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The Pagoda

[Inside San Francisco Japanese Tea Garden]   The Pagoda Pagodas are Buddhist shrines usually made of stone, brick, or wood. They derive from the Stupa of ancient India, a funeral mound...

• pagoda
• san francisco
• japanese
• japanese tea garden

Harry Houdini

HARRY HOUDINI (Ehrich Weiss)1874-1926 In memoriam to the great Artist and Past National President who performed one of his well know escapes from this bridge on May 1, 1908. Society of...

• harvard bridge
• cambridge
• boston
• massachusetts
• houdini
• magic

Hillsboro Theater

In 1925, the Hillsboro Theater opened as a silent film house with its entrance on 21st Avenue South. The stage arch was decorated by Italian craftsman, Raffaelo Mattei. It was the home of the...

• nashville
• tennessee
• theatre
• theater
• mattei
• grand ole opry

August Stoud Cobbler Shop 1905

• la conner
• washington
• cobbler

Palace Meat Market 1890

• la conner
• washington
• meat
• palace

Dallas Log Cabin

Most colonists first settled in this "Three Forks" area of the Trinity River as members of the Peters Colony after 1841. Immigrants from such states as Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Missouri,...

• dallas
• texas
• log cabin
• 1841

Slave Auction Block

"General Andrew Jackson and Henry Clay spoke from this slave block in Hagerstown during the Year 1830"   This plaque can be found at the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History...

• slave auction block
• andrew jackson
• henry clay
• smithsonian
• museum

The Fox

From the Fantastic Mr. Phillips episode of the Outside/In podcast. [Location approximate]

Cuyahoga County Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument

Cuyahoga County Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument This monument consists of a 140-ton granite column 125 feet high, topped by a 15-foot female warrior bearing a shield of "Liberty". Six bronze...

• soldiers
• sailors
• cleveland
• ohio
• 9000 names

Premier of Victoria Sir Thomas Bent

The 22nd Premier of Australia According to wikipedia 'He was one of the most colourful and corrupt politicians in Victorian history.' This may explain why his statue is no longer in the prominent...

• australia
• premier
• parliament
• statue

Federal Capital Foundation Stone

I hadn't realised its different on three side, I must go back and get the other two sides. Plaque reads: 'This stone was laid by His Excellency The Right Honourable Sir Thomas Denman Baron....

• australia
• captial city
• canberra
• marker

Foundation Stone of Canberra

Plaque reads: 'The Foundation Stone of the Federal Capital City The stone monument located on the grassed area to the north of this site commemorates the official founding and naming of the...

• canberra
• australia
• foundation

Parkes Elvis Festival

There doesn't seem to be any compelling reason why there is a Elvis festival in country NSW other than that they can. This plaque is next to a Elvis wall of fame.  The Plaque reads: 'Parkes...

• elvis festival
• australia

Mount Panorama Race Track

This plaque is located in a fairly remote part of what is arguably Australia's most famous motorsport venue.  Plaque reads: 'Bathurst Regional Council Bald Hills was renamed  Mount Panorama in...

• motor racing
• australia
• bathurst
• sesqui-centenary

That Liberty Shall Not Perish

IN MEMORY OF THE HEROES OF THE CIVIL WAR, SPANISH WAR AND THE WORLD WAR WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES THAT LIBERTY SHALL NOT PERISH  ERECTED BY THE WOMEN & GIRLS WORKERS OF '61 & '65 JUNE 14, 1920

• lincoln
• oakland
• california
• civil war
• spanish war
• wwi
• world war
• 1920

Abraham Lincoln Died in this House

Abraham Lincoln died in this house April 15, 1865 at 7:22 am. Purchased by the United States in 1896.   Submitted by Gilda Spitz. 

• lincoln
• death
• civil war
• 1865

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Birthplace of Rock 'n' Roll   When radio station WJW disc jockey Alan Freed (1921 - 1965) used the term "rock and roll" to describe the uptempo black rhythm and blues records he played beginning...

• cleveland
• ohio
• rock and roll

Birthplace of Andrew Johnson

Birthplace of Andrew Johnson   Andrew Johnson, 17th president of the United States, was born in this house on December 29, 1808. At that time the house stood on Fayetteville Street.    In...

• johnson
• raleigh
• north carolina
• 1808

Lithgow Blast Furnace

Plaque reads: 'The Institution of Engineers, Australia Historic Engineering Marker Lithgow Blast Furnace This is the site of the blast furnace and auxiliary plant erected by William Sandford in...

• industry
• australi
• a iron furnace

North County Self Sufficiency Center

• oakland
• california
• bay area
• self sufficiency
• north county