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Ichabod Crane Schoolhouse
Kinderhook, New York

Ichabod Crane Schoolhouse

The schoolhouse where Jesse Merwin, the inspiration for the "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" character, once taught.
Dead Man's Alley.
Cardiff, Wales

Dead Man's Alley

This pedestrian walkway cuts through a cemetery and over several burial vaults.
The plaque.
Oxford, England

Site of the Rewley Road Rail Station

A plaque is all that remains of a lost Oxford transport hub.
Location of the House of Thomas Hobbes.
Malmesbury, England

Home of Thomas Hobbes

The influential philosopher's old residence is commemorated in a small English town.
Antarctica

Cairn at Port Charcot

A chilly monument dedicated to the French explorer, Jean-Baptiste Charcot.
Memorial to Hector Vasyli on the southern abutment of the old Victoria Bridge in Brisbane.
Brisbane, Australia

Hector Vasyli Memorial

A nearly lost tribute to an 11-year-old boy killed during a World War I homecoming parade.
Pink Floyd plaque.
London, England

Pink Floyd Plaque

This London marker celebrates the spot where the world-famous English band was founded.
Literatų gatvė (Literature Street).
Vilnius, Lithuania

Literatų Gatvė (Literature Street)

Plaques celebrating Lithuanian writers freckle a wall of this picture-perfect path.
James Corbett Home
Queens, New York

James Corbett Home

The home of former Heavyweight Boxing Champion, "Gentleman Jim" Corbett.
Beaumont Palace marker.
Oxford, England

Beaumont Palace Marker

A hidden plaque is the only reminder of the lost palace where two storied English kings were born.
The plaques on the side of the church.
Rome, Italy

Santa Maria sopra Minerva Flood Markers

Plaques on its facade commemorate the Tiber's most destructive deluges.
The house where H.G. Wells lived.
Sandgate, England

House of H.G. Wells

In a small Kentish seaside stands the former home of one of the greatest science-fiction writers.
Geronimo Surrender Monument.
San Simon, Arizona

Geronimo Surrender Monument

A stone pillar commemorates the surrender of the extraordinary Apache leader.
James Sadler Plaque
Oxford, England

James Sadler Plaque

Site of the first hot air balloon flight conducted by the first English balloonist.
New York, New York

Antonín Dvořák's Home

The place where Dvořák composed some of his most famous works.
Ted and Mabel Thompson bronze relief.
Loveland, Colorado

Loveland’s Sweetheart Couple

A tribute to Loveland’s most famous sweethearts, who helped spread cupid’s message to millions.
The volcano known as Ok is now down a glacier.
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The Trek to Bid Farewell to an Icelandic Glacier

A plaque will soon mark the site of Okjökull, one of Iceland’s dearly departed.
Jessica Leigh Hester July 23, 2019
Pasadena, California

Pasadena Cheeseburger Plaque

A California city claims to be the home of a fast-food classic.