Sacred to the Memory of George Dobson
SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF GEORGE DOBSON GOVERNMENT ENGINEER MURDERED HERE BY BUSHRANGERS 28 OF MAY 1866 Submitted by jase_b
- 1866
- new zealand
- bushrangers
- government engineer
New Bethel Church and Cemetery
The congregants of New Bethel purchased the current acreage in 1869 and first worshipped in a bush arbor. They deeded a portion of their land to the Shelby County School System to build...
- shelby county
- tennessee
Benjamin Franklin Booth1858-1941
Benjamin F. Booth was one of Memphis' earliest and most distinguished African-American lawyers. Starting in 1886, he practiced law for more than 54 years. In 1905, he challenged Tennessee's...
- shelby county
- tennessee
Rockport
ROCKPORT MY HOME FOR OVER 100 YEARS GERTRUDE (TARR) REED GIVEN ON MY 100TH BIRTHDAY JULY 5, 1995 SIT - RELAX - ENJOY Thanks to Jason Freedman for correcting the location on this plaque and for the...
- rockport
- gertrude
- tarr
- reed
- sit relax enjoy
CANADA’S FIRST BIRTH CONTROL CLINIC
CANADA’S FIRST BIRTH CONTROL CLINIC The first Family Planning Clinic in Canada, located in Hamilton, began in 1931 as The Advocates of Birth Control. Led by Mary (Chambers) Hawkins, the American...
Del Mar Canning Company
- cannery row
- steinbeck
- 1927
- fish & flour
- 1936
- fire
This British Carronade
THIS BRITISH CARRONADE WAS CAPTURED DURING THE REPULSE AT SANDY BAY OF A LANDING PARTY FROM HIS MAJESTY'S FRIGATE NYMPH IN THE EARLY MORNING OF SEPTEMBER 9, 1814
- 1814
- carronade
- nymph
- frigate
MICHIGAN'S FIRST JEWISH SETTLER
MICHIGAN'S FIRST JEWISH SETTLER Ezekiel Solomon, a native of Berlin, Germany, who had served with the British army, arrived at Michilimackinac in the summer of 1761. He is Michigan's first...
- michigan reg...
- mackinaw city
- michilimackinac
- jewish history
USCGC Mackinaw final crew commemoration
In commemoration and tribute to the historic preservation efforts of the final crew and to honor every Mackinaw sailor who ever chipped paint, wiped oil, or swabbed a deck throughout her sixty-two...
- us coast guard
- mackinaw
- foundation f...
MACKINAW CITY
MACKINAW CITY This site was the terminus of the Dixie Highway, the Mackinaw Trail, the East Michigan Pike and the West Michigan Pike. The East and West Pikes were mapped out in 1913 as gravel and...
- mackinaw city
- michigan reg...
- dixie highway
- mackinaw trail
- east michigan pike
- west michigan pike