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Rogers Rangers

ROGERS RANGERS The rivers' junction two miles north was rendezvous for Rogers Rangers after their destruction of St. Francis, Que., Oct. 4, 1759. Pursuing Indians and starvation had plagued their...

ROGERS RANGERS The rivers' junction two miles north was rendezvous for Rogers Rangers after their destruction of St. Francis, Que., Oct. 4, 1759. Pursuing Indians and starvation had plagued their...

    London Stone

    Submitted by @benedictevans

    Submitted by @benedictevans

      RIDE OF SYMON SCHERMERHOORN

      NEW YORK RIDE OF SYMON SCHERMERHOORN ON NIGHT OF FEB. 8, 1690. ALTHOUGH WOUNDED HE RODE 20 MILES TO ALBANY WARNING SETTLERS STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT 1932

      NEW YORK RIDE OF SYMON SCHERMERHOORN ON NIGHT OF FEB. 8, 1690. ALTHOUGH WOUNDED HE RODE 20 MILES TO ALBANY WARNING SETTLERS STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT 1932

        Emmylou Harris

          Broad Street Site of Domestic Slave Trade

          BROAD STREET SITE OF DOMESTIC SLAVE TRADE During the first half of the nineteenth century, many buildings on Broad Street between Church and East Bay Streets served as auction houses and private...

          BROAD STREET SITE OF DOMESTIC SLAVE TRADE During the first half of the nineteenth century, many buildings on Broad Street between Church and East Bay Streets served as auction houses and...

            James A. Davis

            Submitted by @LostToHistory.

            Submitted by @LostToHistory.

              Carnegie Library

              Submitted by @LostToHistory.

              Submitted by @LostToHistory.

                The Assassination of King Strang

                BEAVER HISTORICAL SOCIETY ISLAND The Assassination of King Strang In 1856, growing friction within Beaver Island's Mormon community finally erupted. Two of James Jesse Strang's disgruntled...

                BEAVER HISTORICAL SOCIETY ISLAND The Assassination of King Strang In 1856, growing friction within Beaver Island's Mormon community finally erupted. Two of James Jesse Strang's disgruntled...

                  Hermann Monument

                  Submitted by @robblerouser

                  Submitted by @robblerouser

                    Original Berrima Bridge

                    THIS STONE, FROM THE FOUNDATIONS OF THE ORIGINAL BERRIMA BRIDGE OPENED IN 1836, WAS HEWN AND LAID BY CONVICT LABOUR SUPERVISED BY DAVID LENNOX. THE STONES DATED 1860 AND 1897 ARE FROM RESTORATION...

                    THIS STONE, FROM THE FOUNDATIONS OF THE ORIGINAL BERRIMA BRIDGE OPENED IN 1836, WAS HEWN AND LAID BY CONVICT LABOUR SUPERVISED BY DAVID LENNOX. THE STONES DATED 1860 AND 1897 ARE FROM...

                      Washington County Courthouse, Virginia

                      Submitted by @stuherrm

                      Submitted by @stuherrm

                        Euclid v. Ambler Realty Site

                          E.W. Hale, Sr.(Jan 4, 1875 - Dec. 16, 1959)

                          Elected magistrate of the 12th District of the Shelby County Court in 1906, Whitehaven merchant E.W. Hale, Sr. received an appointment as one of the first county commissioners in 1911 from E.H....

                          Elected magistrate of the 12th District of the Shelby County Court in 1906, Whitehaven merchant E.W. Hale, Sr. received an appointment as one of the first county commissioners in 1911 from...

                          • shelby county
                          • tennessee

                          Restoration of the Aaronic Priesthood

                          John The Baptist in the Restoration of the Aaronic Priesthood Joseph Smith Oliver Cowdery This event occurred on the banks of the Susquehanna river the fifteenth day of May 1829 near Harmony,...

                          John The Baptist in the Restoration of the Aaronic Priesthood Joseph Smith Oliver Cowdery This event occurred on the banks of the Susquehanna river the fifteenth day of May 1829 near...

                            The Crescent

                            The Crescent The Crescent was an exclusive train of Southern Railway (SR) and Alabama affiliates, Western Railway of Alabama (WRA), Atlanta & West Point Railway (AWPR), and Louisville & Nashville...

                            The Crescent The Crescent was an exclusive train of Southern Railway (SR) and Alabama affiliates, Western Railway of Alabama (WRA), Atlanta & West Point Railway (AWPR), and Louisville &...

                              Saints Rest

                              Submitted by @stuherrm

                              Submitted by @stuherrm

                                Pulgas Water Temple

                                  F.D.R. Stone Block

                                  Submitted by @pomeridian

                                  Submitted by @pomeridian

                                    Evelyn F. Moakley Bridge

                                    Submitted by @jaclyncristine

                                    Submitted by @jaclyncristine

                                      Heirsville