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WWI Chaplains

WHERE SHELLS BURST AND MEN FELL BROKEN AND BLEEDING THEY CALMLY ADMINISTERED HEROIC WITNESS TO THE POWER OF THE FAITH THEY PREACHED ERECTED BY THE COMMONWEALTH TO COMMEMORATE THE SERVICE OF ITS...

WHERE SHELLS BURST AND MEN FELL BROKEN AND BLEEDING THEY CALMLY ADMINISTERED HEROIC WITNESS TO THE POWER OF THE FAITH THEY PREACHED ERECTED BY THE COMMONWEALTH TO COMMEMORATE THE SERVICE OF...

    United States 8th Army Air Force

    UNITED STATES  8TH ARMY AIR FORCE  IN HONOR OF THE MEN AND WOMEN  OF MASSACHUSETTS WHO SERVED  1942 1945  IN THE LONG DARK YEARS, THE TRIALS,  THE TRIBULATIONS BEFORE THEM  UNDAUNTED THEY...

    UNITED STATES  8TH ARMY AIR FORCE  IN HONOR OF THE MEN AND WOMEN  OF MASSACHUSETTS WHO SERVED  1942 1945  IN THE LONG DARK YEARS, THE TRIALS,  THE TRIBULATIONS BEFORE THEM  UNDAUNTED THEY...

    • shields of s...
    • the long dark years
    • united not i...

    Queen Street is a Great Street

    The Canadian Institute of Planners recognizes Queen Street, Fredericton, NB as a Great Street 2012  Submitted by @bthubbard

    The Canadian Institute of Planners recognizes Queen Street, Fredericton, NB as a Great Street 2012  Submitted by @bthubbard

    • institute of...
    • great street
    • queen street

    Martha's Vinyard Time Capsule

    Submitted by Brett Culbert

    Submitted by Brett Culbert

    • 1980
    • 2080

    Crown Point

    Submitted by Erin Wilson.

    Submitted by Erin Wilson.

      Donald McKay, Master Ship Builder

      Submitted by @Ritterton

      Submitted by @Ritterton

        Maverick T Stop: Flying Cloud and Ship Building in East Boston

        https://t.co/pVECztcHkJ TweetSubmitted by @Ritterton

        https://t.co/pVECztcHkJ TweetSubmitted by @Ritterton

          Maverick T Stop: Florence Nightingale of the Sea and Simpson's Patent Dry Dock

          Submitted by @Ritterton

          Submitted by @Ritterton

            Covington Blue Sox

            Fun fact: Ball hit over the fence was ground rule double. Only one HR ever hit in park was inside-the-park, by James Emery. The photo is the mold (that hangs in my office) from the plaque that...

            Fun fact: Ball hit over the fence was ground rule double. Only one HR ever hit in park was inside- the-park, by James Emery. The photo is the mold (that hangs in my office) from the plaque...

            • kentucky
            • baseball
            • blue sox
            • federal league
            • 1913

            Molyneaux Circle

              John W. Flynn Memorial Rink

                St James Cathedral

                  Historic Clay and Brick Bathhouse

                  Submitted by Brett Culbert

                  Submitted by Brett Culbert

                    Charles “Chalou” Trepagnier Building

                    This building built in 1868 served as the Ascension parish Courthouse and jail. On June 1, 2017, the Ascension Parish Council officially changed the name to Charles "Chalou" Trepagnier Building in...

                    This building built in 1868 served as the Ascension parish Courthouse and jail. On June 1, 2017, the Ascension Parish Council officially changed the name to Charles "Chalou" Trepagnier Building in...

                    • louisiana

                    Lecompte High School

                    Built in 1924, the Lecompte High School is a significant historic landmark of Bayou Boeuf. It's Neo-Classical style was designed by architect Scott Yeager, Jr., built by general contractor W. J....

                    Built in 1924, the Lecompte High School is a significant historic landmark of Bayou Boeuf. It's Neo-Classical style was designed by architect Scott Yeager, Jr., built by general contractor W. J....

                    • louisiana
                    • education

                    Prospect School

                    Prospect School had its beginning in the late 1800s, having its first class at Prospect Baptist Church, which was across the road from where the first building was built. In the late 1920s or...

                    Prospect School had its beginning in the late 1800s, having its first class at Prospect Baptist Church, which was across the road from where the first building was built. In the late 1920s...

                    • louisiana
                    • education

                    Fanny Rosenfeld

                    Submitted by Gilda Spitz

                    Submitted by Gilda Spitz

                      Raoul Wallenberg Park

                      RAOUL WALLENBERG PARKThis park is dedicated as a living memorial to Raoul Wallenberg,the Swedish diplomat who save the lives of tens of thousands of HungarianJews destined to die at the hands of...

                      RAOUL WALLENBERG PARKThis park is dedicated as a living memorial to Raoul Wallenberg,the Swedish diplomat who save the lives of tens of thousands of HungarianJews destined to die at the hands...

                      • raoul wallenberg
                      • holocaust
                      • canada
                      • b'nai brith
                      • saskatoon

                      Piedmont High School

                        Mahlon D. Ogden Residence

                        THIS LIBRARY STANDS ON THE SITE  FORMERLY OCCUPIED BY THE  MAHLON D. OGDEN RESIDENCE,  THE ONLY HOUSE IN THE PATH OF  THE GREAT FIRE OF 1871  WHICH WAS NOT BURNED  PRESENTED BY THE GENERAL HENRY...

                        THIS LIBRARY STANDS ON THE SITE  FORMERLY OCCUPIED BY THE  MAHLON D. OGDEN RESIDENCE,  THE ONLY HOUSE IN THE PATH OF  THE GREAT FIRE OF 1871  WHICH WAS NOT BURNED  PRESENTED BY THE GENERAL...

                        • chicago
                        • great fire
                        • library
                        • 1871