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Nau mai, haere mai

Welcome to Port Tarakohe - home to Manawhenua ki. Mohua (whānau ki. Ngāti Tama, Te Atiawa and Ngāti Rärua); the kaitiaki (guardians) of this rohe (area) and all its taonga (treasures).

Welcome to Port Tarakohe - home to Manawhenua ki. Mohua (whānau ki. Ngāti Tama, Te Atiawa and Ngāti Rärua); the kaitiaki (guardians) of this rohe (area) and all its taonga (treasures).

    Solon Town Center - Disciples of Christ Church

    • ohio
    • historical marker
    • president garfield
    • church

    Vietnam and Korean Veteran's Memorial, New Paltz Town Hall

    The large stone includes two separate plaques that read: "Dedicated to those who served in Korea in defense of the principles of the United Nations" and "Dedicated to those who served in the...

    The large stone includes two separate plaques that read: "Dedicated to those who served in Korea in defense of the principles of the United Nations" and "Dedicated to those who served in the...

    • memorial
    • vietnam
    • korea
    • veterans
    • new paltz
    • town hall

    Zuster Bertken

    This stone in the street commemorates that at this location a woman called "zuster Bertken" was (at her own will) walled in a small compartment in the wall of the "Buurkerk" church in AD 1457. She...

    This stone in the street commemorates that at this location a woman called "zuster Bertken" was (at her own will) walled in a small compartment in the wall of the "Buurkerk" church in AD 1457....

    • church
    • hermit
    • utrecht
    • buurkerk

    Walt Disney Humane Association Award

      Huis Zoudenbalch

      This plaque tells the story of the large "house Zoudenbalch", built by Evert Zoudenbalch AD 1467. Actually it was built as a new facade in front of several existing buildings. Therefore the facade...

      This plaque tells the story of the large "house Zoudenbalch", built by Evert Zoudenbalch AD 1467. Actually it was built as a new facade in front of several existing buildings. Therefore the...

      • utrecht
      • zoudenbalch
      • pierre cuypers.

      Corner Market Building

        What's a Ship Got to do with Cheese?

          Addiego Building at Town Square II

            Car Talk: Thomas Magliozzi

            Car Talk Thomas Magliozzi 1937-2014 Tommy's laughter will forever ring in our fair city "Don't drive like my brother" Non impediti ratione congitationis (translation: unencumbered by the thought...

            Car Talk Thomas Magliozzi 1937-2014 Tommy's laughter will forever ring in our fair city "Don't drive like my brother" Non impediti ratione congitationis (translation: unencumbered by the thought...

            • car talk
            • npr
            • wbur
            • radio
            • cars
            • humor

            John Moyer Patchett Pioneer Winemaker

              George Altamura

                Ernest Rota Commons

                  Tycho Brahe

                    The Workman's Horse: a Tahlequah Landmark

                    This plaque notes a fiberglass, life-size statue of a horse that is installed over the entry doors of a co-working space called Provalus, in downtown Tahlequah. It has been restored from its...

                    This plaque notes a fiberglass, life-size statue of a horse that is installed over the entry doors of a co-working space called Provalus, in downtown Tahlequah. It has been restored from its...

                    • horse tahleq...

                    Roland L. Hauck Memorial

                    Lovely plaque on a stone in a mini-park at the bend of a creek near downtown Sonoma. There are picnic tables, benches, and a specimen eucalyptus tree nearby. Submitted by: Jess Zimbabwe

                    Lovely plaque on a stone in a mini-park at the bend of a creek near downtown Sonoma. There are picnic tables, benches, and a specimen eucalyptus tree nearby. Submitted by: Jess Zimbabwe

                    • memorial
                    • park

                    Roskilde Ringsted Korsørs

                      Ludvig Holberg

                        Main Street Cemetery

                        A Downers Grove Historic Site Main Street Cemetery Circa 1856 In 1856, Samuel Curtiss donated part of his sheep pasture for use as a cemetery. He was later paid $15 for the land, money from...

                        A Downers Grove Historic Site Main Street Cemetery Circa 1856 In 1856, Samuel Curtiss donated part of his sheep pasture for use as a cemetery. He was later paid $15 for the land, money...

                        • cemetery

                        Where Is Pierce Downer Buried?

                        Pierce Downer, the founder of Downers Grove, is not buried in the Main Street Cemetery. He and his wife Lucy Ann (Wilson) are buried in the family plot located on the original Downer homestead....

                        Pierce Downer, the founder of Downers Grove, is not buried in the Main Street Cemetery. He and his wife Lucy Ann (Wilson) are buried in the family plot located on the original Downer homestead....

                        • cemetery