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D. Jesus Langarica

    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....