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Ruth Asawa's San Francisco Fountain

  Submitted by @JohnKingSFChron .

• asawa
• san francisco
• california
• bay area
• fountain

Place de la Fao

Commemorating 1st Session of UNFAO Conference in 1945. Submitted by @USUNRome.

William Aiken House

WILLIAM AIKEN HOUSE  BUILT BETWEEN 1807 AND 1811. THE EAST WING WAS ADDED AFTER 1831. RESIDENCE OF WILLIAM AIKEN, FIRST PRESIDENT (1828-1831) OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA CANAL AND RAILROAD COMPANY....

• historic landmark
• house
• charleston
• railroad
• aiken
• train of cars
• on a track

Desert View Watchtower

• grand canyon
• view
• tower

1956 Grand Canyon TWA-United Airlines Aviation Accident Site

THIS TRAGIC ACCIDENT SITE REPRESENTS A WATERSHED MOMENT IN THE MODERNIZATION OF AMERICA'S AIRWAYS LEADING TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION AND NATIONAL...

• twa
• united
• grand canyon
• arizona

Memorial The Reverend James Reed

MEMORIAL THE REVEREND JAMES REED FIRST RECTOR OF CHRIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH, 1753-1777. HE LED IN ESTABLISHING A SCHOOL IN NEW BERN IN 1764 WHICH BY AN ACT OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY IN 1766 BECAME THE...

• new bern
• north carolina
• church
• revolutionary war

The Caldwell Treaty Oak Park

THE CALDWELL TREATY OAK PARK Estimated to have been a majestic tree of about 100 years when Columbus first landed on North American shores, this Live Oak tree has been pronounced the most perfect...

Endure by Faith

A GIFT OF ROBERT ARTHUR KILEY SR. RET. LT. COL. USAF & EDWINA MARIE BELZER-KILEY 1938 CHILDREN OF THE LAKE ENDURE BY FAITH ∞ WED 5-29-05  Submitted by @RoadTripNE.

• wakefield
• massachusetts
• 1938
• children of the lake
• quannapowitt

Lynching in Letohatchee

  Lynching in Letohatchee In early 1900, a white mob lynched a black man in Letohatchee, Alabama, without investigation or trial, after he was accused of killing a white man. Lawless killings of...

• letohatchee
• lynching
• eji
• alabama

Indian Village Site

INDIAN VILLAGE SITE This spot, in 1833, was the site of an Indian village under the Potawatomi chief Kenozhoyum, or "Lake Pickerel." The village was located near a clear spring, at the foot of a...

• lake pickerel
• indians
• rice
• kenozhoyum
• were moved west
• milwaukee
• wisconsin

An Attempt Was Made Upon The Life Of

ON THIS SPOT OCTOBER 14, 1912 AN ATTEMPT WAS MADE UPON THE LIFE OF THEODORE ROOSEVELT ---*--- ERECTED BY THE UNITED SPANISH WAR VETERANS COUNTY OF MILWAUKEE

• roosevelt
• assassination
• spanish war
• veterans

Coconino County Arizona State Centennial Tree

[Location approximate]

• coconino
• arizona
• centennial tree
• centennial

Flagstaff's Third Post Office

FLAGSTAFF'S THIRD POST OFFICE EST. 1917  ORIGINAL PROPRIETORS T. A. RIORDAN DAVID BABBITT  ARCHITECT J. KENNEDY  CONSTRUCTION BY EDIVAROS & WILEY LOS ANGELES  NATIONAL REGISTRY OF...

• flagstaff
• arizona
• post office
• third

Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics, Oslo

Translation: "This building for the university Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics was built in the years 1932-1934 by a donation from The Rockefeller Foundation on 465000 crowns to...

• university
• universities
• education
• oslo
• rockefeller
• astrophysics

The Reversal of the Chicago River

This plaque commemorates the reversal of the Chicago River, as told in the 99% Invisible episode "Reversal of Fortune". It's located on the DuSable Bridge, by which Michigan Avenue crosses the...

• chicago
• 99pi
• engineering

Lake Michigan

LAKE MICHIGAN This lake, the sixth largest in the world, was discovered in 1634 by Jean Nicolet, who explored this north shore to Green Bay, but found no Orientals as the French in Quebec had...

• michigan
• great lakes
• nicolet
• but found no...
• quebec
• 1634
• boon to commerce

North Lake Methodist Church

NORTH LAKE Methodist Church   The Reverend Charles Glenn organized the first Methodist class here in 1836, and for the next ten years the group met in the home of his brother, John.  In 1846...

• michigan church

Rambler Cabin

THE RAMBLER CABIN   ERECTED IN MEMORY OF SCOUTS OF RAMBLER TROOP 14, ANN ARBOR, WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE SERVICE OF THEIR COUNTRY. DAVID HOLCOMBE HAROLDEAN PASSOW WALTER KOEHLER CLARK...

• boy scouts

Dan Ling Fire Bowl

DAN LING FIRE BOWL   Daniel Seth Ling was often referred to as “Mr. Scouting” by those who loved him and knew of his activities.  Dan joined the BSA in 1937 as an adult in Alabama and...

• boy scouts

Quidditch Cup Posts

DEDICATED TO THE CHILDREN OF BRISTOL THE 1998 QUIDDITCH WORLD CUP POSTS ENCHANTED BY ADOU SOSSEH HAVE A MAGICAL DAY! Installed by @cseachoy Submitted by @Aarons140 Backstory

• cancer
• quidditch
• harry potter
• bristol
• england