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Simon Philip de Vries

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, Netherlands.
Hier woonde Simon Philip de Vries 1892 - 1940 Rabbijn van de joodse gemeente Haarlem, gestorven in Bergen Belsen 1944 Psalm 23:4 [English translation:] Here lived Simon Philip de Vries, 1892-1940, Rabbi of the Haarlem . . .

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

Road to Cemetery

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Old Pleasant Hill, Louisiana.
This road leads to old cemetery where soldiers of both armies who fell in the Battle of Pleasant Hill, are buried.

(Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, US Civil) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Old Pleasant Hill Cemetery

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Old Pleasant Hill, Louisiana.
After the Battle of Pleasant Hill many brave men were put to rest her. Some wore gray, some wore blue.

(Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, US Civil) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Dr. John W. Monette

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Washington, Mississippi.
Scientist-historian (1803-51). Lived ¼ mi. S.E. Research on yellow fever brought first quarantine in Old S.W. at Natchez, 1844. Author of scholarly book on the discovery and settlement of Mississippi Valley.

(Science & Medicine • Settlements & Settlers) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

The Plain Dutch

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Kutztown, Pennsylvania.
The Pa. Dutch folk-culture is divided into two distinct elements: the "Plain" Dutch, who are in the minority, are the Amish & Mennonites: the "Gay" Dutch are, for the most part, Lutheran & Reformed. The "Plain" Dutch are . . .

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

Stage Coach Station

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Old Pleasant Hill, Louisiana.
The Stage Coach station was at this point, near the center of the Village of Pleasant Hill.

(Roads & Vehicles • Settlements & Settlers) Includes location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

New Year's Day Lore

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Kutztown, Pennsylvania.
On New Year's Day, you must say, "Happy New Year" to the flowers in your garden. If you don't, they will not bloom in the spring. To insure good luck & health all year, you should eat sauerkraut on New Year's Day. Note: To . . .

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

Woonhuis familie Nunes da Costa / Residence of the Nunes da Costa Family

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, Netherlands.
[Dutch panel:] Architect: Onbekand Opdrachtgever: Onbekand Bouwjaar: ca. 1675; nr. 43 vernieuwd in 1882, nr. 47 herbouwd in 1993 Aan deze gracht, in de volksmond Jodenherengracht gennoemd, woonden vanaf het begin enkele . . .

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

Beginning of the First Baptist Church in Mississippi

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Fayette, Mississippi.
In the Spring of 1780, several families of the Great Pee Dee River area near Charleston, S.C., loaded their possessions on pack-horses and set out for the far off "Natchez Country". Richard Curtis, Sr., was their leader. At . . .

(Churches, Etc. • Colonial Era • Settlements & Settlers) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Bar Harbor Soldiers Monument

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Bar Harbor, Maine.
Two surviving Rodman/Dahlgren Cannon mounted on nearby Egg Rock in 1898 as part of the Coastal Defense Battery at Frenchman’s Bay, Bar Harbor. ------------------------- This plaque honors those men and women who have fought . . .

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

Pleasant Hill Battle Park

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Old Pleasant Hill, Louisiana.
On this site, then the town of Pleasant Hill, on April 9th, 1864 Gen. Richard Taylor with 12,000 Confederates attacked the town, occupied behind log breastworks by Gen. Banks and 25,000 Federal troops. Through the afternoon . . .

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

Robert Dugas

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Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
His academic prowess surpassed his athletic ability, which was considerable. A member of the self-named "Root Hogs" which cleared the way for many of Charles Alexander's record setting performances, he was named All-American . . .

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

Bass Harbor Head Light Station

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Bass Harbor, Maine.
This property has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior Bass Harbor Head Light Station 1858

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

James Britt

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Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
A star on and off the field, he was a stellar defensive back on LSU's outstanding defensive unit in 1982. An injury sidelined him for most of the 1981 season, but he came back for a redshirt senior season to earn . . .

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

Fountain of Capulines

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, Mexico.
Fuente de Capulines De bella fabricación, esta histórica fuente fue concluida el 6 de Mayo de 1796, en esta agradable rinconada sobre la antigua calle de Zapateros. Hasta ahora se conserva en buen estado, luciendo su trazo . . .

(Architecture • Industry & Commerce • Man-Made Features) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Romola

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near Park Valley, Utah.
Mile 717.6 from San Francisco The railroad siding at Romola was built in 1899 to meet increased rail traffic and the needs of local ranchers. The railroad was used by ranchers and cowboys as a way to move the cattle they . . .

(Bridges & Viaducts • Railroads & Streetcars) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Battle of Pleasant Hill Memorial

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Old Pleasant Hill, Louisiana.
In Memory of the Confederates killed in the Battle of Pleasant Hill April 9, 1864

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

Account of the Battle of Pleasant Hill

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Old Pleasant Hill, Louisiana.
Front Account of the Battle of Pleasant Hill The Battlefield After the Fight On Sunday morning at daybreak I took occasion to visit the scene of Saturday's bloody conflict and a more ghastly spectacle I have not . . .

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

Confederate and Union Soldier Memorial

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Old Pleasant Hill, Louisiana.
Front In memory of the thousands of Confederate and Union soldiers buried in unmarked graves on this battlefield Rear At Pleasant Hill On the Battle-field at Pleasant Hill, the night following the engagement, a boy . . .

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

Butterfield Overland Stage Line

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Decatur, Texas.
Through Decatur passed the Butterfield Overland Mail Line connecting St. Louis and San Francisco with semi-weekly stage and mail service, 1858-1861. The length of the route, 2,795 miles and the superior service maintained . . .

(Communications • Roads & Vehicles) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
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