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Lake Iola Interurban Site

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Scottsburg, Indiana.
(Side 1) Indianapolis and Louisville Traction Company organized to build track between Seymour and Sellersburg as part of the interurban line which extended from Indianapolis to Louisville; track completed in 1907. First . . .

(Railroads & Streetcars • Man-Made Features) Includes complete text, location, directions, 5 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Pigeon Roost

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near Scottsburg, Indiana.
(Side 1) Pigeon Roost, settled 1809 in Clark County, was attacked on September 3, 1812. Over twenty settlers and an unknown number of Indians were killed. Clark County militia unsuccessfully pursued the remaining Indians. . . .

(Native Americans • Settlements & Settlers • War of 1812) Includes complete text, location, directions, 5 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Pigeon Roost

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near Scottsburg, Indiana.
A community established here in 1809 was attacked by Indians on September 3, 1812; 15 children and 9 adults were massacred; only one family escaped to spread the alarm.

(Native Americans • Settlements & Settlers • War of 1812) Includes location, directions, 5 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Northern Boundary of Clark's Grant

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near Scottsburg, Indiana.
(Side 1) Northern Boundary of Clark's Grant near here. Land grant provided by Virginia 1781 to General George Rogers Clark and his men for American Revolutionary War service against British in Illinois country. Grant was . . .

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

John Kimberlin Farm

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Nabb, Indiana.
(Side 1) Kimberlin, a Revolutionary War veteran, was first person to purchase land in what is now Scott County In 1804, he bought Tract 264 of land grant to soldiers of George Rogers Clark. His family settled 1805 in . . .

(Native Americans • Settlements & Settlers • War of 1812 • Patriots & Patriotism) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Bartram's Trail

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near Tuskegee, Alabama.
William Bartram, America's first native born artist - naturalist, passed through Macon County during the Revolutionary era, making the first scientific notations of its flora, fauna and inhabitants. As the appointed botanist . . .

(Colonial Era • Horticulture & Forestry • Science & Medicine • Exploration) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Macon County Legal Milestone

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Tuskegee, Alabama.
Front Macon County was created by the Alabama Legislature on December 18, 1832 and formed out of land formerly belonging to the Creek Indians. The County was named for Nathaniel Macon, a Revolutionary War soldier and . . .

(Notable Buildings • Politics • African Americans • Architecture) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Hatton Ferry

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near Scottsville, Virginia.
History of Hatton Ferry. The Hatton Ferry began operation in 1870, when Buckingham County authorities issued a court order to construct a public ferry across the James River to the Albemarle County lands of Thomas P. Gantt . . .

(Industry & Commerce • Roads & Vehicles • Waterways & Vessels • Bridges & Viaducts) Includes complete text, location, directions, 13 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Brief History of Tuskegee, Alabama

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Tuskegee, Alabama.
Front Tuskegee consists of 80 square miles and is the county seat of Macon County, Alabama. Tuskegee rests in the heart of the rural Alabama Black Belt and is 40 miles east of Montgomery. Tuskegee was founded by General . . .

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

Macon County Confederate Monument

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

Waiting for the Bus

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Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site, Alabama.
The tarmac between the two hangars was a busy part of Moton Field. Cadets arriving by bus were dropped off here and went to their duties in preparation for flight training. Others boarded the buses to return to the Tuskegee . . .

(War, World II • Air & Space • African Americans) Includes complete text, location, directions, 5 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

We Poured Volley After Volley, Doubtless With Terrible Execution

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near Sharpsburg, Maryland.
Pvt. Berry Benson, 1st South Carolina Infantry, Gregg's Brigade About 4:00 p.m. the 4th Rhode Island and 16th Connecticut Infantry Of Col. Edward Harland's Brigade were below and in front of you. They constituted the left . . .

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

West Market Street United Methodist Church

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Greensboro, North Carolina.
Has Been Placed On The National Register Of Historic Places

(Churches, Etc.) Includes location, directions, 5 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Harold Washington

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Chicago, Illinois.
Harold Washington was elected Chicago's first African American Mayor on April 21 1983 He brought together a coalition of Chicagoans that spanned economic, social and racial lines. Of his legacy, he said: I hope someday to be . . .

(Arts, Letters, Music • Man-Made Features • Politics • African Americans) Includes complete text, location, directions, 5 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Swedes of Texas

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Austin, Texas.
Swedish immigration to Texas began with the arrival of Swen Magnus Swenson in 1838. Settling first on the Gulf Coast, he became a successful businessman. In 1850 he moved to Austin, where he established a ranch in the area . . .

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

Smith Station

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near Aurora, Missouri.
Smith Spring Water Station 1858 Butterfield Stage Line Overland Mail

(Communications • Roads & Vehicles) Includes location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Butterfield Overland Mail in Missouri — 1858-1861

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near Clever, Missouri.
The John C. Ashmore Relay Station in northwest Christian County stood in Polk Township, 152 ½ miles from the Tipton Terminus. It was the only station in the county.

(Communications • Roads & Vehicles) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Butterfield Overland Mail in Missouri — 1858-1861

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near Aurora, Missouri.
The John I. Smith Relay Station was 172 ½ miles from the Tipton Terminus and stood in northeast Barry County, about 7 miles west of Crane.

(Communications • Roads & Vehicles) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Civil War Earthworks

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Madisonville, Louisiana.
One of two lines of fortifications excavated from January to March 1864 by Union forces "on fatigue duty" soon after their capture of Madisonville. Intended to defend the town from Confederate attacks coming from the . . .

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

Tri-State Warbird Museum

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near Batavia, Ohio.
Tri-State Warbird Museum (logo) The Walk of Veterans we salute the honored veterans who defended our freedom. Their courage, valor, and sacrifice serve as an inspiration to all.

(Military) Includes location, directions, 6 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
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