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“We're going to do something.”

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Stonycreek, Pennsylvania.
Aboard Flight 93, one terrorist claims to have a bomb strapped to his waist. The crew and passengers are forced to the back of the plane and ordered to be quiet. Using Airfones from the seat backs in the rear of the plane . . .

(Heroes • Disasters) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

The Big Chair

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Washington, District of Columbia.
This Anacostia icon once marked the entrance to Curtis Brothers Furniture Co. The business dated to 1926, when young Fred and George Curtis acquired a Model T Ford truck to deliver ice, then progressed to moving furniture. . . .

(Industry & Commerce • Man-Made Features) Includes complete text, location, directions, 8 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Headquarter's Buildings

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Tucson, Arizona.
Adjutant's Office The nerve center of Fort Lowell was the 56-by-56-foot adobe building. The post commander and post adjutant made their offices here. When the regimental commander and his staff were on post, they lived in . . .

(Forts, Castles • Wars, US Indian) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

The Chief Trumpeter

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Tucson, Arizona.
This statue was erected in February 1991 to honor the enlisted men who served in the Southwest during the Apache Wars in the 1870s and 1880s. It was cast in bronze by Desert Crucible, Inc., of Tucson. One and one-half times . . .

(Forts, Castles • Wars, US Indian) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

General Thaddeus Kosciuszko

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Scranton, Pennsylvania.
American Revolutionary War Hero. Lover of Freedom. Son of Poland. The first foreign officer to come to the aid of the American cause. Recruited by the Continental Congress for his military brilliance and engineering skill to . . .

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

York County's 250th Anniversary

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York, Pennsylvania.
Founded in 1749, York County was the fifth county in Pennsylvania and the first to be formed west of the Susquehanna River. Convinced that the area had gained sufficient population, wealth, and the need for a local . . .

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

148 East Philadelphia Street

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York, Pennsylvania.
This property has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior

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

Crawford County Vietnam Memorial

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Van Buren, Arkansas.
Remember those who served and those who died Killed in Action

(Military • War, Vietnam) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

William C. Goodridge

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York, Pennsylvania.
Born into slavery in 1805, William C. Goodridge was sent to York at age six to apprentice as a tanner. At age 16, Goodridge was given his freedom, left York and was trained as a barber. He returned to York in the 1820s. . . .

(Industry & Commerce • Abolition & Underground RR • African Americans) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Murrells Inlet Boat Captains

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Murrells Inlet, South Carolina.
This stretch of our Marshwalk is dedicated to the Murrells Inlet boat captains of the past who established the fishing industry that we depend upon today. Early in the 20th century, seagoing inlet captains began to take . . .

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

Officers' Quarters

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Tucson, Arizona.
The officers of Fort Lowell and their families lived in 7 adobe homes-officers' row. During peak periods of military activity, up to three families lived in each building. After 1889, two smaller houses for married . . .

(Forts, Castles) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

The Fort Lowell Flagstaff

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Tucson, Arizona.
The flagstaff has been the one constant feature of all military establishments since the creation of the U.S. Army in 1784.No matter what era or architectural style, the flagstaff has remained at the center of the parade . . .

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

Metz Field/ Chapin Int'l Airport

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Greenfield, California.
Upper Marker: Back in the 1970s, where the mountains reached the river, Metz field was just that, a field. In 1973, a fella by the name Wayne Handley built a runway, a hanger, a chemical loading facility and hauled in a . . .

(Air & Space) Includes complete text, location, directions, 1 photo, GPS coordinates, map.

Hilltop Park

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Signal Hill, California.
[Walkway Poem] Here on this hill what perspective to see our world ourselves with clarity Each point of view repositioning living vibrant inspiring We come to this place when life gets too fast to reflect on time make a . . .

(Agriculture • Native Americans • Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers) Includes complete text, location, directions, 6 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

"Unity Monument"

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Signal Hill, California.
Dedicated to the victims of September 11, 2001, including those who lost their lives and those who lost their loved ones. This monument is a symbol of our nation’s renewed strength and unity, blending five operate metals . . .

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

“Tribute to the Roughnecks”

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Signal Hill, California.
To honor the courageous men and women who have been a part of the oil fields of Signal Hill, a field proven to be one of the richest in North America. They are represented in this depiction by: Jerrel C. Barto Born 1935 in . . .

(Industry & Commerce) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

USS Arizona Mall Memorial

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Tucson, Arizona.
This memorial honors the sacrifice made by the USS Arizona crew when Pearl Harbor was attacked on December 7, 1941. We remember the 1,177 who lost their lives, their 337 surviving shipmates, and all of their families. The . . .

(War, World II • Patriots & Patriotism) Includes complete text, location, directions, 6 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Hurricane Hazel

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Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.
Hurricane Hazel Oct. 15, 1954 On the afternoon on the 15th emerging to find their physical and economic world shattered, local residents could not have envisioned that their resolve to rebuild would set their provincial . . .

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

The King’s Highway

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Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.
The King’s Highway 1735 By the mid 1700’s a 1,300 mile continuous road linked all thirteen colonies. Called the “King’s Highway” the thoroughfare stretched from Boston, Massachusetts to Charles Town, South Carolina. Kt took . . .

(Colonial Era • Roads & Vehicles) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Scribner’s Brigade

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near Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia.
Scribner’s Brigade Baird’s Division – Thomas’ Corps. Col. Benjamin F. Scribner Sept. 19, 1863, 9:30 A. M. 38th Indiana, Lieut. Col. Daniel F. Griffin. 2nd Ohio, Col. Obadiah C. Maxwell. Maj. William T. Beatty. 33rd . . .

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