Nations Within Nations by: Nations Within Nations Within are "nations within nations" around the world. These can be known as Indian Reservations in the U.S., Reserves in Canada, Native Title Act in Australia. These are areas set aside for native, indigenous people of a country. |
Alberta Heritage Markers by: Alberta Heritage Markers The Alberta Heritage Markers category waymarks Historical Markers that have been installed by Alberta Tourism, Parks, Recreation and Culture or other historic markers placed throughout the Province of Alberta. |
Connecticut Historical Markers by: Connecticut Historic Markers Roadside historic markers are our windows to the past. They educate us, they make us curious to investigate, or they provide a nice excuse to take a break and stretch our legs while we read what happened here. This category is for those markers found in the state of Connecticut. |
Alaska Historic Markers by: Alaskan Historic Markers Roadside historic markers are our windows to the past. They educate us, they make us curious to investigate, or they provide a nice excuse to take a break and stretch our legs while we read what happened here. This category is for those markers found in the state of Alaska. |
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Elevation Signs by: The Elevated A place to waymark signs that prominently display the elevation above sea level of where they are located.
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Lustron Homes by: Disciples of Strandlund Carl Strandlund, inventor of the porcelain-enameled steel Lustron home.
The Lustron Corporation in Columbus, Ohio produced almost 2,500 of these solid steel homes between 1949 and 1950 before declaring bankruptcy. The ranch style homes usually had two or three bedrooms. Some even had garages.
The majority of the 2498 Lustron homes built are still standing today. How many can we find? |
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Greenhouses and Nurseries by: Hot House Flowers This category waymarks all types of greenhouses including large commercial / agricultural operations or small sales centres. Greenhouses also includes places that specialty plants are grown for public display or for education such as Universities. This includes commercial nurseries where the greenhouse is provided by mother nature (i.e. no building). This category is not for private greenhouses unless clearly open to the public or where the greenhouse is not the primary business (eg Walmart). |
Population Signs by: Statisticians Population statistics are being displayed in many ways such as 'Welcome Signs' or just plain signs with the Town name and population. |
NRHP Historic Districts - Contributing Buildings by: NRHP Geeks <span style="color:#ee0000;font:1.25em"> NB - see new requirements below under <i>Instructions for Posting an NRHP Historic Districts Contributing Building</i></span><br><br>
This category is to list structures cast in a supporting role for National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) Historic Districts as 'contributing structures.' |
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Unusual Signs by: Spell Checkers. The idea of this category is to find and mark incorrect or confusing official signs. They can be printed or pictorial signs that have corrupted the English or any other language (please include English translation and explanation) or are just plain confusing. These would also include funny or misdirected road or directional signs. Upside down is also accepted if it is clearly a permanent orientation and not the temporary influence of attachment failure or storm damage.
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Solar Power by: Sun Kings The mission of this category is to seek out locations where solar power is harvested for use as an alternative energy source and submit them here. |