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Day's Bridge Summit

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  • washington
  • george washington
  • revolutionary war
  • 1780

Mt. Washington

THE HIGHEST WIND EVERY OBSERVED BY MAN WAS RECORDED HERE  FROM 1932 TO 1937 THE MT. WASHINGTON OBSERVATORY WAS OPERATED IN THE SUMMIT STAGE OFFICE THEN OCCUPYING THIS SITE. IN A GREAT STORM APRIL...

THE HIGHEST WIND EVERY OBSERVED BY MAN WAS RECORDED HERE  FROM 1932 TO 1937 THE MT. WASHINGTON OBSERVATORY WAS OPERATED IN THE SUMMIT STAGE OFFICE THEN OCCUPYING THIS SITE. IN A GREAT STORM APRIL...

  • new hampshire
  • white mountain
  • windy
  • 1934

First Honeybees in California

First Honeybees in California Here, on the 1,939-acre Rancho Potrero de Santa Clara, Christopher A. Shelton in early March 1853 in-troduced the honeybee to California. In Aspinwall, Panama,...

First Honeybees in California Here, on the 1,939-acre Rancho Potrero de Santa Clara, Christopher A. Shelton in early March 1853 in- troduced the honeybee to California. In Aspinwall, Panama,...

  • san jose
  • california
  • honeybees
  • bongo
  • beekeeping
  • bees
  • arbuckle

Barry Residence

Circa 1832, Thomas L. Moody built a double-log cabin on this land. In 1899 Squire John Lafayette Coopwood, a planter, and his wife, Amoranda Louetta, purchased the property. In 1924, the couple's...

Circa 1832, Thomas L. Moody built a double-log cabin on this land. In 1899 Squire John Lafayette Coopwood, a planter, and his wife, Amoranda Louetta, purchased the property. In 1924, the couple's...

  • shelby county
  • tennessee

Isaac Hayes

In the 1970s Hayes was a multiple gold and platinum-selling recording star. His recording of "Shaft" won an Oscar, Golden Globe, and three Grammy awards. He wrote or co-wrote over 200 songs for...

In the 1970s Hayes was a multiple gold and platinum-selling recording star. His recording of "Shaft" won an Oscar, Golden Globe, and three Grammy awards. He wrote or co-wrote over 200 songs for...

  • shelby county
  • tennessee

The Old Hobart Town Gaol

From instagramSubmitted by @littlebobbyplaqueson

From instagramSubmitted by @littlebobbyplaqueson

    Lewis & Clark Trail

    • lewis and clark
    • oregon

    Contoocook Railroad Bridge and Depot

    Contoocook Railroad Bridge and DepotBuilt in 1889 on the granite abutments of an older span, this is the world's oldestsurviving covered railroad bridge. It was probably designed by Boston &...

    Contoocook Railroad Bridge and DepotBuilt in 1889 on the granite abutments of an older span, this is the world's oldestsurviving covered railroad bridge. It was probably designed by Boston...

    • contoocook
    • railroad bridge
    • depot
    • new hampshire

    Nanton Air Museum

    NANTON AIR MUSEUM  Dedicated to the men and women who served the Allied Air Forces in so many ways during World War II. "An example of duty nobly done." -- Winston S. Churchill PER ARDUA AD ASTRA...

    NANTON AIR MUSEUM  Dedicated to the men and women who served the Allied Air Forces in so many ways during World War II. "An example of duty nobly done." -- Winston S. Churchill PER ARDUA AD ASTRA...

    • nanton
    • wwii
    • air forces
    • churchill

    Harney Peak Lookout

    HARNEY PEAK LOOKOUT THE HARNEY PEAK FIRE LOOKOUT, DAM AND PUMPHOUSE WERE BUILT BY THE CCC IN 1939 AND ARE LISTED IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES. HARNEY PEAK ELEVATION IS 2207 METERS...

