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Duke Leopold V the Virtuous

  [Location approximate] Submitted by AEWilliams2

  [Location approximate] Submitted by AEWilliams2

    The D'Arcy Building

    171 - 175 MAIDEN LANE "THE D'ARCY BUILDING" BUILT 1907  NAMED IN HONOR OF THE PETTRUS/CASHIN FAMILY WHO HAVE LIVED IN AND CHARISHED SAN FRANCISCO SINCE THE DAYS OF THE GOLD RUSH  Submitted...

    171 - 175 MAIDEN LANE "THE D'ARCY BUILDING" BUILT 1907  NAMED IN HONOR OF THE PETTRUS/CASHIN FAMILY WHO HAVE LIVED IN AND CHARISHED SAN FRANCISCO SINCE THE DAYS OF THE GOLD RUSH ...

    • san francisco
    • bay area
    • california
    • gold rush

    Old Wives Massacre

    OLD WIVES MASSACRE An Indian legend from the 1800s reveals how Old Wives Lake, to the west, was named. One winter a Cree party went beyond their traditional area in search of buffalo. They...

    OLD WIVES MASSACRE An Indian legend from the 1800s reveals how Old Wives Lake, to the west, was named. One winter a Cree party went beyond their traditional area in search of buffalo....

    • saskatchewan
    • hwy 2
    • old wives lake
    • cree
    • blackfoot

    GOODWIN HOUSE

    GOODWIN HOUSE Built about 1900 of stones gathered from the surrounding hills this house was the residence of the Frank Goodwin family who settled here in 1898. It served as a stopping place in the...

    GOODWIN HOUSE Built about 1900 of stones gathered from the surrounding hills this house was the residence of the Frank Goodwin family who settled here in 1898. It served as a stopping place in...

    • saskatchewan
    • goodwin house
    • saskatchewan landing
    • j frank goodwin
    • northwest mo...

    J. Gorman & Son Building

    CITY OF BERKELEY LANDMARK designated in 1982 J. Gorman & Son Building Constructed circa 1880 Additions and Renovations 1890, 1906, 1940, 2005 John and Margaret Gorman moved their furniture and...

    CITY OF BERKELEY LANDMARK designated in 1982 J. Gorman & Son Building Constructed circa 1880 Additions and Renovations 1890, 1906, 1940, 2005 John and Margaret Gorman moved their furniture and...

    • berkeley
    • california
    • bay area
    • furniture

    Henry C. Ostermann Memorial Seat

    Top Plaque: In memory of  Henry C. Ostermann Vice President and Field Secretary of the Lincoln Highway Association killed on the Highway, in Iowa June 8, 1920.   Second Plaque: Erected by The...

    Top Plaque: In memory of  Henry C. Ostermann Vice President and Field Secretary of the Lincoln Highway Association killed on the Highway, in Iowa June 8, 1920.   Second Plaque: Erected by...

    • indiana
    • dyer
    • us30
    • lincoln highway
    • henry ostermann
    • ideal section
    • highway

    Jean-Baptiste Pointe DuSable

    1745-1818 Founder of Chicago   African-Caribbean, born in St. Marc, Haiti. In the 1770's he opened the first trading post beside the Chicago River, establishing the settlement that became Chicago....

    1745-1818 Founder of Chicago   African-Caribbean, born in St. Marc, Haiti. In the 1770's he opened the first trading post beside the Chicago River, establishing the settlement that became...

    • jean-baptist...
    • chicago
    • illinois
    • founder
    • chicago river
    • michigan avenue

    Lima Bank Robbed

    LIMA BANK ROBBED THIS VAULT WAS IN THE BANK OF LIMA AT THE TIME OF THE FIRST BANK ROBBERY IN LIVINGSTON COUNTY FEB 6, 1915  Here's history with a small h, equivalent to a...

    LIMA BANK ROBBED THIS VAULT WAS IN THE BANK OF LIMA AT THE TIME OF THE FIRST BANK ROBBERY IN LIVINGSTON COUNTY FEB 6, 1915  Here's history with a small h, equivalent to a...

    • robbery
    • lima
    • new york
    • crime
    • bank alan reno

    By Marines from the "Buffalo"

    NEAR THIS SPOT THE FIRST GOVERN-MENT HOUSE OF THE PROVINCE OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA WAS ERECTED IN 1837. IT WAS BUILT OF EARTH AND WOOD, WITH THATCHED ROOF, BY MARINES FROM THE "BUFFALO" OCCUPIED FIRST...

    NEAR THIS SPOT THE FIRST GOVERN-MENT HOUSE OF THE PROVINCE OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA WAS ERECTED IN 1837. IT WAS BUILT OF EARTH AND WOOD, WITH THATCHED ROOF, BY MARINES FROM THE "BUFFALO" OCCUPIED FIRST...

    • australia
    • buffalo
    • governor
    • goverment
    • destroyed by fire

    Arthur (Art) Linkletter

    ARTHUR (ART) LINKLETTER Art Linkletter was born in Moose Jaw on July 17, 1912.Art is best known for the many books he has written including: "Kids Say the Darndest Things", "I Wish I Had Said...

    ARTHUR (ART) LINKLETTER Art Linkletter was born in Moose Jaw on July 17, 1912.Art is best known for the many books he has written including: "Kids Say the Darndest Things", "I Wish I Had Said...

    • radio
    • celebrity
    • host
    • moose jaw
    • canada
    • saskatchewan

    Ingibjörg H. Bjarnason

    Ingibjörg H. Bjarnason 14.12.1867 - 30.10.1941 The first woman elected to the Icelandic Parliament Member of Parliament 1922 - 1930 Unveiled in 2015 on the 100th anniversary of woman's suffrage in...

