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Carol Mooney

    Remaining in Pittsburgh a Few Hours

    THIS  TABLET COMMEMORATES THE FIRST VISIT OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN WHO ARRIVED AT THIS POINT ON FEBRUARY 14 1861 REMAIN-ING IN PITTSBURGH A FEW HOURS ENROUTE TO WASHINGTON FOR HIS INAUGURATION ERECTED...

    THIS  TABLET COMMEMORATES THE FIRST VISIT OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN WHO ARRIVED AT THIS POINT ON FEBRUARY 14 1861 REMAIN-ING IN PITTSBURGH A FEW HOURS ENROUTE TO WASHINGTON FOR HIS INAUGURATION ERECTED...

    • lincoln
    • pittsburgh
    • 1861
    • a few hours

    Croydon Fountain

    This Fountain was inaugurated by Her Majesty the Queen on the occasion of the Charter Centenary : 21st June 1983 and was given to Croydon by The Nestle Company Limited Submitted by @invertiert

    This Fountain was inaugurated by Her Majesty the Queen on the occasion of the Charter Centenary : 21st June 1983 and was given to Croydon by The Nestle Company Limited Submitted by @invertiert

    • her majesty ...
    • croydon
    • nestle company
    • fountain

    Home of Martin Luther King, Jr.

    This house, built in 1884, was the home of Martin Luther King, Jr. in 1952-53 while he was enrolled in the Graduate School of Boston University. The building was rehabilitated in 1987 by the...

    This house, built in 1884, was the home of Martin Luther King, Jr. in 1952-53 while he was enrolled in the Graduate School of Boston University. The building was rehabilitated in 1987 by the...

    • boston
    • mlk
    • boston university
    • civil rights
    • 1884
    • 1952

    Parapet Promenade

    PARAPET PROMENADE IN MEMORY OF ADDA AND PAUL SAFRAN BY JORDAN PYNES, LINDSAY SAFRAN AND TOM SAFRAN

    PARAPET PROMENADE IN MEMORY OF ADDA AND PAUL SAFRAN BY JORDAN PYNES, LINDSAY SAFRAN AND TOM SAFRAN

      Grays River Covered Bridge

      Submitted by @Ritterton

      Submitted by @Ritterton

      • covered bridge
      • gray's river

      Goulburn Weir

      Submitted by @markfilops

      Submitted by @markfilops

      • conveys water
      • weir
      • canal
      • goulburn
      • murray

      Monocoupe D-145

      Monocoupe D-145 ca. 1941 This Monocoupe D-145 was one of the last airplanes produced by Monocoupe before the outbreak of World War II. The Monocoupe Aircraft Corporation, founded in Bettendorf,...

      Monocoupe D-145 ca. 1941 This Monocoupe D-145 was one of the last airplanes produced by Monocoupe before the outbreak of World War II. The Monocoupe Aircraft Corporation, founded in Bettendorf,...

      • louisiana
      • aviation

      Golden Gate Park Carousel

        Boundary Line

        From the Flickr group Historical Markers, photo by WashuOtaku, full page.License is Attribution-ShareAlike License

        From the Flickr group Historical Markers, photo by WashuOtaku, full page.License is Attribution- ShareAlike License

          Pere Marquette Railway Depot

          Completed in 1921 for the Pere Marquette Railway, this depot is typical of the railroad stations that served Michigan towns during the early decades of the twentieth century. The depot replaced an...

          Completed in 1921 for the Pere Marquette Railway, this depot is typical of the railroad stations that served Michigan towns during the early decades of the twentieth century. The depot replaced an...

          • michigan
          • michigan his...

          Lipson Lake

          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

            Waldenses

            From the Flickr group Historical Markers, photo by WashuOtaku, full page.License is Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License

            From the Flickr group Historical Markers, photo by WashuOtaku, full page.License is Attribution- NonCommercial-ShareAlike License

              Ernest M. Hemingway, Class of 1917

              From the Flickr group Historical Markers, photo by Crawford Brian, full page.License is Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License

              From the Flickr group Historical Markers, photo by Crawford Brian, full page.License is Attribution- NonCommercial-ShareAlike License

                Nun of the Above

                IN MEMORY OF EVERY NUM OF THE ABOVE SISTERS OF PERPETUAL INDULGENCE

                IN MEMORY OF EVERY NUM OF THE ABOVE SISTERS OF PERPETUAL INDULGENCE

                  Blue Star Memorial HIghway

                    Great White Cherry

                    • sister city
                    • osaka
                    • san francisco

                    Mill Bay Laundry

                    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

                      Mackinac Conference

                      On September 6, 1943, Michigan’s Republican United States senator, Arthur H. Vandenberg, chaired the meeting of the Post War Advisory Council. Republican National Committee chairman Harrison...

                      On September 6, 1943, Michigan’s Republican United States senator, Arthur H. Vandenberg, chaired the meeting of the Post War Advisory Council. Republican National Committee chairman...

                      • michigan
                      • michigan his...

                      A Tree for You and Me