2024-05-06 12:34
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2024-05-06 12:31
Stillwater, New York.This park was constructed by the citizens of Stillwater as a symbol of Stillwater's rich military history and the sacrifices Stillwater veterans made for their country… Read More
2024-05-06 06:55
, France.Le 20 aout 1941 5000 juifs furent arrêtes a Paris et rassembles en ce lieu inaugurant le camp de Drancy antichambre des camps de la mort Pres de 100 000 juifs hommes femmes e… Read More
2024-05-06 05:08
near Southside, Tennessee.McAlister's Crossroads is located on what was a 12000-acre Revolutionary War land grant purchased by John McAlister in 1807 from the estate of General Francis Nash… Read More
2024-05-06 04:29
West Palm Beach, Florida.The Belair Historic District lies between South Flagler Drive and South Dixie Highway. It is bounded by Plymouth Road on the south and Pilgrim Road to the north. The… Read More
2024-05-06 04:17
Fort Campbell, Kentucky.This railhead was the arrival and departure point for many of the nuclear weapons stored at Clarksville Base. The U.S. government transported nuclear weapons in speci… Read More
2024-05-06 04:11
Fort Campbell, Tennessee.During World War II, thousands of captured Axis soldiers became Allied Prisoners Of War (POWs). Nearly 425,000 German, Italian, and Japanese POWS came to the United… Read More
2024-05-06 03:54
Dublin, Texas.Built in 1882 Presented for Continuous Service and Preservation of History by the Henry Downs Chapter Texas State Society Daughters of the American Revolution (Notable Building… Read More
2024-05-06 03:40
Dublin, Texas.Built in 1855 by Chesley Turnbow 4 mi. SE of Dublin. Later was home of the Barbee family. Cabin was torn down and logs moved to site in 1974 by Don Stone and W.T. Culpepper. Ca… Read More
2024-05-06 03:21
Canandaigua, New York.In the 19th Century, Canandaigua was such an important stop between the east and the emerging western frontier. It is hard to imagine the enormous footprint of the Webs… Read More
2024-05-06 03:17
Dublin, Texas.Grist Mill The historic W.T. Miller Grist Mill was built in 1882, soon after the railroad arrived in Dublin. It was the first rock building in Dublin's downtown area. It was or… Read More
2024-05-06 02:49
Ancramdale, New York.Ancramdale Hamlet Historic District has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2019 by the United States Department of the Interior (Settlements &&hell…Read More
2024-05-06 02:28
Tampa, Florida.Sudipta Seal Orlando Trustee Chair, Pegasus and University Distinguished Professor at the University of Central Florida, whose work in transition metal and rare earth oxides l… Read More
2024-05-06 02:27
Canandaigua, New York.On June 14, 1904, local philanthropist, Mary Lee Clark Thompson officially opened the F.F. Thompson Hospital and gave it to the community in memory of her husband, Fred… Read More
2024-05-06 02:27
Tampa, Florida.Janet K. Yamamoto 1953 - Gainesville University of Florida professor of retroviral immunology, for the discovery of the deadly feline immunodeficiency virus (FV), the FIV vacc… Read More
2024-05-06 02:26
Tampa, Florida.Leslie Kramer Orlando Vice President of Engineering and Manufacturing at TaiLor Made Prosthetics; scientist, engineer and entrepreneur whose long career in industry led to gro… Read More
2024-05-06 02:24
Tampa, Florida.Edwin A. Link 1904 - 1981 Boca Raton Former trustee and vice president for Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute at Florida Atlantic University, a pioneer in aviation, underwa… Read More
2024-05-06 02:18
Clarington, Ontario.The Masseys at Newcastle One of the world's largest manufacturers of heavy farm machinery, Massey-Ferguson has its foundations in a modest family business developed in Ne… Read More
2024-05-06 02:05
, United Kingdom.In 1845 the Royal Assent was given to a Parliamentary bill for the construction of the Nottingham to Lincoln railway line. This was a 33-mile extension to the Midland Railwa… Read More
2024-05-06 01:59
, France.Auschwitz · Bergen-Belsen · Buchenwald · Dachau · Flossenbürg · Gross-Rosen · Maidenek · Mauthausen · Neuengamme ·&hell…Read More
2024-05-06 01:36
Canandaigua, New York.[Timeline] - 1840 St. Marys Parish formed - 1844 Original St. Mary's Church built - 1852 First St. Mary's Rectory completed - 1873 Granger property on North Main Street… Read More
2024-05-06 01:01
Dublin, Texas.The first National Cutting Horse Association-sanctioned contest was held in Dublin, Texas, on September 10, 1946. Twenty-one contestants each paid a $10 entry fee while NCHA of… Read More
2024-05-06 00:33
Canandaigua, New York.In recognition of Patricia Rini Rohrer's dedication and support to enrich our community through the visual arts. (Arts, Letters, Music • Entertainment) Includes lo… Read More
2024-05-05 23:59
near Elizabeth, Pennsylvania.Erected as a lasting tribute to the men of the Community of Victory who served their country in World Wars I and II World War I Bowen, John A. • Butler, Cli… Read More
2024-05-05 23:27
, United Kingdom.In the shadow of the cemetery mound lie members of some of Ely's prominent Victorian and early twentieth century families.... The headstones in this part of the cemetery hav… Read More
2024-05-05 23:23
, United Kingdom.Prior to the cemetery being transferred to the City of Ely Council, some years ago many of the cemetery's headstones were removed from their original positions, broken up an… Read More
2024-05-05 23:20
Canandaigua, New York.Horses, cutters and sleighs crowd Main Street in front of the Flannigan Building at left. Flannigan's specialized in fresh seafood brought in from the east and drew din… Read More
2024-05-05 23:15
, United Kingdom.Local secondary school students aged thirteen visited Pugin's house and church in Ramsgate to study his designs. Inspired by his work, they created these contemporary tile d… Read More
2024-05-05 22:26
Dublin, Texas.In 1936, Everett Colburn, an arena director for the Madison Square Garden Rodeo, purchased interest in a rodeo company and settled in Erath County on the Lightning C Ranch. The… Read More
2024-05-05 22:24
Arlington, Texas.George Stevens was the Principal of Booker T. Washington elementary and middle school from 1941 - 1965. During his tenure as principal, the school tripled in size from 75 ch… Read More
2024-05-05 22:01
Dublin, Texas.Constructed of wood about 1880 by Joseph E. Bishop, son-in-law of A.H. and Sarah Jane Dobkins, founders of Dublin. Veneered 1895 with native stone, and remodeled 1943, 1965. Co… Read More
2024-05-05 21:37
Canandaigua, New York.Former Mayor of the City of Canandaigua & Founding President of the Boathouse Owner's Association For Earl's dedication and unwavering determination to preserve and… Read More
2024-05-05 21:14
near Geneva, Texas.Church organized Sept.-1833 Present building July-1949 Oldest Protestant church in Texas. (Churches & Religion • Civil Rights) Includes location, directions, 2 ph… Read More
2024-05-05 20:56
, Netherlands.(Romani:) Putrav lesko drom angle leste te na inkrav les mai but palpale mura brigasa (Dutch:) Stel hun weg in het nieuwe leven voor hen open en verlos hen van de banden van he… Read More
2024-05-05 20:46
Dublin, Texas.Dr. Raley bought this dental practice from Dr. Henry Potts in 1951. He practiced dentistry and orthodontics at this location until 2021, when he sold the practice to Dr. Thomas… Read More
2024-05-05 20:40
Weatherford, Texas.This bell forged in 1879 hung in the belfry of WC’s original "Old Main” Campus. It was rung to signify curfew and other special occasions. The stone arch stood… Read More
2024-05-05 20:21
Dublin, Texas.This church building originally existed as a Methodist Church in 1890. Later, in 1901, it was occupied as a Presbyterian Church. The original bell in the belfry belonged first… Read More
2024-05-05 20:03
Saint Paul, Minnesota.Hmong in the Rondo Neighborhood Lee Pao Xiong In 1976, Rondo became the home of the first Hmong refugee in Minnesota, Leng Vang. His sponsors, the Dayton Avenue Presby… Read More
2024-05-05 19:51
Tampa, Florida.Harvey Firestone 1868 - 1938 Fort Myers Founder of Firestone Tire and Rubber Company whose pioneering innovations revolutionized the commercial rubber industry, and who advanc… Read More
2024-05-05 19:50
Tampa, Florida. . . . (Education • Science & Medicine • Environment) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map Read More
2024-05-05 19:49
