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Margaret Elizabeth Twigg

MARGARET ELIZABETH TWIGG 4/1/1940 - 3/9/2008 "REMEMBER ME WHEN I AM GONE AWAY"Submitted by @caddickbrown

MARGARET ELIZABETH TWIGG 4/1/1940 - 3/9/2008 "REMEMBER ME WHEN I AM GONE AWAY"Submitted by @caddickbrown

    Double Wave

    The same wave motif on the cornice of the Tennessee Trust Building was repeated on the 81 Monroe Building that can be seen one block south. Architects Shaw and Pfeil designed both buildings within...

    The same wave motif on the cornice of the Tennessee Trust Building was repeated on the 81 Monroe Building that can be seen one block south. Architects Shaw and Pfeil designed both buildings within...

    • shelby county
    • tennessee

    Volunteer Firefighters

    The City of Carmel-by-the-Sea protected by VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS Since July 16, 1915 Protecting Lives and Property The Carmel-By-The-Sea Volunteer Fire Department dissolved on January 1st 2012...

    The City of Carmel-by-the-Sea protected by VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS Since July 16, 1915 Protecting Lives and Property The Carmel-By- The-Sea Volunteer Fire Department dissolved on January 1st 2012...

    • carmel
    • california
    • fire fighters

    Civil War Capital

    After the fall of Nashville Governor Isham Harris convened the Tennessee Legislature on this site February 20-March 20, 1862. The state archives were also stored here. Submitted from the Shelby...

    After the fall of Nashville Governor Isham Harris convened the Tennessee Legislature on this site February 20-March 20, 1862. The state archives were also stored here. Submitted from the...

    • shelby county
    • tennessee

    Cobalt Teletherapy Unit

    COBALT TELETHERAPY UNIT APPAREIL DE TRAITEMENT AU COBALT In 1951 Canadian scientists, here and in London, Ontario opened a new front in the battle against cancer. Through a pioneering partnership,...

    COBALT TELETHERAPY UNIT APPAREIL DE TRAITEMENT AU COBALT In 1951 Canadian scientists, here and in London, Ontario opened a new front in the battle against cancer. Through a pioneering...

    • saskatoon
    • saskatchewan
    • cancer
    • cobalt

    Buffalo Soldier Legacy Plaza

    BUFFALO SOLDIER LEGACY PLAZA DEDICATED 23 APRIL 2009  HONORING THE STAMINA, COURAGE, AND TENACITY OF SOLDIERS ASSIGNED TO THE  9TH CAVALRY REGIMENT  24TH INFANTRY REGIMENT 22ND INFANTRY...

    BUFFALO SOLDIER LEGACY PLAZA DEDICATED 23 APRIL 2009  HONORING THE STAMINA, COURAGE, AND TENACITY OF SOLDIERS ASSIGNED TO THE  9TH CAVALRY REGIMENT  24TH INFANTRY REGIMENT 22ND...

    • buffalo solider
    • huachua
    • arizona

    Spanish Public Well

    SPANISH PUBLIC WELL  CONSTRUCTED PRIOR TO 1763 FILLED AND PARTIALLY DESTROYED DURING BRITISH OCCUPATION 1763-1784  RESTORED 1975 AS A BICENTENNIAL PROJECT OF: CITY OF ST. AUGUSTINE HISTORIC ST....

    SPANISH PUBLIC WELL  CONSTRUCTED PRIOR TO 1763 FILLED AND PARTIALLY DESTROYED DURING BRITISH OCCUPATION 1763-1784  RESTORED 1975 AS A BICENTENNIAL PROJECT OF: CITY OF ST. AUGUSTINE HISTORIC ST....

    • st. augustine
    • florida
    • british occupation
    • 1763

    1862 Post Office

    On June 6, 1862, Memphis surrendered to Federal gunboats. The only resistance by citizens occurred here as a shot was fired at the soldiers hoisting the U.S. flag over the post office. Submitted...

    On June 6, 1862, Memphis surrendered to Federal gunboats. The only resistance by citizens occurred here as a shot was fired at the soldiers hoisting the U.S. flag over the post office. Submitted...

    • shelby county
    • tennessee

    First Baptist Church / Mt. Olive CME Church

    The First Baptist Church was designed by architect R.H. Hunt and built in 1906. It is constructed of yellow bricks along a Georgian-architectural style. It housed a congregation of 2,200 members...

    The First Baptist Church was designed by architect R.H. Hunt and built in 1906. It is constructed of yellow bricks along a Georgian-architectural style. It housed a congregation of 2,200...

