The Old Hobart Town Gaol
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
- 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
- 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
- pumphouse
- dam
- lookout
- south dakota
- ccc
- 1939
Crowsnest Pass / Frank Slide / Bellevue Mine Explosion / Hillcrest Mine Disaster
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...
- 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...
- 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 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 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...
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...
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,...
Grandad Bluff
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...
- san francisco
- california
- bay area
- leland stanford
- california street
- cable car
Robert Frost
1874 - 1963 ROBERT LEE FROST THIS GREAT POET WAS BORN IN SAN FRANCISCO, MARCH 26, 1874. FIRST CHILD OF WILLIAM PRESCOTT FROST JR. AND ISABELLE MOODIE FROST. HE LIVED IN SEVEN HOUSES HERE ALL EAST...
- san francisco
- california
- bay area
- poetry
- kennedy
- frost
- gold
Elwha
IN HONOR OF INAUGURAL CEREMONIES M. V. ELWHA MRS. CHARLES G. PRAHL, SPONSOR MRS. A. F. EIKU, MATRON- OF-HONOR PORT ANGELES, WASHINGTON JUNE 15, 1968
- elwa
- port angeles
- washington
Fort Adams / Fort Pike(1797-98)
With Chickasaw approval, Army Captain Isaac Guion erected the United States' first garrison in the mid-Mississippi Valley here in October of 1797. Initially named Fort Adams for the second...
- shelby county
- tennessee
Paul W. Barret
In the community of Barretville, which had been established in 1852 by his grandfather, Anthony Barret (1827-1910), Paul Weisiger Barret (1899-1976) co-founded Barretville Bank & Trust Company in...
- shelby county
- tennessee
The Arts Working for Cities
Submitted by @caddickbrown