ferndale Enterprise Newspaper ...

          The Victorian Inn was built in 1890 with completion in 1891, and known as the Russ Building.  The structure was originally built to house the Ferndale Bank with the Ferndale Enterprise Newspaper ...

            Moonlight Oaks Dance Pavilion

            MOONLIT OAKS DANCE PAVILION  Near this location on July 3. 1926  Moonlit Oaks Open Air Dance Platform  Opened, hosting dances most Saturday  Nights. Pints of illicit spirits were obtained  From...

            MOONLIT OAKS DANCE PAVILION  Near this location on July 3. 1926  Moonlit Oaks Open Air Dance Platform  Opened, hosting dances most Saturday  Nights. Pints of illicit spirits were obtained  From...

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            Dr. Guillermo Lopez

              Lariosauro

                Children Playing on Los Rios Street

                  Wa Sung Community Service Club

                  • 1920s
                  • oakland
                  • chinatown

                  Whitley County Organized April 1, 1838

                  From the Flickr group Historical Markers, photo by HystericalMark, full page.License is Attribution-ShareAlike License

                  From the Flickr group Historical Markers, photo by HystericalMark, full page.License is Attribution- ShareAlike License

                    Fray Juan de Zumarraga

                    HOMENAJE  A  FRAY JUAN DE ZUMARRAGA  "PALADIN DE LAS LIBERTADES DEL INDIO." -- INCIATIVAL DE LA  AGRUPACION FOLKLORICA MEXICANA  EL DEPARTAMENTO DEL DISTRITO FEDERAL  JUNIO 3 DE 1952, C DIV...

                    HOMENAJE  A  FRAY JUAN DE ZUMARRAGA  "PALADIN DE LAS LIBERTADES DEL INDIO." -- INCIATIVAL DE LA  AGRUPACION FOLKLORICA MEXICANA  EL DEPARTAMENTO DEL DISTRITO FEDERAL  JUNIO 3 DE 1952, C...

                      Wendler Building

                      • 1915
                      • alaska
                      • general merc...

                      J. J. Newberry Building

                        J.J. NEWBERRY BUILDING  The original building on this site was a two-story  clapboard parsonage of a Congregational minister.  Chinatown was directly to the south.  The Alta building followed....

                        J.J. NEWBERRY BUILDING  The original building on this site was a two-story  clapboard parsonage of a Congregational minister.  Chinatown was directly to the south.  The Alta building followed....

                        S. Margherita Di Antiochia

                          Independent Mine, Somersville CA

                            Haven Peaches

                            The Haven peach varieties were developed here by Michigan State University’s South Haven Experiment Station, under the direction of Professor Stanley Johnston. From 1924 to 1963 eight...

                            The Haven peach varieties were developed here by Michigan State University’s South Haven Experiment Station, under the direction of Professor Stanley Johnston. From 1924 to 1963 eight...

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                            San Diego 2006 Torino Winter Olympic Opening Celebration

                              Michigan's Three Capitols / Michigan State Capitol

                              This building is the third to serve as the seat of Michigan state government. When Michigan entered the Union in 1837, the territorial courthouse and capitol in Detroit became the first state...

                              This building is the third to serve as the seat of Michigan state government. When Michigan entered the Union in 1837, the territorial courthouse and capitol in Detroit became the first state...

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                              Little Italy Landmark Sign Marker