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Great Fire of 1861

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Jamestown, New York.

Great Fire
of 1861
An arson fire set
on this site, Jan. 31,
1861, leveled most
of the Main Street
buildings on both
sides between Second
and Third Streets
and half of this
side of Third
Street.

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

James Prendergast

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Jamestown, New York.

In a small house
which stood here,
James Prendergast
founder of Jamestown
lived from 1815 to 1836.
Judge Prendergast was born
in Pawling, New York, 1764
and died 1846 in Kiantone.
To his vision, his enterprise
his Christian character
and his many civic bequests
the city which he founded
owes an everlasting debt.

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

Birthplace of Alexander Drabik

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Holland, Ohio.

Side A
Birthplace of Alexander Drabik
Alexander Albert Drabik was born here, in a log cabin, on December 28, 1910 to John Drabik and Frances Lewandowski, Polish immigrants from Szymborze, Germany, now Poland. Alex, youngest son of 14 children, attended Door Street School. A meat cutter, he enlisted in the United States Army in October 1942. Drabik fought in the Ardennes, Central Europe and Rhineland Campaigns of World War II. He received a Purple Heart during the Battle of the Bulge. On March 7, 1945, Sergeant Drabik led 10 Company A soldiers of the 27th Armored Infantry Battalion of the 9th Armored Division across the Ludendorff railroad bridge from Remagen, Germany to the Rhine River east bank.
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Birthplace of Alexander Drabik
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Although it had been prepared for demolition, they ran through enemy fire, cleared bridge towers of snipers and demolition crews, and eradicated snipers and gun crews along the bank and cliffs. They secured the first bridgehead across the Rhine, shortening the war and saving tens of thousands of lives. Drabik was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross on March 27, 1945 for "extraordinary heroism in action against the enemy" and "unflinching valor." Alex, a butcher and cement plant repairman, and his wife Margaret Feeney raised a daughter Rita. Alexander Drabik, man of peace, risked his life to preserve American freedom.

(War, World II • Bridges & Viaducts) Includes location, directions, 6 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

"Victory ships were a bigger, complicated ship." -- Reverend Ross Hidy, pastor

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Richmond, California.
The S.S. Red Oak Victory is an example of the enormous scale of work completed by ordinary men and women to help the war effort. Constructed in eight-seven days, the S.S. Red Oak Victory was one of ten Victory ships commissioned by the United States Navy as ammunition and cargo carriers during World War II.
The S.S. Red Oak Victory was named for Red Oak, Iowa -- the town that lost more of its men, per capita, than any other community in the United States. On a single day - March 6, 1943 - more than 100 telegrams arrived in Red Oak informing families throughout the community of soldiers missing in action.

S.S. Red Oak Victory Specifications
Cruising Speed -- 16 knots
Fuel Oil Capacity -- 802,767 gallons
Deadweight -- 10,759 long tons
Lightweight -- 4,451 long tons
Displacement -- 15,210 long tons
Breadth (Molded) -- 62 feet
Length (Overall) -- 455 feet - 3 inches

(War, World II • Waterways & Vessels) Includes location, directions, 7 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Charter Oak Tree

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Middlefield, Connecticut.
Charter Oak Tree The White Oak Tree in front of this monument was presented to the Town of Middlefield by the State of Connecticut in appreciation of John Lyman for his participation in he State Constitutional Convention of 1965. The Tre is a direct descendant of the legendary Charter Oak Tree of Connecticut History. Middlefield Conservation Commission - 2001

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

Middlefield 9/11 Memorial

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Middlefield, Connecticut.
This Piece Of Steel
Once Part Of The North Tower
Is Dedicated To The Memory Of
Those Who Lost Their Lives
On Sept. 11, 2001
Dedicated Sept. 11, 2011
Tenth Anniversary

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

Site of Old Town Hall

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Middlefield, Connecticut.
Site Of
Old Town Hall
Land Purchased And
Given To Town In 1892 By
Members Of Middlefield
Grange For A Town Hall
Building Dedicated
And Used By Grange
Mar. 16, 1894 – June 6, 1964

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

Congregational Church Bell

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Middlefield, Connecticut.
This Bell Originally Hung
In The Congregational
Church Which Stood On
This Site 1842 to 1941
Donated To
The Town of Middlefield
By
Lorraine Sibley and Family
In Memory Of
John D. Sibley
1976

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

Jordan Farmhouse

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Sedona, Arizona.
This home of Walter and Ruth Jordan began as a one-room cabin in 1931. It grew by three rooms in 1937, and grew in 1947 to its present size. It was opened as the Sedona Heritage Museum in 1998. It exemplifies early Sedona red rock construction.

