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The Jacob Lindberg House

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U.S Virgin Islands, St Croix, Christiansted
Known later as the Larsen House is a certified historic structure listed in the National Register of Historic Places.

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

12 King Street

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U.S Virgin Islands, St Croix, Christiansted
Two story, masonry, residence and shop, with 4 arcades on lower floor and gingerbread trim on second story balcony. Studio of photographer Alex Ovesen and birthplace of Evelyn Richardson. Owners include Samuel Wescott’s children 1864-1950, Wenona de Castro 1950-1979.

Placed by St. Croix Historic Preservation Committee 2007

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

Millennium Monument

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U.S Virgin Islands, St Croix, Christiansted
Since the dawn of consciousness, time has been measured by the movement of the sun. This marker, in the year 2000, is a continuum between all who have come before and all who are yet to come. The design concept starts with the Roman numeral “M”= 1000, “MM”=2000. The stone piers represent the abstraction of the two “M”s crossing at 90 degrees to each other. The alignment of the shadow pole and marker pin designates the azimuth of the sun on January 1, 2000. The shadow of the pole on the true north line designates local noon daily.

Honorable Charles Wesley Turnbull-Governor Honorable Gerard Luz James II-Lt. Governor Rupert W. Ross, Jr.-St Croix Administrator Chanio A. Harris-Committee Chairman Harold G. Thompson, Jr-Public Works Comm. Marc Biggs-Property & Procurement Comm. C. William Rich-Project Designer Aloy W. Nielsen-Project Director Northshore Partners, Inc-Contractor “Past, Present, Future: A Millennium Vision"

(Science & Medicine) Includes location, directions, 6 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Fort Frederik

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U.S Virgin Islands, St Croix, Frederiksted
This site possesses national significance in commemorating the history of the United States of America

(Forts, Castles) Includes location, directions, 5 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Oscar E. Henry Customs House

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U.S Virgin Islands, St Croix, Frederiksted
Eighteenth Century Danish Customs House with nineteenth century addition of the 2nd story gallery. Owner is V.I. Government. Little Altered and in good condition. Placed by St. Croix Historic Preservation Commission 2006

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

Le Moulin de la Galette

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France, Île-de-France, Paris, Paris
Plus qu’une institution, l’ancien “Blute-fin” est un monument, avec sa légende héroique; en 1814, lors du siege de Paris par les Cosaques, le dernier de quatre frères d’une dynastie de meuniers attestée depuis 1621, les Debray, finit dépecé et cloué sur les ailes de son moulin au terme d’une défense désespérée. Sous la Restauration, son fils transforme le bâtiment en salle de bal, à la décoration essentiellement composée de treillis de jardin peints en vert. L’ambiance y est décontractée, et la clientèle plus populaire que dans les autres établissements, ce dont témoigne la tableau de Renoir, peint en 1876, “Le bal du Moulin de la Galette”. Après différents avatars l’ancien “Blute-fin” a été sauvé un 1979.

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Le Moulin de la Galette
More than an institution, the former "Blute-fin" is a monument, with its heroic legend, in 1814, during the siege of Paris by the Cossacks, the last of four brothers of a dynasty of millers recorded since 1621, the Debray, eventually cut up and nailed to the wings of his mill after a desperate defense. Under the Restoration, his son turns the building into a ballroom, decorated mainly composed of garden trellis painted green. The atmosphere is casual and the clientele more popular than in other institutions, as evidenced by the Renoir painting, painted in 1876, "Le Bal du Moulin de la Galette". After various up and downs the former "Blute-fin" was saved a 1979.]

(Industry & Commerce • Notable Buildings) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Saint-Pierre de Montmartre

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France, Île-de-France, Paris, Paris
Dès le milieu du Ve siècle s’élèva ici, sur l’emplacement d’un temple de Mars, une première église mérovingienne. Cédée en ruines au roi Louis VI en 1133, elle est reconstruite pour l’abbaye de bénédictines fondée par la reine Adélaide de Savoie, et solennellement consacrée par le pape Eugèna III le lundi de Pâques 1147. Il s’agit de l’un des plus anciens édifices religieux de Paris, dont l’essential date du XIIe siècle, avec quelques remplois gallo-romains. Fermée au culte sous la Révolution, elle recoit en 1794, au-dessus du Choeur des Dames désaffecté, une tour destinée à supporter le télégraphe optique de Chappe, en service jusqu’en 1844. Très dégradée au XIXe siècle, elle échappe de justesse à la démolition, et connaît une restauration radicale à partir de 1900.

