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Brattonsville

BRATTONSVILLE Here in the 1760's settle the brothers. William, Robert and Hugh Bratton, who fought in the Revolutionary War. One-quarter mile east of here at Jame Williamson's was fought the...

BRATTONSVILLE Here in the 1760's settle the brothers. William, Robert and Hugh Bratton, who fought in the Revolutionary War. One-quarter mile east of here at Jame Williamson's was fought...

  • brattonsville
  • slavedwelling

Most Planters Here Were Loyalists

  • south carolina
  • island
  • cotton
  • slavedwelling

Thousands of Enslaved People Were Sold Here

 SLAVE AUCTIONS Charleston was one of thelargest slave trading cities in the U.S. In the 1800s, the area around the Old Exchange Building was one of the most common sites of downtown slave...

 SLAVE AUCTIONS Charleston was one of thelargest slave trading cities in the U.S. In the 1800s, the area around the Old Exchange Building was one of the most common sites of downtown...

  • slavedwelling
  • slave
  • auctions
  • charleston
  • south carolina

Of the Library of Congress

Submitted by @megluku 

Submitted by @megluku 

  • wwi
  • washington dc
  • dc

J. W. Kottinger's Barn

Submitted by  ‏@jqmcd .

Submitted by  ‏@jqmcd .

  • pleasanton
  • california
  • bay area
  • barn
  • ecv

Helen Macgregor Mall

HELEN MACGREGOR  MALL JULY 15, 1973 CITY OF OAKLAND   Wiki article on Helen Macgregor

HELEN MACGREGOR  MALL JULY 15, 1973 CITY OF OAKLAND   Wiki article on Helen Macgregor

  • oakland
  • bay area
  • california
  • earl warren
  • california s...

Only 10 Men Died

 432 men were employed  to build Tower Bridge during its 8 years of construction.   Despite there being no health and safety laws, only 10 men died. Submitted by @garethgwynn.  

 432 men were employed  to build Tower Bridge during its 8 years of construction.   Despite there being no health and safety laws, only 10 men died. Submitted by @garethgwynn.

  • england
  • bridge
  • tower
  • london

World's Largest Blossoming Plant

WORLD'S LARGEST BLOSSOMING PLANT THIS WORLD FAMOUS WISTARIA VINE, ONE OF THE 7 HORTICULTURAL WONDERS OF THE WORLD, WAS PLANTED IN 1894 FROM A ONE GALLON POT. LISTED AS THE "WORLD'S LARGEST...

WORLD'S LARGEST BLOSSOMING PLANT THIS WORLD FAMOUS WISTARIA VINE, ONE OF THE 7 HORTICULTURAL WONDERS OF THE WORLD, WAS PLANTED IN 1894 FROM A ONE GALLON POT. LISTED AS THE "WORLD'S...

  • wisteria
  • ecv
  • guinness
  • 250 tons

It Killed 30 - 50% of the Country's Total Population

THE 'BLACK DEATH' ENTERED ENGLAND IN 1348 THROUGH THIS PORT. IT KILLED 30 - 50 % OF THE COUNTRY'S TOTAL POPULATION Submitted by @Raymodraco.

THE 'BLACK DEATH' ENTERED ENGLAND IN 1348 THROUGH THIS PORT. IT KILLED 30 - 50 % OF THE COUNTRY'S TOTAL POPULATION Submitted by @Raymodraco.

  • england
  • weymouth
  • black death
  • 30 percent

Santa Barbara Mission

  • santa barbara
  • mission

The West Central School of Agriculture Alumni Garden

From 1910 through 1963, this campus was the site of the University of Minnesota West Central School of Agriculture (WCSA) and Experiment Station.  The WCSA was a boarding high school that, in...

From 1910 through 1963, this campus was the site of the University of Minnesota West Central School of Agriculture (WCSA) and Experiment Station.  The WCSA was a boarding high school that, in...

  • minnesota
  • morris
  • garden

Exploring the Mississippi Headwaters

After the American Revolution, the 1783 Treaty of Paris, signed by those representing the American Colonies and Great Britain, sought to establish the boundary of the new country. In the middle of...

After the American Revolution, the 1783 Treaty of Paris, signed by those representing the American Colonies and Great Britain, sought to establish the boundary of the new country. In the middle...

  • minnesota
  • mississippi river
  • schoolcraft

Trail of Death

Site of the first death of an Indian child on forced removal of Potawatomies Sept. 5, 1838. Erected by Rochester Troop 285 of Boy Scouts of America Sept. 5, 1976 Submitted by: Stephen Sostaric

Site of the first death of an Indian child on forced removal of Potawatomies Sept. 5, 1838. Erected by Rochester Troop 285 of Boy Scouts of America Sept. 5, 1976 Submitted by: Stephen Sostaric

  • indiana
  • rochester
  • boy scouts
  • bsa
  • trail of death
  • native americans

The Christmas Tree Ship

 For many years, "The Christmas Tree Ship," loaded with trees, docked at the southwest corner of the Clark Street Bridge. From the ship, Captain Herman Schuenemann, known as "Captain Santa," with...

 For many years, "The Christmas Tree Ship," loaded with trees, docked at the southwest corner of the Clark Street Bridge. From the ship, Captain Herman Schuenemann, known as "Captain Santa," with...

  • chicago
  • illinois
  • christmas tree ship
  • rouse simmons
  • shipwreck
  • christmas
  • chicago river

Eli Lilly, 1838-1898

In the spring of 1854 young Eli Lilly began a five year apprenticeship with Henry Lawrence, proprietor of the Good Samaritan Drug Store, at this location. While in Lafayette, Eli became a second...

In the spring of 1854 young Eli Lilly began a five year apprenticeship with Henry Lawrence, proprietor of the Good Samaritan Drug Store, at this location. While in Lafayette, Eli became a second...

  • lafayette
  • indiana
  • eli lilly
  • tippecanoe county

The Benedictines in Minnesota

Between 1854 and 1857 many Catholics came to the United States from Germany and settled in Central Minnesota at Saint Cloud and in the Sauk Valley; their religious and educational needs were met...

Between 1854 and 1857 many Catholics came to the United States from Germany and settled in Central Minnesota at Saint Cloud and in the Sauk Valley; their religious and educational needs were met...

  • benedictines
  • minnesota
  • catholics

OXO Tower

South Bank Community Area: Stamford Wharf This Arcade forms part of the redevelopment of the Coin Street area by COIN STREET COMMUNITY BUILDERS It is dedicated to public use   OXO Tower from...

South Bank Community Area: Stamford Wharf This Arcade forms part of the redevelopment of the Coin Street area by COIN STREET COMMUNITY BUILDERS It is dedicated to public use   OXO Tower...

  • oxo tower
  • london
  • stamford wharf
  • coin street
  • london
  • uk
  • south bank

Indians Along Amite River

Submitted by @alwaysreadtheplaque.

Submitted by @alwaysreadtheplaque.

  • london
  • amite
  • river
  • pre-ceramic
  • gravel

Faneuil Hall

Picture by Victorgrigas (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons.

Picture by Victorgrigas (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons.

  • boston
  • massachusetts
  • faneuil hall

The First of 75 Trees

Submitted by @LonJandis. 

Submitted by @LonJandis. 

  • new york
  • nyc
  • beame
  • tree