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Julian Szmidt

    Mount Wilson

    TO THE MEMORY OF BENJAMIN DAVIS WILSON DON BENITO 1811-1878 PIONEER TRAPPER CALIFORNIA IN 1841 AND IN 1864 BLAZED THE TRAILUP THIS MOUNTAIN WHICH BEARS HIS NAMETHIS TABLET WAS ERECTED BYTHE...

    TO THE MEMORY OF BENJAMIN DAVIS WILSON DON BENITO 1811-1878 PIONEER TRAPPER CALIFORNIA IN 1841 AND IN 1864 BLAZED THE TRAILUP THIS MOUNTAIN WHICH BEARS HIS NAMETHIS TABLET WAS ERECTED...

    • los angeles
    • pasadena
    • radio tv tower sites

    New Acadia / Nouvelle Acadie

    In Spring 1765, during the Spanish Rule of Louisiana, approximately 200 Acadian refugees representing 60 families were settled here on the Teche Ridge in three encampments along the "Fausse...

    In Spring 1765, during the Spanish Rule of Louisiana, approximately 200 Acadian refugees representing 60 families were settled here on the Teche Ridge in three encampments along the...

    • louisiana
    • cajun
    • iberia parish

    A Car Bomb Exploded at this Site

    A car bomb exploded at this siteon Saturday 15 August at 3.10 pm.This act of terror killed thirty-one people, injured hundreds, and changed forever the lives of many. © Copyright Kenneth Allen and...

    A car bomb exploded at this siteon Saturday 15 August at 3.10 pm.This act of terror killed thirty-one people, injured hundreds, and changed forever the lives of many. © Copyright Kenneth Allen and...

    • omagh
    • bomb
    • terror
    • ireland

    Dwarf Kingdom

    Dwarf Kingdom Russell St. & College Ave. On this spot, one of the gateways to Berkeley's hidden Dwarf empire. This mine entrance extends for miles in every direction and deep into the East Bay...

    Dwarf Kingdom Russell St. & College Ave. On this spot, one of the gateways to Berkeley's hidden Dwarf empire. This mine entrance extends for miles in every direction and deep into the East...