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Buttress Tree

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Three Rivers, California.
Buttress Tree Length 272 ft. Base Diameter 20 ft. Estimated Age 2,300 yrs. Fell without warning June 3, 1959. The weather was clear with no wind. Sequoias lose their balance and fall when their shallow root . . .

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

Crossing the Ogeechee River

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near Louisville, Georgia.
When an army crosses a large stream it is vulnerable to attack. Commanders often reduce this hazard by crossing at multiple locations, decreasing congestion and expediting the movement. When possible each crossing occurs . . .

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

Korean Conflict Memorial

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Frederick, Maryland.
In honor of those who served

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

General Mariano Jiménez

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, Mexico.
Mariano Jimenez General Insurgente Nacio en San Luis Potosi en el año de 1780 Estudio en Mexico para Ingeniero de Minas Se unio a Hidalgo peleando por la Independencia Murio fusilado en Chihuahua en el año de 1811 English . . .

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

Frederick County Korean War Veterans Memorial

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Frederick, Maryland.
Killed in Action Charles Austin Brandenburg • Paul Kenneth Carty Manville Eugene Dagenhart • Jacob Augustus Ely Raymond Randolph Flair • Edward Ray Fisher Samuel Oliver Frye • Albert Eugene Green Raymond Louis Kemp Jr • . . .

(Patriots & Patriotism • War, Korean) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Carlos María de Bustamonte

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, Mexico.
Carlos Maria de Bustamonte Historiador Nacio en Oaxaca en el año de 1774 Insurgente se unio al Generalisimo Morelos Periodista. Diputado al Congreso de Chilpancingo Historiado de la Independencia Fallecio en 1848 English . . .

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

The Real McCoy

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Ypsilanti, Michigan.
Among the many contributions to the Industrial Revolution few are more important than the lubricating cup, invented by Elijah McCoy. He was born in Canada, educated in Scotland and made Ypsilanti his home. As a fireman on . . .

(Abolition & Underground RR • Industry & Commerce • Railroads & Streetcars) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Chattanooga National Cemetery

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Chattanooga, Tennessee.
National Cemetery Gen. George H. Thomas established a cemetery here on December 25, 1863, "to provide a proper resting place for the remains of the brave men ho fell upon the fields" of Chattanooga. The grounds, some 120 . . .

(Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Railroads & Streetcars • War, US Civil) Includes complete text, location, directions, 6 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Slocomb's Louisiana Battery

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Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia.
September 20, 1863 Capt. Cuthbert H. Slocomb, Commanding 1st Lieut. W.D.C. Vaught 1st Lieut. J.A. Chalaron 2d Lieut. A.J. Leverich After a severe artillery duel with batteries of Negley's division near Glass' Mill about noon . . .

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

Liddell's Brigade.

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Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia.
Col. Daniel C. Govan. Sept. 20, 1863, 12:30 P.M. 2nd and 15th Arkansas, Lieut. Col. Rubin F. Harvey. 5th and 13th Arkansas, Lieut. Col. John E. Murray. 6th and 7th Arkansas, Lieut. Col. Peter Snyder. 8th Arkansas and 1st . . .

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

Liddell's Brigade.

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Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia.
Col. Daniel C. Govan. Sept. 20, 1863, 5:30 P.M. 2nd and 15th Arkansas, Lieut. Col. Rubin F. Harvey. Capt. A. T. Meek. 5th and 13th Arkansas, Lieut. Col. John E. Murray. 6th and 7th Arkansas, Lieut. Col. Peter Snyder. 8th . . .

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

Enoch Louis Lowe

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Frederick, Maryland.
The Home of Enoch Louis Lowe Aug. 10, 1820 — Aug. 23, 1892 Governor of Maryland 1851 — 1854 Marked by the Historical Society of Frederick County March 25, 1956

(Notable Persons • Politics) Includes location, directions, 6 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Minutemen Muster Location

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Carlisle, Massachusetts.
On this site stood the original meeting house where Minutemen, from what is now Carlisle, assembled and marched to the North Bridge in Concord April 19, 1775 Stg. James Nickles • Pvt. Nathon Munroe • Pvt. John Nickles • . . .

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

Madison Station

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Madison, Georgia.
The original foundation and some of the brick walls of the Madison Depot burned by Federal troops on Saturday, November 19, 1864, are still evident in the existing structure. It was one of the first brick depots on the . . .

(Bridges & Viaducts • Railroads & Streetcars • War, US Civil • Waterways & Vessels) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Juan Zuazua

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, Mexico.
Juan Zuazua Defensor de la Reforma Nacio en Lampazos N. L. en 1821 Combatio contra la invasion norte americana en 1846-1847 Fue defensor de la causa Liberal en la Guerra de la Reforma Murio en 1860 English translation: . . .

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

General Ignacio Pesqueira

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Ignacio Pesqueira General Republicano. Nacio en Arizpe, Sonora en 1820. Lucho por la causa Liberal Republicana. Goberno con honradez y energia en su estado natal. Gran patriota cuya muerte ocurrio en en año de 1886. . . .

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

Rutledge Station

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Rutledge, Georgia.
In the early 1860s Rutledge was a community of about 200 citizens. It was named for a local family that had owned property through which the Georgia Railroad was built. Farms and plantations dotted the area around the . . .

(Railroads & Streetcars • War, US Civil) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Social Circle

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Social Circle, Georgia.
Originating in the 1820s, Social Circle became Walton County's rail center in 1845 as the Georgia Railroad advanced westward. Legend says the settlement received its name when a traveler, impressed by the hospitality of the . . .

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

Covington Square

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Covington, Georgia.
On Friday, July 22, 1864, while the Battle of Atlanta raged about 25 miles to the west, Union Brigadier General Kenner Garrard and about 3,500 cavalrymen were in Covington. They had been ordered by Major General William T. . . .

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

Nicolás García de San Vicente

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, Mexico.
Nicolas Garcia de San Vicente Educador Nacio en Acaxochitlan Hgo. en el año de 1793 Fue sacerdote Diputado y maestro Escribio muchos libros para la ensenañza de los niños Murio en el año de 1846. English translation: . . .

(Education • Politics) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
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