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Royal William Victualling Yard

ROYAL WILLIAM VICTUALLING YARD COMMISSIONED TO BE BUILT IN 1824 IN THE REIGN OF. KING GEORGE IV WITH THE SOLE PURPOSE OF SUPPLYINC VICTUALS TO HIS MAJESTY'S NAVY COMPLETED IN THE REIGN OF KING...

ROYAL WILLIAM VICTUALLING YARD COMMISSIONED TO BE BUILT IN 1824 IN THE REIGN OF. KING GEORGE IV WITH THE SOLE PURPOSE OF SUPPLYINC VICTUALS TO HIS MAJESTY'S NAVY COMPLETED IN THE REIGN OF...

    September 3, 1935

    Remember September 3, 1935  During a doc strick, police arrsested 21 longshoremen picketing Pacific Coast Terminals. ILWU Local 502 still works the Fraser River.   Submitted by @WeBuildBC

    Remember September 3, 1935  During a doc strick, police arrsested 21 longshoremen picketing Pacific Coast Terminals. ILWU Local 502 still works the Fraser River.   Submitted by @WeBuildBC

    • bc
    • labour
    • 1935

    St. Paul's Chapel

    ST PAUL'S CHAPEL THIS FAMOUS EXAMPLE OF GEORGIAN ARCHITECTURE, BUILT 1764-166, WITH SPIRE AID PORTICO ADDED 1794-1796 IS THE ONLY CHURCH STRUCTURE SURVIVING THE COLONIAL ERA OF NEW YORK CITY THE...

    ST PAUL'S CHAPEL THIS FAMOUS EXAMPLE OF GEORGIAN ARCHITECTURE, BUILT 1764-166, WITH SPIRE AID PORTICO ADDED 1794-1796 IS THE ONLY CHURCH STRUCTURE SURVIVING THE COLONIAL ERA OF NEW YORK CITY THE...

      English Elm

      ENGLISH ELMULMUS PROCERA PLANTED 1906 DESIGNATED BY THE DAVIS CITY COUNCIL AS A LANDMARK TREE PLACED BY PACIFIC TELEPHONE EMPLOYEES OCTOBER 1969 Submitted by @jqmcd

      ENGLISH ELMULMUS PROCERA PLANTED 1906 DESIGNATED BY THE DAVIS CITY COUNCIL AS A LANDMARK TREE PLACED BY PACIFIC TELEPHONE EMPLOYEES OCTOBER 1969 Submitted by @jqmcd

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      • 1906
      • elm

      William Davidson and Peter Mitchell

      WILLIAM DAVIDSON, 1740-1790 Born in Banffhire, Scotland, Davidson was the first English-speaking settler in Miramichi. As a pioneer in the fishing, masting, lumbering and ship-building indus-...

      WILLIAM DAVIDSON, 1740-1790 Born in Banffhire, Scotland, Davidson was the first English-speaking settler in Miramichi. As a pioneer in the fishing, masting, lumbering and ship-building indus-...

        Anthony J. Drexel

        ANTHONY J. DREXEL (1826 -1893) Entrepreneur and philan- thropist Drexel created the world's first trans- Atlantic banking network from an office first located here. It financed many U.S. railroads...

        ANTHONY J. DREXEL (1826 -1893) Entrepreneur and philan- thropist Drexel created the world's first trans- Atlantic banking network from an office first located here. It financed many U.S. railroads...

          Doug Wilson

          Doug Wilson March 9, 1947 April 26, 2013 Beloved Husband and Father May all who rest here be touched by his love, light, humor and smile  

          Doug Wilson March 9, 1947 April 26, 2013 Beloved Husband and Father May all who rest here be touched by his love, light, humor and smile

            Boxcar

            NEW MEXICO STATE FAIR FORTY & EIGHT FRENCH BOXCAR PAVILION HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF NEW MEXICOo BRUCE KING, GOVERNOR NEW MEXICO STATE FAIR COMMISSION GILLE JARAMILLO, CHAIRMAN JIMMIE RANDALS, MICE...

            NEW MEXICO STATE FAIR FORTY & EIGHT FRENCH BOXCAR PAVILION HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF NEW MEXICOo BRUCE KING, GOVERNOR NEW MEXICO STATE FAIR COMMISSION GILLE JARAMILLO, CHAIRMAN JIMMIE RANDALS,...

              Valenzuela Adobe

              SITE OF THE VALENZUELA ADOBE   Antonio Valenzuela, early ploneer of the town of San Juan Capistrano, built the adobe in the early 1840s, probably on the ruins of a mission Indian adobe dating to...

              SITE OF THE VALENZUELA ADOBE   Antonio Valenzuela, early ploneer of the town of San Juan Capistrano, built the adobe in the early 1840s, probably on the ruins of a mission Indian adobe dating to...

