Overman Park
Cedar Falls, Iowa.Named in honor of John M. Overman, Phebe J. Overman, William P. Overman, Harriet C. Overman, Demcy C. Overman, and Edwin Brown, proprietors of the village of Cedar Falls, who, on this...
View ArticleJacob Hoffman Cabin
Cedar Falls, Iowa.Jacob Hoffman was an early settler in Black Hawk County. He is the prototype of Wayne Lockwood in the novel Song of Years by Bess Streeter Aldridge, published in 1939. Aldridge...
View ArticleSoldiers Monument
Cedar Falls, Iowa.In Memory of our Soldiers Dead (Military) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
View ArticleFrancis Bull
, Norway.Her bodde Francis Bull 1887-1974 Professor i nordisk litteratur Krigsfange på Grini 1941-44 Inspirator for medfanger Redaktør av Norges Nasjonallitteratur Levende kulturformidler til flere...
View ArticleReplica of the Statue of Liberty
Cedar Falls, Iowa.With the faith and courage of their forefathers who made possible the freedom of these United States The Boy Scouts of America dedicate this replica of the Statue of Liberty as a...
View ArticlePeter & Fred Asquith
, United Kingdom.This is the site of Peter and Fred Asquith's first supermarket. From the success of this store they went on to become co-founding fathers of the national retailer ASDA, which later...
View ArticleGould Hall
Norman, Oklahoma.Gould Hall is the home of the OU College of Architecture. It was earlier home to the School of Petroleum Engineering. Charles Newton Gould, for whom this building is named, was born in...
View ArticleSite of Fort John
Janesville, Iowa.A shelter built to protect settlers 1854 (Forts and Castles) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
View ArticleMurray Canal / Le canal Murray
Carrying Place, Ontario.[left panel] Murray Canal Cutting straight through the narrow strip of land connecting Prince Edward County with the north shore of Lake Ontario, the Murray Canal is an 8...
View ArticleOld Ashley Postoffice
Vernal, Utah.Ashley Valley, settled in 1873, had its first postoffice in this structure, built in 1879 by Wilbur C. Britt, the first postmaster. Logs hauled from nearby forests were put together with...
View ArticleGeorge Lynn Cross Hall
Norman, Oklahoma.This structure was completed on May 13, 1965 to house the growing Department of Botany and Microbiology. The department had its beginnings as the School of Biology, which was founded...
View ArticleKristian Birkeland
, Norway.Her bodde Kristian Birkeland (1867-1917) Professor i fysikk 1898 Banebrytende nordlys- og romforsker Birkeland-Eyde-metoden 1903 Førte til etablering av Norsk Hydro 1905 Yara fra 2004 (English...
View Article1896 Engineer Aviation Battalion Memorial
near Sandston, Virginia.(front) In Memory of our “Elko Buddies” “They gave their lives. That we might live.” 1896 Engineer Aviation Battalion U.S. Army Corps of Engrs. WW II (rear) In Memory “Elko...
View ArticleGermantown Colony
Minden, Louisiana.About 7 miles northeast on Rt. 186 are remnants of colony founded 1835 by followers of Count Leon, who came from Germany to America for a religious belief. There they operated a...
View ArticleProvidence Church
Providence, Utah.Construction of this building began under the direction of Bishop William Budge in 1869, ten years after the settlement of Providence. It was completed in 1873 at a cost of $12,800 and...
View ArticleSoren Hansen Castle
Hyrum, Utah.Constructed between 1905 and 1907 for Soren Hansen, this house is an important example of the Queen Ann architectural style in Utah. The house is significant for its association with Soren...
View ArticleOld Hyrum First Ward Meetinghouse
Hyrum, Utah.Built in 1903-1905 the old Hyrum First Ward meetinghouse remains the most visually prominent structure in Hyrum. Representing the values of a hard working community, most of the actual...
View ArticleFirst Post Office
Lapoint, Utah.In August 1905 the Uintah Indian Reservation was opened to white settlers who came and built homes. They organized Whiterocks Irrigation Company, built a canal and raised crops. In 1908 a...
View ArticleA History of Workington Station
, United Kingdom.The Whitehaven Junction Railway Company opened their line for goods traffic from Maryport to Workington in November 1845. At first little consideration was given to passenger traffic...
View ArticlePort Credit Cenotaph
Mississauga, Ontario.Those whom this memorial commemorates were numbered among those who, at the call of King and country, left all that was dear to them, endured hardness, faced danger, and finally...
View ArticleSouth African War Memorial
, United Kingdom.Erected by the inhabitants of this borough to the memory of their brave fellow townsmen who fell in the South African War 1899 to 1902. (names not transcribed) (Wars, Non-US) Includes...
View ArticleBeaver County Courthouse Preservation
Beaver, Utah.Dedicated to the Two Hundredth Anniversary of the United States of America and sponsored by the Utah American Revolution Bicentennial Commission and Beaver Daughters of Utah Pioneers...
View ArticleVan Vleet Oval
Norman, Oklahoma.This part of the campus is named in honor of Albert Heald Van Vleet (1861-1925). Born in Iowa and raised and educated in Nebraska and Wisconsin, he earned his PhD at the University of...
View ArticleSigrid Undset
, Norway.Sigrid Undset 1882-1949 Nobelprisvinner i Litteratur 1928 Bodde i dette hus 1904-12 Debutromanen «Fru Marta Oulie» og «Jenny» ble skrevet her (English translation:) Sigrid Undset (1882-1949),...
View ArticleRichards Hall
Norman, Oklahoma.This building is named for Dr. Aute Richards, head of the department of Zoology from his arrival at the University of Oklahoma in 1920 until 1942. Dr. Richards also served the...
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