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Chief Washakie

Tooling across Wyoming before the August 2017 eclipse, we drove into a town called Fort Washakie (population 1,759; elevation 5,570 feet) on U.S. 287 (a.k.a. the Chief Washakie Trail). We had...

  • wyoming
  • native americans
  • shoshone
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      Pierce Hall

      PIERCE HALL First Town Hall of Brookline Built in 1825 Used as the first High School 1843-1856 Bought by the First Parish in 1890 Named for the Rev. John Pierce, D.D. Minister of this Parish 1797-1849

      • brookline
      • massachusetts
      • first parish...

      Burrell M. Baucom

      IN MEMORY OF BURRELL M. BAUCOM AN OFFICER AND SOLDIER. BRAVE OF HEART, SINCERE OF PURPOSE AND FAITHFUL TO TRUST WHO FELL HERE JULY 1, 1933, IN PERFORMANCE OF HIS DUTY. THIS TABLET IS INSCRIBED BY...

      • 1933
      • oregon

      Chester Depot

      CHESTER DEPOT The first public train arrived here on July 18, 1849, and in December, the Rutland & Burlington Railroad opened the first rail line across Vermont linking the Connecticut...

      • chester
      • vermont
      • champlain
      • connecticut river
      • 1849
      • train
      • railroad
      • train station

      Amador County Fair Foundation

        Folsom Institute

        FOLSOM INSTITUTE "EDUCATION DOTH NOT A SCHOLAR MAKE" NEAR HERE WAS THE FIRST AND ONLY COLLEGE EVER IN FOLSOM. IT LASTED TWO YEARS (1858-60) THEN CLOSED FOR LACK OF STUDENTS. FOLKS PROBABLY FIGURED...

        • folsom
        • college
        • institute

        Grocery Store, 1879

        GROCERY STORE 1879William Ferguson, proprietor City of Toronto, Inventory of Heritage Properties HERITAGE TORONTO    Submitted by @kmbmarshall

        • grocery store
        • toronto
        • 1879

        Compo Colonial Cemetery Cedar Point

        COMPO COLONIAL CEMETERY CEDAR POINT 1681 1771  FAMILIES REPRESENTED BURNS, CHURCH, GRAY, HENDRICKS, SHAW. IN WHOSE MEMORY THIS TABLET IS DEDICATED BY COMPO HILL CHAPTER, D.A.R. AND THE MORRIS PARK...

        • 1681
        • compo
        • westport
        • connecticut