101.  UK Historical Markers
by:  Token Chroniclers This Category is for Waymarking all of those historical marker sites around the UK and marker sites across the world with British connections. Historical marker sites provide visitors with important, interesting information and provide us with a chance to stop to rest while travelling.<P>
Use the approved UK Region Map to choose your Region: <A ref "bookmark" HREF="http://www.follow-the-arrow.co.uk/resources/images/ukregion1.jpg"target= _blank">visit link</A> |
102.  Outside Wooden Display Carvings 
by: Wood Carvers <b> All types of wooden carvings on permanent display </b> including "chainsaw carvings", "totem poles" & "cigar store Indians" along roadways in parks in front of stores, lodges and wherever they may be placed for outdoor public display.
<br> *Wooden signs do not meet this category's criteria (those currently accepted previous to Feb 4 2008 will be grandfathered). The wooden display must be of a sculpture format. The carving must be made of wood and not resin reproductions. |
103.  New York Historical Markers
by: NY Historical 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. |
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106.  Pubs and Inns
by: Pubs and Inns Managers Pubs and Inns are the true heart of any town or village and one of the only ways for visitors to sample real community life. Most have excellent home cooked food and wonderful beer. Some even offer roaring fires and a truly unique ambiance. |
107.  Zinc Headstones
by: Zinc Inc. This category is for listing Zinc, or "White Bronze" headstones and war memorials. These markers can be found throughout North America, and are easily recognized by their bluish-gray color, and raised lettering. |
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112.  Direction and Distance Arrows
by: Direction and distance markers This category contains direction and distance markers -- signs with multiple physical "arrows" (think of a small slat with a name and arrow painted on it), each pointing to a separate location (with the distance to that location indicated).
Note that this category is intended to include only signs that point to distant places. |
113.  Baptist Churches
by: Baptist Church Seekers Baptist refers to individuals belonging to a Baptist church or a Baptist denomination, a Christian denomination that baptizes believers by immersion in water as a public display of their faith. This category is to document the locations of both active and former Baptist Church buildings. |
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117.  Windmills
by: Windmills Worldwide Since ancient times, man has harnessed the power of the wind to provide assistance in various tasks. Grain milling, water pumping, threshing, and sawmills were common, as well as a means to provide electricity in more modern times. A good resource for widmill history and design can be found at:
http://www.windmillworld.com/windmills/history.htm |
118.  Stolpersteine
by: Stolpernde Steine Stolpersteine - A project that keeps alive the memory of displaced and downtrodden Jews, gypsies, homosexuals, political refugees, and all other victims during the national socialism era. |
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120.  Ghost Signs
by: The Wall Dogs Faded, painted signs, at least 50 years old, on an exterior building wall heralding an obsolete product, an outdated trademark or a clue to the history of the building's occupancy. |
121.  Baroque Architecture
by: Admirers of Baroque Your mission if you choose to accept it, is to find either an original Baroque or Rococo (Late-Baroque) building or structure to post in this category. |
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123.  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. |
124.  Doorways of the World
by: The Concierges This "Category" endeavours you to find and photograph "Unique- Historic or Interesting" doors and portals" that are found in every country in the world. |
125.  Preserved Architectural Remnants and Ruins
by: Piecekeepers The waymarks in this category document the locations of building or structure remnants that were saved to be put on display after the building or structure was destroyed or removed. Ruins that have been preserved are also recorded here. If "[show additional information]" is visible below, please click it for the full description. |