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Sturgeons Mill

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near Sebastopol, California.
The California Gold Rush of 1849 and San Francisco's Earthquake of 1906 spurred expansion, rebuilding and extensive timber processing in California. Sturgeons Mill is a fine example of 1800's steam powered technology, . . .

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

Luther Burbank's Garden

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Santa Roasa, California.
1881 - In This Garden - 1926 Luther Burbank wrought with living plants to bring the world greater fertility, wealth and beauty developing new varieties which produced better fruits and more beautiful flowers.

(Horticulture & Forestry) Includes location, directions, 10 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Daniel Boone / Greene and Cornwalis

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Mocksville, North Carolina.
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(Settlements & Settlers • War, US Revolutionary • Patriots & Patriotism) Includes complete text, location, directions, 5 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Carriage Roads - Building the Roads

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near Northeast Harbor, Maine.
September 25, 1918 “Dismissal of Incompetent Persons Any incompetent person or persons who may be employed on the work shall be removed on the requisition of the owner or engineer; and no person so removed shall thereafter . . .

(Man-Made Features • Roads & Vehicles) Includes complete text, location, directions, 6 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Carriage Roads - The Gate Lodges

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near Seal Harbor, Maine.
“The construction of these two lodges marks a step well considered in the development of the (carriage road) system and… marks a step in development of the whole island and for the Park, since such beautiful structures just . . .

(Man-Made Features • Roads & Vehicles • Architecture) Includes complete text, location, directions, 6 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Causeway

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Washington, District of Columbia.
After the great Ice-flood of 1784 continued siltation of the river threatened to close the Georgetown Port. In an attempt to deepen the Georgetown Harbor a causeway was constructed on this location in 1805. A road connected . . .

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

Mother Catherine Rosarii

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Claymont, Delaware.
First Superior 1951 - 1957

(Churches, Etc. • Education • Man-Made Features • Charity & Public Work) Includes location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

The Gran Hotel

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, Mexico.
Desde su construcción en 1901 y su inauguración el Domingo, 19 de Octubre de 1902 el Gran Hotel ha sido uno de los hoteles mas famosos del sureste mexicano, favorito de turistas, tanto nacionales como extranjeras. El Gran . . .

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

General Manuel Cepeda Peraza

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, Mexico.
Al Benemerito del Estado C. General Manuel Cepeda Peraza La II Legislatura Constitucional del Estado Decreto la erección de este monumento el 26 de abril de 1869, y el decreto se cumplio en 1896 siendo gobernador el C. Lic. . . .

(Wars, Non-US) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Jeffcoats' Meeting House

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near Swansea, South Carolina.
Erected as a log structure, Jeffcoats' Meeting House was a Wesleyan meeting house and school to Big Pond Branch, a small community along a branch of the north fork of the Edisto river in an area known as The Indian Head. . . .

(Native Americans • Colonial Era) Includes complete text, location, directions, 1 photo, GPS coordinates, map.

Santa Rosa Post Office and Federal Building

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Santa Rosa, California.
Completed in 1910 at 401 Fifth Street Designed by James Knox Taylor, FAIA Moved to this site in 1979 Preservation Architect, Dan Peterson, AIA Listed in the National Register of Historic Places by the United Staes Department . . .

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

Comstock House Restoration

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Santa Rosa, California.
The 1905 Comstock House is undergoing a restoration. This house was designed by local architect Brainerd Jones, who also created most of the buildings in Petaluma's historic core as well as the nearby Belvedere. Jones . . .

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

Historic Aerospace Site

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Eglin AFB, Florida.
The American institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Historic Aerospace Site Eglin Air Force Base The Valparaiso Bombing and Gunnery Base, activated 14 Jun 1935 under command of Capt Arnold H. Rich, was renamed Eglin . . .

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

Faithful Partner – Guardian of the Night

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Eglin AFB, Florida.
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(Military) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Combat Wounded Veterans

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Eglin AFB, Florida.
Dedicated to All Men and Women Who Are Recipients of the Nation’s Oldest Military Decoration The Purple Heart My Stone Is Red The Blood They Shed The Medal I Bear Is My Country’s Way To Show They Care If I Could Be Seen By . . .

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

Mac Baker

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Eglin AFB, Florida.
In Honor and Memory of Mac Baker Who undoubtedly would have been this museum’s most ardent fan. Yet, know as you read this, that he is here, just as the soul of this nation is embodied in the flag above. Know too, that like . . .

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

To Commemorate..."Petrified Charlie"

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near Calistoga, California.
To Commemorate ... The discovery of the petrified forest by "Petrified Charlie" in the year 1870. ... The meeting with Robert Louis Stevenson immortalized in the book, "Silverado Squatters." ... All this others whose lives . . .

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

Petrified Forest

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near near Calistoga, California.
The Petrified Forest, dating from the Eocene Period, is the only known example of a petrified forest in California. Its size, scope and variety of petrification is unique in the world. Opalized wood, obsidian, quartz . . .

(Paleontology) Includes complete text, location, directions, 5 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

114 Magazine Street

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New Orleans, Louisiana.
114 Magazine Street stands on property donated by noted philanthropist Paul Tulane to Tulane University on June 30, 1882. This property was part of the donation by Mr. Tulane which created Tulane University in 1882. 114 . . .

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

Bank’s Arcade

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New Orleans, Louisiana.
These buildings were once part of the notable block – long structure, Bank’s Arcade Erected in 1833 by Thomas Banks Charles F. Zimpel, Architect A glass-roofed arcade extended from Natchez to Gravier Streets, The upper . . .

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