O'Shaughnessy Dam
66,000,000,000 gallons. #HetchHetchy Submitted by friscolex
- hetchhetchy
- dam
- reservoir
Lawrence Hall of Science Children's Fountain
- berkeley
- california
- bay area
- lhs
Minster Gates
MINSTER GATES Here stood one of the entrance gates into the Minster Liberty, for foot traffic only. There have been posts here for probably 600 years. The approach was at one time called Bookland...
- york
- england
- books
- minster
- minerva
Wollemi Pine
Plaque reads: ' The Wollemi Pine: almost as rare as a dinosaur This is one of the world's rarest plants. Australia's very own Wollemi pine (wollemi nobilis). There are only three stands of...
- pine tree sy...
Alumni Endowment
The Alumni Endowment Established by the Class of 1964 The adjacent sweet gum tree symbolizes alumni support for the long-term future of the Purdue University School of Veterinary Medicine...
Margaret Elizabeth Twigg
MARGARET ELIZABETH TWIGG 4/1/1940 - 3/9/2008 "REMEMBER ME WHEN I AM GONE AWAY"Submitted by @caddickbrown
Double Wave
The same wave motif on the cornice of the Tennessee Trust Building was repeated on the 81 Monroe Building that can be seen one block south. Architects Shaw and Pfeil designed both buildings within...
- shelby county
- tennessee
Volunteer Firefighters
The City of Carmel-by-the-Sea protected by VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS Since July 16, 1915 Protecting Lives and Property The Carmel-By- The-Sea Volunteer Fire Department dissolved on January 1st 2012...
- carmel
- california
- fire fighters
Civil War Capital
After the fall of Nashville Governor Isham Harris convened the Tennessee Legislature on this site February 20-March 20, 1862. The state archives were also stored here. Submitted from the...
- shelby county
- tennessee
Cobalt Teletherapy Unit
COBALT TELETHERAPY UNIT APPAREIL DE TRAITEMENT AU COBALT In 1951 Canadian scientists, here and in London, Ontario opened a new front in the battle against cancer. Through a pioneering...
- saskatoon
- saskatchewan
- cancer
- cobalt
Buffalo Soldier Legacy Plaza
BUFFALO SOLDIER LEGACY PLAZA DEDICATED 23 APRIL 2009 HONORING THE STAMINA, COURAGE, AND TENACITY OF SOLDIERS ASSIGNED TO THE 9TH CAVALRY REGIMENT 24TH INFANTRY REGIMENT 22ND...
- buffalo solider
- huachua
- arizona
Spanish Public Well
SPANISH PUBLIC WELL CONSTRUCTED PRIOR TO 1763 FILLED AND PARTIALLY DESTROYED DURING BRITISH OCCUPATION 1763-1784 RESTORED 1975 AS A BICENTENNIAL PROJECT OF: CITY OF ST. AUGUSTINE HISTORIC ST....
- st. augustine
- florida
- british occupation
- 1763
1862 Post Office
On June 6, 1862, Memphis surrendered to Federal gunboats. The only resistance by citizens occurred here as a shot was fired at the soldiers hoisting the U.S. flag over the post office. Submitted...
- shelby county
- tennessee
First Baptist Church / Mt. Olive CME Church
The First Baptist Church was designed by architect R.H. Hunt and built in 1906. It is constructed of yellow bricks along a Georgian-architectural style. It housed a congregation of 2,200...
- shelby county
- tennessee
Stephan C. Leonoudakis, Golden Gate Ferry Terminal
STEPHAN C. LEONOUDAKIS GOLDEN GATE FERRY TERMINAL SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA THIS GOLDEN GATE FERRY TERMINAL IS DEDICATED TO STEPHAN C. LEONOUDAKIS IN RECOGNITION OF HIS PIVOTAL ROLE IN...
- san francisco
- california
- bay area
- ferry
- loma prieta
- marin
Take it Easy
"TAKE IT EASY" MAJOR ARGRETT, JR. MEMORIAL St. Augustine's Oldest and Most Beloved Carriage Driver Born: Nov. 11, 1888 Died: Dec 19, 1984, Age: 96 Tour Guide and Carriage Driver for...
Los Angeles Central Library Lodwrick M. Cook Rotunda
Coming out of my hotel in downtown Los Angeles, a building across the way got my attention. A rather elegant-looking low-rise structure in the midst of a lot of forgettable modern highrises. It...
- california
- los angeles
- libraries
- fires
Lest We Forget
Submitted by @mywolfson
- wwi
- railroads
- 1917
- willard
Merchant Hotel
Merchant Hotel The Merchant Hotel was a miniature Japantown, brimming with children, a dentist, a doctor, and the Teikoku Mercantile Company, run since 1905 by the Matsushima family....
- portland
- oregon
- japantown
- hotel
- matshushima
- japanese
- internment
- wwii
- concentration camps
Great Seal of Iowa
In 1847, the Iowa Legislature passed a law creating a state seal. More on the wording of the law, which has caused a stir in the state Capitol in recent times, in a moment. The...
- iowa
- state mottos
- des moines
- state capitals