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MC-130E Combat Talon I

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Hurlburt Field, Florida.
Left side plaque The MC-130E Combat Talon I is a specially modified Lockheed C-130E Hercules designed provide a unique airpower capability for United States Special Operations Forces. From its origin in 1965, the Combat . . .

(Military • Air & Space) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Ulysses Simpson Grant

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near New Richmond, Ohio.
Ulysses Simpson Grant General in the United States Army and twice elected President of the United States was born on April 27, 1822 in a house on this spot

(War, US Civil • Politics • Patriots & Patriotism) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Lee's Headquarters at Gettysburg

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near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
"This is without a doubt the most important preservation effort we've yet undertaken." —Jim Lighthizer, President, Civil War Trust In the decades after the battle, the Thompson House became a popular attraction among . . .

(Education • War, US Civil • Man-Made Features) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Jesup's Battle

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Jupiter, Florida.
On January 24, 1838, Major General Thomas S Jesup, commanding 1,500 men, the largest army of Second Seminole War. [1835-42], marched to the headwaters of the Loxahatchee River, where he defeated approximately 300 Red and . . .

(Wars, US Indian) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Powell's Battle

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Jupiter, Florida.
On January 15,1838,during the Second Seminole War.The Seminoles met and defeated U.S. forces in the first battle of the Loxahatchee River.Trying to end the war,Maj. Gen. Thomas Jesup brought several columns of troops to . . .

(Wars, US Indian) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

St. Mark Baptist Church

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Florence, Alabama.
St. Mark Baptist Church is the oldest Missionary Baptist Church in Florence, Alabama. In 1859, a group of Christians began worshipping in a brush arbor on this site. John A. Rorttock, Trustee for colored members of the . . .

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

Jesse James Gang Canal Payroll Robbery/Trial of Frank James

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Elgin, Alabama.
(side 1) Jesse James Gang Canal Payroll Robbery March 1881 In, 1881, approximately three miles south of here, the U.S. Corps of Engineers was constructing the Muscle Shoals Canal along the north side of the Tennessee . . .

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

River Street Inn

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

Combat Wounded Veterans Memorial

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Milton, Florida.
Dedicated To All The Men And Women Who Are Recipients Of The Nation's Oldest Military Decoration "The Purple Heart" Combat Wounded Veterans Military Order of the Purple Heart 1782 - 1932 My stone is red for the blood they . . .

(Military • Heroes) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

AC-130H Spectre

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Hurlburt Field, Florida.
Project Pave Spectre began in 1971 to support combat operations in Southeast Asia. Eleven C-130Es were converted to AC-130Es and modified with 7.62mm, 20mm and 40mm guns, Infared and Low Light Level Television sensors, . . .

(War, Vietnam • Air & Space • Disasters • War, 1st Iraq & Desert Storm) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Operation Kingpin

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Hurlburt Field, Florida.
On 20 November 1970, U.S. Air Force Special Operations Forces and the U.S. Army Special Forces made a daring raid deep in North Vietnamese territory on the Son Tay prison camp 23 miles west of Hanoi. The mission was to . . .

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

Medal of Honor Recipients

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Hurlburt Field, Florida.
Medal of Honor Recipients World War I 2nd.Lt. Erwin R. Bleckley Oct.6,1918,Binarville,France 2nd.Lt. Harold E. Goettler Oct.6,1918,Binarville,France 2nd.Lt. Frank Luke Jr. Sept.29,1918,Murvaux,France Capt. Edward V. . . .

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

Medal of Honor Recipients

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Hurlburt Field, Florida.
Medal of Honor Recipients Korea Maj. George A. Davis Jr. Feb.10,1952,Sinuiju-Yalu River,N.Korea Maj. Charles J. Loring Jr. Nov.22,1952,Sniper Ridge,N.Korea Maj. Louis J. Sebille Aug.5, 1950,Hamch'ang,S.Korea Capt. John . . .

(War, Korean • Military • Heroes) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Miguel Hidalgo

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, Mexico.
Al Padre de la Patria Miguel Hidalgo los estados de la Republica Mexicana Año de 1887 Decreto la erección de este monumento el Presidente Benito Juarez en 6 de junio de 1863. Se construyó siendo Presidente de la Republica el . . .

(Colonial Era • Patriots & Patriotism • Wars, Non-US) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Medal of Honor Recipients

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Hurlburt Field, Florida.
Medal of Honor Recipients Vietnam Capt.Steven L. Bennett June 29, 1972, Quang Tri, S.Vietnam Col.George E. Day Conspicuous Gallantry while POW Maj.Merlyn H. Dethlefsen Mar. 10, 1967, Thai Nguyen, N. Vietnam Maj.Bernard . . .

(Military • War, Vietnam • Heroes) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

C-123 Provider

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Hurlburt Field, Florida.
The C-123 aircraft was used extensively during peacetime operations and during the Southeast Asia conflict in a multitude of roles which included tactical airlift, Ranch Hand (aerial spray), Candlestick (night illumination), . . .

(Military • War, Vietnam • Air & Space) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Louis Jolliet & Père Jacques Marquette

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Chicago, Illinois.
In Honor of Louis Jolliet & Père Jacques Marquette The First White Men to Pass Through the Chicago River September 1673 This Tablet is placed by the Illinois Society of the Colonial Dames of America Under the auspices of the . . .

(Exploration) Includes complete text, location, directions, 5 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Catherine and Jean-Baptiste Point du Sable

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Chicago, Illinois.
Considered the founders of Chicago, Catherine (1756 - 1809) and Jean Baptiste (1745 - 1818) Point du Sable established a fur trading post on this site in the 1770s or early 1780s, approximately a half century before Chicago . . .

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

Site of Western Eagle

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Lexington, Indiana.
Western Eagle was second newspaper in Indiana Territory. Founded in Madison 1813, moved to Lexington July 8, 1815 and to this site October 1815. Jacob Rhoads, publisher after 1814, terminated publication January 6, 1816 for . . .

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

Lexington First County Seat

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Lexington, Indiana.
Side 1 Scott County formed by Indiana General Assembly 1820; Lexington selected county seat. Attempts made 1823, 1839, 1840 to relocate county seat to more central location. Petition to County Commissioners 1870 was . . .

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