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The George Rogers Clark Memorial

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Indiana, Knox County, Vincennes


George Rogers Clark
and the Frontiersmen
of the American Revolution
The Conquest of the West
[around memorial frieze]

The site of
Fort Sackville
Captured from the British
by George Rogers Clark
and his Heroic Comrades
February 25, 1779

(Forts, Castles • Man-Made Features • Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Revolutionary) Includes location, directions, 5 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Site of Fort Sackville

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Indiana, Knox County, Vincennes


Captured by Col. Geo. Rogers Clark from the British, Feb. 25, 1779. Resulting in the U.S. acquiring the Great Northwest Territory embracing the states of Indiana, Ohio, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, and Minnesota.

(Forts, Castles • Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Revolutionary) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Fort Sackville in 1779

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Indiana, Knox County, Vincennes


Fort Sackville was constructed by the British during the Revolutionary War on the site now occupied by the Clark Memorial. Early in that conflict, the Redcoats dominated the frontier from posts north of the Ohio River by sending their Indian allies against the American settlers in Kentucky. As part of the bold strategy to end these attacks, George Rogers Clark and his small force of frontiersmen captured Fort Sackville following an epic mid-winter march through the flooded Wabash country in February 1779.

(Forts, Castles • Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Revolutionary) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Inscription on the Big Bell of the Old Cathedral

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Indiana, Knox County, Vincennes


(at top of bell)
D.O.M. Ad Laud et Glor Domini Nostri et Redepmtoris Jesu Christi Hanc Mariam Annam R.R. D.D. et in Chr Pater Simon G. Brute Qui Primus Vincennopolitanan Sedem Episcopus Tenuis Vovebat Dabat et Consecrabat An Rep Sal MDCCCXXXIX

Translation
D.O.M. abbreviation for "Deo Optimo Maximo"..."To God the Greatest and the Best" To the Praise and Glory of our Lord and Redeemer Jesus Christ The Most Reverend Lord and Father in Christ, Simon G. Brute, who was the first Bishop held the See of Vincennes, vowed, gave and consecrated the Mary Anne in the year of Salvation 1839.

Inscription at bottom of Bell.
(In French)
"Les Freres Grente de Hambye Deptnt de la Manche mont fait"

Translation
The Grente Brothers of Hambye Department of LaManche made me.

Hambye, a small town in the province of LaManche bordering the English Channel.
"LaManche" is also "English Channel" in french.

(Churches, Etc. • Communications • Man-Made Features) Includes location, directions, 5 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

U.S.S. Vincennes

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Indiana, Knox County, Vincennes


Commemorating the patriotism, devotion to duty, valor, energy and seamanship of those Americans who served in the ships

U.S.S. Vincennes

Each a man-of-war, these ships of the United States Navy carried out missions which expanded global knowledge, opened avenues of international cultural and commercial exchange, expressed policies of peace and amity, and in time of conflict, defended the ideals of general liberty, personal freedom and human dignity throughout the world.

24 Gun Sloop of War
Commissioned Aug. 27, 1826
Decommissioned Aug. 28, 1865

Heavy Cruiser CA 44
Commissioned Feb. 27, 1937
Sunk Aug. 9, 1942

Light Cruiser CL 64
Commissioned Jan. 22, 1944
Decommissioned Sept. 10, 1946

Aegis Cruiser CG 49
Commissioned July 6, 1985
[Decommissioned June 29, 2005]

(Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Civil • War, World II • Waterways & Vessels) Includes location, directions, 7 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Council Oak

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Indiana, St. Joseph County, South Bend
Under this tree May 1681 LaSalle met with and induced the Miami and Illinois Indians to enter into a treaty to resist the aggressions of the Iroquois.

(Colonial Era • Native Americans) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Alley Spring

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Missouri, Shannon County, Eminence
The cold, clear water of Alley Springs churns from a funnel-shaped basin at an average flow of 81 million gallons per day. Because of its abundance of fresh water this site has been inviting to a variety of people through time. Archeological evidence suggests that native peoples have been present around the spring for centuries.

