 view gallery |   FIRST - Woman To Win The Pulitzer Prize for Literature - Edith Wharton, NY, NY
in First of its Kind A red plaque identifies the childhood home and the accomplishments of author Edith Wharton. The building is now a mostly a commercial building on 14 W. 23rd Street in Manhattan. posted by:  neoc1 location: Massachusetts date approved: 6/19/2013 last visited: never |
 view gallery | FIRST - Transcontinental Railroad Groundbreaking Site in First of its Kind This historic placard is located on Front and K Streets in Old Sacramento and marks this site's historic groundbreaking ceremony of its western origin of the railroad. posted by:  thebeav69 location: California date approved: 6/18/2013 last visited: never |
 view gallery | FIRST - Camellia Flower to be introduced into California in First of its Kind This historical sign is located on J Street next to Firehouse Alley in Old Sacramento, CA and claims this site as the first location to introduce the Camellia into California. posted by: thebeav69 location: California date approved: 6/18/2013 last visited: never |
 view gallery | FIRST School Site in Roseville - Roseville, CA in First of its Kind The northwest corner of South Grant and Vernon Street was the site of the first school in Roseville. posted by: linkys location: California date approved: 6/15/2013 last visited: 4/16/2012 |
 view gallery | FIRST: White Settler in Monroe County Missouri in First of its Kind Memorial honoring the first white settler in Monroe County Missouri. On the grounds of the Monroe County Courthouse in Paris, Missouri. posted by: BruceS location: Missouri date approved: 6/14/2013 last visited: never |
 view gallery | Tomé de Sousa, First governor-general of Brazil- S. Pedro De Rates, Portugal in First of its Kind Tomé de Sousa (1503-1579) was the first governor-general of the Portuguese colony of Brazil from 1549 to 1553. posted by: razalas location: Porto, Portugal date approved: 6/13/2013 last visited: never |
 view gallery | Minnie Laura Cox Hutchins - FIRST Licensed Lady Embalmer in the State of Oklahoma - Davis, OK in First of its Kind A sign on the south side of Miss Sarah's Antiques and Artistry, previously Hutchins & Sons Furniture and Undertaking, acknowledges Minnie Laura Cox Hutchins as the first licensed lady embalmer in the state of Oklahoma. posted by: QuarrellaDeVil location: Oklahoma date approved: 6/9/2013 last visited: never |
 view gallery | First Discovery of Oil/Oil Rig in North Dakota in First of its Kind Oil was first discovered in ND by the Amerada Petroleum Corporation on April 4, 1951. posted by: Islamorada location: North Dakota date approved: 6/6/2013 last visited: never |
 view gallery | FIRST permanent Czech theater in Brno - Brno, Czech Republic in First of its Kind Plaque commemorates the first permanent Czech theatre in Brno posted by: puczmeloun location: Jihomoravsky kraj, Czech Republic date approved: 6/6/2013 last visited: never |
 view gallery | First Electron Microscope in North America - Le premier microscope électronique en Amérique du Nord - Ottawa, Ontario in First of its Kind The first electron microscope in North America was built by Albert Prebus and James Hillier in 1938. Le premier microscope électronique en Amérique du Nord fut construit par Albert Prebus et James Hillier en 1938. posted by: Weathervane location: Ontario, Canada date approved: 6/5/2013 last visited: never |
 view gallery | FIRST - Optical Laser and Amplifier - Southbridge, MA in First of its Kind A plaque describing the invention of the world's first optical fiber laser and amplifier is located on the green in front American Optical building at 14 Mechanic Street in Southbridge, MA posted by: neoc1 location: Massachusetts date approved: 6/3/2013 last visited: never |
 view gallery | FIRST launch of the United States FIRST ICBM (Intercontinental Ballistic Missile) in First of its Kind FIRST launch of the United States FIRST Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) launched from Complex #14 at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on 11 June 1957. posted by: PersonsMD location: Florida date approved: 6/1/2013 last visited: 1/6/2012 |
