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The Claude News

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Claude, Texas.
Established as the "Argus," Jan. 1, 1890, in the new railroad town of Claude. Later it merged with "Goodnight News" to become "Claude News." First publisher, W. S. Decker, sold paper to B. F. Hines, who sold to J. H. Hamner, . . .

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

Maartensbrug en Oude Gracht / "St. Martin's Bridge" on the Old Canal

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, Netherlands.
De brug waar u op staat, de Maartensbrug, is genoemd paar St Maarten, het patroonheilige van de Dom en de stad. De oudste vermelding van de (houten) brug is uit 1196, maar er moet er in ieder geval al een geweest zijn . . .

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

El Malpais

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Grants, New Mexico.
Created December 31, 1987-Dedicated August 24, 1991. The El Malpais National Conservation Area (NCA) was the first area so designated by Congress in New Mexico. Congress established the NCA to conserve and protect the . . .

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

A Fortress of Finance

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Washington, District of Columbia.
Declared a National Historic Landmark in 1972, the US Treasury Building is the oldest departmental building in Washington. The building serves as the headquarters of the Treasury Department. Treasury's responsibilities . . .

(Notable Buildings) Includes complete text, location, directions, 6 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Vallejo Naval & Historical Museum

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Vallejo, California.
This Spanish Renaissance Revival building has served as a museum since 1979. The building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

(Notable Buildings • Government) Includes location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

José Martí in Guatemala

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, Guatemala.
Jose Marti Vivio en esta casa en 1877 Apostol y mártir de la independencia de Cuba. Su obra de poeta, escritor y político se inspiro en altos ideales de libertad y fraternidad. Amo al pueblo de Guatemala que le rinde este . . .

(Arts, Letters, Music • Man-Made Features • Politics • Patriots & Patriotism) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Vallejo As State Capital

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Vallejo, California.
Vallejo was the official seat of state government from February 4, 1851 to February 4, 1852. The Capitol, shown above, within which the Legislature convened in 1852 and 1853, stood near this spot.

(Government) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Red Men's Hall

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Vallejo, California.
The Red Men's Hall is a variant of the Renaissance Revival style and exhibits three Native American terra cotta portraits. The building is the home of Samoset Tribe No. 22, organized in 1869. The building was constructed in . . .

(Notable Buildings • Fraternal or Sororal Organizations) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Claustraal Huis van Oudemunster / Canon House of the Former Oudmunster Church

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, Netherlands.
Zijgevel uit ca 1540 van een middeleeuws huis van een kanunnik van de verdwenen kerk van Oudmunster of St Salvator (omtrek in het plaveisel van het Domplein). Fraai voorbeeld van vroege Renaissance-architectuur met . . .

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

Friedrich Stoltze Geburtshaus / Birthplace

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, Germany.
Zur Erinnerung an das Geburtshaus zum Rebstock LIT.L87 des Dichters Friedrich Stoltze ? 21.11.1816 †28.3.1891 Das Haus fiel 1904 dem Altstadtdurch- bruch zum Opfer [English translation:] In memory of the house of birth, . . .

(Arts, Letters, Music) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Widenmann-Plutchok Home

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Vallejo, California.
This Carpenter Gothic farmhouse was built in 1869 by J.E. Abbott. It was purchased in 1872 by Charles Widenmann, brewer, and remained the family home for over 70 years. The Napa River Craftsman style stone was added when . . .

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

First Catholic Church

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Vallejo, California.
On August 19, 1855, the first Catholic Church in Vallejo was dedicated on this site.

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

Power & Fleming Grocers

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Vallejo, California.
Power & Fleming Grocers was located at the northwest corner of Virginia and Marin Streets, c. 1907. The Fleming family owned property on the outskirts of town where they produced fruit, vegetables, dairy, etc. Their goods . . .

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

D.C. Madam's House

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Vallejo, California.
This Greco-Italianate residence was constructed by Thomas B. Elder in the 1870s on this site which John B. Frisbie obtained by patent from President Andrew Johnson. The home was restored in the 1970s by John and Ruth Derry. . . .

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

North Terrace Wing

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near Charlottesville, Virginia.
What you see here is a reconstruction of the North Terrace wing. The original wing, built 1801-05, housed Jefferson's carriages and the horses and carriages of visitors; most of Jefferson's horses were stabled at the east . . .

(Patriots & Patriotism • Roads & Vehicles • African Americans) Includes complete text, location, directions, 7 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Michigan Summer Symposium in Theoretical Physics

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Ann Arbor, Michigan.
This plaque honors the Michigan Summer Symposium in Theoretical Physics, 1928-1941, under the leadership of Harrison Randall. During this period virtually every world-renowned physicist lectured at the symposium, which . . .

(Science & Medicine) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Benito Juárez in Guanajuato

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, Mexico.
El C. Benito Juárez, después del golpe de estado de Comonfort, residió aquí del 17 de enero al 13 de febrero de 1858. Erigió esta Ciudad provisionalmente en Capital de la República; constituyó su Gabinete; convocó á los . . .

(Native Americans • Politics • Patriots & Patriotism) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

St. Vincent Ferrer Church

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Vallejo, California.
This Gothic style Church was dedicated on June 28, 1898.

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

Mansion Gallery

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Vallejo, California.
Built in 1902 by George J. Herbert, given by the family to the Solano County Historical Society in 1961, and further restored in 1969 by the Artists League of Vallejo for the cultural benefit of the public.

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

Temple of San Diego

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, Mexico.
Aunque hoy en día sólo vemos el Templo de San Diego en medio de grandes ejemplos de arquitectura histórica en la ciudad, este recinto tuvo una interesante historia que data desde los orígenes de la villa, y una construcción . . .

(Churches, Etc. • Man-Made Features • Disasters) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
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