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Victoria 150th Anniversary

Plaque reads: 'Victoria 150 Growing together 1984-5 This project marks the 150th Anniversary of the State of Victoria, commemorated in 1984-85.  Unveiled by Cr T. C. Marr Shire President  20th...

Plaque reads: 'Victoria 150 Growing together 1984-5 This project marks the 150th Anniversary of the State of Victoria, commemorated in 1984-85.  Unveiled by Cr T. C. Marr Shire President ...

  • victoria
  • australia
  • anniversary
  • shire

Giovanni Battista Vare

  Submitted by James Fesalbon.

  Submitted by James Fesalbon.

  • venice
  • italy
  • san marcos square

Francesco Avesani

  Submitted by James Fesalbon.

  Submitted by James Fesalbon.

  • venice
  • italy
  • san marcos square

Marina Drzica

U SPOMEN CETIRISTOTE GODISNJICE SMRTI HRVATSKOG KNJIZEVNIKA  MARINA DRZICA OVU PLOCU PODIZU MATICA HRVATSKA I DRUSTVO PRIJATELJA DUBROVACKE STARINE 4 LISTOPADA 1967   [Location approximate]...

U SPOMEN CETIRISTOTE GODISNJICE SMRTI HRVATSKOG KNJIZEVNIKA  MARINA DRZICA OVU PLOCU PODIZU MATICA HRVATSKA I DRUSTVO PRIJATELJA DUBROVACKE STARINE 4 LISTOPADA 1967   [Location approximate]...

  • dubrovnik
  • croatia

Papa Ivan Pavao II

OVDIE PRED CRKVOM SV VLAHA 6 LIPNJA 2003 PAPA IVAN PAVAO II BLAGOSLOVIO JE GRAD SLAVECI PAK SVETU MISU U GRUZU REKAO JE "DUGO SAM VREMENA ZELIO POSJETITI BUBROVNIKTA SE MOJA ZELA DANAS...

OVDIE PRED CRKVOM SV VLAHA 6 LIPNJA 2003 PAPA IVAN PAVAO II BLAGOSLOVIO JE GRAD SLAVECI PAK SVETU MISU U GRUZU REKAO JE "DUGO SAM VREMENA ZELIO POSJETITI BUBROVNIKTA SE MOJA ZELA...

  • bell tower
  • dubrovnik
  • croatia

Hiram Bingham

EL CUZCO AGRADEGIDO A HIRAM BINGHAM DESCUBRIDOR CIENTIFICO DE MACHU PICCHU EN 1911 OCTUBRE 1948 1911 2011 EL ROTARY CLUB DEL CUSCO EN EL CENTENARIO DEL DESCUBRIMIENTO CIENTIFICO...

EL CUZCO AGRADEGIDO A HIRAM BINGHAM DESCUBRIDOR CIENTIFICO DE MACHU PICCHU EN 1911 OCTUBRE 1948 1911 2011 EL ROTARY CLUB DEL CUSCO EN EL CENTENARIO...

  • machu picchu
  • 1911
  • 2011
  • bingham

Machu Picchu

  • 1450
  • 1540
  • machu picchu

Descanso Gardens Bird Observation Station

Descanso Gardens Bird Observation Station Dedicated in memory of Helen Steele Pratt, 1883-1965 devoted naturalist, nature teacher and counselor whose efforts let to the adoption of the California...

Descanso Gardens Bird Observation Station Dedicated in memory of Helen Steele Pratt, 1883-1965 devoted naturalist, nature teacher and counselor whose efforts let to the adoption of the California...

  • descanso gardens
  • california
  • quail
  • helen steele pratt

1915 Ohio Michigan State Line Survey

Ohio Historical Marker   1915 Ohio Michigan State Line Survey   Between July 12 and October 26, 1915, Samuel Stinson Gannet, Geographer of the United States Geographical Survey and crew retraced...

Ohio Historical Marker   1915 Ohio Michigan State Line Survey   Between July 12 and October 26, 1915, Samuel Stinson Gannet, Geographer of the United States Geographical Survey and crew retraced...

