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Coaches Playfield

    Washington Park, Burlingame

    WASHINGTON PARK DEDICATED TO THE FATHER OF OUR COUNTRY BY A RESOLUTION OF THE BURLINGAME CITY COUNCIL FEBRUARY 22, 1932 Submitted by @jqmcd

    WASHINGTON PARK DEDICATED TO THE FATHER OF OUR COUNTRY BY A RESOLUTION OF THE BURLINGAME CITY COUNCIL FEBRUARY 22, 1932 Submitted by @jqmcd

      Washington State Veterans Memorial

      Submitted by @Ritterton

      Submitted by @Ritterton

        Jensen House

        KELEY LANDMARK designated in 1996 CITY OF BERKELEY JENSEN HOUSE George Jensen, Builder 1891 This is one of the earliest houses built in the north Berkeley hills. George Jensen came from Denmark...

        KELEY LANDMARK designated in 1996 CITY OF BERKELEY JENSEN HOUSE George Jensen, Builder 1891 This is one of the earliest houses built in the north Berkeley hills. George Jensen came from...

          New Brunswick Legislative Building

          Submitted by @bthubbard

          Submitted by @bthubbard

          • ministry of health
          • charles fisher
          • wilmot
          • douglas

          Cecil B. DeMille Paradise Ranch

          In memory of Cecil B. DeMille, his Paradise Ranch was given by the Cecil B. DeMille Trust with the hope that it would be a Paradise for children. (Recently sold, now a church) Submitted by Craig Baker

          In memory of Cecil B. DeMille, his Paradise Ranch was given by the Cecil B. DeMille Trust with the hope that it would be a Paradise for children. (Recently sold, now a church) Submitted by Craig Baker

          • movies
          • celebrities
          • entertainment

          First woman to vote in NY state

          LISLE VILLAGE HALL Built 1902 In this building, January 5, 1918 Florence B. Chauncey was the first woman in New York State to vote in an election. Erected January 5, 2018 Preservation Association...

          LISLE VILLAGE HALL Built 1902 In this building, January 5, 1918 Florence B. Chauncey was the first woman in New York State to vote in an election. Erected January 5, 2018 Preservation...

          • lisle
          • ny
          • suffrage

          Bowles Hall

            Mulford-Marina Branch Library

              Gerald Stull

              "On May 5, 1958, Lt. Gerald Stull USAF was returning to Truax Field from a training mission when his F-102A jet faltered add headed toward the residential neighborhood along Hudson Park. Lt Stull...

              "On May 5, 1958, Lt. Gerald Stull USAF was returning to Truax Field from a training mission when his F-102A jet faltered add headed toward the residential neighborhood along Hudson Park. Lt Stull...

                Madison Club

                Submitted by @sashadm

                Submitted by @sashadm

                  Covered Wagons

                  IN MEMORY OF THE PIONEER MEN AND WOMEN WHO PASSED THIS WAY IN COVERED WAGONS ERECTED BY JOHN BELL CHAPTER DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION Submitted by @sashadm

                  IN MEMORY OF THE PIONEER MEN AND WOMEN WHO PASSED THIS WAY IN COVERED WAGONS ERECTED BY JOHN BELL CHAPTER DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION Submitted by @sashadm

                    The Loss of Wetlands

                      52 WWII Submarines Lost at Sea

                        Five Corners, Genoa, NY

                          Weston Missouri, Home of Buffalo Bill cody

                            The Bill of Rights, Little Rock Arkansas

                            Placed on December 15, 1991 by the Arkansas Bar Association to commemorate the Bicentennial of the ratification of the Bill of Rights. 

                            Placed on December 15, 1991 by the Arkansas Bar Association to commemorate the Bicentennial of the ratification of the Bill of Rights. 

                              The Tree That Owns Itself

                              The Tree That Owns Itself is a white oak tree that, according to legend, has legal ownership of itself and of all land within eight feet (2.4 m) of its base. The tree, also called the Jackson Oak,...

                              The Tree That Owns Itself is a white oak tree that, according to legend, has legal ownership of itself and of all land within eight feet (2.4 m) of its base. The tree, also called the Jackson Oak,...

                                Presque Isle Perry Monument

                                Plaque detailing information regarding the monument to Oliver Perry, the US Naval Commander who defeated a British fleet on Lake Erie in 1813 during the War of 1812.

                                Plaque detailing information regarding the monument to Oliver Perry, the US Naval Commander who defeated a British fleet on Lake Erie in 1813 during the War of 1812.

                                  Leaning Tower of Pisa Complex

                                  A description of the complex of buildins at the Leaning Tower of Oisa

                                  A description of the complex of buildins at the Leaning Tower of Oisa