 view gallery |   TALLEST -- Pentagonal Building in the World - Houston, TX
in Superlatives JPMorgan Chase Tower is a 75-story skyscraper in downtown Houston, Texas. Completed in 1981 and reaching a height of 305.4 m (1,002 ft), it is the tallest pentagonal (five-sided) building in the world. posted by:  Raven location: Texas date approved: 3/31/2013 last visited: 3/26/2013 |
 view gallery | FASTEST -- Female Runner in Savannah - Savannah, GA in Superlatives The inscription on her grave marker denotes Julia Denise Backus Smith as "Savannah's Fastest Female Runner." posted by: Marine Biologist location: Georgia date approved: 3/31/2013 last visited: never |
 view gallery | Longest Bench in Thuringia - Germany in Superlatives The longest bench in Thuringia.
Die längste Bank in Thüringen. posted by: Bianka11 location: Thüringen, Germany date approved: 3/30/2013 last visited: never |
 view gallery | LARGEST -- Underground Business Complex in the World -- Kansas City MO in Superlatives SubTropolis has 5 MILLION square feet of leaseable office and industrial space in an abandoned limestone mine near Kansas City MO. It is the largest such development in the world. posted by: Benchmark Blasterz location: Missouri date approved: 3/29/2013 last visited: 3/12/2013 |
 view gallery | ONLY -- Monument Commemorating a Commission Member - Gettysburg, PA in Superlatives This is the only marker commemorating a member of the Gettysburg National Park Commission. The tablet states his relation to Civil War action, but curiously offers no direct relation to the Gettysburg campaign, even though he served here in 1863. posted by: Math Teacher location: Pennsylvania date approved: 3/29/2013 last visited: never |
 view gallery | OLDEST -- Church in Colorado - San Acacio, CO in Superlatives The Capilla de Viejo San Acacio is considered to be the oldest standing church in Colorado. posted by:  IJAdventures location: Colorado date approved: 3/29/2013 last visited: never |
 view gallery | TALLEST - Building in Bielefeld - Bielefeld, Germany in Superlatives With 78 meters (256 feet), Telekom Tower is the tallest building in Bielefeld. posted by: kittyposse location: Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany date approved: 3/29/2013 last visited: never |
 view gallery | OLDEST: Freestanding College Library in United States - Columbia, South Carolina in Superlatives Library at the University of South Carolina is the oldest freestanding college library in the country predating those at other well known universities. posted by:  BruceS location: South Carolina date approved: 3/27/2013 last visited: never |
 view gallery | SMALLEST -- Production Car - Baltimore, MD in Superlatives The Peel P50 is a three-wheeled microcar originally manufactured from 1962 to 1965 by the Peel Engineering Company on the Isle of Man. It currently holds the world record for the smallest automobile to go into production. posted by: Math Teacher location: Maryland date approved: 3/27/2013 last visited: 4/19/2013 |
 view gallery | Oldest - Exchange in Canada - Montréal, Québec in Superlatives The Montréal Exchange (MX), part of TMX Group and Canada's oldest exchange, exerts its leadership in the following areas of expertise: financial derivatives markets, information technology solutions and clearing services. posted by: denben location: Quebec, Canada date approved: 3/27/2013 last visited: never |
 view gallery | OLDEST -- War Vessel Afloat - Baltimore, Maryland in Superlatives The USS Constellation, oldest warship afloat and the last all sail warship for the United States, was instrumental in helping the Union defeat the Confederacy as well as stymieing Souhern Slave trade on the open waters. posted by: Math Teacher location: Maryland date approved: 3/27/2013 last visited: 4/21/2012 |
 view gallery | LARGEST Civil War Battle in KS -- nr Pleasanton KS in Superlatives The site of the Civil War Battle of Mine Creek, in which 2500 Union troops defeated 8000 Confederates in the largest Civil War battle to occur in KS. posted by: Benchmark Blasterz location: Kansas date approved: 3/27/2013 last visited: 3/27/2013 |