Tampa, Florida.Ricard A. Houghten Port St. Lucie Founder and CEO of Torrey Pines Institute for Molecular Studies for his novel approaches to drug discovery that have made a significant impac… Read More
2024-05-05 19:48
near Dublin, Texas.In 1873, several families, including the Cannons, Howells, Kikers, Mayfields, Strongs and Whitfields, came to the Green's Creek community. John M. Kiker arrived from Alaba… Read More
2024-05-05 06:46
Calabasas, California.Original El Camino Bell erected 1913 by Board of Supervision, and Oak Tree used to dispense justice. City of Calabasas Erected 1913 by Los Angeles County Board of Super… Read More
2024-05-05 04:57
, France.A la mémoire des élèves de cette école, déportés de 1942 a 1944 parce que nés juifs, victimes innocentes de la barbarie nazie avec l… Read More
2024-05-05 04:37
, United Kingdom.The Parish Church, rebuilt in 1720-1722, incorporates a medieval west tower and a galleried interior, and has been described as 'the stateliest church of its time in the cou… Read More
2024-05-05 04:29
Salt Lake City, Utah.Dedicated by the living to the dead of the 145th United States Field Artillery (First Utah) Pro deo Pro patria (War, World I) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GP… Read More
2024-05-05 03:33
, Portugal.1506 - 2006 Em memoria dos milhares de judeus vítimas da intolerancia e do fanatismo religioso assassinados no massacre iniciado a 19 de abril de 1506 neste largo 5266 - 57… Read More
2024-05-05 02:49
Salt Lake City, Utah.Residence of Osmyn and Mary Deuel and Osmyn's brother, Amos, from fall 1847 to spring 1848. This historic structure is one of two surviving log homes built by Mormon pio… Read More
2024-05-05 02:42
Salt Lake City, Utah.This statuary and surrounding gardens have been created in tribute to the Mormon pioneers, who sang joyously "All is Well" amid their trials and rigors of the long trek… Read More
2024-05-05 02:29
Salt Lake City, Utah.The gardens surrounding the Deuel family log cabin represent the native vegetation the Latter-day Saint pioneers found and the landscape they created during their early… Read More
2024-05-05 02:23
, France.1942 - 1945 A la memoire des enfants juifs asassines par les nazis Passant, ta memoire est leur seule sepulture (English translation:) In memory of the Jewish children murdered by t… Read More
2024-05-05 02:20
near Ancramdale, New York.Built 1775 by Livingston family. Sold to Vandeusen 1849. Later owned by Knickerbocker and Card families. Mill operated until 1944. (Industry & Commerce) Include… Read More
2024-05-05 02:10
Livingston, New York.Divided inheritance's of Robert G. and Walter Livingston from 3d proprietor of the manor 1792. Twin marker at Blue Stores (Notable Places) Includes location, directions… Read More
2024-05-05 01:52
, China.(Chinese text not transcribed) Scenic Area of Huishan Ancient Town covers an area of 3.5 square kilometers, exhibiting more than 200 scenic sites. It has been listed as a national ke… Read More
2024-05-05 01:31
Canandaigua, New York.[Title is text] (Notable Buildings) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map Read More
2024-05-05 00:45
, France.Leon BRANDWAIN, 17 ans. Joseph CZAPKA 15 ans. Odette FRIBOURG, 14 ans. Bernard KINDRAICH, 8 ans. Simon KINDRAICH, 10 ans. Hélène KRONENBERG, 13 ans. Rose KRONENBERG, 1… Read More
2024-05-05 00:24
near Stuyvesant, New York.In the 19th century, the ice industry grew from a small-scale family operation, into a huge industry and just, as quickly became obsolete. Its rise on the Hudson is… Read More
2024-05-05 00:07
near Copake, New York.The Harlem Valley derives its name from "The New York and Harlem Railroad", chartered in 1831 and opened in lower Manhattan in 1832 with horse drawn cars. In 1842 the l… Read More
2024-05-04 23:53
Kingwood, West Virginia.Construction for the Preston County Animal Shelter began in 1991, and the shelter was completed in 1992. At the time, the shelter only had one dog warden - Bruce Corl… Read More
2024-05-04 23:46
, China.(Chinese text not transcribed) Jiang Zhongzhen in the Southern Song Dynasty won the Kuiwei Zhuangyuan (title conferred on the one who came first in the highest imperial examination)… Read More
2024-05-04 23:39
