Sir John A. Macdonald (1815 - 1891)
Sir John A. Macdonald (1815-1891) John A. Macdonald, a Father of Confederation and Canada's first prime minister, dominated the life of the new nation for a quarter century. Macdonald was...
The Great Farini
The Great Farini (William Leonard Hunt) "Canada's P.T. Barnum" -- In 1860 he became the 2nd person (after France's aerialist Blondin did it in 1859) to walk across Niagara Falls on a...
Randolph Collier Safety Roadside Rest Area
RANDOLPH COLLIER SAFETY ROADSIDE REST AREA BY RESOLUTION OF THE CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 1970 REGULAR SESSION THIS FACILITY ON INTERSTATE ROUTE 5 FREEWAY DEDICATED TO THE HONORABLE...
- freeway
- i-5
- father of th...
Battle of Fort San Carlos, May 26, 1780
The only Revolutionary War battle fought west of the Mississippi.Submitted by @coderaaron
- revolutionary war
- missouri
- st. louis
- mississippi
A Bomb Placed Here
17 JULY 1974 A BOMB PLACED HERE EXPLODED KILLING ONE AND INJURING THIRTY-FIVE OTHERS Submitted by @dsmd4vid
William Maxwell Lord Beaverbrook
Submitted by @bthubbard .
- fredericton
- new brunswick
- 1879
Weston
WESTON Established, 1837; oldest ex-isting town in the Platte Purchase. Boyhood home of "Buffalo" Bill Cody; last outfitting post for over-land wagon trains; home of Ben Holladay,...
Through This Place Passed General Henry Knox
THROUGH THIS PLACE PASSED GENERAL HENRY KNOX IN THE WINTER OF 1775 - 1776 TO DELIVER TO GENERAL GEORGE WASHINGTON AT CAMBRIDGE THE TRAIN OF ARTILLERY FROM FORT TICONDEROGA USED TO FORCE...
- revolutionary war
- knox
- george washington
- artillery
- ticonderoga
- boston
- 1775
Supreme Court Hotel
Built as legal offices by solicitor F.E. Paynter, who came 'not to crush quartz but to crush tyranny and injustice'. Opened as a hotel in March 1859. Submitted by @clean_pete.
- castlemaine
- victoria
- australia
Bill and Marti Ellsworth "That Went Well"
Mill Creek: A Water Trail
Mill Creek: A Water Trail Put in from the public boat launch located here and take a trip along the water trail! Paddle upstream about 4 miles to Jerusalem Road or downstream .5 miles to the...
Dry Goods
Bach & Abel, Northwest Corner, Main and Washington, 1886 Dry Goods Dry good were sold on this corner for over 120 years. In 1867 Philip Bach moved his store to this new business block selling...
Hardware
Eberbach Hardware, Northeast Corner, Main and Washington, Ca. 1893 In 1872 William Herz built 112 West Washington Street on the alley to your left for his popular painting and...
The Magician of Lublin
The Magician of Lublin A metaphorical depiction of the delicate balance of life of the Jewish People. A gift to the Jewish Community from the Bernard L. Maas Foundation September 1996 Jerome...
Col. Melvin Grigsby (1845 - 1917)
MCKENNAN PARK HISTORIC DISTRICT COL. MELVIN GRIGSBY (1845-1917) Submitted by @dwhitesock.
- south dakota
- sioux falls
- civil war
- 1872
- smoked yank
- andersonville
Mark Twain Bret Harte Trail Chinese Camp
MARK TWAIN BRET HARTE TRAIL CHINESE CAMP REPORTEDLY FOUNDED ABOUT 1849 BY GROUP OF ENGLISHMEN WHO EMPLOYED CHINESE AS MINERS. MUCH SURFACE GOLD FOUND ON HILLS AND FLATS. HEADQUARTERS FOR STAGE...
- 1849
- mark twain
- bret harte
- chinese camp
- mining
- st xavier
The Fire of 1872
In 1872 every building in this city block was leveled in what was called "the worst fire in Memphis history". The entire cost of the damage was $266,000 or about the cost of one large new house in...
- shelby county
- tennessee
Marin County Civic Center
- marin
- california
- frank lloyd wright
Civil War Hospital
The Woolen Building was built with bricks made on- site in the 1840's. Federal troops later used its basement as a hospital during the Civil War. It is the oldest commercial building in...
- shelby county
- tennessee
Hughes - College Hill Park
In January of 1884, the Memphis District High School opened its doors on this site. Built by the Memphis Conference of the Methodist Church, the school was acquired by the Shelby County Schools in...
- shelby county
- tennessee