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Germantown Baptist Church

Organized circa 1836 as New Hope Baptist Church. Ground given in 1841 by Wilks Brooks, whose family was active in life of the Church for many years. Original building was burned in 1862 when...

Organized circa 1836 as New Hope Baptist Church. Ground given in 1841 by Wilks Brooks, whose family was active in life of the Church for many years. Original building was burned in 1862 when...

  • shelby county
  • tennessee

Western America Skisport Museum

WESTERN AMERICA SKISPORT MUSEUM CALIFORNIA POINT OF HISTORICAL INTEREST HEV-003    DOWNHILL SKI RACING HISTORY IN THE  WESTERN HEMISPHERE FIRST BEGAN IN  CALIFORNIA CIRCA 1857, AND IN THIS  FAMOUS...

WESTERN AMERICA SKISPORT MUSEUM CALIFORNIA POINT OF HISTORICAL INTEREST HEV-003    DOWNHILL SKI RACING HISTORY IN THE  WESTERN HEMISPHERE FIRST BEGAN IN  CALIFORNIA CIRCA 1857, AND IN THIS  FAMOUS...

  • norden
  • california
  • boreal
  • skisport
  • manpowered

Anthony Boucher

BERKELEY HISTORY ANTHONY BOUCHER: EDITOR AND WRITER From 1947 to 1968 this was the home of William Anthony Parker White (1911-1968), universally known by the pen name Anthony Boucher. This...

BERKELEY HISTORY ANTHONY BOUCHER: EDITOR AND WRITER From 1947 to 1968 this was the home of William Anthony Parker White (1911-1968), universally known by the pen name Anthony Boucher. This...

  • berkeley
  • california
  • bay area
  • editor
  • writer
  • science fiction

In Memory of the Pioneers

IN MEMORY OF THE PIONEERS MANY OF WHOM SLEEP IN THIS SCARED SPOT AND WHOSE VISION, COVRAGE, AND ADRVOVS LABOR HAVE BEN ABVNDANTLY REWARDED BY THE WONDERFVL DEVELOPMENT OF THIS GREAT CITY AND...

IN MEMORY OF THE PIONEERS MANY OF WHOM SLEEP IN THIS SCARED SPOT AND WHOSE VISION, COVRAGE, AND ADRVOVS LABOR HAVE BEN ABVNDANTLY REWARDED BY THE WONDERFVL DEVELOPMENT OF THIS GREAT...

  • whom
  • birmingham
  • alabama
  • pioneers
  • oak
  • chapel

The Pack Horse Pub

The HISTORY OF THE PACK HORSE  A pub on the site of The Pack Horse first opened in 1615 as The Nag's Head, although there may have been a drinking house on the site since the 1130s. In 1780 it...

The HISTORY OF THE PACK HORSE  A pub on the site of The Pack Horse first opened in 1615 as The Nag's Head, although there may have been a drinking house on the site since the 1130s. In 1780 it...

  • leeds
  • england
  • pub
  • loiners
  • templar
  • slip inn

Snowshoe Thompson

  A HERO OF THE SIERRA NEVADA MOUNTAINS!  PROBABLY THE FIRST SKIER OF THE WEST.  THIS VIKING SON OF NORWAY, EXEMPLIFIED THE  SPIRIT OF A TRUE PIONEER. STRONG, DARING  FAITHFUL AND COURAGEOUS  HE...

  A HERO OF THE SIERRA NEVADA MOUNTAINS!  PROBABLY THE FIRST SKIER OF THE WEST.  THIS VIKING SON OF NORWAY, EXEMPLIFIED THE  SPIRIT OF A TRUE PIONEER. STRONG, DARING  FAITHFUL AND COURAGEOUS  HE...

  • norden
  • california
  • boreal
  • skis
  • viking
  • norway
  • mail
  • pioneer

Panama Canal Facts

Facts about the Panama Canal, 1997, prior to the Panama Canal Expansion. Submitted by Janet Erickson.   

Facts about the Panama Canal, 1997, prior to the Panama Canal Expansion. Submitted by Janet Erickson. 

  • panama canal

Latham Fountain

ERECTED TO THE MEMORY OF JAMES H. LATHAM AND HENRIETTA MARSHALL LATHAM AS A TRIBUTE TO THEIR HUMANITY  PRESENTED TO THIS CITY OF WHICH THEY WERE EARLIEST RESIDENTS BY THEIR CHILDREN UNDER THE...

ERECTED TO THE MEMORY OF JAMES H. LATHAM AND HENRIETTA MARSHALL LATHAM AS A TRIBUTE TO THEIR HUMANITY  PRESENTED TO THIS CITY OF WHICH THEY WERE EARLIEST RESIDENTS BY THEIR CHILDREN UNDER THE...

  • oakland
  • california
  • bay area
  • latham
  • prevention o...

Saskatoon Pioneers

To the memory of SASKATOON PIONEERS of 1882 Erected by the Saskatoon Old Timers Association 1952   Submitted by: @Saskajanet

To the memory of SASKATOON PIONEERS of 1882 Erected by the Saskatoon Old Timers Association 1952   Submitted by: @Saskajanet

  • saskatoon
  • saskatchewan
  • pioneers
  • old timers society
  • 1882

Saskatoon's Broadway Theatre has a parabolic floor

The Broadway Theatre Built in 1946 as Saskatoon's eastside movie house, the Broadway Theatre's smooth, rounded finish and austere detailing are examples of the Art Deco style. Elements of this...

