Eastland Presbyterian Church
Sunday school held in a schoolhouse led to the formation of Eastland Presbyterian Church November 11, 1906 with Dr. W.H. Gragg, Sr., E.H. Porter and Captain T.H. Savage, Elders. Dr. Gragg secured...
- shelby county
- tennessee
Bishop White House
Bishop White House, 1786 Residence 1787-1836 of the Rev. Dr. William White. Lector of Christ Church and St. Peter's Church. Chaplain to the Continental Con-gress and to the...
- 1786
- philadelphia
- pennsylvania
- continental congress
Nancy Bird Walton - Pioneer Aviatrix
This is located right next to the security scanners at Sydney airport so I was worried I was going to get arrested for taking a photo of a plaque, which is also why its a bit blurry. Plaque reads:...
- sydney
- airport
- aviator
- aviatrix
- pioneer
- australia
- 1933
Frederick Jowlett Town Clerk
Located outside of a town hall. Plaque reads: 'Erected to commemorate the faithful services of Frederick Jowlett Town Clerk 1887 - 1921' Submitted by: @IanThorp
- water fountain
- drinking fountain
- clerk
- australia
- public servant
Adam Lindsay Gordon
The plaque is on the path near the statue. This really is a case of always read the plaque as I'd not heard of him and I was expecting just another politician. You also get bonus biography of...
- australian
- writer
- jockey
- melbourne
- statue
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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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
- 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
- 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...
- 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...
- 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,...
- 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...
- 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...
- cologne
- communists
- nazis
- resistance