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Elliott Building

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Philadelphia, 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.

Thomas Morris Chester

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Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
Thomas Morris Chester was born at the corner of Third and Market Streets in Harrisburg in 1834. One of Harrisburg’s most famous nineteenth century African-Americans, he was particularly known for his leadership in education, . . .

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

St. Andrew's Society of Philadelphia

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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Here, in 1747, at the Tun Tavern twenty-five gentlemen of Philadelphia from that part of Great Britain called Scotland formed the . . . . St. Andrew's Society of Philadelphia Since that time, Scotsmen of honor and . . .

(Settlements & Settlers • Fraternal or Sororal Organizations • Charity & Public Work) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Fort Hill Cemetery

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Cleveland, Tennessee.
First called City Cemetery, this is the resting place of both Confederate and Union soldiers. On November 4, 1862, a train wreck south of Cleveland killed 17 Confederate soldiers who are buried here in a mass grave. Nearby . . .

(War, US Civil • Cemeteries & Burial Sites) Includes complete text, location, directions, 5 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Georgianna United Methodist Church

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Merritt Island, Florida.
Georgianna United Methodist Church was built in the community of Georgiana on Merritt's Island in 1886. The ringing of the church bell still marks the beginning of worship as it has for many decades. Franklin C. Allen, Jr., . . .

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

The Ladies Of Harrisburg During The Civil War

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Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
From virtually the first shots of the Civil War, the women of Harrisburg worked in a variety of behind-the-scenes roles that proved essential to the Union victory. When Camp Curtin opened on April 18, 1861, the ladies of . . .

(War, US Civil) Includes complete text, location, directions, 5 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

History of Scotland

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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
The Celtic influence permeated the British Islands several centuries before Christ, affecting the languages and culture of modern-day Ireland, Scotland, Wales, and England. The Roman invasions of Britain resulted in the . . .

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

Lawndale

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Rockledge, Florida.
This house is one of the last remaining examples of Queen Ann architecture in the area. The tall proportions, a variety of surface textures and the irregularity of plan are representative of this style. One of the most . . .

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

Hernandez Trail

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Titusville, Florida.
Hernandez Trail 1837-1928

(Roads & Vehicles) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Tennessee / Kentucky

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Portland, Tennessee.
Tennessee Sumner County Established 1796 named in honor of Major Gen. Jethro Sumner. Officer in French and Indian War. Served in defense of Charleston, 1776; in the Battles of Brandywine and Germantown; and in the Army at . . .

(Native Americans • Settlements & Settlers • War, US Revolutionary • War, French and Indian) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

La Nacional Building

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, Mexico.
Edificio La Nacional Desiñado por el destacado arquitecto, Carlos Castillo Montes de Oca en 1936 para albergar oficinas, es un ejemplo de las construcciones que en Mérida mostraron influencia del Art Decó que se manifestó en . . .

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

1023 East Baltimore Street

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Baltimore, Maryland.
Ship owner Isaac McKim built a house here in 1808. St. Vincent de Paul Roman Catholic Church bought the property in 1879 and built a large social hall beside the house, naming the complex Carroll Hall. Parish societies used . . .

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

Fargason Fields

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Memphis, Tennessee.
Welcome to Fargason Fields. Conveyed to the college in 1922 by John T. Fargason and his sister Mary Fargason Falls, in memory of their father J.T. Fargason. Fargason Fields encompasses 15 acres on the north side of . . .

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

Courage of the Scottish Immigrants

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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
During the first hundred years of Scottish immigration to the Americas, Philadelphia was the largest city in the British colonies, and the second largest city in the British empire. As such, its booming port was a natural . . .

(Settlements & Settlers • Fraternal or Sororal Organizations • Patriots & Patriotism • Charity & Public Work) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Monument to Scottish Immigrants

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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Scottish Immigrant Family Sculpture Seal of the St. Andrew's Society Bas relief of Scottish Immigrants and Tun Tavern Bas relief of Signers of the Declaration of Independence Terry Jones, Sculptor His Grace, The Duke of . . .

(Settlements & Settlers • Fraternal or Sororal Organizations • Patriots & Patriotism • Charity & Public Work) Includes complete text, location, directions, 7 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Brooks County Veterans Monument

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Quitman, Georgia.
Brooks County Veterans They All Gave Some Gave All

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

Our Confederate Dead

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Quitman, Georgia.
Our Confederate Dead Erected By The Ladies Memorial Association 1878 ( back ) Brothers Rest In Peace.

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

Quitman Veterans Memorial

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Quitman, Georgia.
To Those Who Gave Much. To Those Who Gave All Quitman and Brooks County Dedicates This Memorial November 11, 1921 Erected by Quitman Chapter United Daughters of The Confederacy 1st Lt. Wilbur Oglesby Privates Arthur . . .

(War, World I • War, World II) Includes complete text, location, directions, 5 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

The Big Oak

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Thomasville, Georgia.
The Big Oak Thomasville, GA Age c. 335 Yrs. Spread 160 Feet Height 68 Feet Trunk 27.5 Ft. Circ. Variety Live Oak Property of Thomasville Garden Club, Inc. and City of Thomasville 1787 1987 Arborist Association . . .

(Horticulture & Forestry) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Former Mansion of Doña Josefa Escudero Aguirre

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, Mexico.
Antigua casona de Doña Josefa Escudero y Aguirre Esta casona fue residencia de Doña Josefa Escudero y Aguirre, esposa de Don José Ignacio Pardío y Puerto e hija de Don Pedro Manuel Escudero Gilón y Doña María Francisca de . . .

(Industry & Commerce • Man-Made Features • Architecture) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
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