view gallery |  Brown’s Arcade - Baltimore MD
in Signs of History Brown's Arcade is a unique and early example of adaptive reuse in Baltimore. The four buildings that make up the Arcade were originally constructed as rowhouses in the 1820's. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 3/27/2021 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Executions at Fort Smith - Fort Smith AR
in Signs of History During the twenty-four years the federal executions took place in Fort Smith, eighty-seven men died on the gallows. While Judge Isaac C. Parker sat on the bench, 160 people, including four women, were sentenced to hang. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Arkansas date approved: 3/26/2021 last visited: never |
view gallery |  The Gallows-Fort Smith National Historic Site - Fort Smith AR
in Signs of History When a jury found defendants guilty in these capital cases, federal law mandated the death penalty. In Fort Smith, that meant an execution by hanging on a “crude and unsightly” gallows. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Arkansas date approved: 3/26/2021 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Robinson-Rose Building - San Diego, CA
in Signs of History One of several historical markers in Old Town San Diego. posted by: bluesnote location: California date approved: 3/24/2021 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Colorado House - San Diego, CA
in Signs of History This former bank is now a museum in Old Town San Diego. posted by: bluesnote location: California date approved: 3/24/2021 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Estudillo House - San Diego, CA
in Signs of History An adobe building placed on the NRHP. posted by: bluesnote location: California date approved: 3/24/2021 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Seeley Stable Barn - San Diego, CA
in Signs of History This stable is part of Old Town San Diego. posted by: bluesnote location: California date approved: 3/24/2021 last visited: never |
view gallery |  La Casa de Machado y Stewart - San Diego, CA
in Signs of History One of many historic buildings in Old Town San Diego. posted by: bluesnote location: California date approved: 3/24/2021 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Old Town San Diego - San Diego, CA
in Signs of History A large historical marker in Old Town San Diego. posted by: bluesnote location: California date approved: 3/24/2021 last visited: never |
view gallery |  First San Diego Courthouse - San Diego, CA
in Signs of History One of many historical markers in Old Town San Diego. posted by: bluesnote location: California date approved: 3/24/2021 last visited: never |
view gallery |  The Old Presidio Historic Trail - San Diego, CA
in Signs of History One of many historical signs in Old Town San Diego. posted by: bluesnote location: California date approved: 3/24/2021 last visited: never |
view gallery |  El Camino Real Bell - San Diego, CA
in Signs of History A small plaque at an El Camino Real Bell next to El Campo Santo Cemetery in Old Town San Diego. posted by: bluesnote location: California date approved: 3/24/2021 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Old Adobe Chapel - San Diego, CA
in Signs of History One of many historical markers in Old Town San Diego. posted by: bluesnote location: California date approved: 3/24/2021 last visited: never |
view gallery |  The Big Bay (Shelter Island) - San Diego, CA
in Signs of History A large historical marker on Shelter Island in San Diego, California. posted by: bluesnote location: California date approved: 3/23/2021 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Pearl of the Pacific Park - San Diego, CA
in Signs of History A small park at the southern end of Shelter Island in San Diego, California. posted by: bluesnote location: California date approved: 3/23/2021 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Locust Point Immigration Depot Baltimore Immigration Memorial Site - Baltimore MD
in Signs of History Over 1.2 million European immigrants disembarked near this site, on piers six through nine, as part of the "Great Wave" immigration period from 1868 to 1914. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 3/19/2021 last visited: 9/21/2012 |
view gallery |  Baltimore Immigration History - Baltimore MD
in Signs of History From 1821 to 1914, close to a total of 1.5 million immigrants chose Baltimore as their port of entry to the United States posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 3/19/2021 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Purt le Moirrey WWII Bombing Practice Marker Arrow Information Board - Port St. Marry, Isle of Man
in Signs of History This information board can be found next to the WW11 Bombing Practice Marker Arrow in Port St. Mary. posted by: Mike_bjm location: Isle of Man date approved: 3/19/2021 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Leadenhall Baptist Church - Baltimore MD
in Signs of History This church was organized in 1872 by black Baptists of the Sharp-Leadenhall area. It is the second oldest church building in Baltimore continuously occupied by the same black congregation. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 3/18/2021 last visited: never |
view gallery |  The Plaza Hotel - New York, NY
in Signs of History A historical marker on the side of the Plaza Hotel in New York City. posted by: bluesnote location: New York date approved: 3/18/2021 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Central Park's Ancient Egyptian Obelisk - New York, NY
in Signs of History A historical marker in Central Park. posted by: bluesnote location: New York date approved: 3/17/2021 last visited: never |
view gallery |  40 Wall Street / 48 Wall Street - New York, NY
in Signs of History One of many historical markers in downtown Manhattan. posted by: bluesnote location: New York date approved: 3/16/2021 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Old Post Office - Baltimore MD
in Signs of History This structure, designed by James A. Wetmore and completed in 1932, is the second post office to occupy this site. Erected at a cost of $3.3 million, the neo-classical building, has marble halls and paneled court-rooms. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 3/16/2021 last visited: never |
view gallery |  1781 Friends Meeting House - Baltimore MD
in Signs of History The Friends Meeting House is the oldest religious building in Baltimore. In 1781, the Patapsco Friends Meeting, formerly located on Harford Road two miles north of the Inner Harbor, moved to this site. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 3/16/2021 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Weld & Neville Cotton Gin 1899 - Plano, TX
in Signs of History A gray, granite sidewalk marker at the intersection of E 14th St and I Ave, Plano, TX, provides a sound-byte about the cotton gin that operated in this area from 1899 until the 1930s. posted by: QuarrellaDeVil location: Texas date approved: 3/14/2021 last visited: never |
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