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Fort Harney

FORT HARNEY, ON THE FORMER MALHEUR INDIAN RESERVATION, WAS NAMED FOR GEN. WM. S. HARNEY. WHO TOOK COMMAND OF THE MILITARY DEPARTMENT OF OREGON, SEPT. 13, 1858. THE FORT WAS ESTABLISHED AUG. 10,...

FORT HARNEY, ON THE FORMER MALHEUR INDIAN RESERVATION, WAS NAMED FOR GEN. WM. S. HARNEY. WHO TOOK COMMAND OF THE MILITARY DEPARTMENT OF OREGON, SEPT. 13, 1858. THE FORT WAS ESTABLISHED AUG....

  • oregon
  • harney
  • malheur
  • indian
  • fort

The Terrible Trail

    Inukshuk

    This plaque appears beside a large stone structure called an Inukshuk, along the English Bay seawall in Vancouver BC, Canada. The plaque reads: "This ancient symbol of the Inuit culture is...

    This plaque appears beside a large stone structure called an Inukshuk, along the English Bay seawall in Vancouver BC, Canada. The plaque reads: "This ancient symbol of the Inuit culture...

    • vancouver
    • british columbia
    • canada
    • inukshuk
    • english bay
    • olympics

    Patrick R. Hickey

    Patrick R. Hickey 1946 - 2012 In honor of Pat's devotion to wildlife, the Service, the people he worked with and the public he served.

    Patrick R. Hickey 1946 - 2012 In honor of Pat's devotion to wildlife, the Service, the people he worked with and the public he served.

    • oregon
    • park service

    1918 Anti-Greek Riots

    1918 ANTI-GREEK RIOTS In August 1918, over 50,000 people participated in riots that injured hundreds and caused significant property damage. Many of the rioters were war veterans, already...

    1918 ANTI-GREEK RIOTS In August 1918, over 50,000 people participated in riots that injured hundreds and caused significant property damage. Many of the rioters were war veterans, already...

    • toronto
    • ontario
    • canada
    • greek
    • wwi
    • yonge

    F.E. Anderson & Co. Cotton Yard

    This plaque is located on the northwest corner of the old Elks Building in downtown Jackson, across from M.D. Anderson Plaza. It reads: F.E. ANDERSON & CO. COTTON YARD CIRCA 1890 At this location...

    This plaque is located on the northwest corner of the old Elks Building in downtown Jackson, across from M.D. Anderson Plaza. It reads: F.E. ANDERSON & CO. COTTON YARD CIRCA 1890 At this...

    • tennessee
    • jackson
    • madison county
    • cotton

    Michael W.Leibert

    MICHAEL W. LEIBERT 1940 - 1984  FOUNDER * BERKELEY REPERTORY THEATRE  THIS BUILDING IS DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF HIS CREATIVE SPIRIT AND STANDS AS A TESTAMENT TO HIS VISION.

    MICHAEL W. LEIBERT 1940 - 1984  FOUNDER * BERKELEY REPERTORY THEATRE  THIS BUILDING IS DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF HIS CREATIVE SPIRIT AND STANDS AS A TESTAMENT TO HIS VISION.

    • berkeley
    • california
    • bay area
    • theatre

    U.S. Military Personnel from the City of Berkeley Who Died in the Vietnam War, 1957-1986

    U.S. Military Personnel from  the City of Berkeley  Who Died in the Vietnam War, 1957-1986 as of 29 May 1986 (Including Missing & Captured Declared Dead)     PAUL BOWMAN JR.       SP4    ARMY...

    U.S. Military Personnel from  the City of Berkeley  Who Died in the Vietnam War, 1957-1986 as of 29 May 1986 (Including Missing & Captured Declared Dead)     PAUL BOWMAN JR.       SP4    ARMY...

    • berkeley
    • california
    • bay area
    • vietnam
    • military

    First Home of the California College of Arts and Crafts

    • berkeley
    • california
    • bay area
    • studio building
    • 1905
    • 1906
    • 1982

    Monroe Dunaway Anderson

    This plaque is located at M.D. Anderson Plaza in downtown Jackson, Tennessee. It reads: "MONROE DUNAWAY ANDERSON 1873-1939. Monroe Dunaway Anderson is known as the 'father' of the Texas Medical...

    This plaque is located at M.D. Anderson Plaza in downtown Jackson, Tennessee. It reads: "MONROE DUNAWAY ANDERSON 1873-1939. Monroe Dunaway Anderson is known as the 'father' of the Texas Medical...

    • tennessee
    • jackson
    • madison county
    • monroe dunaw...
    • texas history

    Golden Sheaf Bakery Annex

    CITY OF BERKELEY LANDMARK designated in 1978 GOLDEN SHEAF BAKERY ANNEX Clinton Day, Architect, 1905 Jim Novosel, Architect, 2000 Listed on the National Register of Historic Places In 1877, English...

    CITY OF BERKELEY LANDMARK designated in 1978 GOLDEN SHEAF BAKERY ANNEX Clinton Day, Architect, 1905 Jim Novosel, Architect, 2000 Listed on the National Register of Historic Places In 1877, English...

