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Panama Hotel

PANAMA HOTEL HAS BEEN DESIGNATED A  NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK  THIS PROPERTY POSSESSES NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE IN COMMEMORATION THE HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA  THE PANAMA HOTEL IS...

PANAMA HOTEL HAS BEEN DESIGNATED A  NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK  THIS PROPERTY POSSESSES NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE IN COMMEMORATION THE HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA  THE PANAMA HOTEL IS...

  • seattle
  • washington
  • hotel
  • immigration
  • japanese
  • bathhouse

Poets' Corner

POETS' CORNER  BLISS CARMAN 1861-1929SIR CHARLES ROBERTS 1860-1943 FRANCIS JOSEPH SHERMAN 1871-1926  Born in or near Fredericton, these three poets were educated in this University and are buried...

POETS' CORNER  BLISS CARMAN 1861-1929SIR CHARLES ROBERTS 1860-1943 FRANCIS JOSEPH SHERMAN 1871-1926  Born in or near Fredericton, these three poets were educated in this University and are buried...

  • fredericton
  • new brunswick
  • forest hill
  • verse
  • poets

Church Park

At this location Church Park and Auditorium was established in 1899 By Robert R. Church, Sr., a Memphis businessman and former slave, to provide recreational facilities for members of his race who...

At this location Church Park and Auditorium was established in 1899 By Robert R. Church, Sr., a Memphis businessman and former slave, to provide recreational facilities for members of his race who...

  • shelby county
  • tennessee

Deaderick Family Cemetery

George Michael Deaderick in 1807 established and was president of the Nashville Bank, the first bank in the state. His son, John G. Deaderick, owned 5,000 acres of land, a portion of which was...

George Michael Deaderick in 1807 established and was president of the Nashville Bank, the first bank in the state. His son, John G. Deaderick, owned 5,000 acres of land, a portion of which...

  • shelby county
  • tennessee

The Fremont Troll

The Fremont Troll  (c) Steve Badanes, Will Martin, and Ross Whitehead, 1990 The Fremont Troll was designed and built by Steve Badanes, Will Martin, Donna Walter and Ross Whitehead, with help from...

The Fremont Troll  (c) Steve Badanes, Will Martin, and Ross Whitehead, 1990 The Fremont Troll was designed and built by Steve Badanes, Will Martin, Donna Walter and Ross Whitehead, with help...

  • fremont
  • washington
  • seattle
  • accu-line
  • etched plaque
  • troll
  • i-5
  • highway 99

Ella Brown Redwood Grove

  • big basin
  • california
  • park
  • redwood

Edward J. Pribula Memorial Trees - 1973

  • big basin
  • california
  • park
  • redwood

Stone Tables from the Former Public Health Building

STONE TABLETS FROM THE FORMER PUBLIC HEALTH BUILDING 1912 EIGHT AVENUE SOUTH  1947-1979 THE FIRST PUBLIC HEALTH FACILITY IN THE U.X. BUILT WITH HILL-BURTON FUNDS Submitted by @LostToHistory

STONE TABLETS FROM THE FORMER PUBLIC HEALTH BUILDING 1912 EIGHT AVENUE SOUTH  1947-1979 THE FIRST PUBLIC HEALTH FACILITY IN THE U.X. BUILT WITH HILL-BURTON FUNDS Submitted by @LostToHistory

  • birmingham
  • alabama
  • public health
  • stone tablets
  • monumental a...
  • more worth living

Edible fruit garden

This edible fruit garden was planted in 2012 to commemorate 100 years of graduates from the College of Agriculture and Bioresources. University of Saskatchewan   Submitted by: @Saskajanet

This edible fruit garden was planted in 2012 to commemorate 100 years of graduates from the College of Agriculture and Bioresources. University of Saskatchewan   Submitted by: @Saskajanet

  • saskatoon
  • fruit
  • garden
  • college of a...
  • university o...

Ernest William Kauffman Redwood Grove

  • redwoods
  • grove
  • big basin
  • california

Wurundjeri People of the Kulin Nation

It is increasingly common for the traditional indigenous owners of the land to be acknowledged in many different media. (Acknowledgement does not equate to rent, but this is not the forum for that...

It is increasingly common for the traditional indigenous owners of the land to be acknowledged in many different media. (Acknowledgement does not equate to rent, but this is not the forum for...

  • indigenous
  • australia
  • victoria

Salvation Army Training College

Plaque reads: 'Salvation Army Training College Built in 1901 as the Federal Training Garrison for The Salvation Army, the building was designed by Brigadier Edward Saunders, a former stonemason...

