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Presbyterian Centennial

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Corinne, Utah.
The Presbyterian work in Utah began at Corinne June 11, 1969 under Rev. Melancthon Hughes, sent here by Rev. Sheldon Jackson, missionary and educator. This bell was later given to the first congregation. In the first . . .

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

Coal Miners Memorial

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Plymouth, Pennsylvania.
Dedicated to All Coal Miners In Memoriam Nature bestowed Pennsylvania with deposits of Anthracite coal which contains the highest percentage of fixed carbon. The coal fields approximately 600 square miles from Susquehanna . . .

(Civil Rights • Disasters • Industry & Commerce • Labor Unions) Includes complete text, location, directions, 11 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

University of San Carlos Faculty of Medical Sciences 1918-1921

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, Guatemala.
Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala Facultad de Ciencias Medicas En este lugar estuvo situada la Facultad de Medicina y Cirugia durante los años de 1918-1921 Dr. Jafeth Ernesto Cabrera Franco Rector Magnifico Dr. Edgar . . .

(Education • Man-Made Features • Science & Medicine) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Agnes Flood High Water Mark

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Kingston, Pennsylvania.
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(Churches, Etc. • Disasters • Waterways & Vessels) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Revolution of October 20, 1944 Memorial Highway

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, Guatemala.
Calzada Revolucion 20 de Octuber 1944 ”Homenaje” A los oficiales y soldados que lucharon con el pueblo en la mañana gloriosa del 20 de Oct. de 1944 para devolver la libertad en Guatemala. Guatemala, 20 Oct 1974 Bloque . . .

(Patriots & Patriotism • Politics • Wars, Non-US) Includes complete text, location, directions, 6 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

War Memorial

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Kingston, Pennsylvania.
"This book of history stands as a symbol dedicated to the men and women of Kingston, Pennsylvania, who so honorably served our country to keep our nation free." Veterans of World War I World War II Korea Vietnam Persian . . .

(Patriots & Patriotism • War, 1st Iraq & Desert Storm • War, Vietnam • War, World II) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

International Boundary Marker

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near Carthage, Texas.
In the early 1700s, France and Spain began disputing their New World international boundary that included this area; each nation claimed what is now Texas. When the U.S. purchased the Louisiana Territory from France in 1803, . . .

(Exploration • Notable Places • Waterways & Vessels) Includes complete text, location, directions, 6 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

International Boundary

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near Logansport, Louisiana.
Original granite block 10' long 9" square marked the United States - Republic of Texas boundary. Dated 1840. Set on April 23, 1841. Only marker of international boundary known to exist within continental U.S.

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

International Boundary Marker

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near Carthage, Texas.
Historic Civil Engineering Landmark International Boundary Marker Republic of Texas-United States (Set April 23, 1841) Designated by the Texas and Louisiana Sections

(Notable Places) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

War Memorial

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Kingston, Pennsylvania.
Dedicated to the men and women who served in all wars [Dedicated] Oct. 8, 1989

(Patriots & Patriotism • War, Korean • War, Vietnam • War, World II) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

War Memorial

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Forty Fort, Pennsylvania.
Dedicated to the men and women of Forty Fort, who served their country in all wars. [Dedicated] May 30, 1984

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

José Luis de León Díaz (Luis de Lión)

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, Guatemala.
“Yo no sabia que el mundo era redondo y mas bien creía que si me subia al cerro en frente podría tocar el cielo y mancharme los dedos de azul” (Luis de Lion, fragmento del poema Para mi cielo) En este lugar fue desaparecido . . .

(Arts, Letters, Music • Education • Wars, Non-US) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Jonathan Anderson

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Carthage, Texas.
Kentucky native Jonathan "Old Shelby" Anderson, a grandson of American Revolution veteran Bailey Anderson, settled in this area when Texas was part of Mexico. He served in the Texas Revolution and fought at the Battle of San . . .

(Government • Notable Persons • War, Texas Independence) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Forty Fort Meeting House

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Forty Fort, Pennsylvania.
This church was erected in the year 1804 It was restored in 1922 by the Luzerne County Committee of the Pennsylvania Society of Colonial Dames of America —————————————— Placed on the National Register of Historic Places . . .

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

Central Baptist Church

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Carthage, Texas.
Organized with 17 members on September 26, 1901, Central Baptist has been a significant part of Carthage's religious and cultural heritage through the years. Formed under the leadership of the Rev. H. E. Harris, the early . . .

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

St. Michael's Church Women's World War I Memorial

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, Austria.
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(War, World I • Women) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Tragedy of the “Safe Home Virgen de la Asunción”

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, Guatemala.
Justicia para las niñas de Guatemala En memoria de las 41 niñas asesinadas en el Hogar Seguro Virgen de la Asunción renombramos a este espacio como Plaza de las Niñas de Guatemala 8 de Marzo No las olvidamos Fue el Estado. . . .

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

Henry Hudson

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, Netherlands.
From this ancient "Tower of Tears" erected 1482 A.D. Henry Hudson set sail April 4th.'1609 A.D. on the vessel "Half Moon" on that voyage of discovery destined to bring him to the harbor of New York and the Hudson River This . . .

(Colonial Era • Exploration) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Swing Low: Harriet Tubman Memorial

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New York City, New York.
This larger-than-life bronze sculpture depicts abolitionist organizer and Underground Railroad leader Harriet Tubman (c. 1822-1913), and stands at the crossroads of St. Nicholas Avenue, West 122nd Street and Frederick . . .

(Abolition & Underground RR • African Americans • Civil Rights • Women) Includes complete text, location, directions, 6 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Jamaica in 1494

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, Jamaica.
A botanical investigation of 1956 revealed that the enclosed area, undisturbed for centuries because of its inaccessibility and its rocky soil, had preserved the indigenous plant life as it must have appeared in 1494 in . . .

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