California, San Mateo County, Redwood City
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The Redwood City Volunteer Fire Department started in 1861, and was the first non-profit organization in San Mateo County. It wasn’t until 1921 when this building at 1044 Middlefield Road was built that the firefighters finally received a salary.
The original old firehouse, now the center of two wing additions with its arched central openings, loggia and classical ornamental details, is one of the best examples of Italian Renaissance style buildings in the area. The tile brickwork is distinctive and reflective of Italian traditions of fine masonry. The architect adopted an Italian villa design to suit an institutional purpose. The three arched doorways of stone provided the exits for the fire trucks. Two rondels with “R.C.” and “F.D.” still exist between the arches.
When the building suffered structural damage from the 1984 Coalinga earthquake, the Fire Department moved to temporary quarters until a permanent station was built at 755 Marshall St., which was dedicated in 1987.
The former Fire Station No. 1 was remodeled and expanded to house the Redwood City Main Library in 1989.
(Notable Buildings) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
The Redwood City Volunteer Fire Department started in 1861, and was the first non-profit organization in San Mateo County. It wasn’t until 1921 when this building at 1044 Middlefield Road was built that the firefighters finally received a salary.The original old firehouse, now the center of two wing additions with its arched central openings, loggia and classical ornamental details, is one of the best examples of Italian Renaissance style buildings in the area. The tile brickwork is distinctive and reflective of Italian traditions of fine masonry. The architect adopted an Italian villa design to suit an institutional purpose. The three arched doorways of stone provided the exits for the fire trucks. Two rondels with “R.C.” and “F.D.” still exist between the arches.
When the building suffered structural damage from the 1984 Coalinga earthquake, the Fire Department moved to temporary quarters until a permanent station was built at 755 Marshall St., which was dedicated in 1987.
The former Fire Station No. 1 was remodeled and expanded to house the Redwood City Main Library in 1989.
(Notable Buildings) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
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On this site Joseph Delos Pollard constructed the first resort on the west end of Donner Lake. Between mid 1864 and early 1868 Pollard’s Station on the Dutch Flat and Donner Lake Wagon Road was office to the Pioneer Stage Co. and Wells, Fargo & Co. Express, as well as a two-story hotel, boasting bar room, reading room, billiards and a bowling alley. Visitors could rent boats, horses and carriages to enjoy the scenic grandeur. The station was ravaged by fire twice and rebuilt once. The station was no longer needed due to the railroad’s completion in June 1868, which put a virtual end to wagon and stage traffic across the Sierra.
On October 28, 1846 the six covered wagons brought west by George and Jacob Donner and their families halted here for repairs. By March of 1847 one half of the party of 22 adults and children had died of starvation and cold. They came west seeking a new life and found misery and death.
First important oil field in Texas 
Brunswick County
A hero of the Sierra Nevada Mountains!
Janssen's General Merchandise, first elevator and first fireproof building in Eureka
The roots of this congregation can be traced to 1809,
when a house of worship was constructed to serve the
needs of the many residents of this area who were
members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. First
known as Elzey Moore’s Meeting House, the name of the
church was formally changed to Wesley Chapel in 1825.
Following the closing of Wesley in 1852, members of
the congregation who resided in the vicinity of the
seafaring village of Lewisville conducted services in
area homes. In 1855 they constructed a church at this
location on land purchased from Bayard Moore. The
church became known as Sailor’s Bethel Methodist
Episcopal Church. In 1880 the name of Lewisville was
formally changed to Bethel, reflecting the importance
of this community institution. The present church was
built in 1884, and its name was subsequently
abbreviated to Bethel M.E. Church. With the discontinuation
of services at St. John’s Methodist Protestant
Church in 1902, many of its members joined the
Bethel congregation. Their former church was
obtained and converted for use as the Community Hall.
This site was added to the National Register of
Historic Places in 1975. In 2004 the members of
the church elected to reclaim the historical name
of Sailor’s Bethel Church.
