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USCGC Mackinaw final crew commemoration

In commemoration and tribute to the historic preservation efforts of the final crew and to honor every Mackinaw sailor who ever chipped paint, wiped oil, or swabbed a deck throughout her sixty-two...

In commemoration and tribute to the historic preservation efforts of the final crew and to honor every Mackinaw sailor who ever chipped paint, wiped oil, or swabbed a deck throughout her sixty-two...

  • us coast guard
  • mackinaw
  • foundation f...

MACKINAW CITY

MACKINAW CITY This site was the terminus of the Dixie Highway, the Mackinaw Trail, the East Michigan Pike and the West Michigan Pike.  The East and West Pikes were mapped out in 1913 as gravel and...

MACKINAW CITY This site was the terminus of the Dixie Highway, the Mackinaw Trail, the East Michigan Pike and the West Michigan Pike.  The East and West Pikes were mapped out in 1913 as gravel and...

  • mackinaw city
  • michigan reg...
  • dixie highway
  • mackinaw trail
  • east michigan pike
  • west michigan pike

Hon. Stanley Ronald Basford P.C., Q.C. 1932-2005

Hon. Stanley Ronald Basford P.C., Q.C. 1932-2005 Ron Basford was elected Member of Parliament for Vancouver Centre in 1963 and served as a  Minister from 1967-1978. Advances in consumer...

Hon. Stanley Ronald Basford P.C., Q.C. 1932-2005 Ron Basford was elected Member of Parliament for Vancouver Centre in 1963 and served as a  Minister from 1967-1978. Advances in consumer...

    Captain Edward Stamp

    Here Captain Edward Stamp pioneer industrialist and legislator started lumbering operations; then, finding a better site, he moved elsewhere on Burrard Inlet, and founded in the wilderness, now...

    Here Captain Edward Stamp pioneer industrialist and legislator started lumbering operations; then, finding a better site, he moved elsewhere on Burrard Inlet, and founded in the wilderness,...

    • captain edward stamp
    • vancouver
    • stanley park
    • then finding...
    • moved elsewhere

    Logan Square

      Mr. & Mrs. E. K. Anderson Memorial Fountain

      Submitted by Darren Platt

      Submitted by Darren Platt

        Oregon Caves National Monument

        • taft
        • oregon
        • caves
        • 1909

        VFW Bicentennial Veterans' Memorial

        HONOR THE DEAD BY HELPING THE LIVING DEDICATED TO THE MICHIGAN MEN AND WOMEN WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR COUNTRY 1776 1976 VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS AND LADIES AUXILIARIES DEPARTMENT OF...

        HONOR THE DEAD BY HELPING THE LIVING DEDICATED TO THE MICHIGAN MEN AND WOMEN WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR COUNTRY 1776 1976 VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS AND LADIES AUXILIARIES DEPARTMENT...

        • vfw
        • bicentennial
        • veterans
        • memorial

        CN Fort Langley Rail Station

        Submitted by @robertdall

        Submitted by @robertdall

        • langley
        • canada
        • british columbia
        • railroad

        Como-Harriet Streetcar Line

        Submitted by @gkatz

        Submitted by @gkatz

        • streetcar
        • railway
        • minnesota
        • minneapolis
        • 1880
        • motor line

        Historic Cannons from Louisbourg, Nova Scotia

        HISTORIC CANNONS FROM LOUISBOURG, NOVA SCOTIA On June 23, 1758, the British Navy besieged Louisbourg, capital and major settlement of the French colony of Cape Breton Island. Three of the French...

        HISTORIC CANNONS FROM LOUISBOURG, NOVA SCOTIA On June 23, 1758, the British Navy besieged Louisbourg, capital and major settlement of the French colony of Cape Breton Island. Three of the French...

        • cannons
        • university o...
        • louisbourg
        • seige of louisbourg
        • british navy

        Resurrection Bay at Seward, Alaska

        Submitted by: Sarah J. Martin. Plaque Text: On August 28th, 1903, the steamer “Santa Ana” arrived in Resurrection Bay and Seward was founded by the Alaska Central Railway Co. as the ocean terminus...

        Submitted by: Sarah J. Martin. Plaque Text: On August 28th, 1903, the steamer “Santa Ana” arrived in Resurrection Bay and Seward was founded by the Alaska Central Railway Co. as the ocean...

        • resurrection bay
        • seward
        • alaska
        • clear day

        Wendler Building, Anchorage

        Submitted by: Sarah J. Martin. Plaque Text: Built in 1915, this is the first permanent building constructed in Anchorage and is now the oldest building still standing here. It was erected to house...

        Submitted by: Sarah J. Martin. Plaque Text: Built in 1915, this is the first permanent building constructed in Anchorage and is now the oldest building still standing here. It was erected to house...

        • wendler
        • anchorage
        • victorian
        • architecture

        Anchorage City Hall

        City Hall, 524 W. 4th Avenue, Anchorage Submitted by: Sarah J. Martin. Plaque Text: The doors of city hall were first opened on November 15, 1936. The building, which originally contained the...

        City Hall, 524 W. 4th Avenue, Anchorage Submitted by: Sarah J. Martin. Plaque Text: The doors of city hall were first opened on November 15, 1936. The building, which originally contained...

        • anchorage
        • 1935
        • new deal
        • public works...

        Arch of Constantine

        Translation c/o wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arch_of_Constantine#Inscriptions imp(eratori) · caes(ari) · fl(avio) · constantino · maximo · p(io) · f(elici) · avgusto · s(enatus) ·...

        Translation c/o wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Arch_of_Constantine#Inscriptions imp(eratori) · caes(ari) · fl(avio) · constantino · maximo · p(io) · f(elici) · avgusto · s(enatus) ·...

        • rome
        • romans
        • history
        • arch
        • architecture