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Old Douglas

Submitted by @alwaysreadtheplaque.

Submitted by @alwaysreadtheplaque.

  • camels
  • confederacy
  • civil war
  • douglas
  • camel

American Clipper Ship Viking

  1863 - 1966 This tablet rests on a caps-tan from the American clipper ship VIKING which was wrecked on this island on June 4, 1863, being bound for San Francisco, U.S.A. from Hong Kong, China....

  1863 - 1966 This tablet rests on a caps-tan from the American clipper ship VIKING which was wrecked on this island on June 4, 1863, being bound for San Francisco, U.S.A. from Hong Kong,...

    Floyd Springs

    Submitted by Alan Crocker via https://www.instagram.com/p/gF9FXySjfm/

    Submitted by Alan Crocker via https://www.instagra m.com/p/gF9FXySjfm/

    • georgia
    • civil war
    • 1864

    Station Street Municipal Parking Lot

      Submitted by ‏@jqmcd

      Submitted by ‏@jqmcd

    • virginia
    • herndon
    • parking
    • municipal

    Site of Pump House

    Berkeley History Site of pump House Peet Brothers / Colgate Palmolive  In the early 20th century, a thriving manufacturing district grew up in southwest Berkeley. This is the site of a former salt...

    Berkeley History Site of pump House Peet Brothers / Colgate Palmolive  In the early 20th century, a thriving manufacturing district grew up in southwest Berkeley. This is the site of a former salt...

    • berkeley
    • california
    • colgate
    • peet
    • pump

    General Cleburne's Proposal to Arm Slaves

    General Cleburne's Proposal to Arm Slaves Here on January 2, 1864, Confederate Gen. Patrick Cleburne proposed arming slaves in exchange for their freedom to alleviate a desperate manpower shortage...

    General Cleburne's Proposal to Arm Slaves Here on January 2, 1864, Confederate Gen. Patrick Cleburne proposed arming slaves in exchange for their freedom to alleviate a desperate manpower...

    • georgia
    • cleburne
    • slaves
    • civil war

    Grace Bagnato

    Grace Bagnato 1891 - 1950 The Canada of today has been created by thousands of immigrants from every corner of the world. Some of these became leaders in their communities and co-creators of the...

    Grace Bagnato 1891 - 1950 The Canada of today has been created by thousands of immigrants from every corner of the world. Some of these became leaders in their communities and co-creators of...

    • toronto
    • bagnato
    • ontario
    • ward

    Middle Fork of the Vermilion River

    Middle Fork of the Vermilion River Has been established as a state protected river by Illinois statute P.A. 84-1257 And designated as a state-administered component of the National Wild and Scenic...

    Middle Fork of the Vermilion River Has been established as a state protected river by Illinois statute P.A. 84-1257 And designated as a state- administered component of the National Wild...

    • river
    • illinois

    Van Benthuysen-Elms Mansion

      Submitted by @alwaysreadtheplaque.

      Submitted by @alwaysreadtheplaque.

    • lousiana
    • new orleans
    • yankee
    • germany
    • q'master
    • adolf karl g...
    • u-boat

    Dainty, A Schnitzelburg Street Game

    DAINTY A SCHNITZELBURG STREET GAME Introduced to Louisville in 1800 by German immigrants, Dainty is played with a 5" stick, and a 3' stick. The 5" stick is place on the ground, hit wit the...

    DAINTY A SCHNITZELBURG STREET GAME Introduced to Louisville in 1800 by German immigrants, Dainty is played with a 5" stick, and a 3' stick. The 5" stick is place on the ground, hit wit...

    • kentucky
    • dainty
    • schnitzelburg
    • louisville

    Forest Lawn Cemetery

      Forest Lawn Cemetery was part of a parcel owned by Samuel Dexter, who came to Michigan in 1824 from New York State.  He purchased 926 acres of land that was incorporated as the village of...

