view gallery |  FIRST - Ready-mixed Concrete Factory, Tokyo, JAPAN
in First of its Kind The first Ready-mixed Concrete Factory was build here. posted by: YONEYAMA location: Tokyo, Japan date approved: 5/13/2022 last visited: never |
view gallery |  First - Person to Swim Length of Lake - Lake George, New York
in First of its Kind A plaque commemorating Diane Struble, the first person to swim the length of Lake George, on a rock along the shoreline of Lake George, New York. posted by: dream chaser location: New York date approved: 5/11/2022 last visited: never |
view gallery |  First Lincoln Resident Vietnam War Casualty - David Paul Evans - Lincoln, Rhode Island
in First of its Kind A public park dedicated in memory of David Paul Evans, the first Lincoln High School casualty of the Vietnam War, is in the central part of Lincoln, Rhode Island. Married at 21 for just eleven months, his son was born days after his death. posted by: 401Photos location: Rhode Island date approved: 5/10/2022 last visited: never |
view gallery |  First - Oil Well Drilled in Eastland County - Ranger, TX
in First of its Kind 1936 Historical Marker sits at the site of the first oil well drilled in Eastland County. posted by: WalksfarTX location: Texas date approved: 5/10/2022 last visited: never |
view gallery |  FIRST - Permanent White Settlement - Adolphustown, Ontario
in First of its Kind On June 16, 1784, a party of some 250 United Empire Loyalists landed from bateaux near this site and established the first permanent white settlement in Adolphustown Township. posted by: Weathervane location: Ontario, Canada date approved: 5/10/2022 last visited: never |
view gallery |  FIRST - Militia Garrison - Kingston, Ontario
in First of its Kind This plaque commemorates the services of the first permanent Militia Garrison of Kingston, assembled by Lieutenant-Colonel R.H. Bonnycastle to defend this city during the Upper Canadian Rebellion. posted by: Weathervane location: Ontario, Canada date approved: 5/10/2022 last visited: never |
view gallery |  FIRST - The First Masonic Lodge in the Province of BC
in First of its Kind The 1st Freemason's Lodge built in the new province of British Columbia, that joined Confederation in 1871, was built on this site. posted by: bcrockcrawler, xstitcher, & BMXer location: British Columbia, Canada date approved: 5/10/2022 last visited: never |
view gallery |  FIRST - Zoo in Japan - Tokyo, JAPAN
in First of its Kind Ueno zoo is the First zoo in JAPAN. posted by: YONEYAMA location: Tokyo, Japan date approved: 5/5/2022 last visited: never |
view gallery |  FIRST -- Walnut Grove in Orange County - San Juan Capistrano, CA
in First of its Kind One of many historical markers in San Juan Capistrano, California. posted by: bluesnote location: California date approved: 5/5/2022 last visited: never |
view gallery |  FIRST -- Wooden Structure in San Juan Capistrano - San Juan Capistrano, CA
in First of its Kind The oldest wooden structure in San Juan Capistrano is on the National Register of Historic Places. posted by: bluesnote location: California date approved: 5/5/2022 last visited: never |
view gallery |  FIRST -- People in Capistrano Valley - San Juan Capistrano, CA
in First of its Kind One of many historical markers in San Juan Capistrano, California. posted by: bluesnote location: California date approved: 5/5/2022 last visited: never |
view gallery |  FIRST - Bristow Man Killed in WWI - Bristow, OK
in First of its Kind Cpl. Peter Klingensmith was the first Bristow man killed in action in WWI - in Bristow, Oklahoma. posted by: The Snowdog location: Oklahoma date approved: 5/1/2022 last visited: never |
view gallery |  FIRST - Michigan State Prison - Jackson, MI
in First of its Kind The site of Michigan's first state prison which was opened in 1839 in Jackson, Michigan. posted by: bobfrapples8 location: Michigan date approved: 4/30/2022 last visited: never |
view gallery |  FIRST - Burial at Ranger Cemetery, Port Lavaca TX
