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Mississippi River Bank at Memphis

The River Bank The plants and wildlife found along the riverbanks at Memphis are a product of the climate and the rise and fall of the river. Most visitors are surprised to learn of the tremendous...

The River Bank The plants and wildlife found along the riverbanks at Memphis are a product of the climate and the rise and fall of the river. Most visitors are surprised to learn of the...

  • shelby county
  • tennessee

Old Fisherman's Wharf

Old Fisherman's Wharf MOnterey's earliest pier of stone built in 1846 gave way to a commercial fishing wharf in the early 1900's when Monterey's multi-million dollar fishing industry was...

Old Fisherman's Wharf MOnterey's earliest pier of stone built in 1846 gave way to a commercial fishing wharf in the early 1900's when Monterey's multi-million dollar fishing industry...

  • monterey
  • california
  • fisherman's wharf
  • 1846
  • fishing

September 11, 2001

    The Great Seal of the State

    • monterey
    • california
    • seal
    • eureka

    Blackwell House

    Bartlett Historic Landmark Blackwell House C. 1869 Bartlett Historic Preservation Commission Submitted from the Shelby County Register's Office.

    Bartlett Historic Landmark Blackwell House C. 1869 Bartlett Historic Preservation Commission Submitted from the Shelby County Register's Office.

    • shelby county
    • tennessee

    Cavalry Engagement Near Hunter's Mill

    Anywhere you travel around our area of Virginia is likely to have had Union and Confederate troops passing through during the American Civil War.  This sign commemorates a cavalry skirmish which...

    Anywhere you travel around our area of Virginia is likely to have had Union and Confederate troops passing through during the American Civil War.  This sign commemorates a cavalry skirmish...

    • virginia
    • hunter's mill
    • lawyers road
    • bell
    • ransom
    • j.e.b. stuart
    • civil war

    Winchcombe Abbey's 12th Century Mill

    WINCHCOMBE ABBEY'S 12TH CENTURY CORN MILL BY THE RIVER ISBOURNE GAVE ITS NAME TO THIS STREET. SEVERAL MILLS WERE POWERED BY THE RIVER ISBOURNE Submitted by @caddickbrown

    WINCHCOMBE ABBEY'S 12TH CENTURY CORN MILL BY THE RIVER ISBOURNE GAVE ITS NAME TO THIS STREET. SEVERAL MILLS WERE POWERED BY THE RIVER ISBOURNE Submitted by @caddickbrown

    • birmingham
    • england
    • corn
    • isbourne
    • abbey
    • winchcombe
    • mill

    The Bakehouse

    The Olde Bakehouse Submitted by @caddickbrown

    The Olde Bakehouse Submitted by @caddickbrown

    • bakehouse
    • olde
    • birmingham
    • england

    Calvary Yellow Fever Memorial

    In Memoriam The Outbreak Of Yellow Fever Which Scourged Memphis In 1878 Has Been Termed "The Most Severe Epidemic Ever To Afflict An American City Relative To Its Size." More Than Half The City's...

    In Memoriam The Outbreak Of Yellow Fever Which Scourged Memphis In 1878 Has Been Termed "The Most Severe Epidemic Ever To Afflict An American City Relative To Its Size." More Than Half The...

    • shelby county
    • tennessee
    • yellow fever
    • memphis
    • 1867
    • 1873
    • 1879

    First Recorded Sighting

    1542  FIRST RECORDED SIGHTING OF MONTEREY BAY  Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo, a Portuguese navigator sailing for Spain, sights Monterey and names it "Baia de los Pinos," Bay of the Pines.

    1542  FIRST RECORDED SIGHTING OF MONTEREY BAY  Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo, a Portuguese navigator sailing for Spain, sights Monterey and names it "Baia de los Pinos," Bay of the Pines.

    • monterey
    • california
    • portugal
    • spain
    • 1542

    Spanish Capital Moves to Monterey

    1775  SPANISH CAPITAL MOVES TO MONTEREY  The provincial capital moves from Loreto, Mexico to Monterey

    1775  SPANISH CAPITAL MOVES TO MONTEREY  The provincial capital moves from Loreto, Mexico to Monterey

    • monterey
    • california
    • mexico
    • loreto
    • spanish
    • 1775

    Caribbean town of Cahuita, Costa Rica

    This plaque is located in the small village of Cahuita, Costa Rica.  It reads: "Cahuita was created in the 19th century with the arrival to our coasts of English-speaking turtle hunters who sailed...

