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The Heroes of the War of Legitimate Defense

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El Salvador, San Salvador, San Salvador

En Memoria
a
Los héroes de la Guerra de Legitima
Defensa de la Republica de El Salvador.
“¿Juráis por vuestro honor sostener la
integridad del territorio, defender el
pabellón nacional, como la insignia
sagrada de la patria?.”
1969
San Salvador, 14 de julio de 2005

English translation:
In memory of the heroes of the War of Legitimate Defense of the Republic of El Salvador.
“Will you swear on your honor to safeguard the integrity of the homeland and to defend the flag of the nation as a sacred symbol of the country?”
1969
San Salvador, July 14, 2005

(Wars, Non-US) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

United States Commanders in Chief

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Arkansas, Benton County, Bella Vista

[Written on the initial marker, provided for context]
Our Constitution names the President of the United States the Commander in Chief of all the Armed Forces. Presidents who have served in our military are displayed on the following plaques. Each has served either on Active Duty, in the National Guard or in the Reserves. History will judge their performance as President and as Commander in Chief, usually long after they have served. Each President is to be commended for their service and each fill the office of President in a particular time-frame, confronted with unique problems and circumstances. It is fitting that we honor their service here.

William McKinley, 25th President
President McKinley enlisted as a private in the 23rd Ohio Volunteer Infantry during the Civil War, attaining the rank of Brevet Major. Served in the same regiment as Rutherford B. Hayes. He was the third US President to be assassinated on September 6, 1901.

Theodore Roosevelt, 26th President
President Roosevelt served as a member of the New York National Guard (1882-1885); served as Commander of the 1st Volunteer Cavalry Regiment (Rough Riders) during the Spanish American War, attaining rank of Colonel. Later, her [sic] received the Nobel Peace Prize as President in 1906, the first American to receive this award. In 2001, he was awarded the Medal of Honor posthumously (the only President to receive the Medal of Honor). He is the only person in history to have received his nation’s highest honor for military valor and also the world’s foremost prize for peace.

Harry S. Truman, 33rd President
President Truman served in the Missouri National Guard (1905-1911), served with the 129th Field Artillery (1917-1919) in France during WWI, attaining the rank of Colonel in the Army Reserve.

Dwight David Eisenhower, 34th President
President Eisenhower graduated from West Point, served in the US Army (1915-1948), attaining the rank of General of the Army (5 stars) as Supreme Allied Commander in Europe during WWII. He was called back in 1951-1952, as Supreme Commander of NATO.

(War, World I • War, World II • War, Spanish-American • Patriots & Patriotism) Includes location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

United States Commanders in Chief

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Arkansas, Benton County, Bella Vista

[Written on the initial marker, provided for context]
Our Constitution names the President of the United States the Commander in Chief of all the Armed Forces. Presidents who have served in our military are displayed on the following plaques. Each has served either on Active Duty, in the National Guard or in the Reserves. History will judge their performance as President and as Commander in Chief, usually long after they have served. Each President is to be commended for their service and each fill the office of President in a particular time-frame, confronted with unique problems and circumstances. It is fitting that we honor their service here.

John Fitzgerald Kennedy, 35th President
President Kennedy served in the US Navy during WWII in the Pacific, attaining the rank of Lieutenant. He was awarded the Purple Heart and the Navy & Marine Corps Medal. He was the fourth US President to be assassinated on November 22, 1963.

Lyndon Baines Johnson, 36th President
President Johnson served in the US Navy during WWII in the South Pacific attaining the rank of Lt. Commander. He was awarded the Silver Star. In 1949, he made Commander in the US Naval Reserve.

Richard Milhous Nixon, 37th President
President Nixon served in the US Navy during WWII in the Pacific with South Pacific Combat Air Transport Command, attaining the rank of Lt. Commander.

Gerald Rudolph Ford, 38th President
President Ford served in the US Naval Reserve during WWII in the Pacific theater aboard CVI-26 (Monterey) as assistant navigator, attaining the rank of Lt. Commander, earning 10 battle stars. (Only President of the US not elected President or Vice President).

(War, World II • Politics • Patriots & Patriotism) Includes location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

United States Commanders in Chief

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Arkansas, Benton County, Bella Vista

[Written on the initial marker, provided for context]
Our Constitution names the President of the United States the Commander in Chief of all the Armed Forces. Presidents who have served in our military are displayed on the following plaques. Each has served either on Active Duty, in the National Guard or in the Reserves. History will judge their performance as President and as Commander in Chief, usually long after they have served. Each President is to be commended for their service and each fill the office of President in a particular time-frame, confronted with unique problems and circumstances. It is fitting that we honor their service here.