                Algiers Dry Dock

                Andre Seguin built the first dry dock in Algiers in 1819 on land purchased from Barthelemy Duverjé. As the City did not want ship building and repair businesses on their side of the river, those...

                Andre Seguin built the first dry dock in Algiers in 1819 on land purchased from Barthelemy Duverjé. As the City did not want ship building and repair businesses on their side of the river,...

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                Algiers Courthouse

                Erected in 1896To replace the Duverjé Plantation House which served as the courthouse from 1866 until it burned in the great Algiers Fire of 1895. Barthelmy Duverjé acquired title to the...

                Erected in 1896To replace the Duverjé Plantation House which served as the courthouse from 1866 until it burned in the great Algiers Fire of 1895. Barthelmy Duverjé acquired title to the...

                • louisiana

                Valena C. Jones Elementary School

                Valena C. Jones School came largely through the efforts of Rev. Alfred Lawless, Beecher Congregational Church and the Seventh Ward Educational League. In 1904, they began a quest for an adequate...

                Valena C. Jones School came largely through the efforts of Rev. Alfred Lawless, Beecher Congregational Church and the Seventh Ward Educational League. In 1904, they began a quest for an adequate...

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                • new orleans

                Fannie C Williams Pioneer in Public Education

                As one of New Orleans' premier educators in the first half of the twentieth century, Fannie C. Williams steered this school through decades of challenge and change. An active civic leader, she was...

                As one of New Orleans' premier educators in the first half of the twentieth century, Fannie C. Williams steered this school through decades of challenge and change. An active civic leader, she was...

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                • new orleans

                Uncle Jim's Cabin

                UNCLE JIM'S CABIN IN 1853 JAMES OTTERSON BUILT A HOTEL NEAR THIS CORNER IT WAS THE FIRST BUILDING IN WHAT WAS TO BECOME MAYFIELD, LATER A PART OF PALO ALTO. TRAVELERS BETWEEN SAN FRANCISCO AND SAN...

                UNCLE JIM'S CABIN IN 1853 JAMES OTTERSON BUILT A HOTEL NEAR THIS CORNER IT WAS THE FIRST BUILDING IN WHAT WAS TO BECOME MAYFIELD, LATER A PART OF PALO ALTO. TRAVELERS BETWEEN SAN FRANCISCO AND...

                  SP Depot

                  SP Depot Five years after the University Farm opened in 1908, this Mis- sion Revival station was built by Southern Pacific to replace the original Davisville depot, which had served passengers...

                  SP Depot Five years after the University Farm opened in 1908, this Mis- sion Revival station was built by Southern Pacific to replace the original Davisville depot, which had served...

                    Delfina Mariques de Olivares

                      Mackinac Island

                      In 1670 a Jesuit priest, Father Claude Dablon, wintered here. The British in 1781 made it a center of their military and fur-trade activity. The island was occupied by the Americans in 1796. Held...

                      In 1670 a Jesuit priest, Father Claude Dablon, wintered here. The British in 1781 made it a center of their military and fur-trade activity. The island was occupied by the Americans in 1796. Held...

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                      • michigan his...

                      Pine Grove

                      This was the home of Moses Wisner and his wife, Angeolina Hascall. From 1859 to 1861 Wisner served Michigan as governor. He was born in New York, came to Michigan in 1837, and shortly established...

                      This was the home of Moses Wisner and his wife, Angeolina Hascall. From 1859 to 1861 Wisner served Michigan as governor. He was born in New York, came to Michigan in 1837, and shortly...

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                      The Courthouse / Oakland County

                      The first Oakland County courthouse, built about 1824, was located on the corner of Saginaw and Huron Streets on land given by the Pontiac Company. The log first story housed the jail, while the...

                      The first Oakland County courthouse, built about 1824, was located on the corner of Saginaw and Huron Streets on land given by the Pontiac Company. The log first story housed the jail, while the...

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                      • michigan his...

                      Maine

                      SPANISH BRONZE CANNON CAST AT SEVILLE, FEBRUARY 9, 1787 DISMOUNTED ROM FORT TORO, GUANTANAMO BAY CUBA, IN BOMBARDMENT BY U.S. NAVY, JUNE 1ST, 1898 RECOVERED JUNE 7TH 1899, BY LIEUT. COMMANDER...

                      SPANISH BRONZE CANNON CAST AT SEVILLE, FEBRUARY 9, 1787 DISMOUNTED ROM FORT TORO, GUANTANAMO BAY CUBA, IN BOMBARDMENT BY U.S. NAVY, JUNE 1ST, 1898 RECOVERED JUNE 7TH 1899, BY LIEUT. COMMANDER...