 view gallery | TALLEST -- Regular Pentagonal Building - Baltimore, MD in Superlatives Located on the Inner Harbor of Baltimore, Maryland, the Baltimore World Trade Center is the world's tallest regular pentagonal building. posted by: Math Teacher location: Maryland date approved: 3/25/2013 last visited: 4/19/2013 |
 view gallery | LARGEST -- Freestanding sculpture in the world, Tulsa OK in Superlatives At 76 feet tall, Tulsa OK's famous landmark Golden Driller is the largest freestanding sculpture in the world. posted by: Benchmark Blasterz location: Oklahoma date approved: 3/24/2013 last visited: 3/10/2013 |
 view gallery | LARGEST -- Megalithic enclosure on the Iberian Peninsula - Evora, Portugal in Superlatives The Cromlech of the Almendres megalithic complex (or Almendres Cromlech), located near Guadalupe, in the civil parish of Nossa Senhora de Guadalupe, municipality of Évora. posted by: razalas location: Évora, Portugal date approved: 3/21/2013 last visited: never |
 view gallery | ONLY -- Floating Wooden Swing Bridge in the World - Willemstad, Curacao in Superlatives The Queen Emma Bridge is a pontoon bridge located in Willemstad, the capital of Curaçao. It is 168 m (~550 ft) long and the only floating wooden swing bridge in the world. posted by: Raven location: Curacao date approved: 3/20/2013 last visited: 1/1/2013 |
 view gallery | OLDEST -- Masonic Lodge in Washington State in Superlatives Franklin Lodge No. 5 is Washington State's oldest Masonic lodge, chartered in 1859, in the historic former milltown of Port Gamble, WA. posted by: thebeav69 location: Washington date approved: 3/20/2013 last visited: never |
 view gallery | HIGHEST -- Bridge in the Caribbean - Willemstad, Curacao in Superlatives The Queen Juliana bridge is a four-lane road arch bridge crossing the St. Anna Bay in Willemstad, the capital of Curacao. Reaching a height of 56.4 m (185 ft) above the waterline at its apex, it is the highest bridge in the entire Caribbean. posted by: Raven location: Curacao date approved: 3/19/2013 last visited: 4/22/2013 |
 view gallery | TALLEST -- building in Turkey - Sapphire Tower - Istanbul, Turkey in Superlatives TALLEST building in Istanbul and Turkey posted by: puczmeloun location: Turkey date approved: 3/17/2013 last visited: never |
 view gallery | OLDEST -- Town Hall in Oregon - Old City Hall - Jacksonville, OR in Superlatives The Old City Hall building is part of Jacksonville's Historical District and current home to the Jacksonville Municipal Court and also Oregon's oldest town hall. posted by: thebeav69 location: Oregon date approved: 3/17/2013 last visited: 4/18/2013 |
 view gallery | OLDEST -- Brick Building in Jacksonville, OR in Superlatives The Brunner Building is Jacksonville's oldest brick building and sits at the corner of West Main and S. Oregon Streets. posted by: thebeav69 location: Oregon date approved: 3/16/2013 last visited: 4/18/2013 |
 view gallery | Lowest - Elevation on Land - Dead Sea, Israel in Superlatives The Dead Sea is a large salt lake bordering Israel to the west and Jordan to the east. With an altitude of -418 m (-1,371 ft), it is earth's lowest elevation on land. posted by: denben location: Israel date approved: 3/14/2013 last visited: 5/11/2013 |
 view gallery | OLDEST -- Steam Locomotive in Colorado - Golden, CO in Superlatives Built in January 1880, this Consolidation is the oldest steam locomotive in Colorado. posted by: IJAdventures location: Colorado date approved: 3/14/2013 last visited: never |
 view gallery | LARGEST -- Known Still in Jackson County During Prohibition in Superlatives The Judge Colvig House was the childhood home to the first 'Bozo the Clown' made famous by Vance DeBar 'Pinto' Colvig and is also home to the largest known still in Jackson County during Prohibition. posted by: thebeav69 location: Oregon date approved: 3/11/2013 last visited: never |
 view gallery | TALLEST - AEGON Center - Louisville, KY in Superlatives Tallest building in the Commonwealth of Kentucky posted by: thegorilla23 location: Kentucky date approved: 3/9/2013 last visited: 3/9/2013 |
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