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The Architecture of Bagdad

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Bagdad, Florida.
The historic buildings in Bagdad embody the village's history and cultural heritage, reflecting various periods of growth, and telling an important story about how the town was developed. The village boasts a wide variety of . . .

(Notable Buildings • Settlements & Settlers • Architecture) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Shamrock Water Tower

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Shamrock, Texas.
Soon after residents voted to incorporate in March 1911, Shamrock officials identified the need for a reliable waterworks for the city. Prior to that time, citizens got their water from one of two town wells or hauled it to . . .

(Industry & Commerce) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

First Baptist Church of Shamrock

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Shamrock, Texas.
Organized in 1904 by the Rev. E. A. Oller, this was the second church established in Shamrock. Charter members included Martha Anderson, A. N. Holmes, Mrs. Kaffir, Mrs. Betty McGreggor, and J. M. Woodley. First meeting place . . .

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Shamrock Methodist Church

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Shamrock, Texas.
Visits of Methodist ministers to this area began in 1881. On June 17, 1901, circuit rider W. L. Harris, from Cataline Mission (40 mi N), organized this first local church in native walnut grove of Mrs. Mary Ruth Jones (3 mi . . .

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

Bagdad Mill Site Park

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Bagdad, Florida.
The mill site's natural characteristics were changed in the twentieth century when it was used as a prestress concrete plant (1977-1992) and an asphalt plant (1995-1999). When the asphalt company was unable to continue their . . .

(Horticulture & Forestry • Notable Places) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Animals Along the Blackwater River

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Bagdad, Florida.
When William Bartram rode on horseback through the upper Florida peninsula in 1744, much of his journey was through longleaf pine forests. The landscape of the peninsula has changed since this exploratory journey, and many . . .

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

Greer County, Texas

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near Shamrock, Texas.
Created 1860; until 1896, one of largest counties in Texas. Organized at Old Mobeetie, northwest of here. In 1880s settlement was rapid; by 1892 nearly 2,500 pupils were in county's schools. A post office, jail and many . . .

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

Huis met de Kabouters / House with the Hobgoblins

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, Netherlands.
[Top panel:] Architect A.C. Boerma (1852-1908) Opdrachtgever dhr. Van Ballgooyen Bouwjaar 1884 Het 'huis met de kabouters' is een groep van drie etagewoningen uit 1884, ontworpen door A.C. Boerma, en kenmerkt zich door de . . .

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Working for the Company

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Bagdad, Florida.
Bagdad was a thriving town. At its height, the mill employed about 1,200 mill workers and more than 60 businesses, churches, and schools operated in the village. A November 7, 1885, article in The Pensacola Commercial . . .

(Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers • War, World I) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Will Rogers Highway

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Texola, Oklahoma.
June 26, 1952, on this location, Route 66 was rededicated as the Will Rogers Highway. This was one of the many ceremonies that took place on the state lines of Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, . . .

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Tequila: Symbol of Mexico

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, Mexico.
Emblema de México Siglos XVI-XXI Desde este mirador se tiene un excelente panorama de Tequila, ciudad de traza regular que desde el siglo XIX le ha dado su nombre a la bebida emblemática de México. Una impresión similar . . .

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José María Mercado

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, Mexico.
1811 · 1931 1811 Jalisco 1967 El pueblo y gobierno del estado de Jalisco, en comunión con el pueblo hermano de Nayarit rinden homenaje a sus héroes. Insurgente Jose Maria Mercado Miembros de la compañía fija de San Blas en . . .

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

Submerged Aquatic Vegetation

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Bagdad, Florida.
Submerged aquatic vegetation is an important part of the Northwest Florida ecosystem. It is defined as any combination of seagrasses and algae that covers 10 to 100 percent of the riverbottom. Many of these plant species . . .

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

A New Century

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Bagdad, Florida.
By the turn of the twentieth century, Simpson and Company was shipping lumber as far away as Scandinavia. Following the deaths of the partners in the Simpson Company the lumber mill was sold in 1903 to Thomas R. Lyon of . . .

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The Longleaf Pine

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Bagdad, Florida.
Longleaf or yellow pine forests once dominated the South and spread 90 million acres from the Atlantic Coastal Plain of southeastern Virginia to the West Gulf Coastal Plain of Texas. Longleaf pine developed in close . . .

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José María Mercado Burial Site

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, Mexico.
1781 · 1811 H. XXXVII Ayuntamiento de San Blas, Nay. En el atrio de este templo fue sepultado El Cura “Don Jose Maria Mercado” Heroe de la Independencia, gloria legitima de Mexico. San Blas, Nay., enero 31 de 2008 Marcador . . .

(Churches, Etc. • Colonial Era • Wars, Non-US) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Gebouw Voor Kunst En Wetenschappen / Arts and Science Building

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, Netherlands.
Gebouwd van 1845 tot 1847 naar een ontwerp van stadsarchitect J. van Maurik. Het gebouw staat op de plaats van het koor van de laat 11de- eeuwse Mariakerk, waarvan resten in het gebouw bewaard z?n. Robert Schumann en . . .

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

First Public Education in Tequisquiapan

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, Mexico.
En el año de 1820, D. José Manuel Lopez cedió a la Instrucción el terreno que ocupa este edificio, y en 1821 el Sr. Cura D. L. Nicolás Conejares, de acuerdo con el Y. Ayuntamiento, reglamentó é inauguró este plantel. La . . .

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Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla

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, Mexico.
En honor al Padre de la Patria Esta Plaza lleva su nombre “Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla” H. Ayuntamiento de Tequisquiapan, Qro. 1980-1984 English translation: In honor of the Father of the Nation This plaza is named for “Miguel . . .

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

José Rodrigo Xóc Perez

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, Guatemala.
José Rodrigo Xóc Perez Fechas importantes y alegres de su vida: Nació en: San Antonio Palopó el 26-07-1986, fue Bautizado el 12-06-1987. Su Primera Comunión: a la Edad de 9 o 10 años. Cursó: Tercero básico, 29-10-2004. . . .

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