Early settlers built a grist mill at the edge of the spring about 1868. In 1894 the steel roller mill was constructed on the same site and still stands today. Steel rollers that ground the grain were powered by a turbine rather than a waterwheel. The turbine can be seen beneath the porch on the east side of the mill. The presence of a mill led to the addition of other services. After designation of a post office in 1884, the area became known as Alley. Eventually, the community that developed around the mill contained a general store, blacksmith shop, and school as well. Because of early preservation efforts Alley Spring Mill remains as a symbol of our heritage. In 1924 Alley Spring became one of our Missouri state parks. In 1964 it was given to the National Park Service by the State of Missouri and designated as part of the Ozark National Scenic Riverways.

(Industry & Commerce • Native Americans • Settlements & Settlers) Includes location, directions, 7 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Missouri State Guard

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Missouri, Greene County, Brookline
This monument is respectfully dedicated to the men of the Missouri State Guard. The legally established militia of the state who first took up arms in 1861, and marching and fighting under the blue battle flag of their beloved Missouri. Did their whole duty as God gave them light to see that duty and sacrificed everything but honor in the defense of their states sovereignty and the cause of constitutional rights.
Deo Vindice.

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

Rue Droite

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France, Provence-Alpes-Côte dAzur, Vaucluse, Bonnieux
Tout au long de la rue, vous pourrez observer sur les façades les traces des anciennes boutiques d’artisans, échoppes d’artisans, estaminets du Moyen Age. Le prétoire, la prison et la maison commune se trouvaient un peu plus bas. La fontaine à rose (ou à godets) desservie par un ingénieux système de récupération d’eau, la dernière cuve se situant au niveau de la rue de la République, fonctionnait encore dans les années 50/60. Lorsqu’elle n’etait plus alimentée, on allait s’approvisionner à la grande fontaine (fontaine dite des Dauphins). Face à cette fontaine à roue, on peut adminer deux portes accolées en plein cintre et surmontées d’imposantes consoles de pierre. L’immeuble abrita, au XIVeme siècle, un institution de la Charité qui se chargeait de la distribution de nourriture aux pauvres; puis il devint un hospice jusqu’en 1749. Il faisait aussi function de four banal, four «dahaut»

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Straight Street
All along the street, you can see the traces of ancient facades craft shops, craft shops, pubs from the Middle Ages.

The court, prison and home town were a little lower. The fountain pink (or bucket) served by an ingenious system of water collection, the last tank located at Rue de la République, still working in the years 50/60. When it was over powered, it would be supplied to the fountain (fountain called Dolphin).

Faced with this fountain wheel can adminer two doors side by side semicircular and overcome imposing stone consoles. The building housed at the XIVth century, a charity institution that was responsible for the distribution of food to the poor, then he became a hospice until 1749. It also functioned as a communal oven, oven

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

Illinois Monument

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Tennessee, Shelby County, Memphis
When President Abraham Lincoln called for volunteers to defend the life of our imperiled nation, these valiant sons of Illinois together with other heroes, offered their lives with patriotism unsurpassed.

With unflinching bravery they fought the bloody battles of the great Civil War for Union and Liberty. Upon them therefore, a grateful State bestows the crown of undying affection and the Laurel of Victory.

(Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, US Civil) Includes location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Rose Garden

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Tennessee, Shelby County, Memphis
This rose garden is dedicated to the memory and honor of all veterans. Through the generosity of the local districts of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, the Tipton County Veterans Council, the Junior League Garden Club, the Memphis Rose Society, the Dixie Rose Club, Jackson and Perkins Roses, and Dan West Garden Centers. The rose is “knockout”, a shrub rose known for its strength and endurance May 2005

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

Jane Addams' Hull-House and Dining Hall

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Illinois, Cook County, Chicago
Here, in 1899, Jane Addams and Ellen Gates Starr started what became the most influential social settlement in America. It eventually consisted of several buildings around this house which had been built in 1856 by Charles Hull. The Dining Hall and Hull-House itself, reconstructed in 1967, remain as a memorial to the work of these women.

