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Cadillac Carnegie Library

Constructed with the joint support of an Andrew Carnegie grant and the Cadillac Literary Society, this Classical Revival style building was completed at a cost of thirty thousand dollars in 1906....

Constructed with the joint support of an Andrew Carnegie grant and the Cadillac Literary Society, this Classical Revival style building was completed at a cost of thirty thousand dollars in 1906....

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130131-0657 Lancaster

From the Flickr group Historical Markers, photo by WashuOtaku, full page.License is Attribution-ShareAlike License

From the Flickr group Historical Markers, photo by WashuOtaku, full page.License is Attribution- ShareAlike License

    1935 Redwood Lumber Strike

    Plaque text: 1935 REDWOOD LUMBER STRIKE Striking sawmill workers gathered in a mass picket at a redwood mill due west of Fort Humboldt on June 21, 1935, trying to convince local redwood mill...

    Plaque text: 1935 REDWOOD LUMBER STRIKE Striking sawmill workers gathered in a mass picket at a redwood mill due west of Fort Humboldt on June 21, 1935, trying to convince local redwood mill...

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    The Gazebo

    Plaque text: The Gazebo Built in 1989 this building is of the East Lake Stick-Style tradition, a fine example of Victorian Architecture. The tapered oriel windows that project from the upper story...

    Plaque text: The Gazebo Built in 1989 this building is of the East Lake Stick-Style tradition, a fine example of Victorian Architecture. The tapered oriel windows that project from the upper story...

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    Ferndale Palace Saloon

    Plaque text: FERNDALE PALACE SALOON Circa 1880, farthest westernly bar in the continental United States. Dedicated on February 13, 1993, by the Native Sons of the Golden West.Harly M. Harty, Grand...

    Plaque text: FERNDALE PALACE SALOON Circa 1880, farthest westernly bar in the continental United States. Dedicated on February 13, 1993, by the Native Sons of the Golden West.Harly M. Harty, Grand...

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    Matthew Shepard Memorial (University of Wyoming)

    Plaque text: MATTHEW WAYNE SHEPARD December 1, 1976 - October 12, 1998 Beloved son, brother, and friend He continues to make a difference Peace be with him and all who sit here Photograph taken...

    Plaque text: MATTHEW WAYNE SHEPARD December 1, 1976 - October 12, 1998 Beloved son, brother, and friend He continues to make a difference Peace be with him and all who sit here Photograph...

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    Cheyenne Architectural Heritage Map

    Plaque text: August 29, 1986, this Cheyenne Architectural Heritage Map was donated to the City of Cheyenne by the X-JWC Federated Women's Club. The purpose of the map is to preserve the memory of...

    Plaque text: August 29, 1986, this Cheyenne Architectural Heritage Map was donated to the City of Cheyenne by the X-JWC Federated Women's Club. The purpose of the map is to preserve the memory of...

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    The Pardee Home

    THE PARDEE HOME  BUILT IN 1868 BY ENOCH H. PARDEE (1827 - 96) , PHYSICIAN, MAYOR OF OAKLAND, STATE ASSEMBLYMAN, AND SENATOR. IT WAS THE HOME OF THE FAMILIES OF E. H. PARDEE AND HIS SON, GEORGE C....

    THE PARDEE HOME  BUILT IN 1868 BY ENOCH H. PARDEE (1827 - 96) , PHYSICIAN, MAYOR OF OAKLAND, STATE ASSEMBLYMAN, AND SENATOR. IT WAS THE HOME OF THE FAMILIES OF E. H. PARDEE AND HIS SON, GEORGE...

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    Young Lincoln

    Plaque Text: "Young Lincoln", currently housed in the lobby of the District of Columbia’s Office of Public Records, is a plaster replica of a limestone sculpture that was commissioned during the...

    Plaque Text: "Young Lincoln", currently housed in the lobby of the District of Columbia’s Office of Public Records, is a plaster replica of a limestone sculpture that was commissioned during the...

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    Alameda County Board of Supervisors

      In Loving Memory of Bud and Helen Robinson

        Gandhi Statue, Davis CA

          Jose Vicente de Laveaga

          Submitted by Darren Platt

          Submitted by Darren Platt

            Jim Hunter, "Catfish"

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            Joseph R. Knowland (Oakland Zoo)

              The Sentinel

                Los Rios Street Historic District

                  Winsor McCay/Winsor McCay

                  Winsor McCay (c.1867-1934), A pioneer in cartoon animations, first received acclaim for his artwork as a pupil in Spring Lake´s Union School. His blackboard sketch of the 1880 wreck of the SS...

                  Winsor McCay (c.1867-1934), A pioneer in cartoon animations, first received acclaim for his artwork as a pupil in Spring Lake´s Union School. His blackboard sketch of the 1880 wreck of the...

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                  Hubbard’s Annex to the National Park/

                  Gurdon Hubbard (1802-1886) came to Mackinac Island from New England in 1818 to work in the fur trade. His expanding businesses centered on Chicago, where in 1834 he was elected as a town trustee....

                  Gurdon Hubbard (1802-1886) came to Mackinac Island from New England in 1818 to work in the fur trade. His expanding businesses centered on Chicago, where in 1834 he was elected as a town trustee....

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                  We Will Never Forget

                  WE WILL NEVER FORGET THE STEEL I BEAM CONTAINED IN THIS WORLD TRADE CENTER MEMORIAL IS A SECTION CUT FROM ITEM G-0143. IT WAS TRANSFERRED BY THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF...

                  WE WILL NEVER FORGET THE STEEL I BEAM CONTAINED IN THIS WORLD TRADE CENTER MEMORIAL IS A SECTION CUT FROM ITEM G-0143. IT WAS TRANSFERRED BY THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF...