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Randolph Collier Safety Roadside Rest Area

RANDOLPH COLLIER SAFETY ROADSIDE REST AREA BY RESOLUTION OF THE CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 1970 REGULAR SESSION THIS FACILITY ON INTERSTATE ROUTE 5 FREEWAY DEDICATED TO THE HONORABLE RANDOLPH...

RANDOLPH COLLIER SAFETY ROADSIDE REST AREA BY RESOLUTION OF THE CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 1970 REGULAR SESSION THIS FACILITY ON INTERSTATE ROUTE 5 FREEWAY DEDICATED TO THE HONORABLE...

  • freeway
  • i-5
  • father of th...

Battle of Fort San Carlos, May 26, 1780

The only Revolutionary War battle fought west of the Mississippi.Submitted by @coderaaron

The only Revolutionary War battle fought west of the Mississippi.Submitted by @coderaaron

  • revolutionary war
  • missouri
  • st. louis
  • mississippi

A Bomb Placed Here

17 JULY 1974  A BOMB PLACED HERE EXPLODED KILLING ONE AND INJURING THIRTY-FIVE OTHERS Submitted by @dsmd4vid

17 JULY 1974  A BOMB PLACED HERE EXPLODED KILLING ONE AND INJURING THIRTY-FIVE OTHERS Submitted by @dsmd4vid

    William Maxwell Lord Beaverbrook

    Submitted by @bthubbard .

    Submitted by @bthubbard .

    • fredericton
    • new brunswick
    • 1879

    Weston

    WESTON  Established, 1837; oldest ex-isting town in the Platte Purchase. Boyhood home of "Buffalo" Bill Cody; last outfitting post for over-land wagon trains; home of Ben Holladay, Stage Coach...

    WESTON  Established, 1837; oldest ex-isting town in the Platte Purchase. Boyhood home of "Buffalo" Bill Cody; last outfitting post for over-land wagon trains; home of Ben Holladay,...

      Through This Place Passed General Henry Knox

      THROUGH THIS PLACE PASSED GENERAL HENRY KNOX IN THE WINTER OF 1775 - 1776 TO DELIVER TO GENERAL GEORGE WASHINGTON AT CAMBRIDGE THE TRAIN OF ARTILLERY FROM FORT TICONDEROGA USED TO FORCE THE...

      THROUGH THIS PLACE PASSED GENERAL HENRY KNOX IN THE WINTER OF 1775 - 1776 TO DELIVER TO GENERAL GEORGE WASHINGTON AT CAMBRIDGE THE TRAIN OF ARTILLERY FROM FORT TICONDEROGA USED TO FORCE...

      • revolutionary war
      • knox
      • george washington
      • artillery
      • ticonderoga
      • boston
      • 1775

      Supreme Court Hotel

      Built as legal offices by solicitor F.E. Paynter, who came 'not to crush quartz but to crush tyranny and injustice'. Opened as a hotel in March 1859. Submitted by @clean_pete.

      Built as legal offices by solicitor F.E. Paynter, who came 'not to crush quartz but to crush tyranny and injustice'. Opened as a hotel in March 1859. Submitted by @clean_pete.

      • castlemaine
      • victoria
      • australia

      Bill and Marti Ellsworth "That Went Well"

        Mill Creek: A Water Trail

        Mill Creek: A Water Trail   Put in from the public boat launch located here and take a trip along the water trail!  Paddle upstream about 4 miles to Jerusalem Road or downstream .5 miles to the...

        Mill Creek: A Water Trail   Put in from the public boat launch located here and take a trip along the water trail!  Paddle upstream about 4 miles to Jerusalem Road or downstream .5 miles to the...

          Dry Goods

          Bach & Abel, Northwest Corner, Main and Washington, 1886   Dry Goods   Dry good were sold on this corner for over 120 years.  In 1867 Philip Bach moved his store to this new business block selling...

          Bach & Abel, Northwest Corner, Main and Washington, 1886   Dry Goods   Dry good were sold on this corner for over 120 years.  In 1867 Philip Bach moved his store to this new business block selling...

            Hardware

            Eberbach Hardware, Northeast Corner, Main and Washington, Ca. 1893   In 1872 William Herz built 112 West Washington Street on the alley to your left for his popular painting and decorating...

            Eberbach Hardware, Northeast Corner, Main and Washington, Ca. 1893   In 1872 William Herz built 112 West Washington Street on the alley to your left for his popular painting and...

              The Magician of Lublin

              The Magician of Lublin A metaphorical depiction of the delicate balance of life of the Jewish People.   A gift to the Jewish Community from the Bernard  L. Maas Foundation September 1996   Jerome...

              The Magician of Lublin A metaphorical depiction of the delicate balance of life of the Jewish People.   A gift to the Jewish Community from the Bernard  L. Maas Foundation September 1996   Jerome...

                Col. Melvin Grigsby (1845 - 1917)

                MCKENNAN PARK HISTORIC DISTRICT COL. MELVIN GRIGSBY (1845-1917) Submitted by @dwhitesock.

                MCKENNAN PARK HISTORIC DISTRICT COL. MELVIN GRIGSBY (1845-1917) Submitted by @dwhitesock.

                • south dakota
                • sioux falls
                • civil war
                • 1872
                • smoked yank
                • andersonville

                Mark Twain Bret Harte Trail Chinese Camp

                MARK TWAIN BRET HARTE TRAIL CHINESE CAMP REPORTEDLY FOUNDED ABOUT 1849 BY GROUP OF ENGLISHMEN WHO EMPLOYED CHINESE AS MINERS. MUCH SURFACE GOLD FOUND ON HILLS AND FLATS. HEADQUARTERS FOR STAGE...

                MARK TWAIN BRET HARTE TRAIL CHINESE CAMP REPORTEDLY FOUNDED ABOUT 1849 BY GROUP OF ENGLISHMEN WHO EMPLOYED CHINESE AS MINERS. MUCH SURFACE GOLD FOUND ON HILLS AND FLATS. HEADQUARTERS FOR STAGE...

                • 1849
                • mark twain
                • bret harte
                • chinese camp
                • mining
                • st xavier

                The Fire of 1872

                In 1872 every building in this city block was leveled in what was called "the worst fire in Memphis history". The entire cost of the damage was $266,000 or about the cost of one large new house in...

                In 1872 every building in this city block was leveled in what was called "the worst fire in Memphis history". The entire cost of the damage was $266,000 or about the cost of one large new house in...

                • shelby county
                • tennessee