Pine to Palm Highway, New Orleans
See here for the northern end of this highway. Submitted by @brent_bellamy
Carted and Mounted on this Wagon
THIS LOG WAS CARTED AND MOUNTED ON THIS WAGON BY WALTER MARWEN BROOKS AND HIS MATES ON SEPTEMBER 4 1968 HE DIED AS THE RESULT OF AN ACCIDENT 1930-1968 Submitted by @priyabgandhi
Honorable Phra Ajarn Sombar Yanavarn
Founder of Buddhist Temple of Chino Hills Submitted by @Ritterton
BIRTHPLACE OF MODERN ELECTRICITY
NEW YORK BIRTHPLACE OF MODERN ELECTRICITY HERE DISCOVERING MAGNETIC INDUCTION, JOSEPH HENRY PIONEERED THE TELEGRAPH AND ELECTRIC MOTOR, 1829-31
John Herbert Chapman
JOHN HERBERT CHAPMAN John Herbert Chapman (1921-1979) was born in London and educated at The University of Western Ontario, receiving a BSc (Honors) degree in 1948. After completing a PhD...
The Black Snake Affair
THE BLACK SNAKE AFFAIR In 1808. the Federal goverament. reacting to unfair British policies, passed an Embargo Act. forbidding trade with Great Britain. The Champlain Valley relied on trade...
EarthScope Plate Boundary Observation Station
Submitted by @zxqwd
Captain Jock Porteous
At this place on the night of September 7th 1736 Cpt. Jock Porteous of the Edinburgh City Guard was brutally lynched from a dyers pole by an Edinburgh Mob Erected by the Porteous Associates...
The Franklin Institute
Submitted by cruicej
Regional Districts BC
Submitted by @robertdall
Shire of Flinders Electric Ball
SHIRE OF FLINDERS ELECTRIC BALL THIS SPHERE WAS PART OF A DEVICE DESIGNED BY A MR ROBILLIARD IN 1909, WITH A VIEW TO HARNESSING THE SEA TO PROVIDE ELECTRICITY FOR SORRENTO TOWNSHIP THE SPHERE...
- although at ...
- electric ball
- severe wave action
Perronkap Utrecht Centraal
The plaque tells the story of the old railway station roof. In Dutch: perronkap. The iron roof was constructed in 1895. In 1968, when the station (Utrecht central station) was replaced by a...
- historic rai...
- iron construction
Stephen Henshaw
IN MEMORY OF STEPHEN HENSHAW BUCKINGHAMSHIRE BATTALLION OX BUCKS LIGHT INFANTRY WHO WAS WOUNDED IN BATTLE LANGEMARK AUGUST 16" 1917. HE LAY WOUNDED ON THESE FIELD FOR SIX DAYS. HE WAS FOUND ON...
State of Washington John L. O'Brien Building
Submitted by @Ritterton
Great 1909 Auto Race
GREAT 1909 AUTO RACE From this point in front of The Tampa Daily Times Building on Nov. 23, 1909, was started the Tampa - to - Jacksonville "endurance run" to promote good roads for...
In This House Jane Austen Lived Her Last Days And Died 18th July 1817
Submitted by @theoldstationuk
Transportation Encouraged Development
Dr. Lawrence F. Flick
DR. LAWRENCE F FLICK Pioneer in antituberculosis campaign and among first to recognize this disease was communicable. Organized first American tuberculosis society 1892. Founded White...
The First Telegraph Office in the Southern Hemisphere
Submitted by @_marty_k
Hess v. Indiana
Hess v. Indiana An Indiana University student protest led to a landmark First Amendment case. In response to the National Guard's killing of four students demonstrating against the Vietnam War...