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See Me Take a Chimney!

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near Dover, Tennessee.
Federal gunboats had edged up to within 400 yards. Artilleryman John Frequa calmly said, "Now boys, see me take a chimney." His shot tore a smokestack and the flag off the U.S. Gunboat Pittsburg. Tossing his cap into the . . .

(Forts, Castles • War, US Civil • Waterways & Vessels) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Killed By a Loose Bolt

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Dover, Tennessee.
On the evening of February 13, 1862 the U.S. Gunboat Carondelet fired a few shots at this lower water battery. One Carondelet projectile hit the side of a Confederate gun-carriage at this location. A large "screw bolt" went . . .

(Forts, Castles • War, US Civil • Waterways & Vessels) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Battle of Nashville Monument

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Nashville, Tennessee.
The Battle of Nashville Monument The Statue The Battle of Nashville Monument was commissioned by the Ladies Battlefield Association (Mrs. James E. Caldwell, President) and created by Giuseppe Moretti. (Look for his . . .

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

In Battle, Good Men Die

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near Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
In Battle, Good Men Die —William S. Rosecrans, major general commanding the Army of the Cumberland, speaking about his friend Colonel Garesche. As fierce fighting raged nearby along the Nashville Pike, General Rosecrans and . . .

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

Bartow

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Bartow, Georgia.
The land where you now stand was originally settled by Revolutionary War hero and statesman General Solomon Wood. To protect against Indian attacks Wood built a fort approximately one mile to the east for protection of his . . .

(Forts, Castles • Politics • Railroads & Streetcars • War, US Civil) Includes complete text, location, directions, 5 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Pine Barren Crossroads

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Midville, Georgia.
This Native American trail crossing at Georgia Highway 56 (itself a 19th century road) was a major route in colonial times. It is named the "Old Savannah Road." Starting in Savannah, it crossed the Ogeechee River, running . . .

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

Millen Junction

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Millen, Georgia.
Millen Junction was founded in 1835 as an inn owned by Robert Hendricks Gray. Originally named Brisonville, it is located approximately 80 miles from Savannah on the Central Railroad of Georgia. Thus the town was also called . . .

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

Frederick County Veterans Memorial

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Frederick, Maryland.
This memorial is placed in remembrance of Frederick County's Sons and Daughters who served our nation at home and abroad May we always remember that the price of liberty is eternal vigilance. —————— Wartime service by . . .

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

Lockmaster’s House

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Marietta, Ohio.
Built 1899 to serve adjacent locks which replaced those of 1840’s on Harmar side. Locks and dam removed 1968. Muskingum was first canalized U.S. river

(Waterways & Vessels) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Battle of Buck Head Creek

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near Perkins, Georgia.
Big Buckhead Baptist Church was initially established in 1774 but was disrupted by the Revolutionary War. It was reconstituted in 1787. Delegates to the annual convention of Georgia Baptists meeting here in 1831, "Resolved, . . .

(Churches, Etc. • War, US Civil • Waterways & Vessels) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Coronel Gregorio Méndez

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, Mexico.
Gregorio Mendez Coronel Republicano Nacio en Jalpa, Tab. en el año de 1836 Defendio a su patria contra invasores extranjeros Gobernador de Tab. Fallecio en 1887 siendo declarado Benemerito de su estado natal English . . .

(Politics • Wars, Non-US) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Frederick County Vietnam Veterans Memorial

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Frederick, Maryland.
Dedicated to those who served Those who gave their lives in the service of their country Robert E. Smith, Jr HN USN • May 15, 1966 Daniel S. Brittain 2Lt USMC • May 20, 1966 Richard W. Meehan 1LT USA • August 8, 1966 . . .

(Patriots & Patriotism • War, Vietnam) Includes complete text, location, directions, 18 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

The Juárez Tree

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, Mexico.
Árbol Juarista Primer ábol conmemorativo en México El 30 de septiembre de 1910, el ex presidente de México Don Porfirio Díaz, sembró este árbol por el Centenario de la Independencia de México, en honor de Benito Pablo Juárez . . .

(Patriots & Patriotism • Politics • Wars, Non-US) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

The J.D. Roberts Home

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Waynesboro, Georgia.
Built about 1858 in the Georgian Cottage style as a home for D Roberts, the house was designed by noted architect John Trowbridge. Subsequent occupants have included a doctor's office, millinery shop and county museum. In . . .

(Notable Buildings • Railroads & Streetcars • War, US Civil) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Veterans Memorial Bell Tower

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Frederick, Maryland.
Ship's bell from the USS Frederick Commissioned 1906 as the USS Maryland Dedicated November 11, 1998 in fond memory of J. Alfred Cutsail

(Man-Made Features • Patriots & Patriotism • War, World I • Waterways & Vessels) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Manuel Ojinaga

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, Mexico.
Manuel Ojinaga Militar Originario del Edo. de Chihuahua nacio en 1834 Diputado y Gobernador Murio en defensa de la patria contra la intervencion extranjera en 1865 English translation: Manuel Ojinaga Member of the Armed . . .

(Patriots & Patriotism • Wars, Non-US) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Submarine Veterans Memorial

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Frederick, Maryland.
To perpetuate the memory of our shipmates who gave their lives in the pursuit of their duties while serving their country. Dedicated April 8, 2006

(Patriots & Patriotism • War, Cold • War, World II • Waterways & Vessels) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Vietnam Era Memorial

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Frederick, Maryland.
In honor of those who served

(Fraternal or Sororal Organizations • Patriots & Patriotism • War, Cold • War, Vietnam) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Plutarco González

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, Mexico.
Plutarco Gonzalez Nacio en Toluca en 1813. General y Gobernador del Edo. de Mexico desde 1855 hasta 1857 año en que murió en Malinalco Edo. de Mexico. English translation: Plutarco González Born in Toluca in 1813. . . .

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

Guadalupe Victoria

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, Mexico.
Guadalupe Victoria Insurgente. Nacio en Tamazula Durango en 1789. Defendio con valor la Independencia. Fue el primer Presidente de la Republica. Ciudadano ejemplar. Murio en Perote en 1847. English translation: Guadalupe . . .

(Patriots & Patriotism • Politics • Wars, Non-US) Includes complete text, location, directions, 5 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
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