view gallery |  Signers of the Declaration - Philadelphia, PA
in Political Revolutions A bench inside the Christ Church Cemetery where 5 signers are buried. This bench is located next to Ben Franklin's grave. posted by: bluesnote location: Pennsylvania date approved: 4/4/2017 last visited: 4/4/2017 |
view gallery |  José Martí - La Habana, Cuba
in Political Revolutions The monument to José Martí, the "Apostle of Cuban Independence", is located in the Parque Central opposite the Hotel Inglaterra in Havana, Cuba. posted by: denben location: Cuba date approved: 4/4/2017 last visited: 1/14/2019 |
view gallery |  Monument to the Martyrs of the Revolution - Varadero, Cuba
in Political Revolutions The monument to the martyrs is a tribute to captain José Smith Comas and to all the fallen of the municipality during the Cuban war of liberation. posted by: denben location: Cuba date approved: 4/4/2017 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Veterans of San Jacinto and Sabine Pass Memorial -- St Vincent's Cemetery, Houston TX
in Political Revolutions The memorial honoring the veterans of the Battle of San Jacinto (1836, Texas Revolution) and the Battle of Sabine Pass (1863, US Civil War) buried at St Vincent's Cemetery in Houston. posted by: Benchmark Blasterz location: Texas date approved: 4/4/2017 last visited: 3/11/2017 |
view gallery |  Memorial plaque de Thomas Jefferson - Calais, France
in Political Revolutions [EN] Commemorative plaque bearing the likeness of Thomas Jefferson
[FR] Plaque commémorative à l'effigie de Thomas Jefferson. posted by: pmaupin location: Hauts-de-France, France date approved: 3/2/2017 last visited: 12/18/2017 |
view gallery |  David Kennison - Chicago, IL
in Political Revolutions David Kennison- Last Survivor of the Boston Tea Party. posted by: Metro2 location: Illinois date approved: 3/2/2017 last visited: 1/3/2009 |
view gallery |  Benjamin Franklin - Philadelphia, PA
in Political Revolutions The final resting place for Benjamin Franklin, one of the founding fathers of the United States of America. posted by: bluesnote location: Pennsylvania date approved: 3/1/2017 last visited: 3/1/2017 |
view gallery |  The First Amendment - Philadelphia, PA
in Political Revolutions A granite monument commemorates the revolutionary points of the first amendment to the U.S. Constitution. posted by: bluesnote location: Pennsylvania date approved: 3/1/2017 last visited: 3/1/2017 |
view gallery |  Spanish Civil War Memorial - Writers Square - Belfast
in Political Revolutions Monument to the people of Belfast who joined the XV International Brigade to fight Fascism in the Spanish Civil War 1936 - 1939. posted by: SMacB location: Ulster, Ireland date approved: 3/1/2017 last visited: 6/6/2018 |
view gallery |  The Bush Declaration - Abingdon, MD
in Political Revolutions A state historical marker along old US 40, now MD state route 7. posted by: bluesnote location: Maryland date approved: 2/17/2017 last visited: 2/17/2017 |
view gallery |  Garden of Remembrance - Falls Road - Belfast
in Political Revolutions The Garden of Remembrance, Falls Road is dedicated both to Irish Republican Volunteers and civilians from the Falls area who lost their lives. posted by: SMacB location: Ulster, Ireland date approved: 2/10/2017 last visited: 9/14/2019 |
view gallery |  The Sack of Lunenburg - Lunenburg, NS
in Political Revolutions This CNHE plaque reminds us of a raid on the town of Lunenburg by Boston based warships on 1st July, 1782, exactly 85 years prior to Canada's becoming a nation. posted by: T0SHEA location: Nova Scotia, Canada date approved: 1/17/2017 last visited: 7/31/2014 |
view gallery |  The King's Orange Rangers - Liverpool, NS
in Political Revolutions At the site of the old Liverpool Battery, which once defended the town from American Privateers, is a stone cairn bearing several bronze plaques. posted by: T0SHEA location: Nova Scotia, Canada date approved: 1/17/2017 last visited: 9/16/2018 |
