In Memory of George Washington
THIS TREE PLANTED IN MEMORY OF GEORGE WASHINGTON From 1932, to celebrate the 200th anniversary of Washington's birth. Linn Park, Birmingham, AL. Submitted by @LostToHistory
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Yermol Fountain
- fountain
- sacramento
- california
- garden
The Sleeping Sentinel
IN MEMORY OF WILLIAM SCOTT THE SLEEPING SENTINEL PARDONED BY ABRAHAM LINCOLN SEPT 9TH 1861 BORN ON THIS FARM APR. 9TH, 1839. ENL. IN Co. K, 3RD. VT. VOL. JULY 10TH, 1861. DIED OF WOUNDS...
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- civil war
- sleeping
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The Jackson Street Colonnade
A SYMBOL OF FRIENDSHIP
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- washington
- colonnade
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In Memory of Dennis McLean O'Brien
IN MEMORY OF DENNIS McLEAN O'BRIAN BY HIS PARENTS --- RENOVATION BY ROBERT L. COON, SCULPTOR 2003 O'Brien was an artist who died about 15 years ago. Grew up in Vero Beach, moved on to Chicago....
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In Tribute to Chiura Obata
BERKELEY HISTORY "IN TRIBUTE TO CHIURA OBATA" 1885 – 1975 (小圃 千浦) Always go with nature, anywhere, in any circumstance, with gratitude. The renowned and highly respected Japanese American...
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- painting
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- internment
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- concentration camps
Boyd's Inn
BOYD'S INN, AT WHICH D. SAMUEL JOHNSON ARRIVED IN EDINBURGH, 14 AUGUST 1773, ON HIS MEMORABLE TOUR TO THE HEBRIDES OCCUPIED THE LARGER PART OF THE SITE OF THIS BUILDING Submitted...
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- inn
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- scotland
Bodies of Heroes Slain at the Alamo Were Burned
ON THIS SPOT BODIES OF HEROES SLAIN AT THE ALAMO WERE BURNED ON A FUNERAL PYRE FRAGMENTS OF THE BODIES WERE AFTERWARD BURIED HERE THIS TABLET IS THE GIFT OF RELATIVES OF GREEN B. JEMISION AND...
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The Opening of the Kipling Subway Station
BOROUGH OF ETOBICOKE TO COMMEMORATE THE OPENING OF THE KIPLING SUBWAY STATION NOVEMBER 21, 1980 Submitted by @ScenesFromACity
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- ontario
- canada
- etobicoke
- kipling
- subway
Site of the World's First Radio Telescope
In 1937 Grote Reber, a 26 year old radio engineer, built the world's first radio telescope in the side yard of his home that stood here at 212 West Seminary Street, now Karlskoga Avenue. For...
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- illinois
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Cobblestone Landing
There were several boat landings in this general area during the nineteenth century. An 1827 drawing shows a public landing approximately one- half mile north of this spot, but changes in...
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- tennessee
Margaret Polk
Margaret Polk was a Memphis resident and a graduate of The Hutchison School. While a student at Southwestern at Memphis, she dated Pilot Robert Morgan prior to his deployment overseas. Bob...
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- tennessee
In Memory of Marcus Flohr
IN MEMORY OF MARCUS FLOHR SHERIFF OF SONOMA COUNTY A TRUE SPORTSMAN ERECTED 1934 BY SONOMA CO SPORTSMANS CLUB INC Submitted by @crystalschimpf
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- california
- sportsman
Gordon House
Gordon House Built in the early 1850's of lumber brought from Australia. One of the early "milled lumber" houses in California.
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- california
- gordon
- 1850
- australia
Colton Hall
COLTON HALL Headquarters of California's Constitutional Convention 1849
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- california
- constitution
- 1849
Knudsen
IN MEMORY OF GERTRUDE B. KNUDSEN 1971
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- california
- knudsen
- 1971
St. John's United Methodist Church
The earliest members of this church were among the founders in 1832 of Methodism in Memphis. This congregation, established in 1859 as Central Church Mission, first met on Union Avenue....
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- tennessee
Christopher Columbus Park
This park is dedicated in honor of the Italian American Community of Memphis and to their contribution to the heritage and growth of the city. The park was made possible through the generosity of...
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- tennessee
Elvis Presley and Sun Records
In July 1954 Sun Records released Elvis Presley's first recording. That record, and Elvis' four that followed on the Sun Label, changed popular music. Elvis developed an innovative and different...
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- tennessee
Chickasaw Guards
Erected by The Chickasaw Guards of Memphis In Memory Of Their Comrades Who Died On The Field Of Battle In World War I 1st Lieut. Henry Guion Armstrong Killed in Meuse-Argonne Battle,...
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- tennessee
- wwi