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When the Music Died

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Russells Point, Ohio.
George B. Quatman acquired the west side of the Sandy Beach Park in 1957, and the east side in 1962. At that time the park was renamed the “San Juan Amusement Park” and became alcohol free. However, all along the harbor were . . .

(Bridges & Viaducts • Entertainment) Includes complete text, location, directions, 5 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

The Villages

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Russells Point, Ohio.
Russells Point In 1847, John Russell, for whom Russells Point is named, was born near the shores of the original spring-fed Indian Lake. His parents farmed near the areas we know today as Lake Ridge and O’Connors Point on . . .

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

“Frederick's Other City”

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Frederick, Maryland.
When Frederick Town was laid out in 1745, founder Daniel Dulany provided lots to different faith denominations to build churches. These would serve as centers of religious, educational and social life for the new settlers in . . .

(Cemeteries & Burial Sites) Includes complete text, location, directions, 6 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Islands and Beaches

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Russells Point, Ohio.
The original Lewistown Reservoir was created by manually excavating and building approximately 3 miles of earthen dam in several areas and joining seven natural lakes and large ponds.The largest stretch of this structure is . . .

(Entertainment • Environment • Waterways & Vessels) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Hamtramck Stadium

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Hamtramck, Michigan.
Side 1 After the Civil War, black and white baseball players could play on the same teams. But by 1900, black players were excluded from white professional leagues. More than 4,000 African Americans and Latinos played . . .

(African Americans • Sports) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

1913 Flood

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Russells Point, Ohio.
History has recorded many major floods and the devastation they created. One of the greatest floods ever in Ohio occurred in March of 1913. Rivers in the region, including the Great Miami River, overflowed their banks . . .

(Disasters • Environment • Waterways & Vessels) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Artillery, The King of Battle

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Vicksburg National Military Park, Mississippi.
The types of cannon you see here all saw action during the Vicksburg fighting. For centuries, artillery had ruled the battlefield. By the time of the Civil War, advances like rifled barrels, improved aiming and ignition had . . .

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

Town of Concord

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Concord, New York.
Erie County's Gateway to the Allegheny Mountains. You are standing in the historic Concord Community Park. The land was donated and the park was created in 1952, becoming the home of the Springville Baseball Club. The club . . .

(Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Charity & Public Work • Roads & Vehicles • Settlements & Settlers) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Sanctuary of The Remedies

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, Mexico.
Santuario de Los Remedios Antes de establecer la ermita de la Virgen de los Remedios sobre la gran pirámide Tlachihualtepet, se colocó una cruz en el lugar del Teocalli dedicado a la divinidad prehispánica. En 1536 fue . . .

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

Wisconsin Twenty-Third Infantry

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Vicksburg National Military Park, Mississippi.
Colonel Joshua J. Guppey Lieut. Colonel William F. Vilas Major Edgar P. Hill Engaged. Port Gibson. May 1: Champion's Hill, May 16: Big Black River Bridge, May 17: Skirmishes, May 19 and May 20: . . .

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

Ohio Seventeenth Battery

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Vicksburg National Military Park, Mississippi.
Front, Ohio Seventeenth Battery Capt. Ambrose A. Blount, Capt. Charles S. Rice 10th Div., 13th Corps. Rear Casualties: In the Battle of Port Gibson, May 1, 1863, Sustained no casualties; In the Battle of Champion's . . .

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

Parish of San Pedro Apostle

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, Mexico.
Parroquia de San Pedro Apóstol Su construcción fue decretada en 1640 por el Ilustrísimo Juan de Palafox y Mendoza, su cúpula de estilo churrigueresco, data del siglo XVIII. En el nicho se encuentra la imagen del apóstol San . . .

(Churches, Etc. • Man-Made Features) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Lieutenant José Azueta

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, Mexico.
Aquí cayo heroicamente en defensa de la patria el Teniente Jose Azueta Armada de Mexico 21 de abril de 1914 English translation: Here fell heroically in defense of the nation Lieutenant José Azueta Mexican Navy April 21, . . .

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

Woodside Farms

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Concord, New York.
Woodside Farms —·•·— Jeremiah Richardson 1795 ~ 1879. Pioneer settler town of Concord about 1816, near Mortons Corners, cleared much land, establishing farms that his son David and grand~ son Arthur enlarged. David built a . . .

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Ahaz Allen

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Persia, New York.
Ahaz Allen Pioneer settler in town of Persia in 1810. Built first saw and grist mill, bridge, frame house, Forty Rd. Gave land for cemetery in 1836.

(Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Settlements & Settlers) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Hood's Retreat

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Thompson's Station, Tennessee.
Moving rapidly south through Franklin, Stephen D. Lee's Corps with Chalmers' Cavalry Division attached, took up a delaying position in this area about 1:00 PM They beat off attacks by Wood's IV Corps & Wilson's Cavalry. . . .

(War, US Civil) Includes complete text, location, directions, 1 photo, GPS coordinates, map.

Gowanda Historic Site

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Gowanda, New York.
GOWANDA HISTORIC SITE. The village of Gowanda, incorporated in 1848, is located in two counties, Cattaraugus and Erie, divided by the Cattaraugus Creek. It was first called Aldrich Mills, and later Lodi. The first settler in . . .

(Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

The Mortar Pit

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Carlisle, Pennsylvania.
The American Expeditionary Forces (A.E.F.) was introduced to modern mortars in the trenches of France during World War One. The A.E.F. adopted the British Newton-Stokes design in 3-, 4- and 6-inch calibers as well as the . . .

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

Gowanda Shrine Club No.1

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Gowanda, New York.
Home of Gowanda Shrine Club No.1 Est. Nov. 21 1913 The first and continuously~active Shrine Club in North America —·•·— This Landmark is dedicated as a symbolic foundation upon which all present and future Masons may build, . . .

(Fraternal or Sororal Organizations) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Sniper's Nest

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Carlisle, Pennsylvania.
Although individual marksmen had been employed during previous conflicts, World War One brought the sniper into the modern age of battle. Armed with a rifle fitted with magnifying optical scopes, snipers were used to return . . .

(War, World I) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
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