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U.S. Sanitary Commission Great Central Fair

US SANITARY COMMISSION GREAT CENTRAL FAIR Held at Logan Square from June 7-28, 1864, this event raised more than one million dollars for the Union cause during the Civil War. Formed to coordinate...

US SANITARY COMMISSION GREAT CENTRAL FAIR Held at Logan Square from June 7-28, 1864, this event raised more than one million dollars for the Union cause during the Civil War. Formed to...

    Jack Kerouac Birthplace b. 1922

      Prince Edward Viaduct

      Submitted by @heritagetoronto

      Submitted by @heritagetoronto

        Carousel on the Mall

        Carousel on the Mall WASHINGTON DC On August 28, 1963, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, not far from here. On that same...

        Carousel on the Mall WASHINGTON DC On August 28, 1963, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, not far from here. On that...

          Ball's Bluff Battlefield

          Submitted by @jqmcd

          Submitted by @jqmcd

            Vulcan Mine Site

            • historic
            • mine
            • colorado

            John and Annie Radford Residence

            Submitted by @dawnvalentine

            Submitted by @dawnvalentine

              The Descendants of the First Acadian Settlers of St. James Parish

              @readtheplaque https://t.co/8OqRuep47P TweetSubmitted by @paul1981Z28 Dedicated to the descendants of the first Acadian settlers of St. James Parish, who visited this site August 1999 on the...

              @readtheplaque https://t.co/8OqRuep47P TweetSubmitted by @paul1981Z28 Dedicated to the descendants of the first Acadian settlers of St. James Parish, who visited this site August 1999 on the...

                Bureau County's Red Covered Bridge

                Submitted by @balinesecat

                Submitted by @balinesecat

                  Seven Days Battle Malvern Hill

                    The Founders of Mohonk

                    ERECTED BY THEIR GUESTS TO COMMEMORATE THE FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF THE WEDDING OF ALBERT KIETH SMILEY AND ELIZA PHELPS SMILEY THE FOUNDERS OF MOHONK 1857 JULY 8TH 1907 QUAERE MONUMENTUM CIRCUMSPICE

                    ERECTED BY THEIR GUESTS TO COMMEMORATE THE FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF THE WEDDING OF ALBERT KIETH SMILEY AND ELIZA PHELPS SMILEY THE FOUNDERS OF MOHONK 1857 JULY 8TH 1907 QUAERE MONUMENTUM CIRCUMSPICE

                      This is the Stern of the Pressure Hull

                      Submitted by @alisa_stephens

                      Submitted by @alisa_stephens

                      • torpedo
                      • hydroplanes
                      • ducks arse
                      • submarine

                      Iris Louise McPhetridge Thaden

                      Submitted by @kevl42

                      Submitted by @kevl42

                        STRATFORD JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL

                        STRATFORD JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL ON FEBRUARY 2. W, STRATFORD HIGH BECAME THE FIRST RACIALLY INTEGRATED SCHOOL IN VIRGINIA. THE LONG BATTLE TO INTEGRATE VIRGINIA'S PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOLLOWED THE U.S....

                        STRATFORD JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL ON FEBRUARY 2. W, STRATFORD HIGH BECAME THE FIRST RACIALLY INTEGRATED SCHOOL IN VIRGINIA. THE LONG BATTLE TO INTEGRATE VIRGINIA'S PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOLLOWED THE U.S....

                          1854 Courthouse

                          Sketched in 1871 by A. R. Waud of Harper's Weekly, this drawings is the only known full sketch of the 1854 Courthouse. Built at a cost of $2,750 under the supervision of T. J. 0. Morrison, the...

                          Sketched in 1871 by A. R. Waud of Harper's Weekly, this drawings is the only known full sketch of the 1854 Courthouse. Built at a cost of $2,750 under the supervision of T. J. 0. Morrison, the...

                          • missouri
                          • new madrid
                          • courthouse

                          U. S. Color Troops Army of the James and the Potomac

                          IN MEMORY OF THE VALOROUS SERVICE OF REGIMENTS AND COMPANIES OF THE US COLORED TROOPS ARMY OF THE JAMES AND ARMY OF THE POTOMAC SIEGE OF PETERSBURG 1864 - 65

                          IN MEMORY OF THE VALOROUS SERVICE OF REGIMENTS AND COMPANIES OF THE US COLORED TROOPS ARMY OF THE JAMES AND ARMY OF THE POTOMAC SIEGE OF PETERSBURG 1864 - 65

                            Cork Plain Bridge

                            This Contoocook River crossing was established by the Second New Hampshire Turnpike Corporation, chartered in 1799 to build a toll highway sixty miles from Amherst to Claremont.Opened in 1801 and...

                            This Contoocook River crossing was established by the Second New Hampshire Turnpike Corporation, chartered in 1799 to build a toll highway sixty miles from Amherst to Claremont.Opened in 1801...

                              Chapman Hall, 1947

                              Submitted by aallen65

                              Submitted by aallen65

                                Press Herald Building

                                Submitted by @bthubbard

                                Submitted by @bthubbard

                                  Holmfirth Monumental Almshouses

                                  Holmfirth Monumental Almshouses These five Almshouses were built and endowed in 1856 as a memorial of the Holmfirth Flood of 1852. The funds, raised by public subscription and a Ladies'...

                                  Holmfirth Monumental Almshouses These five Almshouses were built and endowed in 1856 as a memorial of the Holmfirth Flood of 1852. The funds, raised by public subscription and a...