Richard Halliburton
Richard Halliburton Traveler-Author-Lecturer Born 1900-Lost at sea 1939 This tower is dedicated to memorialize his wonderful life of action, romance and courage. Erected by his parents Wesley...
- shelby county
- tennessee
N. B. Forrest Camp 215Sons Of The Confederate Veterans
On Jun 28, 1900, a group of over 100 sons and grandsons of Confederate veterans met in Memphis to organize a local chapter, or "camp," of the United Sons of Confederate Veterans, later known as...
- shelby county
- tennessee
In Rebuilding This Field for the Children of Our Community
Thanks to the Rotary Club of Berkeley for its generous support in rebuilding this field for the children of our community.1997 & 1998
- berkeley
- california
- bay area
- rotary
- field
- rosa parks e...
Chinese Massacre Cove
Chinese Massacre Cove Site of the 1887 massacre of as many as 34 Chinese gold miners. No one was held accountable.
- oregon
- hells canyon
- snake river
Wall and Limits
The plaque reads: LIMIT OF THE MEXICAN REPUBLIC. THE DESTRUCTION OR DISLOCATION OF THE MONUMENT IS A FELONY PUNISHED BY MEXICO OR THE US. I remember when I read the plaque tears came running down...
- border
- mexico
- tourist
- wall
- immigrants
- nation
- mexicans
- migrants
Ffrwd Methodist Church
Submitted by @benjiw
- ffrwd
- wales
- methodist church
Gateway to a Community and a Park
Jasper Historic Rail Station.Submitted by @robertdall
- jasper
- alberta
- locomotive
- train
- gateway
- community
Jasper Raven Totem Pole
Submitted by @robertdall
Jasper's Raven Totem Pole, 1915-2009
Submitted by @robertdall
- jasper
- alberta
- totem pole
- haida gwaii
Steam Locomotive 6015
Steam Locomotive 6015 Mountain Type Class U-1-A Built in 1923 by Canadian Locomotive Company, Kingston, Ontario Submitted by @robertdall
- jasper
- alberta
- locomotive
- train
- coal
- 1973
- 1923
Michael J. Smith
This is the plaque that started Read The Plaque. Hear Roman Mars and John Marr discuss it on this episode of 99% Invisible (starts at 9:51) or just the Read the Plaque clip here: . Michael J....
- marr
- oregon
- origin story
- smith
- cystic fibrosis
- portland sta...
Barry A. Lucas
In Honor of Barry A. Lucas SPC US ARMY November 27, 1947 - November 13, 2016 Burgerville General Manager and Sr. Director of Facility Maintenance 2000-2012, instrumental in securing the site...
Jimmie Rogers
JIMMIE RODGERS 1897 - 1933 "Singing Brakeman" lived in Asheville, 1927. Began his country music career with radio broadcasts on WWNC, then 50 yds W. Submitted by Linda Nutman
- asheville
- tennessee
- country music
- singing brakeman
Christensen Alley
CHRISTENSEN ALLEY Named for the family that founded the Penn Oil and Supply Company in 1903, the first independent Firestone and Union Oil dealership on the West coast, in the early 1930s, G. C....
- pasadena
- penn oil and supply
New Iceland
This plaque is written in three languages: English, French, and Icelandic. The following is the transcription of the English: NEW ICELAND New Iceland represents a distinctive episode in the early...
- manitoba
- new iceland
- 1875
- winnipeg
Camino de Sueños
Camino de Sueños Road of Dreams Greg E. Reiche, 2005 This monumental sculpture is one of the Cultural Corridors public art projects along El Camino Real National Scenic Byway. It was...
- art
- sculpture
La Mesilla
***OFFICIAL SCENIC HISTORIC MARKER*** La Mesilla The 1848 Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ended the Mexican-American War, establishing Mesilla as a Mexican holding. Cura Ramon Ortiz settled...
- history
- mexican-american war
- treaty of gu...
- gadsden purchase
Penguin Paperbacks
Here fifty years ago ALLEN LANE published his first paperbacks thereby changing reading habits throughout the English-speaking world 30 July 1985 Submitted by @KinokuniyaAust
Lindenwood Christian Church
This congregation began meeting in the home of Simon Bradford at Front and Talbot in 1837. Encouraged by visits from Alexander Campbell, one of the founders of the Christian Church (Disciples of...
- shelby county
- tennessee
First Court HouseFirst Newspaper
Shelby County's first court house, a $50 cabin, was built here in 1820. The court moved to Raleigh, and the cabin then housed the first newspaper, the Memphis Advocate, which began January 18,...
- shelby county
- tennessee