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Saint-Pierre de Montmartre
Dating from the mid-fifth century arose here, on the site of a temple of Mars, the first Merovingian church. Sold, in ruins, to Louis VI in 1133, it was rebuilt for the Benedictine abbey founded by Queen Adelaide of Savoy, and solemnly consecrated by Pope III Eugena III Easter Monday 1147. This is one of the oldest religious buildings in Paris, which dates essentially from the twelfth century, with some reused Gallo-Roman. Closed to worship during the Revolution, it received in 1794, above the disused Ladies Choir, a tower designed to support the Chappe optical telegraph in service until 1844. In very poor condition in the nineteenth century, it narrowly escaped demolition, and has had a radical restoration from 1900.

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

La maison de Rose de Rosimond

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France, Île-de-France, Paris, Paris
Né en 1645, Claude de La Rose, dit en Rosimond, écrivain à ses heures, est choisi pour succéder à Molière dans troupe des comédiens de roi, et comme lui, il meurt en scène, à l’issue d’une représentation du “Malade imaginaire”. Depuis 1680, il possèdait ici une maison de villégiature, entourée de cinq quartiers de terre labourable. Au XIXe siècle, elle est aménagée en ateliers pour artistes: Auguste Renoir en quête d’espace y loue deux pièces et l’ancienne écurie; lui succèdent Léon Bloy, Raoul Dufy, Suzanne Valadon, André Utter et Maurice Utrillo... Menacée de démolition pour vétusté en 1952, la plus ancienne maison de la Butte a été sauvegardée par la Société d’Histoire et d’Archéologie “Le Vieux Montmartre”, et transformée en musée en 1961.

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Home Rose Rosimond
Born in 1645, Claude de La Rose, said in Rosimond, writer in his day, was selected to succeed Molière in a troupe of king’s comedians, and like him, he died on the stage, after a performance of "The hypochondriac”. Since 1680, he had a vacation home here, surrounded by five areas of farm land. In the nineteenth century, it was converted into studios for artists: Auguste Renoir looking for space to rent took two rooms and the old stables, and he was succeeded by Léon Bloy, Raoul Dufy, Suzanne Valadon and Maurice Utrillo André Utter ... Threatened demolition due to its dilapidated condition in 1952, the oldest house in the Butte has been saved by the Society of History and Archaeology "Le Vieux Montmartre" and turned into a museum in 1961.

(Arts, Letters, Music • Entertainment • Notable Buildings) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.


Clos Montmartre

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France, Île-de-France, Paris, Paris
Sur ces coteaux se trouvait un bosquet baptisé «parc de la Belle Gabrielle» ... jusqu’à ce que la vigne vienne recouvrir les flancs de la colline. Ces 2000 pieds de vigne peuvent produire 1 300 kilos de raisin. Le premier cru, vendangé en 1934, fut parrainé par Mistinguett et Fernandel. On y trouve également un stèle à la mémoire du dessinateur montmartrois Francisque Poulbot (1879-1946).

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Clos Montmartre
1933
On these hills was a grove called "Park Belle Gabrielle" ... until the vines covered the slopes of the hill. These 2000 vines can produce 1,300 kilos of grapes. The first vintage harvested in 1934, was sponsored by Mistinguett and Fernandel. There is also a monument to the memory of the artist Francisque Poulbot Montmartre (1879-1946).

