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Black Academy At Mt. Olive Baptist Church

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Opelousas, Louisiana.
In 1897, when there were few local schools for Blacks, the 7th District Baptist School was founded and housed in the original church building on this site. It was 1 of 2 private schools for area Blacks.

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

Site of Fort Wapatomica

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Zanesfield, Ohio.
During the Revolution the Wyandot Village here became a British War base called Wapatomica. Invasions against Bryant Station, Ky. and Fort Henry (Wheeling, W. Va.) were planned and started from here. Fort erected 1782, was . . .

(Forts, Castles • War, US Revolutionary) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Francis Hopkinson

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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Signer of the Declaration of Independence September 21, 1737 May 9, 1791 Patriot~Jurist~Essayist~Churchman Member of the Continental Congress of 1776 Provincial Councilor of New Jersey Signer of the Declaration Chairman of . . .

(War, US Revolutionary • Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Patriots & Patriotism) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Home Site of Henry Howe — Historian

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Columbus, Ohio.
He preserved for posterity the story of the brave men and women who founded this great state. He traveled Ohio in 1846 and again in 1886 and twice published his Howe’s Historical Collections of Ohio

(Education • Arts, Letters, Music) Includes location, directions, 5 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Conrad M. Jennings

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Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
A "Man of Friendships" he developed a program of prominence and prestige as athletic director at Marquette University from 1926 through 1956. As track coach from 1922 through 1948 he saw his stars compete around the world. . . .

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

Master Builder Ceferino Gutiérrez Muñóz

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, Mexico.
1901 - 16 de septiembre – 2001 A los 100 años de inaugurado este reloj publico, del y para el pueblo de esta noble ciudad y de haberse erigido esta torre por el maestro Ceferino Gutierrez Muñoz Se recuerda este . . .

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

Glastonbury World War I Monument

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Glastonbury, Connecticut.
1917 1919 In Honor of Those of the Town of Glastonbury Who Answered Their Country’s Call To Serve Humanity Aborn, Merritt W. · Adams, Charles W. · Ahern, Matthew A. · Antos, Charles F. · Backus, Joseph H. · Barber, . . .

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

U.S.S. Kete (SS 369)

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Manitowoc, Wisconsin.
Keel Laid 25 October 1943 Launched 9 April 1944 Commissioned 31 July 1944 On 31 October 1944 the U.S.S. Kete departed Pearl Harbor to begin her first patrol. On 10 March 1945, during her second patrol, she sank 3 vessels . . .

(War, World II • Patriots & Patriotism • Waterways & Vessels • Disasters) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Glastonbury War II Memorial

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Glastonbury, Connecticut.
1941 1945 World War II A Tribute to the Men and Women Who Served Their Country. In Honor of These Who Gave Their Lives. Andrews, Harry E. · Bemer, Steven J. · Boeris, John N. · Carl, Goodrich F. · Chamberlin, Theodore . . .

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

Manchester Korean Conflict Memorial

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Manchester, Connecticut.
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(War, Korean) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Fathers Miguel and José Joaquín Hidalgo

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, Mexico.
En este templo oficiaron los curas Miguel y Jose Joaquin Hidalgo - 1784 English translation: In this temple officiated the priests Miguel and José Joaquín Hidalgo 1784

(Churches, Etc. • Charity & Public Work) Includes location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Women's Army Corps Training Center

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Fort Lee, Virginia.
The Women’s Army Corps (WAC) Training Center was established at nearby Camp Lee in 1948, when the corps gained Regular Army status. The first staff members transformed overgrown fields and dilapidated buildings into usable . . .

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

U.S.S. Kraken (SS 370)

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Manitowoc, Wisconsin.
Keel Laid 14 December 1943 Launched 30 April 1944 Commissioned 8 September 1944 On 12 December 1944 the U.S.S. Kraken departed Pearl Harbor to begin her first patrol, during which she rescued a downed American airman. She . . .

(War, World II • War, Cold • Patriots & Patriotism • Waterways & Vessels) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

U.S.S. Lagarto (SS 371)

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Manitowoc, Wisconsin.
Keel Laid 11 January 1944 Launched 28 May 1944 Commissioned 14 October 1944 On 24 January 1945 the U.S.S. Lagarto departed Pearl Harbor to begin her first patrol. During this patrol she sank 2 vessels totalling 1,845 tons. . . .

(War, World II • Patriots & Patriotism • Waterways & Vessels • Disasters) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Calvin H. Wiley School

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Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
Calvin Henderson Wiley (1819-1887) was a lawyer, author, legislator, minister, and champion of public education. Wiley became North Carolina's first Superintendent of Common Schools in 1853 and remained in that position . . .

(Education • Architecture) Includes complete text, location, directions, 5 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Bacon's Rebellion

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near Cape Charles, Virginia.
In 1676, John Custis II was recognized as a wealthy and powerful man, not only on the Eastern Shore, but also in Jamestown. When Nathaniel Bacon assembled a militia to overthrow the royal government at Jamestown, Governor . . .

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

Slavery on the Eastern Shore

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near Cape Charles, Virginia.
During the early decades of the l7th century, natives of Angola were brought to the Caribbean islands to work on the tobacco and sugar plantations. From there they were brought to Virginia. In 1619 a Dutch man-o-war ship . . .

(Settlements & Settlers • African Americans) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Christian "Chris" Steinmetz

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Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
The "Father of Wisconsin Basketball" and founder of the Milwaukee "W" Club. He starred on the Badger basketball teams of 1902 through 1905. Set many records for points per game and season in the year 1904-1905 which are . . .

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

The Wild Ponies

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near Chincoteague Island, Virginia.
Hardy, compact, and spirited—the horses on Assateague Island run freely over a range bounded by ocean and bay. Bands of mares and young led by protective stallions graze on marsh grasses, drink at freshwater ponds, and . . .

(Agriculture • Settlements & Settlers • Waterways & Vessels • Animals) Includes complete text, location, directions, 7 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Indians

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near Cape Charles, Virginia.
When the English first visited the Eastern Shore in 1608, they found an area which had been inhabited for centuries by Algonquian Indian Tribes. Today archaeologists have found on or near the Arlington Plantation, shards of . . .

(Native Americans • Colonial Era • Settlements & Settlers • Anthropology) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
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