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

Field Marshal Santiago González

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, El Salvador.
El pueblo de Santiago de María
como imperecedera gratitud al insigne ex-Presidente y estadista
Mariscal Don Santiago González
bajo cuyos auspicios se dio titulo de pueblo con el nombre actual a esta ciudad conocida entonces como
"Valle del Gramal"
7 marzo 1874. 23 julio 1958.

English translation:
The people of Santiago de María
show their eternal gratitude to the famous ex-President and statist
Field Marshal Santiago González
in whose period in office the city was given its present name, as it was previously called
"Valle de Gramal" (Valley of Grasses)
March 7, 1874 - July 23, 1958

(Politics • Patriots & Patriotism) Includes location, directions, 5 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Jordan Tractor Shed

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Sedona, Arizona.
Built in c1929 by Walter Jordan to house tractors and other farm implements for use in the Jordan Orchards.

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

Fruit Packing House

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Sedona, Arizona.
In 1946, Walter Jordan's orchard business had expanded. This building was constructed to house an apple grading machine and other fruit packing operations. Walter Jordan operated the orchards until 1973.

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

Spanish-American/Philippines War

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Geneva, Illinois.

Major Campaigns and Deaths

San Juan Heights/El Caney, Cuba (6/98-7/98) 1,475
Cuba Campaign (6/98-8/98) 350
Battle of February 4th, Philippines (2/99) 60
Balangiga Massacre, Philippines (9/01) 48
Manila, Philippines (7/98-8/98) 18
Santiago, Cuba (6/98-7/98) 17
Cardenas (Naval), Cuba (5/98) 5
Battle of Cavite, Philippines (6/99) 4
Battle of Lonoy, Philippines (3/01) 3
Manila (Naval), Philippines (5/98) 1

Military Service Personnel

Participants 306,760
In Theater Deaths 6,680
Wounded in Service 4,480
Missing in Action 72
Illinois Deaths 284
Kane County Deaths 8

Kane County Facts

The last Spanish-American War veteran to die in Kane County, Fred H. Meister, died on 1/10/1969.

War Facts

1898 - In April, the U.S.S. Maine was sent by President McKinley to Cuba. The Maine was at anchor in the harbor of Havana, Cuba, when it exploded and sank, killing 266 servicemen.
1898 - In April, Spain declared war, as did the United States.
1898 - In December, the Treaty of Paris was signed. Spain recognized Cuban independence, ceded Puerto Rico and "sold" the Philippines to the United States for $20,000,000.
1898 - The Filipinos began counterinsurgency [sic- insurgency] warfare against the United States to gain their independence.
1900 - Puerto Rico was given limited self-government by the United States.
1901 - The Philippine Insurrection ended.
1902 - The Philippine Government Act was passed by Congress, which inaugurated partial self-government in the Philippines.

The last Spanish American War veteran, Nathan E. Cook, died at the age of 106 on 9/10/1992.

90% of U. S. casualties were caused by malaria, yellow fever, typhoid and dysentery.

The Philippines War was the first major land campaign fought by the U.S. outside the Western Hemisphere.

The Spanish-American/Philippines War is considered America's first "imperialist" conflict.

Depicted on Relief

Teddy Roosevelt and the Rough Riders attack at Kettle Hill, Cuba. Dewey's Fleet steams into the Philippines.