 view gallery | FIRST American To Orbit The Earth in First of its Kind Marker honoring John H. Glenn Jr. and his historic Mercury program flight taking him three times around the earth in Friendship 7 on 20 February 1962 making him the FIRST American to orbit the earth. posted by: PersonsMD location: Florida date approved: 6/1/2013 last visited: 1/6/2012 |
 view gallery | First Log House in Yreka, CA in First of its Kind Yreka's first log house is located at 646 North Street in Yreka, CA. posted by: thebeav69 location: California date approved: 5/31/2013 last visited: never |
 view gallery | Martha E. Ellison - FIRST grave in Jeffrey Cemetery - McMahan, TX in First of its Kind The headstone of Martha E. Ellison, 1840-1847, has an inscription that says "First Grave Put in Cemetery," followed by the centenary dates of 1847-1947. Jeffrey Cemetery, McMahan, TX. posted by: QuarrellaDeVil location: Texas date approved: 5/30/2013 last visited: 5/30/2013 |
 view gallery | FIRST - Vaccination Against Smallpox - London, England in First of its Kind A plaque next to the statue of Dr. Edward Jenner in the Italian Garden of Kesington Gardens, London, England recounts the story of the first person to be vaccinated against smallpox. posted by: neoc1 location: London, United Kingdom date approved: 5/29/2013 last visited: 5/30/2013 |
 view gallery | World's First Successful Long Distance Telephone Call, Aug 10 1876 - Paris ON (Canada) in First of its Kind Two plaques commemorate the first long-distance telephone call ever, a call from Brantford to Paris Ontario made August 10 1876 posted by: Bon Echo location: Ontario, Canada date approved: 5/29/2013 last visited: never |
 view gallery | FIRST International Rendezvous with Soviet Cosmonauts (Thomas P. Stafford) - Weatherford, OK in First of its Kind Lt. Gen. Thomas P. Stafford was the commander of the Apollo Mission to rendezvous with Soviet Cosmonauts in the Soyuz spacecraft, a FIRST in the history of aerospace. posted by: Max and 99 location: Oklahoma date approved: 5/28/2013 last visited: never |
 view gallery | First Successful Iron Works in the Old Colony - Raynham, MA in First of its Kind After the Saugus Iron Works north of Boston stopped, many workers moved to this location and started this iron works that lasted over 200 years. posted by: NorStar location: Massachusetts date approved: 5/28/2013 last visited: never |
 view gallery | FIRST -- Nation's Capitol - York, PA in First of its Kind A marker accompanying a mural entitled "Articles of Confederation" proclaims York as the nation's first capitol. posted by: Math Teacher location: Pennsylvania date approved: 5/27/2013 last visited: never |
 view gallery | FIRST Church In Adair County - Kirksville, Missouri in First of its Kind Historical marker for the first church in Adair County, Missouri. posted by: BruceS location: Missouri date approved: 5/25/2013 last visited: never |
 view gallery | First planned street in Australia - George St, Parramatta in First of its Kind The first completely planned street in Australia. posted by: The Spindoctors location: New South Wales, Australia date approved: 5/24/2013 last visited: never |
 view gallery | FIRST - Chief of Police of Yreka - William David Doggett in First of its Kind This plaque is located in Yreka (Miner) Park on W. Miner Street in Yreka, CA. posted by: thebeav69 location: California date approved: 5/22/2013 last visited: never |
 view gallery | FIRST Lutheran Church in Austin -- Austin TX in First of its Kind Gethsemane Church is not only the first Lutheran Church in Austin, it is also the first Swedish Lutheran church in the United States. posted by: Benchmark Blasterz location: Texas date approved: 5/21/2013 last visited: 4/15/2013 |
 view gallery | FIRST Women's College Club in the United States - Boston, MA, USA in First of its Kind Founded in 1890, The College Club, which is a private membership organization, was the first women's college club in the United States. It is located in the historic Back Bay area of Boston, Massachusetts. posted by: Chasing Blue Sky location: Massachusetts date approved: 5/21/2013 last visited: never |
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