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Holy Ground

THE PLACE WHEREON THOU STANDEST IS HOLY GROUND  EXODUS 3:5

THE PLACE WHEREON THOU STANDEST IS HOLY GROUND  EXODUS 3:5

  • laguna woods
  • california
  • los angeles
  • standest

DeGolyer House

DEGOLYER HOUSE  A NATIVE OF GREENSBORO, KANSAS, EVERETTE LEE DEGOLYER (1886-1956) PARTICIPATED IN MAJOR OIL EXPLORATION SUC-CESSES IN MEXICO WHILE STILL A STUDENT AT THE UNI-VERSITY OF OKLAHOMA....

DEGOLYER HOUSE  A NATIVE OF GREENSBORO, KANSAS, EVERETTE LEE DEGOLYER (1886-1956) PARTICIPATED IN MAJOR OIL EXPLORATION SUC-CESSES IN MEXICO WHILE STILL A STUDENT AT THE UNI-VERSITY OF...

  • dallas
  • texas
  • book collector
  • oxford comma
  • oil exploration

In Memory of the Six Million

IN MEMORY OF THE SIX MILLION JEWS WHO PERISHED IN THE HOLOCAUST

IN MEMORY OF THE SIX MILLION JEWS WHO PERISHED IN THE HOLOCAUST

  • laguna woods
  • california
  • los angeles
  • holocaust
  • wwii

In Memoriam Samuel Greenblatt David Bernstein Leona Greenblatt

    Vasquez Adobe

    VASQUEZ ADOBE Former family home of Tiburcio Vasquez, colorful bandit. Originally a one-story adobe.

    VASQUEZ ADOBE Former family home of Tiburcio Vasquez, colorful bandit. Originally a one-story adobe.

    • monterey
    • california
    • colorful bandit
    • adobe

    Simon Episcopius

      [Location approximate] Submitted by Sheila Paske

      [Location approximate] Submitted by Sheila Paske

    • amsterdam
    • netherlands
    • libertatem
    • hoogleeraar
    • herdacht door

    Rembrandt Grave

    HIER LIGT BEGRAVEN REMBRANDT HARMENSZ VAN RYN GEB: 15 JULI 1606 GEST: 4 OCT 1669 Submitted by Sheila Paske

    HIER LIGT BEGRAVEN REMBRANDT HARMENSZ VAN RYN GEB: 15 JULI 1606 GEST: 4 OCT 1669 Submitted by Sheila Paske

    • rembrandt
    • amsterdam
    • netherlands

    Joe DiMaggio

      Joseph Paul Dimaggio

      • san francisco
      • california
      • dimaggio

      Buckingham Hospital

      In the waiting room of Buckingham Hospital which is based around a former nursing home: TO THE GREAT PHYSICIAN OF SOULS AND OF BODIES OUR LORD AND SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST AND IN THANKFUL...

      In the waiting room of Buckingham Hospital which is based around a former nursing home: TO THE GREAT PHYSICIAN OF SOULS AND OF BODIES OUR LORD AND SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST AND IN...

      • hospital
      • buckingham
      • egerton
      • uk
      • england

      Floyd Bjornstjerne Olson

      IN MEMORIAM 1891 1936 FLOYD BJORNSTJERNE OLSON TWENTY-SECOND GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA  BORN IN NEAR POVERTY SCHOOLED IN ADVERSITY INTIMATE WITH HUNGER AND WANT  OUT OF THIS CRUCIBLE CAME...

      IN MEMORIAM 1891 1936 FLOYD BJORNSTJERNE OLSON TWENTY-SECOND GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA  BORN IN NEAR POVERTY SCHOOLED IN ADVERSITY INTIMATE WITH HUNGER AND WANT  OUT OF THIS CRUCIBLE CAME...

      • minnesota
      • olson
      • governor
      • font
      • builded
      • wrought
      • poverty

      James Henry Greathead

        J.H. Greathead, chief engineer, City and South London Railway, inventor of the travelling shield that made possible the cutting of the tunnels of London's deep level tube system.   Submitted by...

        J.H. Greathead, chief engineer, City and South London Railway, inventor of the travelling shield that made possible the cutting of the tunnels of London's deep level tube system.   Submitted...

      • london
      • england
      • railway
      • engineer

      Collierville, Tenn.

      Collierville, first known as Oak Grove, was founded in about 1835 and was named for Jesse R. Collier. The county's second oldest town was near Mt. Pleasant Rd. and Hwy. 57 on land of Adams, Floyd,...

      Collierville, first known as Oak Grove, was founded in about 1835 and was named for Jesse R. Collier. The county's second oldest town was near Mt. Pleasant Rd. and Hwy. 57 on land of Adams, Floyd,...

      • shelby county
      • tennessee

      Germaine Necker

      1813 - 1814 GERMAINE NECKER BARONNE DE STAEL-HOLSTEIN  LIVED IN A HOUSE ON THIS SITE DURING THE LAST OF HER TEN YEARS OF EXILE  Submitted by benhammersley

      1813 - 1814 GERMAINE NECKER BARONNE DE STAEL- HOLSTEIN  LIVED IN A HOUSE ON THIS SITE DURING THE LAST OF HER TEN YEARS OF EXILE  Submitted by benhammersley

      • london
      • england
      • necker

      Edward Hull Crump

      [On the seats] To The Great Public Benefactor Edward Hull Crump Memphis Dedicates This Tribute [On the statue base] Erected By The People Of The City Of Memphis In Memory Of Edward Hull Crump...

      [On the seats] To The Great Public Benefactor Edward Hull Crump Memphis Dedicates This Tribute [On the statue base] Erected By The People Of The City Of Memphis In Memory Of Edward Hull...

      • shelby county
      • tennessee

      Dominic DiMaggio

      • san francisco
      • california
      • di

      Dominic Paul DiMaggio

      • bespectacled
      • san francisco
      • california
      • dimaggio

      Coblentz Concourse, SFO

      COBLENTZ CONCOURSE DEDICATED TO WILLIAM K. COBLENTZ  IN RECOGNITION OF HIS LEADERSHIP ROLE IN FOUNDING THE SAN FRANCISCO AIRPORT COMMISSION AND HIS 16 YEARS OF SERVICE ON THE COMMISSION, FOR HIS...

      COBLENTZ CONCOURSE DEDICATED TO WILLIAM K. COBLENTZ  IN RECOGNITION OF HIS LEADERSHIP ROLE IN FOUNDING THE SAN FRANCISCO AIRPORT COMMISSION AND HIS 16 YEARS OF SERVICE ON THE COMMISSION, FOR...

      • san francisco
      • bay area
      • california
      • airport

      Shedo S. "Buck" Russo

      SHEDO S. "BUCK" RUSSO "CITIZEN OF MONTEREY"  MAYOR - 1959 - 1961 COUNCILMAN - 1941 - 1959  THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MONTEREY PROUDLY AND GRATEFULLY DEDICATES TO THE MEMORY OF SHELDON S. "BUCK"...

      SHEDO S. "BUCK" RUSSO "CITIZEN OF MONTEREY"  MAYOR - 1959 - 1961 COUNCILMAN - 1941 - 1959  THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MONTEREY PROUDLY AND GRATEFULLY DEDICATES TO THE MEMORY OF SHELDON S. "BUCK"...

      • monterey
      • california
      • 1971

      The Calmari Story

      • monterey
      • california
      • calimari
      • fishermen