Fort Snelling
THESE 141 ACRES WERE TRANSFERRED FROM THE THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO THE STATE OF MINNESOTA AUGUST 17, 1971. Submitted by @evanrobertsnz
Melbourne Town Hall
Plaque reads: 'MELBOURNE TOWN HALL This building, designed by Reed and Barnes, Architects, was begun in 1867 on the site of the original Melbourne Town Hall. The clocktower, completed in 1869, was...
- melbourne
- australia
- victoria
- civic
- architecture
- town hall
Memorial to Constable Angela Taylor
Constable Angela Rose Taylor 24274 aged 21 years, City Watch-House, who died on the 20th April 1986 as a result of injuries received when a car bomb exploded outside the Russell St Police Complex...
A Tribute to Randall G. Sanders
A Tribute to Randall G. Sanders who tried to save Miranda Jaramillo, 11,from drowning at San Acacia Dam on Jun 7, 1992 "AND THERE ARE NO MINOR HEROS" 3/28/59 - 6/7/92
- death
Ma Lin Kaun-Hung
Saint Theresa of Avila Church
When the Faubourgs of uptown New Orleans were subdivided in 1838, Bishop Antoine Blanc accepted a donation from the estate of Mrs. Theresa Perie Saulet, of a square in Faubourg Saulet...
- louisiana
- church
Saint Joseph Church
This building replaced an earlier church, erected in 1844 on Common St. (Tulane Ave.) opposite the Charity Hospital of Louisiana. Ground-breaking for the present edifice took place May 9,...
- louisiana
- church
- new orleans
St. Alphonsus Church
The first of three great churches built by The Redemptorists for Catholics in the Irish Channel. St. Alphonsus for the Irish, St. Mary's Assumption for the Germans and Notre Dame de bon Secours...
Saint Vincent De Paul Church
In 1838, Bishop Antoine Blanc established the first parish for the Creole Faubourgs or suburbs comprising the Third Municipal District of New Orleans. He named the new parish after the secondary...
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- church
- new orleans
SS Robert E. Lee disaster Memorial
The plaque reads: "In memory of Boatswain's Mate William H. Cashman, Surfman Frank W. Griswold, Surfman Edward P. Stark, who of Station No. 31 United States Coast Guard lost their lives in...
Anawan Rock Historic Site
Plaque reads: "Anawan Rock. 1676. Site of the capture of the Wampanoag Indian Chier Anawan by Captian Benjamin Church on August 28, 1676, thus ending King Philip's War." Source and...
Wamsutta Landing Canoe Camp, Eldest son of massasoit. Landmark along the Wampanoag Canoe Passage.
Plaque reads: Front: "Wamsutta Landing Canoe Camp. Eldest son of Massasoit" Back: "Near this spot Wamsutta was taken prisoner by Maj. Josias Winslow. An Incident said to have precipitated King...
Monterey Cypress
On This Site Lie Buried
On this site lie buried Joseph ErwinRevolutionary Soldier, N.C.1762-1829Lavinia T. ErwinWife1763-1836Eliza E. WilsonDaughter1793-1834
- louisiana
- revolutionary war
St. John The Baptist Church
1770. From which civil parish was named. First church on second German Coast when Louisiana was a colony of Spain. Served west and east banks of river until 1864. Old cemetery contains wife...
- louisiana
- church
Original Site of the First Presbyterian Church
Organized May 27, 1827, after twelve years of missionary work by the Presbytery of Mississippi, John Dorrance first minister. Sanctuary dedicated in 1829. Rebuilt in 1854 on the same site and...
- louisiana
- baton rouge
- church
Killed When A Span of The Westgate Bridge Collapsed
Plaque reads: 'Construction workers employed on Westgate bridge erected and dedicated this memorial to their co-workers who were killed when a span of the bridge collapsed during construction At...
- melbourne
- bridge
- australia
- industrial accident
- construction
Site of Blossom Rock Navigation Trees
Site of Blossom Rock Navigation Trees Until at least 1851, redwood trees on this site were used as landmarks to avoid striking the treacherous submerged Blossom Rock in San Francisco Bay west of...
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- redwoods
- navigation tree
- blossom rock
Buckhead MARTA
From the Flickr group Historical Markers, photo by Jason Riedy, full page.License is Attribution License
Mission San Miguel Arcangel
From the Flickr group Historical Markers, photo by mlhradio, full page.License is Attribution- NonCommercial License