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Mount Washington: The Grand View

Submitted by @KegofM.

Submitted by @KegofM.

    Elwha Dam Constructed

    1910 Elwha Dam Constructed First dam on the Elwha River constructed in 1910. This dam blew out in 1912 and was replaced with a stronger structure by 1913. Thereafter the river was no longer...

    1910 Elwha Dam Constructed First dam on the Elwha River constructed in 1910. This dam blew out in 1912 and was replaced with a stronger structure by 1913. Thereafter the river was no longer...

      Francis Barraud

      Submitted by @Ritterton.

      Submitted by @Ritterton.

      • nipper
      • his master's voice

      Porters Rest

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      Submitted by @Ritterton.

        Royal Artillery Memorial Statue

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        Submitted by @Ritterton.

          Royal Artillery Memorial

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          Submitted by @Ritterton.

            The Wild Table of Love

            ] Submitted by @Ritterton.

            ] Submitted by @Ritterton.

              Gillie and Marc

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              Submitted by @Ritterton.

                Paternoster

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                Submitted by @Ritterton.

                  Henry Austen's Townhouse

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                  Submitted by @Ritterton.

                    In Memory of William B. Duryee

                    In Memory of William B. Duryee*First agricultural teacher, 1913-1914*First agricultural agent, 1914-1917*Sec. of Agriculture, State of New Jersey, 1925-1937*Member of Monmouth County Planning...

                    In Memory of William B. Duryee*First agricultural teacher, 1913-1914*First agricultural agent, 1914-1917*Sec. of Agriculture, State of New Jersey, 1925-1937*Member of Monmouth County Planning...

                    • new jersey
                    • monmouth county
                    • holmdel township
                    • holmdel county park

                    Destrehan Plantation - 1811 Slave Revolt

                    Destrehan Plantation is located on the 1811 Slave Revolt Trail approximately midway between the start at the 1811 Kid Ory Historic House and the ending points of the revolutionary march near...

                    Destrehan Plantation is located on the 1811 Slave Revolt Trail approximately midway between the start at the 1811 Kid Ory Historic House and the ending points of the revolutionary march...

                    • louisiana
                    • st. charles parish
                    • 1811 slave revolt
                    • civil rights

                    1811 Kid Ory Historic House - 1811 Slave Revolt

                    The first bloodshed in the 1811 Slave Revolt Occurred within the walls of 1811 Kid Ory Historic House. The room where the initial unrest likely happened is furnished as it would have looked in...

                    The first bloodshed in the 1811 Slave Revolt Occurred within the walls of 1811 Kid Ory Historic House. The room where the initial unrest likely happened is furnished as it would have looked...

                    • louisiana
                    • st. john the...
                    • laplace
                    • civil rights
                    • 1811 slave revolt

                    Historic Riverlands - 1811 Slave Revolt

                    Historic Riverlands Church is located in Reserve, a few miles upriver from where the Slave Revolt began in 1811. In 2005, this site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places because...

                    Historic Riverlands Church is located in Reserve, a few miles upriver from where the Slave Revolt began in 1811. In 2005, this site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places...

                    • louisiana
                    • reserve
                    • st. john the...
                    • civil rights
                    • 1811 slave revolt

                    Natchez in the Center of Slavery - Forks of the Road

                    Slavery is central to American history. The labor of enslaved African Americans built much of the nation’s wealth and enabled it to gain its economic independence. The enslavement of people also...

                    Slavery is central to American history. The labor of enslaved African Americans built much of the nation’s wealth and enabled it to gain its economic independence. The enslavement of people also...

                    • mississippi
                    • slavery
                    • civil rights