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Sgt. Alvin C. York Educational Legacy

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Pall Mall, Tennessee.
York Bible School York used funds he received from the movie Sergeant York to promote education and his religious convictions through creation of an interdenominational Bible School. The facility would train song leaders, . . .

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

Fentress County / Pickett County

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near Forbus, Tennessee.
Fentress County Established 1823; named in honor of James Fentress then speaker of the State House of Representatives, an office which he had held for four terms. Pickett County Established 1879; named in honor of Howell L. . . .

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

Saltpeter Caves

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Greenville, West Virginia.
The large rooms of theses caves have high vaults and are easily accessible from the outside and are dry under foot. They were owned by John Maddy in 1804. He sold them to Jacob and John Mann who manufactured saltpeter here . . .

(Industry & Commerce • War, US Civil) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

9th Pennsylvania Cavalry

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near Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia.
Text from the front side of the Monument: Pennsylvania's 9th "Lochiel" Veteran Cavalry 1st Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division Army of the Cumberland Text from the back side of the Monument: The Ninth Pennsylvania Veteran . . .

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

123rd Illinois Infantry

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near Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia.
Illinois 123rd Infantry, Wilder's Brigade, Noon, September 20, 1863.

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

Avelino Martinez

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Tehachapi, California.
To quote the authors, Frank F. Latta, Arnold R. Rojas, and Bonnie Ketterl Kane, per Rancho El Tejon’s Mayordomo (Supervisor) of almost sixty years, Don Jose Jesus Lopez (J.J.), about Avelino Martinez; “He was a little dried . . .

(Notable Persons • Cemeteries & Burial Sites) Includes complete text, location, directions, 6 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Robert Henri

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New York City, New York.
Celebrated Painter and teacher, Robert Henri lived, painted and taught here from 1909 until 1929.

(Arts, Letters, Music) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Old Van Buren Township Hall

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Belleville, Michigan.
Van Buren Township was organized out of Huron Township by an act of the Legislative Council of the Territory of Michigan in 1835. Township business was conducted from homes until this building was completed in 1875. The . . .

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

2nd Michigan Cavalry

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near Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia.
Text on the front side of the Monument: Michigan to Her Second Regiment of Cavalry. Colonel Archibald P. Campbell. commanded by Major Leonidas S. Scranton. Campbell's Brigade. McCook's Division. Cavalry Corps. Text on the . . .

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

The Cast Iron Building

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New York City, New York.
Opened in 1868 as McCreery's Dry Goods Store, the Cast Iron Building is one of the finest examples of cast-iron artistry in New York City. Noted architect John Kellum designed the building and the leading firm of J.B. and . . .

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

Morris Homestead

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Romulus, Michigan.
Side 1 This early Victorian farmhouse was built by Robert Anson Morris and Hiram G., his son, circa 1860, of select timbers from the North. Robert and Jane Phillips, his wife, came from New York state, and in 1854 purchased . . .

(Agriculture • Settlements & Settlers • Patriots & Patriotism) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Babylon's Heros World War I Memorial

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Babylon, New York.
To commemorate the supreme sacrifice made by Babylon's heros Eugene J. Cockerill • Leroy Johnson Charles Duffy • Percy Landwehr Eugene Floyd • Joseph F. Murphy Eugene M. Ford • Roland Murray John Huttle • Arthur L. Simrell . . .

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

Merrill-Morris House

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Romulus, Michigan.
Constructed in 1846, this Greek Revival residence was erected just nineteen years after Romulus was first settled. Originally the home of pioneer Harvey W. Merrill, the house is believed to be the oldest still standing in . . .

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

Babylon World War I Memorial

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Babylon, New York.
Dedicated ? A.D. 1919 In Honor Of Ralph J. Billingsley • Leroy Johnson Edward Joseph Cockerill • Percy Landwehr Eugene Henry Floyd • Joseph F. Murphy Eugene Matthew Ford • Roland R. Murray John C. Huttle • Arthur Leigh . . .

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

Honoring the Four Heroic Chaplains...

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Copiague, New York.
who gave their life jackets so that four soldiers might live. The S.S. Dorchester was torpedoed February 3, 1943. As it sank, the four were seen linked arm in arm, heads uplifted in prayer. [The top panel is inscribed:] . . .

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

Cook's Fort

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Greenville, West Virginia.
Constructed, Circa 1770, on land owned by Valentine Cook on Indian Creek. Cook's Fort was one of the largest frontier forts on the western line of settlement, and provided very strong defensive post. Fort covered over acre . . .

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

Athenaeum of Philadelphia

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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Athenaeum of Philadelphia has been designated a National Historic Landmark. This site possesses national significance in commemorating the history of the United States of America.

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

Peterstown

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Peterstown, West Virginia.
Founded by Christian Peters who settled two miles east in 1784. Established as town in 1804. Peters served as expert rifleman in Revolutionary War. Giles, Fayette and Kanawha Turnpike, notable north-south route, linked town in 1830's.

(Settlements & Settlers • War, US Revolutionary) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Home of the Jones Diamond

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Peterstown, West Virginia.
An alluvial diamond weighing 34.48 carats, largest to date found in North America, was discovered here in April 1928 by William P."Punch" Jones and his father, Grover C. Jones Sr., while pitching horseshoes in the home yard . . .

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

Great Neck Road School

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Copiague, New York.
First built as a wooden schoolhouse in 1911, the Great Neck Road School is the oldest elementary school in the Town of Babylon. Brick extensions were added to the original schoolhouse, in 1925, 1931 and 1954, to accommodate . . .

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