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Big Muddy Oil Field

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Wyoming, Converse County, near Glenrock
Big Muddy oil field is a typical Wyoming oil producing structure. The field, discovered in 1916, has produced over 30 million barrels of high quality oil. Strata here were arched upward at the time the Rocky Mountains originated about 60 million years ago, to form an anticline, or dome. Because oil is lighter than water, it rose to the crest of the dome where it was trapped in pore spaces between sand grains. The Wall Creek sand lies at a depth of near 3,000 feet and the Dakota sand at about 4,000 feet.
The first oil well in Wyoming was drilled in 1884. There are now about 100 oil fields in the state.

(Natural Resources) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Oregon Trail

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Wyoming, Converse County, near Douglas
Marked by the
State of
Wyoming
1913

(Roads & Vehicles) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Mulberry Point & Sir Thomas West

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Virginia, Fort Eustis
Off this point in early June 1610 anchored the small ships of the starving colonists who had abandoned Jamestown and started down the river to return to England. It was here they were apprised of the timely arrival of Sir Thomas West, (Lord de la Warr) with abundant supplies and new settlers, and the colonists were able to return to their homes at Jamestown. Lord de la Warr (1577-1618) was the First Governor and Captain General of the Colony of Virgina.

(Colonial Era • Settlements & Settlers) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Matthew Jones House

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Virginia, Fort Eustis
Said to have been called 'Bourbon.' This fine example of medieval-style architecture was built in the early 1700's as a story-and-a-half brick house. In 1893 it was remodeled to a full two stories. With its arched doorway, massive chimneys, and a unique tower entrance, it is quite different from the typical manor house of Colonial Virginia. The 'Jones House' was designated a Virginia Historic Landmark in 1969.

(Colonial Era • Notable Buildings) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Felker Army Airfield

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Virginia, Fort Eustis
The world's first military heliport, Felker Army Airfield was dedicated on 7 December 1954 at ceremonies attended by aviation pioneer Igor Sikorsky and MGs Rush B. Lincoln and Paul F. Yount. The basic plan of the unique circular landing pad for helicopters was originated by LTG (then Col) Wm. B. Bunker in 1949. Anticipating the role of the TC in Army Aviation, the $1,000,000 facility is a memorial to Warrant Officer Alfred C. Felker, Army Aviator.

(Air & Space) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

John Rolfe

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Virginia, Fort Eustis
The earliest prominent settler on Mulberry Island was John Rolfe, who with others owned a 1700-acre plantation there. Rolfe's introduction of a new type of tobacco was the economic salvation of the Jamestown Colony. After the death of his 2nd wife, the famous Pocohontas, he married Jane, daughter of Cpt Wm. Pierce, who also had land here. Rolfe died about the time of the 1622 Indian uprising.

(Colonial Era • Settlements & Settlers) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Stage Coach Inn

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Kentucky, Todd County, Guthrie
In 1833 Major John Gray, Founder of Elkton, built an inn here as a relay house for his stage coach lines. Legend states that Andrew Jackson, Jenny Lind, and Jesse James were patrons. It was a Civil War Confederate hospital. Most of original inn remains.

(Settlements & Settlers • War, US Civil • Roads & Vehicles) Includes location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Clara Barton 1821 - 1912

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District of Columbia, Washington
Clara Barton lived a lifetime of tireless service to others. During the American Civil War, she became known as the &ldauo;Angel of the Battlefield,” delivering supplies and caring for the sick and wounded. After the war, Barton organized a campaign to locate missing soldiers. Her enduring legacy was the founding, in 1881, of the American Red Cross, an organization whose name became synonymous with disaster preparedness, response and relief.

“You must never so much think as whether you like it or not, whether it is bearable or not; you must never think of anything except the need and how to meet it.”

(War, US Civil • Science & Medicine • Charity & Public Work) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Douglas

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Wyoming, Converse County, Douglas
Douglas was founded as a result of the Fremont, Elkhart and Missouri Valley Railroad extension through central Wyoming in 1886. The railroad's objective was to access the mining and cattle-rich areas of Wyoming.
On August 22, 1886, the railroad reached what was to be known as the new town of Douglas. Incorporated on October 33, 1887, Douglas was named after Senator Stephen A. Douglas of Illinois.
During its first year of existence, Douglas was known as "The Gateway City," because it was the end of-the-line for the FE&MV Railroad and the door through which the resources of Central Wyoming could push through to eastern markets.
Today, Douglas remains a gateway in a different sense - it is a community in the center of a number of interesting historic and natural attractions, a community with many doors through which visitors can move to find entertainment, adventure, inspiration, and insight.

(Settlements & Settlers) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

John Hunton

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Wyoming, Converse County, Douglas
Erected to the memory of
John Hunton
First President of the
Wyoming Pioneer
Association
Bullwhacker of the 60s
1839 ---- 1928

(Oregon Trail Memorial medallion)

(Industry & Commerce) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Bill Hooker

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Wyoming, Converse County, Douglas
(Oregon Trail Memorial medallion)

Commemorative of
Bill Hooker
Bullwhacker
Who built and lived in a cabin
on La Bonte Creek
ten miles from this point
on the Bozeman Trail in
1874

(Settlements & Settlers) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Millard and Linda Fuller

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District of Columbia, Washington
Founded Habitat for Humanity, a Christian organization with “open arms” to all who want to be involved, that builds affordable houses with families who need adequate shelter. Proclaiming a message of faith, hope, and love, the Fullers have inspired thousands of volunteers and other supporters who share their dream of a world where all people have at least a simple, decent place to live.

