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Combat Talon / Here Am I; Send Me. Isaiah 6:8

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Hurlburt Field, Florida.
Front This memorial is dedicated to the memory of the MC-130 COMBAT TALON aircrew members who made the ultimate sacrifice while flying one of our military’s most critical and dangerous missions. The primary objective of . . .

(Military • War, Vietnam • Air & Space) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Bodine - Carkhuff House

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Branchburg, New Jersey.
Historical Background The site of the Bodine - Carkhuff House forms part of property acquired by Isaac Bodine in the early 1700s. Church records establish that Bodine, who was of French Huguenot descent, resided in the . . .

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

Operation Just Cause

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Hurlburt Field, Florida.
On 20 December 1989. U.S. Forces invaded Panama and ousted dictator Manuel Noriega in order to reestablish democracy. Air Force special operations active, reserve, and guard units supported conventional and special . . .

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

The Naming of a River

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near Three Forks, Montana.
Many nations traveled and lived along these banks, giving their own names to the river. “Missouri” is the official name given by the U.S. Geological Survey. It dates back to French explorer Jacques Marquette’s journal and . . .

(Native Americans • Waterways & Vessels • Exploration • Anthropology) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Jefferson’s Instructions to Lewis and Clark

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near Three Forks, Montana.
“The object of your mission is to explore the Missouri river, & such principle stream of it, as, by its course & communication with the waters of the Pacific ocean… may offer the most direct & practicable water communication . . .

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

Lewis and Clark

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near St. Louis, Missouri.
June 20, 1803 President Thomas Jefferson’s instructions to Meriwether Lewis on river exploration: “The object of your mission is to explore the Missouri river, & such principle stream of it, as, by its course & . . .

(Waterways & Vessels • Exploration) Includes complete text, location, directions, 5 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Special Tactics Memorial

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Hurlburt Field, Florida.
This statue is dedicated to the Special Tactics Operator We are a community bonded by sacrifice, service and dedication to duty. We are a product of American patriots: families and mentors who shape and guide us to a life of . . .

(Military • Air & Space) Includes complete text, location, directions, 5 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

1970 SEC Champions

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Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
>Overall Record: 9-3 | SEC Record: 5-0 Head Coach Charles Mcclendon LSU won seven of its first eight games including a victory at Auburn over future Heisman Trophy winner Pat Sullivan, and a win in Birmingham over Alabama, . . .

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

Patterson Home Site / Animal House

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Eugene, Oregon.
Site of the home of A.W. and Amanda Patterson. He was a pioneer Lane County doctor and surveyor who plotted a greater part of Eugene. In 1853, Patterson was also a member of the Oregon Legislature and was instrumental in . . .

(Education • Settlements & Settlers • Arts, Letters, Music • Entertainment) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Brig. Gen. Elias Barbee

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Campbellsville, Kentucky.
Side 1 Born 1763. Died 1843. Served in Rev. War from Culpeper Co., Va. His five brothers, Daniel, John, Joshua, Thomas and William, also served in Revolution. Elias Barbee came early to what is now Taylor County. Lived eight . . .

(Education • War, US Revolutionary • Patriots & Patriotism) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Campbellsville / Taylor County

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Campbellsville, Kentucky.
Campbellsville First settled about 1800. Town, established by Legislature, 1817, was made seat of government when county was formed. It was named for Adam and Andrew Campbell who with three brothers came from Va., settling . . .

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

Cumberland Trace

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Campbellsville, Kentucky.
Side 1 As early as 1779 and 1780, many settlers traveled over the trace, passing through what is now Taylor County. The Cumberland Trace branched off from the Wilderness Road near Logan's Station in Lincoln County (40 mi. . . .

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

The Plaza of the Birds

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, Guatemala.
Plaza de los Pájaros (Plaza E) El conjunto limita con la Acrópolis del Norte y con la Acrópolis Noreste. La Plaza de los Pájaros es uno de los espacios urbanos más amplios que fueron construidos en Yaxhá durante el período . . .

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

Ellis F. Lawrence

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Eugene, Oregon.
During the first half of the 20th century, Ellis Fuller Lawrence was one of Oregon's foremost architects. In 1914, he became the founder and first dean of the School of Architecture and Allied Arts at the University of . . .

(Education • Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Architecture) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Camp Site

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near Campbellsville, Kentucky.
An experience Indian fighter in the West, Moore ordered his men to build a fort across the road on the southern approach. rebel scouts could hear the sound of axes and falling trees on the night of July 3. "I did not move my . . .

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

Confederate Raids

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Campbellsville, Kentucky.
Gen. John Hunt Morgan's cavalry, returning from second Kentucky raid, here, Dec. 31, 1862. Took supplies. Went on to Tenn. On raid union's rail supply line wrecked and $2,000,000 property destroyed. Morgan through here again . . .

(War, US Civil) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Courthouse Burned

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Campbellsville, Kentucky.
Gen. Hylan B. Lyon with 800 men invaded Ky., Dec. 1864, to enforce CSA draft law and divert USA from Nashville. In 23 days he burned seven courthouses used by Union forces. See map on reverse side. the courthouse at . . .

(War, US Civil) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

First Taylor County Courthouse

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Campbellsville, Kentucky.
The first courthouse was a brick building constructed in 1848, the year the county separated from Green County. It was larger than the second courthouse and was located in the center of the square. During the Civil War, . . .

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

The North Acropolis at Yaxhá

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, Guatemala.
Acrópolis Norte El conjunto es el más antiguo de Yaxhá, su morfología representa aspectos sagrados de la cosmovisión maya. Prácticamente todos los edificios incluyen construcciones más antigua en el interior. En el lado . . .

(Native Americans • Man-Made Features • Anthropology • Architecture) Includes complete text, location, directions, 5 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Second Taylor County Courthouse - 1867

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Campbellsville, Kentucky.
Between 1856 0 1866, a Clerks' Office was built for the circuit and county clerks on the west end of the square and remains on that site today. the second courthouse, a single-story, brick building was completed in 1867 and . . .

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