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
You Made My Valley Green
Jenny Wollett Campbell July 24, 1953 - September 16, 1986 "You made my valley green, dear girl" Than you. Love, Daddy
- marin
- thank you
In Memory Of
IN MEMORY OF CONSTANCE FENTON 1931 - 1984
- marin
- in memory of
You Filled Our Hearts With Sunshine
Penny Wollett September 21, 1971 - May 9, 1997 Mother of Jenny Kay; Daughter of Don; Friend of many "You filled our hearts with sunshine." We love you, Dan and Jennifer
- marin
- in memory of
- we love you
In Loving Memory
IN LOVING MEMORY LARRY KRAMER 1926 - 2005 IN LOVING MEMORY SUE F. KRAMER 1927 - 2014 IN LOVING MEMORY EDWARD M. LEWIS 1923 - 1996
- marin
- in memory of
Field of Dogs
TO COMMEMORATE THE WORK OF aMARIO DiPALMA 1934-2003 IN CREATING "FIELD OF DOGS" FROM HIS AMERICAN AND EUROPEAN COLLEAGUES
Marin County Civic Center
The Civic Center Complex was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright (1869-1959) near the end of his long career. The Administration Building was completed in 1962 and the Hall of Justice in 1970. They...
- marin
- california
- frank lloyd wright
Midway - Mile 0 of the Kettle Valley Railway
Midway - Mile 0 of the Kettle Valley Railway In 1910 a rail link pushed westward from Midway to transport the riches of the Kootenays, Boundaray, and Similkameen to the coast via an...
- british columbia
- railway
- riches
- 1910