Designated a Chicago Landmark on June 12, 1974 by the City Council of Chicago. Richard J. Daley, Mayor

Commission on Chicago Historical and Architectural Landmarks

(Landmarks) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Escaliers Emile Gardon

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France, Provence-Alpes-Côte dAzur, Vaucluse, Bonnieux
Emile Gardon (1898 – 1980) a toujours vécu dans la maison familiale qui fait l’angle de cette montée d’escaliers, parfois taillés dans le rocher, et qui vous ramènent a la Vieille Eglise. Il a maintes et maintes fois parcouru ces chemins à pied Vieille Eglaise, Belvédère, rue Droite, les Croix et ...le Luberon à la recherche de son inspiration, de la paix, du silence, de la limpidité qui transparaissent dans son oeuvre. Il est classé parmi les peintres naifs. Il a souvent été considéré comme le Douanier Rousseau provençal, sans pour autant qu’il existe une veritable ressemblance picturale, mais tous deux ont évoqué une certaine vision de paradis terrestre Emile a peint Bonnieux et le Luberon avec beaucoup de coeur et beaucoup d’amour. ********** Vous êtes dans la rue de l’ancien presbytère (autrefois de Clastres). Des vestiges du XVeme siècle se trouvent un peu loin sur votre gauche et, en suivant la rue, vous retrouverez le Belvédère (point 8 de notre circuit.

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Emile Gardon Stairs
Emile Gardon (1898 - 1980) always lived in the family home at the corner of the climbing stairs, sometimes carved into the rock, and bring you back to the Old Church. Time and again, he came up the Old Eglaise paths, Lookout, Straight Street, the Cross and the Luberon ... in search of inspiration, peace, silence, clarity which are reflected in his work.

He is ranked among the naive painters. He was often regarded as Rousseau Provencal there without a true pictorial resemblance, but both evoked a vision of paradise. Emile painted Bonnieux and the Luberon with a lot of heart and lots of love .
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You are in the streets of the old rectory (formerly Clastres). Remnants of the fifteenth century are a little further on your left and follow the street, you will find the Belvedere (item 8 of our circuit.)

(Arts, Letters, Music) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Place du Moulin a Huile

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France, Provence-Alpes-Côte dAzur, Vaucluse, Bonnieux
Les moulins à huile (appelés «a bras ou a sang», c’est-à-dire à traction animale) étaient nombreux et situés à l’intérieur des remparts. Il est très difficile de les dater, car la technique a peu èvolue au cours des siècles. Dans plusieurs maisons, on retrouve meule et pressoir. Ceux-ci, très bien conservés dans ce moulin, sont de précieux témoins de leur fonctionement. La première pression à froid était pour l’usage de la table, la deuxième pression à chaud pour l’usage domestique, la troisième, impropre à la consommation, servait pour la savonnerie puis pour les lampes.

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Place of the Oil Mill
Oil mills (called "a arm or blood," that is to say, animal powered) were numerous and located inside the walls. It is very difficult to date them because the technique has changed little over the centuries. In many houses, there are wheels and presses. They are very well preserved in this mill, precious witnesses of their working order.

The first cold pressing was for the use of the table, the second hot pressing for domestic use, third, unsafe, used for soap and for lamps. Residues were burned to heat the water for the second pressing.