    • berkeley
    • bakery
    • california
    • bay area
    • earthquake
    • loaves
    • horse-drawn
    • baker's union

    S. H. Kress Co. Store

    CITY OF BERKELEY LANDMARK designated in 1981 S. H. KRESS CO. STORE Edward F. Sibbert, Architect, 1933 Samuel H. Kress began his chain of retail stores around 1900 and soon these...

    CITY OF BERKELEY LANDMARK designated in 1981 S. H. KRESS CO. STORE Edward F. Sibbert, Architect, 1933 Samuel H. Kress began his chain of retail stores around 1900 and soon these...

    • berkeley
    • california
    • bay area
    • kress
    • store
    • five and dime

    Heywood Building

    CITY OF BERKELEY LANDMARK designated in 1993 HEYWOOD BUILDING James W. Plachek, Architect, 1917, Jim Novosel: The Bay Architects, 1994 This small commercial building was built for William Heywood,...

    CITY OF BERKELEY LANDMARK designated in 1993 HEYWOOD BUILDING James W. Plachek, Architect, 1917, Jim Novosel: The Bay Architects, 1994 This small commercial building was built for William Heywood,...

    • berkeley
    • california
    • bay area
    • plachek
    • library
    • terra-cotta
    • paramount

    David Crockett

    This is one of several plaques located on the grounds of the Madison County Courthouse in downtown Jackson. DAVID CROCKETT On this site in 1831 Con-gressman Crockett, defeated for reelection told...

    This is one of several plaques located on the grounds of the Madison County Courthouse in downtown Jackson. DAVID CROCKETT On this site in 1831 Con-gressman Crockett, defeated for reelection told...

    • tennessee
    • jackson
    • madison county
    • david crockett
    • you can go to hell
    • i am going to texas
    • where he died

    In Memorium Richard Paul Luetmer

    Gooseberry State Park, MN  [Location  approximate] Submitted by jbeacom308

    Gooseberry State Park, MN  [Location  approximate] Submitted by jbeacom308

    • minnesota
    • river
    • hazards
    • swimming
    • tragedy
    • misspelling

    Philadelphia Masonic Temple

    MASONIC TEMPLE PHILADELPHIA  The 1873 Masonic Temple, a National Historic Landmark, is home to the Grand Lodge of PA. Its lodge rooms, featuring varied architectural themes, and its stonework are...

    MASONIC TEMPLE PHILADELPHIA  The 1873 Masonic Temple, a National Historic Landmark, is home to the Grand Lodge of PA. Its lodge rooms, featuring varied architectural themes, and its stonework are...

    • philadelphia...
    • philadelphia
    • masonry

    Walnut Street Prison

    WALNUT STREET PRISON One of the nation's first urban penal insti-tutions, it confined felons, prisoners of war, Torries, and debtors from 1775 to 1838. Ex-tending from Walnut St to Locust St, it...

    WALNUT STREET PRISON One of the nation's first urban penal insti-tutions, it confined felons, prisoners of war, Torries, and debtors from 1775 to 1838. Ex-tending from Walnut St to Locust St, it...

    • walnut street
    • philadelphia
    • prison

    College Building, University of Saskatchewan

    COLLEGE BUILDING PROVINCIAL HERITAGE PROPERTY AS ONE OF THE FIRST BUILDINGS CONSTRUCTED ON CAMPUS, THE COLLEGE BUILDING REFLECTS THE PROMINENT ROLE AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION WAS TO PLAY AT THE NEWLY...

    COLLEGE BUILDING PROVINCIAL HERITAGE PROPERTY AS ONE OF THE FIRST BUILDINGS CONSTRUCTED ON CAMPUS, THE COLLEGE BUILDING REFLECTS THE PROMINENT ROLE AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION WAS TO PLAY AT THE...

    • university o...
    • agriculture
    • greystone

    Gerhard Herzberg - Nobel Laureate

    Gerhard Herzberg Dr. Gerhard Herzberg received the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1971 for "his contributions to the knowledge of electronic structure and geometry of molecules, particularly free...

    Gerhard Herzberg Dr. Gerhard Herzberg received the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1971 for "his contributions to the knowledge of electronic structure and geometry of molecules, particularly free...

    • gerhard herzberg
    • nobel prize
    • chemistry
    • university o...

    Gerhad Herzberg - Chemistry Pioneer

    IN RECOGNITION OF THE AWARD THE 1971 NOBEL PRIZE IN CHEMISTRY TO GERHARD HERZBERG A PIONEER IN ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY PROFESSOR OF PHYSICS 1935-1945 UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN JUNE 3, 1986

    IN RECOGNITION OF THE AWARD THE 1971 NOBEL PRIZE IN CHEMISTRY TO GERHARD HERZBERG A PIONEER IN ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY PROFESSOR OF PHYSICS 1935-1945 UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN JUNE 3, 1986

    • gerhard herzberg
    • nobel prize
    • chemistry
    • university o...