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Duty

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Carlisle, Pennsylvania.
“We went to war because our country asked us to go, because our new president… ordered us to go, but more importantly because we saw it as our duty to go.” Lt. Gen. Harold G. Moore, USA (Ret.) “We Were Soldiers Once… and . . .

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

The Ia Drang Battlefield

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Carlisle, Pennsylvania.
The Ia Drang battlefield was dotted with large dirt art hills of varying sizes. They were generally very hard, baked earth and were home to ants and termites. These features made good defensive positions and LTC Moore used . . .

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

Cempoala

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, Mexico.
Su nombre derivado del nahuátl, significa "Lugar de las veinte aguas", probablemente debido a que en dicha ciudad existía una gran cantidad de canales de riego y ductos subterráneos. Cempoala fue uno de los asentamientos . . .

(Anthropology • Architecture • Colonial Era • Man-Made Features) Includes complete text, location, directions, 6 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Francisco Javier Clavijero Echegaray

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, Mexico.
A la memoria del ilustre veracruzano Francisco Javier Clavijero Echegaray en el CCL aniversario de su natalicio a los seis días del mes de septiembre de 1981, se coloco esta placa, siendo Gobernador Constitutional del estado . . .

(Arts, Letters, Music • Charity & Public Work • Colonial Era) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

The Mexican Naval Academy

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, Mexico.
Este recinto albergo a la Escuela Naval Militar de 1897 a 1952, fue testigo de la valentia, la lealtad y el honor que mostraron los cadetes, durante la Gesta Heroica de Veracruz el 21 de abril de 1914. English translation: . . .

(Military) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Fred Miller

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Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
A stellar lineman for the great LSU teams of the early 1960s, he earned All-America honors as the key blocker for Heisman Trophy runner-up Jerry Stovall in 1962. In his three seasons at LSU the Tigers won two bowl games. He . . .

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

Jerry Stovall

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Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
One of the finest all-around players in Tiger history, he was named All-American and finished second in the Heisman Trophy balloting in 1962. Twice named All-SEC, he was a star defensive back for nine years with St. Louis. . . .

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

Billy Truax

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Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
A consummate tight end, but LSU's offense in his era was geared towards the run and, consequently, his talents as a pass receiver were never exploited. It was mostly his superb blocking that earned him All-American status in . . .

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

Remi Prudhomme

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Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
A stalwart of the Chinese Bandits, he was an unusually strong player. His size and weight made him unique and his aggressive temperament was ideal for the role in which he was cast. Named All-American in 1964, he went on to . . .

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

Site of St. John's Church and Cemetery

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Lanesboro, Pennsylvania.
Site of the original St. John's Church and cemetery constructed in 1847 by Father John Vincent O'Reilly to serve the Erie Railroad Workers building the Star[r]ucca viaduct. In 1853 the parish moved to Susquehanna as the . . .

(Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Churches, Etc. • Railroads & Streetcars) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Walker Air Force Base

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Roswell, New Mexico.
Roswell Army Air Field was established in 1941 and renamed after New Mexico native Brig. Gen. Kenneth Walker in 1948. Once the Strategic Air Command’s largest base, its bomber fleet and Atlas missiles were key deterrents . . .

(Air & Space • War, Cold • War, World II) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Continental Oil Company Station 1

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Roswell, New Mexico.
Built circa 1920 Unique example of an early filling station designed in residential Tudor Revival Style.

(Architecture • Industry & Commerce) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Roswell's Military Institutes

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Roswell, New Mexico.
Joseph C. Lea enrolled his son Wildy in Fort Worth University, a noted military school. Lea was so impressed with his son's education that he recruited the superintendent of the school, Colonel Robert S. Goss, to found a . . .

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

Starrucca Viaduct - The Bridge of Stone

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Lanesboro, Pennsylvania.
[Marker Panel 1] Starrucca Viaduct Constructed 1847-1848 Elevation - 1000 feet above sea level Length - 1040 feet Height - 100 feet Width of Deck - 26 feet Number of Arches - 17 Depth of Pier Footings - 6 to 9 feet . . .

(Man-Made Features • Railroads & Streetcars) Includes complete text, location, directions, 6 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Methodist Church

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Port Gibson, Mississippi.
901 Church. 1858-60 Romanesque Revival. The original building was constructed in 1826, but was destroyed by fire in 1858. The new church built on the same site, was dedicated July 8, 1860.

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

St. James Episcopal Church

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Port Gibson, Mississippi.
808 Church. 1884-85. Ca. 1897 High Victorian Gothic. The architect was W.P. Wentworth from Boston. The entire structure reflects contemporary architectural developments in Massachusetts rather than in Mississippi.

(Architecture • Churches, Etc.) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Doug Moreau

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Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
His pass catching ability was heralded, but his place kicking was also vitally important. He was named All-SEC in 1964 and earned All-American honors in 1965. He played professionally with the Miami Dolphins from 1966-1970. . . .

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

Indians Murdered 1824

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Pendleton, Indiana.
Side A U.S. took American Indian lands in central Indiana by treaty in 1818. Some Indian villages and camps remained in the area as white settlers rushed to buy land. In the spring of 1824, white men murdered nine Indian . . .

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

Carnegie Library

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Pendleton, Indiana.
Side A Pendleton’s first Library Association was formed in 1877. Subscribers paid $5 each for one of 200 association shares. In 1906, 18 community residents formed the Independent Social Club. Each read a book, they brought . . .

(Arts, Letters, Music • Education • Notable Buildings) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Pendleton Town Hall Explosion

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Pendleton, Indiana.
Side A The two-story Pendleton Town Hall, fire station and police headquarters stood here. On the night of January 9, 1936, as town board members met on the second floor, some men sat talking on the first. Irvin Taylor, a . . .

(Disasters) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
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