Hosea Holcomb, “Alabama’s first church historian"
HOSEA HOLCOMBE 1780-1841 "Alabama's first church historian"In 1840 he published his study, HISTORY OF RISE AND PROGRESS OF THE BAPTISTS IN ALABAMA. Also an evangelist and missionary. In 1818...
Catie Copley
Dedicated to the memory of Catie Copley, Fairmont Copley Plaza's beloved Canine Ambassador Catie was originally trained by the Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind. Developing small cataracts in...
- boston
- dog
- fairmont
- copley square
Oak Grove Cemetery
Oak Grove Cemetery – Chelsea Oak Grove was established in 1860 with the help of women in the community whose efforts made improvements on the cemetery grounds. The first twenty years saw so few...
Stephen Tyng Mather
He laid the foundation of the national park service defining and establishing the policies under which its areas shall be developed and conserved unimpaired for future generations there will never...
- grand canyon
- stephen mather
- mather
Walter Prescott Webb Quote at Barton Springs
This plaque accompanies a statue of three men reading and talking just outside the entrance to Barton Springs Pool in Austin, Texas. It reads: Civilization shouts, gives orders, writes rules, puts...
- barton springs
- quotes
- nature
Blue Star Memorial Highway
Blue Star Memorial Highway A tribute to the Armed Forces that have defended the United States of America Sponsored by California Garden Clubs. Inc. In cooperation with California Department...
- memorial
- blue star
Bert Loper
This little monument is in O.K. Anderson City Park, a beautiful verdant patch on mostly dusty Main Street in Green River, Utah (population about 1,000). The primary commercial activity I...
- bert loper
- green river
- utah
- grand canyon
- colorado river
- explorers
Pam Patrick
Pam PatrickA sinnerMost unlearnedThe least of allThe faithful andUtterly despisedBy many
- pam patrick
- westport
- ireland
- funny
- glendenning
- octagon
German Society of Pennsylvania
THE GERMAN SOCIETY OF PENNSYLVANIA The oldest German American organization in the US was founded Dec. 26, 1764, in Philadelphia to provide legal aid, wel-fare, and language support to...
- german
- immigration
- philadelphia
- cultural society
- library
Fletcher - Silver Walk
Submitted by @EliOAnders
Sutherland Forest Nursery Station
SUTHERLAND FORESTRY NURSERY STATION The Sutherland Forestry Nursery Station, like the earlier nursery at Indian Head, made an important contribution to tree- planting on the prairies. Established...
- saskatoon
- saskatchewan
- forestry
- forest
- trees
- horticulture
- praiirie
BURRELL SCHOOL
In 1852, Lynman J. Burrell settled an area along the Santa Cruz Mountains and eventually establish Burrell Village. Burrell School is the last remaining structure of Burrell Village. Established...
- burrell school
- ecv
- santa cruz
- b40
- 1979
- 1850
- mountain charlie
Mother Orange Tree of Butte County
I happened upon this site during a visit to Oroville Dam, on the Feather River on the northeast side of the Sacramento Valley. It's a little out of the way, and the signs pointing to it are not...
- california
- agriculture
- gold rush
- butte county
Gooding Milner Canal
I've spent long enough in California that waterworks, large and small, get my attention. This spot is about 35 miles north of Twin Falls, Idaho, and just a couple of miles north of the town of...
- idaho
- shoshone
- aqueducts
Anna Politkovskaya Memorial
Обозреватель и Новая Газета. Анна Политковская до своей трагической гибели работала в этом здании 1999-2006 Obozrevatel and Novaya Gazeta. Anna Politkovskaya until her tragic death worked in this...
- anna politkovskaya
- journalist
- memorial
Show Your Stripes
Show Your Stripes 2008 Jim Conti Change the light sculpture from your phone: Dial 408-287-0128 Press three numbers (1-9). Press zero. Hang up. Commissioned for The 88 in collaboration with...
- san jose
- art
- phone number
John Covalesk
At this location, officer John Covalesk was shot to death while investigating a burglary. Officer Covalesk gave his life in the line of duty November 15, 1950. Erected by The San Jose...
- san jose
- police
- line of duty
- death
Gravely Ford
Gravely Ford 7 miles southeast of here was a favorite pioneer crossing of the Humboldt River, Gravely Ford. Campsite of the Donner Party, here occurred the Snyder-Reed fight. As Snyder lashed at...
- donner party
- nevada
- interstate 80
- i80
- snyder-reed fight
- wagon train
Chief Washakie
Tooling across Wyoming before the August 2017 eclipse, we drove into a town called Fort Washakie (population 1,759; elevation 5,570 feet) on U.S. 287 (a.k.a. the Chief Washakie Trail). We had...
- wyoming
- native americans
- shoshone
- washakie
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