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RAILROAD BRIDGES OVER THE PECOS

RAILROAD BRIDGES OVER THE PECOS A MAJOR TRIBUTARY OF THE RIO GRANDE, THE PECOS RIVER WAS LONG A BARRIER TO TRANSPORTATION, PARTICULARLY ACROSS THE DEEP GORGE THAT ONCE MARKED ITS JOINING WITH THE...

RAILROAD BRIDGES OVER THE PECOS A MAJOR TRIBUTARY OF THE RIO GRANDE, THE PECOS RIVER WAS LONG A BARRIER TO TRANSPORTATION, PARTICULARLY ACROSS THE DEEP GORGE THAT ONCE MARKED ITS JOINING WITH...

    Elisha Mitchell

    Submitted by mia_partlow HERE LIES IN THE HOPE OF A BLESSED RESURRECTION THE BODY OF THE REV. ELISHA MITCHELL D.D. WHO AFTER BEING FOR THIRTY NINE YEARS A PROFESSOR IN THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH...

    Submitted by mia_partlow HERE LIES IN THE HOPE OF A BLESSED RESURRECTION THE BODY OF THE REV. ELISHA MITCHELL D.D. WHO AFTER BEING FOR THIRTY NINE YEARS A PROFESSOR IN THE UNIVERSITY OF...

      Hope Square

      Submitted by @lucindahawksley

      Submitted by @lucindahawksley

        First Medical Education Building

        Submitted by JustineBot

        Submitted by JustineBot

          Retro Woman Napa

          Submitted by friscolex

          Submitted by friscolex

            Bill Clinton McDonald's

            Both as governor and as a 1992 presidential candidate, Bill Clinton made regular stops at this downtown McDonald's during his morning runs from the Arkansas Governor's Mansion, These visits made...

            Both as governor and as a 1992 presidential candidate, Bill Clinton made regular stops at this downtown McDonald's during his morning runs from the Arkansas Governor's Mansion, These visits...

              Peralta Adobe

              Submitted by @Ritterton

              Submitted by @Ritterton

                Carmel WWII Soldiers

                  Geelong Keys

                  IN 1847 THERE WERE FOUND ON THIS SITE IN LIMEBURNER BOURCHIER'S KILN FIFTEEN FEET BELOW THE SURFACE OF THE GROUND THE GEELONG KEYS REPORTED BY SUPERINTENDENT, LATER GOVERNOR C. J. LA TROBE A SOME...

                  IN 1847 THERE WERE FOUND ON THIS SITE IN LIMEBURNER BOURCHIER'S KILN FIFTEEN FEET BELOW THE SURFACE OF THE GROUND THE GEELONG KEYS REPORTED BY SUPERINTENDENT, LATER GOVERNOR C. J. LA TROBE A SOME...

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                  Original Depot in Collierville

                  The first railroad depot in Collierville was located in this vicinity adjacent to the Memphis and Charleston Railroad. A letter was discovered in the Mississippi Library Department of Archives and...

                  The first railroad depot in Collierville was located in this vicinity adjacent to the Memphis and Charleston Railroad. A letter was discovered in the Mississippi Library Department of Archives and...

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                  Cortona

                    Carleton Race Course

                    The first running of the Queen’s Plate was held in what is now the Junction. Submitted by @heritagetoronto

                    The first running of the Queen’s Plate was held in what is now the Junction. Submitted by @heritagetoronto

                      Congregation B'Nai Israel (Children of Israel)

                      First Permanent Jewish House of Worship in Tennessee Jews have been part of Tennessee's economic, social and political life since the early 19th century. Congregation Children of Israel, chartered...

                      First Permanent Jewish House of Worship in Tennessee Jews have been part of Tennessee's economic, social and political life since the early 19th century. Congregation Children of Israel, chartered...

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                      Jefferson Davis

                      In a house which stood here, the only President of the Confederacy lived from 1875 to 1878, while president of a life insurance company. Born in Kentucky, 1808, educated at Transylvania and the...

                      In a house which stood here, the only President of the Confederacy lived from 1875 to 1878, while president of a life insurance company. Born in Kentucky, 1808, educated at Transylvania and...

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                      Marble Lantern

                      Submitted by @Chinatown_YEG

                      Submitted by @Chinatown_YEG

                        Kent

                          The Cherokee-Phoenix

                          IN 1821, SEQUOYAH, A NATIVE CHEROKEE, INVENTED AN ALPHABET. THE FIRST NEWS- PAPER IN THE INDIAN LANGUAGE, "THE CHEROKEE-PHOENIX WAS PUBLISHED IN NEW ECHOTA BY ELIAS BOUDINOT, AN EDUCATED CHEROKEE,...

                          IN 1821, SEQUOYAH, A NATIVE CHEROKEE, INVENTED AN ALPHABET. THE FIRST NEWS- PAPER IN THE INDIAN LANGUAGE, "THE CHEROKEE-PHOENIX WAS PUBLISHED IN NEW ECHOTA BY ELIAS BOUDINOT, AN EDUCATED CHEROKEE,...

                            Grotski-Schuurmans Residence

                            1978 Grotski-Schuurmans Residence, Edmonton’s “youngest” designated Historic Resource. Up on Capilano Crescent, overlooking @YEGRiverValley . Douglas Cardinal Architect, David Murray Architect....

                            1978 Grotski-Schuurmans Residence, Edmonton’s “youngest” designated Historic Resource. Up on Capilano Crescent, overlooking @YEGRiverValley . Douglas Cardinal Architect, David Murray Architect....

                              Ambrose O’Higgens, Viceroy of Peru, Liberator of Chile

                              Submitted by @SheilaPortobelo

                              Submitted by @SheilaPortobelo

                                Arch Street Meeting House

                                ARCH STREET MEETING HOUSE The meetinghouse was built in 1804 on a burial ground granted by William Penn in 1701. It has been continuously used as a place of worship and center for activities of...

                                ARCH STREET MEETING HOUSE The meetinghouse was built in 1804 on a burial ground granted by William Penn in 1701. It has been continuously used as a place of worship and center for activities of...