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Marjorie Saunders Park

    Joaquin Miller Teaching Garden

      Coaches Playfield

        Washington Park, Burlingame

        WASHINGTON PARK DEDICATED TO THE FATHER OF OUR COUNTRY BY A RESOLUTION OF THE BURLINGAME CITY COUNCIL FEBRUARY 22, 1932 Submitted by @jqmcd

        WASHINGTON PARK DEDICATED TO THE FATHER OF OUR COUNTRY BY A RESOLUTION OF THE BURLINGAME CITY COUNCIL FEBRUARY 22, 1932 Submitted by @jqmcd

          Washington State Veterans Memorial

          Submitted by @Ritterton

          Submitted by @Ritterton

            Jensen House

            KELEY LANDMARK designated in 1996 CITY OF BERKELEY JENSEN HOUSE George Jensen, Builder 1891 This is one of the earliest houses built in the north Berkeley hills. George Jensen came from Denmark...

            KELEY LANDMARK designated in 1996 CITY OF BERKELEY JENSEN HOUSE George Jensen, Builder 1891 This is one of the earliest houses built in the north Berkeley hills. George Jensen came from...

              New Brunswick Legislative Building

              Submitted by @bthubbard

              Submitted by @bthubbard

              • ministry of health
              • charles fisher
              • wilmot
              • douglas

              Cecil B. DeMille Paradise Ranch

              In memory of Cecil B. DeMille, his Paradise Ranch was given by the Cecil B. DeMille Trust with the hope that it would be a Paradise for children. (Recently sold, now a church) Submitted by Craig Baker

              In memory of Cecil B. DeMille, his Paradise Ranch was given by the Cecil B. DeMille Trust with the hope that it would be a Paradise for children. (Recently sold, now a church) Submitted by Craig Baker

              • movies
              • celebrities
              • entertainment

              First woman to vote in NY state

              LISLE VILLAGE HALL Built 1902 In this building, January 5, 1918 Florence B. Chauncey was the first woman in New York State to vote in an election. Erected January 5, 2018 Preservation Association...

              LISLE VILLAGE HALL Built 1902 In this building, January 5, 1918 Florence B. Chauncey was the first woman in New York State to vote in an election. Erected January 5, 2018 Preservation...

              • lisle
              • ny
              • suffrage

              Bowles Hall

                Mulford-Marina Branch Library

                  Gerald Stull

                  "On May 5, 1958, Lt. Gerald Stull USAF was returning to Truax Field from a training mission when his F-102A jet faltered add headed toward the residential neighborhood along Hudson Park. Lt Stull...

                  "On May 5, 1958, Lt. Gerald Stull USAF was returning to Truax Field from a training mission when his F-102A jet faltered add headed toward the residential neighborhood along Hudson Park. Lt Stull...

                    Madison Club

                    Submitted by @sashadm

                    Submitted by @sashadm

                      Covered Wagons

                      IN MEMORY OF THE PIONEER MEN AND WOMEN WHO PASSED THIS WAY IN COVERED WAGONS ERECTED BY JOHN BELL CHAPTER DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION Submitted by @sashadm

                      IN MEMORY OF THE PIONEER MEN AND WOMEN WHO PASSED THIS WAY IN COVERED WAGONS ERECTED BY JOHN BELL CHAPTER DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION Submitted by @sashadm

                        The Loss of Wetlands

                          52 WWII Submarines Lost at Sea

                            Five Corners, Genoa, NY

                              Weston Missouri, Home of Buffalo Bill cody

                                The Bill of Rights, Little Rock Arkansas

                                Placed on December 15, 1991 by the Arkansas Bar Association to commemorate the Bicentennial of the ratification of the Bill of Rights. 

                                Placed on December 15, 1991 by the Arkansas Bar Association to commemorate the Bicentennial of the ratification of the Bill of Rights. 

                                  The Tree That Owns Itself

                                  The Tree That Owns Itself is a white oak tree that, according to legend, has legal ownership of itself and of all land within eight feet (2.4 m) of its base. The tree, also called the Jackson Oak,...

                                  The Tree That Owns Itself is a white oak tree that, according to legend, has legal ownership of itself and of all land within eight feet (2.4 m) of its base. The tree, also called the Jackson Oak,...