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Final Act – LZ Albany

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Carlisle, Pennsylvania.
Following the close of the fighting around LZ X-Ray, The NVA forces disengaged and disappeared into the surrounding foliage. Us commanders began to remove their troops from the field primarily by helicopter. Because of the . . .

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

Hobart Brothers Company

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Troy, Ohio.
Founded on March 24, 1917 by C.C. Hobart, his wife Ella and sons, Charles, Edward and William, Hobart Brothers Company was built on C.C.’s interest and experience in manufacturing. He had worked for the Edison Electrical . . .

(Charity & Public Work • Industry & Commerce) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

George Rogers Clark

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Louisville, Kentucky.
George Rogers Clark 1752 — 1818 Soldier, Patriot Founder Of Louisville Founder Of Kentucky Conqueror Of Our First Great West From The Alleghany Mountains To The Mississippi River A Son Of Virginia A Gallant Gentleman And A . . .

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

McAtee's Tavern

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Chantilly, Virginia.
This building’s exterior is a reproduction of a tavern built on this site in 1807 by Harrison McAtee. This location, on a section of the Little River Turnpike that opened in December 1806, was advantageous for farmers . . .

(Notable Buildings) Includes complete text, location, directions, 5 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Sydenstricker Schoolhouse

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Springfield, Virginia.
In 1897 Barney Deavers deeded land to build Pohick School #8 on this site. The school burned in July 1928 and a new schoolhouse was constructed and opended four months later. Locally known as the Sydenstricker School, it was . . .

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

Mt. Zion Old School Baptist Church

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Aldie, Virginia.
In the graveyard adjoining this church, on June 23, 1863, Harpers Illustrated Weekly's Alfred R. Waud, one of the Civil War's most renowned artists, dug the grave for the burial of his friend Lynde Walter Buckingham, the . . .

(Churches, Etc. • Communications • War, US Civil) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

First Mass. Cavalry

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Aldie, Virginia.
First Mass. Cavalry 3rd Brigade 2nd Cavalry Division June 17, 1863 Erected By The First Mass Cavalry Association 1889 Killed and Died of Wounds Sergt. C.C. Schwarz Co. A, Pvt. A. Ammann Co. A, Pvt. M.F. Daniels Co. A, Pvt. . . .

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

The Fog of War

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Aldie, Virginia.
? Evening, July 4, 1864: Union Col. Charles Lowell sends Major William Forbes from Fairfax with 157 horse soldiers of the 2nd Massachusetts and 13th New York Cavalry (detachments) on patrol between Aldie and Leesburg to . . .

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

The Mosby-Forbes Engagement July 6, 1864

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Aldie, Virginia.
The Battle of Mt. Zion Church began just east of here in the late afternoon hours of July 6, 1864, as Confederate Lieutenant Colonel John Singleton Mosby's artillery struck Union cavalry under Major William Hathaway Forbes. . . .

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Joseph Snider

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near Morgantown, West Virginia.
Born in Monongalia County in 1827, he was a delegate to the First and Second Wheeling Conventions and a member of the Restored Government of Virginia. Appointed colonel of the 7th WV Infantry in 1862, he was wounded at . . .

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

Elders of the Mount Zion Old School Baptist Church

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Aldie, Virginia.
Beginning in the 1830s, disagreement over doctrine caused a split in the Baptist faith. Some Baptists wished to retain the teachings of the “old school,” favoring a more strict interpretation of the Bible. Disputes arose . . .

(Churches, Etc.) Includes complete text, location, directions, 6 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Buffalo Soldiers at Fort Ethan Allen

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Essex, Vermont.
In July 1909, the 10th U.S. Cavalry arrived at Fort Ethan Allen for a four-year assignment. Nicknamed the “Buffalo Soldiers” during the American Indian Wars, the 10th Cavalry was one of the first peacetime all-black . . .

(African Americans • War, Spanish-American • Wars, US Indian) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

McAnelly Settlement

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near Lampasas, Texas.
Threshold for settlement of Lampasas, San Saba Counties. Commemorates homestead site of Robert D. McAnelly (1806-1888) who came here in early 1830's; was surveyor of large areas of surrounding land. McAnelly's Bend was named . . .

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

Spirit of Cooperation

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Adrian, Michigan.
The Adrian Kiwanis Club and the City of Adrian have a rich history of working together to make Adrian a better community. With the assistance of the City in site selection, and through significant public support, the Kiwanis . . .

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

Intersection of Main and South Union Streets

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Natchez, Mississippi.
An 1890 view of Memorial Park shows the Confederate soldier monument draped for unveiling. Like many others across the south, it faces north towards the opposing army.The park's creation was part of the Lost Cause Movement . . .

(Churches, Etc. • Fraternal or Sororal Organizations • Settlements & Settlers) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

North Danville

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North Danville, Virginia.
North Danville was established in 1877 as a distinct town across the Dan River from Danville proper. Its first mayor, John T. Keen, was appointed on July 13, 1880. For a brief period in the 1890s, the town went by the name . . .

(Notable Places • Political Subdivisions) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Rockabilly Pioneer Janis Martin

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Withers Park, Virginia.
Born in Sutherlin, Rockabilly pioneer Janis Martin combined country influences with rhythm-and-blues singing, crossing musical boundaries and helping launch Rock and Roll. Singing and playing guitar, she won numerous talent . . .

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

Chatmoss

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Chatmoss, Virginia.
Chatmoss was one of about 50 Hairston family plantations in Virginia, North Carolina, and Mississippi. This vast network encompassed tens of thousands of acres and was worked by thousands of enslaved African Americans. Alcey . . .

(Antebellum South, US • Notable Places) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Patrick Henry’s Leatherwood Home

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Laurel Park, Virginia.
Once located to the south was Leatherwood, the plantation of Patrick Henry, governor of Virginia and great orator of the American Revolution. Henry is especially famous for his “Liberty or Death” speech made in 1775 in Saint . . .

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

Belleview

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near Martinsville, Virginia.
Three miles southwest is Belleview, home of Major John Redd, a pioneer in this section. Redd served in the Indian Wars and in the Revolution, being present at the siege of Yorktown in 1781.

(War, US Revolutionary • Wars, US Indian) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
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