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Terrace

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near Park Valley, Utah.
Terrace was the largest of the Central Pacific towns built in Utah. It was established in April 1869 as the maintenance and repair headquarters for the entire Salt Lake division. The railroad facilities here included and . . .

(Railroads & Streetcars) Includes complete text, location, directions, 6 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Watercress

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near Park Valley, Utah.
Mile 699.8 from San Francisco Following the abandonment of Terrace, Watercress served as a principle freight and siding for area ranchers early in the twentieth century. Railroad documents record the existence of corrals, . . .

(Asian Americans • Railroads & Streetcars) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Teddy Roosevelt Bear Hunt

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Vicksburg, Mississippi.
On November 12, 1902, the Washington Post reported that President Theodore Roosevelt was headed to Smedes, Mississippi, 25 miles north of Vicksburg, for a 4-day bear hunt. The article said the president "did not anticipate . . .

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

Wisconsin State Water Ski Show Championships

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near Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin.
The sport of competitive show skiing was born when the first Wisconsin State Water Ski Show Tournament was held in July of 1967. Wisconsin Rapids native Jack Lukes was instrumental in creating the tournament, helping write . . .

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Hressingarskálinn

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, Iceland.
Hér í Austurstræti 20, í einni elstu byggingu borgarinnar, hefur kaffihúsið og veitingastaðurinn Hressingarskálinn verið rekinn með hléum frá árinu 1932. Húsið sjálft á sér langa sögu, sem nær aftur til ársins 1805 þegar það . . .

(Arts, Letters, Music • Entertainment • Industry & Commerce) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Adlon

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, Iceland.
Hér, á milli Aðalstrætis 6 og 8, stóð barinn Adlon um miðja 20. öldina, eða Langibar eins og hann var kallaður í daglegu tali. Staðurinn var vinsæll meðal ungs fólks og gekk af þeim sökum einnig undir nafninu „Ungverjaland" . . .

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The Heroes' Bridge

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, Mexico.
Puente de los Heroes. Homenaje de la ciudad de San Miguel de Allende a sus hijos que lucharon por la libertad de Mexico. ----- Siendo Gobernador del Estado el C. Dr. J. Jesus Rodriguez Gaona y Presidente Municipal el C. Lic. . . .

(Bridges & Viaducts • Man-Made Features • Patriots & Patriotism • Wars, Non-US) Includes complete text, location, directions, 5 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Captain Juan Aldama y González

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, Mexico.
H. Ayuntamiento del Bicentenario 2009-2012 Capitan Juan Aldama y González 03 enero 1774 26 junio 1811 San Miguel de Allende, Gto. A 03 de enero del 2011. English translation: Honorable Municipal Council of the . . .

(Patriots & Patriotism • Politics • Wars, Non-US) Includes complete text, location, directions, 5 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Tribute to the Battle of Puebla

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, Mexico.
En remembranza de la gloriosa accion de armas, llevada a cabo en Puebla el 5 de Mayo de 1862 por el General Ignacio Zaragoza.Se dedica a su nombre este jardin Allende. 5 de mayo de 1925. English translation: In . . .

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

Queens Borough Hall Persian Gulf War Memorial

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Kew Gardens, New York.
In memory of those who gave "The Last Full Measure of Devotion" F.P.O. Robert Volden, U.S. Navy October 30, 1990 Capt. Mario Fajardo, U.S. Army Febr. 26, 1991 Sgt. Patbouvier Ortiz, U.S. Army February 27, 1991 . . .

(War, 1st Iraq & Desert Storm) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Running the Gauntlet

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near Vicksburg National Military Park, Mississippi.
Lookouts spotted Union vessels on the Mississippi River and sounded the alarm. Within minutes, the night sky blazed with the light of burning cotton bales and tar barrels. In forts like the one you are in, Confederate . . .

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

Gibraltar of the Confederacy

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near Vicksburg National Military Park, Mississippi.
Vital supplies of food, clothing, medicine, European-made rifles and soldiers arrived here from the south and west. They were then shipped by rail to the troops fighting in the east. By early 1863, Vicksburg and Port Hudson, . . .

(Railroads & Streetcars • War, US Civil • Waterways & Vessels) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

C.S. Marks' Company, 22D Louisiana;

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near Vicksburg National Military Park, Mississippi.
C.S. Marks' Company, 22D Louisiana; River Batteries; Army of Vicksburg. Capt. Washington Marks. A detachment of the company, under Lieut. Samuel Barnes, served one 10-inch Columbiad in this position from about May 26 to the . . .

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

The Candlemaker

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Kutztown, Pennsylvania.
"Der licht macher" means light maker or candlemaker, who used beeswax or bayberry wax for his candles. Professional candlemakers were usually found in large towns & cities. The candlemaker hung a wick, with a small weight at . . .

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

De Burcht / The Castle

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, Netherlands.
De Burcht is in 1900 gebouwd naar ontwerp van H.P. Berlage in opdracht van de roemruchte Algemeene Nederlandsche Diamantbewerkersbond. Met het gebouw wilde ANDB-voorzitter Henri Polak (1868-1943) een monument voor de . . .

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

The Bush Meeting

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Kutztown, Pennsylvania.
Shortly after the American Revolution revivalism struck the American frontier & kindled a new, totally American institution, the camp meeting. Born on the Southern frontier, the camp meeting soon invaded the Pa. Dutch . . .

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

Thanksgiving & Harvest Home

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Kutztown, Pennsylvania.
New England Puritans celebrated their November Thanksgiving as a substitute for Christmas which was forbidden to them. Pa. Gay Dutch celebrated Christmas & had their own Thanksgiving called Harvest Home. A cultural conflict . . .

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

Cider

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Kutztown, Pennsylvania.
The most common cider press of the 18th century was the two-screw press. Two men would turn the large wooden screws. As they turned, the roof was lowered onto the apple pulp. As the pressure increased, the cider flowed. The . . .

(Agriculture • Man-Made Features • Settlements & Settlers) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Fort Rutland Memorial

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Rutland, Vermont.
Memorial 1775 Erected on site of Fort Rutland by Ann Story Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution June 14, 1901

(War, US Revolutionary) Includes location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

On This Lot

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Plymouth, Massachusetts.
On This Lot Stood The First House Of The Mayflower Pilgrim John Howland The Pilgrim John Howland Society 1978

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