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Bear Lake

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near Fish Haven, Idaho.
Discovered in 1812 by trappers returning home from Astoria, Oregon, this valley and its large lake soon became an important fur trade center. Donald Mackenzie, Jim Bridger and a host of famous beaver hunters operated here. . . .

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

James G. Eddy

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Placerville, California.
Whose deep concern for the conservation and improvement of our forests led him to establish the Eddy Tree Breeding Station on this site in 1925. His own effort and funds created this oldest forest genetics research . . .

(Agriculture • Horticulture & Forestry • Science & Medicine) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

St. Charles

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St. Charles, Idaho.
In May, 1864 Brigham Young called Swan Arnell, Sr., Charles G. Keetch, Sr., Robert Pope, and Johh Windley with their families to settle here. Soon others followed. Charles Windley was the first child born in the village. The . . .

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

Fort Cobun

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near Grand Gulf, Mississippi.
On a ledge 40 feet above the Mississippi, the Confederates in March, 1863 , laid out Fort Cobun. Protected by a parapet nearly 40 feet thick were four big guns manned by Company A, 1st Louisiana Heavy Artillery. The guns of . . .

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

Bethel Church

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near Bruinsburg, Mississippi.
The original congregation of the Bethel Presbyterian Church organized in 1826 under the direction of Dr. Jeremiah Chamberlain, constructed this building in the mid 1840s. On the interior, ornamentation is completely lacking. . . .

(Architecture • Churches, Etc.) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Site of Hot Shot Furnace

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near Grand Gulf, Mississippi.
When General John S. Bowen’s troops moved to Grand Gulf in March 1863, they had to cope with the ocean-going warships of Admiral David G. Farragut. Knowing that these ships were made of wood, the Confederates determined to . . .

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

“Vires-Acquirit-Eundo” Ancient Arbor Vitae

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Natural Bridge, Virginia.
Before dying in 1980, this more than 1600 year old specimen of the Arbor Vitae tree was the oldest and largest known in the world. It’s (sic) diameter measures 56 inches. Depending on climatic conditions that determine it’s . . .

(Horticulture & Forestry • Native Americans) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Monacan Village

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Natural Bridge, Virginia.
The Monacan Indian Nation and Natural Bridge invite you to witness, in a living history environment, glimpses of what life would have been like in a small Monacan Village (sic) 300 years ago along the banks of Cedar Creek. . . .

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

Lace Waterfalls

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Natural Bridge, Virginia.
From high on the south end of the first ridge of the Alleghany Mountains, 180 miles away, originate the headwaters of Cedar Creek. Before you, Cedar Creek plunges 50 feet to the creekbed. As the seasons change, the waterfall . . .

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

Vernieling Bevolkingsregister / The Attack on the Population Register

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, Netherlands.
27 Maart 1943 Vernieling Bevolkingsregister W.J.C. Arondeus Rudolf Bloemgarten Karl Groeger Coos Hartog Sam van Musschenbroek Guus Reitsma Henri Halberstadt Dr. Johan Brouwer Koen Limperg Sjoerd Bakker C.L.Barentsen . . .

(War, World II) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Ferenc Rákóczi

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, Austria.
[Marker text in Hungarian:] Ennek az épületnek á helyén allt a XVII. század végén az Aspremont-palota. Ilt szállt meg gyakori bécsi tartózkudásai idején az 1690-es években II. Rákóczi Ferenc, az 1703-1711 évi magyar . . .

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

Our First Church

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Paris, Idaho.
Paris, Idaho was settled in the fall of 1863. Two years later a building used for church, school and recreation was erected by James Nye and others, of logs hauled from George Sirrine's sawmill It was 20' X 60' with two . . .

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

Pioneer Church

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Montpelier, Idaho.
In the spring of 1864, fifteen families of pioneers came from Paris, Idaho and settled Clover Creek, the name used until President Brigham Young changed it to Montpelier. After building crude homes the settlers erected a . . .

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

Centralposthuset / The Central Post Office

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, Sweden.
Centralposthuset invigdes den 27 oktober 1903 och är ett av svensk arkitekturs mästerverk. Det ritades av arkitekt Ferdinand Boberg som låtit sig inspireras av italiensk arkitektur. Det rikt skulpterade partiet ovanför . . .

(Communications) Includes complete text, location, directions, 5 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Sugar Mill Operation

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Mandeville, Louisiana.
This sugar mill operated similarly to other steam-powered mills of the mid 1800's. Molasses was drawn out of raw sugar cane by heating it in five kettles known as the "batterie." The cane juice was transferred from the . . .

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

Albert Richardson

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Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
A leader on one of the most suffocating defensive units in school history in 1982, he was a big-play maker from his inside linebacker position. He once recorded 21 tackles in a single game. By the time he left LSU, he held . . .

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

Gutzon Borglum Monument

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St. Charles, Idaho.
Erected in Honor of Gutzon Borglum Born in the village of St. Charles Idaho, March 25, 1867 He is internationally known for his painting and sculptoring and most famous for Mount Rushmore National Monument Gutzon Borglum: . . .

(Arts, Letters, Music • Landmarks • Man-Made Features) Includes complete text, location, directions, 6 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Miccoatli

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, Mexico.
Miccaotli Al igual que otras ciudades mesoamericanas, el diseño de Teotihuacan buscó reflejar la manera en que los antiguos habitantes creían estaba organizado el cosmos, por eso ubicaron sus construcciones a lo largo de . . .

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

Altes Rathaus / The Old City Hall

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, Germany.
1461 schenkte Michael von Schwarzenberg der Stadt ein Haus am Markt, das 1475 zu einem Rathaus umgebaut wurde. 1585 erfolgte der südliche Anbau (Küchenbau). 1732 wurde das Gebäude barockisiert. Die Stadtverwaltung zog 1979 . . .

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

World War I Memorial

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Grayson, Kentucky.
Dedicated to the memory of our comrades who entered the service of their country. Those who were wounded and those who gave up their lives in the World War of 1917-1918. Sponsored by Moore-Armstrong Post No. 138, American . . .

(War, World I) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
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