    • shelby county
    • tennessee

    Stephan C. Leonoudakis, Golden Gate Ferry Terminal

    STEPHAN C. LEONOUDAKIS GOLDEN GATE FERRY TERMINAL  SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA  THIS GOLDEN GATE FERRY TERMINAL IS DEDICATED TO STEPHAN C. LEONOUDAKIS IN RECOGNITION OF HIS PIVOTAL ROLE IN...

    STEPHAN C. LEONOUDAKIS GOLDEN GATE FERRY TERMINAL  SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA  THIS GOLDEN GATE FERRY TERMINAL IS DEDICATED TO STEPHAN C. LEONOUDAKIS IN RECOGNITION OF HIS PIVOTAL ROLE IN...

    • san francisco
    • california
    • bay area
    • ferry
    • loma prieta
    • marin

    Take it Easy

    "TAKE IT EASY"  MAJOR ARGRETT, JR. MEMORIAL  St. Augustine's Oldest and Most Beloved Carriage Driver Born: Nov. 11, 1888    Died: Dec 19, 1984, Age: 96 Tour Guide and Carriage Driver for 72...

    "TAKE IT EASY"  MAJOR ARGRETT, JR. MEMORIAL  St. Augustine's Oldest and Most Beloved Carriage Driver Born: Nov. 11, 1888    Died: Dec 19, 1984, Age: 96 Tour Guide and Carriage Driver for...

      Los Angeles Central Library Lodwrick M. Cook Rotunda

      Coming out of my hotel in downtown Los Angeles, a building across the way got my attention. A rather elegant-looking low-rise structure in the midst of a lot of forgettable modern highrises. It...

      Coming out of my hotel in downtown Los Angeles, a building across the way got my attention. A rather elegant-looking low-rise structure in the midst of a lot of forgettable modern highrises. It...

      • california
      • los angeles
      • libraries
      • fires

      Lest We Forget

      Submitted by @mywolfson

      Submitted by @mywolfson

      • wwi
      • railroads
      • 1917
      • willard

      Merchant Hotel

      Merchant Hotel The Merchant Hotel was a miniature Japantown, brimming with children, a dentist, a doctor, and the Teikoku Mercantile Company, run since 1905 by the Matsushima family. After...

      Merchant Hotel The Merchant Hotel was a miniature Japantown, brimming with children, a dentist, a doctor, and the Teikoku Mercantile Company, run since 1905 by the Matsushima family....

      • portland
      • oregon
      • japantown
      • hotel
      • matshushima
      • japanese
      • internment
      • wwii
      • concentration camps

      Great Seal of Iowa

      In 1847, the Iowa Legislature passed a law creating a state seal. More on the wording of the law, which has caused a stir in the state Capitol in recent times, in a moment.  The straightforward...

      In 1847, the Iowa Legislature passed a law creating a state seal. More on the wording of the law, which has caused a stir in the state Capitol in recent times, in a moment.  The...

      • iowa
      • state mottos
      • des moines
      • state capitals

      George Hudson, M.P.

      GEORGE HUDSON, M.P.1800 - 1871  An Alderman and three times Lord Mayor of York, he became known as The Railway King for his work in bringing the railways to York.It was here that he had his...

      GEORGE HUDSON, M.P.1800 - 1871  An Alderman and three times Lord Mayor of York, he became known as The Railway King for his work in bringing the railways to York.It was here that he had...

      • the railway king
      • railroads
      • york
      • england

      An East Bay Native Fish: The Rainbow Trout

      One of the best things about living in the East Bay -- across the water from San Francisco -- is the regional park system here. The parks are full of surprises. In Redwood Regional Park, which...

      One of the best things about living in the East Bay -- across the water from San Francisco -- is the regional park system here. The parks are full of surprises. In Redwood Regional Park,...

      • fish
      • rainbow trout
      • oakland
      • east bay reg...

      New Sweden

      IN COMMEMORATION OF THE SWEDISH SETTLEMENTS ON THE DELAWARE 1638 - 1655  NEW SWEDEN Embrace within its boundaries the COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA And included lands on the WEST SIDE of the...

      IN COMMEMORATION OF THE SWEDISH SETTLEMENTS ON THE DELAWARE 1638 - 1655  NEW SWEDEN Embrace within its boundaries the COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA And included lands on the WEST SIDE of the...

      • pennsylvania
      • new sweden
      • capitalization
      • 1638

      The Mission of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

      • shepherdstown
      • west virginia
      • wildlife
      • conservation

      In Appreciation of Senator Robert C. Byrd

      In Appreciation of Senator Robert C. Byrd  For his leadership and support in the development of a national center for conservation leadership enabling natural resource professionals to better...

      In Appreciation of Senator Robert C. Byrd  For his leadership and support in the development of a national center for conservation leadership enabling natural resource professionals to better...

      • shepherdstown
      • west virginia
      • wildlife
      • conservation
      • byrd