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Colliersville Dam

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Colliersville, New York.
Built 1907. Cost $200,000. Flooded 600 acres; Supplied hydroelectric power for the Otsego & Mohawk Trolley Line and nearby villages.

(Waterways & Vessels) Includes location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Old Unadilla

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Sidney, New York.
Site of Iroqouis town burned by Continental Army under command of Colonel William Butler October 10 & 11, 1778

(Native Americans • Colonial Era • War, US Revolutionary) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Niagara River Corridor / Avian Walk

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Buffalo, New York.
[left panel] Niagara River Corridor, 43°E 07'N, 79°E 04W The Niagara River Corridor is considered an Important Bird Area (IBA). IBAs are areas that are critical to bird populations, including nesting locations, key migration . . .

(Arts, Letters, Music • Waterways & Vessels • Animals) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

The Hessler Log Home

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Old Mission Point, Michigan.
In 1854-1856 this log home was built in the southern part of the Old Mission Peninsula by early settlers, Mary & Joseph Hessler. The huge logs cut from pine trees were hand hewn and stacked on top of each other to form the . . .

(Settlements & Settlers • Man-Made Features) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

44th Indiana Infantry

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near Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia.
Text on the Top Front Side of the Monument: 2nd Brigade - Dick 3rd Division - Van Cleve 21st Corps - Crittenden Text on the Bottom Front Side of the Monument: 44th Regiment Indiana Infantry Text on the Back Side of the . . .

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

Industrial Powerhouse

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Buffalo, New York.
Black Rock developed dramatically in the 19th century due to the Erie Canal and its competing railroads. Mills, factories, and an array of manufacturing plants were constructed along the waterfront with immigrant . . .

(Industry & Commerce • Waterways & Vessels) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

The Old Mission Church

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Old Mission, Michigan.
This building is a replica of the original mission church which was erected in 1839 by the Reverend Peter Dougherty, a Presbyterian missionary, who came here from Mackinaw to establish the first mission in this part of the . . .

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

International Crossing

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Buffalo, New York.
The Black Rock Ferry was an important crossing to Canada throughout the 19th century until it ceased operations in 1949. The ferry wharf was located on a long, narrow stone pier constructed to protect Black Rock Harbor from . . .

(Waterways & Vessels) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans

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Traverse City, Michigan.
The Traverse City Auto Dealers are proud to honor the Veterans of Vietnam at this park site marking the entrance to the Central Business District. Welcome to Traverse City. [Auto Dealers not transcribed] "Armed Forces Day" . . .

(War, Vietnam • Patriots & Patriotism) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Reynolds' Division

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near Fort Oglethorpet, Georgia.
Reynold's Division - Thomas' Corps. Major General Joseph J. Reynolds. 1st Brigade - Colonel John T. Wilder. (Mounted Infantry Detached.) 2d Brigade - Colonel Edward A. King. 3d Brigade - Brigadier General John B. Turchin. . . .

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

Lee’s Woods Historic Trail

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Woodbridge, Virginia.
Trail Details Leesylvania State Park lies on a small peninsula on the Potomac, rich with American history. This moderate hike loops through fascinating historical ground, including the Fairfax and Lee family homesteads. The . . .

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

19th Indiana Battery

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near Fort Oglethorpet, Georgia.
19th Indiana Battery. Four Napoleons, Two 3" Rifles. E.A. King's Brigade, Reynolds Division, Thomas' Corps. September 19th, 1863, 4 p.m.. Captain Samuel J. Harris, Commanding. 1st Lieutenant Robert S. Lackey. About 3 p.m. . . .

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

For God and Country

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Moreauville, Louisiana.
In grateful tribute to all who served our Country and in loving memory of our war dead Carlton Alexander Medric Armand Elmo Coco Alton Couvillion Horace Dupas Louis L. Lacour Earl Lemoine Euclide Lemoine Roy Lemoine Bernard . . .

(War, World I • War, World II) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

19th Indiana Battery

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near Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia.
Indiana Nineteenth Battery. (Harris) Second Brigade. (King) Fourth Division. (Reynolds) Fourteenth Corps. (Thomas) Saturday, September 19th, 1863, 4 P.M. to 10 P.M.

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

Seasonal Encampments

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Woodbridge, Virginia.
Seasonal Encampments for river fishing were set up at this place the Native Americans called Yosocomico, meaning “within the enclosure”. These temporary villages were situated on the shoreline at good fishing spots that the . . .

(Native Americans) Includes complete text, location, directions, 5 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Swimming in Bounty

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Woodbridge, Virginia.
(panel 1) Swimming in Bounty When John Smith and his crew reached the Potomac River in July 1608, they were amazed by the abundance of fish, having seen “neither better fish, more plenty, nor more variety” anywhere. Virginia . . .

(Native Americans • Colonial Era • Settlements & Settlers • Exploration) Includes complete text, location, directions, 6 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Annoying the Enemy

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Woodbridge, Virginia.
(Panel 1) After occupying Alexandria for five days, the British withdrew down the Potomac River in early September 1814. To “annoy or destroy” the British ships, Americans established two gun batteries on opposite shores, . . .

(War of 1812 • Waterways & Vessels) Includes complete text, location, directions, 6 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Pollution Solution

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Woodbridge, Virginia.
These two bioretention cells, completed by volunteers in June 2005, are designed to filter run-off from the parking lot, thereby decreasing the pollution entering the Potomac River and Chesapeake Bay. The drawing below shows . . .

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

“Pleasureland of the East”

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Woodbridge, Virginia.
In the late 1950s a large scale gambling resort was planned for Freestone Point. The original scheme boasted a luxury hotel, a golf course and country club, marinas, white sand beaches, swimming pools, tennis, and amusement . . .

(Industry & Commerce • Entertainment • Waterways & Vessels) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Iron Pulley Wheel

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Woodbridge, Virginia.
This artifact was found buried here. It likely served to help pull boats and or nets from the river as part of the fishing activity that occurred here for over 100 years.

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