George Orwell Lived Here
GEORGE ORWELL 1903 - 1950 WRITER LIVED HERE Submitted by yppahpeek
- orwell
- hampstead heath
- london
- england
- writer
Capt. Charles Linn
Capt. Charles Linn (1814 - 1882) Son of a Swedish ironmaster, Linn built Birmingham's first industry, Birmingham Car & Foundry Company (Linn Iron Works); the first bank, The National Bank...
- birmingham
- alabama
- charles linn
- prophesied
- iron works
- bank
- park
Whittier School
CITY OF BERKELEY LANDMARK designated in 1984 WHITTIER SCHOOL Dragon, Schmidts, Hardman and Officer, Associated Architects, 1939 Chester Bowles, Jr. and Associates, 1994 This reinforced concrete...
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- school
- berkeley
- 1892
- 1939
- california
- bay area
- redwoods
Calvalry Presbyterian Church Social Hall and Education Building
- 1997
- berkeley
- california
- church
Capital of Colorado/Golden
--THIS TABLET IS THE PROPERTY OF THE STATE OF COLORADO -- From 1862 to 1867 Golden was the territorial capital of Colorado. Legislative sessions were held in this building (erected by W.A.H....
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- golden
- historical marker
- capitols
- colorado
Manhattan Beach
--THIS TABLET IS THE PROPERTY OF THE STATE OF COLORADO -- On the northwest shore of Sloan's Lake was Manhattan Beach, popular amusement park of the gay nineties, with a theater, boating,...
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- colorado
- history
- amusement parks
Gramercy Park Historic District
"The Gramercy Park Historic District provides an early example of creative town planning. The area was developed in 1831 by Samuel B. Ruggles who laid out lots around New York City's...
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- new york city
- gramercy park
- urban planning
- park
- gramercy
Morrison
--THIS TABLET IS THE PROPERTY OF THE STATE OF COLORADO-- Morrison - George Morrison (1822-1895), of Scottish ancestry and a native of Canada, came to Colorado in the Pike's Peak Gold Rush of...
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- colorado
- history
- towns
- place names
Scandinavian- American Bank
Plaque text: For over two decades the Ballard branch of the Scandinavian-American Bank operated out of this Second Empire Baroque structure, which was built in 1902. Originally incorporated...
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- seattle
- bank
- scandinavian...
Ebey Block House
EBEY BLOCK HOUSE ONE OF FOUR ON THIS SITE BUILT 1854 MARCUS WHITMAN CHAPTER1954 DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
- whidbey
- 1854
- block house
- on this site
Enquist Block
One of a series of historical markers placed on contributing buildings in Seattle's Ballard Avenue Historic District in 2007 by the Ballard Historical Society. Plaque text: In 1898...
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- ballard
- historic district
- landmark
- brick
Eagle Building
Plaque text: --- Built for Fitzgerald and Hynes Department Store for a total of $15,000, this building was dedicated in February of 1909. The department store was located on the ground floor. The...
- ballard
- seattle
- landmark
- brick
- 1908
McDonald Ranch House
MCDONALD RANCH HOUSE - TRINITY SITE - NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK - 1972 RESTORED BY: US ARMY WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE, US DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, NATIONAL PARK SERVICE - 1984 In the front room of...
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- history
- nuclear tourism
- atomic bomb
Lockheed Hudson
This is in the check-in hall at Canberra airport, I think they must have built the airport round the plane. Plaque reads: ' The Lockheed Hudson RAAF Workhorse The Lockheed Hudson was one of the...
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- wwii
- airforce
- canberra
- airport
- raaf
Eastern Hill Fire Station
Blue plaque reads: 'Eastern Hill Fire Station In 1891 the newly formed Metropolitan Fire Brigade held a competition for the design of their headquarters. The building built in 1892 by T. Cockram &...
- melbourne
- fire station
- australia foundation
Rye Pier
Plaque reads: 'Victoria 150 Growing Together 1984-85 Rye Pier This pier was constructed first in 1860 to enable ships to load lime and wood for Melbourne' The plaque below is a difficult...
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First Reigning Monarch To Visit Australia
Plaque reads: 'E II R Here on 15th February 1954, The citizens of Canberra greeted Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II The first reigning British monarch to visit Australia.' Submitted by: @IanThorp
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- australia
- canberra
- visit
Deep Space Station 43, 'Ballima'
Plaque outside the visitors centre at the Canberra Deep Space Communications Complex (part of NASA's Deep Space Network), commemorating the opening of the 70 metre DSS 43 antenna. DEEP SPACE...
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- space
- whitlam
- canberra
- australia
Emeryville Station #2
EMERYVILLE FIRE HOUSE No. 2 Dedicated July 22, 1951 EMERYVILLE CITY COUNCIL Al J. Lacoste, Mayor William Codington Oliver Hitchcock Lucien Regnier Flurry Sullivan Edward Cerruti, Architect ...
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- california
- bay area
- fire house
- 1951
- flurry sullivan
El Observador Pasivo
"El Observador Pasivo" Fernando Heras Gastan April 2004 Submitted by @caddickbrown
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- spain