(Agriculture • Industry & Commerce) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

La Vieille Eglise

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France, Provence-Alpes-Côte dAzur, Vaucluse, Bonnieux
Ainsi nommée par les Bonnieulais depuis l’érection au XIXeme siècle d’une nouvelle église au bas du village. Vieille Eglise, donc ou église haute ou encore église Saint Sauveur, elle culmine à 429 m d’altitude. On y distingue une partie romane à l’est. Plus tardivement, son venues s’adjoindre des chapelles latérales. A partir du XIVeme, les papes son en Avignon, Bonnieux est enclave pontificale; l’église s’agrandit au XVeme siècle dans le style gothique provençal, puis au XVIIIeme siècle. L’entrée primitive se trouve porte sud et a pour avantage de protéger les fidèles du mistral; elle comporte un arc à motifs floraux et un tympan avec un aigle sculpté. La vierge du clocher date de 1865. Depuis quelques années, l’association pour la restauration et la sauvegarde de la Vieille Eglise et la municipalité ont mis en oeuvre des programmes de restauration des murs, de la voûte de sols et de deux chapelles: celle de l’Ascension de la Vierge et celle des défunts. L’église renferme également un orgue du XVIIIeme siècle à caractère exceptionnel (il a été utilisé jusqu’en 1939). Toutes les années à Noel, une magnifique crèche y est créée par un enfant du pays. Et il existe encore à Bonnieux un sonneur de cloches! ... Lou campanié Autour de l’édifice, on peut distinguer les deux enclos de cimetières successifs, dont le transfert pour le dernier (jardin sud avec vue sur le Luberon) exigea plusieurs année de réflexions et de polémiques (1820-1867).

(Translated by Google Translate with modifications:)
The Old Church
Called by the Bonnieulais since the nineteenth century erection of a new church at the bottom of the village. Old church or high church or Saint Sauveur, it culminates at 429 m altitude. It is distinguished by being partly Romanesque on the east side. Later, it came to be joined by its side chapels. From the XIVth century, the popes in Avignon, Bonnieux was a papal enclave, the church expands in the XVth century in the Gothic style of Provence, and the eighteenth century. The original entrance is south gate and has the advantage of protecting the faithful from the mistral and includes a floral arch and a tympanum with a carved eagle. The Blessed Virgin of the bell tower dates from 1865. In recent years, the association for the restoration and preservation of the Old Church and the municipality have implemented programs to restore the walls of the vault floor and two chapels: the Ascension of the Virgin and the deceased. The church also contains an exceptional eighteenth century organ (it was used until 1939). Every year at Christmas, a magnificent crib is created by a child in the country. And there is still one Bonnieux bellringer! ... Lou Campania Around the building can be distinguished two successive enclosures of the cemeteries, including the transfer to the last (southern garden with views over the Luberon) required many years of discussions and controversies (1820-1867).

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


La Salle's Camp

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Indiana, St. Joseph County, South Bend
Site of La Salle's camp, 1679, on portage between St. Joseph and Kankakee rivers. La Salle was the first white man to enter Indiana, passing here again in 1681.

(Colonial Era • Exploration) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Site of Home of Schuyler Colfax

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Indiana, St. Joseph County, South Bend
Prominent newspaperman and political leader;
member of Congress, 1855-1869;
Speaker, House of Representatives, 1863-1869;
and Vice-President of the United States, 1869-1873.

(Notable Persons • Politics) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Home of Hon. Schuyler Colfax

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Indiana, St. Joseph County, South Bend
This tablet marks the home of Hon. Schuyler Colfax, Vice President U.S.A. 1869 to 1873, Founder of the Rebekah Degree of I.O.O.F.

(Notable Persons • Politics) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

The Gift of Trees - The 1910 Shipment

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District of Columbia, Washington, Tidal Basin

The Gift of Trees
Flowering cherry trees – which bloom profusely but do not bear edible fruit – were not common in the United States in 1900. American visitors to Japan found their beauty remarkable and journalist Eliza Scidmore was inspired to have these trees planted in Washington, D.C. She and David Fairchild, a botanist at the Department of Agriculture and plant explorer, were interested in beautifying the city’s landscape. In 1909, the project was endorsed at the highest level by First Lady Helen Herron Taft, who had seen photographs of the flowering trees from Japan. The first gift of trees from the city of Tokyo to the city of Washington, D.C. arrived the next year.

