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Indian Village Site

INDIAN VILLAGE SITE This spot, in 1833, was the site of an Indian village under the Potawatomi chief Kenozhoyum, or "Lake Pickerel." The village was located near a clear spring, at the foot of a...

• lake pickerel
• indians
• rice
• kenozhoyum
• were moved west
• milwaukee
• wisconsin

An Attempt Was Made Upon The Life Of

ON THIS SPOT OCTOBER 14, 1912 AN ATTEMPT WAS MADE UPON THE LIFE OF THEODORE ROOSEVELT ---*--- ERECTED BY THE UNITED SPANISH WAR VETERANS COUNTY OF MILWAUKEE

• roosevelt
• assassination
• spanish war
• veterans

Coconino County Arizona State Centennial Tree

[Location approximate]

• coconino
• arizona
• centennial tree
• centennial

Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics, Oslo

Translation: "This building for the university Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics was built in the years 1932-1934 by a donation from The Rockefeller Foundation on 465000 crowns to...

• university
• universities
• education
• oslo
• rockefeller
• astrophysics

The Reversal of the Chicago River

This plaque commemorates the reversal of the Chicago River, as told in the 99% Invisible episode "Reversal of Fortune". It's located on the DuSable Bridge, by which Michigan Avenue crosses the...

• chicago
• 99pi
• engineering

Lake Michigan

LAKE MICHIGAN This lake, the sixth largest in the world, was discovered in 1634 by Jean Nicolet, who explored this north shore to Green Bay, but found no Orientals as the French in Quebec had...

• michigan
• great lakes
• nicolet
• but found no...
• quebec
• 1634
• boon to commerce

North Lake Methodist Church

NORTH LAKE Methodist Church   The Reverend Charles Glenn organized the first Methodist class here in 1836, and for the next ten years the group met in the home of his brother, John.  In 1846...

• michigan church

Rambler Cabin

THE RAMBLER CABIN   ERECTED IN MEMORY OF SCOUTS OF RAMBLER TROOP 14, ANN ARBOR, WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE SERVICE OF THEIR COUNTRY. DAVID HOLCOMBE HAROLDEAN PASSOW WALTER KOEHLER CLARK...

• boy scouts

Dan Ling Fire Bowl

DAN LING FIRE BOWL   Daniel Seth Ling was often referred to as “Mr. Scouting” by those who loved him and knew of his activities.  Dan joined the BSA in 1937 as an adult in Alabama and...

• boy scouts

Quidditch Cup Posts

DEDICATED TO THE CHILDREN OF BRISTOL THE 1998 QUIDDITCH WORLD CUP POSTS ENCHANTED BY ADOU SOSSEH HAVE A MAGICAL DAY! Installed by @cseachoy Submitted by @Aarons140 Backstory

• cancer
• quidditch
• harry potter
• bristol
• england

Sitting Bull

1834 - 1890  SITTING BULL TATANKA IYOTAKE  Sitting Bull was born on the Grand River a few miles west of Mobridge. His tragic end came at the very place he was born. He was shot when...

• tatanka
• iyotake

Fred L. Gau, Jr.

IN MEMORY OF  FRED L. GAU, JR. 1945 - 1972  GRADUATE STUDENT AND RESEARCH ASSISTANT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS  WHO LOST HIS LIFE DURING CONSTRUCTION OF THE METRO SYSTEM, WHILE...

• university o...
• construction
• metro
• rock tunneling

Frank O'Hara

Submitted by @mcbramhill.

• new york
• nyc
• greenwich village
• moma
• avant garde

Cal-Nev-Ari

CAL-NEV-ARI Originally known as Stage Field, this was an outlying airfield of Camp Ibis, one of the eleven camps established within the Desert Training Center, California-Arizonan Maneuver...

• cal-nev-ari
• nevada
• wwii
• patton
• ibis
• blm
• kidwell
• torrance
• pittman act
• fly-in

Monday Morning Quarterback Club Tower of the Alabama Heart Hospital

  Submitted by @LostToHistory.

• football
• hospital
• heart
• kresge
• alabama
• birmingham

Knights of Pythias

THE FRATERNAL ORDER KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS WAS FOUNDED ON THIS SITE 914 E STREET, N.W. ON FEBRUARY 19, 1864 CHARTER GRANTED BY PRESIDENT LINCOLN   Submitted by @mywolfson.

• fbi
• washington dc
• dc
• pythias
• lincoln

Plaque on Pedestrian Bridge over Dnipro

Submitted by @kgshv.

• kiev
• kyiv
• dnipro
• dnieper
• braille
• discover channel
• river
• pedestrian

Flagstaff

FLAGSTAFF  NAMED FOR A PINE TREE STRIPPED OF ITS BRANCHES BY A PARTY OF IMMIGRANTS AND USED AS A FLAGPOLE FOR A PATRIOTIC CELEBRATION ON JULY 4, 1876. NEARBY ANTELOPE OR OLD TOWN SPRING...

• flagstaff
• flagpole
• arizona
• antelope
• railroad

For the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals

Submitted by @mbeckler.

• wexford
• ireland
• cruelty to animals
• morgan

In Grateful Acknowledgement of the Generosity

Submitted by  ‏@iheartmuseums .

• queensland
• brisbane
• australia
• winterbotham
• personal interest
• valuable collections