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Mansion Site

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near Cape Charles, Virginia.
Exploratory digs here in 1988 and 1994 uncovered a three brick wide foundation of an extraordinary 17th century home. Measuring 54 feet by 43.5 feet, this huge footing supported a structure described in 1709 as a . . .

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

Frederick William Luderus

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Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Born, September 12, 1885, at Milwaukee Wisconsin. With the Chicago Cubs in 1910 and the Philadelphia Phillies from 1911 through 1920. Captain and stellar first-baseman of the 1915 National League Champions. He hit .438 . . .

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

Joseph A. "Red" Dunn

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Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Marquette quarter-back genius, who captained, passed and punted his team to 17 wins and 1 tie, for undefeated seasons in 1922 and 1923. Field general of the Green Bay Packers in their championship years of 1929, 1930 and . . .

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

Welcome to Assateague Village

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near Chincoteague Island, Virginia.
In the 1800s, after the lighthouse was built, a small community grew up not far from here. By the early 1900s, about 225 lived in the village, which included a school, dry goods store, and a church. The residents harvested . . .

(Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers • Waterways & Vessels) Includes complete text, location, directions, 6 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Charles E. "Gus" Dorais

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Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Brilliant Notre Dame quarter-back from 1910 through 1913. Captain in 1912. The combination of Dorais to Knute Rockne "passed themselves to fame" in the stunning upset of 1913 when Notre Dame defeated the Army at West Point - . . .

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

Howard P. "Cub" Buck

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Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
A great tackle at the University of Wisconsin from 1913 through 1915. Captain in his senior year. Received numerous All-American & All-Western nominations. Star lineman of the Green Bay Packers from 1922 through 1925. Born, . . .

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

Still Shining...After All These Years

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near Chincoteague Island, Virginia.
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the Assateague Island Lighthouse is a striking landmark that attracts many visitors. At the same time, it is an active aid to navigation, operated by the U.S. Coast Guard, . . .

(Man-Made Features • Waterways & Vessels) Includes complete text, location, directions, 9 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Cecil Cooper

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Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Born December 20, 1949 in Brenham, TX, Copper was selected by Boston in the 1968 draft and made his Major League debut with the Red Sox in 1971. He was traded to the Milwaukee Brewers prior to the 1977 season. A five-time . . .

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

Dick Bennett

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Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Born April 20, 1943 in Pittsburgh, PA, Bennett began his collegiate coaching career at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point where he won 173 games. He was named NAIA Coach of the Year after leading the Pointers to a . . .

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

Ray Berres

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Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
A native of Kenosha, Ray Berres is one of the most respected pitching coaches in Major League Baseball history. Berres played in the Majors for 11 years in the 1930s and 40s. As a coach with the Chicago White Sox, Berres . . .

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

Maritime Highway

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Cape Charles, Virginia.
Shipping traffic, commercial fisheries, recreation and tourism industries and the military rely on the Chesapeake Bay for its logistic potential. Native American canoes, colonial sailing ships, 20th century schooners, and . . .

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

Stockton Inn

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Stockton, New Jersey.
This is the Wishing Well Made Famous By The Song "There's a Small Hotel With a Wishing Well" by Rodgers & Hart.

(Arts, Letters, Music • Entertainment) Includes location, directions, 1 photo, GPS coordinates, map.

Farm to Market

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Cape Charles, Virginia.
The Eastern Shore has a rich agricultural history--from large British land grant farms to post-civil war tenant farmers and from large commercial outfits to small organic farms. Agriculture continues to be the largest . . .

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

Chesapeake Bay

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Cape Charles, Virginia.
The Chesapeake Bay, vital to the survival of many species of shorebirds and birds of prey, provides fish, mollusks, and crabs as well as a variety of nesting habitats along the Eastern Shore. Many of these birds can be seen . . .

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

The Dunes

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Cape Charles, Virginia.
An ever-changing dynamic ecosystem, established dune ridges make up the backbone of the Eastern Shore. Over time, tides and wind cause sand to accumulate creating sand dunes. Intense storms and human impacts can cause . . .

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

The Site of Fort Pitt

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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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(Forts, Castles • War, French and Indian) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Warren Pony Truss Bridge

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near Norwich, Ohio.
This is among the oldest surviving rivet-connected Warren Pony Truss bridges in Ohio and a good example of a bridge type commonly used in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. It is typical of the quality of . . .

(Roads & Vehicles • Bridges & Viaducts • Architecture) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

17th Indiana (Mounted) Infantry

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near Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia.
Indiana Seventeenth Regiment (Mounted) Infantry. (Jones) First Brigade. (Wilder) Fourth Division. (Reynolds) Fourteenth Corps. (Thomas) Sunday, September 20th, 1863, 12 M. to 1 P.M.

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

Laiboldt's Brigade

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Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia.
Laiboldt's Brigade. Sheridan'a Division - McCook's Corps. Colonel Bernard Laiboldt. September 20, 1863. Morning, 1st Position. 44th Illinois - Colonel Wallace W. Barrett. 73d Illinois - Colonel James F. Jaquess. 2d Missouri . . .

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

Sgt. Alvin C. York's Personal and Spiritual Life

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Pall Mall, Tennessee.
The home where Sgt. York was born no longer stands, except for a portion of the north chimney. A large nearby spring supplied water for the William York family and later served Alvin's family too. It was on a hill above the . . .

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