The River Lines
Site of Shelby County Geographical Center
This site designated as The Geographical Center Of Shelby County Erected By The Bartlett Historical Society July 4, 1986 Submitted from the Shelby County Register's Office.
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A Cherished Shrine of Methodism
A CHERISHED SHRINE OF METHODISM NEWBURY SEMINARY 1834 - 1868 LOCATED ON "THE GREEN" SOUTH OF THIS SITE THIS SEMINARY HOUSED THE FIRST METHODIST THEOLOGICAL SCHOOL IN AMERICA FROM THIS SEMINARY...
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Site of Original Flagstaff
SITE OF ORIGINAL FLAGSTAFF WHERE THE AMERICAN FLAG WAS FIRST RAISED BY COMMODORE JOHN DRAKE SLOAT ON JULY 7TH 1846 TAKING POSSESSION OF CALIFORNIA IN THE NAME OF THE UNITED STATES OF...
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Clar Oibriucain Reigiuin and Deiscrit agus an Oirthi
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Linn Park History
Submitted by @LostToHistory
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Samuel Ullman
From the old Ullman High School in Birmingham, AL. Now located on the UAB campus as part of athletics. Submitted by @LostToHistory
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Charles Linn
@readtheplaque https://t.co/Jzi38OgwP8 Tweet Submitted by @LostToHistory
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- 1814
- 1882
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Linn Park War Memorials
Submitted by @LostToHistory
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- 1923
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- 1912
In Memory of George Washington
THIS TREE PLANTED IN MEMORY OF GEORGE WASHINGTON From 1932, to celebrate the 200th anniversary of Washington's birth. Linn Park, Birmingham, AL. Submitted by @LostToHistory
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Yermol Fountain
- fountain
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- garden
The Sleeping Sentinel
IN MEMORY OF WILLIAM SCOTT THE SLEEPING SENTINEL PARDONED BY ABRAHAM LINCOLN SEPT 9TH 1861 BORN ON THIS FARM APR. 9TH, 1839. ENL. IN Co. K, 3RD. VT. VOL. JULY 10TH, 1861. DIED OF WOUNDS...
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The Jackson Street Colonnade
A SYMBOL OF FRIENDSHIP
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In Memory of Dennis McLean O'Brien
IN MEMORY OF DENNIS McLEAN O'BRIAN BY HIS PARENTS --- RENOVATION BY ROBERT L. COON, SCULPTOR 2003 O'Brien was an artist who died about 15 years ago. Grew up in Vero Beach, moved on to Chicago....
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In Tribute to Chiura Obata
BERKELEY HISTORY "IN TRIBUTE TO CHIURA OBATA" 1885 – 1975 (小圃 千浦) Always go with nature, anywhere, in any circumstance, with gratitude. The renowned and highly respected Japanese American...
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Boyd's Inn
BOYD'S INN, AT WHICH D. SAMUEL JOHNSON ARRIVED IN EDINBURGH, 14 AUGUST 1773, ON HIS MEMORABLE TOUR TO THE HEBRIDES OCCUPIED THE LARGER PART OF THE SITE OF THIS BUILDING Submitted...
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- inn
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Bodies of Heroes Slain at the Alamo Were Burned
ON THIS SPOT BODIES OF HEROES SLAIN AT THE ALAMO WERE BURNED ON A FUNERAL PYRE FRAGMENTS OF THE BODIES WERE AFTERWARD BURIED HERE THIS TABLET IS THE GIFT OF RELATIVES OF GREEN B. JEMISION AND...
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The Opening of the Kipling Subway Station
BOROUGH OF ETOBICOKE TO COMMEMORATE THE OPENING OF THE KIPLING SUBWAY STATION NOVEMBER 21, 1980 Submitted by @ScenesFromACity
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Site of the World's First Radio Telescope
In 1937 Grote Reber, a 26 year old radio engineer, built the world's first radio telescope in the side yard of his home that stood here at 212 West Seminary Street, now Karlskoga Avenue. For...
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Cobblestone Landing
There were several boat landings in this general area during the nineteenth century. An 1827 drawing shows a public landing approximately one- half mile north of this spot, but changes in...
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- tennessee