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

Le Lapin Agile

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France, Île-de-France, Paris, Paris
Vers 1860, le “Cabaret de Assassins” offre aux parisiens en mal de pittoresque sa terrasse accueillante, ombragée d’un grand acacia, et son petit vin clairet: transformé en auberge en 1886 par une ancienne danseuse fin cordon bleu, il reçoit parmi ses habitués Alphonse Allais, Caran d’Ache ou André Gill. Ce dernier décore la façade d’un lapin facétieux bondissant d’une casserole, et l’habitude se prend de designer l’établissement sous le nom de “Lapin à Gill”, vite déformé en “Lapin Agile”. Racheté en 1902 par Aristide Bruant, il est confié à un couple de gérants , Berthe et Frédé, célèbres pour la générosité de leur accueil aux rapins désargentés, Picasso, Modigliani, Utrillo... Même l’âne, Lolo, connaît son heure de glorie au Salon des Indépendants de 1910 sous le pseudonyme de Boronali, transparent anagramme d’Aliboron: il est l’auteur d’un “Coucher de soleil sur l’Adriatique”, réalisé grâce à l’immersion de son appendice caudal dans différents pots de couleur... L’inspirateur de cette mystification, Dorgelès, rédige un manifeste aux accents futuristes: “L’excès en art est un force... Place au génie de l’éblouissement!” avant de révéler l’affaire à la presse, constat d’huissier à l’appui.

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The Lapin Agile
Around 1860, "Cabaret of Assassins" offers Parisian a lot of its quaint, cozy terrace, shaded by a large acacia, and its small claret: transformed into an inn in 1886 by a former cordon bleu dancer, it received among its regulars Alphonse Allais, Caran d'Ache and André Gill. He decorates the facade with a mischievous rabbit leaping a saucepan and habit takes hold renaming the establishment "Lapin à Gill," quickly distorted into "Lapin Agile". Bought in 1902 by Aristide Bruant, it is assigned to a couple of managers, Berthe and Frederique, famous for their generous hospitality to young penniless painters like Picasso, Modigliani, Utrillo ... Even the ass, Lolo, knows his glory time at the Salon des Independants in 1910 under the pseudonym Boronali, transparent anagram of Aliboron: he is the author of "Sunset on the Adriatic", achieved through immersion of his caudal appendage into individual pots of color ... The inspirer of this mystification, Dorgelès, wrote a manifesto to futuristic "Excess in art is a force ... Place the genius glare!" before revealing the affair to the press, bailiff to support.

(Arts, Letters, Music • Entertainment) Includes location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

One Time Rivals

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Maryland, Frederick County, Brunswick
The Brunswick Railroad Museum and the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historic Park Visitor Center exist side by side today, just as the transportation modes did when first arriving here in 1834. However, the early relationship between canal and railroad was stormy at best.

The Chesapeake and Ohio (C&O) Canal was a continuation of George Washington’s vision for a vital route west to help unify the country and to benefit the Nation’s Capitol. Not willing to accept trade superiority over their neighbors in Washington D.C., the merchants of Baltimore began researching a new transportation route to supplant the legendary National Road.

After discovering that a canal connection from Baltimore to the Potomac River (eventually leading to the Ohio River Valley) was financially impractical, they decided to build a road on rails. Ground was broken for both the C&O Canal and the Baltimore and Ohio (B&O) Railroad on the same day, July 4, 1828. This officially began the larger competition, between Baltimore and Washington, D.C., and race to the west. The B&O Railroad arrived here in 1834 and simply passed through, leaving only a tool shed and a small section gang. The canal had a much greater impact on the town, as the “Grand Old Ditch” afforded work for many residents over the next fifty years.

The B&O would reign supreme when it constructed major freight yards here in the 1890’s. From that time on, the C&O Canal declined while the B&O Railroad grew considerably and quickly turned Brunswick into a railroad boomtown.

(Railroads & Streetcars • Waterways & Vessels) Includes location, directions, 5 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Gath's Empty Tomb

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Maryland, Frederick County, Burkittsville
During the 19th century few people bought burial lots in public cemeteries as we do today. Instead, a small parcel of their own land was usually set aside as a private cemetery. If enough money was available, a mausoleum (tomb) was often built for certain family members.

