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"Natty Bumpo"

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Cooperstown, New York.
Leatherstocking rescued Chingachgook from flames Chingach dying in his care "Pioneer"

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

External Tank

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Huntsville, Alabama.
The tank exhibited at the U. S. Space & Rocket Center is real. It was delivered to NASA in 1977 it was the first ever built for the shuttle program. The tank was used in the Space Shuttle Main Engine test program at NASA’s . . .

(Air & Space • Exploration) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

U.S. Army/NASA Juno II

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Huntsville, Alabama.
The Juno II was a modified Jupiter rocket with upper stages and payload sections. Its single engine-just like the Jupiter's-could be gimbaled during launch for steering control. Juno II played an important role in the . . .

(Air & Space • Exploration) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

U.S. Army PGM-11 Redstone

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Huntsville, Alabama.
First test-launched in August, 1953, the Redstone Medium-Range Ballistic Missile evolved from a five-year Army research and development program. Named for Redstone Arsenal—where it was developed—this vehicle played a crucial . . .

(Man-Made Features • Air & Space • Exploration) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

3rd Ohio

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near Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia.
Text on the Top Front Side of the Monument: 3rd Ohio Cavalry Text on the Bottom Front Side of the Monument: Long's Brigade - Crook's Division Cavalry Corps Text on the Back Side of the Monument: This Regiment, . . .

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

4th Ohio Cavalry

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near Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia.
Text on the Front Side of the Monument: 4th Ohio Cavalry, Long's Brigade, Crook's Division Cavalry Corps, Text on the Back Side of the Monument: The 4th cavalry was organized by Colonel John Kennett, its first commander . . .

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

From the Mountains of Afghanistan

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Salamanca, New York.
From the mountains of Afghanistan and deserts of Iraq these men and women gave devotion and sacrifice. They are worthy of much greater recognition than words can say. Let us pay tribute to the heroism of those who served and . . .

(War, 2nd Iraq • War, Afghanistan • War, 1st Iraq & Desert Storm) Includes complete text, location, directions, 1 photo, GPS coordinates, map.

Cypress Church

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near Elberon, Virginia.
Nearby to the southeast once stood Cypress Church. It was established by order of the Southwark Parish vestry on 5 April 1743. The rectangular brick building, about 60 by 27 feet in size, was completed by Feb. 1745. After . . .

(Churches, Etc. • Colonial Era • Settlements & Settlers) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Captain John Smith’s Adventures on the James

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Surry, Virginia.
Prior to unloading at Jamestown, the English sailed the James in search of a suitable location. In his account, George Perch recalls crossing to the southern shore on May 5, 1607 at the invitation of a chief he misidentifies . . .

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

James E. O'Hara

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Enfield, North Carolina.
Black political leader. Member, U.S. House of Representatives, 1883-1887. Practiced law in Enfield. Lived 1/10 mi. S.

(Politics • African Americans) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

BREC's Bluebonnet Swamp Nature Center

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Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
The area around the swamp was settled over 200 years ago. This 101 acre Louisiana swamp and surrounding highland terrace escarpment is preserved for education and recreation.

(Education • Settlements & Settlers • Horticulture & Forestry • Environment) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

1st Ohio Cavalry

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near Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia.
Text on the Top Front Side of the Monument: 1st Ohio Cavalry. Lieutenant Colonel Valentine Cupp, Commanding Text on the Bottom Front Side of the Monument: Long's Brigade - Crook's Division Cavalry Corps Text on the . . .

(War, US Civil) Includes complete text, location, directions, 8 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

The Osage Oilfield

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near Osage, Wyoming.
The Osage Oilfield was the first large producing oil field in Weston County. The first oil well drilled here and put into commercial production was the discovery well drilled by the Sinclair Oil Company in 1919. It was . . .

(Industry & Commerce • Natural Resources) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Texas Trail - 1866 to 1897

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near Upton, Wyoming.
Following the Civil War, construction of the transcontinental Railroad opened the west, ensuring elimination of the buffalo herds, forcing Native American Indians onto reservations where the military provided food. The rails . . .

(Industry & Commerce • Roads & Vehicles • Animals) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Pine Paradise

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Upton, Wyoming.
You are amidst a stand of ponderosa pines. These majestic trees which can reach heights of 180 feet provided a variety of habitats for wildlife. Porcupines, pygmy nuthatches, red squirrels and mule deer inhabit ponderosa . . .

(Natural Features • Environment) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Texas Trail - 1866 - 1897

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near Newcastle, Wyoming.
Following the Civil War, construction of the transcontinental Railroad opened the West, ensuring elimination of vast buffalo herds and forcing Native American Indians onto reservations where the military provided food. Leggy . . .

(Industry & Commerce • Roads & Vehicles • Animals) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

The J.E. Greilick Factory

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Traverse City, Michigan.
From any perspective this location marks the most historic industrial site in the Grand Traverse region. Here the Greilick family produced the woodwork, both interior and exterior, that finished the majority of the Victorian . . .

(Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Second Industrial Revolution

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Traverse City, Michigan.
In 1942, the local Chamber of Commerce persuaded the Parsons Corporation to move its Pureaire Unit Kitchen Division into the vacant 60-year-old Greilick plant. About the same time the Sheffer Collet Company also started . . .

(Industry & Commerce • Science & Medicine) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Tennessee Cavalry (USA)

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near Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia.
Text on Front Side of Monument: US In commemoration of the heroism of her sons September 19 - 20, 1863. Tennessee Erects this Monument Cavalry Text on Back Side of Monument: 1st Regiment Lieutenant Colonel James P. . . .

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

Spanish and Mexican Land Grants

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San Antonio, Texas.
The Texas A&M University-San Antonio Campus was built on land that once was conveyed by Spanish and Mexican land grants and traversed by several branches of El Camino Real de Tierra Afuera del Oriente (also known as El . . .

(Agriculture • Native Americans • Education • Settlements & Settlers • Hispanic Americans) Includes complete text, location, directions, 1 photo, GPS coordinates, map.
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