The "Marne Highway" part of Burlington County route 537 connects Moorestown with Mount Holly. The last great attack in WWI by three German divisions in the battlefield sectors of the "Marne" in France was crush during July and August 1918. So named the "Marne" by local veteran posts to honour in this action the 109th infantry regiments of the US 3d division and a US marine brigade of the 2d division. As memorialized by General John J. Pershing: "In their devotion, their valor and in the loyal fulfillment of their obligations, the officers and men of the American Expeditionary have left a heritage of which those who follow may ever be proud"
On behalf of the City of New York, it is an honor to welcome you to the National September 11 Memorial. From victims’ families to rescue workers, survivors, government officials, planners, architects, engineers, construction workers, community leaders and supporters from all over the world, hundreds of thousands have contributed to making this memorial possible. This place of remembrance is the realization of our city’s and our country’s commitment to honoring all those we lost in the September 11, 2001 and February 26, 1993 attacks. I invite you to reflect on those who perished, the courage of those who saved others, the resolve of those who survived and the solidarity the world has shown to New York.
Republica Argentina
1943
Dans le bois de Turnac, face a ces rochers, des rèsistants de toutes origines décidèrent de se battre esemble contre l’occupant nazi et, avec l’appui de la population créèrent le premier maquis de Perigord Noir
Souvenons Nous
The Flag of Honor contains the names of all those who perished in the World Trade Center, at the Pentagon, and aboard United Flights 175 and 93 and American flights 11 and 77 on September 11, 2001 and in the February 26, 1993 bombing of the World Trade Center.
L’hôtel Séré de Rivières, remanié aux XVIIe et XVIIIe siècles, conserve une belle porte et duex tours d’angle «en echauguette» , caractéristuques de la Renaissance.
La famille Séré de Rivières, liée à l’histoire de la ville et au commerce du pastel depuis le XVIe siècle, fut anoblie au XVIIIe siècle. La personnalité la plus illustre de la famille, fut le géneral Raymond-Adolphe Séré de Rivières (1815-1895). Surmonné le «Vauban du XIVe siecle» , il réalisa les place fortes de l’Est de la France après la défaite de 1870, et fut d’après le génééral de Gaulle, un de artisans de victories de la Marne et de Verdun.
Le Castelnau, désignait «le bourg nouveau»» par opposition au Castleviel, qui constituait le site originel de la ville au début du Moyen Âge. Il s’est développé aux XIIe et XIIIe siècles entre la cathédrale Sainte-Cécile, au nord, et la fontaine de Verdusse, au sud.
Ce quartier s’est formé avec l’accord des trois purssances qui dominaient la ville: le comte de Toulouse, l’évêque d’Albi et le vicomte Trencavel. Le tracé régulier des rues révèle un volonté d’organisation de l’espace, visible dans les rues Saint-Clair et de la Croix blanche, plus droites et plus larges.
Aujourd’hui, c’est l’un des quartiers du centre ancien les mieux restaurés; le conserve à la fois de belle demeures traditionnelles albegeoises, tout en offrant des points de vue remarquables sur la cathédrale Sainte-Cécile et la collégiale Saint-Salvi.
Le nom de cette rue rappelle l’emplacement du bâtiment de la Temporalité, tribunal des affairs civiles (vols, homicides, coups et blessures) qui permettait à l’évêque, seigneur de la ville, de rendre la justice au nom de son pouvoir temporel.
En survant son tracé, a longe le site de l’ancienne cathédrale avec son cloître et l’on peut mieux saisir les similitudes architecturales entre la cathédrale Sainte-Cécile et le palais de la Berbie.
A native of Scotland, Alexander Beaton came to the United States in 1843. He migrated to Texas in 1848 after serving in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War. In 1850 he settled in Corsicana and began the practice of law. He was chairman of the finance committee to promote the routing of the Houston & Texas Central Railroad through Corsicana in 1871. Because of his efforts to bring the railroad to town, Beaton Street was named in his honor. Beaton was a Mason, a member of the First Methodist Church, and an amateur geologist. He married Elizabeth Jane McKinney and had 3 children. (1985)