"A man who is good enough to shed his blood for the country is good enough to be given a square deal afterwards."
President Theodore Roosevelt

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

Middlefield Honor Roll

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Middlefield, Connecticut.
Middlefield Honor Roll
These Sought Not Glory But Their Country’s Good Adams Elwood R. • Barrett Ralph N. • Bell William • Brown Wilder C. • Brown Jay A. • Burnham Charles N. Jr. • Burnham Laurence G. • Coe E. Holloway • Cotter Charles E. • Cronin John H. • Day Willis F. • Fountain Harold A. • Francher William J. • Fowler Lester D. • Fowler Raymond • Geffken George F.W. • Goodrich Howard B. • Hawley George E. • Hawley Herbert H. • Jones Charles E. • Kenyon Walter E. • Klick Joseph • Kuzara Charles • LaPorte Daniel A. • Lyman Charles E. Jr. • Lyman Esther • Ledderhose Henry G. • Lehr Frederick L. • Mesick Edward N. • Pawelczak Joe • Purkis Clara • Redfern Herbert • Sage Benjamin A. • Sibley John D. • Smith Charles L. • Spencer Norman J. • Spencer Sidney • Strickland Anna • Strickland Harold L. • Tomaszewski Waclaw • Vinecki Jacob • Wallace Perry H. • Watrous Irene G. These Made the Supreme Sacrifice * Bell Ernest C. • * Coe Clarence • * Mesick Stephen • * Miller Otto N. 1917       1919

(War, World I) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Middlefield-Rockfall Vietnam War Monument

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Middlefield, Connecticut.
Dedicated to Those Who Answered Their Country’s Call
Middlefield-Rockfall during the Vietnam War
Jan. 1964 – July 4, 1975 * Malcolm, John D. Alford, Robert S. • Alford, William D. • Antonucci, David J. • Aresco, Sebastian J. • Augeri, Michael E. • Bagenski, Robert T. • Bednarz, Raymond J. • Birdesy, Clifford A. • Bochinski, Stephan J. • Brayshaw, Robert A. • Brown, Malcolm E. Jr. • Bugai, William G. • Bystrek, Vincent J. • Capega, John M. Jr. • Cekala, David M. • Clements, William H. • Cobb, Clayton E. Jr. • Cobb, Stephan E. • Cooley, Eugene • Currlin, William E. • Dale, Norman E. Jr. • Dougherty, Harry I. Jr. • Diugherty, Noel B. • Duncan, Louis W. • Erico, William E. Jr. • Everhart, Richard W. • Folce, Burton F. Jr. • Folce, David A. • Foss, Lawrence E. • Fowler, Wesley J. • Fuchko, John M. • Giesbrandt, Edward R. • Gordon, Dennis • Goulis, Kevin A. • Grabek, Frank H. Jr. • Guynn, Robert S. • Hancock, Ernest O. • Hansen, Jeffrey C. • Harris, Joseph P. • Hawley, John M. • Hyland, H. Daniel • Isaacson, Ralph E. • Isaacson, Ronald R. • Jagoda, Joseph D. • Jarzabek, Paul A. • Jay, Gary J. • Jay, Kenneth P. • Kalinowski, Richard • Kalinowski, Robert • King, Edmond N. Jr. • Kolman, Donald P. • Kolman, Stanley H. Jr. • Konefal, Donald L. • Kurek, Stanley P. Jr. • Krumm, Wayne E. • Lee, Donald G. Jr. • Lee, Jeffrey J. • Lentini, Sebastian • Letourneau, Donald L. • Lindemark, David • Louiselle, Lloyd M. • Luistro, John F. • Lyman, Charles E. IV • Malcolm, Robert Wm. • Maroz, Robert J. • McCormick, Robert L. • Michalowski, Richard C. • Michalowski, Walter F. • Miller, Allan R. • Miller, George A. • Monthei, Robert G. • Nelson, John R. • Newell, Michael W. • O’Connor, James D. • O’Connor, Richard C. • Ogorzalek, Lawrence A. • Ogorzalek, Robert • Ogorzalek, Thomas J. • Otinfinoski, Joseph F. Jr. • Pins, Kenneth • Prue, Leonard J. • Golub, Richard L. • Ferretti, James A. • Prue, Nelson V. • Rand, Stephan D. • Rembis, Roy J. • Reneson, Joseph Jr. • Robitaille, Joseph A. III • Rogers, Thomas J. • Rogers, William E. • Salafia, Robert M. • Salamandra, David N. • Scarlato, John P. • Scarlato, John P. • Schafrick, Gary L. • Schmaltz, Charles J. • Sienkiewicz, Raymond E. • Slomkowski, Thomas P. • Sperry, Edson L. • Struck, Joachim P. • Tewksbury, Clark W. • Tewksbury, Glenn N. • Tewksbury, Guy • Tewksbury, Jon • Thayer, Julian B. II • Thibodeau, J. Reginald • Tokarz, Kenneth L. • Weber, Jonathan M. • Weston, James • Yantash, Raymond A. • Yantash, Thomas J. • Zawacki, Theodore J. • Mysling Ronald E.

