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Deshler’s Brigade.

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Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia.
Brig. Gen. James Deshler. Col. Roger Q. Mills. Sept. 20, 1863. 19th and 24th Arkansas • Lieut. Col. A.S. Hutchinson 6th, 10th and 15th Texas Cavalry, Dismounted • Col. Roger Q. Mills. • Lieut. Col. T. Scott Anderson. 15th . . .

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

William Henry Christman

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near Pocono Lake, Pennsylvania.
During the Civil War, Christman of Pocono Lake enlisted in the 67th Regiment of the Pennsylvania Volunteers. He sent his military pay and enlistment bonus to his penniless parents so they could buy land for a family home and . . .

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

J. Horace Ducote Law Office

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Marksville, Louisiana.
Ducote, a local attorney and former Mayor, practiced law from this Victorian brick and frame building at the turn of the century.

(Settlements & Settlers) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

War Memorial

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Shepherdstown, West Virginia.
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(War, Korean • War, Vietnam • War, World I • War, World II) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Pack Horse Ford Chapter, D.A.R.

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Shepherdstown, West Virginia.
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(Colonial Era • Fraternal or Sororal Organizations • Waterways & Vessels) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Lewis P. Roy, Sr. Building

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Marksville, Louisiana.
Victorian mercantile store built by Lewis P. Roy, Sr. Restored in 1984-85 by attorneys Tucker Melancon and Rodney Rabalais and certified public accountants Aloysia C. Ducote and Van P. Major.

(Architecture • Settlements & Settlers) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Gremillion-Degrusha Home

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Marksville, Louisiana.
Arts and Crafts style home built by Judge Phidias Gremillion. Is unique because it features a gabled roof. The wainscoted dining room is highlighted by a plate rail.

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

Madisonville Cemetery

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Madisonville, Louisiana.
Resting place of pre-Louisiana Purchase colonial settlers, veterans of the War of 1812 and the Civil War, and many men and women of great importance to local and national history.

(Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War of 1812 • War, US Civil) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Battle of Franklin

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Franklin, Tennessee.
Visibility was always a critical factor in Civil War battles. Officers and enlisted men needed clear lines of sight to know where to move, when to stay in place, and in which direction to shoot. At the Battle of Franklin, . . .

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

Battle of Franklin, Eastern Flank

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Franklin, Tennessee.
Of Tennessee’s 83 counties in 1860, only in three did slaves outnumber whites. Two were near the Mississippi Rover, where large plantations flourished. The third was Williamson County. The McGavocks of Carnton, who owned 39 . . .

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

Davenport House

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Tipton, Michigan.
In 1834 Henry W. Sisson of New York settled here and built a log tavern, located on Evans Lake where the Chicago Road enters the Irish Hills. The tavern was purchased in 1839 by John Davenport, who owned the property until . . .

(Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Battle of Franklin

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Franklin, Tennessee.
During the Civil War, topography played a major role in shaping events. The Battle of Franklin was a prime example. When Confederate Gen. John Bell Hood’s 20,000 men charged across these fields, the steep hills to their left . . .

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

Confederate Earthworks

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Leesburg, Virginia.
Across the ground in front of you are the remains of Confederate infantry earthworks most likely built after the Battle of Ball’s Bluff on October 21, 1861. At this time, Leesburg was on the front lines of the American Civil . . .

(African Americans • Forts, Castles • War, US Civil) Includes complete text, location, directions, 6 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Major Samuel S. Starr

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Fairfield, Pennsylvania.
Major Samuel S. Starr and other wounded officers of the 6th U.S. Cavalry were cared for here July 3, 1863

(War, US Civil) Includes location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

1850 Barn

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Sylvania, Ohio.
This is a replica of a barn built in 1850 on Sylvania-Metamora Road. In 2000, the original barn was dismantled and the timber beams were transported to the Historical Village where they were used in the reconstruction of the . . .

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

All Services Guardian Angel

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Highland Falls, New York.
The Cadet Honor Code A Cadet will not lie, cheat, steal, or tolerate those who do. Alma Mater Hail, Alma Mater, dear! To us be ever near. Help us thy motto bear, thru’ all the years. Let duty be well performed, honor be e’er . . .

(Education • Military) Includes complete text, location, directions, 7 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Friar Antonio Margil de Jesus Ros

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, Mexico.
Fray Antonio Margil de Jesus Ros 1657-1726 Guardian del Convento de la Santa Cruz de Queretaro 1696-1700 Fundador del Colegio Apostolico de Propaganda Fide en Guatemala 1701 Fundador del Colegio Apostolico de Propaganda Fide . . .

(Churches, Etc. • Colonial Era) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Children’s Home

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Marietta, Ohio.
Washington County Children’s Home, Ohio’s first, and in 1867 the nation’s first supported by taxes, was founded in 1858 by Catherine Fay Ewing at her farm home in Moss Run, Ohio.

(Charity & Public Work) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Ancient Poplar Tree

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Pfafftown, North Carolina.
The C. G. Hill Memorial Park Ancient Poplar Tree An ancient poplar tree sprouted on this site before Columbus sailed for the New World. It grew to great height and breadth. After being struck by lightning, it decayed to . . .

(Horticulture & Forestry • War, US Civil) Includes complete text, location, directions, 6 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Friar Antonio de Jesus María Linaz Massanli

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, Mexico.
Fray Antonio de Jesus Ma. Linaz Massanli 1635-1693 Custodio de Provincia 1679 Prefecto de Misiones Guardian del Convento de la Santa Cruz de Qro. 1681 Fundador del Primer Colegio Apostolico de Propaganda Fide en Queretaro . . .

(Charity & Public Work • Churches, Etc. • Colonial Era) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
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