view gallery |  Mahnmal der Deutschen Einheit, Mainz, 17th June 1953, GDR
in Political Revolutions This is a Memorial of the German unity placed in memorial of the
uprising on 17th June 1953 in former German Democratic Republic. posted by: Udomö location: Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany date approved: 1/17/2017 last visited: 5/15/2015 |
view gallery |  Mahatma Gandhi - New Delhi, India
in Political Revolutions Mahatma Gandhi was "the preeminent leader of the Indian independence movement in British-ruled India. Employing nonviolent civil disobedience, Gandhi led India to independence and inspired movements for civil rights and freedom across the world." posted by: Metro2 location: India date approved: 1/15/2017 last visited: 10/4/2016 |
view gallery |  John Brown and His Band of Followers in Harpers Ferry Monument by Grave - North Elba, NY
in Political Revolutions John Brown and his band of twelve died in Brown's ill-fated attempt to raid the armory at Harpers Ferry, in then Virginia, dying while trying to free slaves - through arms if needed. posted by: NorStar location: New York date approved: 1/15/2017 last visited: 7/4/2019 |
view gallery |  Independence Hall - Philadelphia, PA
in Political Revolutions Independence Hall served as the nations capital building when the Declaration of Independence was ratified on July 4, 1776. posted by: bluesnote location: Pennsylvania date approved: 1/9/2017 last visited: 2/16/2019 |
view gallery |  The Signer - Philadelphia, PA
in Political Revolutions A large commemorative sculpture to those who signed the Declaration and Constitution. posted by: bluesnote location: Pennsylvania date approved: 1/9/2017 last visited: 1/9/2017 |
view gallery |  This Tablet - Abingdon, MD
in Political Revolutions Possibly one of the most important historical sites in all of the modern world. It is the site where any declaration of independence was adopted by any government. posted by: bluesnote location: Maryland date approved: 1/9/2017 last visited: 1/9/2017 |
view gallery |  Independence Hall - Washington-on-the-Brazos, TX, USA
in Political Revolutions On March 2, 1836, Texas formally declared its independence from Mexico. The Texas Declaration of Independence was signed at Washington-on-the-Brazos, now commonly referred to as the “birthplace of Texas.” posted by: Crazy4horses location: Texas date approved: 11/22/2016 last visited: 12/20/2017 |
view gallery |  American Revolution - Major Joseph Winston - Greensboro NC
in Political Revolutions Located at Guilford Courthouse National Military Park posted by: nomadwillie location: North Carolina date approved: 11/17/2016 last visited: 12/31/2017 |
view gallery |  Captors' Monument - Tarrytown NY
in Political Revolutions Located in Patriot's Park in Tarrytown NY posted by: nomadwillie location: New York date approved: 11/7/2016 last visited: never |
view gallery |  De Wint House - Tappan NY
in Political Revolutions The DeWint House became a temporary headquarters of Commander-in-Chief George Washington during the American Revolution. posted by: nomadwillie location: New York date approved: 11/7/2016 last visited: never |
view gallery |  The Bicentennial of Haitian Independence - Providence, RI
in Political Revolutions A monument that commemorates the slave revolt that led to Haitian
independence from France is located in Memorial Plaza near Hawthorne Ave. in Roger Williams Park, Providence, RI posted by: neoc1 location: Rhode Island date approved: 11/3/2016 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Bust of V. I. Lenin -- Islington Museum, Islington, London, UK
in Political Revolutions A bust of this famous Islington resident who left this leafy London suburb to lead the Russian Revolution is on display in the Islington Museum posted by: Benchmark Blasterz location: London, United Kingdom date approved: 11/3/2016 last visited: 11/5/2016 |
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