Caledonian Canal's Twin
THIS PLAQUE WAS ERECTED BY BRITISH WATERWAYS TO COMMEMORATE THE TWINNING OF THE GÖTA CANAL SWEDEN WITH THE CALEDONIAN CANAL SCOTLAND 31ST JULY 1991 ______________________ MINNESTAVLAN...
- twinning
- canal
- caledoniancanal
- inverness
- scottish highlands
- scotland
- uk
- britain
Calum's Road / Rathad Chaluim
Rathad Chaluim Rè iomadh bliadhana b'e seo am frith-rathad gu arnais - 1¾ mìle. Chaidh a leudachadh agus a' dheasachadh gu rathad mòr le ionadan leigeil seachad gu ìre tearraidh le...
- raasay
- calumsroad
- scottish highlands
- scotland
- uk
- britain
Lac Noir Commemorative Plaque
Transcription Au début des années 1930, construction de la centrale hydraulique du Lac Noir. De conception révolutionnaire, ce prototype tirait bénéfice d'une dénivellation de 100 mètres entre le...
- disaster
- remembrance
- france
- construction...
Wisconsin
MABEL WANDA RAIMEY 1898-1986 Mabel Raimey was the first African-American woman attorney in Wisconsin and the first to graduate from the University of Wisconsin-Madison (1918). She attended...
- wisconsin
- african american
- law school
- marquette
- urban league
- milwaukee
Mario Savio Steps
MARIO SAVIO STEPS The most beautiful thing in the world is freedom of speech. Diogenes of Sinope (4th c BC) DEDICATED 1997
- berkeley
- california
- bay area
- cal
- savio
- diogenes
Miracles on Maple Hill
This plaque commemorates local author Virginia Sorenson's 1957 Newberry Medal award winning book "Miracles on Maple Hill" which tells the story, from a little girl's perspective, of her...
- newberry medal
- virginia sorensen
- edinboro
Early Birds Propeller
This bronze propeller was cast directly from one of the wright brothers wooden propellers. Two were used to propel the first united states military aeroplane. A 1909 wright. The original was...
- wright brothers
- early birds
- nyc
- governors island
Spanish War Veterans Plaque, Milwaukee
- milwaukee
- wisconsin
- spanish war
Civil War Monument, Milwaukee
TO THOSE WHO FOUGHT IN THE WAR FOR THE UNION 1861 - 1865 ERECTED 1898
- civil war
- milwaukee
- wisconsin
Catherine Grace Hike
IN LOVING MEMORY CATHERINE GRACE HIEKE 1954 - 2006 "CATE" A CHAMPION FOR HOMELESS DOGS
- pt isabel
- albany
- california
- bench
Norma and Art Schroeder
IN LOVING MEMORY OF NORMA AND ART SCHROEDER WHO SO ENJOYED COMING HERE
- pt isabel
- albany
- california
- bench
Crismon Mill Site
DAUGHTERS OF UTAH PIONEERS No. 43 ERECTED DEC.10, 1938 CRISMON MILL SITE THIS MONUMENT MARKS THE SITE OF THE CRIMSON MILL, THE FIRST GRIST MILL BUILT IN THE TERRITORY OF UTAH. BUILT BY...
- mill
- grist
- utah
- pioneers
- salt lake city
John Peter Zenger
John Peter Zenger The renowned champion of the freedom of the press spent his first days in America on Governors Island. AS a 13 year old boy he arrived in New York In 1710 with thousands...
- john peter zenger
- governors island
- nyc
And the Traditional Head Village
TO PERPETUATE THE SITE OF FORT SHERMAN IDAHO 1878 - 1901 AND THE TRADITIONAL HEAD VILLAGE OF THE COEUR D'ALENE INDIAN TRIBE DEDICATED NOV 11, 1934 Submitted by @larrycebula
- coeur d'alene
- idaho
- fort sherman
- indians
Cleopatra's Needle on Victoria Embankment pt. 1
Cleopatra's Needle in London is one of three similar named Egypian obelisks and is located in the City of Westminster, on theVictoria Embankment near the Golden Jubilee Bridges. It is close to the...
- egypt
- obelisk
- london
Cleopatra's Needle on Victoria Embankment pt. 2
On erection of the obelisk in 1878, a time capsule was concealed in the front part of the pedestal containing: a set of 12 photographs of the best-looking English women of the day, a box of...
- egypt
- london
- thames
- river
- oblelisk
Cleopatra's Needle on Victoria Embankment pt. 4
The effort almost met with disaster on 14 October 1877, in a storm in the Bay of Biscay, when the Cleopatra began wildly rolling, and became uncontrollable. The Olga sent out a rescue boat with...
- egypt
- london
- thames
- river
- oblelisk
W. S. Gilbert
1836 - W.S.GILBERT - 1911 PLAYWRIGHT & POET. HIS FOE WAS FOLLY & HIS WEAPON WIT. TRAGEDY COMEDY
- playwright
- poet
- london
- ornate
Cleopatra's Needle on Victoria Embankment pt. 3
The obelisk remained in Alexandria until 1877 when Sir William James Erasmus Wilson, a distinguished anatomist and dermatologist, sponsored its transportation to London from Alexandria at a...
- egypt
- london
- thames
- river
- oblelisk
Shrapnel scars on the sphynx
Cleopatra's Needle is flanked by two faux- Egyptian sphinxes, designed by the English architect George John Vulliamy. The sphinxes are cast in bronze and bear hieroglyphic inscriptions that...
- egypt
- london
- thames
- river
- oblelisk
- sphynx