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Michigan Engineering

    Ferndale

    FERNDALE THIS PIONEER AGRICULTURAL COMMUNITY, SETTLED IN 1852, HELPED FEED THE BOOMING POPULATION OF MID CENTURY SAN FRANCISCO. LONG KNOWN AS "CREAM CITY" FERNDALE MADE INNOVATIVE AND LASTING CON...

    FERNDALE THIS PIONEER AGRICULTURAL COMMUNITY, SETTLED IN 1852, HELPED FEED THE BOOMING POPULATION OF MID CENTURY SAN FRANCISCO. LONG KNOWN AS "CREAM CITY" FERNDALE MADE INNOVATIVE AND LASTING CON...

      Butler-Perozzi Fountain

      BUTLER PEROZZI FOUNTAIN SCULPTOR A. FRILLI, FLORENCE, ITALY RESTORED AND RE-SCULPTED 1987  

      BUTLER PEROZZI FOUNTAIN SCULPTOR A. FRILLI, FLORENCE, ITALY RESTORED AND RE-SCULPTED 1987

        Old Mackinac Point Lighthouse

        This light is opposite the turning point for ships making the difficult passage through the Straits of Mackinac, one of the business crossroads of the Great Lakes. McGulpin’s Point Light, two...

        This light is opposite the turning point for ships making the difficult passage through the Straits of Mackinac, one of the business crossroads of the Great Lakes. McGulpin’s Point Light, two...

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        Claremont Branch Library

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        Julia Morgan

        BUILT 1917 ARCHITECT JULIA MORGAN

        BUILT 1917 ARCHITECT JULIA MORGAN

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        Gene Farb

        In Memory of Gene Farb Co-Founder Whole Earth Access

        In Memory of Gene Farb Co-Founder Whole Earth Access

          Holy Cross Catholic Church

          Father Frederic Baraga (1797-1868) first landed on Beaver Island as a missionary in 1832. This church was built in 1860 and consecrated by Baraga, then Bishop of the Diocese of Sault Ste. Marie....

          Father Frederic Baraga (1797-1868) first landed on Beaver Island as a missionary in 1832. This church was built in 1860 and consecrated by Baraga, then Bishop of the Diocese of Sault Ste. Marie....

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          Old Fish Market

          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

            The Queen's Hospital and the Birmingham Accident Hospital

            Submitted by @caddickbrown

            Submitted by @caddickbrown

              Royal William Victualling Yard

              ROYAL WILLIAM VICTUALLING YARD COMMISSIONED TO BE BUILT IN 1824 IN THE REIGN OF. KING GEORGE IV WITH THE SOLE PURPOSE OF SUPPLYINC VICTUALS TO HIS MAJESTY'S NAVY COMPLETED IN THE REIGN OF KING...

              ROYAL WILLIAM VICTUALLING YARD COMMISSIONED TO BE BUILT IN 1824 IN THE REIGN OF. KING GEORGE IV WITH THE SOLE PURPOSE OF SUPPLYINC VICTUALS TO HIS MAJESTY'S NAVY COMPLETED IN THE REIGN OF...

                September 3, 1935

                Remember September 3, 1935  During a doc strick, police arrsested 21 longshoremen picketing Pacific Coast Terminals. ILWU Local 502 still works the Fraser River.   Submitted by @WeBuildBC

                Remember September 3, 1935  During a doc strick, police arrsested 21 longshoremen picketing Pacific Coast Terminals. ILWU Local 502 still works the Fraser River.   Submitted by @WeBuildBC

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                St. Paul's Chapel

                ST PAUL'S CHAPEL THIS FAMOUS EXAMPLE OF GEORGIAN ARCHITECTURE, BUILT 1764-166, WITH SPIRE AID PORTICO ADDED 1794-1796 IS THE ONLY CHURCH STRUCTURE SURVIVING THE COLONIAL ERA OF NEW YORK CITY THE...

                ST PAUL'S CHAPEL THIS FAMOUS EXAMPLE OF GEORGIAN ARCHITECTURE, BUILT 1764-166, WITH SPIRE AID PORTICO ADDED 1794-1796 IS THE ONLY CHURCH STRUCTURE SURVIVING THE COLONIAL ERA OF NEW YORK CITY THE...

                  English Elm

                  ENGLISH ELMULMUS PROCERA PLANTED 1906 DESIGNATED BY THE DAVIS CITY COUNCIL AS A LANDMARK TREE PLACED BY PACIFIC TELEPHONE EMPLOYEES OCTOBER 1969 Submitted by @jqmcd

                  ENGLISH ELMULMUS PROCERA PLANTED 1906 DESIGNATED BY THE DAVIS CITY COUNCIL AS A LANDMARK TREE PLACED BY PACIFIC TELEPHONE EMPLOYEES OCTOBER 1969 Submitted by @jqmcd

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                  William Davidson and Peter Mitchell

                  WILLIAM DAVIDSON, 1740-1790 Born in Banffhire, Scotland, Davidson was the first English-speaking settler in Miramichi. As a pioneer in the fishing, masting, lumbering and ship-building indus-...

                  WILLIAM DAVIDSON, 1740-1790 Born in Banffhire, Scotland, Davidson was the first English-speaking settler in Miramichi. As a pioneer in the fishing, masting, lumbering and ship-building indus-...

                    Anthony J. Drexel

                    ANTHONY J. DREXEL (1826 -1893) Entrepreneur and philan- thropist Drexel created the world's first trans- Atlantic banking network from an office first located here. It financed many U.S. railroads...

                    ANTHONY J. DREXEL (1826 -1893) Entrepreneur and philan- thropist Drexel created the world's first trans- Atlantic banking network from an office first located here. It financed many U.S. railroads...

                      Doug Wilson

                      Doug Wilson March 9, 1947 April 26, 2013 Beloved Husband and Father May all who rest here be touched by his love, light, humor and smile  

                      Doug Wilson March 9, 1947 April 26, 2013 Beloved Husband and Father May all who rest here be touched by his love, light, humor and smile

                        Boxcar

                        NEW MEXICO STATE FAIR FORTY & EIGHT FRENCH BOXCAR PAVILION HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF NEW MEXICOo BRUCE KING, GOVERNOR NEW MEXICO STATE FAIR COMMISSION GILLE JARAMILLO, CHAIRMAN JIMMIE RANDALS, MICE...

                        NEW MEXICO STATE FAIR FORTY & EIGHT FRENCH BOXCAR PAVILION HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF NEW MEXICOo BRUCE KING, GOVERNOR NEW MEXICO STATE FAIR COMMISSION GILLE JARAMILLO, CHAIRMAN JIMMIE RANDALS,...

                          Valenzuela Adobe

                          SITE OF THE VALENZUELA ADOBE   Antonio Valenzuela, early ploneer of the town of San Juan Capistrano, built the adobe in the early 1840s, probably on the ruins of a mission Indian adobe dating to...

                          SITE OF THE VALENZUELA ADOBE   Antonio Valenzuela, early ploneer of the town of San Juan Capistrano, built the adobe in the early 1840s, probably on the ruins of a mission Indian adobe dating to...

                            Algiers Dry Dock

                            Andre Seguin built the first dry dock in Algiers in 1819 on land purchased from Barthelemy Duverjé. As the City did not want ship building and repair businesses on their side of the river, those...

                            Andre Seguin built the first dry dock in Algiers in 1819 on land purchased from Barthelemy Duverjé. As the City did not want ship building and repair businesses on their side of the river,...

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