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Subterranean Torpedoes

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Port Hudson, Louisiana.
"...as an additional security against assault, now that the enemy had approached so near, I had a number of 8, 10, and 13-inch shells planted in the scrap wall of ditches as "torpedoes" and connected them by means of wires, . . .

(War, US Civil) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

St. John Catholic Church

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Terrell, Texas.
On oldest church site in Terrell, which became a town when Texas & Pacific Railroad was built to this point in 1873. The Rt. Rev. Claude-Marie Dubuis, Bishop of the Diocese, acquired the land on May 22, 1876. First church . . .

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

Church of the Good Shepherd

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Terrell, Texas.
Organized as mission by Rev. John Portmess, vicar, Trinity Sunday, 1877. First services were held at Terrell Academy, a private school founded by the vicar. In 1878 first church edifice was built on this site and . . .

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

Gov. Oscar Branch Colquitt (1861-1940)

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Terrell, Texas.
Twenty-fourth Governor of Texas (1911-1915). Known as "The Napoleon of Texas Politics" and "Little Oscar" because of his short stature, Colquitt was a strong and independent chief executive. His stump speeches were among the . . .

(Politics) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

18th St. Atrium / Littleton Creamery Beatrice Cold Storage Warehouse

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Denver, Colorado.
18th St. Atrium 1919 One of the last buildings constructed in "Warehouse Row," which stretched from Cherry Creek to the 1900 blocks of Wynkoop Street, 1621 18th Street originated as the warehouse and offices for Bourk, . . .

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

Merchandise Mart

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Denver, Colorado.
Built in 1930-31 as a multi-tenant warehouse, 1863 Wazee Street is representative of the final building period in Lower Downtown until the boom of the 1980's. Architect Montana Fallis used the modernistic style to establish . . .

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

Roll of Honor

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Bloomfield, Connecticut.
Roll of Honor Town of Bloomfield 1914 World War 1919 *Harry Emanuel Johnson *Patrick J. Lane *Willard Delmont Mason Alfred Arndt • Philip A Auben • Raymond H Barnard • Arthur G Beebe • Rev Howard W Benedict • Harold . . .

(War, World I) Includes complete text, location, directions, 5 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Site of Bloomfield Methodist Church

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Bloomfield, Connecticut.
On This Site Stood The Bloomfield Methodist Church From 1853 to 1961 Originally Built on Whirlwind Hill in 1832 Moved to This Site in 1853

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

Bloomfield

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Bloomfield, Connecticut.
Bloomfield In 1736 fifty-one inhabitants petitioned for parish privileges in what is now Bloomfield. They called the parish Wintonbury, using parts of the names of the three towns they came from Windsor, Farmingtonand . . .

(Colonial Era • Settlements & Settlers) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Blake Street Area

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Denver, Colorado.
Blake Street was named after Charles Blake, who came to Denver in 1858, and established supply depots throughout Lower Downtown. Originally, the area was Denver's warehouse, brothel, and sporting house district. Some of the . . .

(Industry & Commerce • Entertainment • Landmarks • Notable Places) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Windsor Farm Dairy Building / The Crocker Cracker Factory

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Denver, Colorado.
Windsor Farm Dairy Building 1918 A building with a milky past, the Windsor Farm Dairy was built in 1918 for $30.000. A leading Denver architectural firm, Fisher & Fisher, designed this red brick structure with terra cotta . . .

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

National Road Monument

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Cumberland, Maryland.
This monument is dedicated to the eternal spirits of our forebears. Their inspiration and determination to begin building our Nation's public infrastructure in Cumberland, Maryland, in 1811, helped secure our country's . . .

(Roads & Vehicles) Includes complete text, location, directions, 1 photo, GPS coordinates, map.

Concord Township

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Iroquois, Illinois.
Erected in 1997 by the people of Concord Township and the Village of Iroquois in memory of the men and women who served in the Armed Forces and in hope for the veterans of the future

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

World War I Memorial

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Ludington, Michigan.
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(War, World I • Patriots & Patriotism) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

First Congregational Church

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Manistee, Michigan.
Willian Le Baron Jenney, eminent Chicago architect known as the "father of the skyscraper," designed this beautiful Romanesque church. Completed in 1892, it features vibrant stained glass windows, two of which are of Tiffany . . .

(Churches, Etc. • Man-Made Features) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

The Village of Iroquois Calaboose

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Iroquois, Illinois.
Built in Nov. 1881, according to history, the jail was built because a second saloon was coming to “Bunkum”. The town fathers decided a “cooler” was needed for “wicked people who came from other places to disturb the peace”. . . .

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Cast-Iron Façade

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Baltimore, Maryland.
The front of the Morton K. Blaustein City Life Exhibition Center is a unique example of recycling. The five cast-iron bays fronted a building at 218-226 S. Charles Street before it was demolished in 1976 to make way for . . .

(Notable Buildings) Includes complete text, location, directions, 5 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Vietnam/Korean Conflict Memorial

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Boston, Massachusetts.
Charlestown Veterans Memorial Park Dedicated in honor of the men and women from Charlestown who served in the Armed Forces during the Korean and Vietnam Wars and in memory of those who made the supreme sacrifice.

(War, Korean • War, Vietnam) Includes location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Saugus Massachusetts World War I Honor Roll

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Saugus, Massachusetts.
Dedicated to the men and women of Saugus who served their country in the World War 1917-1918 There are 6 rows of names inscribed, 10 of them have stars, indicating they died in battle. Authorized by town meeting March 1927 . . .

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

Saugus Vietnam Memorial

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Saugus, Massachusetts.
In honor and memory those from the town of Saugus, Mass. who gave their lives in the service of their country in the Vietnam Conflict Cpl. Michael A, DeProfio PFC Richard D. Devine, Jr. Sp/4 Stanley J. Egan PFC Richard D. Devine Jr. Memorial

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