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Battery B, 1st Ohio Light Artillery Marker

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Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia.
Battery B. 1st Ohio Light Artillery. Cruft’s Brigade. 5:00 P.M. September 19, 1863.

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

Hawkbill Base

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Arco, Idaho.
The United States Submarine Force Has lost 65 submarines and more Than 4,027 crewmembers are still on Final patrol since submarines became Part of the Naval Service in 1900 It Is Well That They Should Be Remembered 1915 - . . .

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

USS S-27

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Arco, Idaho.
USS S-27 USS S-27 (SS-132) was one of 52 United States Submarines Lost In World War ll S-27 was commissioned on 22 January, 1924 under command of Lt. Herbert Jukes S-27 was lost in the early morning hours of 19 June, 1942 . . .

(War, World II) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

"Cariboo" Cameron

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near South Glengarry, Ontario.
Born in this township, John Angus "Cariboo" Cameron married Margaret Sophia Groves in 1860. Accompanied by his wife and daughter, he went to British Columbia in 1862 to prospect in the Cariboo gold fields. That year at . . .

(Exploration • Industry & Commerce • Natural Resources) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Mk 14 Torpedo

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Arco, Idaho.
Mk 14 Torpedo Statistics Length: 20.5 feet Diameter: 21 inches Weight: 3300 pounds Range: 5500 to 9000 yards Propulsion: Steam Turbine History The Mark 14 torpedo was introduced into the navy in 1929. The warhead contained . . .

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Union Pacific Identification Pylon

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West Yellowstone, Montana.
This Property Contributes To The West Yellowstone Oregon Shortline Terminus Historic District Listed In The National Register of Historic Places By the United States Department of Interior In Cooperation With The Montana . . .

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

Lieutenant-Colonel John Macdonell

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Cornwall, Ontario.
Born in Scotland, Macdonell came to New York in 1773. Commissioned ensign in the Royal Highland Emigrants (84th Regiment) in June 1775 and later transferred to Butler's Rangers, Macdonell served with distinction until 1784 . . .

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

Inverarden

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Cornwall, Ontario.
This house, built in 1816, is a fine early example of Regency architecture and its interior is a pleasing expression of Georgian symmetry with excellent detailing. In a wooded setting and commanding an impressive view, this . . .

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

Captain Samuel Anderson

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Cornwall, Ontario.
This property formed part of the extensive lands granted to Capt. Samuel Anderson, U.E.L., one of the first persons to settle on the site of Cornwall. Born in New England of Irish parents, he served with the British forces . . .

(Politics • Settlements & Settlers • War, French and Indian • War, US Revolutionary) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Camp Hill

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Harpers Ferry, West Virginia.
You are in the Camp Hill area of Harpers Ferry. Explore Camp Hill's history with exhibits in front of the Morrell, Brackett, and Lockwood houses and Mather Training Center. Side trails in Harper Cemetery and in front of . . .

(African Americans • Education • Settlements & Settlers • War, US Civil) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Virginia Lodge No. 1

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Harpers Ferry, West Virginia.
The brick house in front of you was once part of the United States Armory complex. Prominent Armory officials lived along this street. During the Civil War, Union soldiers camped and drilled here. Inside the house they . . .

(Charity & Public Work • Fraternal or Sororal Organizations • War, US Civil) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Etter Hall

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Charles Town, West Virginia.
In 1799, prominent Charles Town resident Samuel Washington sold the two lots that house this building to James Duke, a freed indentured servant. Eventually, physician Charles Taylor Richardson took ownership of the land and . . .

(Man-Made Features • Science & Medicine • Settlements & Settlers) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Etter Hall

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Charles Town, West Virginia.
Etter Hall is named after American Public University System's (APUS) founder, Major James P. Etter. Major Etter served in the United States Marines for twenty-one years. He served two tours in Vietnam and received two Purple . . .

(Education • Patriots & Patriotism • War, Vietnam) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

The French Presence in Cornwall

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Cornwall, Ontario.
A vital cultural force in Eastern Ontario, the Franco-Ontarian community in Cornwall was established during the late 1870s when large-scale industrial expansion led to an influx of workers and tradesmen from Québec. By 1881 . . .

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

The Glengarry Fencibles

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Cornwall, Ontario.
The regiment of Glengarry Light Infantry Fencibles was raised in 1811–12 largely from among the Highland settlers of this region, many of whom had served previously in Europe with the Glengarry (British Highland) Fencibles. . . .

(War of 1812) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Sister City Garden

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Sylvania, Ohio.
Enjoy this beautiful and peaceful setting on the grounds of the Sylvania Historical Village. It celebrates the alliance of Sylvania with its sister city of Woodstock, Ontario in Canada. This alliance was formed between the . . .

(Government • Peace) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Cornwall Grammar School

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Cornwall, Ontario.
Cornwall Collegiate and Vocational School traces its beginning to an educational institution founded by John Strachan in 1803. Strachan, an Anglican priest, opened a private school in his home where he hoped to educate young . . .

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

Right Reverend John Strachan

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Cornwall, Ontario.
Born in Scotland, Strachan came to Kingston in 1799. Ordained in 1803, he became rector of Cornwall and taught at its grammar school until named rector of York in 1812. In 1839 he was made the first Anglican Bishop of . . .

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

Freeman's Battery, Forrest's Artillery

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Franklin, Tennessee.
Dedicated to Freeman’s Battery, Forrest’s Artillery and Samuel L. Freeman, Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest’s first artillery captain. The battery was captured on the Lewisburg Pike near Franklin, TN, April 10, 1863

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

3" Ordinance Gun

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Franklin, Tennessee.
Made and presented to Confederate Memorial Park by Harold Winstead in honor of his ancestor, Samuel Winstead, in whose honor this hill was named and who is buried 200 yds. NW of this location.

(Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, US Civil) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
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