Blount Mansion
1E 43 BLOUNT MANSION Built in 1792, this was one of the first frame houses west of the Alleghenies. It served as both the residence of William Blount, Governor of the Territory South of the River...
- william blount
- knoxville
- tennessee
- governor
Fort Byington
1E 70Fort Byington"The Hill", dear to University ofTennessee alumni, was protected bya battery of Federal cannon anda brigade of infantry duringLongstreet's siege of Knoxville, inNov., 1863. A...
- fort byington
- university o...
- civil war
- 1863
- longstreet
- fort sanders
Fort Dickerson
1E 82FORT DICKERSONLinking with other hills south ofthe river, this Union position wasa major factor in the defense ofKnoxville. Occupied on Nov. 1, 1863,by the 2nd Brig. (Col. Daniel...
- fort dickerson
- civil war
- 1863
- knoxville
- tennessee
- longstreet
- union
- confederate
"Doodlebug"
"Doodlebug" July 31, 1940. On an average summer day, a passenger shuttle that ran from Hudson, Ohio to Akron, Ohio collided head on with a 73 car freight train. There were 46 passengers...
- doodlebug
- wreck
- train
- railroad
- cuyahoga falls
- ohio
- 1940
441 E. Chester
This plaque is located next to the front door of the DCA/DCPR Building in downtown. The building is the former Griffin Funeral Home, and it is now a mixed-use property (commercial and...
- jackson
- tennessee
- madison county
- downtown jackson
- funeral home
- haunted history
Lake Shore Limited Wreck of 1940
Site of New York Central Lake Shore Limited wreck of April 19, 1940. Erected by Gulf Curve Chapter, NRHS, in memory of 31 who died and those who labored to rescue survivors. 1990
- lake shore limited
- little falls
- wreck
- train
- new york state
- railroad
- mohawk river
- gulf curve
- new york central
- 1940
Peace Prayer Pole
THIS PEACE PRAYER POLE IS PART OF A WORLDWIDE TRADITION OF SIMILAR POLES MEANT TO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO VISUALIZE, PRAY AND WORK FOR WORLD PEACE. THE TRADITION, SUPPORTED BY THE UNITED NATIONS,...
- saskatoon
- meewasin
- peace
- cree
- united nations
Dunning's Spring Park
DUNNING'S SPRING PARK GIVEN TO DECORAH BY FRED BIERMANN IN 1946. HERE F. DUNNING HAD A GRIST MILL ABOUT 1860. LATER DECORAH MARBLE WAS QUARRIED SAWED AND POLISHED IN DUNNING'S MILL THE DEORAH...
- decorah
- iowa
- park
- iowa
- decorah
- quarried saw...
- grist mill
Wong Association of Ontario
Submitted by chrisbateman
- toronto
- ontario
- wong
- 1912
The Twelfth Man
Story here
- texas
- football
Jack London's Birthplace
TO MARK THE BIRTHPLACE OF THE NOTED AUTHOR JACK LONDON JANUARY 12, 1876 THE ORIGINAL HOME ON THIS SITE THEN KNOWN AS 615 THIRD STREET WAS DESTROYED IN THE FIRE OF APRIL 18, 1906 PLACED...
- san francisco
- bay area
- california
- jack london
- 1876
- 1906
- fire
- destroyed
Shorakkapoch Rock
It's a plaque on a rock in Inwood Hill Park in the most Northern tip of Manhattan. The text on the plaque reads: "ACCORDING TO LEGEND, ON THIS SITE OF THE PRINCIPAL MANHATTAN INDIAN VILLAGE,...
- manhanttan
- new york
- nyc peter minuit
- inwood hill park
- native americans
- 1626
Phoenix Society for Individual Freedom
A new historic marker placed at #BarneyAllisPlaza commemorating #LGBT strides made in KC. Submitted by @MDReeb
- kansas city
- missouri
- lgbt
Resort-Hotel-Casino
THIS AREA IS THE PRIVATE PROPERTY OF THE VENETIANRESORT-HOTEL-CASINO Submitted by @antoonen
- las vegas
- nevada
- venetian
- unfriendly
Fire Bell No. 4
The plaque is on top of a bell; its text reads: "HISTORIC FIRE BELL FROM STATION No. 4 LOCATED AT 4TH AND BATTERY STREET IN THE 1800's PRIOR TO THE FIRST DENNY REGRADE - THIS BELL SOUNDED OUT...
- bell
- fire brigade
- historical
- 19th century
- seattle
- washington
Australia - Japan Friendship Stone
Australia - Japan Friendship Stone Dedicated to the further strengthening of the friendship between Australia and Japan following the "Tenjin Matsuri" festival which was held in Brisbane on 7 May...
- australia
- brisbane
- friendship
- japan
Site of Poe's death
This structure, now the east building of Church Hospital was erected in 1836 to house the Washington Medical College. Edgar Allan Poe, author and poet, was brought here, ill and semi- conscious,...
- baltimore
- maryland
- poe
- edgar allan poe
- death
William Still
WILLIAM STILL 1821 - 1902 While living here, he was an Underground Railroad agent who helped slaves escape and kept records so relatives could find them later. A wealthy coal...
This Clock Was Presented
Here is a list of people who paid for this plaque. Sometimes when you #alwaysreadtheplaque it just doesn't pay off. Submitted by TimSDobbs
- clock
- just names
- san francisco
- california
- bay area
- south san francisco
Governor Alex J. Groesbeck
Governor Alex J. Groesbeck Son of a pioneer Dutch-French family, Groesbeck was born in Warren Township near the corner of Mound and Twelve Mile Roads in 1872. His father’s election as...