Point Reyes Station Commons
A very simple plaque commemorating the work of a local author and economist, the late Jonathan Rowe. He wrote about the importance of the commons for the prosperity of societies, about...
- california
- marin county
- point reyes station
- jonathan rowe
Mountain Blue Gum
Plaque reads: 'Mountain Blue Gum (Eucalyptus deanei) These magnificent Eucalypts are famous for their white shafted trunk. These trees spouted soon after the miners abandoned this area in 1896, so...
- tree
- blue gum
- nsw
- australia
Katoomba Coal Mine Ventilation Furnace
Plaque reads: 'Katoomba Coal Mine 1878 This furnace was used to draw air through the mine to the work face. The air was directed to the miners by use of baffles made of wood or hessian' Submitted...
- katoomba
- coal
- mine
- nsw
- australia
Scenic Railway
Wikipedia: 'the steepest cable-driven funicular railway in the world, the steepest incline of 52 degrees contained within a total incline distance of 310 metres (1,020 ft) Plaque reads: '...
- funicular
- railway
- katoomba
- nsw
- australia
Queen Elizabeth Lookout
Plaque reads: 'Queen Elizabeth Lookout Her most Gracious Majesty viewed the Jamison Valley from this lookout during her visit on 12th February 1954' Submitted by: @IanThorp
- queen
- lookout
- blue mountains
- nsw
- australia
Old town's Early Settlers
In the 1830s, the marshland of what is today known as Old Town was settled by a group of Roman Catholic immigrants from Southern Germany. As farmers and laborers, the settlers converted mainland...
- chicago
- illinois
- settlers
- north town
- old town
Legislative Assembly of Alberta
Evansdale class exploring @LegAssemblyofAB grounds and learning to @readtheplaque! Submitted by @CityHallSchool
Cordova School
Cordova School has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places By the United States Department of the Interior Submitted from the Shelby County Register's Office.
- shelby county
- tennessee
Kearny Gap
Asbury Pie Cafe
Asbury Pie Cafe 50 years supporting local charities at the New Mexico State Fair Submitted by Sheila Paske
- new mexico
- state fair
- pie
Immigrant Impressions of Knoxville
Knoxville was a small and inconsiderable place with a population of about two thousand souls -- with no railroads, no turnpikes -- and no means of getting merchandise to and from the place,...
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- immigrant
- william brownlow
- alfred buffat
- chattanooga
- fireflies
- french-swiss
- gay street
- sternwheeler
- boat
- 1849
Writers' Impressions of Knoxville
I always like summer best You can eat fresh corn From daddy's garden And okra and greens and cabbage And lots of barbecue and buttermilk And homemade ice cream At the church picnic And listen to...
- knoxville
- author
- poet
- writer
- nikki giovanni
- mulvaney street
- liu zongren
- 1982
- tennessee river
- li river
- china
Writers' Impressions of the Tennessee River
The Tennessee River system begins on the worn magnificent crest of the southern Appalachians, among the earth's oldest mountains, and the Tennessee River shapes its valley into the form of a...
- tennessee river
- knoxville
- chattanooga
- alabama
- wilson dam
- david donaldson
- poet
- paducah
- kentucky
- james agee
- novelist
- tva
- virginia
- north carolina
- georgia
- appalachian ...
- fortune magazine
Upper Tennessee River
The Upper Tennessee River once presented such hazards that many river navigators considered Knoxville unreachable. However, in answer to a challenge advertised by Knoxville businessmen, a small...
- knoxville
- tennessee river
- riverboat
- atlas
- cincinnati
- side wheeler
- muscle shoals
- 1828
Celebrating 75 20th Century Fox
Celebrating 75 20th Century Fox In honor of its 75th Anniversary Celebration, Twentieth Century Fox has recognized the 1960 film Wild River as Knoxville's "Hometown Hollywood" feature film....
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- film
- hollywood
- 20th century fox
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- 75th anniversary
Promenade
The Public Promenade was deeded to the City of Memphis by its original proprietors in 1828 for public walking and leisure. It originally included 36 acres along the west side of the...
- shelby county
- tennessee
Monterey
These plaques recallihng significant dates in Monterey's history were install to commemorate the Sesquicentennial of the California State Constitutional Convention, held in Colton Hall between...
- monterey
- california
- constitution
- colton
The Assault Upon Fort Sanders
1E 68 THE ASSAULT UPON FORT SANDERS Four brigades of infantry, Gen. James Longstreet's First Corps, emerging from the declivity to the north, made a bayonet charge upon the Federal Fort Sanders...
- knoxville
- fort sanders
- civil war
- 1863
- longstreet
Difficult Crossing
Difficult Crossing 1875 Crossing the Tennessee River was a difficult task for early citizens of Knoxville. The Gay Street bridge you see today opened in 1898. It replaced a structure so...
- knoxville
- gay street bridge
- civil war
- ferry
IN HONOR OF THE CITIZENS OF NEWINGTON
1917 1918 IN HONOR OF THE CITIZENS OF NEWINGTON WHO SERVED IN THE WORLD WAR AND IN MEMORY OF THOSE WHO MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE Abucewicz, Charles Anderson, Frederick Backus, Charles L....
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- ct
- wwi
- war
- world war one
- honor
- soldiers