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The North End: Deer Street

Submitted by Ben Becker

Submitted by Ben Becker

    Centanni Way

    Submitted by Ben Becker

    Submitted by Ben Becker

      Vlad Dracul

      In aceasta casa a locuit intre anii 1431-1435 domnitorul Tarii Romanesti VLAD DRACUL fiul lui Mircea cel Batrin Submitted by @petramatic

      In aceasta casa a locuit intre anii 1431-1435 domnitorul Tarii Romanesti VLAD DRACUL fiul lui Mircea cel Batrin Submitted by @petramatic

      • dracul
      • 1431

      Forty-Year Episcopate

      ON THIS SITE  THEN OCCUPIED BY  TRINITY EPISCOPAL CHURCH  WILLIAM INGRAHAM KIP  FIRST PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL BISHOP OF CALIFORNIA BEGAN HIS FORTY-YEAR EPISCOPATE  ON JANUARY 29, 1854 Submitted by @jqmcd

      ON THIS SITE  THEN OCCUPIED BY  TRINITY EPISCOPAL CHURCH  WILLIAM INGRAHAM KIP  FIRST PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL BISHOP OF CALIFORNIA BEGAN HIS FORTY- YEAR EPISCOPATE  ON JANUARY 29, 1854 Submitted by @jqmcd

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      • fourty-year

      J. E. H. MacDonald

      J. E. H MACDONALD 1873-1932  MacDonald, one of Canada's outstanding artists, lived here  1913-1932. Born in Durham, England, of Canadian parents,  he came with his family to Hamilton in 1887...

      J. E. H MACDONALD 1873-1932  MacDonald, one of Canada's outstanding artists, lived here  1913-1932. Born in Durham, England, of Canadian parents,  he came with his family to Hamilton in 1887...

        Sylvestri Terminal

          Joaquin Arcado Pagaza Ogmo Obispo de Veracruz

            Winship Building

              In the Most Savage Naval Engagement at Close Quarters in History

                Hesler Log House

                Completed in 1856, the Hesler Log House typifies the first shelters built by early pioneers. Faced with acres of forest, they cleared their land, built a house with the timber, and planted crops....

                Completed in 1856, the Hesler Log House typifies the first shelters built by early pioneers. Faced with acres of forest, they cleared their land, built a house with the timber, and planted...

                • michigan his...
                • old mission ...
                • log cabin

                Milwaukee Avenue Historic District

                Submitted by @gkatz

                Submitted by @gkatz

                  Walter Venning

                  Walter Venning was an outstanding British philanthropist who spent many years in early XIX century helping to reform Russian prisons. His effort is remembered with this plaque in St Mary’s Church,...

                  Walter Venning was an outstanding British philanthropist who spent many years in early XIX century helping to reform Russian prisons. His effort is remembered with this plaque in St Mary’s Church,...

                    Jean de Lattre

                      One Hundred Years of Student Self- Government

                      THE ASSOCIATED STUDENTS OF  THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA  1887-1987  IN CELEBRATION OF ONE HUNDRED YEARS  OE STUDENT SELF-GOVERNMENT AT  THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEY  FEBRUARY 28, 1987

                      THE ASSOCIATED STUDENTS OF  THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA  1887-1987  IN CELEBRATION OF ONE HUNDRED YEARS  OE STUDENT SELF-GOVERNMENT AT  THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEY  FEBRUARY 28, 1987

                        The Original Hass Avocado Tree

                          Buckingham Gordon Building

                            Manitoba Museum of Man and Nature

                            The Manitoba Museum of Man and Nature was built as part of the celebration of Canada's centennial in 1967 and Manitoba's centennial in 1970.Financed by the Government of Canada, the Province of...

                            The Manitoba Museum of Man and Nature was built as part of the celebration of Canada's centennial in 1967 and Manitoba's centennial in 1970.Financed by the Government of Canada, the Province...

                            • winnipeg
                            • manitoba
                            • museum
                            • "manitoba mu...
                            • canada
                            • centennial

                            Xerophytic Fern Display

                              Judge C. R. Magney State Park

                              "Our state parks are everyman’s country estate." Submitted by @gkatz

                              "Our state parks are everyman’s country estate." Submitted by @gkatz

                                THE HOUSE OF JOHN H. STEVENS

                                From the Flickr group Historical Markers, photo by Jason Riedy, full page.License is Attribution License

                                From the Flickr group Historical Markers, photo by Jason Riedy, full page.License is Attribution License