The Montgomery Block
THIS, SAN FRANCISCO’S FIRST FIREPROOF BUILDING ERECTED IN 1853 BY HENRY WAGER HELLECK, WAS THE HEADQUARTERS FOR MANY OUTSTANDING LAWYERS, FINANCIERS, WRITERS, ACTORS AND ARTISTS. JAMES KING OF...
- san francisco
- bay area
- california
- fire
- 1906
- king of william
- fireproof
Graceful Brick Building
CONSTRUCTED IN 1858, THIS GRACEFUL BRICK BUILDING PLAYED AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN THE FINANCIAL AND ENTREPRENEURIAL DEVELOPMENT OF FRONTIER SAN FRANCISCO. FROM HIS OFFICES IN THIS BUILDING, WILLIAM M....
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- bay area
- california
- brick
- civil war
- savage
- mining
Ship Brooklyn
SHIP BROOKLYN COMMEMORATING THE LANDING AT THIS POINT OF THE SHIP BROOKLYN, JULY 31, 1846. A 370 TON VESSEL, CARRYING MORMON COLONISTS AND CREW OF NEARLY 300 UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF SAMUEL...
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- bay area
- california
- mormon
- complete flour mills
- harrows
Dedicated to James T. Preston
DEDICATED TO JAMES T PRESON MARCH 1 1928 BURBANK JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
- berkeley
- bay area
- california
University of Tennessee Research Memorial
This Section Of The Cemetery Is Dedicated For The Interment Of Those Persons Who, For The Benefit Of Mankind, Gave Their Remains To The University Of Tennessee Center For The Health Sciences...
- shelby county
- tennessee
Tom Lee Memorial
A very worthy Negro Tom Lee with his boat "Zev" saved thirty-two lives when the steamer U.S. Norman sank about twenty-miles below Memphis May 8, 1925 but he has a finer monument than...
- shelby county
- tennessee
Phillip Island National Surfing Reserve
From instagramSubmitted by @littlebobbyplaqueson
- australia
- surfing
Veterans Plaza
History of Veterans Plaza The Veterans Plaza contains memorials to the Veterans of Memphis and Shelby County who were killed defending our freedom 1926 Statue of WWI "Dough Boy" Soldier lists 236...
- shelby county
- tennessee
Veterans Plaza Iraq Memorial
Iraq Marine Andy Stern Marine Tim Creager Marine Brent Morel Army Ervin Caradine, Jr. Army Morco D. Ross Army National Guard Matthew R. Stovall Marine Adam R. Murray Marine Captain Robert M....
- shelby county
- tennessee
Viet Nam Monument (Shelby County)
In Memory Of The Citizens Of Shelby County Who Gave Their Lives For Their Country In The Viet Nam War. Submitted from the Shelby County Register's Office.
- shelby county
- tennessee
University of Memphis
This public institution of higher learning has grown with the city of Memphis since opening in 1912. Its development went through the following stages: West Tennessee State Normal...
- shelby county
- tennessee
Vietnam Monument Tree Trail
Sponsored by Shelby County Beautiful Commission Mrs. Harold Keith, Chairman Mrs. L.P. Beaver Jr., Mrs. Odel Rast, Mrs. Frank Coward, Jr., Mrs. Thomas P. Hart, Mrs. Hardy Campbell, Mrs....
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- tennessee
Virginia ("Ginnie") Bethel Moon1844-1926
The daughter of a Confederate sympathizer, Ginnie Moon was a noted Southern Civil War spy. Born in Ohio, Ginnie moved to Memphis with her mother in 1862. She was arrested for spying soon after...
- shelby county
- tennessee
Virginia Bethel Moon1844-1925
"Miss Ginny" Moon, a Confederate Spy who became famous during the War between the States. She was known as an active and dangerous rebel. At the time of her death, she still retained a...
- shelby county
- tennessee
W. C. Handy
In Memory Of W.C. Handy Composer, Music Publisher, Father Of The Blues 1976 Erected By The Association For Study Of Afro-American Life And History In Cooperation With The Amoco Foundation, Inc....
- shelby county
- tennessee
Darwin Time Capsule
From instagram Submitted by @littlebobbyplaqueson and @simeonking.
- australia
- time capsule
- darwin
Christian Brothers College
At this site, on November 17, 1871, the Christian Brothers purchased what was the Memphis Female College. Brother Maurelian, who served as the first president of Christian Brothers College, along...
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- tennessee
Sophie G. Friedman
American War Mothers Memphis Chapter A Tribute To Sophie C. Friedman For Her Activities In Having Had Enacted First Marriage Law In Tennessee General Assembly Abolishing Child Marriage Sponsored...
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- tennessee
In Memoriam 1917-1919
1917 1918 In Memory Of The Four Members Of The Memphis And Shelby County Medical Society Who Gave Their Lives In The Service Of Their Fellow Men In The World War Capt. Robert B. Underwood -...
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- tennessee
Walter Malone
In Memory Of Walter Malone Erected MCMXIX "Opportunity" They Do Me Wrong Who Say I Come No More When Once I Knock And Fail To Find You In; For Every Day I Stand Outside Your Door, And Bid You...
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- tennessee