The Hide and Tallow Trade
1822 THE HIDE AND TALLOW TRADE Ships from Boston began arriving to purchase hides, often called "California banknotes", and tallow from the mission and ranchos. Two Years Before...
- monterey
- california
- 1822
- hide
- tallow
- banknotes
- before the mast
Pier 1 1/2 and Pier 3
Pier 1 1/2 and Pier 3 were built in 1917-1919 for use by riverboats to connect San Francisco to Sacramento and the San Joaquin River. Pier 1 1/2 was built as a passenger terminal while Pier 3...
New Mexico State Fair Youth Hall Addition
- apodaca
- new mexico
- state fair
Grass Valley Hardware
GRASS VALLEY HARDWARE THROUGH THE YEARS OF PROSPECTING HYDRAULIC AND HARDROCK MINING THIS HARDWARE BUSINESS, ONE OF CALIFORNIA'S OLDEST, HAS SERVED THE COMMUNITY. IN CONTINUOUS OPERATION AT THIS...
- 1854
- grass valley
- hardrock
- mining
- hardware
Leslie Queen of Austin
Leslie, Queen of Austin (born Albert Leslie Cochran), roamed 6th St. in g-strings and heels with his trademark goatee, and had a saucy comment for every passerby who snapped a photo with him....
- austin
- texas
- leslie
- black cat
- keep austin weird
Buried Radioactive Mat
B BURIED RADIOACTIVE MAT NO EXCAVATION PRIOR TO 2142 AT SEE COUNTY RECORDS S 36 28 31 E B C205 42 [Location approximate] Submitted by @GrantWTrent
- radioactive
- new mexico
- 2142
Hermann Ethe (1844-1917)
Hermann Ethe (1844 -- 1917) A large mob of Aberystwyth inhabitants gathered here in October 1914 to drive Professor Hermann Ethe from the town because of his German nationality. Ethe left the...
- wales
- aberystwyth
- wwi
- persecution
- german
Filipino Community Hall
THIS BUILDING IS DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF FILIPINO OLDTIMER ALASKANS WHOSE ENDURING COMMITMENT, WISDOM, AND VISION, GAVE US THIS LEGACY TO PRESERVE THE PHILIPPINE CULTURE FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS....
- filipino
- philippine
- oldtimer
- oxford comma
Glendale Firefighters
Dedicated in honor of Glendale Firefighter Bill Jensen in addition to those who served fighting significant fires in Southern California and to all firefighters who have paid the...
- glendale
- california
- firefighter
Measured from the Site of the Original Cross
CITY OF WESTMINSTER ON THE SITE NOW OCCUPIED BY THE STATUE OF KING CHARLES I WAS ERECTED THE ORIGINAL QUEEN ELEANOR'S CROSS A REPLICA OF WHICH STANDS IN FRONT OF CHARING CROSS STATION MILEAGES...
- westminster
- london
- queen eleanor
- charles 1