Mount Batten Tower
The Tower was I believe built by Henry VIII as part of his coastal defences, and commands the entrance to The Cattewater. This led to the medieval port of Plympton, a Stannary Town once more...
Commemorative plaque and granite crown - Plymouth Barbican
I wonder where the barbican would stand if there was a list of areas with such items! © Copyright Mick Lobb and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence . Submitted by @Geograph_Bob...
First Printing Press in Wales
Plaque commemorating the first printing press in Wales, erected by the committee of the Happy Winter Evening Entertainments, 1912. © Copyright Marion Phillips and licensed for reuse under...
Plaque, Plymouth Harbour, Devon
Plaque commemorating the departure in May 1839 of the Tory, the pioneer ship in the colonisation of New Zealand. © Copyright Christine Matthews and licensed for reuse under this Creative...
Plaque, Plymouth Harbour, Plymouth, Devon
From Plymouth Sound on June 14 1585 Sir Humphrey Gilbert, "the father of British Colonisation", set sail for Newfoundland and which he claimed for Queen Elizabeth I on 5th August. This plaque...
Eugenie De Montijo
Eugenie De Montijo Wife of Napoleon III Empress of the FrenchAttended school here Submitted by @NiallEveritt
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Belevedere Tower
Submitted by @DIYgirl
- new york
- nyc
- belevedere
- meteorological
- draper
A Car Bomb Exploded at this Site
A car bomb exploded at this siteon Saturday 15 August at 3.10 pm.This act of terror killed thirty-one people, injured hundreds, and changed forever the lives of many. © Copyright Kenneth Allen and...
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Site of Camp Pratt
Site of Camp Pratt From 1862-1863 Camp Pratt was official Confederate camp of conscription and instruc-tion for South Louisiana. At one time as many as 3,000 conscripts here. A small com-pound for...
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- civil war
- camp
- confederacy
Site of Bowie Residence
Submitted by @alwaysreadtheplaque.
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- alamo
- opelousas
- lousiana
It is a Replica of Our Lady of Lourdes Grotto
Submitted by @alwaysreadtheplaque.
- new iberia
- guillot
- lourdes
- bernadette
- soubirous
The Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Monument
Submitted by @alwaysreadtheplaque.
- lousiana
- longfellow
- saloom
- boustany
- evangeline
- gabriel
Opelousas: Capital of Conferate Louisiana
OPELOUSASCapital of Confederate LouisianaMay 1, 1862 - January 23, 1863 After the Union occupation of New Orleans and surrounding territory in the spring of 1862 the state offices were...
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- confederate
- louisiana
- opelousas
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- red river
Gatemouth Moore
GATEMOUTH MOORE Arnold Dwight "Gatemouth" Moore was one of America's most popular blues singers in the 1940s before becoming a renowned religios leader, radio announcer, and gospel singer....
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- yazoo city
- blues
- churches
40,000 Curious Spectators Came to See the Wreckage
SCHOONER PARALLEL "BLOWN TO ATOMS" 1882 THE TWO- MASTED, 148-TON PARALLEL LEFT SAN FRANCISCO FOR ASTORIA, OREGON WITH A MIXED CARGO & 42 TONS OF BLACK POWDER & DYNAMITE. CAPT. W.C. MILLER...
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- coast guard
- schooner
- atoms
- 1882
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- california
- bay area
- maritime
Danville Hotel Territory
Submitted by @jqmcd
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- hotel
- california
Four-Time Pacific Coast league Champions
THIS PLAQUE MARKS THE SITE OF OAKLAND BALL PARKFROM 1913 TO 1955 THE HOME OF FOUR- TIME PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE CHAMPIONSTHE OAKLAND OAKSWHOSE RANKS INCLUDED BASEBALL LEGENDS CASE STENGEL AND BILLY...
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- california
- bay area
- oakland
- baseball
- stengel
- martin
Yale Club of New York City
Plaque via Jack Curry's site Dedicated NYC. Original page here.
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- midtown
- yale
- yale club
- nyc
- jack curry
- revolutionary war
- hale
- army
Emigrant Savings Bank
Plaque via Jack Curry's site Dedicated NYC. Original page here.
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- fdny
- midtown
- nyc
- jack curry
The General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen of the City of New York
Plaque via Jack Curry's site Dedicated NYC. Original page here.
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- midtown
- nyc
- jack curry