view gallery |  Holy Bible - Luke 2:52 - Oral Roberts Univ. - Tulsa, OK
in Etched in Stone This is a colossal sculpture and base located at the entrance to Oral Roberts University. posted by: hamquilter location: Oklahoma date approved: 2/10/2012 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Various War Memorial Quotes – Keighley World War I Memorial – Keighley, UK
in Etched in Stone This was erected as a World War I memorial. It was then amended after world war II and finally a general plaque added for the millennium. There are 3 plaques each from the different time period with a commonly used war memorial quote. posted by: dtrebilc location: Yorkshire, United Kingdom date approved: 2/4/2012 last visited: 12/12/2012 |
view gallery |  Correspondence Between Manchester Mill Workers and Abraham Lincoln – Manchester UK
in Etched in Stone The plinth of this statue of Abraham Lincoln contains extracts from correspondence between Manchester cotton mill workers and Abraham Lincoln. posted by: dtrebilc location: Northwest England, United Kingdom date approved: 2/4/2012 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Meg Peacocke - Poetry Path (December) - Kirkby Stephen, Cumbria
in Etched in Stone There are 12 poems carved in local stone around the river Eden in Kirkby Stephen. Each poem for a month in the shepherd's year. This is December's on the Poetry Path. posted by: flipflopnick location: Northwest England, United Kingdom date approved: 2/4/2012 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Matthew 21:13 - Holy Trinity Parish Church – Littleborough, UK
in Etched in Stone This inscription in Latin is on the foundation stone of a church and can be translated as “My house shall be called a house of prayer”. posted by: dtrebilc location: Northwest England, United Kingdom date approved: 2/4/2012 last visited: 11/7/2012 |
view gallery |  Meg Peacock - Poetry Path (January) - Kirkby Stephen, Cumbria
in Etched in Stone Shortly after the foot and mouth epidemic in 2001, twelve poems describing the shepherd's year, were carved in to native rocks. Each poem for each month. This is January's poem. posted by: flipflopnick location: Northwest England, United Kingdom date approved: 2/3/2012 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Homer - Hampsfell Hospice - Cumbria
in Etched in Stone Above the entrance to Hampsfell Hospice are these two words in Greek. RODODAKTYLOS EOS which translates to Rosy-fingered Dawn. A quotation often used by Homer in his poems. posted by: flipflopnick location: Northwest England, United Kingdom date approved: 2/3/2012 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Thomas Jefferson - OKC Zoo - Oklahoma City, OK
in Etched in Stone The Oklahoma City Zoo has a myriad of things to see and experience. These quotations related to nature are a wonderful asset. posted by: hamquilter location: Oklahoma date approved: 2/3/2012 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Abram Linwood Urban - OKC Zoo - Oklahoma City, OK
in Etched in Stone Quotations related to gardens, conservation, and animals can be found throughout the Oklahoma City Zoo. posted by: hamquilter location: Oklahoma date approved: 2/3/2012 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Pledge of Allegiance [USA] - Ralph L. Carr Judicial Center - Denver, CO
in Etched in Stone The north entrance of the Ralph L. Carr Judicial Center features an excerpt from the USA Pledge of Allegiance posted by: Outspoken1 location: Colorado date approved: 1/24/2012 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Various, Centennial Park - Rifle, CO
in Etched in Stone This large park is embellished with inspiration quotes from many historical figures. posted by: Outspoken1 location: Colorado date approved: 1/24/2012 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Polish Poet Cyprian Konstanty Norwid – Chopin Memorial - Manchester, UK
in Etched in Stone This famous tribute to Chopin became even more famous in 2010 when it was broadcast worldwide to celebrate the bi-centenary of Chopin’s birth. posted by: dtrebilc location: Northwest England, United Kingdom date approved: 1/24/2012 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Bible - Memorial Park - Oklahoma City, OK
in Etched in Stone These verses of comfort are etched in stone for those who visit Memorial Park cemetery. posted by: hamquilter location: Oklahoma date approved: 1/24/2012 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Holy Bible - Memorial Park - Oklahoma City, OK
in Etched in Stone This is a large, Biblical inscription in Memorial Park cemetery. posted by: hamquilter location: Oklahoma date approved: 1/24/2012 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Abraham Lincoln – Finn's Point National Cemetery - Pennsville, NJ
in Etched in Stone In November 19, 1863, Abraham Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address at the dedication of the Gettysburg National Cemetery. Since then, every National Battlefield associated with the Civil War has a copy of it etched in stone. posted by: Math Teacher location: New Jersey date approved: 1/12/2012 last visited: 3/10/2012 |
view gallery |  Thomas Jefferson - City Hall - Guthrie, OK
in Etched in Stone This quotation of Thomas Jefferson is often quoted on government buildings. The most succinct truths are often few in words. posted by: hamquilter location: Oklahoma date approved: 1/3/2012 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Abraham Lincoln - Lincoln Plaque - Indianapolis, Indiana
in Etched in Stone Plaque marking where Abraham Lincoln gave a speech while on the way to Washington to assume the presidency of the United States in 1861. posted by: BruceS location: Indiana date approved: 1/3/2012 last visited: never |
view gallery |  General George Doles – Antietam National Battlefield – Sharpsburg, MD
in Etched in Stone There are 4 of these monuments, all identical @ 3 other battlefields w/ the same attributable quote courtesy of General George Doles of the Georgia Brigade - "We sleep here in obedience to law; when duty called we came, when country called, we died". posted by: Math Teacher location: Maryland date approved: 1/3/2012 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Daniel Webster – National Constitution Center – Philadelphia, PA
in Etched in Stone The National Constitution Center offers visitors a complete narrative to the creation of the United States. There are two permanent quotes displayed on one of the walls which epitomizes the spirit in which our constitution was created. posted by: Math Teacher location: Pennsylvania date approved: 12/23/2011 last visited: 7/28/2012 |
view gallery |  Bausch & Lomb Public Library - Rochester, NY
in Etched in Stone Failure is Impossible (Susan B Anthony) and more posted by: sagefemme location: New York date approved: 12/23/2011 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Bible-Psalm 96:12 - Okla. Christian Univ. - Edmond, OK
in Etched in Stone This quotation from the Bible appears on a plaque dedicating a tree, on the campus of Oklahoma Christian University. posted by: hamquilter location: Oklahoma date approved: 12/23/2011 last visited: 12/31/2011 |
view gallery |  Regan D'Andrade, Vancouver, BC
in Etched in Stone "Vancouver in the Rain" by Regan D"Andrade pays tribute to the west coast climate. posted by: The 2 Newlyweds location: British Columbia, Canada date approved: 12/23/2011 last visited: never |
view gallery |  George W. Bush - Speech to the Nation - 9/11/2001 - Project 9/11 Indianapolis- Indianapolis, Indiana
in Etched in Stone 9-11 memorial with quote of President George W. Bush located along White River Canal in Indianapolis, Indiana. posted by: BruceS location: Indiana date approved: 12/23/2011 last visited: 9/22/2012 |
view gallery |  Frisco, Texas Poems by John Runnels
in Etched in Stone Poems sandblasted into the concrete sidewalks by artist John Runnels at Newman Spray Park. posted by: Crazy4horses location: Texas date approved: 12/16/2011 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Laurence Binyon - Bangor Peace Park - Bangor, Gwynedd, Wales, UK
in Etched in Stone Near the Swansea War Memorial are two cairns like structures with standing stone in the centre. One reads the lines from 'The Fallen' a poem by Laurence Binyon, in both Welsh and English. posted by: N!TR0 location: North Wales, United Kingdom date approved: 12/15/2011 last visited: never |
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