    1815 Michigan Meridian

    Ohio Historical Marker   1815 Michigan Meridian   After the War of 1812, the United States Congress proposed two million acres of military bounty land for the Michigan Territory.  To survey the...

    Ohio Historical Marker   1815 Michigan Meridian   After the War of 1812, the United States Congress proposed two million acres of military bounty land for the Michigan Territory.  To survey the...

      Pioneer Methodist Episcopal Church

      M.E. Church A.D. 1879   Pioneer Methodist Episcopal Church   Erected in 1879 and dedicated Feb. 1, 1880, this brick church replaced a smaller frame building on this site.  It was used by the...

      M.E. Church A.D. 1879   Pioneer Methodist Episcopal Church   Erected in 1879 and dedicated Feb. 1, 1880, this brick church replaced a smaller frame building on this site.  It was used by...

        Naturaliste Lighthouse

        Submitted by @_gary_

        Submitted by @_gary_

        • lighthouse
        • naturaliste
        • australia
        • 1903

        Lee Sean Beveridge

        LEE SEAN BEVERIDGE  AUGUST 1960 - JUNE 1985 "ALWAYS AND FOREVERIN OUR HEARTS" Submitted by @caddickbrown

        LEE SEAN BEVERIDGE  AUGUST 1960 - JUNE 1985 "ALWAYS AND FOREVERIN OUR HEARTS" Submitted by @caddickbrown

          To the Alumni who Served Their Country

            "World War of 1917-1918." This building at Virginia Tech was dedicated in 1923, before there was a WWII.  [Location approximate] Submitted by jjruns

            "World War of 1917-1918." This building at Virginia Tech was dedicated in 1923, before there was a WWII.  [Location approximate] Submitted by jjruns

          • blacksburg
          • virginia
          • wwi
          • world war of...
          • priddy

          Thomas Clinton Lovett Hatcher

          Submitted by @jqmcd

          Submitted by @jqmcd

          • leesburg
          • virginia
          • civil war
          • notable beard
          • ball's bluff

          First Tavern

          In 1820 several log cabins were built here to provide for the land office opening. Samuel Brown, first sheriff, later kept tavern on the same site. Adjacent on the south was the office of Frances...

          In 1820 several log cabins were built here to provide for the land office opening. Samuel Brown, first sheriff, later kept tavern on the same site. Adjacent on the south was the office of...

          • shelby county
          • tennessee

          Pioneer, Ohio

          PIONEERFOUNDED IN 1849 BYP.W. NORRIS, CIVIL WAR SPY FIRST TO DISCOVER NORRIS PASS IN YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK   Submitted by Bryan Arnold @nanowhiskers  

          PIONEERFOUNDED IN 1849 BYP.W. NORRIS, CIVIL WAR SPY FIRST TO DISCOVER NORRIS PASS IN YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK   Submitted by Bryan Arnold @nanowhiskers

            DeSoto Park Dedication

            This park, comprising eleven acres, was purchased in 1912 by the Board of Park Commissioners and dedicated to the use and pleasure of the citizens of Memphis in perpetuity. Dedicated in 1919...

            This park, comprising eleven acres, was purchased in 1912 by the Board of Park Commissioners and dedicated to the use and pleasure of the citizens of Memphis in perpetuity. Dedicated in...

            • shelby county
            • tennessee

            Williams County Common Pleas

            This property has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior   May 7, 1973   Donated by Bryan Historic Homes Association   Submitted by...

            This property has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior   May 7, 1973   Donated by Bryan Historic Homes Association   Submitted...

              Bryan Fountain

              THE BARD FAMILY FOUNDATIONDEDICATES THIS FOUNTAINTO THE COMMUNITY OF BRYAN, KNOWN AS "THE FOUNTAIN CITY" FOR ITS NUMEROUS ARTESIAN WELLS, IN HONOR OF THE BARD FAMILIES AND EMPLOYEESWHO HAVE...

              THE BARD FAMILY FOUNDATIONDEDICATES THIS FOUNTAINTO THE COMMUNITY OF BRYAN, KNOWN AS "THE FOUNTAIN CITY" FOR ITS NUMEROUS ARTESIAN WELLS, IN HONOR OF THE BARD FAMILIES AND EMPLOYEESWHO...