James (Jimmy) Earl Carter, 39th President
President Carter graduated from the Naval Academy and served from 1946-1953, attaining the rank of Lieutenant. He served under Admiral Rickover in the development of the nuclear submarine program. In 2002, he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.

Ronald Wilson Reagan, 40th President
President Reagan served in the Army Reserve as a Second Lieutenant, then in the US Army during WWII, attaining the rank of Captain. He was barred from combat because of poor eyesight. He narrated pre-flight training films for the Army Air Force Motion Picture Unit.

George Herbert Walker Bush, 41st President
President Bush served in the US Navy in the Pacific during WWII, attaining the rank of Lieutenant junior grade. He was the youngest pilot in the Navy when he earned his wings (age 19). He flew 58 combat missions and was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross.

George Walker Bush, 43rd President
President Bush served as a pilot in the Air National Guard for 5 years, attaining the rank of First Lieutenant.

(War, World II • War, Cold • Politics • Patriots & Patriotism) Includes location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

The Ocean City Historic District

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New Jersey, Cape May County, Ocean City
The District, bounded by 3rd and 8th Streets and Central to Ocean Avenues, has been placed on both the State and National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior.

On October 20, 1879, Simon Lake, Ezra B. Lake, S. Wesley Lake, James E. Lake, William Burrell and William B. Wood, met to dedicate this island as a Christian seaside resort and to incorporate the Ocean City Association. By October 1880, a total of forty-eight buildings had been constructed around a prayer meeting area bounded by 5th and 6th Streets and Wesley and Asbury Avenues.

Many more structures were erected during the 1880’s and 1890’s that reflected the Victorian architecture popular during the era. Many of these buildings still stand and make up our historic district.

(Notable Places) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Champaign County Veterans Memorial

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Ohio, Champaign County, Urbana
Dedicated to the honor and sacrifice of the men and women of Champaign County who served our country in war and peace.

(War, World I • War, World II • War, Korean • War, Vietnam) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

U.S. Navy Commandant Richard Somers’ Birthplace

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New Jersey, Atlantic County, Somers Point
Born at this site on September 15, 1778, educated in Philadelphia, Somers led the Battle of Tripoli and sacrificed his life on September 4, 1804. He is memorialized by both a monument at the U.S. Naval Academy and a U.S. Navy ship commissioned in his name. He was the son of Col. Richard Somers and Sophia Stillwell who occupied the homestead and tavern at this location. Col. Somers was a patriot and privateer during the Revolutionary War. He inherited the homestead from his father, Richard, builder of the Somers Mansion

(Notable Persons) Includes location, directions, 5 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Burial Ground of Col. Richard Somers

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New Jersey, Atlantic County, Somers Point
And his immediate family, Grandson of John Somers, First settler, 1693, member of 3rd Regiment, Gloucester County militia. Monument erected 1850 in memory of his son, Master Commandant Richard Somers, U.S.N. 1778-1804. Site restored 1981.

(Settlements & Settlers • War, US Revolutionary • Cemeteries & Burial Sites) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Submarine Veterans Memorial

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New Jersey, Atlantic County, Somers Point
United States Submarine Veterans-our creed "To perpetuate the memory of our shipmates who gave their lives in the pursuit of their duties while serving their country. That their dedication deeds and supreme sacrifice be a constant source of motivation toward greater accomplishments. Pledge loyalty and patriotism to the United States government."
In memory of Hoyal Cass TMC (SS)

(War, World II) Includes location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Thomas Morris House

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New Jersey, Atlantic County, Linwood
Built in 1853 by Thomas Morris deputy collector of customs, early customs house attached to rear of house.

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

The Linwood Historic District

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New Jersey, Atlantic County, Linwood
The Linwood Historic District has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior.

The district reflects the architectural development of the community from village to city through the early 19th and 20th centuries.

It speaks eloquently of our heritage and provides an enduring touchstone by which we may experience our past.

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

Friends Meeting House and Burying Ground

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New Jersey, Atlantic County, Linwood
Across this driveway stood the old Quaker (Friends) meeting house and school.

