The Famous Burning Well of Colfax
Visitors to this spot were once greeted with a curious sight, a burning well. In 1899 a driller named L. B. Hart completed an artesian well at 1,103 feet. The water was salty, and it bubbled with...
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Montgomery, Louisiana
One of the oldest towns in the state, it began in 1719 as Bon Dieu Falls, a French trading post. In 1840 General Thomas Woodward bought the land and named it Creola Bluff. In 1860 it was...
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Waggoner-Scarborough Home
Salesman J. T. Waggoner, Jr. (1860-1942) and his wife Sadie (Scarborough) (1870-1955) built this residence in 1927. It is closely associated with Mrs. Waggoner, a civic leader and longtime...
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Long Home Site
Home OfHuey Pierce Long, Sr. and Caledonia Tison Long Birthplace of:United States Senator Huey Pierce LongCongressman George Shannon LongGovernor Earl Kemp Long
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Berkeley's First Pocket Park
So, someone's having a little fun in North Berkeley (and perhaps beyond), posting a series of what I'd call parody or guerrilla plaquelets. This one is outside the Peet's on Solano Avenue...
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Berkeley's 'Shortest Road'
A North Berkeley "guerrilla plaquelet." (Other examples here: on Solano Avenue and outside the North Berkeley branch library.) The Shortest Road North St. On this spot, thus begins the...
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North Berkeley (Redacted) Guerrilla Plaque
One of a series of parody mini-plaques that have appeared in North Berkeley neighborhoods in the spring of 2019 (I hadn't noticed them before that, anyway). Other examples on Solano Avenue and...
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James H. Anthony Reflecting Pool
Plaque installed at the landmark reflecting pool around the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power headquarters building on Hill Street in downtown L.A. I don't know anything about James...
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John Muir’s Pine Cabin near Yosemite Falls
CLIMB THE MOUNTAINS AND GET THEIR GOOD TIDINGS NATURE’S PEACE WILL FLOW INTO YOU AS SUNSHINE FLOWS INTO TREES THE WINDS WILL BLOW THEIR OWN FRESHNESS INTO YOU AND THE STORMS THEIR ENERGY WHILE...
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George C. Hammer Amphitheatre
Named for George C. Hammer, Oakland Parks and Recreation, who died unexpectedly at age 32.See:ht tps://oaklandwiki.org/George_C._Hammer_Amphitheatr ehttps://oaklandwiki.org/George_C._Hammer
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Makkeweks
Ky Ebright Boathouse
See: https://oaklandwiki.org/Ky_Ebright_Boathouse
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Luso-Brasilian Garden
See: https://oaklandwiki.org/Luso-Brasilian_Garden
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Rotary Natural Science Center
See: https://oaklandwiki.org/Rotary_Nature_Center
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Madison Park Apartments
See: https://oaklandwiki.org/Madison_Park_Apartments
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Meyers House
See: https://localwiki.org/alameda/Meyers_House
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Joseph Leonard Mansion
See: https://localwiki.org/alameda/Joseph_Leonard_ Mansion
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Torii Gateway to Heaven
See: https://oaklandwiki.org/Torii_Gate
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Woodminster Fountain
This fountain is dedicated June 5, 1955,to Gertrude Mott, wife of a former mayor,in loving memory of her civic attainmentsand indomitable determination, whichbrought forth...
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Mother of the Year Walk
See: https://oaklandwiki.org/Oakland%27s_Mother_of _the_Year_Award
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