“We have the know-how in the world to house everyone. We have the resources in the world to house everyone. All that's missing is WILL to do it.” — Millard Fuller

(Charity & Public Work) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Dr. Ethel Percy Andrus 1884 - 1967

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District of Columbia, Washington
Dr. Ethel Percy Andrus, a retired educator, founded AARP in 1958 to promote her philosophy of productive aging. She influenced the marketplace to develop innovative solutions for social needs. Today, her organization promotes independence, dignity and purpose for those age 50 and older, helps people live their best lives, and encourages everyone “to serve and not to be served.”

“What we do we do for all.”

(Charity & Public Work) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

The Oregon Trail

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Wyoming, Converse County, Douglas
The Oregon Trail
1841
four miles south

Ft. Fetterman 1867
seven miles north

Highway crosses Fetterman
Trail route here.

(Roads & Vehicles) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Junction of the Oregon Trail

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Wyoming, Converse County, near Douglas
This Monument
marks the junction
of the Oregon Trail
and road to Old Ft.
Fetterman nine
miles north of this
spot. Established
July 10, 1867. Abandoned
May 25, 1882.

(Roads & Vehicles) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Oregon Trail

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Wyoming, Converse County, near Douglas
Marked by the
State of
Wyoming
1913

(Roads & Vehicles) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Sweat Lodge

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Guatemala, Retalhuleu, El Asintal

Fué una costumbre maya y estaba ligada a su vida ceremonial, con énfasis en la purificación y lo terapéutico. En las tierras bajas mayas, el chuj se encuentra asociado a estructuras importantes como palacios, juego de pelota y casas de élite.
Componentes: Muros de piedra, paredes de bajareque, techo de zacatón o pajón, hornilla, desague y puerta de acceso.

English translation:
The sweat lodge was a Mayan custom and was associated with ceremonial customs, with emphasis on purification and its therapeutic value. In the Mayan lowlands, the sweat lodge is found together with important structures like palaces, ball courts and the residences of the elite.
Components of a sweat lodge: Foundation stone walls, other walls made of wattle and daub, a roof made of grass or straw, a fire pit, drainage and an access door.

(Man-Made Features • Anthropology) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Guacalitos Station

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Guatemala, Retalhuleu, El Asintal

Monumento 11
Contiene cinco glifos de figura de cabeza completa, en el lateral derecho una anotación correspondiente al número 11, y bajo éste el simbolo de un posible kin. Éstos signos pueden representar el inicio de la evolucón de la escritura maya en Tak'alik Ab'aj. Escultura de Preclásico Medio - fase Nil - 700-400 a.C.

Altar 48
Tema mitológico de un cocodrilo con las fauces abiertas y la cola arqueada, el cuerpo lo forma un simbol cautrifoliar y dentro de éste hay un personaje sentado sobre un trono. En tres laterales fueron esculpidos representaciones de criaturas y en el lateral este, un texto de cuatro glifos de figura de cabeza, enmarcados cada uno en un medallón. Escultura de inicios del Preclásico Tardío - fase Rocío - 400-200 a.C.

Pie de dibujos:
Monumento 11
Altar 48

English translation:
Monument 11
This monument contains five complete head glyphs with a notation on the right side corresponding to the number 11. Underneath this symbol is a possible kin (symbol that represents a day). These symbols may represent the beginning of the evolution of Mayan writing in Tak'alik Ab'aj. The sculpture is from the Middle Preclassic period - Nil phase - 700-400 BCE

Altar 48
This altar contains a sculpture with a mythological theme where a crocodile with its jaws open and its tail arched has a body forming a symbol with four parts. Inside of this shape there is a person seated on a throne. On the three sides of the altar were sculpted representations of creatures and on the east side, a text of four head glyphs, each one framed inside of a medallion. The sculpture is from the beginning of the Late Preclassic period - Rocío phase - 400-200 CE

Captions:
Monument 11
Altar 48

(Man-Made Features • Anthropology) Includes location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Oregon Trail

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Wyoming, Platte County, near Glendo
Marked by the
State of
Wyoming
1913

(Roads & Vehicles) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Horseshoe Creek Station

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Wyoming, Platte County, near Glendo
During the 1850s and 1860s, wagon freighters fed and watered mules and oxen, exchanged tired stagecoach horses for fresh ones, and conducted other tasks at the historic Horseshoe Creek Station near here. A nearly endless stream of emigrants from the eastern United States and from around the world stopped here.
Leaders of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints realized the importance of a dependable mail and passenger service between the east and the Salt Lake Valley. The Church-operated Brigham Young Express and Carrying Company (BYX) constructed the Horseshoe Creek Station complex in 1856, beginning a new community.
Tensions between the U.S. government and the Church reached a point that in 1857 a U.S. Military expedition was mounted to replace the Utah Territorial Governor Brigham Young. While accounts of the event vary, the Horseshoe Creek Station site fell victim to the violence and was set ablaze. In August. 1857 BYX disbanded its stations between Fort Laramie and Salt Lake City.
The station complex was later rebuilt and other operators, including the short-lived Pony Express, used the station for several years. In December 1866 John "Portugee" Phillips stopped at the Horseshoe Creek Station during his legendary 235-mile ride through a blizzard from Fort Phil Kearny to Fort Laramie to telegraph the military that troops were surrounded by hostile Sioux and Cheyenne warriors and needed assistance.

(Industry & Commerce • Roads & Vehicles) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
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