At the monthly meeting of the Friends dated Jan. 1, 1731, it was concluded that “ye meeting for worship shall be removed from John Sculls (house) and shall henceforth be kept in ye meeting house by James Somers’es.”

James Somers (1695-1761) gave by will in 1758 “one acre of land to the people called Quakers for a meeting house and burying ground, whereon the Meeting House now stands forevermore.”

The meeting house stood until about 1868. Central Methodist Episcopal Church was given permission to use the cemetery in 1860 and received the deed from the Quakers in 1944. The Friend-Central Cemetery Association was organized in 1941.

(Churches, Etc. • Colonial Era • Cemeteries & Burial Sites) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Morgan House Site

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Louisiana, East Baton Rouge Parish, Baton Rouge

On this site stood the home of Sarah Morgan Dawson (1842-1909) who wrote A Confederate Girl's Diary, which has become a Civil War classic. The diary depicts the occupation of Baton Rouge by Union forces.

(War, US Civil) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Leedsville Schoolhouse

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New Jersey, Atlantic County, Linwood
The Leedsville Schoolhouse, also known as Linwood School #1, was built in 1873. The building is owned by the City of Linwood and is occupied by the Linwood Historical Society. The building houses a local history museum and archives.

The surviving original building fabric of the Leedsville Schoolhouse sustains its architectural and historical integrity. On the exterior, the schoolhouse retains its original size, massing and symmetry, as well as its large windows and the centrally-located entrance. The original cupola and one end window, both seen in the historic photograph at far left, were removed and the entrance doors replaced. On the interior, the school retains its original single classroom (photo above) with vestibule configuration, as well as original finishes, including the wainscoting, plaster, blackboard, and trim (photo at left). The flooring and beaded-board ceiling were added when the interior was divided into two rooms, although that divider has since been removed.

The ungraded school served 65-70 students, aged 5-18, annually in a single classroom space from 1873- 1894. In 1895, the space was divided into two classrooms and the students were separated into primary and upper grade classes. By 1908, the number of students had outgrown the building and a new school was constructed on Belhaven Avenue.

In 1910 the Board of Education sold the Leedsville Schoolhouse to the Borough of Linwood. The building served as Town Hall and City Hall until 1965 when it was converted to a municipal library. In 1987 the building became the home of the Linwood Historical Society Museum with artifacts and displays on local history.

Listed on the New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places in 1984.

Funded in part by the Garden State Historic Preservation Trust Fund.

(Education) Includes location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Courthouse and Lawyers' Row Historic District

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Louisiana, East Feliciana Parish, Clinton
Courthouse and Lawyers' Row
Historic District
has been designated a
National
Historic Landmark


This site possesses national significance
in commemorating the history of the
United States of America

1974
Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service
United States Department of the Interior

(Landmarks) Includes location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Clinton Courthouse

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Louisiana, East Feliciana Parish, Clinton
This courthouse, built in 1840, is one of the architectural treasures of the state. The present building replaced a wooden courthouse that dated from 1825-26, which was burned in March, 1839. This is one of the oldest courthouses in Louisiana which is still in daily use.

(Politics • Architecture) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Jeremiah Leeds Grave

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New Jersey, Atlantic County, Northfield
Jeremiah Leeds settled on Absecon Beach in 1783. The first permanent settler in what is now Atlantic City.

(Settlements & Settlers) Includes location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Lawyers' Row

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Louisiana, East Feliciana Parish, Clinton
Constructed ca. 1840-1865. Outstanding group of early 19th century Classical style offices. Early occupants were noted for their contributions to the political and judicial history of the area and the state.

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Alexander Stirling Chapter Daughters of The American Revolution.

(Politics • Architecture) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Zion United Methodist Church

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New Jersey, Atlantic County, Egg Harbor Township
Built in 1822 on site of 1764 Meeting House. Eleven Revolutionary War soldiers buried here.

(Churches, Etc. • Settlements & Settlers • Cemeteries & Burial Sites) Includes location, directions, 6 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

St. Andrew's Episcopal Church

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Louisiana, East Feliciana Parish, Clinton
First Episcopal services in Clinton conducted in 1842 by Rev. William B. Lacey, president of College of Louisiana at Jackson. Parish organized in 1852. Rev. Frederick Dean was first resident priest. Present church dates from 1871.

(plaque)
Dedicated by the East Feliciana Historical Society, Inc.

(Churches, Etc.) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
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