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Site of Original Flagstaff

SITE OF ORIGINAL FLAGSTAFF WHERE THE AMERICAN FLAG WAS FIRST RAISED BY COMMODORE JOHN DRAKE SLOAT ON JULY 7TH 1846 TAKING POSSESSION OF CALIFORNIA IN THE NAME OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA LATER...

SITE OF ORIGINAL FLAGSTAFF WHERE THE AMERICAN FLAG WAS FIRST RAISED BY COMMODORE JOHN DRAKE SLOAT ON JULY 7TH 1846 TAKING POSSESSION OF CALIFORNIA IN THE NAME OF THE UNITED STATES OF...

  • monterey
  • california
  • 1846
  • 1848
  • sloat
  • flagstaff
  • hidalgo
  • taking possession of

Clar Oibriucain Reigiuin and Deiscrit agus an Oirthi

  • dublin
  • ireland

Linn Park History

Submitted by @LostToHistory

Submitted by @LostToHistory

  • birmingham
  • alabama
  • linn
  • linn park

Samuel Ullman

From the old Ullman High School in Birmingham, AL. Now located on the UAB campus as part of athletics.  Submitted by @LostToHistory

From the old Ullman High School in Birmingham, AL. Now located on the UAB campus as part of athletics.  Submitted by @LostToHistory

  • birmingham
  • alabama
  • ullman
  • poet
  • learning

Charles Linn

@readtheplaque https://t.co/Jzi38OgwP8 Tweet Submitted by @LostToHistory

@readtheplaque https://t.co/Jzi38OgwP8 Tweet Submitted by @LostToHistory

  • birmingham
  • alabama
  • linn
  • multiple sclerosis
  • 1814
  • 1882
  • finland
  • magic city

Linn Park War Memorials

Submitted by @LostToHistory

Submitted by @LostToHistory

  • birmingham
  • alabama
  • revolutionary war
  • wwi
  • armistice day
  • 1923
  • 1776
  • 1912

In Memory of George Washington

THIS TREE PLANTED IN MEMORY OF GEORGE WASHINGTON  From 1932, to celebrate the 200th anniversary of Washington's birth. Linn Park, Birmingham, AL. Submitted by @LostToHistory

THIS TREE PLANTED IN MEMORY OF GEORGE WASHINGTON  From 1932, to celebrate the 200th anniversary of Washington's birth. Linn Park, Birmingham, AL. Submitted by @LostToHistory

  • birmingham
  • alabama
  • george washington
  • washington
  • tree

Yermol Fountain

  • fountain
  • sacramento
  • california
  • garden

The Sleeping Sentinel

IN MEMORY OF WILLIAM SCOTT THE SLEEPING SENTINEL PARDONED BY ABRAHAM LINCOLN SEPT 9TH 1861 BORN ON THIS FARM APR. 9TH, 1839. ENL. IN Co. K, 3RD. VT. VOL. JULY 10TH, 1861. DIED OF WOUNDS AT...

IN MEMORY OF WILLIAM SCOTT THE SLEEPING SENTINEL PARDONED BY ABRAHAM LINCOLN SEPT 9TH 1861 BORN ON THIS FARM APR. 9TH, 1839. ENL. IN Co. K, 3RD. VT. VOL. JULY 10TH, 1861. DIED OF WOUNDS...

  • vermont
  • groton
  • civil war
  • sleeping
  • lincoln

The Jackson Street Colonnade

A SYMBOL OF FRIENDSHIP

A SYMBOL OF FRIENDSHIP

  • seattle
  • washington
  • colonnade
  • comic sans

In Memory of Dennis McLean O'Brien

IN MEMORY OF  DENNIS McLEAN O'BRIAN  BY HIS PARENTS --- RENOVATION  BY  ROBERT L. COON, SCULPTOR 2003 O'Brien was an artist who died about 15 years ago. Grew up in Vero Beach, moved on to Chicago....

IN MEMORY OF  DENNIS McLEAN O'BRIAN  BY HIS PARENTS --- RENOVATION  BY  ROBERT L. COON, SCULPTOR 2003 O'Brien was an artist who died about 15 years ago. Grew up in Vero Beach, moved on to Chicago....

  • vero beach
  • florida
  • horse

In Tribute to Chiura Obata

BERKELEY HISTORY "IN TRIBUTE TO CHIURA OBATA" 1885 – 1975 (小圃 千浦)  Always go with nature, anywhere, in any circumstance, with gratitude. The renowned and highly respected Japanese American artist...

