Church of the Good Shepherd
CITY OF BERKELEY LANDMARK designated in 1980 CHURCH OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD Charles L. Bugbee, Architect, 1878 Listed on the National Register of Historic Places This is Berkeley’s...
- berkeley
- california
- bay area
- church
- victorian
- gothic
- blymer bell
Delaware Street Historic District
CITY OF BERKELEY LANDMARK designated in 1979 DELAWARE STREET HISTORIC DISTRICT (Rehabilitated and Partially Reconstructed in 1986. William Coburn, Historic Architectural Consultant) Period of...
Camp Site First California Regiment United States Volunteer Infantry
CAMP SITE FIRST CALIFORNIA REGIMENT UNITED STATES VOLUNTEER INFANTRY MAY TO MAY 23, 1898 COL. JAMES F. SMITH, COMMANDING --------- SAILED FOR MANILA MAY 25, 1898 RETURNED TO PRESIDIO AUG...
- san francisco
- bay area
- california
- guan
- presidio
- manila
First Street Cars In World Propelled By Cable
ANDREW SMITH HALLIDIE SITE OF EASTERN TERMINUS FIRST STREET CARS IN WORLD PROPELLED BY CABLE COMMENCED OPERATION AUGUST 1, 1875. CEASED FEBRUARY 15, 1942. INVENTED AND INSTALLED BY ANDREW S....
- san francisco
- bay area
- california
- cable car
- terminus
- chinatown
- library
- wire cables
Burial Chamber Plaque
Burial Chamber (IV.) Discovered in 1913. The ground plan is rectangular. The vaults were preserved in good condition and have no fresco ornamentation. Neither human bones nor other finds...
- hungary
- pécs
- burial chamber
Brian R. Skerry
IN MEMORY OF BRIAN R. SKERRY LIFELONG RESIDENT OF SOUTH BOSTON, SHIPYARD WORKER, LOVING SON, HUSBAND, OFFICER AND MEMBER OF SHIPBUILDERS LOCAL 25 Submitted by @mywolfson.
- vietnam
- marines
- southie
- south boston
- shipyard
- skerry
Sydney Harbour Bridge
SYDNEY HARBOUR BRIDGE THIS BRIDGE WAS CONSTRUCTED FOR AND THE APPROACHES BY THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT OF NEW SOUTH WALES. THE GENERAL DESIGN AND SPECIFICATIONS WERE PREPARED AND THE...
- austrailia
- bridge
- harbour
An International Historic and Legendary Pizzeria
This Site has been Declared An International Historic and Legendary Pizzeria by PMQ's Pizza Magazine and has bee Inducted as a Member of the Pizza Hall of Fame TOTO'S PIZZA HOUSE Is...
- australia
- pizza
- tot's
- pizza magazine
- pizza hall of fame
New Orleans Moonwalk
Submitted by @jasonrdavis
- mississippi
- louisiana
- new orleans
- moonwalk
- landrieu
The Original Hand- Scuptured Form Stone
The Original HAND-SCULPTURED Form Stone Submitted by grahamprojects
- baltimore
- maryland
- hand-sculpted
- formstone
The First Pnuematic Tyre Factory in the World
The first pnuematic tyre factory in the world was started here in 1889, to make tyres under John Boyd Dunlop's patents of the 7th December, 1888. Submitted by johnke
- tyres
- dunlop
- pneumatic
- dublin
- ireland
Ryde Wharf
![Ryde Wharf A whart at this site was complete [illegible] although it was not used by passengers until 1866. From then until 1886, when the railway was build through West Ryde this wharf was the...](http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/nM8Kk1thrhoiUERmI3iqpXqjy_y55ZGqciHNGU-sZTCglUM_CAU7NuxHUM8AIyFJbL3LwGmml2D2jCLPAsSzXuxRtM4E)
Ryde Wharf A whart at this site was complete [illegible] although it was not used by passengers until 1866. From then until 1886, when the railway was build through West Ryde this wharf was the...
The First Town House of Providence
ON THIS LOT STOOD THE FIRST TOWN HOUSE OF PROVIDENCE HERE FROM TIME TO TIME ROGER WILLIAMS PRESIDED OVER THE FREEMEN FROM 1644 TO 1647 Submitted by bshaykin
- providence
- rhode island
- roger williams
- 1644
- town house
Prison Quarry
Congress appropriated $30,000 in 1881 for the construction of a prison in Sioux Falls to serve Dakota Territory. In order to finance a building large enough to house up to 150 inmates,...
- south dakota
- sioux falls
- prison
- quarry
- 1881
Chemin Royal
CHEMIN ROYAL ON THE 5TH AUGUST 1734, LANOUILLIER DE BOISCLER, CHIEF ROADMASTER OF NEW FRANCE, STARTED FROM QUEBEC BY COACH FOR MONTREAL, THUS OFFICIALLY INAUGURATING THE KING'S HIGHWAY...
- quebec city
- canada
- road
- royal
- king's highway
- new france
- 1734
Donors and Carriers of Commemorative Stones
SINCERE APPRECIATION IS EXTENDED TO THE FOLLOWING FOR THEIR CONTRIBUTION TO THIS MEMORIAL THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT DONORS AND CARRIERS OF COMMEMORATIVE STONES PUBLIC SUBSCRIBERS RLSs OF THE...
- ryde
- australia
- sydney
- memorial
A Telescoping Iron Tank That Stored Coal Gas
CASHOLDER HOUSE WITHIN THIS 19TH CENTURY STRUCTURE WAS A TELESCOPING IRON TANK THAT STORED MANUFACTURED COAL GAS UNTIL NEEDED TO ILLUMINATE STREETS AND BUILDINGS IN TROY Submitted by anashabc
- telescoping
- iron tank
- coal gas
- troy
- new york
- lighting
The Lourie Theater
THE LOURIE THEATER THIS BUILDING IS DEDICATED IN LOVING MEMORY OF ANN AND LOUIS LOURIE, ST. GEORGE MERCHANTS. THE CONTRIBUTIONS FOR THE ACQUISITION OF THIS BUILDING WERE MADE BY THEIR...
- saint george
- south carolina
- lourie
Chicago's Nine Dragon Wall
Submitted by r4v5
- chicago
- illinois
- nine dragon wall
Rockland Breakwater Lighthouse
Construction of this 4,300-foot long breakwater began in April 1881. Eighteen years, $750,000 and over 732,277 tons of granite later, it was completed on November 24, 1899. The lighthouse dates...
- rockland
- maine
- lighthouse
- breakwater
- over 7322777 tons