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In Memory of Charles M. Toole

In Memory of Charles M. Toole Killed in Action  Cierges, France October 1, 1918 Submitted by @mywolfson 

In Memory of Charles M. Toole Killed in Action  Cierges, France October 1, 1918 Submitted by @mywolfson 

    Bethel Church

    Submitted by @alwaysreadtheplaque.

    Submitted by @alwaysreadtheplaque.

      Bayou Sara

      Submitted by @alwaysreadtheplaque.

      Submitted by @alwaysreadtheplaque.

        Hoping to Join the Few

        Submitted by Linda Nutman. 

        Submitted by Linda Nutman. 

        • south carolina
        • fort mill
        • civil war
        • confederacy

        Vestal's Gap Road

        VESTAL'S GAP ROAD Extending from Alexandria to Vestal's Ferry near Charles Town West Virginia, this colonial highway was a principal route from the Northern Neck of Virginia through the Blue Ridge...

        VESTAL'S GAP ROAD Extending from Alexandria to Vestal's Ferry near Charles Town West Virginia, this colonial highway was a principal route from the Northern Neck of Virginia through the Blue Ridge...

        • virginia
        • herndon
        • road
        • armies
        • settlers

        Vestal's Gap Road

          Submitted by @jqmcd.

          Submitted by @jqmcd.

        • virginia
        • herndon
        • trail
        • vestal

        James Monroe's First Farm

        Submitted by @richzukowski via https://m.flickr.com/#/photos/richzukowski/14686861795/in/search_QM_q_IS_readtheplaque_AND_mt_IS_all_AND_w_IS_all

        Submitted by @richzukowski via https://m.flickr.co m/#/photos/richzukowski/14686861795/in/search_QM_q _IS_readtheplaque_AND_mt_IS_all_AND_w_IS_all

        • charlottesville
        • virginia
        • jefferson
        • monroe
        • monticello
        • academical village
        • plantation
        • slavery
        • highland
        • university

        Plaque near St Woolos Cathedral

        The location of this plaque can be seen here ST3087 : St Woolos Cathedral and boundary wall. © Copyright Robin Drayton and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence . Submitted via Geograph

        The location of this plaque can be seen here ST3087 : St Woolos Cathedral and boundary wall. © Copyright Robin Drayton and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence . Submitted via Geograph

        • geograph

        Boy Scouts in the Summer of 1910

        In the summer of 1910, about two miles south of Hudson on the Wisconsin shore of the St. Croix River, 86 boys and adults held an experimental week of camp to try out a new youth program called...

        In the summer of 1910, about two miles south of Hudson on the Wisconsin shore of the St. Croix River, 86 boys and adults held an experimental week of camp to try out a new youth program...

        • boy scouts
        • wisconsin

        Poisson's Landing

        Dedicated to the memory of Captain William G. "Bill" Poisson, 1924-2008 The Poisson Family owned and operated a steamboat excursion business and boat livery at this location from 1882 to 1956....

        Dedicated to the memory of Captain William G. "Bill" Poisson, 1924-2008 The Poisson Family owned and operated a steamboat excursion business and boat livery at this location from 1882 to...

        • boat landing
        • east grand rapids
        • reeds lake
        • steamboat

        Plaque, Flood Cottages

        The plaque records details of the 'Awful Visitation' that happened to Tilshead in 1841. The Flood Cottages were built in 1842 from public fund to help the poor in the Tilshead and Shrewton...

        The plaque records details of the 'Awful Visitation' that happened to Tilshead in 1841. The Flood Cottages were built in 1842 from public fund to help the poor in the Tilshead and...

        • village
        • rural settlement
        • tilshead
        • geograph
        • flood
        • sign

        Flood markers at the weir

        Flood markers showing the heights of the floods at Buscot Lock © Copyright Bill Nicholls and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence . Submitted via Geograph

        Flood markers showing the heights of the floods at Buscot Lock © Copyright Bill Nicholls and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence . Submitted via Geograph

        • village
        • rural settlement
        • geograph
        • historic sit...
        • flood height...