The Broadway Theatre Built in 1946 as Saskatoon's eastside movie house, the Broadway Theatre's smooth, rounded finish and austere detailing are examples of the Art Deco style. Elements of...

  • saskatoon
  • saskatchewan
  • broadway theatre
  • art deco
  • crying room
  • parabolic floor

Sidewalk Concrete laying company plaque - Simpson Bros. Corporation 1930

"Trade Mark Reg. Laid by Simpson Bros. Corporation 77 Summer St. Boston" "1930" A combination of 2 plaques indicating the sidewalk concrete company and the year. There other plaques in the same...

"Trade Mark Reg. Laid by Simpson Bros. Corporation 77 Summer St. Boston" "1930" A combination of 2 plaques indicating the sidewalk concrete company and the year. There other plaques in the...

  • sidewalk
  • concrete
  • winthrop ma

Thaddeus Kosciuszko National Memorial

"Thaddeus Kosciuszko. After servinf as a military engineer during the American Revolution, he later led an uprising in his native Poland. Exiled the General resided in this house from November,...

"Thaddeus Kosciuszko. After servinf as a military engineer during the American Revolution, he later led an uprising in his native Poland. Exiled the General resided in this house from November,...

  • philadelphia
  • pa
  • kosciuszko

On this site stood the George Frederick Beckel House, 1762-1872, where the Marquis de Lafayette convalesced from a leg wound suffered at the Battle of the Brandywine, 1777

The plaque mark the location where stood a farm house owned and occupied by George Frederick Beckel where Marquis de Lafayette convalesced after being wounded at the Battle of Brandywine in 1777....

The plaque mark the location where stood a farm house owned and occupied by George Frederick Beckel where Marquis de Lafayette convalesced after being wounded at the Battle of Brandywine in 1777....

  • bethlehem
  • lafayette
  • battle of br...

Elfreth's Alley - one of the oldest street still in existence today

"Elfreth's Alley. An exceptional collec-tion of early American structures, built 1720s -1830s, the alley contained the homes and shops of diverse artisans. Later, working class immigrants lived...

"Elfreth's Alley. An exceptional collec-tion of early American structures, built 1720s -1830s, the alley contained the homes and shops of diverse artisans. Later, working class immigrants...

  • philadelphia
  • pa
  • elfreth's alley

Dhobi Khana -Fort Cochin

This plaque is at the entrance of the Dhobi Khana Public Laundry in Fort Cochin (Kochi). The place is a coop laundry with a building set for ironing laundry, another with "cells" containing a...

This plaque is at the entrance of the Dhobi Khana Public Laundry in Fort Cochin (Kochi). The place is a coop laundry with a building set for ironing laundry, another with "cells" containing...

  • india
  • fort cochin
  • dhobi khana

Fleet City

1943 FLEET CITY 1946SHOEMAKER, CALIFORNIA DURING WORLD WAR II, 3,396 ACRES WERE PURCHASED FOR THE LARGEST NAVAL INSTALLATION IN THE U.S.. THREE NAVY BASES SAT ADJACENT TO EACH OTHER IN AN AREA...

1943 FLEET CITY 1946SHOEMAKER, CALIFORNIA DURING WORLD WAR II, 3,396 ACRES WERE PURCHASED FOR THE LARGEST NAVAL INSTALLATION IN THE U.S.. THREE NAVY BASES SAT ADJACENT TO EACH OTHER IN AN...

  • pleasanton
  • california
  • bay area
  • fleet city
  • shoemaker
  • wwii
  • seabees
  • hospital
  • navy
  • construction...
  • ecv

Mount Baker Ridge Tunnel

Submitted by Peggy Jackson [Location approximate]

Submitted by Peggy Jackson [Location approximate]

  • seattle
  • washington
  • mount baker
  • tunnel
  • civil engineering

Vinny Callan, Jr.

In Memory of VINNY CALLAN, JR.(1947-2002) Dedicated Gardener 4th Generation Eureka Valley "A True San Franciscan"   More about Vinny Callan Jr.'s life here. Submitted by Darren Platt

In Memory of VINNY CALLAN, JR.(1947-2002) Dedicated Gardener 4th Generation Eureka Valley "A True San Franciscan"   More about Vinny Callan Jr.'s life here. Submitted by Darren Platt

  • san francisco
  • bay area
  • california
  • eureka valley
  • garden
  • gardener

The Restoration of Royal Athletic Park

The Restoration of Royal Athletic Park Re-Opened 30 May 1967 Made Possible by the Generous Request of Thomas Shanks McPherson Prominent Victoria Citizen and Philanthropist Who Died December 1962...

The Restoration of Royal Athletic Park Re-Opened 30 May 1967 Made Possible by the Generous Request of Thomas Shanks McPherson Prominent Victoria Citizen and Philanthropist Who Died December...

    Site of the Discovery of Emmett Till's Body

    River Site This is the site where Till's body was removed from the river.  It was then taken to Greenwood, MS. Then the body was sent back  To Money, MS for burial. Via a phone call from Till's...

    River Site This is the site where Till's body was removed from the river.  It was then taken to Greenwood, MS. Then the body was sent back  To Money, MS for burial. Via a phone call from...

    • glendora
    • mississippi
    • till
    • murder
    • lynching
    • river