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Buena Vista

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Ione, California.
In the mineral rich Ione Valley, between Ione and the southern Mokelumne River, where once mining communities like, Lancha Plana, Camp Opra and Camanche dotted the maps, is the town of Buena Vista. Situated at the . . .

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

Oroville Dam

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Oroville, California.
In deep appreciation of those who had the foresight to plan, design, and construct the Oroville Dam Project and to those who have been operating and maintaining it for the State Water Project and the people of California. . . .

(Agriculture • Industry & Commerce • Man-Made Features • Waterways & Vessels) Includes complete text, location, directions, 6 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Lynching of Anthony Crawford / Racial Violence in South Carolina

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Abbeville, South Carolina.
The Lynching of Anthony Crawford In Abbeville on Saturday, October 21, 1916, a white mob lynched a black leader named Anthony Crawford for cursing a white man. A 56-year-old planter, "Grandpa" Crawford owned 427 acres of . . .

(African Americans) Includes complete text, location, directions, 6 photos.

Daniel O. McCarthy

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Los Angeles, California.
This fountain is a Memorial to the Gallant Pioneers of '49 of whom Daniel O. McCarthy, patriot, miner, leader, was an outstanding example. He was born [in] Raleigh, N.C., August 24, 1830. Died Los Angeles, August 13, 1919. . . .

(Notable Persons • Patriots & Patriotism) Includes complete text, location, directions, 5 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Juan Bautista De Anza

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Los Angeles, California.
Soldier, explorer and discoverer of the overland route from Sonora, Mexico to California. Leader of the first Spanish settlers who came through San Carlos Pass December 1775 on their way to Monterey. Done for the love of . . .

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

William “Little Willie” Adams and Victorine Quille Adams

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Baltimore, Maryland.
As a young man, William Adams worked as a “numbers runner,” then owner of Little Willie’s Tavern. Eventually he emerged as West Baltimore’s leading businessman and a major investor in black-owned businesses. In 1935, Adams . . .

(Politics • African Americans) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

The Royal Theater & Pennsylvania Avenue

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Baltimore, Maryland.
Pennsylvania Avenue’s nightclubs hummed with jazz and soul music for over forty years. Thousands crowded into the Royal Theater to see Eubie Blake, Billie Holiday, James Brown, and many other music legends. Built in 1921, . . .

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

Violet Hill Whyte: Baltimore’s Lady Law

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Baltimore, Maryland.
As a teacher and mother of four, Mrs. Violet Hill Whyte of Carrollton Avenue did not fit the accepted image of a policeman in the 1930s. Regardless, on December 3, 1937, she became the city’s first African-American police . . .

(Charity & Public Work • African Americans) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Clarence and Parren Mitchell

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Baltimore, Maryland.
Clarence and Parren Mitchell grew up in Harlem Park, and fought for equality well beyond their West Baltimore neighborhood. In 1933, Clarence reported on an Eastern Shore lynching for The Afro-American newspaper. He came . . .

(Politics • African Americans) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

The Matthew Farm

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Manassas, Virginia.
In 1860, Martin Matthew owned a modest frame house on 123 acres. He shared the home with his brothers Carson and Edgar. The brothers cultivated wheat, corn, oats, and hay and also raised tobacco - a rarity in the area at the . . .

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

Blocking the Union Advance

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Manassas, Virginia.
After Departing their position near the Stone Bridge, Confederate troops under Colonel Nathan Evans deployed on this ground to intercept the enemy flanking column advancing southward on the Sudley Road. Knowing they were . . .

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

The Fight for Matthews Hill

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Manassas, Virginia.
Fighting opened here on Matthews Hill as Colonel Ambrose Burnside's brigade, leading the Union flanking column, collided with Confederates. Six James Rifles of the 2nd Rhode Island Battery established an advantageous . . .

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

The Arrival of Jefferson Davis

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Manassas, Virginia.
In frantic suspense, Confederate President Jefferson Davis found it impossible to remain in Richmond. He secured a special train to Manassas Junction and then proceeded to the battlefield on horseback. As he approached . . .

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

Southern Firepower

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Richmond, Virginia.
This 6.4-incgh Brooke rifled cannon became a great source of pride for the Confederacy. Named for its inventor, John Mercer Brooke, this type of gun was renowned for its superior range, accuracy, and reliability compared to . . .

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

"Snowshoe" Thompson

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Los Angeles, California.
Who for twenty winters carried the mail over the mountains to isolated camps, rescuing the lost and giving succor to those in need along the way. Born 1827 Died 1876

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

Douglas Park

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Long Beach, California.
Early Years 1892 - 1938 Mr. Douglas was born in Brooklyn, NY in 1892, the son of a bank cashier. His early interest in aviation was sparked by observing an Orville Wright flight in 1908. he attended the U.S. Naval Academy . . .

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

“Big Red Cars”

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Cypress, California.
For more than half a century, the Pacific Electric Railway served Southern California. The system was established by Henry Huntington in 1895 and linked Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, and San Bernardino counties with over . . .

(Railroads & Streetcars) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

“Big Red Cars”

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Cypress, California.
For more than half a century, the Pacific Electric Railway served Southern California. The system was established by Henry Huntington in 1895 and linked Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, and San Bernardino counties with over . . .

(Railroads & Streetcars) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

“Big Red Cars”

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Cypress, California.
For more than half a century, the Pacific Electric Railway served Southern California. The system was established by Henry Huntington in 1895 and linked Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, and San Bernardino counties with over . . .

(Railroads & Streetcars) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

“Big Red Cars”

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Buena Park, California.
For more than half a century, the Pacific Electric Railway served Southern California. The system was established by Henry Huntington in 1895 and linked Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, and San Bernardino counties with over . . .

(Railroads & Streetcars) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
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