Vulture Gold Mine, Wickenburg, Arizona
Vulture Gold MineIn 1863 Austrian Henry Wickenburg discovered gold, legend has it, while retrieving a vulture he had shot. The Vulture Mine went on to become one of Arizona's richest gold mines...
- vulture mine
- gold mine
- wickenburg
- arizona
- henry wickenburg
John W. Wentworth, Globe, AZ
In Honor OfJohn W. WentworthBorn 1858 - Died 1954Colorful Arizona pioneer and faithful Gila County public servant. At intervals from 1885 to 1947, within the walls of three courthouses erected on...
- john wentworth
- globe
- arizona
- gila county
- government
It's Nice to be Nice
Candle House, 1836
Candle House 1836. This building was used for the manufacture of spermaceti candles and as a store and supply house for the outfitting of whaling vessels. The following vessels were built on Bar...
- whaling
- sperpaceti
- new england
- massachusetts
In Honor of Dawn E Candlen
In honor of Dawn E. Candlen. A true heroine of the lifesaving service. In August of 1985 she gave her health in the rescue of a swimmer in trouble. This completely unselfish act earns her the...
- plymouth
- rescue at sea
- heroism
- massachusetts
Plymouth Rock site
Plymouth Rock. Landing place of the pilgrims. 1620. Commonwealth of Massachusetts Photo by Penelope Bartell
- pilgrims
- puritans
- plymouth
- plimouth
- mayflower
- massachusetts
First US Post Office West of the Rockies
My wife and I just finished listening to the "Dead Letter Office" episode on our Road Trip to the old country (Canada) from LA, and I stumbled on this little parkette with a plaque right behind...
- astoria
- usps
- post office
- oregon
- 99pi
Southernmost Southernmost House
This house is apparently just south of Southernmost House. Competitive neighborhood!
- southernmost
- key west
- florida
- southernmost...
- dueling plaques
Not A Salvage Judge
The Southernmost Housein the Continental United States See also Southernmost Southernmost House
- southernmost
- key west
- florida
- dueling plaques
The Ernest Hemingway Home and Museum
This plaque is also on the building:
- key west
- florida
- hemingway
Harbor House
Harbor HouseSince 1885 Harbor house, at 423 Front St, ravaged by fire twice in its history, is a two story brick building with a long key west history, built in 1885 by George Lewis and George...
- key west
- florida
- todo
90 Miles to Cuba
The southernmost point in the continental USA.
- key west
- florida
- southernmost
- conch
- conch republic
The Exact Spot Where Girolamo Savonarola Was Hanged and Burned
Piazza della Signoria The piazza was already a central square in the original Roman town Florentia, surrounded by a theatre, Roman baths and a workshop for dyeing textiles. Later there was a...
- italy
- savonarola
- florence
Butch Cassidy's First Bank Robbery
Via @BradBirdA113
- telluride
- colorado
- cassidy
- bank
- bank robbery
- robbery
Galileo's Tomb
- galileo
- italy
- florence
- tomb
Dante's Tomb
- ravenna
- italy
- dante
- tomb
Machiavelli's Tomb
TANTO NOMINI NULLUM PAR ELOGIUMNICOLAUS MACHIAVELLIOBIT AN A P V CDDXXVII
- florence
- italy
- machiavelli
- tomb
Joseph Debendetti Building
JOSEPH DEBENEDETTI BUILDING THE DECADE OF THE 1870'S SAW AN INFLUX OF EUROPEAN IMMIGRANTS INTO THE HALF MOON BAY AREA AND OVER TO THE COAST. IRISH, GERMAN, ITALIAN AND PORTUGUESE MADE UP...
- half moon bay
- california
Zaballa House c 1855
Submitted by @jqmcd.
- half moon bay
- california
- ecv
- todo
Francis Building Mural
FRANCIS BUILDING MURAL Designed and pointed by Adriana Gallego and Claudio Diochea, the Francis Building Mural pays tribute to the traditions, hard work, and spirit of the men and women...
- half moon bay
- california
- mural