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Sergeant Sherwood Baker

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Plymouth, Pennsylvania.
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(Patriots & Patriotism • War, 2nd Iraq) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

War Memorial

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Plymouth, Pennsylvania.
In honor and memory of all who have served in our nation's conflicts and wars [Dedicated] Sept. 12, 1965

(Patriots & Patriotism • War, Korean • War, World I • War, World II) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Bussard Farmhouse

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Derwood, Maryland.
The main house was built by Thaddeus Bussard in 1908 on the foundations of an original house that had been built by Nathan Magruder around 1778. The oldest part of the structure is the kitchen wing to the right, thought to . . .

(Agriculture • Notable Buildings) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

General Highway Administration 1893-1993

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Pluckemin, New Jersey.
General Highway Administration 1893-1993 Dedicated October 3, 1993 to commemorate 100 years of service to the nation. Through its partnerships with the states, the highway community, and other Federal agencies, FHWA has . . .

(Roads & Vehicles) Includes complete text, location, directions, 1 photo, GPS coordinates, map.

Citizens of Gettysburg

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Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
In memory of the citizens of Gettysburg who suffered much during and after those dreadful three days in July 1863.

(War, US Civil) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

First Public School Marker

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Hampton, New Hampshire.
First Public School in New Hampshire, supported by taxation, was opened in Hampton on May 31, 1649. It was presided over by John Legat for the education of both sexes. The sole qualification for admission of the pupils was . . .

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

Bell of 5th Congregational Church Building

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Hampton, New Hampshire.
Bell of 5th Congregational Church Building 1797-1844 "Townsfolk to the Church I called." Bell Inscription Maneely's West Troy NY 1861

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

Roll of Honor WW II

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Hampton, New Hampshire.
Dedicated to those of our town who served in the armed forces and Merchant Marine of the US in World War II. 6 rows of names 5 rows of 53 names each 6th row with 19 names plus 8 Starred names, indicating killed in action.

(War, World II) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Rolls of Honor Viet Nam and Korean War

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Hampton, New Hampshire.
Side 1 Roll of honor 1961 1975 Roll of Honor in remembrance of those who serve in the Vietnam War 4 rows of names Row 1 47 names Row 2 48 names Row 3 46 names Row 4 46 names 7 are starred, indicating loss of life/killed in . . .

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

Newmantown

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Derwood, Maryland.
A small grouping of houses and outbuildings near this spot became a kinship-based community known as Newmantown. There were numerous post Civil-War African American communities in Montgomery County similar to Newmantown. . . .

(African Americans • Agriculture • Notable Places) Includes complete text, location, directions, 6 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

History of Querétaro

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, Mexico.
Fechas Historicas, Memorables de Queretaro. Año de 1446, los othomies habitantes de este lugar, fueron subyugados por Moctezuma. Julio 25 de 1531, fundación de Crettaro por Don Fernando de Tapia Octubre 27 de 1531, se le . . .

(Exploration • Man-Made Features • Patriots & Patriotism • Wars, Non-US) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Crosby County

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Crosbyton, Texas.
Formed from Young and Bexar Territories Created • Organized August 21, 1876 • September 20, 1986 Named in honor of Stephen Crosby 1800-1869 came to Texas in 1845 Commissioner of the General Land Office County seat, Estacado, . . .

(Settlements & Settlers) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Crosbyton

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Crosbyton, Texas.
Founded 1908 on “Cutting Grounds” of C.B. Livestock Company which built a school, supply store, railroad and inn to encourage settlers. By 1911, had 1,000 citizens, was county seat. Today is center of rich irrigated farm . . .

(Settlements & Settlers) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Henry Clay Smith

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Crosbyton, Texas.
First to set up a post office and to farm in Crosby County; first to break land and drill a water well on High Plains. At start of Civil War, he was miner at Pinos Altos, New Mexico and joined in moves to take gold and . . .

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

The Rock House

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Crosbyton, Texas.
One of the historical land marks of this area is the site of the rock house located twelve miles north of Crosbyton in Blanco Canyon. As viewed from the entrance, the Crosby County Memorial Building which was erected in 1958 . . .

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

Soda Springs Hotel

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Soda Springs, California.
History Before the coming of the hotels and ski areas, the only Summit industry was the railroad. There had been a few dairies, two ice houses, sheep and some lumbering, even a still on the hill, but the railroad was key . . .

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

Central Sierra Snow Lab

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Soda Springs, California.
History California has some of the most productive farmland in the world and a population of 38 million people. California alone is on of the biggest economies in the world. Water is critical to that economy and Sierran . . .

(Environment • Science & Medicine) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Mt. Judah

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near Norden, California.
"If only the Sierra might be pierced." Atlantic Monthly December, 1867 History "Crazy Judah." Theodore Judah had some strange ideas. He wanted to build a railroad across the continent. People knew it could not be done. . . .

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

Donner Ski Ranch

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near Truckee, California.
History The first ski lift on Signal Hill (now Donner Ski Ranch) was built by Johnny Ellis in 1937. This forerunner of the "Ranch" included two rope tows powered by Model A automobiles sitting on blocks (the manila rope . . .

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

Smith's Station

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near Albany, Texas.
From 1858 until the outbreak of the Civil War in 1861, a station of the Butterfield Overland Mail route was located here. Despite a brief existence, it was an important stop on the early stage line that reached from Missouri . . .

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