Richard and Patricia Lawson Computer Science Building
RICHARD AND PATRICIA LAWSON COMPUTER SCIENCE BUILDING Dedicated September 15, 2006 H. Richard Lawson earned the MS in computer science from Purdue in 1968. With his brother and a third partner,...
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- computer science
- purdue university
- west lafayette
- indiana
- donation
The Europe Garden at Seven Sisters Country Park
This rather sad looking plaque sits alongside an equally sad looking garden built to celebrate Great Britain's involvement in the European Commnunity. Coincidentally, I discovered the plaque and...
- eu
- europe
- garden
Little Ben
"LITTLE BEN" FIRST ERECTED IN 1892. TAKED NOW IN 1964. RESTORED AND RE-ERECTED ON THE 15TH DECEMBER 1981 BY THE WESTMINSTER CITY COUNCIL. WITH THE HELP OF ELF AQUITAINE UK. OFFERED AS A GESTURE...
- london
- england
- clock
- ben
- little ben
- big ben
Montgomery's Slave Depots
MONTGOMERY'S SLAVE DEPOTS Montgomery slave traders operated depots where enslaved men, women, and children were confined. The slave depots functioned as active trading sites and as detention...
- montgomery
- slavery
- slave traders
- eji
- mississippi
- alabama
Cricketers at war
BRIGHTON, HOVE & DISTRICT CLUB CRICKET ASSOCIATION IN MEMORY OF THOSE CRICKETERS WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES DURING WORLD WARD II .. 1939-1945
- war
- cricket
- brighton
- worldwar2
- hove
- sport
GHOST TRAIN
To inform about the installation by Jon Mills that sits on the bridge at Brighton Greenway (a disused railway line).
- train
- art
- brighton
- sculpture
- metal
- ghost
- railway
Professor E. C. (Steve) Stevenson Memorial
Dedicated to the memory of Professor E.C. (Steve) Stevenson Head of the Department of Horticulture, 1958-1967. Teacher, researcher, mentor, and visionary leader. Dr. Stevenson made pivotal...
- horticulture
- landscape ar...
- purdue university
- west lafayette
- indiana
- professor e....
Paradise Valley
Formerly the intersection of Adams Avenue and St. Antoine Street, this site was once part of Paradise Valley, Detroit's African American business and entertainment district. From the 1930s into...
- michigan
- african american
- duke ellington
- dinah washington
- freeways
Took Possession of These Lands on Behalf of His Catholic Majesty
In homage to the Spanish expedition composed of the ships SAN SALVADOR, VICTORIA, AND SAN MIGUEL that arrived at San Diego on 28th September 1542 under the command of JUAN RODRIGUEZ CABRILLO who...
- san diego
- california
- spain
- 1542
- cabrillo
Western Headquarters of the Pony Express
- pony express
- san francisco
- california
- finney
- leavenworth
For Whom Montgomery Street Was Named
ON JULY 9, 1846, IN THE EARLY MORNING IN "THE DAYS WHEN THE WATER CAME UP TO MONTGOMERY STREET," COMMANDER JOHN B. MONTGOMERY - FOR WHOM MONTGOMERY STREET WAS NAMED - LANDED NEAR THIS SPOT FROM...
- san francisco
- bay area
- california
- montgomery
- portsmouth
- sloop-of-war
The San Rafael Reef
Crossing the river
Spotted Wolf Canyon
Easternmost Point in North America
Submitted by Helen Zaltzman
- canada
- north american
- easterly
First public school in California
THIS MARKS THE SITE OF THE FIRST PUBLIC SCHOOL IN CALIFORNIA ERECTED IN 1847 OPENED APRIL 3, 1848 THIS COMMEMORATIVE MARKER WAS ERECTED IN 1957 BY THE GRAND LODGE OF FREE AND ACCEPTED MASON...
- san francisco
- bay area
- california
- school
- 1847
Edmonton House
Submitted by @YuEuG .
- edmonton
- walter
- canada
Alley Pond Giant
The Alley Pond Giant. Measured in the year 2000 at a height of 133.8 feet with a girth of 18.6 feet, this tulip tree may be the tallest and oldest living organism in the city.
- alley pond giant
- new york
- nyc
- oldest living thing
Santa Barbara -- Puerto Vallarta
SANTA BARBARA - PUERTO VALLARTA SISTER CITIES IN MEMORY OF MICHAEL J. LEMUS M.D. 1918 - 1991 A RECOGNITION OF CULTURAL DIVERSITY AND SHARED HUMANITY
- santa barbara
- california
- puerto vallarta
Boyle and Hooke
In a house on this site between 1655 and 1668 lived Robert Boyle. Here he discovered Boyle's Law and made experiments with an air pump designed by his assistant Robert Hooke, inventor,...