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Standiford Field

    Combahee River Raid

    Combahee River Raid  On June 1-2, 1863, a Federal Force consisting of elements of the 2nd S.C. Volunteer Infantry (an African- American unit) and the 3rd Rhode Island Artillery conducted a raid up...

    Combahee River Raid  On June 1-2, 1863, a Federal Force consisting of elements of the 2nd S.C. Volunteer Infantry (an African- American unit) and the 3rd Rhode Island Artillery conducted a raid...

    • harriet tubman
    • 1863
    • civil war
    • african american

    Florence Schwimley Little Theater

    CITY OF BERKELEY LANDMARK designated in 1992 FLORENCE SCHWIMLEY LITTLE THEATER, 1948 BERKELEY HIGH SCHOOL COMMUNITY THEATER, 1939-1950 Henry H. Gutterson and William Corlett, Sr., Architects...

    CITY OF BERKELEY LANDMARK designated in 1992 FLORENCE SCHWIMLEY LITTLE THEATER, 1948 BERKELEY HIGH SCHOOL COMMUNITY THEATER, 1939-1950 Henry H. Gutterson and William Corlett, Sr.,...

    • berkeley
    • bhs
    • theater
    • bas-relief

    National Pony Express Centennial Assn

    • pony express
    • eisenhower
    • waddell
    • one mail lost

    Pony Express Centennial

    • pony express
    • waddell

    Pony Express Plaques

    THESE PLAQUES PLACED ON THE SITE OF THE WESTERN BUSINESS HEADQUARTERS, APRIL 3, 1963, BY THE SOCIETY OF CALIFORNIA PIONEERS

    THESE PLAQUES PLACED ON THE SITE OF THE WESTERN BUSINESS HEADQUARTERS, APRIL 3, 1963, BY THE SOCIETY OF CALIFORNIA PIONEERS

    • pony express
    • eisenhower
    • waddell

    Central Overland Pony Express Trail Association, Inc

    • pony express
    • waddell
    • vanderbilt
    • nicaragua
    • clipper ship
    • lincoln
    • first inaugural

    Pony Express

    • pony express
    • 1950
    • missouri
    • river steamer
    • antelope
    • alta califor...

    Former First Unitarian Church

    • 1898
    • berkeley
    • unitarian

    Sather Gate

    SATHER GATE 2009 HISTORIC RESTORATION  Led by the Class of 1950 With support from The Class of 1954

    SATHER GATE 2009 HISTORIC RESTORATION  Led by the Class of 1950 With support from The Class of 1954

    • cal
    • gate
    • 1950
    • 1954

    la Petite Naples Marseillaise

    Ce jeudi 15 mars à 11h, place de Lenche (2e), a été inaugurée une plaque rappelant la destruction en 1943 du quartier du Vieux-Port. Du 1er au 19 février 1943, près de 1 500 immeubles furent...

    Ce jeudi 15 mars à 11h, place de Lenche (2e), a été inaugurée une plaque rappelant la destruction en 1943 du quartier du Vieux-Port. Du 1er au 19 février 1943, près de 1 500 immeubles...

      World's Tallest Totem Pole

      THIS TABLET IN MEMORY OF THE BRITISH COLUMBIA INDIANS WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE WORLD WARS 1914 1918-1939 1945 WAS ERECTED BY THE B.C. INDIAN ARTS & WELFARE SOCIETY

      THIS TABLET IN MEMORY OF THE BRITISH COLUMBIA INDIANS WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE WORLD WARS 1914 1918-1939 1945 WAS ERECTED BY THE B.C. INDIAN ARTS & WELFARE SOCIETY

        World's Largest Totem Pole

        THIS TABLET IN MEMORY OF THE BRITISH COLUMBIA INDIANS WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE WORLD WARS 1914 1918-1939 1945 WAS ERECTED BY THE B.C. INDIAN ARTS & WELFARE SOCIETY  

        THIS TABLET IN MEMORY OF THE BRITISH COLUMBIA INDIANS WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE WORLD WARS 1914 1918-1939 1945 WAS ERECTED BY THE B.C. INDIAN ARTS & WELFARE SOCIETY

        • british columbia
        • wwi
        • indian
        • wwii

        Indian Slough

          Reves-Wilhelm Cemetery

          In this small cemetery are buried members of a pioneer family that settled this land in the 1820s. Many descendants still live in this area. Here lies Peter Wilhelm, who in 1827 or 1829 acquired...

          In this small cemetery are buried members of a pioneer family that settled this land in the 1820s. Many descendants still live in this area. Here lies Peter Wilhelm, who in 1827 or 1829 acquired...

          • michigan
          • michigan his...

          Mackinac Straits

          Nicolet passed through the straits in 1634 seeking a route to the Orient. Soon it became a crossroads where Indian, missionary, trapper, and soldier met. From the 1600s through the War of 1812...

          Nicolet passed through the straits in 1634 seeking a route to the Orient. Soon it became a crossroads where Indian, missionary, trapper, and soldier met. From the 1600s through the War of 1812...

          • michigan
          • michigan his...

          Mission House

          In 1823 the Reverend William Ferry founded a mission on Mackinac Island on land now known as Mission Point. Two years later he and his wife, Amanda, erected this building as a boarding school for...

          In 1823 the Reverend William Ferry founded a mission on Mackinac Island on land now known as Mission Point. Two years later he and his wife, Amanda, erected this building as a boarding school for...

          • michigan
          • michigan his...

          Michigan State Ferry System / Michigan State Car Ferries

          In 1923, in response to increasing automobile traffic, the Michigan Highway Department established the Michigan State Ferry System to connect the Upper and Lower Peninsulas by transporting...

          In 1923, in response to increasing automobile traffic, the Michigan Highway Department established the Michigan State Ferry System to connect the Upper and Lower Peninsulas by transporting...

          • michigan
          • michigan his...

          St. John Evangelical Lutheran / Amelith

          German missionary Pastor Ferdinand Sievers organized St. John Church in June 1852 to serve a colony of German migrants, some fleeing the turmoil that followed the European revolutions of 1848....

          German missionary Pastor Ferdinand Sievers organized St. John Church in June 1852 to serve a colony of German migrants, some fleeing the turmoil that followed the European revolutions of 1848....

          • michigan
          • michigan his...

          Dougherty Mission House / Rushmore House and Inn

          Peter Dougherty arrived on Mackinac Island in 1838, planning to establish a Presbyterian mission to the Ojibwe and Odawa tribes in northern Michigan. He selected the Grand Traverse Bay area and...

          Peter Dougherty arrived on Mackinac Island in 1838, planning to establish a Presbyterian mission to the Ojibwe and Odawa tribes in northern Michigan. He selected the Grand Traverse Bay area and...

          • michigan
          • michigan his...