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Eddie James "Son" House Jr.

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East Rochester, New York.
Eddie James "Son" House Jr. Father of the delta blues worked at the E.R. railroad carshops on this location from 1944-1946 East Rochester local history

(Railroads & Streetcars • Arts, Letters, Music) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Penfield Station

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East Rochester, New York.
Penfield Station Built in 1884, it served as the main freight/passenger terminal for the New York Central Railroad until 1900. It continued as a freight house until the 1960s when it became a local commercial establishment. . . .

(Railroads & Streetcars) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

School District No. 9

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East Rochester, New York.
School District No. 9 formed 1822 in towns Perinton & Pittsford. First school built 1835. Later brick and stone school was used 1856 - 1898.

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

Ontario Drill Works

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East Rochester, New York.
Ontario Drill Works Grain drill manufacturer considered the "Cadillac" of grain drills. Ontario St. named after them. Located here 1900-1961. East Rochester local history

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

Eyer Block

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East Rochester, New York.
Eter Block Construction began in 1899. It was built in three sections by Harry Eyer, a local real estate developer. Destroyed by fire in 1914, it was rebuilt on its present site. E.R. local history

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

Fryatt House

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East Rochester, New York.
Fryatt House Built in 1917. Home to B.J. and Retta Fryatt. Pioneer village residents and first business owners. Donated to village in 1955 for library. E.R. local history

(Charity & Public Work) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Rialto Theater

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East Rochester, New York.
Rialto Theater Built in 1919 by Harold Dygert. Renamed the Capri in 1961. Converted to apartments in 1966. Questa candy store was adjacent to the theater. E.R. local history

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

Substructure 38

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, Mexico.
Subestructura 38 Es uno de los edificios abovedados más antiguos de Dzibilchaltun. Se construyó con mampostería burda y su bóveda fue techada con la técnica de piedras saledizas. Por la cerámica encontrada en el escombro que . . .

(Native Americans • Man-Made Features • Anthropology) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Five Mile House

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Gaines, New York.
Five Mile House Later known as Ball's Tavern. Built in 1816 by John Huff. Here the mail carriers between Canandaigua and Lewiston used to stop over night.

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

Sacbe 1

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, Mexico.
Sacbé 1 Este camino artificial o “sacbé” mide 20 m. de ancho; se inicia al este de la plaza central y 400 m. después, en la misma dirección, entronca con la gran plataforma que sustenta los edificios en torno de la . . .

(Native Americans • Man-Made Features • Anthropology) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

World War I Memorial

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Wellsville, Pennsylvania.
"In honor of the Boys of Wellsville and Vicinity who entered the service of our country to make the world safe for democracy" U S Honor Roll Lt. Walter W. Hoover • Pr. Arthur O. Lewis Lt. Jacob T. March • Pr. Robert D. . . .

(War, World I • Patriots & Patriotism) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

World War II Memorial

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Wellsville, Pennsylvania.
Roll of Honor from Wellsville and the surrounding area These men and women served our nation and the world in World War II 1941 - 1945 World War II Vets [Names not transcribed]

(War, World II • Patriots & Patriotism) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Korean War, Vietnam War, Gulf War Memorial

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Wellsville, Pennsylvania.
Korean War June 1950 to Jan. 1955 [Honor Roll of Veterans] Vietnam War 1964-1975 [Honor Roll of Veterans] Gulf War [Honor Roll of Veterans]

(War, Korean • War, Vietnam • Patriots & Patriotism • War, 1st Iraq & Desert Storm) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

George Eastman House

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Rochester, New York.
George Eastman House has been designated a Registered National Historic Landmark under the provisions of the Historic Site Act of August 21, 1935. This site possesses exceptional value in commemorating or illustrating the . . .

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

The West Garden

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Rochester, New York.
This garden was originally created in 1917 by Claude Bragdon. George Eastman had been inspired by photographs of the Garden at Hestercombe House, Somerset, England, designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens and Miss Gertrude Jekyll. . . .

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

Ford Street Bridge

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Rochester, New York.
New York Historic Marker Ford Street Bridge (Formerly Clarissa Street Bridge) Originally built - 1918 Original width - 39' Rehabilitation date - 2001 New width - 50'

(Bridges & Viaducts) Includes location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Nursery Office

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Rochester, New York.
Nursery Office Designed by A.J. Davis in the Gothic style, 1855 for Ellwanger and Barry, the nurserymen who made Rochester the Flower City.

(Architecture) Includes location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

St. Mary's Hospital

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Rochester, New York.
St. Mary's Hospital Opened in September 1857 by the Sisters of Charity from Emmitsburg, Maryland. Cared for over 3000 sick and wounded Civil War Soldiers.

(War, US Civil • Science & Medicine • Charity & Public Work) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Margaret Woodbury Strong

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Rochester, New York.
Margaret Woodbury Strong loved to play and recognized the importance of play to learning. She founded The Stong in 1968, and it opened to the public in 1982. The Strong is the only collections-based museum in the world . . .

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

Lynching In America / The Lynching of William Miller

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Brighton, Alabama.
Side 1 Lynching In America Thousands of black people were the victims of lynching and racial violence in the United States between 1877 and 1950. The lynching of African Americans during this era was a form of racial . . .

(Industry & Commerce • Civil Rights • Labor Unions • African Americans) Includes complete text, location, directions, 5 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
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