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1866 Memphis Massacre

1866 MEMPHIS MASSACRE On May 1, 2 and 3, 1866, mobs of white menled by law enforcement attacked black peoplein the areas near South St. (aka Calhoun & G.E. Patterson). By the end of the attack....

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• tennessee
• 1886

Gay Street and the Civil Rights Movement

More about Robert J. Booker here Submitted by Rob Sweeney [Location approximate]

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• tennessee
• civil rights
• booker
• robert j booker

Plaque, Hill Street, Belfast

A plaque, on a building in Hill Street J3474 : Hill Street, Belfast (Henry Street on the Google map), at the corner of Gordon Street J3474 : Gordon Street, Belfast recalling the time when the area...

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Knox County Courthouse

Submitted by Rob Sweeney

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• tennessee
• courthouse
• civil war
• great locomo...

D-Day plaque, Bangor harbour

The Allied fleet for the D-Day invasion of France was assembled at various points away from the English Channel and Luftwaffe reconnaissance aircraft. One of them was Belfast Lough. This memorial...

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Plaque near Wilson's Point, Bangor

This plaque commemorates 100 years of Rotary International. It is on the coastal path near Wilson’s Point. Note the misspelling of “Knockagh” (second left); Kilroot Power Station has also...

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Plaque near Belfast City Hall

This self-explanatory plaque is outside the City Hall grounds, at the Chichester Street end of Donegall Square North. © Copyright Albert Bridge and licensed for reuse under this Creative...

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Princess Victoria memorial plaque, Donaghadee

See D4102 : Princess Victoria memorial, Larne. Donaghadee and Portpatrick lifeboats were involved in the rescue of passengers from the sinking ferry. This plaque, on the harbour wall, commemorates...

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Vore Buffalo Jump

Plains Indians depended upon Buffalo for many of their material needs - food, shelter, clothing, tools, fuel, ceremonial objects, even toys. Prior to acquiring horses in the 18th century,...

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• buffalo
• wyoming

Welcome to Manzanar

Submitted by Freda Lin.

• wwii
• japanese internment
• california

Devils Tower

Submitted by Debby Drake.

• wyoming
• devils tower
• close encounters

First Deadwood Gold Discovery

Submitted by Debby Drake. [Location approximate]

• deadwood
• south dakota
• gold

Mt. Moriah Cemetary

Submitted by Debby Drake

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• deadwood
• moriah
• wild bill hickock
• calamity jane

Calamity Jane Grave Site

   Submitted by Debby Drake.

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• deadwood
• moriah
• wild bill hickock
• calamity jane

Wild Bill Hickock Grave Site

 Submitted by Debby Drake.

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• deadwood
• moriah
• wild bill hickock
• calamity jane

The Bugsy Building

On this site, Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel's original Flamingo Hotel stood from December 26, 1946 until December 14, 1993. The hotel, which housed 77 rooms, including the notorious Mr. Siegel's...

• las vegas
• nevada
• casino
• resort
• mob
• bugsy siegel
• benjamin siegel
• flamingo hotel

Siegfried & Roy Dedication

Dedicated to Siegfried & Roy Masters of the Impossible, creators of an unprecedented phenomenon in the theatrical arts. As the pioneers of family entertainment in Las Vegas, they have changed the...

• las vegas
• magic
• magicians

Creation of Province of Saskatchewan

Province of Saskatchewan inauguration site. 

The World Champion Rower Ned Hanlan Lived Here From 1892 to 1908

User Actionlow Submitted by ‏@deptofhighfives

• toronto
• ontario
• hanlan
• rower

Dakota (Sioux) Memorial 1862

  DAKOTA (SIOUX) MEMORIAL * 1862 The last act of the Minnesota Dakota (Sioux) War took place here in Mankato on December 26, 1862 when thirty-eight Dakota Indians died in a mass execution on...

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• hangings
• lincoln
• minnesota
• sioux
• mankato