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Dolly Pentreath

HERE LIVED DOLLY PENTREATH ONE OF THE LAST SPEAKERS OF THE CORNISH LANGUAGE AS HER NATIVE TONGUE DIED DEC 1777 [location approximate] Submitted by @invertiert

HERE LIVED DOLLY PENTREATH ONE OF THE LAST SPEAKERS OF THE CORNISH LANGUAGE AS HER NATIVE TONGUE DIED DEC 1777 [location approximate] Submitted by @invertiert

    Hartland Covered Bridge Details

    Submitted by @bthubbard

    Submitted by @bthubbard

      Appellate Division of the Supreme Court

        Sits By Her Crescent Bay

          In Honor of Paul Cornell 1822 - 1904 Father of Hyde Park

          Submitted by @HydeParkTrish

          Submitted by @HydeParkTrish

            Mike O'Callaghan - Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge

            Submitted by @drewdaraabrams

            Submitted by @drewdaraabrams

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            William McGonagall / Poet and Tragedian

            Submitted by @slashdotat

            Submitted by @slashdotat

              Pulses, Plants & Persistence

                The San Gregorio House

                Submitted by friscolex

                Submitted by friscolex

                  Trevelyan House

                  THIS YOUTH HOSTEL IS ONE OF MANY, BOTH IN THIS COUNTRY AND ABROAD, WHERE YOUNG PEOPLE, REGARDLESS OF RACE OR CREED, MAY SPEND THE NIGHT. THE BUILDINGS ARE DIVERSE IN CHARACTER BUT THEY HAVE A...

                  THIS YOUTH HOSTEL IS ONE OF MANY, BOTH IN THIS COUNTRY AND ABROAD, WHERE YOUNG PEOPLE, REGARDLESS OF RACE OR CREED, MAY SPEND THE NIGHT. THE BUILDINGS ARE DIVERSE IN CHARACTER BUT THEY HAVE...

                    St. Williams College

                     Submitted by @slashdotat

                     Submitted by @slashdotat

                      Scow Villages

                      Submitted by normnode

                      Submitted by normnode

                        Business Men's Club

                        The "B-M-C" over the door of this 1910 building stood for the Business Men's Club, which became the Chamber of Commerce in 1913. Submitted from the Shelby County Register's Office.

                        The "B-M-C" over the door of this 1910 building stood for the Business Men's Club, which became the Chamber of Commerce in 1913. Submitted from the Shelby County Register's Office.

                        • shelby county
                        • tennessee

                        To The City of Weed From The People of Its Community

                        TO THE CITY OF WEED FROM THE PEOPLE OF ITS COMMUNITY THE ARCH IS THE STRONGEST FORM OF ARCHITECTURE KNOWN TO MAN THIS STEEL ARCH REPLACES THE ORIGINAL CONCRETE ARCH FIRST ERECTED ON THIS SITE IN...

                        TO THE CITY OF WEED FROM THE PEOPLE OF ITS COMMUNITY THE ARCH IS THE STRONGEST FORM OF ARCHITECTURE KNOWN TO MAN THIS STEEL ARCH REPLACES THE ORIGINAL CONCRETE ARCH FIRST ERECTED ON THIS SITE IN...

                          Royal Coburg Theatre

                          THIS FIRST STONE OF THE ROYAL COBURG THEATRE WAS LAID ON THE 14 DAY OF SEPTEMBER IN THE YEAR 1816 BY HIS SERENE HIGHNESS THE PRINCE OF SAXE COBURG AND HER ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCESS CHARLOTTE OF...

                          THIS FIRST STONE OF THE ROYAL COBURG THEATRE WAS LAID ON THE 14 DAY OF SEPTEMBER IN THE YEAR 1816 BY HIS SERENE HIGHNESS THE PRINCE OF SAXE COBURG AND HER ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCESS CHARLOTTE...

                            Constitutional Convention

                              GOLDENDALE OBSERVATORY

                              GOLDENDALE OBSERVATORY ONE OF THE LARGEST PUBLIC TELESCOPES On a clear night you can see forever. Located in Goldendale, Washington, just 15 miles north of Maryhill; this 24.5 inch "Cassegrain"...

                              GOLDENDALE OBSERVATORY ONE OF THE LARGEST PUBLIC TELESCOPES On a clear night you can see forever. Located in Goldendale, Washington, just 15 miles north of Maryhill; this 24.5 inch...

                                Grassi Lake

                                  Walker Memorial Gateway

                                  WALKER MEMORIAL GATEWAY DEDICATED JUNE 10-, 1954 TO THE MEMORY OF ELIZA FITZGERALD (MOTHER) WALKER

                                  WALKER MEMORIAL GATEWAY DEDICATED JUNE 10-, 1954 TO THE MEMORY OF ELIZA FITZGERALD (MOTHER) WALKER

                                    Columbia River A Life Line