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Macoun Marsh

The Macoun Marsh is a small area of land that has been set aside to protect the nature found here. Owned by the Beechwood Cemetery, it is a lovely place to explore an urban wetland environment....

The Macoun Marsh is a small area of land that has been set aside to protect the nature found here. Owned by the Beechwood Cemetery, it is a lovely place to explore an urban wetland...

    Hart Massey House

    This residence, completed in 1959, sensitively echoes its natural setting, making it a distinctly Canadian interpretation of the International Style. Its minimalist design reflects the modernist...

    This residence, completed in 1959, sensitively echoes its natural setting, making it a distinctly Canadian interpretation of the International Style. Its minimalist design reflects the modernist...

      Barkaloo Cemetery

      DEDICATEDTO TO THE SACRED MEMORY OFOUR COMRADESOF THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR   ERECTED MAY 19, 1935 ROBERT PORTER POST NO 986 VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS OF U.S.   Submitted by @lampbane

      DEDICATEDTO TO THE SACRED MEMORY OFOUR COMRADESOF THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR   ERECTED MAY 19, 1935 ROBERT PORTER POST NO 986 VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS OF U.S.   Submitted by @lampbane

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      Revolutionary War Cemetery

      1776  1962REVOLUTIONARY WAR CEMETERY   IN EVERLASTING MEMORY TO ALL THOSE THAT ARE BURIED HERE, THAT OUR COUNTRY BE EVER FREE   Submitted by @lampbane

      1776  1962REVOLUTIONARY WAR CEMETERY   IN EVERLASTING MEMORY TO ALL THOSE THAT ARE BURIED HERE, THAT OUR COUNTRY BE EVER FREE   Submitted by @lampbane

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      Wes Reader Athletic Fields

      Wesley Reader 1911-1978 A beloved teacher, coach and administrator.  Wes Reader dedicated his life to educating the young people of Pinckney.  Born near Howell, Michigan, and educated at Western...

      Wesley Reader 1911-1978 A beloved teacher, coach and administrator.  Wes Reader dedicated his life to educating the young people of Pinckney.  Born near Howell, Michigan, and educated at...

        Henry Ford Stamp

        HENRY FORD HUMANITARIAN – INDUSTRIALIST FOUNDER OF GREENFIELD VILLAGE FIRST DAY OF ISSUE JULY 30, 1968   Submitted by Bryan Arnold @nanowhiskers

        HENRY FORD HUMANITARIAN – INDUSTRIALIST FOUNDER OF GREENFIELD VILLAGE FIRST DAY OF ISSUE JULY 30, 1968   Submitted by Bryan Arnold @nanowhiskers

          Ann Arbor High School

            ANN ARBOR HIGH SCHOOL Innovative education has been connected to this site ever since the Union School opened in 1856 as a school for all grades (inset above).  Ann Arbor’s Argus newspaper...

            ANN ARBOR HIGH SCHOOL Innovative education has been connected to this site ever since the Union School opened in 1856 as a school for all grades (inset above).  Ann Arbor’s Argus...

            McGraw Hill Building

            Chicago Landmark McGraw-Hill Building Thielbar and Fugard, architect 1928-29 A rare survivor of the type of buildings constructed during the early period of this street’s development as a...

            Chicago Landmark McGraw-Hill Building Thielbar and Fugard, architect 1928-29 A rare survivor of the type of buildings constructed during the early period of this street’s development as...

              Dewitt Clinton Cregier

              THIS TABLET IS ERECTED IN RECOGNITION OF THE OUTSTANDING SERVICES TO THE CITY OF CHICAGO GIVEN BY DEWITT CLINTON CREGIER ENGINEER OF CHICAGO AVE. PUMPING STATION 1853-1879 CITY ENGINEER 1879-1882...

              THIS TABLET IS ERECTED IN RECOGNITION OF THE OUTSTANDING SERVICES TO THE CITY OF CHICAGO GIVEN BY DEWITT CLINTON CREGIER ENGINEER OF CHICAGO AVE. PUMPING STATION 1853-1879 CITY ENGINEER...

                Water Tower Centennial

                1869-1969 IN THIS ITS CENTENNIAL YEAR THE CHICAGO WATER TOWER HAS BEEN DESIGNATED THE FIRST AMERICAN WATER LANDMARK “BECAUSE OF ITS SIGNIFICANCE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF CHICAGO’S WATER RESOURCES AND...

                1869-1969 IN THIS ITS CENTENNIAL YEAR THE CHICAGO WATER TOWER HAS BEEN DESIGNATED THE FIRST AMERICAN WATER LANDMARK “BECAUSE OF ITS SIGNIFICANCE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF CHICAGO’S WATER RESOURCES AND...

                  KOSCIUSZKO

                  KOSCIUSZKO THADDEUS KOSCIUSZKO 1746-1817 SON OF POLAND, GENERAL AND MILITARY ENGINEER OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION, FORTIFIED SARATOGA AND THE WEST POINT/HUDSON RIVER COMPLEX FIRST DEDICATED ON...