in First of its Kind The grave of MAJ H. Oram Watts, Customs Collector at Linnville, who was killed in an 1840 Comanche raid, the first burial at Ranger Cemetery in Port Lavaca TX posted by: Benchmark Blasterz location: Texas date approved: 4/28/2022 last visited: 4/29/2022 |
view gallery |  FIRST -- Time That Captain Samuel S. Dunnels entered Newport Bay - Newport Beach, CA
in First of its Kind A historical marker in Castaways Park in Newport Beach, California. posted by: bluesnote location: California date approved: 4/28/2022 last visited: never |
view gallery |  FIRST - First Time Taps was played-Berkeley Plantation - Charles City VA
in First of its Kind At Berkeley Plantation in 1862 the Army bugle call "Taps" was first played by bugler Oliver W. Norton; and written by him and General Daniel Butterfield. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 4/25/2022 last visited: 4/25/2022 |
view gallery |  World's First Sri Chimnoy Peace Blossom Bridge - Cumberland, Rhode Island
in First of its Kind The World's First Sri Chimnoy Peace Blossom Bridge was dedicated on April 24, 1989. It is the Broad Street Bridge which crosses the Blackstone River between Cumberland and Central Falls, Rhode Island. posted by: 401Photos location: Rhode Island date approved: 4/24/2022 last visited: never |
view gallery |  FIRST - White Men to see Salt Plains - Cherokee, OK
in First of its Kind This Oklahoma Historical Marker gives a brief history of the Silbey Expedition, the first non-natives to see the Salt Plains - near Cherokee, Oklahoma. posted by: The Snowdog location: Oklahoma date approved: 4/24/2022 last visited: never |
view gallery |  FIRST -- Yorba Linda City Council - Yorba Linda, CA
in First of its Kind A citizen memorial at a park in Yorba Linda, California. posted by: bluesnote location: California date approved: 4/24/2022 last visited: never |
view gallery |  FIRST -- Mayor of Yorba Linda - Yorba Linda, CA
in First of its Kind A citizen memorial at a park in Yorba Linda, California. posted by: bluesnote location: California date approved: 4/24/2022 last visited: never |
view gallery |  FIRST - Order of Black Nuns in the world-Oblate Sisters of Providence - Baltimore MD
in First of its Kind St. Frances Academy-Father James Joubert and Elizabeth Lange founded the Oblate Sisters of Providence—a religious order of black women dedicated to educating the children of their race. This was the first order of black nuns anywhere in the world. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 4/24/2022 last visited: 4/24/2022 |
view gallery |  FIRST - Session of the Legislative Assembly - Niagara on the Lake, Ontario
in First of its Kind The first session of the Legislative Assembly held at Newark (Niagara-on-the-Lake) 17 September to 15 October 1792, introduced a limited form of representative government to the newly created colony of Upper Canada. posted by: Weathervane location: Ontario, Canada date approved: 4/20/2022 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Site of Freestone County's FIRST Phone Exchange - Stewards Mill, TX
in First of its Kind A 1964 Texas Historical Marker at the derelict 1869 Stewards Mill store, near the intersection of FM 833 and FM 2547 in Stewards Mill notes that the county's first phone exchange was located here. posted by: QuarrellaDeVil location: Texas date approved: 4/19/2022 last visited: never |
view gallery |  FIRST - Neem Tree Planted in the Cayman Islands - George Town, Cayman Islands
in First of its Kind The first neem tree planted in the Cayman Islands is located on the grounds of Rotary Centennial Park at the intersection of Fort Street and District Bus Depot Road in George Town, Grand Cayman Island, Cayman Islands. posted by: neoc1 location: Cayman Islands date approved: 4/19/2022 last visited: never |
view gallery |  FIRST Person Buried in Driver Cemetery - Freestone County, TX
in First of its Kind A 1975 Texas Historical Marker at Driver Cemetery, between Teague and Fairfield, indicates that the first person buried here was Mary C. Driver, back in 1869. posted by: QuarrellaDeVil location: Texas date approved: 4/18/2022 last visited: never |
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