The 1910 Shipment
Two thousand cherry trees arrived in Washington, D.C. from Tokyo on January 6, 1910. U.S. Department of Agriculture Scientists were becoming more aware of the danger posed by insects and pests imported from abroad. Insects and nematodes were found on the trees and the entire shipment had to be destroyed. A difficult diplomatic situation was avoided through the combined efforts of the U.S. State Department and Japanese authorities. On March 26, 1912, a new shipment of more than 3,000 healthy trees arrived. The first two trees were planted the next day.

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The 1910 letter from the U.S. State Department to Japanese officials.

Burning the trees, 1910.

Elizabeth Scidmore
(1856-1928) had a career in journalism and a deep interest in Japanese culture. She promoted the planting of Japanese flowering cherry trees in Washington, D.C. for more than 20 years.

Dr. David Fairchild
(1869-1954), a U.S. Department of Agriculture botanist, oversaw the introduction of thousands of ornamental, food, and other plant species into the United States.

Yukio Ozaki
(1858-1954), Mayor of Tokyo at the time of the gift of cherry trees, was committed to advancing good relations between Japan and the United States.

Dr. Jokichi Takamine
(1854-1922), a distinguished chemist famous for the isolation of the hormone adrenaline and the first president of the pharmaceutical company Daiichi Sankyo, played a pivotal role in the city of Tokyo’s gift of trees to the city of Washington, D.C.

National Mall and Memorial Parks
National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior

(Horticulture & Forestry • Notable Persons • Peace • Politics) Includes location, directions, 8 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

From Trolley to Trail

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Maryland, Montgomery County, Bethesda
After the Civil War, America's cities created new transportation systems that enabled them to prosper and grow. During this time, major rail lines were built to connect Washington, D.C. with other cities. Smaller electric streetcar or 'trolley' lines connected Washington with its outlying areas. In 1890, the Georgetown and Tenallyetown Railway Company operated trolley lines from Georgetown to Montgomery County, using High Street and Tennallytown Road. (later to become Wisconsin Avenue).

At about the same time, the Tenallytown and Rockville Railroad extended the line north to Bethesda (Alta Vista). At the end of the line they built a Victorian era 'Trolley park,' Bethesda Park, as an incentive for evening and weekend usage. By summer 1893, it was one of DC's most popular amusement parks, complete with roller coasters, daredevil aeronautic performances, a dance hall, an hotel. In the fall of 1896, Bethesda Park was destroyed by a hurricane and the park was closed, never to re-open.

In 1897, the two railroads merged and by 1900 they completed an extension to the county seat of Rockville. At the turn of the century, trolleys transported people to DC for work and carried throngs of city dwellers to the county for the annual agricultural fair in Rockville. Trolleys moved goods from Georgetown shops to those living in farming communities along the line and took local produce from these country farms to DC markets. Trolleys made it possible for local students to attend the new suburban schools, as well as secondary schools in DC. Washington Railway and Electric Company acquired these merged railroads in 1902. Washington Railway eventually became part of the Capital Transit Company. In 1935, the Rockville line ceased operation, leaving gasoline-powered buses to become the only mode of public transportation serving this corridor until the Metrorail Red Line extension to Shady Grove was opened in 1984. The new Bethesda Trolley Trail (BTT) utilizes much of the original trolley right-of-way. Since the opportunity for this rail-trail was first identified in the 1978 Countywide Bikeways Master Plan, the County has required new land developments to dedicate land and construct portions of the trail. In 2004, the County Council authorized funding for the Montgomery Department of Transportation to design and construct many of the missing segments.

Wherever possible, the Bethesda Trolley Trail utilizes low-impact urban design principles of environmentally 'green design.'

(Railroads & Streetcars) Includes location, directions, 6 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
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