First Supreme Court
In this building met the first Supreme Court of the United States of America 1791-1800 Presided over by Chief Justices John Jay John Rutledge Oliver Ellsworth Occupied as City Hall 1791 to 1854...
Abraham Lincoln Stood Here
Abraham Lincoln stood here when he raised the flag on Independence Hall February 22, 1861. This tablet placed by Post 2 Department of Pennsylvania Grand Army of the Republic. Submitted by Gilda Spitz
- philadelphia
- lincoln
Haym Salomon
Haym Salomon (1740 - 1785) Financier of the Revo- lution. Came to America ca.1772. Imprisoned by British,1776 and 1778. Lived in Philadelphia, 1778-85; active in its Jewish community. A broker, he...
- philadelphia
- 1740
- haym
- jewish community
- broker
- never repaid
- lent heavily
GEORGE CHAFFEY, JR. - CITY BUILDER
Plaque inside terminal 4 at Ontario, CA airport honoring George Chaffey who, with his brother William, developed large parts of Southern California, including the cities of Ontario and Upland....
- ontario
- california
- airport
- engineer
- city designer
- engineer
Newington Volunteer Fire Department Original Firehouse No. 1
Newington Volunteer Fire Department Original Firehouse No. 1 1162 Main Street This building was in danger of being torn down as part of a town center redevelopment plan but was saved by...
- newington
- ct
- firehouse
- volunteer
- main st
Flag pole dedication
This flag pole is dedicated to the memory of Howard Perkins Ryder who died accepting the ricks of freedom during world war II in the US navy Hand-built and donated through the generosity...
- newington
- ct
- firehouse
- flag pole
- wwii
- navy
Buddy Brown
Text: In Recognition of BUDDY BROWN'S never ending support of Seattle Youth Sports Programs The plaque was installed in about 1998. It is just outside the entrance to the visiting team dugout of...
- baseball
- youth sports
- seattle
- african american
Earl Layman Street Clock
Originally the Young's Credit Jewelers Clock c. 1907 located at 4th and Pike. Donated to Historic Seattle by the Dean Black family. Placed here in dedication to Earl Drais Layman City of...
- clock
- seattle
- pioneer square
WSM Broadcasting Transmitter & Antenna
Submitted by @ClassicShowbiz
- tennessee
- radio
- tranmitter
- grand ole opry
- 1925
Percival Lowell
Submitted by @mpirnat .
- flagstaff
- arizona
- pluto
Adleman House - 1950
HISTORIC HOME FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT'S ADLEMAN HOUSE - 1950 GENE & SUZIE COX - OWNERS Submitted by David Huber, presumably via telephoto lens: The current owners of Frank Lloyd Wright's...
- frank lloyd wright
- phoenix
- arizona
- welcome mat
Metropolitan Theater
- hermosa beach
- california
- movies
- 1923
- metropolitan
- bijou
Hermosa Beach Public Fishing Pier
HERMOSA BEACH PUBLIC FISHING PIER CITY COUNCIL QUENTIN L. THELEN, MAYOR K. R. "PAT" ANDERSON JACK T. BELASCO JOHN P. DeGROOT MRS MYRON L. (PATRICIA) GAZIN DEDICATED JUNE 5, 1965
- hermosa beach
- california
- fishing
- 1965
Monument to Pioneering Spirit
During the mid-1920s, George K. Guild, an Edmonton City Dairy employee built a milk bottle on a parade float which Edmonton City Dairy entered in an Edmonton Exhibition parade. When the...
- yeg
- milk
Northern Alberta Pioneers and Descendants Association Cabin
The Northern Alberta Pioneers and Descendants was originally formed as the Northern Alberta Pioneers and Old Timers' Association (NAPOTA) in 1984. Dedicated to the preservation of the history...
- yeg
- agriculture
Hudson's Bay Company Department Store
The overwhelming turnout surprised everyone. After all, no merchandise was on sale. It was the fourth store the company had built on the site since relocating their first store in 1893. So...
- yeg
- retail
- trade
Straitsmouth Cove Landing
Fishermen from Essex and Ipswich began fishing from this site in the mid-1600's. They soaked their catch in brine and sun dried it for shipment to the Caribbean, England and other...
- essex
- ipswich
- massachusetts
- life-saving station
General George Patton
plaque in a park in Patton's California hometown near where he was born and raised****GEORGE SMITH PATTON, JR.1885-1945The descendant of a distinguished pioneer family and son of San Merino's...
- general geor...
- lacy park
- san merino
- pasadena
- wwi
- wwii
- military
- army
Renaissance College (U.N.B.) c. 1895
This Queen Anne style house was sold in 1900 to the bank of Montreal for the manager's use. It was purchased in 1948 by Lord Beaverbrook and given to U.N.B. Alumnae Society as the university's...
- fredericton
- new brunswick
- 1895
- beaverbrook
- bank of montreal
Gable Masion
Gable Mansion The Gable Mansion is an outstanding example of 19th Century Victorian Italianate architecture. One of the last of its style, size, and proportion in California. This structure...
- 1885
- yolo county
- woodland
- california
- ranchers
- victorian italianate