Von Laufenhaus
Switzerland, Lucerne (Canton), Lucerne (District), LucerneErbaut 1557 nach Abbruch zweier vorgelagerter Häuser. 1887 – 1888 mit dem südlichen Nachbarhaus vereinigt. Neugotische Platzfront mit...
View ArticleWard Charcoal Ovens
Nevada, White Pine County, near ElyWillow creek, a year round stream located 1/4 mile to the north, was a major stopover for freighters on the Toano to Pioche route between 1870 and 1876....
View ArticleSteamer Vernon
Wisconsin, Manitowoc County, Two RiversType: packet steamer Built: 1886, J.P. Smith, Chicago Sank: October 29, 1887 Lives lost: 40 to 50 Length: 177’ Beam: 26’ Cargo: passengers, pig iron, produce,...
View ArticleThe Church of Saint Michael
Germany, Bavaria, MunichSankt Michael Erbaut 1583 – 1597 im Auftrag Herzog Wilhelm V. von Friedrich Sustris German – English translation: The Church of Saint Michael Built 1583-1597 by Friedrich...
View ArticlePowers-Taylor Building
Virginia, RichmondA handsome cast-iron storefront ornaments the ground floor of this row of buildings at 9-15 South 13th Street. Probably built during the 1880s, these structures housed a cigar...
View ArticleFrom Spa Hall to Congress Centre
Switzerland, Bern (Canton), Interlaken-Oberhasli (District), InterlakenSeit über 150 Jahren bildet der Kursaal das kulturelle und gesellschaftliche Zentrum Interlakens. "Als Haus des Gastes" hat sich...
View ArticleWar Memorial
Wisconsin, Dodge County, Iron Ridge Erected to the memory of my sons and the sons of the Hubbard Township and the Village of Iron Ridge Wisconsin that served in the World War and the Spanish-American...
View ArticleFrom Jungfrauenberg to Jungfrau
Switzerland, Bern (Canton), Interlaken-Oberhasli (District), Interlaken Eiger, Moench und Jungfrau prägen eindrucklich das Bild der Alpen. Und doch, unbestrittene Königin bleibt die Jungfrau. Der ewige...
View ArticleManchester
California, Monterey County, near Big SurCapitol of Monterey County’s Los Burros Mining District. In the spring of 1887 the Last Chance Mine was discovered by W.D. Cruikshank and later worked by the...
View ArticleNachbar Donated Site
Minnesota, Scott County, JordanThis site donated by Clement A. Nachbar, Mankato, Minn. Honoring the memory of his parents Mathias Nachbar & Wilhelmina Mertens Nachbar, who with their pioneer...
View Article1923 Minnesota River Bridge
Minnesota, Sibley County, near Le SueurBuilt in 1923 this bridge spanned the Minnesota River here until it was replaced in 1984. The massive steel beams are typical of the truss bridge system used in...
View ArticleUnderground Railroad House
Michigan, Kalamazoo County, SchoolcraftThis historic house was built in 1835 by Dr. Nathan Thomas, the first physician in Kalamazoo County. When asked in 1843 to assist escaping slaves from the south...
View ArticleThe House of Archduke Sigismund of Tyrol
Austria, Tyrol, InnsbruckDieses Haus liess Erzherzog Sigismund von Tirol um 1480 für seinen Burgriesen Nickolaus Haidl erbauen und mit dessen Bildnis zieren. Dasselbe wurde von verschiedenen...
View ArticleCapt. Alfred L. Goodman
Georgia, Chatham County, Pooler In Memory of Capt. Alfred L. Goodman 1922 - 1995 Pilot Eighth Air Force 493rd Bomb Group 861st Squadron Debach, England Shot Down Over Magdenburg On His 17th Mission...
View ArticleOn the Panorama Mountain in Just a Few Minutes
Switzerland, Bern (Canton), Interlaken-Oberhasli (District), Interlaken Auf dem Harder gewinnt man den Überblick. Im Panoramawagen führt die Standseilbahn ihre Gaeste auf den 1322 Meter hoch gelegen...
View ArticleThe Wine Market
Switzerland, Lucerne (Canton), Lucerne (District), LucerneBis zum 16.Jahrhundert Fischmarkt. Mit dem Abbruch der mittelalterlichen Schaal, einer zweigeschossigen, hölzernen Markthalle für den Verkauf...
View ArticleThe Trautson House
Austria, Tyrol, Innsbruck Gotisches Laubenhaus des 15. Jh. mit Lichtschacht, welches im Jahre 1541 unter seinem damaligen Besitzer Hanns Trautson von Matrei, Sprechenstein und Schrofenstein, Erbland-...
View ArticleTeiling Alley
Switzerland, Lucerne (Canton), Lucerne (District), LucerneDie Verbindung zwischen Sternenplatz und Weggisgasse hiess, wie seit dem 17. Jahrhundert bezeugt ist, früher Strehlgasse. Der Name wurde 1890...
View ArticleShawnee Fort
Pennsylvania, Luzerne County, PlymouthDesignated in 1776 by the Continental Congress as one of a series of forts protecting American colonists from attack during the Revolutionary War. Defended...
View ArticlePotts Cemetery
Indiana, Montgomery County, near WaynetownPotts Cemetery Established 1810 A Historic Cemetery Listed in Indiana’s Cemetery and Burial Grounds Registry of the Indiana Department of Natural Resources...
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