Black and Gray Squirrels
District of Columbia, Washington"We ask every American to lend a hand to save Silver-Tail" -- William Temple Hornaday (1913) When the gray squirrel nearly disappeared The gray squirrel once was...
View ArticleThe ›Duke‹ Ellington Memorial Bridge
District of Columbia, Washington Named in honor of Edward Kennedy Ellington 1899-1974 Native Son Composer - Performer - Playwright International Statesman of Goodwill (Bridges & Viaducts) Includes...
View ArticleBuenger Store
Minnesota, Brown County, New Ulm This three-story building is a fine example of Queen Anne commercial architecture. The original southern section was erected in 1892 for the Buenger Furniture Store,...
View ArticleWorld War Memorial
Missouri, Clay County, Liberty In memory of the heroic achievements of Clay County Men in the World War 1917 - 1918 (Man-Made Features • Patriots & Patriotism • War, World I) Includes location,...
View Article16 North Main Street
Missouri, Clay County, Liberty This property built in 1885 has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior 1993 (Notable Buildings) Includes...
View ArticleClay County Historical Museum
Missouri, Clay County, Liberty Drugstore built in 1877 by Daniel Hughes. Owned by Wm. Goodson after 1908. Operated by Joseph Simmons until 1945, then by Clarence Ferril. Purchased from Goodson estate...
View Article12 North Main Street
Missouri, Clay County, Liberty This property built in 1885 has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior 1993 (Notable Buildings) Includes...
View ArticleFirst National Bank
Missouri, Clay County, Liberty This property built in 1923 has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior 1993 (Notable Buildings) Includes...
View ArticleHouse of John Keats
United Kingdom, Greater London, LondonJohn Keats, poet, — lived in this house. — B: 1795. D: 1821. (Arts, Letters, Music) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
View ArticleGeorge Orwell House
United Kingdom, Greater London, LondonGeorge Orwell 1903 – 1950 writer lived here (Arts, Letters, Music) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
View ArticlePre-Raphaelite Brotherhood
United Kingdom, Camden WC1, LondonIn this house the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood was founded in 1848 (Arts, Letters, Music) Includes location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
View ArticleGreenwich Foot Tunnel
United Kingdom, Greater London, GreenwichThis tunnel constructed by the London County Council was opened in August 1902. Sir John MacDougall chairman of the Council; Lord Monkswell vice chairman; Henry...
View ArticleToll Gate House
United Kingdom, Greater London, LondonThis eighteenth century building was erected to collect tolls from those passing through the western entrance to the estates of the bishops of London (Roads &...
View ArticleGreat St. Mary’s Datum
United Kingdom, Cambridgeshire, CambridgeThis disk marks the datum point from which in 1725 William Warren, Fellow of Trinity Hall, began to measure the one mile points along the roads from Cambridge...
View ArticleHölbinghaus
Austria, Tyrol, InnsbruckDieses gotische Bürgerhaus des 15. Jahrhunderts, welches 1725 von Johann Fischer, dem Kassier der Haller Münzstätte, erworben wurde, erheilt damals vermutlich von dem um 1723...
View Article11 East Kansas Street
Missouri, Clay County, Liberty This property built in c.1880 has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of Interior 1993 (Notable Buildings) Includes...
View Article15 East Kansas Street
Missouri, Clay County, Liberty This property built in c.1875 has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of Interior 1993 (Notable Buildings) Includes...
View Article17 East Kansas Street
Missouri, Clay County, Liberty This property built in c. 1877;1915 has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of Interior 1993 (Notable Buildings)...
View ArticleLiberty
Missouri, Clay County, Liberty [Front] Early border town, prominent trading and outfitting center, and one of the farthest northwest of U. S. towns to be based on southern culture and economy. Settled...
View ArticleUnited States Life Saving Service
Michigan, Berrien County, St. Joseph The waters off St. Joseph and Benton Harbor have long served as an active and frequently dangerous avenue of maritime trade. High winds and hazardous waves made...
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