Saint Anthony Falls Heritage Trail: The Barrel-Makers' Co- Ops
The red brick building at the corner of Third Avenue and First Street was one of many factories that supplied the barrels used for flour. Called coopers, the skilled workers who made...
Circus fire: 1
The first in a series of plaques about the Hartford Circus Fire. It reads: "2:40 PM...As the wild lion act ends, a small ball of flame breaks out high on the sidewall of the Ringling circus tent....
- hartford
- circus
- fire
- disaster
Dr. Gordon L. Chan
In memory of Dr. Gordon L. Chan 1930-1996 who, to preserve the tidepool resources of this area, was instrumental in the creation of the Duxbury Reef Marine Reserve Submitted by Darren Platt
- tidepool
- bolinas
- duxbury reef
- sea anemone
- 1930
The Coventry Theatre
The Coventry Theatre The New Hippodrome, as it was originally named, was opened on 1 November 1937. It was the third Hippodrome on this site, the first situated in Pool Meadow (1903) and...
- coventry
- england
- hippodrome
- theatre
Apple Tree Cove - Kingston
APPLE TREE COVE - KINGSTON Apple Tree Cover was named by Lieut. Charles Wilkes, U.S.N., commanding the U.S. Exploring Expedition, which first charted Puget Sound, on May 18, 1841.The first...
- kingston
- apple tree cove
- washington
- puget sound
- 1841
Fire, Police and Sheriffs Department Memorial
In Honored Memory Of Those Brave Members Of The Memphis & Shelby County Police, Fire & Sheriff's Departments Who Have, Since 1819, Died In Line Of Duty "Greater Love Hath No Man Than This That...
- shelby county
- tennessee
Louis Burchett McFarland Clock Tower
A Gift To The People Of Memphis By Judge Louis Burchette McFarland First Chairman Of Park Commission Founded In 1898. Submitted from the Shelby County Register's Office.
- shelby county
- tennessee
Mexican Independence From Spain
1822 MEXICAN INDEPENDENCE FROM SPAIN California acknowledges Mexico's independence from Spain, which was declared in 1821. Monterey remains capital of Alta California under Mexican rule.
- montgomery
- mexico
- spain
- 1822
- alta california
Piers 1 1/2, 3 & 5
Chew C. Sawyer1918-1973
Chew C. Sawyer was a mid-twentieth century African-American entrepreneur. He founded Sawyer Realty Company, which later became Cornette Realty; Arnette Construction Company; Future Insurance...
- shelby county
- tennessee
Rittenhouse Square
Submitted by Lisa Hiltbrand
- philadelphia
- pennsylvania
- penn
- 1682
- 1982
- square
- park
Bishop Charles Harrison Mason1862-1961
Bishop C.H. Mason founded the Church of God in Christ (COGIC) in the late 1890s. Born a slave near Bartlett, Tennessee, Mason served as Senior Bishop of the denomination from 1907 until his death...
- shelby county
- tennessee
Fair Oaks Boulevard Bridge
- bridge
- sacramento
- california
John Denver Memorial
Gilman Hall
Gilman Hall was built in 1916-17 to accommodate an expanded College of Chemistry under the leader- ship of Gilbert Newton Lewis. This building provided research laboratories and...
- berkeley
- california
- bay area
- cal
- chemistry
- giaque
- seaborg
- tranuranium
Dedicated to John Le Conte & Joseph Le Conte
- berkeley
- california
- bay area
- cal
Dedicated to Henry Morse Stephens
- berkeley
- california
- bay area
- cal
Manzanar
Manzanar In the early part of World War II, 110,000 persons of Japanese ancestry were interned in relocation centers by Executive Order No. 9066, issued onFebruary 19, 1942. Manzanar, the first...
- manzanar
- california
- internment camps
- wwii
- 99pi
- concentration camps
Folsom Pony Express Terminus
FOLSOM PONY EXPRESS TERMINUS GOLD RUSH AND RAILROAD TOWN FOLSOM BECAME THE WESTERN TERMINUS OF THE CENTRAL OVERLAND PONY EXPRESS ON JULY 1, 1860. DURING ITS FIRST FEW MONTHS, AFTER APRIL 4, 1860,...
- folsom
- california
- pony express
The Oldest Wood School in the USA
- st augustine
- florida
- wood school
- oldest