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Mechanics' Union of Trade Association

    Carmack's Pledge to the South

    CARMACK'S PLEDGE TO THE SOUTH THE SOUTH IS A LAND THAT HAS KNOWN SORROWS: IT IS A LAND THAT HAS BROKEN THE ASHEN CRUST AND MOISTENED IT WITH TEARS: A LAND SCARRED AND RIVEN BY THE PLOWSHARE OF WAR...

    CARMACK'S PLEDGE TO THE SOUTH THE SOUTH IS A LAND THAT HAS KNOWN SORROWS: IT IS A LAND THAT HAS BROKEN THE ASHEN CRUST AND MOISTENED IT WITH TEARS: A LAND SCARRED AND RIVEN BY THE PLOWSHARE OF WAR...

      Rhodes Workers Killed and Injured at Work

      In remembrance of all those workers in Rhodes tragically killed and injured at work from accidents and exposure to chemicals and asbestos. [Location approximate] Submitted by kevintsien

      In remembrance of all those workers in Rhodes tragically killed and injured at work from accidents and exposure to chemicals and asbestos. [Location approximate] Submitted by kevintsien

        Portsmouth Black Heritage Trail: Negro Pews

          Last Stagecoach Hold-Up

          Submitted by @JamesIsaak2

          Submitted by @JamesIsaak2

            Phyllis Pearsall

            In 1936, Phyllis Pearsall produced the first London A-Z Atlas. She had walked the city for 18 hours a day & compiled a 23,000 card index of streets, kept in shoeboxes under her bed. Unable to find...

            In 1936, Phyllis Pearsall produced the first London A-Z Atlas. She had walked the city for 18 hours a day & compiled a 23,000 card index of streets, kept in shoeboxes under her bed. Unable to find...

              The Undaunted Spirit

                Thomas Ellis

                  The Stewart Building

                  The Stewart Building From the time of its construction in 1910 until 1990, this building was operated as a drug store. It was built by a carpenter named William Dorr.  Soon after, Charles Henry...

                  The Stewart Building From the time of its construction in 1910 until 1990, this building was operated as a drug store. It was built by a carpenter named William Dorr.  Soon after, Charles Henry...

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                  The Aden Bowman Residence

                  The Aden Bowman Residence Designed in a vernacular style by Saskatoon architect, R. M. Thompson, and built in 1923 for Aden and Lillie Bowman, this residence is deeply connected to local commerce,...

                  The Aden Bowman Residence Designed in a vernacular style by Saskatoon architect, R. M. Thompson, and built in 1923 for Aden and Lillie Bowman, this residence is deeply connected to local...

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                  Marr Residence

                  Marr Residence Built in 1994 by the Marr family, the Marr Residence is the oldest building in Saskatoon on its original location and one of the first to be built in the settlement.  During the...

                  Marr Residence Built in 1994 by the Marr family, the Marr Residence is the oldest building in Saskatoon on its original location and one of the first to be built in the settlement.  During...

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                  Leonard Nimoy

                  From IG post

                  From IG post

                  • holy shrine
                  • 2009

                  Tantiusques

                  TANTIUSQUES THE GRAPHITE OR BLACKLEAD DEPOSIT NEAR BY WAS VALUED BY THE INDIANS FOR FACE PAINT. AND BY THE WHITE MEN FOR PENCILS AND OTHER USES. JOHN WINTHROP, JR., WAS "GRANTED THE HILL AT...

                  TANTIUSQUES THE GRAPHITE OR BLACKLEAD DEPOSIT NEAR BY WAS VALUED BY THE INDIANS FOR FACE PAINT. AND BY THE WHITE MEN FOR PENCILS AND OTHER USES. JOHN WINTHROP, JR., WAS "GRANTED THE HILL AT...

                    Jacob Bayley

                    JACOB BAYLEY Founder of Newbury and Revolutionary War General Veteran of the Indian Wars, Bayley led a migration of settlers from Newbury, Mass to the rich lands of the Coos here at the Great...

                    JACOB BAYLEY Founder of Newbury and Revolutionary War General Veteran of the Indian Wars, Bayley led a migration of settlers from Newbury, Mass to the rich lands of the Coos here at the Great...

                      General John Stark

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                        Minnesota's Highways

                        Submitted by @louisrzurn

                        Submitted by @louisrzurn

                          Leuty Lifeguard Station

                          Submitted by @heritagetoronto

                          Submitted by @heritagetoronto

                            First Marine Compound Engine

                            The first vessel in the world propelled by a Compound Steam Engine was the REINDEER built for service on the Saint John River. Both the vessel and engine were designed by Benjamin Tibbits, a...

                            The first vessel in the world propelled by a Compound Steam Engine was the REINDEER built for service on the Saint John River. Both the vessel and engine were designed by Benjamin Tibbits,...

                              Lynching in Duluth

                              Submitted by @LarsonForDuluth

                              Submitted by @LarsonForDuluth

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                              Bolen Cemetery in Shenandoah National Park

                              Submitted by DoubleDag

                              Submitted by DoubleDag