    Ingibjörg H. Bjarnason 14.12.1867 - 30.10.1941 The first woman elected to the Icelandic Parliament Member of Parliament 1922 - 1930 Unveiled in 2015 on the 100th anniversary of woman's suffrage...

    • iceland
    • suffrage
    • parliament
    • women's rights

    1914 Minor Theatre

    1914 MINOR THEATRE CLASSIC COMMERCIAL STYLE ARCHITECT: FRANKLIN GEORGESON THE NATION'S OLDEST THEATRE BUILT FOR FEATURE FILMS WAS OPENED DECEMBER 3, 1914 BY ISAAC MINOR WITH A SILENT FILM BASE ON...

    1914 MINOR THEATRE CLASSIC COMMERCIAL STYLE ARCHITECT: FRANKLIN GEORGESON THE NATION'S OLDEST THEATRE BUILT FOR FEATURE FILMS WAS OPENED DECEMBER 3, 1914 BY ISAAC MINOR WITH A SILENT FILM BASE ON...

    • arcata
    • california
    • theatre
    • feature films
    • movies
    • dickens

    Balboa Island

    Welcome to the Balboa Island Museum Balboa Island was literally lifted from the sea due to the efforts of William Steppe Collins. In 1906, Collins began dredging around a two acre mut flat in...

    Welcome to the Balboa Island Museum Balboa Island was literally lifted from the sea due to the efforts of William Steppe Collins. In 1906, Collins began dredging around a two acre mut flat in...

    • balboa island
    • california
    • 99pi
    • collins
    • dredging
    • land manufacture

    Carol I

    Ruler of the Romania Principalities and King of Romania 1866 - 1881 - 1914 He was enthroned on 10 May 1866. Gained country's independence from the Ottoman Empire on 9 May 1977 then proclaimed...

    Ruler of the Romania Principalities and King of Romania 1866 - 1881 - 1914 He was enthroned on 10 May 1866. Gained country's independence from the Ottoman Empire on 9 May 1977 then...

    • romania
    • ottoman empire
    • 1866
    • 1881
    • 1914

    Luis de Camoes

    PORTUGAL'S GREAT NATIONAL POET  BORN IN LISBON  STUDIES AT COIMBRA UNIVERSITY  SERVED HIS COUNTRY IN  AFRICA, INDIA AND CHINA    Submitted by @mywolfson

    PORTUGAL'S GREAT NATIONAL POET  BORN IN LISBON  STUDIES AT COIMBRA UNIVERSITY  SERVED HIS COUNTRY IN  AFRICA, INDIA AND CHINA    Submitted by @mywolfson

    • cambridge
    • massachusetts
    • portugal

    Adobe Store Building, Dutch Flat

    HISTORICAL LANDMARK  ADOBE STORE BUILDING BUILT BY CHINESE IN 1870'S INSTEAD OF BRICKS THEY USED A SOLID WALL TYPE CONSTRUCTION. PLACER COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY Submitted by friscolex

    HISTORICAL LANDMARK  ADOBE STORE BUILDING BUILT BY CHINESE IN 1870'S INSTEAD OF BRICKS THEY USED A SOLID WALL TYPE CONSTRUCTION. PLACER COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY Submitted by friscolex

    • dutch flat
    • california
    • chinese
    • placer county
    • bricks
    • adobe

    Laid Out the City of Adelaide in 1836

    COLONEL WILLIAM LIGHT FIRST SURVEYOR GENERAL FIXED THE SITE AND LAID OUT THE CITY OF ADELAIDE * IN 1836 * * ERECTED BY CITIZENS 1906 Submitted by @littlebobbyplaqueson and  @simeonking.

    COLONEL WILLIAM LIGHT FIRST SURVEYOR GENERAL FIXED THE SITE AND LAID OUT THE CITY OF ADELAIDE * IN 1836 * * ERECTED BY CITIZENS 1906 Submitted by @littlebobbyplaqueson and  @simeonking.

    • adelaide
    • australia
    • light
    • surveyor
    • fixed the site

    Site of Presentation High School and Convent

    SITE OF PRESENTATION HIGH SCHOOL AND CONVENT A CITY OF BERKELEY LANDMARK  FROM 1877 TO 1988 THE SISTERS OF THE PRESENTATION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY OPERATION BERKELEY'S FIRST CONVENT AND...

    SITE OF PRESENTATION HIGH SCHOOL AND CONVENT A CITY OF BERKELEY LANDMARK  FROM 1877 TO 1988 THE SISTERS OF THE PRESENTATION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY OPERATION BERKELEY'S FIRST...

    • berkeley
    • california
    • bay area
    • convent
    • parochial
    • mcgee
    • grotto
    • presentation high

    Church of the Good Shepherd

      CITY OF BERKELEY LANDMARK designated in 1980   CHURCH OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD Charles L. Bugbee, Architect, 1878 Listed on the National Register of Historic Places   This is Berkeley’s oldest...

      CITY OF BERKELEY LANDMARK designated in 1980   CHURCH OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD Charles L. Bugbee, Architect, 1878 Listed on the National Register of Historic Places   This is Berkeley’s...

    • berkeley
    • california
    • bay area
    • church
    • victorian
    • gothic
    • blymer bell

    Delaware Street Historic District

    CITY OF BERKELEY LANDMARK designated in 1979   DELAWARE STREET HISTORIC DISTRICT (Rehabilitated and Partially Reconstructed in 1986.  William Coburn, Historic Architectural Consultant) Period of...

    CITY OF BERKELEY LANDMARK designated in 1979   DELAWARE STREET HISTORIC DISTRICT (Rehabilitated and Partially Reconstructed in 1986.  William Coburn, Historic Architectural Consultant) Period of...