        Flood level marks on a house in Girton

        The heights that River Trent floods reached in the village of Girton are marked on a house wall. The house is now known as Mallard Corner but is identified as Sunnyside on old maps. © Copyright...

        The heights that River Trent floods reached in the village of Girton are marked on a house wall. The house is now known as Mallard Corner but is identified as Sunnyside on old maps. ©...

        • village
        • rural settlement
        • flood
        • flood levels
        • geograph

        Sheldon Grist Mill

        SHELDON GRIST MILL SITE OF GRIST MILL BUILT BY JARED DIXON (JOAQUIN) SHELDON 1846-47 ON OMOCHUMENES RANCHO, GRANTED TO HIM BY THE MEXICAN GOVERNMENT 1843. SHELDON BORN VERMONT JANUARY 8, 1813,...

        SHELDON GRIST MILL SITE OF GRIST MILL BUILT BY JARED DIXON (JOAQUIN) SHELDON 1846-47 ON OMOCHUMENES RANCHO, GRANTED TO HIM BY THE MEXICAN GOVERNMENT 1843. SHELDON BORN VERMONT JANUARY 8, 1813,...

        • sacramento
        • california
        • miners
        • dam
        • mill
        • omochumnes
        • vermont

        Destroyed by Fire in 1890 and Rebuilt the Same Year

          Submitted by Sheila Paske

          Submitted by Sheila Paske

        • sloughhouse
        • california
        • sheldon
        • consumnes
        • stanford
        • leland
        • fertile
        • amador

        Such Evidence Found as to Leave No Doubt (Lewis's Grave)

        MERIWETHER LEWIS1774 - 1809 BENEATH THIS MONUMENT ERECTED UNDER LEGISLATIVE ACT BY THE STATE OF TENNESSEE, A.D., 1848, REPOSES THE DUST OF MERIWETHER LEWIS, A CAPTAIN IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY,...

        MERIWETHER LEWIS1774 - 1809 BENEATH THIS MONUMENT ERECTED UNDER LEGISLATIVE ACT BY THE STATE OF TENNESSEE, A.D., 1848, REPOSES THE DUST OF MERIWETHER LEWIS, A CAPTAIN IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY,...

        • lewis and clark
        • tennessee
        • burying the lede
        • grinder
        • grave
        • such evidence
        • no doubt

        Formerly the Plow Tavern

        THE PLOW TAVERN FORMERLY OCCUPIED THIS SITE BUILD 1745 . . . DEMOLISHED APRIL 1, 1924. TRADITION SAYS THAT ON ITS REGISTER WERE THE NAMES OF GENERAL GEORGE WASHINGTON AND GENERAL LAFAYETTE WHEN...

        THE PLOW TAVERN FORMERLY OCCUPIED THIS SITE BUILD 1745 . . . DEMOLISHED APRIL 1, 1924. TRADITION SAYS THAT ON ITS REGISTER WERE THE NAMES OF GENERAL GEORGE WASHINGTON AND GENERAL LAFAYETTE WHEN...

        • lancaster
        • pennsylvania
        • tavern
        • washington
        • lafayette
        • penna
        • plow
        • hostelry

        Mathias Roeser

        MATHIAS ROESER Here from 1740 to 1771 lived one of colonial American's most impor-tant gunsmiths. His work was central to the develop-ment of the Pennsylvania rifle. Other family mem-bers and an...

        MATHIAS ROESER Here from 1740 to 1771 lived one of colonial American's most impor-tant gunsmiths. His work was central to the develop-ment of the Pennsylvania rifle. Other family mem-bers and...

        • lancaster
        • pennsylvania
        • gunsmith
        • rifle
        • revolutionary war

        Bailey's Printshop

        Submitted by ‏@TBuckwalterLNP .    

        Submitted by ‏@TBuckwalterLNP .  

        • bailey
        • printer
        • lancaster
        • pennsylvania
        • paine
        • crisis congress
        • commonwealth
        • 1773
        • 1780
        • historic imprints

        Fred's Lounge

        Submitted by @alwaysreadtheplaque.

        Submitted by @alwaysreadtheplaque.

        • louisiana
        • radio
        • reed
        • mardi gras
        • courir
        • tate's
        • wwii
        • 1050
        • kvpi