Lone Pine Salon de Fleurus

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Lone Pine Salon de Fleurus

This may be pushing the envelope of "plaques," but here is a cool window display in Lone Pine, California, at the foot of the Eastern Sierra and close to the road that leads up to the trail to Mount Whitney (highest point in the Lower 48). The display is the work of a collaborative of Los Angeles creative people working with local folks in the Owens Valley -- the crucial source of the water...

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Stephen Daye

HERE LIVED STEPHEN DAYE WHO SET UP NEAR BY THE FIRST PRINTING PRESS IN BRITISH AMERICA 1638 Submitted by @jqmcd

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1885 Dynamite Explosion -Mangled Beyond Description

Located just east of Peterborough Ontario Canada, this rather morbid plaque commemorates an unfortunate local disaster. In 1885,dynamite being hauled in a wagon spontaneously exploded and was...

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Oakland Municipal Rose Garden

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roses
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Louis de Buade, Comte de Frontenac et de Palluau

LOUIS DE BUADE, COMTE DE FRONTENAC ET DE PALLUAU 1622-1698One of the most influential and controversial figures in Canadian history, Frontenac was born at St-Germain-en-Laye, France. As a member...

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William Morris

William Morris1786-1858Morris is acknowledged as a leading force in the founding of Queen's College in 1840 and in the securing of its royal charter in 1841. His considerable reputation for...