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James A. Garfield Death Site

I have a minor obsession with the assassinated President James A. Garfield. What drew my attention to him was one doleful fact about his passing: He lingered for 80 days after he was shot in July...

I have a minor obsession with the assassinated President James A. Garfield. What drew my attention to him was one doleful fact about his passing: He lingered for 80 days after he was shot in July...

  • presidents
  • new jersey
  • long branch
  • james a. garfield

At this point, on the Old Concord Road, as it then was, ended the midnight ride of Paul Revere

Plaque marking the endpoint of Paul Revere's famous midnight ride.  Submitted by Eli Anders (@elioanders) 

Plaque marking the endpoint of Paul Revere's famous midnight ride.  Submitted by Eli Anders (@elioanders) 

  • paul revere
  • revolutionary war
  • minutemen

Clover Hill

Maryland Historical Society plaque on the history of Clover Hill, near Johns Hopkins Homewood Campus Submitted by Eli Anders (@elioanders) 

Maryland Historical Society plaque on the history of Clover Hill, near Johns Hopkins Homewood Campus Submitted by Eli Anders (@elioanders) 

    AIDS Library of Philadelphia

    History of the Philadelphia AIDS Library.  Submitted by Eli Anders (@elioanders) 

    History of the Philadelphia AIDS Library.  Submitted by Eli Anders (@elioanders) 

    • philadelphia
    • aids
    • library

    Free African Society

    Free African Society Established in 1787 under the leadership of Richard Allen and Absalom Jones, this organization fostered identity, leadership, and unity among Blacks and became the forerunner...

    Free African Society Established in 1787 under the leadership of Richard Allen and Absalom Jones, this organization fostered identity, leadership, and unity among Blacks and became the...

    • philadelphia
    • black history

    A Brief History of the Bone House and Graveyard

    A Brief History of the Bone House & Graveyard (Spa Fields Park) During the 1780s the land was leased as a burial ground and provided space for 2,722 interments. Eventually housing was built all...

    A Brief History of the Bone House & Graveyard (Spa Fields Park) During the 1780s the land was leased as a burial ground and provided space for 2,722 interments. Eventually housing was built...

    • london
    • spa fields park
    • graveyard
    • bone house

    Lady Bird Johnson Grove

     Lady Bird Johnson Grove   Dedicated in honor of Mrs. Johnson by Richard Nixon President of the United States August 27, 1969     In recognition of her devoted service to the cause of preserving...

     Lady Bird Johnson Grove   Dedicated in honor of Mrs. Johnson by Richard Nixon President of the United States August 27, 1969     In recognition of her devoted service to the cause of...

    • lbj
    • nixon
    • redwoods
    • nature
    • conservation

    Big Diamond

    "BIG DIAMOND," A CIRCUS ELEPHANT, EXPIRED NEAR HERE IN 1927. HIS SKINNED HULK WAS BURIED. YEARS LATER, BONES WERE UNEARTHED AND SPECULATION AROSE ABOUT A HUMBOLDT MASTODON UNTIL IN- VESTIGATORS...

    "BIG DIAMOND," A CIRCUS ELEPHANT, EXPIRED NEAR HERE IN 1927. HIS SKINNED HULK WAS BURIED. YEARS LATER, BONES WERE UNEARTHED AND SPECULATION AROSE ABOUT A HUMBOLDT MASTODON UNTIL IN-...

    • big diamond
    • elephant
    • mastodon
    • humboldt
    • ecv

    Kitty Hawk

    THE FIRST SUCCESSFUL FLIGHT OF AN AIRPLANEWAS MADE FROM THIS SPOT BY ORVILLE WRIGHT DECEMBER 17, 1908, IN A MACHINE DESIGNED AND BUILT BY WILBUR WRIGHT AND ORVILLE WRIGHT THIS TABLET WAS ERECTED...

    THE FIRST SUCCESSFUL FLIGHT OF AN AIRPLANEWAS MADE FROM THIS SPOT BY ORVILLE WRIGHT DECEMBER 17, 1908, IN A MACHINE DESIGNED AND BUILT BY WILBUR WRIGHT AND ORVILLE WRIGHT THIS TABLET WAS...

    • kitty hawk
    • wright brothers
    • airplane
    • flight

    Hutchison School

    Mary Grimes Hutchison (1872-1962), a pioneer in rigorous education for girls in Memphis, opened her school in the Wesley Halliburton home in 1902. By 1925, Hutchison School had become a leading...

    Mary Grimes Hutchison (1872-1962), a pioneer in rigorous education for girls in Memphis, opened her school in the Wesley Halliburton home in 1902. By 1925, Hutchison School had become a...

    • shelby county
    • tennessee