      Forest Lawn Cemetery was part of a parcel owned by Samuel Dexter, who came to Michigan in 1824 from New York State.  He purchased 926 acres of land that was incorporated as the village...

      Tourist Buses Crash Memorial, Salar de Uyuni

      EN MEMORIA De las victimas del tragico accidente que sego la vida de trece personas. Este monumento se erigio para suplicar por la paz eterna de estas almas, y como silenciosos ruego por la...

      EN MEMORIA De las victimas del tragico accidente que sego la vida de trece personas. Este monumento se erigio para suplicar por la paz eterna de estas almas, y como silenciosos ruego por la...

      • bolivia
      • tourist
      • buses
      • salt flats

      Chakra Yantra

      Jantar Mantar observatory in Jaipur. Submitted by @Petramatic

      Jantar Mantar observatory in Jaipur. Submitted by @Petramatic

      • india
      • jaipur
      • observatory

      Blue Star Memorial Highway

      BLUE STARMEMORIAL HIGHWAY A tribute to the Armed Forces that have defended the United States of America SPONSORED BY Garden Clubs of Golden Foothills District IN COOPERATION WITH California...

      BLUE STARMEMORIAL HIGHWAY A tribute to the Armed Forces that have defended the United States of America SPONSORED BY Garden Clubs of Golden Foothills District IN COOPERATION...

      • california
      • blue star
      • garden clubs

      Chinese Railroad Workers

      ABOUT 1000 FEET FROM THIS LOCATION IS THE TRACK OF THE TRANSCONTINENTAL RAILROAD. IN 1865 THOUSANDS OF CHINESE IN KWANTUNG PROVENCE CHINA WERE RECRUITED TO WORK ON THIS GREAT CONNECTION BETWEEN...

      ABOUT 1000 FEET FROM THIS LOCATION IS THE TRACK OF THE TRANSCONTINENTAL RAILROAD. IN 1865 THOUSANDS OF CHINESE IN KWANTUNG PROVENCE CHINA WERE RECRUITED TO WORK ON THIS GREAT CONNECTION...

      • california
      • railroad
      • china
      • china
      • placer county

      Berkeley Garbage Wars

      In 1908, residents of West Berkeley took up arms to stop garbage wagons from dumping trash in their backyards. After a showdown, Berkeley relented, and the neighborhood of Ocean View seceded and...

      In 1908, residents of West Berkeley took up arms to stop garbage wagons from dumping trash in their backyards. After a showdown, Berkeley relented, and the neighborhood of Ocean View seceded...

      • berkeley
      • albany
      • garbage
      • activism
      • environment
      • california
      • bay area

      Sillamäe Remediation

      On the plaque: Sillamäe Jäätmehoidla Saneerimine 1999-2008 (in Estonian) English translation: Sillamäe Waste Containment Remediation 1999-2008. The area around the plaque was a tailings pond from...

      On the plaque: Sillamäe Jäätmehoidla Saneerimine 1999-2008 (in Estonian) English translation: Sillamäe Waste Containment Remediation 1999-2008. The area around the plaque was a tailings pond from...

      • sillamäe
      • waste area
      • estonia

      Le 6 JUIN 1944

      Submitted by @robertdall .

      Submitted by @robertdall .

      • wwiii
      • normandy

      Which Introduced Pizza to the West Coast in 1935

        This is the site of Lupo'sRestaurant which introduced Pizza to the West cost in 1935. The original brick oven, fired by oak-wood, is still in use here at Tommaso's. Submitted by @scatebase.

        This is the site of Lupo'sRestaurant which introduced Pizza to the West cost in 1935. The original brick oven, fired by oak-wood, is still in use here at Tommaso's. Submitted by @scatebase.

      • pizza
      • san francisco
      • oak-wood
      • california
      • bay area

      Downtown Oberlin Historic District

      [Location approximate] Submitted by @DIYgirl.

      [Location approximate] Submitted by @DIYgirl.

      • ohio
      • oberlin
      • downtown