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Soledad O. de Arguello

Soledad O. de Argeullo1797 - 1874She donated 59,000 acres of land for the benefit of all the people.Donadora de 59,000 acres para beneficio de la comunidad.Comite Civico Patriotico del Condado de...

Soledad O. de Argeullo1797 - 1874She donated 59,000 acres of land for the benefit of all the people.Donadora de 59,000 acres para beneficio de la comunidad.Comite Civico Patriotico del Condado de...

    Mendocino Cypress

    The Mendocino or Pygmy Cypress is found only on coastal terraces between Fort Bragg and Anchor Bay. When not in poor soil, a tree can grow over a hundred feet tall; here, a tree with a trunk...

    The Mendocino or Pygmy Cypress is found only on coastal terraces between Fort Bragg and Anchor Bay. When not in poor soil, a tree can grow over a hundred feet tall; here, a tree with a...

      St. John's Historic Graveyard & Tableau

      THE   St. JOHN'S HISTORIC GRAVEYARD & TABLEAU   THE VAULTS   The graveyard is the final resting place of numerous influential 19th & 20th century families, including that of Thomas Penn-Gaskell, a...

      THE   St. JOHN'S HISTORIC GRAVEYARD & TABLEAU   THE VAULTS   The graveyard is the final resting place of numerous influential 19th & 20th century families, including that of Thomas Penn-Gaskell,...

      • pennsylvania
      • philadelphia
      • center city
      • church
      • graveyard
      • war of 1812
      • civil war
      • spanish-american war
      • world war i
      • 1986

      City Tavern

      Built 1773,Demolished 1854.Rebuilt in 1975 by the National Park ServiceSubmitted by @lampbane

      Built 1773,Demolished 1854.Rebuilt in 1975 by the National Park ServiceSubmitted by @lampbane

      • pennsylvania
      • philadelphia
      • revolutionary war
      • 1773
      • 1854
      • 1975

      The Independent or Congregational Church of Charlestowne

      THE INDEPENDENT OR CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH OF CHARLESTOWNE FOUNDED 1681   The brickwork below is thought to be from the second of four buildings to house the church. Constructed in 1732, it was...

      THE INDEPENDENT OR CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH OF CHARLESTOWNE FOUNDED 1681   The brickwork below is thought to be from the second of four buildings to house the church. Constructed in 1732, it...

      • south carolina
      • charleston
      • church
      • robert mills
      • 1732
      • 1804
      • 1861
      • 1891

      S.C. Institute Hall

      THIS BUILDING STANDS ON THE SITE FORMERLY OCCUPIED BY S. C. INSTITUTE HALL WHERE ON DECEMBER 20, 1860,WAS SIGNED AND RATIFIED THE   ORDINANCE OF SECESSION   WHICH WITHDREW THE STATE OF SOUTH...

      THIS BUILDING STANDS ON THE SITE FORMERLY OCCUPIED BY S. C. INSTITUTE HALL WHERE ON DECEMBER 20, 1860,WAS SIGNED AND RATIFIED THE   ORDINANCE OF SECESSION   WHICH WITHDREW THE STATE OF...

      • south carolina
      • charleston
      • civil war
      • 1860
      • 1861

      Nicholas Trott House

      The NICHOLAS TROTT HOUSE 83 Cumberland Street   FIRST BRICK HOUSE ERECTED IN CHARLESTON STANDING IN 1709. HOME OF NICHOLAS TROTT FIRST ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE PROVINCE OF CAROLINA 1698 TO 1702 AND...

      The NICHOLAS TROTT HOUSE 83 Cumberland Street   FIRST BRICK HOUSE ERECTED IN CHARLESTON STANDING IN 1709. HOME OF NICHOLAS TROTT FIRST ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE PROVINCE OF CAROLINA 1698 TO 1702 AND...

      • south carolina
      • charleston
      • nicholas trott
      • 1709

      Point Thank You

      POINT THANK YOU   In the weeks and months following the tragic events of September 11, 2001, grateful crowds gathered at this location to show their thanks and support for workers engaged in the...

      POINT THANK YOU   In the weeks and months following the tragic events of September 11, 2001, grateful crowds gathered at this location to show their thanks and support for workers engaged in the...

      • new york
      • manhattan
      • hudson river
      • 9/11
      • 2001

      Kempf Plaza

      PLAZA AND FOUNTAINDEDICATED SEPTEMBER 10, 1999 CITY OF CHICAGO RICHARD M. DALEYMAYORGENE SCHULTERALDERMAN, 47TH WARD Submitted by @lampbane

      PLAZA AND FOUNTAINDEDICATED SEPTEMBER 10, 1999 CITY OF CHICAGO RICHARD M. DALEYMAYORGENE SCHULTERALDERMAN, 47TH WARD Submitted by @lampbane

      • illinois
      • chicago
      • lincoln square
      • fountain
      • richard daley
      • gene schulter
      • 1999

      Fencers Club and School

      Fencers Club and SchoolFounded 1883 Submitted by @lampbane

      Fencers Club and SchoolFounded 1883 Submitted by @lampbane

      • new york
      • manhattan
      • fencing
      • sports
      • club
      • 1883

      Dr. Sun Yat-Sen

      DR. SUN YAT-SEN DR. SUN YAT-SEN PLAZA, COLUMBUS PARK   Dr. Sun Yat-sen was born in 1866 in China during the Qing Dynasty. His early education in China, Hawaii, and Hong Kong established him as a...

