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Lenin Statue

This is not V.I. Lenin This statue is hollow. Inside are six inches of water in ditch along a country road just outside of the small village of Russia, Ohio, a boy in a threadbare sweater, his...

This is not V.I. Lenin This statue is hollow. Inside are six inches of water in ditch along a country road just outside of the small village of Russia, Ohio, a boy in a threadbare...

  • lenin
  • fremont
  • washington
  • poem
  • russia
  • ohio

Old United States Mint

Old United States Mint The Old Mint (1869), San Francisco's second, is California's only such Federal Greek Revival structure. Due to unsurpassed productivity, it became a sub-treasury in 1874....

Old United States Mint The Old Mint (1869), San Francisco's second, is California's only such Federal Greek Revival structure. Due to unsurpassed productivity, it became a sub-treasury in 1874....

  • mint
  • 1869
  • 1906
  • greek revival

Site of the First U.S. Branch Mint

SITE OF FIRST U.S. BRANCH MINT THE FIRST UNITED STATES BRANCH MINT IN SAN FRANCISCO WAS AUTHORIZED BY CONGRESS JULY 3, 1852. AND OPENED FOR OPERATION APRIL 3, 1854. DR. L.A. BIRDSALL WAS THE FIRST...

SITE OF FIRST U.S. BRANCH MINT THE FIRST UNITED STATES BRANCH MINT IN SAN FRANCISCO WAS AUTHORIZED BY CONGRESS JULY 3, 1852. AND OPENED FOR OPERATION APRIL 3, 1854. DR. L.A. BIRDSALL WAS THE...

  • san francisco
  • california
  • bay area
  • mint
  • branch mint

Curt C. (Curt) Flood

  • free agent
  • oakland
  • alameda
  • san francisco

Redwood

Sequoia Dendron Giganteum (Redwood)  This tree is dedicated by the  BROWNSVILLE NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH  to the volunteers who recovered our Park after the wind storm of February 7, 2002 Thank You All

Sequoia Dendron Giganteum (Redwood)  This tree is dedicated by the  BROWNSVILLE NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH  to the volunteers who recovered our Park after the wind storm of February 7, 2002 Thank You All

  • oregon
  • redwood
  • neighborhood watch

Joe Morgan

    Dedicated to the People of Bangor

    THIS BUILDING IS GIVEN BY PATRIOTIC CITIZENS AND IS DEDICATED TO THE PEOPLE OF BANGOR  CORNER STONE LAID 1912 - CHARLES W MULLEN MAYOR BUILDING COMPLETED 1913 - FLAVIUS O BEAL MAYOR

    THIS BUILDING IS GIVEN BY PATRIOTIC CITIZENS AND IS DEDICATED TO THE PEOPLE OF BANGOR  CORNER STONE LAID 1912 - CHARLES W MULLEN MAYOR BUILDING COMPLETED 1913 - FLAVIUS O BEAL MAYOR

    • bangor
    • maine
    • patriotic citizens

    U.S. Shot Furnace

    U.S. SHOT FURNACE  This structure is a hot shot furnace for heating cannon balls to be shot at wooden vessels and to set them on fire. It is part of the water battery built by the U.S. (1842-44)...

    U.S. SHOT FURNACE  This structure is a hot shot furnace for heating cannon balls to be shot at wooden vessels and to set them on fire. It is part of the water battery built by the U.S....

    • canonballs
    • wood structure
    • shot furnace

    Fishermen of the Trolling Fleet

    IN MEMORIAM FROM THIS HARBOR - IN STORM - DEPARTED ROY BOWER AND JACK CHAMBERS FISHERMAN OF THE TROLLING FLEET OCTOBER 4, A.D. 1936 ON A MISSION OF RESCUE IT IS NOT TRUE LIFE IS NOT SLAIN BY...

    IN MEMORIAM FROM THIS HARBOR - IN STORM - DEPARTED ROY BOWER AND JACK CHAMBERS FISHERMAN OF THE TROLLING FLEET OCTOBER 4, A.D. 1936 ON A MISSION OF RESCUE IT IS NOT TRUE LIFE IS NOT SLAIN BY...

    • depoe bay
    • mission of rescue
    • in storm

    Shelby County Archives And Hall Of Records

    After the Shelby County criminal courts and jail moved from here in 1982, this National Register Historic District building stood empty until 1998, when extensive renovations were completed and it...

    After the Shelby County criminal courts and jail moved from here in 1982, this National Register Historic District building stood empty until 1998, when extensive renovations were completed and...

    • shelby county
    • tennessee

    Site of First Adobe Home, Lake County

    BUILT BY CHARLES STONE AND ANDY KELSEY ON LAND PURCHASED FROM SALVADOR VALLEJO. CONSTRUCTED BY FORCED INDIAN LABOR CAUSING MUCH RESENTMENT AND CULMINATING IN MURDER BY INDIANS OF BOTH STONE AND...

