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The Woodward and Lothrop "Woodies" Colorization Project

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The Restoration of 800 F Street

The Restoration of 800 F StreetThese five landmark buildings on the 800 block of F Street have been restored by Douglas Jemal in conjunction with the International Spy Museum. Erected between 1875 ...

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Mary Church Terrell, the Lost Laws, and the End of Segregation in D.C. Restaurants

From 1951 to 1952, at the advanced age of 88, [Mary Church] Terrell led a campaign to end segregation at the lunch counter of Hecht's Department Store (formerly on this site).This was part of a ...

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The First Dynamite Factory in America

Submitted by @mcleantessa via SFGate

First Log Cabin in this Vicinity

The plaque is located just off st. Charles Road in a small clearing. The rock is easily visible from the road. Since there is no trail through the surrounding woods, the only way to reach the plaque ...

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Cappoquin Bacon Factory, LTD

Submitted by @SheilaPortobelo

Rolf Neslund, Patron Saint of the Broken Bridge

"I was the victim of a series of accidents, as are we all." Malachi Constant Delridge Maritime Historical Society and the Center for General Annoyance In the early morning of Sunday, June 11, 1978, ...

I.D.E.S. Council Hayward #14

Submitted by @jqmcd

Tornado Hill

TORNADO HILL Submitted by @themunson

An Gorta Mór ~ The Great Hunger

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Town of Searsville

Here stood the lumbermen's village of Searsville whose first settler, John Sears, arrived in 1854. Across the road, west of this monument, stood a hotel. The school, store, blacksmith shop, ...

Bakkerbrug/Bakkerstr aat

Two plaques in one: the illustration shows the old bridge "Bakkerburg"  that connects to the little street "Bakkerstraat". The bridge was a market place in old times. The little street "Bakkerstraat" ...

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Sarcophagus of Thomas Starr King

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Richmond Region — Did You Know

Plaque on the wall at GRCC:”Richmond RegionDid You Know...In the city of Richmond, the Valentine History Centers’ Richmond’s past and present collection totals more than 900,000 objects and includes ...

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Triangle Shirtwaist Factory

There are three plaques on the building marking very different interpretation. Submitted by @AmeliaTGrabow

LACEY V MURROW MEMORIAL BRIDGE

LACEY V MURROW MEMORIAL BRIDGE UNIQUE. FUNCTIONAL AND BEAUTIFUL, THIS FLOATING DRIDGE IS HEREBY DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF MR. LACEY V. MURROW, DYNAMIC DIRECTOR OF HIGHWAYS A BRIGADIER GENERAL IN THE ...

Inspired by the Palazzo Della Cancellerina

\ In 1882, MCKim, Mead and White designed this block of six townhouses inspired by the Palazzo Della Cancelleria in Rome, for Henry Villard and friends prominent in publishing, railroads, finance and ...

The Finish of Laying a Coaxial Cable From Sydney to Melbourne

Submitted by @_marty_k

The First Presbyterian Church of Danville

The First Presbyterian Church of Danville 1875 "The Handsomest Church in the County" The original building on this site was presided by Reverend R.S. Symington who was the first minister. The popular ...

Union Station, Denver

Submitted by @ChooVroom

Inuvik

Inuvik Officially opened by The Right Honourable John C Diefenbaker PCMP Prime Minister of Canada July 1 1961 Submitted by @paulori

The Cocoanut Grove Fire

Submitted by @OnlyInBOS

Taco Bell Fitness Course

Commemorating the Great Flood of 1993 Taco Bell Foundation Submitted by @ArmyStrang [Location approximate]

WILLIAM HENRY WEBB

An Era of Dramatic Change

Historically Alameda was a peninsula, rich in natural resources. Native peoples gathered food and materials from bay salt marshes, abundant oak forests, and nearby shorelines. From the early 1800's ...

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