Plaque reads: 'Salvation Army Training College Built in 1901 as the Federal Training Garrison for The Salvation Army, the building was designed by Brigadier Edward Saunders, a former stonemason...

  • salvation army
  • training college
  • melbourne
  • charity

The Gooney Bird

It appears this was formerly on a plane at the enterance to the airport, it is now in a corner of the departure lounge  Plaque reads: 'Douglas DC-3 - The Gooney Bird At 3PM on December 17th, 1935...

It appears this was formerly on a plane at the enterance to the airport, it is now in a corner of the departure lounge  Plaque reads: 'Douglas DC-3 - The Gooney Bird At 3PM on December 17th,...

  • cairns
  • airport
  • australia
  • queensland
  • aeroplane

Parliament House Foundation Stone

Located in the foyer of Parliament House. Plaque reads: ' This foundation stone was laid by the Prime Minster The Honourable  R.J.L. Hawke A.C., M.P. on 4 October 1988 In The Presence of Senator...

Located in the foyer of Parliament House. Plaque reads: ' This foundation stone was laid by the Prime Minster The Honourable  R.J.L. Hawke A.C., M.P. on 4 October 1988 In The Presence of...

  • foundation stone
  • australian
  • parliament

March 3rd 1933 - Communist flowerpot resistance

A few weeks after the takeover, SA-squads marched through Elsaßstreet, known as communist stronghold. The residents pelted the Nazis with flowerpots from their windows, bottles, trash cans and...

A few weeks after the takeover, SA-squads marched through Elsaßstreet, known as communist stronghold. The residents pelted the Nazis with flowerpots from their windows, bottles, trash cans and...

  • cologne
  • communists
  • nazis
  • resistance

American Encaustic Tiling Co.

Uptown 1 train platform at Columbus Circle, New York City. Submitted by @lcdpowell

Uptown 1 train platform at Columbus Circle, New York City. Submitted by @lcdpowell

  • tiles
  • new york
  • nyc
  • encaustic
  • 1901

Joseph Rowntree

JOSEPH ROWNTREE 1836-1925  In this house lived a man whose life was to exercise a profound influence upon a City of which he became in 1911 an Honorary Freeman.  A pioneer of research and reform...

JOSEPH ROWNTREE 1836-1925  In this house lived a man whose life was to exercise a profound influence upon a City of which he became in 1911 an Honorary Freeman.  A pioneer of research and reform...

  • york
  • england
  • 1836

In Memory of the 11,500 Patriotic American Sailors and Soldiers

IN MEMORY OF THE 11,500 PATRIOTIC AMERICAN SAILORS AND SOLDIERS WHO ENDURED UNTOLD SUFFERING AND DIED ON THE BRITISH PRISON SHIPS ANCHORED IN WALLABOUT DURING THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR, 1776 -...

IN MEMORY OF THE 11,500 PATRIOTIC AMERICAN SAILORS AND SOLDIERS WHO ENDURED UNTOLD SUFFERING AND DIED ON THE BRITISH PRISON SHIPS ANCHORED IN WALLABOUT DURING THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR, 1776...

  • new york
  • nyc
  • brooklyn
  • revolutionary war
  • wallabout
  • british prison ships
  • 1776

The Gettysburg Address, Culpeper National Cemetery

ADDRESS BY PRESIDENT LINCOLN AT THE DEDICATION OF THE GETTYSBURG NATIONAL CEMETERY NOVEMBER 19, 1863 FOUR SCORE AND SEVEN YEARS AGO OUR FATHERS BROUGHT FORTH ON THIS CONTINENT, A NEW NATION,...

ADDRESS BY PRESIDENT LINCOLN AT THE DEDICATION OF THE GETTYSBURG NATIONAL CEMETERY NOVEMBER 19, 1863 FOUR SCORE AND SEVEN YEARS AGO OUR FATHERS BROUGHT FORTH ON THIS CONTINENT, A NEW...

  • memorial day

Mario A. DeCampoe M.D.

DEDICATED TO OUR FRIEND AND COLLEAGUE WHO LOVED MOUNTAIN CLIMBING AND CHERISHED MISSION PEAK  MARIO A. DECAMPOE M.D. 5-26-24   2-17-84  SHARE THIS PEACEFUL RETREAT AND ENJOY THE BEAUTY MARIO'S...

DEDICATED TO OUR FRIEND AND COLLEAGUE WHO LOVED MOUNTAIN CLIMBING AND CHERISHED MISSION PEAK  MARIO A. DECAMPOE M.D. 5-26-24   2-17-84  SHARE THIS PEACEFUL RETREAT AND ENJOY THE...

  • los angeles county
  • california
  • mission peak
  • mountain climbing