                  KOSCIUSZKO THADDEUS KOSCIUSZKO 1746-1817 SON OF POLAND, GENERAL AND MILITARY ENGINEER OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION, FORTIFIED SARATOGA AND THE WEST POINT/HUDSON RIVER COMPLEX FIRST DEDICATED...

                    NICOLAUS COPERNICUS

                    NICOLAUS COPERNICUS MIKOLAI KOPERNIK 1473-1543 BY REFORMING ASTRONOMY HE INITIATED MODERN SCIENCE Submitted by Bryan Arnold @nanowhiskers

                    NICOLAUS COPERNICUS MIKOLAI KOPERNIK 1473-1543 BY REFORMING ASTRONOMY HE INITIATED MODERN SCIENCE Submitted by Bryan Arnold @nanowhiskers

                      Adler Planetarium

                      THE ASTRONOMICAL MUSEUM AND PLANETARIUM OF CHICAGO GIFT OF MAX ADLER TO FURTHER THE PROGRESS OF SCIENCE, TO GUIDE TO AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE MAJESTY OF THE HEAVENS, TO EMPHASIZE THAT UNDER THE...

                      THE ASTRONOMICAL MUSEUM AND PLANETARIUM OF CHICAGO GIFT OF MAX ADLER TO FURTHER THE PROGRESS OF SCIENCE, TO GUIDE TO AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE MAJESTY OF THE HEAVENS, TO EMPHASIZE THAT UNDER THE...

                        Man Enters the Cosmos

                        MAN ENTERS THE COSMOS This sundial sculpture created by Henry Moore and commissioned by the Trustees of the B.F. Ferguson Monument Fund is erected in recognition of the revolutionary program of...

                        MAN ENTERS THE COSMOS This sundial sculpture created by Henry Moore and commissioned by the Trustees of the B.F. Ferguson Monument Fund is erected in recognition of the revolutionary program of...

                          Civil War Cannon Ball

                          CIVIL WAR CANNON BALL Below upper window FIRED FROM CEMETERY BY MORGAN’S MEN Submitted by Bryan Arnold @nanowhiskers

                          CIVIL WAR CANNON BALL Below upper window FIRED FROM CEMETERY BY MORGAN’S MEN Submitted by Bryan Arnold @nanowhiskers

                            Hardin County

                            HARDIN COUNTY Formed from Nelson County by first Legislature, 1792.  Named for Col. John Hardin, veteran of Dunmore’s War, 1774.  Am. Rev., Gen. Clark’s Wabash Exped., 1787 and Maumee Indian...

                            HARDIN COUNTY Formed from Nelson County by first Legislature, 1792.  Named for Col. John Hardin, veteran of Dunmore’s War, 1774.  Am. Rev., Gen. Clark’s Wabash Exped., 1787 and Maumee...

                              General Custer Here

                              GENERAL CUSTER HERE Cavalry and Infantry battalions under Gen. George Custer assigned here, 1871 to 1873, to suppress Ku Klux Klan and carpetbaggers, to break up illicit distilleries.  Those gangs...

                              GENERAL CUSTER HERE Cavalry and Infantry battalions under Gen. George Custer assigned here, 1871 to 1873, to suppress Ku Klux Klan and carpetbaggers, to break up illicit distilleries.  Those gangs...

                                Gallantry In Action

                                GALLANTRY IN ACTION Sergeant George E. Larkin, Jr., a native of Colesburg, Hardin Co., took part in Doolittle’s raid on Japanese mainland, April 18, 1942.  He was awarded the Distinguished Flying...

                                GALLANTRY IN ACTION Sergeant George E. Larkin, Jr., a native of Colesburg, Hardin Co., took part in Doolittle’s raid on Japanese mainland, April 18, 1942.  He was awarded the Distinguished...

                                  Another Tavern House

                                  MAJOR JAMES CRUTCHER “BUILT ANOTHER TAVERN HOUSE ON MAIN STREET AT THE CORNER OF THE PUBLIC SQUARE AND HOISTED A SIGN OF A LION RAMPANT (ABOUT 1798)” HAYCRAFT’S HISTORY P.74 Submitted by Bryan...

                                  MAJOR JAMES CRUTCHER “BUILT ANOTHER TAVERN HOUSE ON MAIN STREET AT THE CORNER OF THE PUBLIC SQUARE AND HOISTED A SIGN OF A LION RAMPANT (ABOUT 1798)” HAYCRAFT’S HISTORY P.74 Submitted by Bryan...

                                    Battle of Elizabethtown

                                    BATTLE OF ELIZABETHTOWN December 27, 1862 “here was the place of battle.  You who have never known the scour and pierce of battle may only remember moments by name places by monuments, but I who...

                                    BATTLE OF ELIZABETHTOWN December 27, 1862 “here was the place of battle.  You who have never known the scour and pierce of battle may only remember moments by name places by monuments, but I who...