    HARNEY PEAK LOOKOUT THE HARNEY PEAK FIRE LOOKOUT, DAM AND PUMPHOUSE WERE BUILT BY THE CCC IN 1939 AND ARE LISTED IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES. HARNEY PEAK ELEVATION IS 2207 METERS...

    • harney
    • pumphouse
    • dam
    • lookout
    • south dakota
    • ccc
    • 1939

    Crowsnest Pass / Frank Slide / Bellevue Mine Explosion / Hillcrest Mine Disaster

    Submitted by @robertdall

    Submitted by @robertdall

      Clark Memorial Bench

      Clark Memorial Bench Donated to the city of Alameda in 1920 by Park Avenue resident Isabella Derby Clark, this concrete bench was designed by Myrtle Maillot. Mrs. Clark was a proponent of animal...

      Clark Memorial Bench Donated to the city of Alameda in 1920 by Park Avenue resident Isabella Derby Clark, this concrete bench was designed by Myrtle Maillot. Mrs. Clark was a proponent of animal...

      • alameda
      • bench
      • animals
      • jim morrison

      Evermay

      “Evermay” Samuel Davidson, a Scot of original character, purchased the site and built Evermay 1792-1794 with proceeds of the sale of lands he owned which include part of the present site of the...

      “Evermay” Samuel Davidson, a Scot of original character, purchased the site and built Evermay 1792-1794 with proceeds of the sale of lands he owned which include part of the present site of the...

      • colonial america
      • georgetown
      • home
      • washington
      • dc

      Ramsdell Theater

      Ramsdell Theater Thomas Jefferson Ramsdell -- pioneer lawyer, state legislator and civic leader -- built this theater between 1902 and 1903. Many traveling companies played here and praised the...

      Ramsdell Theater Thomas Jefferson Ramsdell -- pioneer lawyer, state legislator and civic leader -- built this theater between 1902 and 1903. Many traveling companies played here and praised...

        The Aarons Building

        The Aarons Building   Year Built: 1908 Architect: Unknown First Owner: Harry J. Aarons Building: Unknown Style: Neo Classical Revival Address: 359-361 River Street   The Aarons Building is the...

        The Aarons Building   Year Built: 1908 Architect: Unknown First Owner: Harry J. Aarons Building: Unknown Style: Neo Classical Revival Address: 359-361 River Street   The Aarons Building is the...

          The Fern

          The Fern One seed, one spore, one idea at a time. Like a fern, A community starts out small, tight and often unnoticed. As it grows it opens up, and fans out,  becoming part of its environment and...

          The Fern One seed, one spore, one idea at a time. Like a fern, A community starts out small, tight and often unnoticed. As it grows it opens up, and fans out,  becoming part of its environment...

            Manistee Mission House

            Trading Post A surprising historical fact is that stores along the Manistee River in this area actually pre-date settlement by white or European settlers which commenced in 1841 with the arrival...

            Trading Post A surprising historical fact is that stores along the Manistee River in this area actually pre-date settlement by white or European settlers which commenced in 1841 with the...

              Portage Lake Region

              Historical Marker The Portage Lake Region   Following the fur traders into this region came a few adventurous lumbermen looking for saw-mill sites.  Interested by what he saw in 1840, Joseph...

              Historical Marker The Portage Lake Region   Following the fur traders into this region came a few adventurous lumbermen looking for saw-mill sites.  Interested by what he saw in 1840,...

                Grandad Bluff

                Submitted by @stephenbernau

                Submitted by @stephenbernau

                  California Street Cable Car Line and Leland Stanford

                  IN HONOR OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE CALIFORNIA STREET CABLE CARS LINE AND LELAND STANFORD AMONG THE SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE GOVERNOR LELAND STANFORD FAMILY, WHOSE HOME WAS...

                  IN HONOR OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE CALIFORNIA STREET CABLE CARS LINE AND LELAND STANFORD AMONG THE SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE GOVERNOR LELAND STANFORD FAMILY, WHOSE HOME WAS...

                  • san francisco
                  • california
                  • bay area
                  • leland stanford
                  • california street
                  • cable car