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Reynold's Division

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near Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia.
Text on the First Tablet: Reynold's Division ......... Thomas' Corps. Major General Joseph J. Reynolds. September 20th, 1863, until 5:30 P.M. 1st Brigade - Colonel John T. Wilder. (Mounted Infantry Detached.) 2d Brigade - . . .

(War, US Civil) Includes complete text, location, directions, 6 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Nature Without Us, For Us

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Elkton, Virginia.
“The most important function of the wilderness for modern man is the opportunity of glimpsing for a moment what harmony really means.” Sigurd Olson, Reflections from the North Country, 1976 The Wilderness Act of 1964 says . . .

(Natural Features) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Rekindling Nature

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Elkton, Virginia.
A wildfire swept over this mountain in 1986, burning 4,475 acres in seven days. While dramatic, it certainly wasn’t tragic. Fire is nature’s way of cleaning house. It keeps the forest healthy by burning leaf litter, dead . . .

(Natural Features) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

James Clark

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Clarksville, Texas.
Founder of Clarksville ? Born in Tennesee, 1798 ? Died in Clarksville, 1838

(Notable Persons • Settlements & Settlers) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

36th Ohio Infantry

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near Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia.
Text from the stone portion of the monument: 36th. Ohio Infantry Turchin's Brigade Reynold's Division 14th. Army Corps. Text from the plaque affixed to the front of the monument: September 19, 1863. This Regiment, Colonel . . .

(War, US Civil) Includes complete text, location, directions, 6 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Page's Tree

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Clarksville, Texas.
In 1837 a murderer named Page and two others were hanged on a limb of this large post oak tree. At the time, the tree was 96 years old. From that day on, it has been known as "Page's Tree".

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

Clarksville Cemetery

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Clarksville, Texas.
This burial site was first used in the 1830s for the family of James Clark, the founder of Clarksville, who is interred here. The earliest grave is that of his father Benjamin Clark, a veteran of the American Revolution. . . .

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

Eufaula Alabama Artillery

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near Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia.
Eufaula Alabama Artillery. 4 3" Rifles. Bate's Brigade, Stewart's Division, Buckner's Corps. September 20, 1863. Captain McDonald Oliver, Commanding. 2d Lieutenant William H. Woods. 2d Lieutenant Francis M. Caldwell. The . . .

(War, US Civil) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Huggin's Tennessee Battery

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near Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia.
C.S.A. Huggin's Tennessee Battery 4 Guns Dibrell's Brigade, Armstrong's Division September 19, 1863. 2 to 3 P.M. Captain A.L. Huggins.

(War, US Civil) Includes location, directions, 5 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Red River County Jail

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Clarksville, Texas.
This building was completed in 1889 as the second jail for Red River County. Architects Maj. S. B. Haggart and Marshall Sanguinet designed the structure as a companion building to the County Courthouse, which had been . . .

(Notable Buildings • Architecture) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Third Division 23rd Corps Attack / Second Division 23rd Corps Attack

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Atlanta, Georgia.
(side 1) Third Division 23rd Corps Attack At 0830 hours, August 6, 1864, the advanced elements of Cox's Divison (USA), Riley's and Byrd's Brigades advanced to Sandtown Road (now Cascade) and deployed skirmishers to get . . .

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

St. Paul Methodist Church

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Clarksville, Texas.
Originally constructed in 1883 under leadership of the Rev. John Jackson. One of the first Negro church buildings in Red River County. Prior to this members worshipped in makeshift quarters. Rebuilt in 1937. Six generations . . .

(Churches, Etc. • African Americans) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Korean War Memorial

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Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
(Side 1) Korean War 1950 - 1953 Freedon Is Not Free (Side 2) The Korean War June 25, 1950 July 27, 1953 Erected by those who served in honor of the more than 34,000 Americans who made the supreme sacrifice. Dedicated May 31, . . .

(War, Korean) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

The Old Military Road

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Mt. Vernon, Iowa.
This highway is the Old Military Road from Dubuque to the northern boundary of Missouri authorized by Congress 1839

(Roads & Vehicles) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

William Abbe

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Mt Vernon, Iowa.
This tablet commemorates the advent of the first white settler in Linn County, Iowa William Abbe a true pioneer- a worthy citizen erected by Ashley, Mayflower, Marion, Linn & Balliet Chapters Daughters of the American . . .

(Settlements & Settlers) Includes complete text, location, directions, 5 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Red River Courthouse

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Clarksville, Texas.
Records date from 1836. Fifth courthouse for county. Built 1885. Italian Renaissance design. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark (Sub-plate) This property has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the . . .

(Notable Buildings • Landmarks • Architecture) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

89th Illinois Infantry

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Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia.
Text on the front side of the monument: Illinois 89th Infantry. 1st Brigade - Willich. 2nd Division - Johnson 20th Army Corps - McCook. Text on the back side of the monument: Commanded By Lieutenant Colonel Duncan J. . . .

(War, US Civil) Includes complete text, location, directions, 5 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Site of Camp Howze

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Gainesville, Texas.
In operation from 1942 to 1946, Camp Howze served as an infantry training facility during World War II. It was named for General Robert Lee Howze (1864-1926), a native Texan whose distinguished career in the United States . . .

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

Walthall's Brigade

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near Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia.
Text on the First Tablet: Walthall's Brigade. Liddell's Division ......... Walker's Corps. Brigadier General Edward Cary Walthall. September 19, 1863, 11:30 A.M. 24th Mississippi, - Lieutenant Colonel R. P. McKelvaine. . . .

(War, US Civil) Includes complete text, location, directions, 6 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Frontier Montague County Trails & Mail Routes

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near Nocona, Texas.
Side 1 With this marker the curtain of time has been removed. The trails and mail routes made across the county by traders, prospectors, soldiers, homesteaders, stagecoach drivers, surveyors, freighters and drovers with . . .

(Settlements & Settlers • Roads & Vehicles • Exploration) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
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