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Lincoln Memorial

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Louisville, Kentucky.
( first panel ) Abraham Lincoln, his han and pen He will be good but God knows when. Abraham Lincoln, ca. 1826-26 Abraham Lincoln was born February 12, 1809, near Hodgenville, Kentucky. The Commonwealth of Kentucky dedicates . . .

(Notable Persons) Includes complete text, location, directions, 7 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Scranton Central High School

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Scranton, Pennsylvania.
"This building was the site of Scranton Central High School from 1896 to 1991"

(Education • Man-Made Features) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Masonic Temple and Scottish Rite Cathedral

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Scranton, Pennsylvania.
This property has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior

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

The Town of Colden Honors Our Men & Women

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Colden, New York.
[on separate stone:] Dedicated by The Town of Colden in honor of our men and women who served our country in search of world peace and human dignity and in memory of those in all wars who gave their lives for freedom. . . .

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

Colden

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Colden, New York.
Originally named Buffum Mills, Colden was renamed after the post office was moved to the Buffum Inn in 1833. Colden residents have served their country in many conflicts from the American Revolution to the present time. In . . .

(Churches, Etc. • Settlements & Settlers) Includes complete text, location, directions, 5 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

The First Pioneers

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North Collins, New York.
In this vicinity the first pioneers settled in North Collins in 1808. Abram & Samuel Tucker Stephen Sisson Enos Southwick

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

Franciscan Convent of The Archangel Gabriel / San Pedro Cholula

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, Mexico.
Convento Franciscano de San Gabriel Arcángel Esta iglesia es uno de los templos más antiguos de México, su fundación se remonta al año de 1540. Está formado por una nave alargada y dividida en varios tramos, cubierta con . . .

(Architecture • Churches, Etc. • Colonial Era • Man-Made Features) Includes complete text, location, directions, 7 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Dr. Moisés Toxqui Avila

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, Mexico.
En memoria del Dr. Moisés Toxqui Avila 1910-2005 Fundador y Director de la primera "Clinica Toxqui" Fundada en esta casa en el año de 1940 San Pedro Cholula, Puebla, Octubre de 2005. English translation: In memory of Dr. . . .

(Science & Medicine) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Chicago Mercantile Battery.

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Vicksburg National Military Park, Mississippi.
In the assault, May 22, 1863, one gun of the battery was dragged by hand, with the assistance of enlisted men of Benton's and Burbridge's brigades to a position within a few yards of the Confederate lunette on the Baldwin's . . .

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

Erie County

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Concord, New York.
Be it for day use or for overnight camping adventure, the park is a southern Erie County treasure. Park and Area History. Sprague Brook Park was acquired by Erie County in 1963 by using state and federal aid programs to . . .

(Charity & Public Work) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Veterans Memorial Grove

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Concord, New York.
Veterans Memorial Grove We loved them once. We love them now. Dedicated to: Who they were, what they sacrificed and how much they loved each other.

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

U.S. 17th Battery.

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Vicksburg National Military Park, Mississippi.
Capt. Ambrose A. Blount: Capt. Charles S. Rice. The 2d section, under Lieut. William Hunt, served two 10 pounder Parrott rifles in this position, "Burnt Chimneys," from the morning of May 21 to about May 25, 1863, when it . . .

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

As We Honor the Memory

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Concord, New York.
As we honor the memory of these Erie County residents killed in action, let us pledge that their lives, sacrifices and valor shall always be remembered.

(War, 1st Iraq & Desert Storm • War, 2nd Iraq • War, Afghanistan) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

We Remember Forever

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Concord, New York.
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(War, Vietnam) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

U.S. 1st Battery,

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Vicksburg National Military Park, Mississippi.
Capt. Martin Klauss. Two sections served four James rifles in this position, "Burnt Chimneys," from about May 22 to the end of the siege, July 4, 1863. Aggregate reported casualties in battery during the campaign and siege: . . .

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

In Honor of "Mark O"

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Concord, New York.
In honor of "Mark O" Mark O'Connell 1950 - 2015 Viet Nam Veteran, devoted Husband & Father. Honored for his dedication and vision as one of the leaders in the creation and development of this Viet Nam Veterans Memorial Grove . . .

(Charity & Public Work • War, Vietnam) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

A Day at the Picture Show

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Washington, District of Columbia.
The Two-Story Art Deco Style Building on your left was once the Strand Theater. Abe Lichtman, a Jewish businessman whose movie theaters catered to black patrons, opened the Strand in 1918. Lichtman also operated the Lincoln . . .

(African Americans • Education • Industry & Commerce) Includes complete text, location, directions, 6 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Helen Thomas B. 1920

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Lansing, Michigan.
Considered “The First Lady of the Press,” former White House Bureau Chief Helen Thomas is a trailblazer who broke through barriers for women reporters. Thomas worked for United Press International for more than 55 years . . .

(Arts, Letters, Music • Education • Politics • Women) Includes complete text, location, directions, 1 photo, GPS coordinates, map.

Henry Ford 1863-1947

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Lansing, Michigan.
Henry Ford transformed America by creating “a motor car for the great multitude.” Always interested in tinkering with machinery than in working on his parents’ Dearborn farm. Ford gravitated toward the young auto industry in . . .

(Agriculture • Industry & Commerce • Roads & Vehicles) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Rosa Parks 1913-2005

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Lansing, Michigan.
Rosa Parks became an icon of the modern Civil Rights movement for refusing to give up her Montgomery, Alabama, bus seat to a white passenger in December 1955. That defiant act fueled the movement that ended legal segregation . . .

(African Americans • Civil Rights • Women) Includes complete text, location, directions, 1 photo, GPS coordinates, map.
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