, United Kingdom.Over one thousand years ago, building began on the abbey's first stone church. By the early 10th century St Edmund's body was moved to Beodricsworth, which became known as B… Read More
2024-05-04 23:33
, France.Construite vers 1600, cette église, dont subsistent les vestiges, prend le nom de Trois-Paroisses ou Trois-Patrons. Elle réunit en effet les paroisses de Saint-Michel… Read More
2024-05-04 22:34
, United Kingdom.In the Middle Ages, this area was a huge open courtyard with access to all of the working areas of the abbey. People, horses and carts would have been coming and going all d… Read More
2024-05-04 22:28
Shortsville, New York.Built 1893-1894 by Canandaigua Electric Light & RR. Supplied power to Canandaigua, trolley, nearby communities & industries. Abandoned ca. 1936 (Industry &… Read More
2024-05-04 21:47
Marshall, Texas.The servant’s wing, water tower, and the lush gardens are reminders that the Starr family enjoyed a comfortable lifestyle. Helping Hands Over the years, the Starr famil… Read More
2024-05-04 21:06
Longview, Texas.In 1870 450 feet south where railway surveyors commented on the "long view" seen from the crest of the hill, and chose this name. Marker erected by Christian Reinhardt, Sr. S… Read More
2024-05-04 20:33
, Netherlands.Jan Goldschmeding Amsterdam, 23 februari 1921 - Wormerveer, 11 oktober 1944 Samen met Cornelis Dijksterhuis en nog drie anderen werd Jan Goldschmeding op 11 oktober 1944 ge&eum&hell…Read More
2024-05-04 19:58
Salt Lake City, Utah.Richard Kletting, an immigrant born July 1, 1858 in Wurttemburg, Germany. Kletting was trained in engineering and architectural technology in Germany and France, where h… Read More
2024-05-04 19:43
, United Kingdom.The Abbey of St Edmund was one of the largest and most powerful abbeys in the country. This imposing yet beautiful gateway was the impressive main entrance to the abbey's Gr… Read More
2024-05-04 19:38
, United Kingdom.The abbot was a powerful and influential man. To reflect his importance he had a large and luxurious residence, and this ruined building known as the Queen's Chamber is all… Read More
2024-05-04 19:26
Lyons, New York.Opened 1922 by Rochester & Syracuse Railroad. Electric trolley carried passengers and freight from here to Rochester and Syracuse. Closed 1931. (Railroads & Streetcar… Read More
2024-05-04 19:16
New Castle, Delaware.History (circa 1657) reflects that two hundred Italians from the Piedmont region may have immigrated to New Amstel (New Castle) via Holland and New Amsterdam (New York)… Read More
2024-05-04 18:28
New Castle, Delaware.This monument is dedicated to the immigrants who came to New Castle from Italy starting in the late 1890s. They came primarily from the Abruzzo Region which is located o… Read More
2024-05-04 18:21
Livingston, New York.Congregation organized 1722. First church on this site 1814. Present church erected 1854 (Churches & Religion) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinat… Read More
2024-05-04 17:42
, France.Antoine-Augustin PARMENTIER né à Montdidier en 1737 qui propagea et développa la culture et la consommation de la pomme de terre s'est éteint dans cette… Read More
2024-05-04 17:12
Salt Lake City, Utah.Brigham Young's Garden Wall was built in the 1850s as a protection and a "make work" project. The wall was eight feet high and thirty inches thick at the base. The wall… Read More
2024-05-04 17:07
Tampa, Florida.Christopher Batich Gainesville University of Florida Professor of materials science and engineering and biomedical engineering, who developed groundbreaking treatments in pati… Read More
2024-05-04 17:06
Tampa, Florida.Alan G. Marshall 1944- Tallahassee Florida State University professor and chief scientist who invented and leads continuing development of Fourier transform ion cyclotron reso… Read More
2024-05-04 12:26
Canandaigua, New York.This site, south of the Square, was purchased from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in 1788 by Nathaniel Gorham and Oliver Phelps. Here stood the first land office in… Read More
2024-05-04 12:26
Murphy, Texas.Herring Hogge Cemetery on South Murphy road and Skyline was established in the 1870's and contains the graves of the Herring, Hogge, and McAmis families who were among the earl… Read More
2024-05-04 11:43
