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The Original Location of Oakgrove Cumberland Presbyterian Church

COMMEMORATING THE ORIGINAL LOCATION OAKGROVE CUMBERLAND PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 1886 - 1967 REV. R. J. C. AHIL, FIRST PASTOR THE ZELOSOPHIAN ACADEMY FOUNDED 1890 BY REV. J. H. B. HALL   Submitted by...

COMMEMORATING THE ORIGINAL LOCATION OAKGROVE CUMBERLAND PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 1886 - 1967 REV. R. J. C. AHIL, FIRST PASTOR THE ZELOSOPHIAN ACADEMY FOUNDED 1890 BY REV. J. H. B. HALL   Submitted by...

  • oakgrove
  • cumberland
  • presbyterian
  • church

Bradford War Memorials

Soldiers Memorial. 21 S Main St, Bradford, VT. Located next to the Charles Edgar Clark statue. @readtheplaque https://t.co/7ibMuAaZLu Tweet Submitted by @LostToHistory

Soldiers Memorial. 21 S Main St, Bradford, VT. Located next to the Charles Edgar Clark statue. @readtheplaque https://t.co/7ibMuAaZLu Tweet Submitted by @LostToHistory

  • bradford
  • vermont
  • wwi
  • civil war
  • spanish-american war

Richtmyer Tavern

The Richtmyer Tavern Built in 1789 First town meeting was held to form the present town of Conesville, 1836 [Location approximate] Submitted by @LostToHistory

The Richtmyer Tavern Built in 1789 First town meeting was held to form the present town of Conesville, 1836 [Location approximate] Submitted by @LostToHistory

  • tavern
  • 1789
  • 1836
  • conesville
  • new york

Dartmouth's Old Pine

"LEST THE OLD TRADITIONS FAIL" THIS TABLET MARKS THE OLD PINE CONTEMPORARY WITH THE LIFE OF THE COLLEGE AND GUARDIAN OF ITS TRADITIONS HAVING BEEN STRUCK BY LIGHTNING IN 1887 AND BY A WHIRLWIND IN...

"LEST THE OLD TRADITIONS FAIL" THIS TABLET MARKS THE OLD PINE CONTEMPORARY WITH THE LIFE OF THE COLLEGE AND GUARDIAN OF ITS TRADITIONS HAVING BEEN STRUCK BY LIGHTNING IN 1887 AND BY A WHIRLWIND...

  • dartmouth
  • hanover
  • new hampshire
  • tree
  • lightning
  • whirlwind

Rear Admiral Charles Edgar Clark U.S.N

REAR ADMIRAL CHARLES EDGAR CLARK U.S.N.  BORN BRADFORD, VERMONT AUG. 10, 1843  DIED LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA OCT. 1, 1922 --- ENTERED ANNAPOLIS NAVAL ACADEMY SEPT. 29, 1860  WITH FARRAGUT BATTLE...

REAR ADMIRAL CHARLES EDGAR CLARK U.S.N.  BORN BRADFORD, VERMONT AUG. 10, 1843  DIED LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA OCT. 1, 1922 --- ENTERED ANNAPOLIS NAVAL ACADEMY SEPT. 29, 1860  WITH FARRAGUT...

  • bradford
  • vermont
  • long beach
  • annapolis
  • navy
  • admiral
  • mobile bay
  • civil war

Trinity Methodist Church Time Capsule

First time I have seen a reintured time capsule. Methodist Church in Denver.  Submitted by LostToHistory

First time I have seen a reintured time capsule. Methodist Church in Denver.  Submitted by LostToHistory

    Hiram College: James Garfield, Ginko Tree, Martin Common, Harriet Krabill Reading Garden

    Submitted by @LostToHistory

    Submitted by @LostToHistory

    • hiram
    • hiram college
    • ohio

    El Castillo

    1793-94 EL CASTILLO  A Spanish military fortification is constructed on an ancient Native American village site overlooking Monterey's harbor. 

    1793-94 EL CASTILLO  A Spanish military fortification is constructed on an ancient Native American village site overlooking Monterey's harbor. 

    • monterey
    • california
    • 1794
    • 1793
    • spanish military

    Dublin History Plaque

    • dublin
    • ireland
    • history

    Bridge Deck Aerodynamics

    Submitted by mollyocr

    Submitted by mollyocr

    • san francisco
    • bay area
    • california
    • golden gate
    • tacoma narrows
    • aerodynamics

    The Kemmons Wilson Holiday Inn Story

    Submitted by Sheila Paske. 

    Submitted by Sheila Paske. 

      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.

        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.

        • shelby county
        • tennessee

        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...

        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...

        • newbury
        • vermont
        • methodism
        • theological school

        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 AMERICA LATER...

        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...

        • monterey
        • california
        • 1846
        • 1848
        • sloat
        • flagstaff
        • hidalgo
        • taking possession of

        Clar Oibriucain Reigiuin and Deiscrit agus an Oirthi

        • dublin
        • ireland

        Linn Park History

        Submitted by @LostToHistory

        Submitted by @LostToHistory

        • birmingham
        • alabama
        • linn
        • linn park

        Samuel Ullman

        From the old Ullman High School in Birmingham, AL. Now located on the UAB campus as part of athletics.  Submitted by @LostToHistory

        From the old Ullman High School in Birmingham, AL. Now located on the UAB campus as part of athletics.  Submitted by @LostToHistory

        • birmingham
        • alabama
        • ullman
        • poet
        • learning

        Charles Linn

        @readtheplaque https://t.co/Jzi38OgwP8 Tweet Submitted by @LostToHistory

        @readtheplaque https://t.co/Jzi38OgwP8 Tweet Submitted by @LostToHistory

        • birmingham
        • alabama
        • linn
        • multiple sclerosis
        • 1814
        • 1882
        • finland
        • magic city

        Linn Park War Memorials

        Submitted by @LostToHistory

        Submitted by @LostToHistory

        • birmingham
        • alabama
        • revolutionary war
        • wwi
        • armistice day
        • 1923
        • 1776
        • 1912