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Texas Ranger Campsite

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near Crosbyton, Texas.
Law and order for plains area began here in 1879 with creation of Camp Roberts, first ranger station in Panhandle. Company C of the newly formed Frontier Battalion of Texas Rangers was located here and commanded by Capt. G. . . .

(Native Americans • Peace) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Two-Buckle Ranch Headquarters

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near Crosbyton, Texas.
Headquarters for the Two Buckle Ranch was built near this site, at Silver Falls, in 1884 by the Kentucky Cattle Raising Company, which had been founded two years earlier by a group of Louisville, Kentucky distillers. Claude . . .

(Agriculture • Animals) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Old Dewey Lake

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near Crosbyton, Texas.
Once an important landmark for early surveys of this area, Dewey Lake got its name after surveyors returned from here to headquarters and found, to their embarrassment, they had not yet named this site. Gallantly, they . . .

(Agriculture • Waterways & Vessels) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Crosbyton Cemetery

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Crosbyton, Texas.
Established in 1909, this cemetery was once part of a 90,000-acre ranch operated by the C. B. Livestock Company. Julian Bassett, part owner of the company and donor of the Crosbyton townsite, also gave the land for this . . .

(Cemeteries & Burial Sites) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Lamar Family

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Crosbyton, Texas.
In 1892 William Percy Lamar (1889-1946) came with his parents from Tarrant County to Crosby County, settling on a 160-acre homestead. He married Sarah Elzina Henson (1892-1963) in 1912. They prospered through farming, . . .

(Cemeteries & Burial Sites) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

J. J. Pierce

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Crosbyton, Texas.
Born at Blum, Texas. Became Sheriff of Crosby County in January 1947. Was killed in line of duty while arresting a bootlegger at Ralls, Texas. Dedicated to enforcement of law--a man of quiet courage and fearless character. . . .

(Cemeteries & Burial Sites) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

In Honor of the Workers of Hércules

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, Mexico.
Siendo Gobernador del Estado el C. Rafael Camacho Guzman, Presidente Mpal. el C. Dr. Alvaro Larrondo Ojeda, Delegado Mpal. el C. C. P. Servando Trejo Sanchez Se erigio y dedico esta plaza en honor de los obreros de este . . .

(Civil Rights • Industry & Commerce • Labor Unions • Politics) Includes complete text, location, directions, 7 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Big Bend

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Emigrant Gap, California.
History Stop and listen. Be very quiet. People have been traveling past this "Big Bend" in the Yuba River for thousands of years. It's a natural migration route and the Ranger station and museum are only the most recent . . .

(Roads & Vehicles) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Soda Springs Store

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Soda Springs, California.
History There have been many Soda Springs stores over the years on both sides of the railroad tracks. The original Soda Springs Store serviced the many industries on the Summit: ice harvesting, diaries, lumber mills, sheep . . .

(Industry & Commerce • Roads & Vehicles) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Bet van Beeren

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, Netherlands.
Bet van Beeren (1902-1967) dreef hier van 1927 tot haar dood Café 't Mandje. Zij was openlijk lesbienne en maakte daarmee 't Mandje het eerste Amsterdamse homo-vriendelijke café. Vanuit heel de wereld bezochten mensen dit . . .

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

International Tailoring Company Building

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New York City, New York.
Constructed in 1920, this was the New York headquarters of the International Tailoring Company and its subsidiary, J.T. Taylor & Company. It was one of the world's largest manufacturers of men's custom-made clothing. From . . .

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

de wereld bleef doof / The World Remained Deaf

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, Netherlands.
[The memorial text is presented in three languages: (Dutch?) Sign Language, Dutch, and English; only the latter two are transcribed here.] de wereld bleef doof Ter nagedachtenis aan de Joodse Dove slachtoffers van het . . .

(Churches, Etc. • War, World II) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

World War I Memorial

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Plymouth, Pennsylvania.
Erected by the Grateful Citizens of the Borough and Township of Plymouth in honor of the Sons and Daughters who served in the World War 1914-1919 Heroic Dead John H. Ballamy • Edward C. Bonawitz • Benjamin T. Boyce Patrick . . .

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

Christopher Columbus Plaza

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, Mexico.
Plaza Cristobal Colón Génova, Italia, 1451 - Valladolid, España, 1506. Los hombres que buscan conocer el universo en que vivimos no se detienen ante nada. Cristobal Colón fue uno de ellos. Italiano de nacimiento, portugués . . .

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

John Adams

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, Netherlands.
Hier woonde von 1781-1782 John Adams 1st US Ambassador to the Netherlands 2nd President of the United States of America ["Hier woonde von..." = Here lived from...]

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

28th Infantry Division Memorial

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Plymouth, Pennsylvania.
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(Patriots & Patriotism • War, Cold • War, World I • War, World II) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Kent County

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Jayton, Texas.
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(Political Subdivisions • War, Texas Independence) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Vietnam War Memorial

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Plymouth, Pennsylvania.
In memory of our Vietnam Veterans Plymouth Pa. who gave their lives for our country David Lee • Edison Phillips Leonard T. Bish • Joseph Sinkewicz Sterling K. Coates • Frank A. Glowiak Daniel A. Witko ————————————————— . . .

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

A Lake and a Trolley

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West Bloomfield Township, Michigan.
Cass Lake was the quiet pleasure of farmers and merchants until the first trolley rail system was built through the area in 1895, bringing "weekenders" from Pontiac and Detroit to the area. In 1912 real estate developer . . .

(Railroads & Streetcars) Includes complete text, location, directions, 8 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Terrace Cemetery

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near Post, Texas.
In 1907, young Vera Westbrook died in Post City and was laid to rest in a grave near Two Draw Road. In 1908, with the death of Vertie Rogers Conn, the board of directors of the Double U Co. told town founder C. W. Post in . . .

(Cemeteries & Burial Sites) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
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