      DR. SUN YAT-SEN DR. SUN YAT-SEN PLAZA, COLUMBUS PARK   Dr. Sun Yat-sen was born in 1866 in China during the Qing Dynasty. His early education in China, Hawaii, and Hong Kong established him as...

      • new york
      • manhattan
      • chinatown
      • sun yat-sen
      • china
      • 1866
      • 1911
      • 1912
      • 1925
      • 2019

      David Ellis

      Crushed in an unguarded bakery mixerDied February 17, 1999Submitted by @lampbane

      Crushed in an unguarded bakery mixerDied February 17, 1999Submitted by @lampbane

      • canada
      • ontario
      • toronto
      • monument
      • 1999
      • bakery
      • mixer

      Line of Defense

      August 27, 1776 Battle of Long Island175 Feet South -> Site of Valley Grove House<- 150 Feet North Submitted by @lampbane

      August 27, 1776 Battle of Long Island175 Feet South -> Site of Valley Grove House<- 150 Feet North Submitted by @lampbane

      • new york
      • brooklyn
      • battle of lo...
      • prospect park
      • 1776

      Four Freedoms Park

      IN THE FUTURE DAYS WHICH WE SEEK TO MAKE SECURE, WE LOOK FORWARD TO A WORLD FOUNDED UPON FOUR ESSENTIAL HUMAN FREEDOMS. THE FIRST IS FREEDOM OF SPEECH AND EXPRESSION - EVERYWHERE IN THE WORLD. THE...

      IN THE FUTURE DAYS WHICH WE SEEK TO MAKE SECURE, WE LOOK FORWARD TO A WORLD FOUNDED UPON FOUR ESSENTIAL HUMAN FREEDOMS. THE FIRST IS FREEDOM OF SPEECH AND EXPRESSION - EVERYWHERE IN THE WORLD. THE...

      • new york
      • manhattan
      • roosevelt island
      • four freedoms park
      • franklin roosevelt
      • 1941

      Roosevelt Island and the Blackwell House

      ROOSEVELT ISLAND AND THE BLACKWELL HOUSE   1639 CABINS OF THE FIRST DUTCH SETTLERS 1668 HOME OF SHERIFF JOHN MANNING FIRST BRITISH RESIDENT 1676 INHERITED BY MARY MANNINGHAM WHO MARRIED ROBERT...

      ROOSEVELT ISLAND AND THE BLACKWELL HOUSE   1639 CABINS OF THE FIRST DUTCH SETTLERS 1668 HOME OF SHERIFF JOHN MANNING FIRST BRITISH RESIDENT 1676 INHERITED BY MARY MANNINGHAM WHO MARRIED...

      • new york
      • manhattan
      • roosevelt island
      • blackwell house
      • robert blackwell
      • peter cooper
      • 1639
      • 1668
      • 1676
      • 1796
      • 1828
      • 1829
      • 1955
      • 1975
      • 1981

      USS Pampanito (SS383)

      USS PAMPANITO (SS383) HAS BEEN DESIGNATED ANATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK THIS SITE POSSESSES NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE IN COMMEMORATING THE HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 1986 NATIONAL PARK...

      USS PAMPANITO (SS383) HAS BEEN DESIGNATED ANATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK THIS SITE POSSESSES NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE IN COMMEMORATING THE HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 1986 NATIONAL...

      • california
      • san francisco
      • fisherman's wharf
      • us navy
      • ship
      • landmark
      • 1986

      Winfield Scott House

      WINFIELD SCOTT HOUSEHAS BEEN DESIGNATED A NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK THIS SITE POSSESSES NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE IN COMMEMORATING THE HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA   1974 NATIONAL PARK...

      WINFIELD SCOTT HOUSEHAS BEEN DESIGNATED A NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK THIS SITE POSSESSES NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE IN COMMEMORATING THE HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA   1974 NATIONAL...

      • new york
      • manhattan
      • greenwich village
      • winfield scott
      • landmark
      • 1974

      The Time Capsules

      THE TIME CAPSULES DEPOSITED SEPTEMBER 23, 1938 AND OCTOBER 16, 1965BY THE  WESTINGHOUSEELECTRIC CORPORATIONAS A RECORD OF TWENTIETH CENTURY CIVILIZATION TO ENDURE FOR 5,000 YEARSSubmitted by @lampbane

      THE TIME CAPSULES DEPOSITED SEPTEMBER 23, 1938 AND OCTOBER 16, 1965BY THE  WESTINGHOUSEELECTRIC CORPORATIONAS A RECORD OF TWENTIETH CENTURY CIVILIZATION TO ENDURE FOR 5,000 YEARSSubmitted by @lampbane

      • new york
      • queens
      • flushing
      • flushing mea...
      • park
      • time capsule
      • 1938
      • 1965

      Former Mid Canada Line Radar Site 070 Ramore / Mt. Kempis

      In the boreal forest of Northern Ontario, just off the Trans Canada Highway, a 1.2 kilometre drive down a rough road, then a 200 metre bushwack along an overgrown section of what used to be a...

      In the boreal forest of Northern Ontario, just off the Trans Canada Highway, a 1.2 kilometre drive down a rough road, then a 200 metre bushwack along an overgrown section of what used to be a...

      • cold war
      • abandoned
      • military

      Edmund Pettus Bridge

      Edmund Pettus Bridgehas been designated a    National Historic Landmark   This site possess national significance for its association with "Bloody Sunday," a seminal event in the Civil Rights...

      Edmund Pettus Bridgehas been designated a    National Historic Landmark   This site possess national significance for its association with "Bloody Sunday," a seminal event in the Civil Rights...