Gath, concerned with his own burial, built this lonely tomb about 20 years before his death, which came on April 15, 1914, in New York City. By this time his great wealth had dwindled and the near penniless. Gath was buried in a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania cemetery instead of his own tomb as he had desired.

Gath’s empty tomb mutely symbolizes the uncertainties of Life, Fame and Fortune and the certainty of death.

(Cemeteries & Burial Sites) Includes location, directions, 5 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Thomas Morgan House

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Vermont, Rutland County, Middletown Springs
Near this site in 1784 Thomas Morgan built the first frame house in what is now Middletown Springs.

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

Indian Treaties of 1865

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Kansas, Sedgwick County, Park City


In October 1865 hundreds of Plains Indians camped on these prairies to negotiate peace with U.S. government officials. Among them were Chiefs Black Kettle and Seven Bulls (Cheyennes), Little Raven and Big Mouth (Arapahos), Rising Sun and Horse's Back (Comanches), Poor Bear (Apache), and Satanta and Satank (Kiowas). Federal commissioners with great prestige among the Indians were General William S. Harney, Jesse H. Leavenworth, Christopher "Kit" Carson, and William Bent.

Both sides wanted to end hostilities on the Plains. The commissioners also hoped to reach an agreement that would make travel on the western trails safer and further restrict Indian lands. Native Americans sought unrestricted hunting grounds and reparation for the Sand Creek Massacre suffered the year before by Black Kettle's band.

The negotiations resulted in treaties that gave the Indians reservation lands south of the Arkansas River and denied them their hunting grounds north to the Platte River. Peace was proclaimed; however, the treaties were never ratified by the U.S. Congress and both sides later charged the other with violating the agreement, resulting in further conflict. There is a monument one mile west.

(Native Americans • Peace • Politics • Wars, US Indian) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Northampton County High School

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Virginia, Northampton County, Machipongo
Constructed in 1953 as the county’s first purpose-built African American high school, Northampton County High School reflects the desires of local African Americans to obtain modern educational facilities. It is an example of the statewide efforts by African American and Virginia Indian communities during the early 20th century to secure better education for their children. The building contained classrooms, a library, a gymnasium, and a 500-seat auditorium. Concurrent with integration of Virginia’s public schools, the high school ceased operations with the 1970 class. Until 2008, the facility served as a junior high school and middle school for all Northampton County students.

(African Americans • Education • Native Americans) Includes location, directions, 5 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Nathaniel Mitchell

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Delaware, Sussex County, Laurel
Nathaniel Mitchell
1753-1813
First native son of Laurel
to be
Governor of Delaware
1805-1808
Hero of the Revolution
1775-1781
Member
Continental Congress
1786-1788.
Erected by
Laurel Historical Society, Inc.
July 4, 1978.

(Politics • War, US Revolutionary) Includes location, directions, 6 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Ebey Blockhouse

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Washington, Island County, near Coupeville
One of four on this site
Built 1854

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

Mary Barrett

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Washington, Island County, Coupeville

Left side of marker is written in Gaelic and right side is in English
Died here. April, 9 AD 1861
One year ten and twenty (years) of age
Born at Mineth, Ireland
Gentle wife (of) Sam’l Maylor
They married in Liverpool At the Church of (St.) Pat(rick), Dec. 21, 1856
She had three sons
Paul, Thomas B. & Marion S.
Her father was John Barrett Tralee
Her mother (was) Clara Page Limerick

RIP

(Cemeteries & Burial Sites) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Davis Blockhouse

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Washington, Island County, near Coupeville
This Blockhouse
Erected in 1855
Restored in 1930
By the Ladies of the Round Table In honor of the Pioneer Mothers

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

Miner’s Hotel

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California, Sierra County, Sierra City
John G. Rose, Sr. built this hotel in 1886 and owned it until 1919. His son John then became proprietor until the middle of 1920s. The hotel was also known as the Capital Hotel and the Rose Hotel. Ernest Innes bought it and changed its name to the Sierra Butts Inn. One reported gun fight marred the reputation of this fine hotel. It occurred at the hotel bar between a patron and the bartender over a $2.00 loan. Both men were wounded but survived.

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