First Settler
1630 1930 First Settler Here stood the cabin of Richard Tarr founder of the Tarr family on Cape Ann. He came to Marblehead in 1680, then settled in Saco, Maine. Driven thence by indians, he became...
- rockport
- ma
- setller
- 1630
Hoover Dam
- dam
- engineering
Elixir
This is the second oldest known continually operating Saloon location in San Francisco and a centerpiece of the Mission Dolores neighborhood. On this site Francis Daneal’s “bar-room” was listed in...
- san francisco
- saloon
Mission High School
- san francisco
- high school
- mission
The Temper of Those Who Wrote Them
As we say at @99piorg: Always read the plaque about the plaque. Submitted by @daphall
- santa fe
- new mexico
- metaplaque
Edwin Knox Waterfountain
Plaque reads: 'Erected By subscription In memory of Edwin Knox Victoria Bushmen's Corps Died in South Africa February 26th 1901. Aged 24 years' Submitted by: @IanThorp
- boer war
- water fountain
- drinking fountain
- australia
- south africa
Vittorio Emanuele II Padre Della Patria
Shows you really should always read the plaque. Not exactly sure what it says but send me of doing some research and it relates to the the first king of a united Italy....
- king
- italy
- tuscany
Giuseppe Garibaldi
Plaque reads 'Per infondere al vivi e al nascituri egregi sensi nell anima col ricordo delle gloriose gesta di GIUSEPPE GARIBALDI Che piu grande di tutte gli eroi dell umanita consacrava la...
- italy
- tuscany
- general
- war
Moe's
BERKELEY HISTORY MOE’S BOOKS In 1959, Morris (Moe) Moskowitz and his wife, Barbara, opened a small paperback bookshop on Shattuck Avenue. They soon moved to Telegraph Avenue where Moe’s...
- berkeley
- california
- books
- moe
Craig Roberts
IN MEMORY OF CRAIG ROBERTS LOVING PHYSICIAN, RENOWNED BIRDER AND GOOD FRIEND TILLAMOOK COUNTY BIRDING GROUP 2005
- tillamook
- birding
Captain Matthew Flinders
Plaque for a statue. Picture of the statue: 'Captain Matthew Flinders 1923-1925 Charles Web Gilbert (1887-1925) At twenty-one Matthew Flinders was both an outstanding navigator and...
- melbourne au...
Hidden Truths
Submitted by @gkatz
- chicago
- great fire
- 1848
- cuba
- url
Telemark Raid Planning
THE ANGLO-NORSE SOCIETY In this building S.O.E.'s NORWEGIAN section planned the TELEMARK raid to disrupt development of Nazi atomic weapons 1942-1944 Submitted by @theonlymfkirke
- wwii
- nazi
- atomic weapons
- telemark
Peacock Door
Submitted by @gkatz
- chicago
- illinois
- door
- peacock
City Fields Foundation
Dedicated to the youth of San Francisco, So you always have a place to play. City Fields Foundation Fisher Family San Francisco Recreation and Parks 2015 Submitted by Darren Platt.
- san francisco
- california
- bay area
- parks
- youth