    BUILT BY CHARLES STONE AND ANDY KELSEY ON LAND PURCHASED FROM SALVADOR VALLEJO. CONSTRUCTED BY FORCED INDIAN LABOR CAUSING MUCH RESENTMENT AND CULMINATING IN MURDER BY INDIANS OF BOTH STONE...

    • adobe
    • slavery
    • murder

    California's Original Constitutional

    Colton Hall - Site of California's Original Constitution Forty-eight men of diverse education and cultural backgrounds from throughout California converged upon Monterey in September in 1849 to...

    Colton Hall - Site of California's Original Constitution Forty-eight men of diverse education and cultural backgrounds from throughout California converged upon Monterey in September in 1849 to...

      This Grove of Trees

      THIS GROVE OF TREES IS DEDICATED TO THEO DUMARS FOR HIS HELP AND SERVICE TO WOODLAND MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, THE COMMUNITY OF WOODLAND, AND HIS FRIENDS AND FAMILY. THANK YOU. JULY 30, 1991

      THIS GROVE OF TREES IS DEDICATED TO THEO DUMARS FOR HIS HELP AND SERVICE TO WOODLAND MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, THE COMMUNITY OF WOODLAND, AND HIS FRIENDS AND FAMILY. THANK YOU. JULY 30, 1991

        Court Square Lighting

        Improvements to Court Square's pedestrian and accent lighting during the 2004 park renovation were made possible through a generous donation from the Marriott SpringHill Suites and the Sleep Inn &...

        Improvements to Court Square's pedestrian and accent lighting during the 2004 park renovation were made possible through a generous donation from the Marriott SpringHill Suites and the Sleep Inn &...

        • shelby county
        • tennessee

        Claremont Riding Academy

        CLAREMONT RIDING ACADEMY LISTED ON THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, APRIL 1980 BUILT IN 1892 IN THE ROMANESQUE REVIVAL STYLE, THE CLAREMONT RIDING ACADEMY...

        CLAREMONT RIDING ACADEMY LISTED ON THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, APRIL 1980 BUILT IN 1892 IN THE ROMANESQUE REVIVAL STYLE, THE CLAREMONT RIDING ACADEMY...

        • claremont
        • riding
        • stables
        • horse elevator
        • sleigh

        Claremont Riding Academy

        CLAREMONT RIDING ACADEMY BUILT IN 1892 As THE CLAREMONT STABLES, THIS BUILDING WAS DESIGNED BY FRANK A. ROOKE IN THE THEN-POPULAR ROMANESQUE REVIVAL STYLE, HERE CHARACTERIZED BY A DIGNIFIED,...

        CLAREMONT RIDING ACADEMY BUILT IN 1892 As THE CLAREMONT STABLES, THIS BUILDING WAS DESIGNED BY FRANK A. ROOKE IN THE THEN-POPULAR ROMANESQUE REVIVAL STYLE, HERE CHARACTERIZED BY A...

        • new york
        • nyc
        • riding
        • stables

        Battle of Collierville

        On Sunday October 11, 1863, the Confederate forces of Brigadier General James R. Chalmers, consisting of the 7th, 12th, 13th, and 14th Tennessee Cavalry, the 1st, 3rd, 5th, 12th and 18th...

        On Sunday October 11, 1863, the Confederate forces of Brigadier General James R. Chalmers, consisting of the 7th, 12th, 13th, and 14th Tennessee Cavalry, the 1st, 3rd, 5th, 12th and...

        • shelby county
        • tennessee

        Finch Station Payphone

        FINCH STATION PAYPHONE This booth contains a coin-operated telephone established on March 29, 1974. Hundreds of Torontonians have used this "payphone" to communicate with other telephones. To...

        FINCH STATION PAYPHONE This booth contains a coin- operated telephone established on March 29, 1974. Hundreds of Torontonians have used this "payphone" to communicate with other telephones. To...

        • coin-operated
        • telephone
        • change rooms
        • time machines
        • 1874

        Of Similar Design

        THIS BUILDING REPLACED A c1905 BRICK BUILDING, OF SIMILAR DESIGN, IN 2004, AFTER THE ORIGINAL BUILDING COLLAPSED. TWO SMALLER ADDITIONS TO THE ORIGINAL BUILDING, ONE CONSTRUCTED OF STONE, REMAIN...

        THIS BUILDING REPLACED A c1905 BRICK BUILDING, OF SIMILAR DESIGN, IN 2004, AFTER THE ORIGINAL BUILDING COLLAPSED. TWO SMALLER ADDITIONS TO THE ORIGINAL BUILDING, ONE CONSTRUCTED OF STONE, REMAIN...

        • of similar design
        • the original...

        Veterans Memorial Square

        VETERANS MEMORIAL SQUARE  In honor of all the men and women who fought, gave their lives and remain missing in defense of the The United States of America and the ideals for which it stands. MAY...

        VETERANS MEMORIAL SQUARE  In honor of all the men and women who fought, gave their lives and remain missing in defense of the The United States of America and the ideals for which it stands. MAY...

        • morgan hill
        • wwi
        • wwii
        • korea
        • vietnam
        • desert shield
        • desert storm