After Milneford Mills
Submitted by @heritagetoronto.
Alex Haley
Alex Haley (1921-1992) Alexander Murray Palmer Haley lived and maintained a writing studio here. Beginning in 1963 he conducted many in-depth interviews with Malcolm X for his first book,...
John Ericsson
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The Great Telescope
145 years before the Hubble, this was the worlds foremost deep-sky observatory: the ‘Leviathan’ 72” telescope at Birr Castle. It held the world record for 72 years. Submitted by @Shamrocketeer
R. C. Harris
R. C. Harris (1875-1945) who masterminded much of the city's vital infrastructure, lived at Old City Hall from 1900 to 1909, and worked there from 1900 to 1945. Submitted by @heritagetoronto.
The Cliff Walk
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Yorkville Town Hall
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Old Burying Ground, Halifax
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TO COMMEMORATE THE HEROISM AND SACRIFICE OF ALL COLORED SOLDIERS
TO COMMEMORATE THE HEROISM AND SACRIFICE OF ALL COLORED SOLDIERS WHO SERVED IN THE VARIOUS WARS ENGAGED IN BY THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA THAT A LASTING RECORD SHALL BE MADE OF THEIR...
The Manufacture of Illuminating Gas
AAC TO COMMEMORATE THE INAUGURATION OF A CHEMICAL INDUSTRY IN AMERICA THE MANUFACTURE OF ILLUMINATING GAS THE FIRST FRANCHISE IN AMERICA TO PRODUCE AND DISTRIBUTE GAS FOR PUBLIC USE WAS GRANTED IN...
Clarence "Hank" Raimondi and John A. Raimondi
IN MEMORY OF CLARENCE RAIMONDI "HANK" JOHN A. RAIMONDI WHEN YOU SEE A RAINBOW YOU'LL KNOW WHO'S MIXING THE COLORS. Submitted by @DIYGene.
South Humber Park Pavilion
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John Batman
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Jenny Geddes
In 1637, Edinburgh street-seller Jenny Geddes threw her stool at the Dean of\xc2\xa0St Giles' Cathedral in protest at the use of a new prayer book, sparking a riot which led to the Wars of...
This Bomb
Submitted by Elliott R. Plack, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
Site of the United States Olympic Track and Field Trials
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY SACRAMENTO Site of the United States Olympic Track and Field Trials July 14 - 23, 2000
1995 Russell Hill Subway Accident
Toronto Transit Commission DEDICATED TO OUR PASSENGER KINGA SZABO HUI XIAN LIN CHRISTINA MUNAR REYES WHO LOST THEIR LIVES FRIDAY AUGUST 11, 1995 AT THIS LOCATION IN TORONTO'S WORST SUBWAY ACCIDENT...
River Bench
Submitted by quincetessence
FDR Visits Port Angeles
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First Known Human Presence 696 BCE
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