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General Jacob Brown

On This Building Site Was Headquarters Of General Jacob Brown American Army Officer During the Winter of 1813-14 In War of 1812   Photo and description Alan R Reno    

On This Building Site Was Headquarters Of General Jacob Brown American Army Officer During the Winter of 1813-14 In War of 1812   Photo and description Alan R Reno  

  • reno
  • 1812
  • general brown
  • war of 1812
  • fort covington

Bruce Graff Archway

This archway honors Bruce Graff For his thirty years (1972-2002) of dedicated, imaginative, and energetic service service to the public schools in southeast Minneapolis of which the last twenty...

This archway honors Bruce Graff For his thirty years (1972-2002) of dedicated, imaginative, and energetic service service to the public schools in southeast Minneapolis of which the last...

  • minnesota
  • minneapolis
  • education
  • pratt
  • cgraff

Sassafras Mill

This plaque stands in front of a boiler formerly used in the production of sassafras oil. The plaque reads: SASSAFRAS MILL 1920-1974 This is the boiler portion of the sassafras mill that operated...

This plaque stands in front of a boiler formerly used in the production of sassafras oil. The plaque reads: SASSAFRAS MILL 1920-1974 This is the boiler portion of the sassafras mill that...

  • tennessee
  • hickory valley
  • hardeman county
  • sassafras mill
  • mill history
  • a man with a mule

Drake Equation

N = R* fp ne Fl Fi Fc L The first National Academy of Sciences conference on the detection of extraterrestrial intelligent life was held here October 30 to November 3, 1961. In his opening...

N = R* fp ne Fl Fi Fc L The first National Academy of Sciences conference on the detection of extraterrestrial intelligent life was held here October 30 to November 3, 1961. In his...

    Shire of Balmoral War Memorial

    Its a unassuming pyramid next to a roundabout I spotted on the way back from the supermarket. It was well worth stopping as reading the plaque revealed that it used to have a First World War...

    Its a unassuming pyramid next to a roundabout I spotted on the way back from the supermarket. It was well worth stopping as reading the plaque revealed that it used to have a First World...

    • war memorial
    • australia
    • queensland
    • machine gun

    The Henry Quadrangle

    THE HENRY QUADRANGLE  IN RECOGNITION OF THE PIONEER SERVICES OF  DEAN WILLIAM ARNON HENRY  TO THE SCIENCE AND PRACTICE OF AGRICULTURE IN THIS UNIVERSITY, THE STATE, AND THE NATION FROM 1880 TO...

    THE HENRY QUADRANGLE  IN RECOGNITION OF THE PIONEER SERVICES OF  DEAN WILLIAM ARNON HENRY  TO THE SCIENCE AND PRACTICE OF AGRICULTURE IN THIS UNIVERSITY, THE STATE, AND THE NATION FROM 1880...

    • madison
    • wisconsin
    • henry
    • oxford comma

    Tupper & Reed Building

    CITY OF BERKELEY LANDMARK designated in 1984 TUPPER & REED BUILDING William Raymond Yelland, Architect 1925  Listed on the National Register of Historic Places John Tupper and Lawrence Reed...

    CITY OF BERKELEY LANDMARK designated in 1984 TUPPER & REED BUILDING William Raymond Yelland, Architect 1925  Listed on the National Register of Historic Places John Tupper and Lawrence...

    • berkeley
    • california
    • bay area
    • tupper
    • reed
    • dreadful boredom
    • monumental fireplace

    John Hinkle Livery Stable

    CITY OF BERKELEY LANDMARK designated in 1998 SITE OF JOHN HINKEL LIVERY STABLE BERKELEY FARM CREAMERY COMPLEX 1900 F.E. Armstrong, Contractor, 1910 By 1900, downtown Berkeley had developed around...

    CITY OF BERKELEY LANDMARK designated in 1998 SITE OF JOHN HINKEL LIVERY STABLE BERKELEY FARM CREAMERY COMPLEX 1900 F.E. Armstrong, Contractor, 1910 By 1900, downtown Berkeley had developed around...

    • berkeley
    • california
    • bay area
    • stable
    • farm
    • hacks

    Electro Chalybeate Well

    This plaque accompanies the Electro Chalybeate Well, an operational artesian well on the site of the former Lancaster Park. The plaque reads: Thousands visited this artesian well in the early...

    This plaque accompanies the Electro Chalybeate Well, an operational artesian well on the site of the former Lancaster Park. The plaque reads: Thousands visited this artesian well in the...

    • tennessee
    • jackson
    • madison county
    • artesian well
    • walking tall trail

    Dedicated to Armed Forces

    This plaque is on the outside wall of the depot, right next to the entrance, at the N.C. & St.L. Depot & Railroad Museum. It reads: DEDICATED TO THOSE DEPARTING FOR SERVICE TO THE ARMED FORCES OF...

    This plaque is on the outside wall of the depot, right next to the entrance, at the N.C. & St.L. Depot & Railroad Museum. It reads: DEDICATED TO THOSE DEPARTING FOR SERVICE TO THE ARMED FORCES...

