Indian Treaty No. 1
This plaque stands near the entrance to Lower Fort Garry next to another plaque about the fort. It is written in English and French. Here is the English transcription: INDIAN TREATY NO. 1 To...
- treaty
- first nations
- ojibway
- cree
- manitoba
- canada
Marin Commission on Aging Time Capsule
MARIN COMMISSION ON AGING TIME CAPSULE MAY 1990 TO BE OPENED IN 2040
- marin
- time capsule
- california
- 1990
Sylvan Falls Bridge Plaque
Arthur Flanders Commissioner 1902 Name of the county highway commissioner and bridge's build date is on this nearly illegible plaque. Metal frame, wooden deck. South (upstream) of...
- parishville
- ny
- alan r reno
- st regis river
- flanders
- adirondacks
Bridge Builder's Plaque 1902
Rochester Bridge and Construction Co Rochester, N.Y. 1902 Builder's plaque rapidly approaching illegibility.Found affixed to old bridge (wooden decking!) crossing theWest Branch, St....
- rochester
- ny
- parishville
- 1902
- st regis river
- alan r reno
- bridge
Alex Mackenzie Dean Channel 1793
Alex Mackenzie from Canada by land 22nd July 1793 Inscribed on a rock in Dean Channel by explorer Alexander Mackenzie after the first east to west crossing of North America north of Mexico.
- alex mackenzie
- 1793
- explorer
Richard Halliburton
Richard Halliburton Traveler-Author-Lecturer Born 1900-Lost at sea 1939 This tower is dedicated to memorialize his wonderful life of action, romance and courage. Erected by his parents Wesley...
- shelby county
- tennessee
N. B. Forrest Camp 215Sons Of The Confederate Veterans
On Jun 28, 1900, a group of over 100 sons and grandsons of Confederate veterans met in Memphis to organize a local chapter, or "camp," of the United Sons of Confederate Veterans, later known as...
- shelby county
- tennessee
In Rebuilding This Field for the Children of Our Community
Thanks to the Rotary Club of Berkeley for its generous support in rebuilding this field for the children of our community.1997 & 1998
- berkeley
- california
- bay area
- rotary
- field
- rosa parks e...
Chinese Massacre Cove
Chinese Massacre Cove Site of the 1887 massacre of as many as 34 Chinese gold miners. No one was held accountable.
- oregon
- hells canyon
- snake river
Wall and Limits
The plaque reads: LIMIT OF THE MEXICAN REPUBLIC. THE DESTRUCTION OR DISLOCATION OF THE MONUMENT IS A FELONY PUNISHED BY MEXICO OR THE US. I remember when I read the plaque tears came running down...
- border
- mexico
- tourist
- wall
- immigrants
- nation
- mexicans
- migrants
Ffrwd Methodist Church
Submitted by @benjiw
- ffrwd
- wales
- methodist church
Gateway to a Community and a Park
Jasper Historic Rail Station.Submitted by @robertdall
- jasper
- alberta
- locomotive
- train
- gateway
- community
Jasper Raven Totem Pole
Submitted by @robertdall
Jasper's Raven Totem Pole, 1915-2009
Submitted by @robertdall
- jasper
- alberta
- totem pole
- haida gwaii
Steam Locomotive 6015
Steam Locomotive 6015 Mountain Type Class U-1-A Built in 1923 by Canadian Locomotive Company, Kingston, Ontario Submitted by @robertdall
- jasper
- alberta
- locomotive
- train
- coal
- 1973
- 1923
Michael J. Smith
This is the plaque that started Read The Plaque. Hear Roman Mars and John Marr discuss it on this episode of 99% Invisible (starts at 9:51) or just the Read the Plaque clip here: . Michael J....
- marr
- oregon
- origin story
- smith
- cystic fibrosis
- portland sta...
Barry A. Lucas
In Honor of Barry A. Lucas SPC US ARMY November 27, 1947 - November 13, 2016 Burgerville General Manager and Sr. Director of Facility Maintenance 2000-2012, instrumental in securing the site...
Jimmie Rogers
JIMMIE RODGERS 1897 - 1933 "Singing Brakeman" lived in Asheville, 1927. Began his country music career with radio broadcasts on WWNC, then 50 yds W. Submitted by Linda Nutman
- asheville
- tennessee
- country music
- singing brakeman
Christensen Alley
CHRISTENSEN ALLEY Named for the family that founded the Penn Oil and Supply Company in 1903, the first independent Firestone and Union Oil dealership on the West coast, in the early 1930s, G. C....
- pasadena
- penn oil and supply
New Iceland
This plaque is written in three languages: English, French, and Icelandic. The following is the transcription of the English: NEW ICELAND New Iceland represents a distinctive episode in the early...
- manitoba
- new iceland
- 1875
- winnipeg