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Samuel Phelps

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

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

    The Edison Institute / The Edison Institute

    The Edison Institute, founded on this site by Henry Ford and dedicated to Thomas Alva Edison by President Herbert Hoover on October 21, 1929, the fiftieth anniversary of the invention of the...

    The Edison Institute, founded on this site by Henry Ford and dedicated to Thomas Alva Edison by President Herbert Hoover on October 21, 1929, the fiftieth anniversary of the invention of...

    • michigan
    • michigan his...

    In Memory of Leatha Phillips

      Lewis Coffee House

      STAR INN - STORNOWAY  Established as an Alternative to the Heavy Drinking of Alcohol in the TownLEWIS COFFEE HOUSE 1884-1911After 27 yeras it Reverted to it's [sic] former role of Licensed...

      STAR INN - STORNOWAY  Established as an Alternative to the Heavy Drinking of Alcohol in the TownLEWIS COFFEE HOUSE 1884-1911After 27 yeras it Reverted to it's [sic] former role of...

      • it's
      • coffee
      • alcohol
      • heavy drinking
      • reverted

      Parrot Rifled Naval Cannon

      This 6.4 inch 100 Pounder Parrot Naval Cannon served on the U.S.S. Sabin during the Civil War.  It is the only one from that ship that survives today.  The cannon was cast in 1862 at the West...

      This 6.4 inch 100 Pounder Parrot Naval Cannon served on the U.S.S. Sabin during the Civil War.  It is the only one from that ship that survives today.  The cannon was cast in 1862 at the...

      • sic
      • parrot
      • naval canon
      • civil war
      • 9790 pounds

      Shuck Chan / Napa Chinatown

        First Street Bridge Over Napa Creek and Bypass

          Veterans Memorial Park

            Epcot Center

            Submitted by @CameronYeager

            Submitted by @CameronYeager

            • epcot
            • disney
            • joy hope and...

            In Memory of Wardell Noel

            • rasta rangah
            • planet walk

            First Street Bridge Over Napa Creek and Oxbow Commons

              Mision San Francisco de Asis

                Fort Garry - Fort Edmonton Trail

                this thoroughfare, also known as the Saskatchewan or Carlton trail, extended 1440 kilometres between Fort Garry and Fort Edmonton and was the principal overland route in the Canadian northwest for...

                this thoroughfare, also known as the Saskatchewan or Carlton trail, extended 1440 kilometres between Fort Garry and Fort Edmonton and was the principal overland route in the Canadian northwest for...

                • saskatchewan
                • carlton trail
                • metis
                • north-west m...

                St. Joseph Hospital

                Submitted by @Ritterton

                Submitted by @Ritterton

                • matthew 5:7
                • 100th year
                • bellingham

                Lombard Street

                Submitted by @Ritterton

                Submitted by @Ritterton

                • san francisco
                • 253 steps
                • crookedest street
                • 1850

                Big Cedar Stump

                Submitted by @Ritterton

                Submitted by @Ritterton

                • cedar
                • 1893
                • 1000 years old
                • redcedar

                Erickson Playfield

                Erickson Playfield Dedicated April 12, 1944 Port Angeles, Wash. Submitted by @Ritterton

                Erickson Playfield Dedicated April 12, 1944 Port Angeles, Wash. Submitted by @Ritterton

                • 1944
                • park
                • port angeles

                To Honor All Marines Who Have Served Aboard This Gallant Ship

                  The LeClaire house Hotel

                  The LeClaire House Hotel Built in 1839 at the northeast corner of Second and Main Streets, the LeClaire House Hotel for 20 years prior to the Civil War was a northern resort spot for southerners....

                  The LeClaire House Hotel Built in 1839 at the northeast corner of Second and Main Streets, the LeClaire House Hotel for 20 years prior to the Civil War was a northern resort spot for southerners....

                    To Honor John O'Donnell

                    In Tribute For 45 years of dedication and service To Quad-City sports fans, Municipal Stadium was renamed on October 21, 1970 To Honor John O’Donnell 1902-1970   The late Times-Democrat sports...

                    In Tribute For 45 years of dedication and service To Quad-City sports fans, Municipal Stadium was renamed on October 21, 1970 To Honor John O’Donnell 1902-1970   The late Times-Democrat sports...