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Redoubt 10, Siege of Yorktown

ON THIS LINE AT THE  SIEGE OF YORKTOWN  ON OCTOBER 14, 1781, AT NIGHT  THE BATTALIONS OF  GIMAT, HAMILTON AND LAURENS OF THE LIGHT INFANTRY DIVISION OF MAJOR-GENERAL  MARQUIS DE LAFAYETTE  UNDER...

ON THIS LINE AT THE  SIEGE OF YORKTOWN  ON OCTOBER 14, 1781, AT NIGHT  THE BATTALIONS OF  GIMAT, HAMILTON AND LAURENS OF THE LIGHT INFANTRY DIVISION OF MAJOR-GENERAL  MARQUIS DE LAFAYETTE  UNDER...

    Excel School

    Excel S.D. No. 894of the N.W.T.Inc. Sept. 1903School Built 1904Closed June 1965Dedication July 2, 1988Submitted by: Jody Herperger

    Excel S.D. No. 894of the N.W.T.Inc. Sept. 1903School Built 1904Closed June 1965Dedication July 2, 1988Submitted by: Jody Herperger

    • excel
    • school
    • stockholm

    Little Jimmy Dickens

    LITTLE JIMMY DICKENS 1920-2015 Little Jimmy Dickens first debuted on the Ryman stage in 1948 and went on to become one of the longest tenured and most beloved members of the Grand Ole Opry. His...

    LITTLE JIMMY DICKENS 1920-2015 Little Jimmy Dickens first debuted on the Ryman stage in 1948 and went on to become one of the longest tenured and most beloved members of the Grand Ole Opry. His...

    • ryman auditorium
    • nashville
    • country music
    • statue
    • grand ole opry

    Music Row

    MUSIC ROW The heart of Nashville's music busi- ness, Music Row began in 1955, when Owen Bradley opened the Quonset Hut, the first recording studio here. In 1957, Chet Atkins opened RCA's studio at...

    MUSIC ROW The heart of Nashville's music busi- ness, Music Row began in 1955, when Owen Bradley opened the Quonset Hut, the first recording studio here. In 1957, Chet Atkins opened RCA's studio...

    • nashville
    • country music

    Irwin Cemetery- Kebler Pass

    THE BRIGHT PROMISE OFRUBY SILVER DREW 5,000PEOPLE TO THIS AREA IN 1879, FROM AS FAR ASENGLAND AND SCOTLAND.IRWIN BECAME A GHOSTTOWN WHEN SILVER WASDEMONITIZED IN 1884.THIS CEMETERY WASKNOWN AS...

    THE BRIGHT PROMISE OFRUBY SILVER DREW 5,000PEOPLE TO THIS AREA IN 1879, FROM AS FAR ASENGLAND AND SCOTLAND.IRWIN BECAME A GHOSTTOWN WHEN SILVER WASDEMONITIZED IN 1884.THIS CEMETERY WASKNOWN...

    • colorado
    • cemeteries
    • graves
    • miners

    Mary Rippon Theater

    This Theatre was Dedicated onJune 13, 1936, to honorMary Rippon (1850-1935)-First Woman Professor--Chair of the German Department--Friend and Mentor to Many-Rededicated June 13, 2003 Submitted by...

    This Theatre was Dedicated onJune 13, 1936, to honorMary Rippon (1850-1935)-First Woman Professor --Chair of the German Department--Friend and Mentor to Many-Rededicated June 13, 2003 Submitted by...

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    • university o...
    • shakespeare festival

    The Founding of Nashville

    James RobertsonJohn DonelsonTHE FOUNDING OF NASHVILLE Submitted by John Bradley JEB   

    James RobertsonJohn DonelsonTHE FOUNDING OF NASHVILLE Submitted by John Bradley JEB 

      JACQUES TIMOTHE BOUCHER DE MONTBRUN

      JACQUES TIMOTHE BOUCHER DE MONTBRUN(TIMOTHY DEMONBREUN)1747-1826FRENCH CANADIAN FUR TRADER AND EXPLOREROFFICIER OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTIONLIEUTENANT GOVERNOR OF THE ILLINOIS TERRITORYHONORED AS...

      JACQUES TIMOTHE BOUCHER DE MONTBRUN(TIMOTHY DEMONBREUN)1747-1826FRENCH CANADIAN FUR TRADER AND EXPLOREROFFICIER OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTIONLIEUTENANT GOVERNOR OF THE ILLINOIS TERRITORYHONORED AS...

      • statue
      • nashville

      Pioneer Store

      PIONEER STORE  BENJAMIN SHREVE, THE SETTLEMENT'S  EARLIEST KNOWN SCHOOLTEACHER,ENTERED  THE GENERAL MERCHANDISE BUSINESS IN  1855. CREDITED WITH NAMING THE TOWN,  HE WAS APPOINTED FIRST POSTMASTER...

      PIONEER STORE  BENJAMIN SHREVE, THE SETTLEMENT'S  EARLIEST KNOWN SCHOOLTEACHER,ENTERED  THE GENERAL MERCHANDISE BUSINESS IN  1855. CREDITED WITH NAMING THE TOWN,  HE WAS APPOINTED FIRST POSTMASTER...

      • dwellinng house
      • shreve

      Laura Ciapponi

        Ponte Vecchio

          Foro Della Pace

            Courtview, Rogers Hall 1855

            Submitted by @shawnbrackett

            Submitted by @shawnbrackett

            • memory palace
            • episode 73
            • forrest

            East Stonehouse Town Hall

            From the Flickr group Historical Markers, photo by chrisinplymouth, full page.License is Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License

            From the Flickr group Historical Markers, photo by chrisinplymouth, full page.License is Attribution- NonCommercial-ShareAlike License

              T. R. Young

              IN HONOR OF  T. R. YOUNG  DEPARTMENT COMMANDER  GRAND ARMY OF  THE REPUBLIC  CALIF. AND NEVADA MAY 1, 1939

              IN HONOR OF  T. R. YOUNG  DEPARTMENT COMMANDER  GRAND ARMY OF  THE REPUBLIC  CALIF. AND NEVADA MAY 1, 1939

                Ferguson Arthur Jenkins

                Submitted by @BoomerHarding

                Submitted by @BoomerHarding

                  Willa Cather and Richard Wright

                  WILLA CATHER 1878-1947  RICHARD WRIGHT 1908-1960  Willa Cather, author of  My Antonia, wrote her first novel,  Alexander's Bridge, here in 1912  Richard Wright, author of Native Son,  wrote his...

                  WILLA CATHER 1878-1947  RICHARD WRIGHT 1908-1960  Willa Cather, author of  My Antonia, wrote her first novel,  Alexander's Bridge, here in 1912  Richard Wright, author of Native Son,  wrote...

                  • 1812
                  • 1945

                  St. Peter Claver Catholic Church

                  Submitted by @EliOAnders

                  Submitted by @EliOAnders

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                  Martin Luther King Plaza

                  Submitted by @EliOAnders

                  Submitted by @EliOAnders

                    Stiles Hall

                    Submitted by @jqmcd

                    Submitted by @jqmcd