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Hamilton Grange

Submitted by @barkosu

Praetorian Gate

PRAETORIAN GATE  Near here stood the principal entrance into the City in the days of the Romans. Original date uncertain bu probably rebuilt circa 300 A.D. Submitted by @slashdotat

• york
• romans
• gate
• praetorian
• 300

In Memory of Sgt. Joseph E. Jackson

TO THE CHILDREN IN MEMORY OF SGT. JOSEPH E. JACKSON  FAR AWAY IN AN ALIEN LAND HE FOUND NOT ONLY A WAR BUT CHILDREN ... CHILDREN THE SAME AS THOSE HE KNOW AT HOME, FRIENDLY, SMILING AND EAGER FOR...

• lancaster
• pennsylvania
• vietnam
• tot lot

Pinckney Benton Stewart Pinchback

In memory of P.B.S. Pinchback, the first African American governor in U.S. history. Pinchback, Governor of Louisiana from Dec. 9, 1872 to Jan. 13, 1873, was born free on May 10, 1837. He was...

• louisiana
• southern university
• governor
• civil war
• african american
• warmoth

Seville Fountain and Light

Submitted by @liu_kev.

• seville
• fountain
• light
• kansas city
• missouri
• sister city

The Multiangular Tower

THE MULTIANGULAR TOWER  THIS TOWER FORMED THE NORTH WEST CORNER OF THE ROMAN LEGIONARY FORTRESS OF EBORACUM ~.~.~ IT WAS BUILT ABOUT 300 A.D. ON THE SITE OF AN OLDER AND SIMPLER TOWER THE LARGER...

• york
• england
• roman
• legionary
• eboracum
• tildes

Assembly Rooms

ASSEMBLY ROOMS  This building was erected by public subscription 1730 - 1736 to the design of Richard Boyle, Earl of BUrlington.  Submitted by @slashdotat

• york
• england
• rooms
• boyle
• burlington

Constantine the Great

CONSTANTINE THE GREAT 274-337  Near this place, Constantine was proclaimed Roman Emperor in 306. His recognition of the civil liberties of his Christian subjects, and his own conversion to...

• york
• england
• roman
• emperor
• 306
• christendom

The Shambles

THE SHAMBLES  The ancient street of the Butchers of York, mentioned in the Domesday Book of William the Conqueror. It takes it name from the work 'Shamel', meaning the stalls or benches on...

Antonio M. De La Guerra 1825-'81 To His Memorory

Antonio M. De La Guerra 1825-'81 This tablet dedicated to his memorory [sic]. He was State Senator 1852-1853; Mayor of Santa Barbara, Captain of Califor-nia Volunteers serving in Arizona during...

• ecv
• benicia
• california

Old State Capitol

More info at HMDB. Submitted by Debby Drake.

• benicia
• california

Fischer-Hanlon House

Fischer-Hanlon House In 1849, Joseph Fischer, a Swiss immigrant, came to Benicia. After joining a butcher partnership, Fischer purchased this lot on July 1, 1858. The house, reputed to be an...

• benicia
• california
• butcher

1792 Discovery

1792 DISCOVERY  Capt. George Vancouver, from King's Lynn, England at age 35 and with orders from the British Admiralty to explore and chart the West Coast of America, charted hundreds of miles of...

• vancouver
• city of vancouver
• discovery
• he subsequently died

Early Transportation Routes

King Street Throughout Lancaster City's history, king Street has been a major throughfare between Philadelphia and points west. In 1733 work commenced on the King's Highway, now Route 340. This...

• lancaster
• pennsylvania
• transportation

Sharpsburg (Antietam) Campaign

SHARPSBURG (ANTIETAM) CAMPAIGN HERE LEE ENTERED THIS ROAD FROM OX HILL, SEPTEMBER 3, 1862, AND TURNED WEST TO-WARD LEESBURG. CROSSING THE POTOMAC AT WHITE'S FORD, THE ARMY ENTERED MARYLAND,...

• sharpsburg
• antietam
• lee
• civil war
• maryland
• virginia
• ox hill

Sir Edward MacColl

Submitted by @almightyted 

• scotland
• hydro-electricity
• electricity
• engineer
• pioneer
• 99pi
• coin check

Colonial Jewish Cemetery of New England

Submitted by @mywolfson .

• touro
• rhode island
• cemetery
• new england
• jewish

Prisoners of the American Revolution

Submitted by @clpichotta .

• smallpox
• american revolutions
• prisoners
• 1777
• stow
• carrington
• millford
• conneticut

The Eppes-Durr Memorial Garden

THE EPPES-DURR MEMORIAL GARDEN Created by William D. Eppes & M. L. Morgan -1999. In loving memory of Mrs. Talmadge Dewitt Epped, supporter of civil rights, public education, arts...

• birmingham
• alabama
• eppes
• burr
• wbhm
• garden
• public education
• public radio
• public television

Occasion'd by the Sin of Gluttony

This Boy is in Memmory [sic] Put up for the late FIRE of LONDON Occasion'd by the Sin of Gluttony 1666 Submitted by @kivacreative

• london
• england
• memmory
• fire
• 1666
• gluttony
• this boy