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Sleepwalk With Me

IN THIS ROOMON JANUARY 26, 2005 COMEDIAN MIKE BIRBIGLIA  SLEEPWALKED OUT THE WINDOW.THAT STORY BECAME THE BASIS FOR THE BOOK AND FEATURE FILM SLEEPWALK WITH ME.  SERIOUSLY. GOOGLE IT.   Submitted...

IN THIS ROOMON JANUARY 26, 2005 COMEDIAN MIKE BIRBIGLIA  SLEEPWALKED OUT THE WINDOW.THAT STORY BECAME THE BASIS FOR THE BOOK AND FEATURE FILM SLEEPWALK WITH ME.  SERIOUSLY. GOOGLE IT.   Submitted...

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In Memory of Henry W Ingwersen

    Oscar Wilde on San Francisco

      Science, Biology, Geology, Native Peoples, Heritage Square

      Submitted by @JimStLeger

      Submitted by @JimStLeger

        Damian Rios

          Alleyways in Chinatown

            Quality Row

            Cambridge Historical Commission Quality Row These substantial houses on Third Street were built for wealthy owners giving the street its popular name 1860

            Cambridge Historical Commission Quality Row These substantial houses on Third Street were built for wealthy owners giving the street its popular name 1860

              Oldest Church in East Cambridge

              Cambridge Historical Commission Oldest Church in East Cambridge Erected by the Third Congregational Society early Minister James D. Green elected first Mayor of Cambridge, 1846, became Holy Cross...

              Cambridge Historical Commission Oldest Church in East Cambridge Erected by the Third Congregational Society early Minister James D. Green elected first Mayor of Cambridge, 1846, became Holy...

                Frank Lloyd Wright

                From the Flickr group Historical Markers, photo by Crawford Brian, full page.License is Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License

                From the Flickr group Historical Markers, photo by Crawford Brian, full page.License is Attribution- NonCommercial-ShareAlike License

                  "Gypsy" Joe Hanxtik

                    Charles (Chuck) Presley Eschbach

                      St. Ignatius Of Loyola Church And Cemetery /

                      By the 1740s, French Catholic missionaries had come to this area, known to the Odawa as Waganakising, to minister to local tribes. Later, missionary work was taken up by others, including Bishop...

                      By the 1740s, French Catholic missionaries had come to this area, known to the Odawa as Waganakising, to minister to local tribes. Later, missionary work was taken up by others, including Bishop...

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                      Bench marking Oglethorpe's tent

                      From the Flickr group Historical Markers, photo by Jason Riedy, full page.License is Attribution License

                      From the Flickr group Historical Markers, photo by Jason Riedy, full page.License is Attribution License

                        Fairbank

                        Submitted by @JoshColle and @JJScottishGirl

                        Submitted by @JoshColle and @JJScottishGirl

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                        Lincoln's First Challenge of Douglas

                          WINCHESTER, ILLINOIS LINCOLN'S FIRST CHALLENGE OF DOUGLAS AND DESTINY   ABRAHAM LINCOLN FIRST PUBLICLY CHALLENGED U.S. SENATOR STEPHEN A. DOUGLAS'S "NEBRASKA BILL" DURING A WHIG COUNTY...

                          WINCHESTER, ILLINOIS LINCOLN'S FIRST CHALLENGE OF DOUGLAS AND DESTINY   ABRAHAM LINCOLN FIRST PUBLICLY CHALLENGED U.S. SENATOR STEPHEN A. DOUGLAS'S "NEBRASKA BILL" DURING A WHIG...

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                        • douglas
                        • 1854
                        • so aroused
                        • 13th amendment

                        Charles River Basin Commission

                        Commonwealth of Massachusetts Charles River Basin Commission Comissioners Henry S. Pritchett Joshua B. Holden Henry D. Yerxa Edgar R. Champlin William S. Youngman Secretary Hiram A. Miller Chief...

                        Commonwealth of Massachusetts Charles River Basin Commission Comissioners Henry S. Pritchett Joshua B. Holden Henry D. Yerxa Edgar R. Champlin William S. Youngman Secretary Hiram A. Miller...

                          Round Island Lighthouse

                          The Round Island Lighthouse, seen south of this site, was completed in 1895. Operating under the auspices of the United States government, this facility was in continuous use for fifty-two years....

                          The Round Island Lighthouse, seen south of this site, was completed in 1895. Operating under the auspices of the United States government, this facility was in continuous use for fifty-two years....

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                          Hiawatha Pageant

                          From 1905 to 1915, summer resorters came here to experience “The Indian Play Hiawatha.” Canadian Louis O. Armstrong worked with Ojibwa from the Garden River Reserve in Ontario, to create the...

                          From 1905 to 1915, summer resorters came here to experience “The Indian Play Hiawatha.” Canadian Louis O. Armstrong worked with Ojibwa from the Garden River Reserve in Ontario, to create...

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                          The Widening of High Street Croydon

                          THIS TABLETCOMMEMORATES THE WIDENING OF HIGH STREET CROYDON FROM A WIDTH OF 29 FEET TO ITS PRESENT WIDTH OF 50 FEET A.D MDCCCXCVIFREDERICK THOMAS EDRIDGE J.P. MAYOR Submitted by @BryanDaveyLdn ...

                          THIS TABLETCOMMEMORATES THE WIDENING OF HIGH STREET CROYDON FROM A WIDTH OF 29 FEET TO ITS PRESENT WIDTH OF 50 FEET A.D MDCCCXCVIFREDERICK THOMAS EDRIDGE J.P. MAYOR Submitted by @BryanDaveyLdn ...

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                          • 50 feet

                          Girard T. Wolf

                          Submitted by Darren Platt

                          Submitted by Darren Platt