    • tennessee
    • jackson
    • madison county
    • railroad
    • military

    From This Ridge

    FROM THIS RIDGE THE PORTOLA EXPEDITION DISCOVERED SAN FRANCISCO BAY  Submitted by blobree

    FROM THIS RIDGE THE PORTOLA EXPEDITION DISCOVERED SAN FRANCISCO BAY  Submitted by blobree

    • san francisco
    • bay area
    • california
    • bay
    • ridge
    • portola
    • discovered

    Indiana's First Electric Cooperative Line

    The Boone County REMC built Indiana's first electric cooperative line to the Clark Woody farm 5 miles west of this site with funds borrowed from the Rural Electrification Administration, July 22,...

    The Boone County REMC built Indiana's first electric cooperative line to the Clark Woody farm 5 miles west of this site with funds borrowed from the Rural Electrification Administration, July 22,...

    • rural electr...
    • five miles west
    • boone county
    • indiana
    • clark woody
    • electric

    Nasmith's Bakery & Stables

    NASMITH'S BAKER & STABLES 1902 DESIGNATED UNDER THE ONTARIO HERITAGE ACT  TORONTO HISTORICAL BOARD Submitted by theurbangeog

    NASMITH'S BAKER & STABLES 1902 DESIGNATED UNDER THE ONTARIO HERITAGE ACT  TORONTO HISTORICAL BOARD Submitted by theurbangeog

    • bakery
    • stables
    • toronto
    • ontario
    • canada

    Start of the Seattle Fire Site

    REGISTERED STATE HISTORIC PLACE WASHINGTON STATE  START OF SEATTLE FIRE SITE  THE SEATTLE FIRE STARTED HERE ON JUNE 6, 1889  THIS TABLE WAS PLACED BY SURVIVORS OF THE SEATTLE VOLUNTEER FIRE...

    REGISTERED STATE HISTORIC PLACE WASHINGTON STATE  START OF SEATTLE FIRE SITE  THE SEATTLE FIRE STARTED HERE ON JUNE 6, 1889  THIS TABLE WAS PLACED BY SURVIVORS OF THE SEATTLE VOLUNTEER...

    • seattle
    • washington
    • 1889
    • fire

    University Club

    City of Vancouver Heritage Building   University Club Architects: Sharp & Thompson   This was built in 1929 as the Quadra Club, a sign of the continuing shift of the financial district westward...

    City of Vancouver Heritage Building   University Club Architects: Sharp & Thompson   This was built in 1929 as the Quadra Club, a sign of the continuing shift of the financial district westward...

    • vancouver
    • british columbia
    • canada
    • heritage building
    • university club
    • nightingale ...

    Tourism (Places That Matter series)

    Tourism Since the early years of the city, visitors have been drawn to Vancouver for the spectacular views of its natural setting. With the completion of the Canadian Pacific Railway in 1997,...

    Tourism Since the early years of the city, visitors have been drawn to Vancouver for the spectacular views of its natural setting. With the completion of the Canadian Pacific Railway in 1997,...

    • vancouver
    • british columbia
    • canada
    • places that matter
    • tourism
    • harbour centre
    • lookout

    Deutchesland Café

    City of Vancouver Heritage Building   Deutchesland Café Architect: Max B. Downing   This unusual 1933 gem is one of the few surviving Art Deco buildings in downtown Vancouver. Its roofline...

    City of Vancouver Heritage Building   Deutchesland Café Architect: Max B. Downing   This unusual 1933 gem is one of the few surviving Art Deco buildings in downtown Vancouver. Its roofline...

    • vancouver
    • british columbia
    • canada
    • heritage building
    • deutchesland café
    • art deco
    • gotham steakhouse

    Barbara Lum Foo

    TO GOD BE THE GLORY IN LOVING MEMORY TO  BARBARA LUM FOO  1932 - 1988  DEDICATED SEPTEMBER 9, 1990 

    TO GOD BE THE GLORY IN LOVING MEMORY TO  BARBARA LUM FOO  1932 - 1988  DEDICATED SEPTEMBER 9, 1990 

    • berkeley
    • california
    • bay area
    • church
    • 1932

    American Photoplayer Co. Copper Woodworking Buildings

    CITY OF BERKELEY LANDMARK designated in 1986 AMERICAN PHOTOPLAYER CO. COOPER WOODWORKING BUILDINGS 1912 - 1920 Over the years this complex housed Cooper Woodworking, the Sperry Flour Company, the...

    CITY OF BERKELEY LANDMARK designated in 1986 AMERICAN PHOTOPLAYER CO. COOPER WOODWORKING BUILDINGS 1912 - 1920 Over the years this complex housed Cooper Woodworking, the Sperry Flour Company, the...

      Fox Court

      CITY OF BERKELEY LANDMARK designated in 1977 FOX COURT Carl Fox, Designer, 1927–30 Listed on the National Register of Historic Places This small-scaled complex of one- and two-story buildings is a...

      CITY OF BERKELEY LANDMARK designated in 1977 FOX COURT Carl Fox, Designer, 1927–30 Listed on the National Register of Historic Places This small- scaled complex of one- and two-story buildings...

      • berkeley
      • california
      • bay area
      • fox
      • university