Brownwood, Texas.The original Camp Bowie was a World War I training camp near Fort Worth, Texas. On September 19, 1940, the U.S. War Department authorized construction of a new "Camp Bowie"… Read More
2024-05-04 11:18
Brownwood, Texas.Lednicky Park is named in honor of Ben Lednicky, for his work on the roadside parks of Texas. Lednicky began his career with the Texas Highway Department after graduating fr… Read More
2024-05-04 10:52
, Cuba.30 April 1494 Christopher Columbus landed here at Fisherman’s Point on his second voyage. He and his Spanish adventurers were looking for gold. Not finding likely prospects, the… Read More
2024-05-04 10:36
, France. . . . (War, World II) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map Read More
2024-05-04 10:19
Hanover, Kansas.Built in 1857 as a ranch house, it is the only remaining unaltered station still standing in its original location. Erected by the Kansas State Historical Society. National P… Read More
2024-05-04 10:13
Allentown, Pennsylvania.Opened in 1912, ASH treated mental illness with homeopathy. First superintendent Dr. Henry I. Klopp and Dr. Solomon C. Fuller, one of the first Black psychiatrists in… Read More
2024-05-04 06:27
near Dublin, Texas.*E.S. Howell • T.J. Holland • J.W. Sanders • J.L. Howell • John M. Whitfield • S.W. Stewart • Jerry M. Castleberry • G.W. Lancaster &bul&hell…Read More
2024-05-04 06:06
Oak Point, Texas.The Harrington, Cassady, and Clark Cemeteries are three separate historically African American cemeteries all located on 1.77 acres in Denton County. The land was originally… Read More
2024-05-04 05:53
Oak Point, Texas.Samuel L. (1806-1877) and Martha (1811-1875) Taylor, their sons Moses (1846-1875), Richard (1842-1922) and Benjamin (1836-1908), with his family, were among the earliest set… Read More
2024-05-04 05:41
Cross Roads, Texas.Stoneware production was a vital activity of the 19th century. A typical layout included clay pits, firing kilns and workshops. James M. Roark (1837-1901) a master potter… Read More
2024-05-04 05:01
near Prosper, Texas.Attracted to the area by its fertile soil, good water supply, and abundant building materials, pioneers from Tennessee, Missouri, Georgia, Arkansas, and Wisconsin settled… Read More
2024-05-04 04:51
McKinney, Texas.Augustus M. Wilson was a self-made man who lived in Collin County nearly his whole life, giving his fortune away to needy community members. He was born in 1845 in Tennessee… Read More
2024-05-04 04:42
near Dublin, Texas.Early settlers to the Greens Creek area arrived from Georgia and Alabama in 1873. They bought farms, cleared the land, built homes, established a school, and organized two… Read More
2024-05-04 04:32
Palestine, Texas.On this site and on the grounds beyond were Palestine High School and Luckett Kolstad Field. From this school and this field of play came some of the leaders of our communit… Read More
2024-05-04 04:26
Palestine, Texas.Organized in 1847 under leadership of lawyer Joseph A. Clark (founder and administrator of college now T.C.U.) and John F. Taylor, a farmer. Both Clark and Taylor were follo… Read More
2024-05-04 04:25
Chester, South Carolina.St. Paul Baptist Church at Halsellville This congregation, originally known as St. Paul Colored Baptist Church, was formally organized by 1884 on nearby Goings Road… Read More
2024-05-04 02:43
Kingwood, West Virginia.The Buckwheat Festival grounds are the location of the annual Buckwheat Festival. The first Festival took place from October 13th through October 15, 1938. In the 193… Read More
2024-05-04 02:32
Bountiful, Utah.The Bountiful Lumber and Building Association, incorporated four years before Utah statehood was granted, is one of the oldest retail businesses in continual operation since… Read More
2024-05-04 02:19
, France.Dans cet immeuble est né le 31 mai 1917 Jean Rouch Ethnographe, anthropologue et cinéaste. Enfant du 14 arrondissement, il y a vécu toute sa vie en citoyen du m… Read More
2024-05-04 01:47
Severna Park, Maryland.A Tribute to the Severna Park Heroes who served in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom. Never forget these brave heroes who have made the ultimate s… Read More
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