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Hemingway’s Michigan #6: Jesperson’s Restaurant

This plaque is the sixth in a series by the Michigan Hemingway Society about the iconic author’s life in Michigan. Located at . Transcription: “6 Hemingway’s Michigan Jesperson’s Restaurant...

This plaque is the sixth in a series by the Michigan Hemingway Society about the iconic author’s life in Michigan. Located at . Transcription: “6 Hemingway’s Michigan Jesperson’s Restaurant...

  • hemingway
  • michigan

The Battle Oaks

“The Battle Oaks These three native Texas Live Oaks were on the grounds of the original “Forty Acres” when The University of Texas opened on September 15, 1883. The largest tree is believed to...

“The Battle Oaks These three native Texas Live Oaks were on the grounds of the original “Forty Acres” when The University of Texas opened on September 15, 1883. The largest tree is believed to...

  • atx
  • austin
  • nature
  • texas
  • trees

Littlefield Home

“Littlefield Home George W. Littlefield (1842 – 1920) came to Texas with his family in 1850. He served in the Civil War with Terry’s Texas Rangers, attaining the rank of Major. Following the war...

“Littlefield Home George W. Littlefield (1842 – 1920) came to Texas with his family in 1850. He served in the Civil War with Terry’s Texas Rangers, attaining the rank of Major. Following the war...

  • atx
  • austin
  • texas
  • the universi...
  • ut

Offices of the War Department and the Adjutant General

“Three double log houses built on this site in 1839 shortly after Austin was selected as the capitol of the Republic of Texas served as the offices for the War Department and the Adjutant General....

“Three double log houses built on this site in 1839 shortly after Austin was selected as the capitol of the Republic of Texas served as the offices for the War Department and the Adjutant General....

  • atx
  • austin
  • texas

Paramount Theatre

    All Saints’ Episcopal Church

    “All Saints’ Episcopal Church This edifice stands on the mid-1840s land grant of former Republic of Texas President Mirabeau B. Lamar, and near the official residence of the Second Bishop of the...

    “All Saints’ Episcopal Church This edifice stands on the mid-1840s land grant of former Republic of Texas President Mirabeau B. Lamar, and near the official residence of the Second Bishop of...

    • atx
    • austin
    • church
    • hitorical landmark
    • texas

    Richard Byrn memorial, Mount Victoria

    “THE STONES ON THIS WALL ARE FROM THE KOETTLITZ GLACIER REGION, CAPE HALLETT, AND CAPE EVANS ANTARCTICA.”Richard Byrd was a polar explorer who used New Zealand as a base for Antarctic exploration...

    “THE STONES ON THIS WALL ARE FROM THE KOETTLITZ GLACIER REGION, CAPE HALLETT, AND CAPE EVANS ANTARCTICA.”Richard Byrd was a polar explorer who used New Zealand as a base for Antarctic exploration...

    • antarctica
    • explorers
    • mount vic
    • new zealand
    • wellington

    St. Andrews Church

    “ST. ANDREW’S ON THE TERRACE – DECLARED TO BE AN INCLUSIVE CHURCH ON 8th DECEMBER 1991 – Including all people of every creed, race, class and sexual orientation.”This sign is on the historic St....

    “ST. ANDREW’S ON THE TERRACE – DECLARED TO BE AN INCLUSIVE CHURCH ON 8th DECEMBER 1991 – Including all people of every creed, race, class and sexual orientation.”This sign is on the historic...

    • equality
    • new zealand
    • wellington

    Forest’s Rest

    I tried to figure it out. Good luck. Was a piece in ArtPrize several years ago. Located in Fish Ladder Park, Grand Rapids, Mich.

    I tried to figure it out. Good luck. Was a piece in ArtPrize several years ago. Located in Fish Ladder Park, Grand Rapids, Mich.

    • artprize

    John Parr – 1st British Soldier killed in WW1 Home

    Located on lodge lane, London, England, NR12 BJJ.The plaque is in honour of Private John Parr. He is thought to have been the first British soldier killed in action in Europe in WW1. He was only...

    Located on lodge lane, London, England, NR12 BJJ.The plaque is in honour of Private John Parr. He is thought to have been the first British soldier killed in action in Europe in WW1. He was only...

    • ww1

    The Big Woods

    A plaque south of Minneapolis about the woods that were in Minnesota before white settlers came.The Big WoodsWhen the first explorers came to what became Minnesota, they found a land with three...