BERKELEY HISTORY "IN TRIBUTE TO CHIURA OBATA" 1885 – 1975 (小圃 千浦)  Always go with nature, anywhere, in any circumstance, with gratitude. The renowned and highly respected Japanese American...

  • berkeley
  • california
  • bay area
  • obata
  • painting
  • wwii
  • internment
  • tanforan
  • concentration camps

Boyd's Inn

BOYD'S INN, AT WHICH D. SAMUEL JOHNSON ARRIVED IN EDINBURGH, 14 AUGUST 1773, ON HIS MEMORABLE TOUR TO THE HEBRIDES OCCUPIED THE LARGER PART OF THE SITE OF THIS BUILDING Submitted by...

BOYD'S INN, AT WHICH D. SAMUEL JOHNSON ARRIVED IN EDINBURGH, 14 AUGUST 1773, ON HIS MEMORABLE TOUR TO THE HEBRIDES OCCUPIED THE LARGER PART OF THE SITE OF THIS BUILDING Submitted...

  • johnson
  • boswell
  • inn
  • hebrides
  • edinburgh
  • scotland

Bodies of Heroes Slain at the Alamo Were Burned

ON THIS SPOT BODIES OF HEROES SLAIN AT THE ALAMO WERE BURNED ON A FUNERAL PYRE FRAGMENTS OF THE BODIES WERE AFTERWARD BURIED HERE THIS TABLET IS THE GIFT OF RELATIVES OF GREEN B. JEMISION AND OF...

ON THIS SPOT BODIES OF HEROES SLAIN AT THE ALAMO WERE BURNED ON A FUNERAL PYRE FRAGMENTS OF THE BODIES WERE AFTERWARD BURIED HERE THIS TABLET IS THE GIFT OF RELATIVES OF GREEN B. JEMISION AND...

  • san antonio
  • texas
  • alamo
  • funeral pyres

The Opening of the Kipling Subway Station

BOROUGH OF ETOBICOKE  TO COMMEMORATE THE OPENING OF THE KIPLING SUBWAY STATION NOVEMBER 21, 1980 Submitted by @ScenesFromACity

BOROUGH OF ETOBICOKE  TO COMMEMORATE THE OPENING OF THE KIPLING SUBWAY STATION NOVEMBER 21, 1980 Submitted by @ScenesFromACity

  • toronto
  • ontario
  • canada
  • etobicoke
  • kipling
  • subway

Site of the World's First Radio Telescope

In 1937 Grote Reber, a 26 year old radio engineer, built the world's first radio telescope in the side yard of his home that stood here at 212 West Seminary Street, now Karlskoga Avenue. For ten...

In 1937 Grote Reber, a 26 year old radio engineer, built the world's first radio telescope in the side yard of his home that stood here at 212 West Seminary Street, now Karlskoga Avenue. For...

  • radio telescope
  • wheaton
  • illinois
  • grote reber

Cobblestone Landing

There were several boat landings in this general area during the nineteenth century. An 1827 drawing shows a public landing approximately one-half mile north of this spot, but changes in the...

There were several boat landings in this general area during the nineteenth century. An 1827 drawing shows a public landing approximately one- half mile north of this spot, but changes in...

  • shelby county
  • tennessee

Margaret Polk

Margaret Polk was a Memphis resident and a graduate of The Hutchison School. While a student at Southwestern at Memphis, she dated Pilot Robert Morgan prior to his deployment overseas. Bob named...

Margaret Polk was a Memphis resident and a graduate of The Hutchison School. While a student at Southwestern at Memphis, she dated Pilot Robert Morgan prior to his deployment overseas. Bob...

  • shelby county
  • tennessee

In Memory of Marcus Flohr

IN MEMORY OF MARCUS FLOHR SHERIFF OF SONOMA COUNTY A TRUE SPORTSMAN ERECTED 1934 BY SONOMA CO SPORTSMANS CLUB INC Submitted by @crystalschimpf

IN MEMORY OF MARCUS FLOHR SHERIFF OF SONOMA COUNTY A TRUE SPORTSMAN ERECTED 1934 BY SONOMA CO SPORTSMANS CLUB INC Submitted by @crystalschimpf

  • sheriff
  • sonoma
  • california
  • sportsman

Gordon House

Gordon House Built in the early 1850's of lumber brought from Australia. One of the early "milled lumber" houses in California.

Gordon House Built in the early 1850's of lumber brought from Australia. One of the early "milled lumber" houses in California.

  • monterey
  • california
  • gordon
  • 1850
  • australia