    This plaque is located in the small village of Cahuita, Costa Rica.  It reads: "Cahuita was created in the 19th century with the arrival to our coasts of English-speaking turtle hunters who sailed...

    • afro-caribbean
    • caribbean
    • costa rica
    • limon

    The Birthplace of Spiritualism

    This monument dedicated to the birthplace of spiritualism is in Rochester, N.Y. Stone inscription:  The home of the Fox sisters at Hydesville N.Y.  The Birthplace of modern Spiritualism March 31,...

    This monument dedicated to the birthplace of spiritualism is in Rochester, N.Y. Stone inscription:  The home of the Fox sisters at Hydesville N.Y.  The Birthplace of modern Spiritualism March 31,...

      Winston Churchill

      This statue of Sir Winston Churchill stands outside of Toronto City Hall. According to The Churchill Society for the Advancement of Parliamentary Democracy, the statue of the prime minister of the...

      This statue of Sir Winston Churchill stands outside of Toronto City Hall. According to The Churchill Society for the Advancement of Parliamentary Democracy, the statue of the prime minister of the...

      • winston
      • churchill
      • winston churchill
      • toronto
      • ontario
      • toronto ontario
      • history
      • british history
      • britain
      • england
      • london
      • sir winston ...
      • canada

      Tortilla Flat

      GRAND PROCRASTINATIONTHIS SIMPLE BRONZE PLAQUEHONORING THE WORK OF JOHNSTEINBECK WAS SCULPTURED IN 1938 BY WILLIAM GORDONHUFF. IT WAS DEDICATED THAT SAME YEAR BY NOTED WESTERNHISTORIAN DR. CHARLES...

      GRAND PROCRASTINATIONTHIS SIMPLE BRONZE PLAQUEHONORING THE WORK OF JOHNSTEINBECK WAS SCULPTURED IN 1938 BY WILLIAM GORDONHUFF. IT WAS DEDICATED THAT SAME YEAR BY NOTED WESTERNHISTORIAN DR. CHARLES...

      • monterey
      • california
      • steinbeck
      • torilla
      • beans
      • ecv
      • 47 years

      In Recognition of the Off-World Incident

      • ufo
      • great barrington
      • massachusetts
      • 1969

      Gabriel Maston Bartlett1821-1876

      The Man for Whom the City of Bartlett, TN is Named Born on November 27, 1821 in Robertson County, TN. Gabriel Bartlett grew up on the family farm near Cedar Hill. He came to Shelby County in the...

      The Man for Whom the City of Bartlett, TN is Named Born on November 27, 1821 in Robertson County, TN. Gabriel Bartlett grew up on the family farm near Cedar Hill. He came to Shelby County in...

      • shelby county
      • tennessee

      Ted Williams Tunnel

        Image courtesy of Skylight Studios's Robert Shure, who made the plaque.

        Image courtesy of Skylight Studios's Robert Shure, who made the plaque.

      • boston
      • massachusetts
      • ted williams
      • weld
      • skylight

      Oakland City Hall

      OAKLAND CITY HALL Begun in 1911 and completed in 1914, this is Oakland’s fifth City Hall. Its construc-tion was funded with a $1.15 million bond issue passed in 1909. The Beaux Arts design was by...

      OAKLAND CITY HALL Begun in 1911 and completed in 1914, this is Oakland’s fifth City Hall. Its construc-tion was funded with a $1.15 million bond issue passed in 1909. The Beaux Arts design was...

      • oakland
      • califorinia
      • city hall

      Oakland 1946 General Strike

      SITE OF THE 1946 GENERAL STRIKE WHEN WOMAN RETAIL CLERKS FOUGHT FOR THE RIGHT TO ORGANIZE A UNION ALAMEDA LABOR COUNCIL AFL-CIO    Submitted by: Sarah Fine @fineplanner

      SITE OF THE 1946 GENERAL STRIKE WHEN WOMAN RETAIL CLERKS FOUGHT FOR THE RIGHT TO ORGANIZE A UNION ALAMEDA LABOR COUNCIL AFL-CIO    Submitted by: Sarah Fine @fineplanner

      • oakland
      • california
      • strike
      • women
      • unions