(War, Vietnam) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Middlefield-Rockfall World War II and Korean Conflict Monument

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Middlefield, Connecticut.
Dedicated to the Men and Women of the Community of Middlefield-Rockfall
Who Devotedly Served Their Country in World War II and the Korean Conflict Applegate, George H. Jr. • Arabasz, John • Arabasz, Joseph • Arabasz, Stephen • Augeri, Frank • Barrett, Raymond A. • Bascom, Eli F. Jr. • Bascom, Robert J. • Bauer, Philip G. • Beckley, Edward W. • Birdsey, Edward G. • Bochinski, Edward • Borenski, Raymond • Borenski, Theophilus A. • Brazos, Rockwell • Brown, Alan B. • Brown, Malcolm • Brown, Robert W. • Bugai, Peter J. • Burnham, John L. • Carter, Robert G. • Cartwright, Wallace • Cekala, Joseph • Cichocki, John J. • Cichocki, Walter J. • Cichon, Adam • Cichon, Anthony • Cichon, Frank • Cichon, John • Cichon, Paul • Cichon, Peter J. • Clark, Wilbur A. • Coleman, Alec • Conlon, Frank N. Jr. • Cook, Thomas J. Jr. • Corona, Robert F. • Crandall, Henry H. • Crandall, Hilson, M. • Chase, Ralph W. Jr. • Czapiga, Anton F. • Czapiga, John M. • Czaja, Anthony • Day, Robert M. • Drega, Francis S. • Drega, John E. • Drega, Stanley F. • Dubois, Joseph G. • Dudek, Herman W. • Fazzino, Angelo • Formica, Nicholas S. • Fowler, James H. • Fowler, Lester D. Jr. • Fuchko, Victor • Gay, Ralph B. • Geffkin, George H. • Geffkin, Robert W. • Geffkin, Viola • Gomas, James J. • Grace, Raymond L. • Habersang, Raymond F. • Hahn, Edward R. • Handley, Harold J. • Harris, Frank N. • Harris, Frederick C. • Hartt, Lewis W. • Henry, William F. • Herman, Fred A. Jr. • Holt, Warren E. • Hubbard, Warren P. • Isaacson, Carl R. • Isaacson, Theodore • Jagoda, Adolph J. • Jagoda, Bernard L. • Jagoda, Edward D. • Jagoda, Frank • Jagoda, Joseph • Galgowski, Anna • Jarzabek, Felix J. • Jarzabek, John J. • Jarzabek, Walter J. • Jones, Charles E. Jr. • Kaczenski, Stanley H. • Kavanaugh, G. Melvin • Kleczkowski, Albin J. • Kleczkowski, Bruno F. • Kleczkowski, John T. • Kleczkowski, Stanley C. • Kleczkowski, Steven Z. • Klich, Karol • Klich, Edward M. • Kokoszaka, Anthony E. • Kokoszakabronislaw S. • Kokoszaka, Eugene • Kokoszaka, Frank J. • Kokoszaka, John F. • Kokoszaka, Joseph J. • Kokoszaka, Leopold C. • Kokoszaka, Stanley J. • Kokoszaka, Waleryan J. • Konefal, Andrew J. • Konefal, Anthony L. • Konefal, Frank • Konefal, Joseph W. • Konefal, Lucas J. • Konefal, Martin F. • Konefal, Stanley L. • Konefal, Vincent • Konefal, Walter J. • Kowalski, Stanley F. • Kujawski, Louis J. • Lassen, Kenneth E. • Layman, Denton S. • Levis, Simon S. Jr. • Link, Harry G. • Lyman, Henry H. Jr. • Lyman, John Jr. • Lyman, Richard C. • Lyman, Robert I. • Makuch, Andrew W. • Makuch, Edward J. • Makuch, Joseph • Makuch, Louis • Makuch, Stanley T. • Malcolm, Robert W. • Mason, Robert O. • Milber, Fred G. • Miller, Arthur R. • Milvilie, Roland J. • Monthel, Alvin T. • Monthel, Gustaf E. • Morrissey, William D. • Mousch, Albert F. • Mrozowski, Chester J. • Mrozowski, Peter V. • Mysling, John J. • Ogorzalek, Bernard S. • Ogorzalek, John E. • Parmalee, Alan S. • Parmalee, Donald • Parmalee, Robert • Pasieka, Joseph A. • Passinese, Salvatore • Pawelczak, Joseph • Pehota, Francis A. • Pehota, Thomas J. • Pendleton, Theron L. • Pendleton, Warren H. • Pequol, Edward S. • Piantek, Joseph E. • Piantek, Walter L. • Prue, Charles V. • Oppelt, Gordon J. • Prue, Donald • Prue, Leonard • Prue, Nelson A. • Prue, Thomas G. • Ruffino, Salvatore E. • Robinson, David H. • Samolek, John • Samolek, Walter • Schafrick, George E. • Sibley, John D. • Sienkiewicz, Walter J. • Smigiel, John S. • Smigiel, Stanley S. • Smigiel, Walter P. • Socha, Andrew • Sokoloski, Stanley F. • Steffman, Joseph R. • Stevens, Richard L. • Stevens, Robert E. • Stewart, Richard L. • Strickland, Culver • Strickland, E. Calvin • Strickland, Hugh S. • Strickland, Jane E. • Strickland, Justin A. • Sanson, Swan H. • Szpakowski, Vincent • Tabor, John • Tabor, Walter F. • Tapley, Fred • Teller, Frederick J. • Tewksbury, Earl R. • Thayer, Barnard B. • Tierney, Gregory H. • Tokarz, Frank J. • Tokarz, Joseph J. • Tokarz, Stanley W. • Sabourin, Gilbert • Sabourin, Roland Jr. • Toloczka, Leonard • Toloczka, Walter • Traskos, Walter J. • Tuthill, Allen E. • Tuthill, Martin • Tuthill, Marvin L. • Varhue, Edward J. • Varhue, Eric J. • Varhue, Frank P. • Varhue, Joseph A. • Varhue, Walter J. • Vincent, Edward I. • Waskow, Viola H. • Way, Dwight N. • Way, Norman R. • Weber, Frederick C. • Werpechowski, Felix Rev. • Wetherbee, Louis • Wilcox, Orville J. Jr. • Wilson, William F. Jr. • Winter, Fred D. • Wolak, Andrew J. • Wolak, Frank • Wood, Erwin H. • Woodworth, Harold E. • Woodworth, Sherley L. • Wright, Wilfred • Wyskiel, Joseph J. • Wyskiel, Stanley • Zawacki, Adolph J. • Zawacki, Joseph • Zawacki, Theodore J. • Zawacki, Zigmund J. • Zimmer, John F. • Zimmer, Raymond E. • Zisk, Raymond A. • Zwingman, Russell • Klick, Leon J. • Zawacki, Chester E.

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

Cary Cemetery - 1839

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Cary, Illinois.

In this cemetery are buried:
Wm. D. Cary, Founder of Cary

27 men who served their Country
in the Civil War

(Settlements & Settlers • War, US Civil • Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Patriots & Patriotism) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

First Train

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Jamestown, New York.

The first train arrived in Jamestown
August 25, 1860 over the newly laid rails
of the Atlantic and Great Western
Railroad culminating a 29 year effort
to assure Jamestown's position in
the national transportation network.

(Railroads & Streetcars) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

The Car Barns

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Jamestown, New York.

The
Car Barns
Remaining building
of a complex built
to house the trolley
car fleet and later
the buses which
served the Jamestown
area from 1884 to 1976.

(Railroads & Streetcars) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

First Bank

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Jamestown, New York.

Site of the
First Bank
in this county
"The
Chautauque County
Bank"
Erected 1831
Burned 1861
It greatly aided
the early development
of the entire region.

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