First Steam Fog Horn
FIRST STEAM FOG HORN In 1854, Robert Foulis of St. John, N.B., first advocated the use of a steam horn or whistle to give warning to vessels in foggy weather. An apparatus devised by him...
Barbara Rose Johns
Story of how this plaque was added
The Biltmore Sprites
Submitted by @jqmcd
Colonel John B. O'Dowd
IN MEMORY OF COLONEL JOHN B. O'DOWD COMMANDER, NEW YORK DISTRICT U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS (2001-2004) WHOSE VISION AND LEADERSHIP WERE INSTRUMENTAL IN RESTORING THIS TIDAL MARSH...
- brooklyn
- marine park
- john o'dowd
- us army
- 2001
- 2004
- 2012
- salt marsh
The Archeology of the Stadt Huys Block
The Excavation of the Stadt Huys Block Governor Lovelace's Tavern The Stadt Huys An Eighteenth Century Well Submitted by @lampbane
- new york
- manhattan
- downtown manhattan
- stadt huys
Nevil Maskelyne
IN THE SUMMER OF 1774 THE REVEREND NEVIL MASKELYNE FRS, ASTRONOMER ROYAL, SET UP OBSERVATORIES ON EITHER SIDE OF SCHIEHALLION TO MEASURE BY HOW MUCH PLUMBLINES WOULD BE PULLED OUT OF THE VERTICAL...
- dawkins
- newton
- hutton
- gravity
- big g
9-11-01, Bush Terminal
9-11-01 IN DEDICATION TO OUR FIRE DEPARTMENTS FALLEN HEROS - AND - THOSE WHO HAVE SAVED SO MANY LIVES GOD BLESS YOU ALL Submitted by @lampbane
- brooklyn
- sunset park
- bush terminal
- 9/11
- september 11
- fdny
- 2001
Louis Valentino Pump House
PUMP HOUSE DEDICATED IN LOVING MEMORY OF LOUIS VALENTINO BADGE No. 6272 FEB. 26, 1958 FEB. 5, 1996 WHO GAVE HIS LIFE IN THE PERFORMANCE OF HIS DUTY 1996
- brooklyn
- sunset park
- bush terminal
- louis valentino
- 1996
The Pilgrims - Hic et Ubique
The PilgrimsHic et UbiqueSubmitted by @lampbane
- new york
- manhattan
- downtown manhattan
- pilgrims
Saluttkanoner 1824
Submitted by @caddickbrown
Fort C. F. Smith
Submitted by @stuherrm
Clallam Bay
Submitted by @Ritterton
JOSEPH FENNO HOUSE/WOMAN'S FRIEND SOCIETY
JOSEPH FENNO HOUSE/WOMAN'S FRIEND SOCIETY Built in 1811-1812 as a single family McIntire style brick double house of Federal Period construction for the Joseph Fenno family. In 1822 the northern...
Leo Fishman, "Duke of Catalina"
"HI NAYBOR"DUKE OF CATALINALEO FISHMAN 1906-1977AVALON'S OFFICIAL LIFEGUARD AND GREETERFOR 42 YEARS, OFFICIALLY DESIGNATED"MR. CATALINA" BY THE AVALON CITY COUNCIL
- catalina
- leo
- fishman
- imageryan
- naybor
F. W. Woolworth Building
F.W.WOOLWORTH BUILDING BUILT BY THE PRIEBE BROTHERS OF RENTON, THE BUILDING OPENED ITS DOORS MARCH 18, 1954. THIS WAS THE FIRST WOOLWORTH STORE IN THE NORTHWEST DESIGNED TO BE 100% SELF...
Weehawken Dueling Grounds
Submitted by @Ritterton
Joseph Bloore, Esq.
Submitted by @heritagetoronto
Jordan Berlant
In Memory of JORDAN BERLANT Who Found Peace and Communicated With God Here 1970 2002.
Salt Sands
SALT SANDS The resistant Homewood and Conoquenessing sandstones, the "Salt Sands" of the driller, form the canyon walls and Blackwater Falls. These sands produce oil and natural gas in West...
Germany Valley
GERMANY VALLEY In Germany Valley is the site of Hinkle's Fort built in 1761-1762 It was the only defense of the South Branch after Fort Upper Tract and Fort Seybert were destroyed by Shawnee...