    A plaque south of Minneapolis about the woods that were in Minnesota before white settlers came.The Big WoodsWhen the first explorers came to what became Minnesota, they found a land with...

    • laura ingalls wilder
    • minnesota

    Edna St. Vincent Millay Plaque

    Edna St. Vincent Millay1892 – 1950“All I could see from where I stood Was three long mountains and a wood; I turned and looked another way, And saw three islands in a bay. So with my eyes I traced...

    Edna St. Vincent Millay1892 – 1950“All I could see from where I stood Was three long mountains and a wood; I turned and looked another way, And saw three islands in a bay. So with my eyes I...

    • camden
    • maine
    • writer

    Hank Lubka Memorial

    Memorial for a triathlete, who, according to the photo, dons an intense helmet. The plaque reads:“The portion of recreational path between here and the Red River has been constructed in memory of...

    Memorial for a triathlete, who, according to the photo, dons an intense helmet. The plaque reads:“The portion of recreational path between here and the Red River has been constructed in memory of...

    • bike path
    • cycling
    • recreation
    • triathlete
    • triathlon

    Buck v. Bell

    Location: 38° 2.202′ N, 78° 29.303′ W. in Charlottesville, Virginia on Preston Avenue (U.S. 250) 0.2 miles south of Grady Avenue (U.S. 250), on the left when traveling north. On the grounds of the...

    Location: 38° 2.202′ N, 78° 29.303′ W. in Charlottesville, Virginia on Preston Avenue (U.S. 250) 0.2 miles south of Grady Avenue (U.S. 250), on the left when traveling north. On the grounds of the...

    • three genera...
    • carrie buck
    • eugenics
    • forced sterilization
    • oliver wende...

    Dred Scott – Davenport IA

      “On this site was located the home of John Emerson, Post Surgeon, at Fort Armstrong, and of his famous slave, Dred Scott. Erected by Hannah Caldwell Chapter, Daughters of the American...

      “On this site was located the home of John Emerson, Post Surgeon, at Fort Armstrong, and of his famous slave, Dred Scott. Erected by Hannah Caldwell Chapter, Daughters of the...

    • davenport
    • dredd scott
    • iowa
    • slavery

    Mozart’s Grave

    This is the plaque on Mozart’s grave in Zentralfriedhof, the massive grave yard in Vienna, Austria (also home to Beethoven). Mozart’s apartment is bright yellow with giant letters that read...

    This is the plaque on Mozart’s grave in Zentralfriedhof, the massive grave yard in Vienna, Austria (also home to Beethoven). Mozart’s apartment is bright yellow with giant letters that read...

    • grave mozart vienna

    Star Spangled Banner Centennial (Second Plaque)

    Here’s a photo of the second plaque, below the 1914 one…

    Here’s a photo of the second plaque, below the 1914 one…

      Star Spangled Banner Centennial

      This plaque is just outside the sally port at Fort McHenry. It was placed in 1914, on the centennial of Francis Scott Key’s composition of the poem “The Defence of Fort McHenry,” better known as...

      This plaque is just outside the sally port at Fort McHenry. It was placed in 1914, on the centennial of Francis Scott Key’s composition of the poem “The Defence of Fort McHenry,” better known as...

        The Old Courthouse

          Transcription: On April 6, 1846, a slave named Dred Scott and his wife Harriet sued for their freedom in this courthouse. The Scotts had been taken by their owner to free jurisdictions and then...

          Transcription: On April 6, 1846, a slave named Dred Scott and his wife Harriet sued for their freedom in this courthouse. The Scotts had been taken by their owner to free jurisdictions and then...

        • african american
        • black
        • citizenship
        • courthouse
        • law
        • slavery

        Discovery of San Francisco Bay

        Located in Pacifica, California. Corner of Cabrillo Highway (1) and Crespi Drive. Latitude: 37.599279316° Longitude: -122.500002993°Discovery of San Francisco Bay Captain Gaspar de Portola camped...

        Located in Pacifica, California. Corner of Cabrillo Highway (1) and Crespi Drive. Latitude: 37.599279316° Longitude: -122.500002993°Discovery of San Francisco Bay Captain Gaspar de Portola camped...

        • gaspar de portola
        • pacifica california
        • san francisco bay