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The History of Teotihuacán

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, Mexico.
La Historia de Teotihuacán Alrededor del año 400 a.C., el Valle de Teotihuacán estuvo ocupado por varias comunidades rurales, con una población de aproximadamente 5000 habitantes, en una extensión de 4-6 Km2. Hacia 200 . . .

(Anthropology • Architecture • Man-Made Features • Native Americans) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Former Synagogue

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Hier stand die 1837 erbaute und am 9.11.1938 durch die damaligen Machthaber zerstörte Synagoge der israelitischen Kultusgemeinde Würzburg [English translation:] Here stood the Synagogue of the Jewish Community of Würzburg, . . .

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

Wright's Brigade

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Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Wright's Brigade. Cheatham's Division - Hardee's Corps. Brigadier General Marcus J. Wright. November 24th and 25th, 1863. 8th Tennessee - Colonel John H. Anderson, 16th Tennessee - Colonel D. M. Donnell, 28th Tennessee - . . .

(War, US Civil) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Polk's Brigade

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Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Polk's Brigade. Cleburne's Division - Breckinridge's Corps. Brigadier General Lucius E. Polk. November 24 and 25, 1863. 1st Arkansas - Colonel John W. Colquitt. 3rd and 5th Confederate - Lieutenant Colonel J. C. Cole. 2nd . . .

(War, US Civil) Includes complete text, location, directions, 9 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Cleburne's Division

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Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Cleburne's Division - Breckinridge's Corps. Maj. Gen. Patrick R. Cleburne. Nov. 25, 1863. Govan's Brigade, - Col. Daniel C. Govan. Smith's Brigade, - Brig. Gen. James A. Smith. Polk's Brigade, - Brig. Gen. Lucius E. Polk. . . .

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

On to Vicksburg

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near Grand Gulf, Mississippi.
After crossing the Mississippi River and fighting the battle of Port Gibson April 30 - May 1, 1863, Gen. U.S. Grant moved to capture Grand Gulf as a base of operations against Port Hudson, Louisiana. Capturing Grand Gulf on . . .

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

Lorman

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near Lorman, Mississippi.
The town of Lorman was first settled in the early 1800s and known by a variety of names, including Lee, Lick, and Hays. In 1884, the town was formally platted when the Louisiana, New Orleans, and Texas Railroad purchased . . .

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

Explore Southwest Florida Naturally!

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Fort Myers, Florida.
Nature has been good to Lee County, one of the last frontiers to be settled in southwest Florida. Nestled between the Everglades and the Gulf of Mexico, the county includes a variety of interconnected ecosystems. Careful . . .

(Animals • Environment • Horticulture & Forestry • Waterways & Vessels) Includes complete text, location, directions, 1 photo, GPS coordinates, map.

Lakewood Schools

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Lakewood, New York.
Highland Avenue School. Lakewood's first high school was located on Highland Avenue which runs east from Chautauqua Avenue and south of Packard Way and the Lakewood Fire Department. Built in 1893, the two-story structure . . .

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

David B. Steinman

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St. Ignace, Michigan.
Designer of the Mackinac Bridge, firmly believed that man made structures should be beautiful. From this vantage point it is clear that he achieved his goal. It is to his memory that this plaque has been dedicated. June 11, 1967

(Bridges & Viaducts) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Chautauqua Avenue, Looking South

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Lakewood, New York.
Intersection, Summit and Chautauqua Avenues, Looking South. The Chautauqua Avenue buildings on the right between Summit Street and Third Street were built in the 1890's. Their characteristic flat roofs can still be . . .

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

Jackie Robinson Ballpark

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Daytona Beach, Florida.
Site of the first racially integrated professional baseball game in modern history March 17, 1946 Jackie Roosevelt Robinson, a member of the International League’s Montreal Royals, integrated professional baseball by . . .

(African Americans • Civil Rights • Sports) Includes complete text, location, directions, 6 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Jackie Robinson

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Daytona Beach, Florida.
Jack Roosevelt Robinson was the first African-American to break the modern day Major League Baseball color barrier. His extraordinary baseball skills, appealing personality, intelligence and courage, contributed to make this . . .

(African Americans • Civil Rights • Sports) Includes complete text, location, directions, 6 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Chautauqua Avenue, Looking North to Lake

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Lakewood, New York.
The original building on the northwest corner of the Chautauqua Avenue and Summit Street intersection was one of the several small hotels that lined Chautauqua Avenue in the 1880s and 1890s. It operated under several names . . .

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

Svenska Fotbollförbundet / Swedish Football Association

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, Sweden.
På den här platsen hölls den 18 december 1904 ett möte där deltagare från hela landet beslöt att bilda Svenska Fotbollförbundet. Upon this site on the 18th of December 1904, a meeting was held with representatives from 77 . . .

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

U.S.S. Albacore

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Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
U.S.S. Albacore AGSS 569 On shore May 4, 1985 Under Secretary – Navy James F. Goodrich

(Waterways & Vessels) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Site of the Willey House

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Bartlett, New Hampshire.
Site of the Willey House Landslide 1826 Erected by Anne Stickney Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution 1875

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

Fort Necessity

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Farmington, Pennsylvania.
On this “charming field for an encounter” George Washington built Fort Necessity in May-June 1754 as defense against an approaching French force. The battle fought here July 3 brought on the French and Indian War for control . . .

(War, French and Indian) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

America's Oldest Winery

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Washingtonville, New York.
Founded 1839 by John Jacques Winery passed to sons John, Oren and Charles. In 1885 Brotherhood began operation.

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

Cleburne's Division

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Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Cleburne's Division - Hardee's Corps Major General Patrick R. Cleburne. November 25th 1863, 2 p.m. Liddell's Brigade - Colonel Daniel C. Govan, Smith's Brigade - Brigadier General James A. Smith, Smith's Brigade - Colonel . . .

(War, US Civil) Includes complete text, location, directions, 8 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
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