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NIcaso School 1871

Truth - Liberty - Toleration

Truth - Liberty - Toleration

    Bill Soberanes

    BILL SOBERANES ARGUS COURIER COLUMNIST AND PEOPLEOLOGIST PETALUMA'S NUMBER ONE BOOSTER FOUNDER OF THE WORLD WRIST WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIP AND NUMEROUS OTHER EVENTS. TRADE MARK - HE'S BEEN...

    BILL SOBERANES ARGUS COURIER COLUMNIST AND PEOPLEOLOGIST PETALUMA'S NUMBER ONE BOOSTER FOUNDER OF THE WORLD WRIST WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIP AND NUMEROUS OTHER EVENTS. TRADE MARK - HE'S...

      Washoe House

      WASHOE HOUSE ERECTED 1859 LOCATED ON SPANISH GRANT ROBLAR DE LA MISERIA. THE PIONEER HOSTELRY WAS BUILT BY ROBERT AYRES AND SERVED AS A STAGE COACH STATION BETWEEN PETALUMA, SANTA ROSA AND BODEGA...

      WASHOE HOUSE ERECTED 1859 LOCATED ON SPANISH GRANT ROBLAR DE LA MISERIA. THE PIONEER HOSTELRY WAS BUILT BY ROBERT AYRES AND SERVED AS A STAGE COACH STATION BETWEEN PETALUMA, SANTA ROSA AND...

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      Key System

        First Presbyterian Church, Alameda

          Chauncey Bailey Jr.

          1949 2007 IN MEMORY OF CHAUNCEY BAILEY JR. WHO, WITH DIGNITY AND DEDICATION TO JOURNALISM, SERVED AS SOMEONE WHO PRIORITIZED THE VOICES OF THE BLACK COMMUNITY IN OAKLAND, CA.

          1949 2007 IN MEMORY OF CHAUNCEY BAILEY JR. WHO, WITH DIGNITY AND DEDICATION TO JOURNALISM, SERVED AS SOMEONE WHO PRIORITIZED THE VOICES OF THE BLACK COMMUNITY IN OAKLAND, CA.

            The Windward Piers

            Submitted by @Ritterton

            Submitted by @Ritterton

              Angelina Eberly

              Submitted by agentFin

              Submitted by agentFin

                First Electrically Lighted City in the World

                Wabash, IN: First Electrically Lighted City in the World and home to an Honest Abe statue. Submitted by MSKaltenmark

                Wabash, IN: First Electrically Lighted City in the World and home to an Honest Abe statue. Submitted by MSKaltenmark

                  Beatrice Worsley

                  The pioneering Beatrice Worsley (1921-1972) wrote software for the first commercially-available computer, the Ferranti Mark I, at U of T in the 1950s. She’s the latest recipient of a Legacy plaque...

                  The pioneering Beatrice Worsley (1921-1972) wrote software for the first commercially-available computer, the Ferranti Mark I, at U of T in the 1950s. She’s the latest recipient of a Legacy plaque...

                    The Historic Cajon Canal

                    Submitted by @Ritterton

                    Submitted by @Ritterton

                      Gay Rights Demonstrations

                      GAY RIGHTS DEMONSTRATIONS July 4,1965-1969 Annual public demonstra- tions for gay and lesbian equality were held at Independence Hall. These peaceful protests and New York's Stonewall riots in...

                      GAY RIGHTS DEMONSTRATIONS July 4,1965-1969 Annual public demonstra- tions for gay and lesbian equality were held at Independence Hall. These peaceful protests and New York's Stonewall riots in...

                        Tommy Ramone Birthplace

                        Submitted by @littlebobbyplaqueson

                        Submitted by @littlebobbyplaqueson

                          Shelby Farms Park

                          Shelby Farms Park has a rich history as the former site of the Shelby County Penal Farm Across the slough used to be the largest ground silo in North America. It was so large that trucks and...

                          Shelby Farms Park has a rich history as the former site of the Shelby County Penal Farm Across the slough used to be the largest ground silo in North America. It was so large that trucks and...

                            In Memory of Those Who Died for King and Country

                            AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING WE REMEMBER THEM Submitted by @bthubbard

                            AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING WE REMEMBER THEM Submitted by @bthubbard

                              Assisi

                                Carmelite Monastery - Bond Ranch

                                "Buck lived at a big house in the sun-kissed Santa Clara Valley. Judge Miller's place, it was called. It stood back from the road, half hidden among the trees, through which glimpses could be...

                                "Buck lived at a big house in the sun-kissed Santa Clara Valley. Judge Miller's place, it was called. It stood back from the road, half hidden among the trees, through which glimpses could be...

                                  In Memory of Those Who Died Homeless In Our Vulture Republic

                                  Submitted by @tweetphelan

                                  Submitted by @tweetphelan

                                    Yasgur Farm

                                    Submitted by @RNewengland

                                    Submitted by @RNewengland

                                      William Caslon Typefounder

                                      The foundry established by WILLIAM CASLON Typefounder 1692-1766 stood on this site 1737-1909 Submitted by @JMRobilliard

                                      The foundry established by WILLIAM CASLON Typefounder 1692-1766 stood on this site 1737-1909 Submitted by @JMRobilliard