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The Altar of the Nation

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Altar a la Patria Fue inaugurada el 27 de septiembre de 1952. Obra del Arq. Enrique Aragon Echegaray y el escultor Ernesto Tamariz. Alberga los restos de los Niños Héroes y del Coronel Felipe Santiago Xicoténcatl. “A los . . .

(Man-Made Features • Patriots & Patriotism • War, Mexican-American) Includes complete text, location, directions, 5 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Picture Perfect?

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near Bar Harbor, Maine.
Sometimes air pollution obscures views like this from Cadillac Mountain and poses a threat to human health, Acadia’s water quality, and vegetation. A large percentage of the pollution comes from out of state. Converging air . . .

(Man-Made Features) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Honor America's Veterans

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Sunset Beach, North Carolina.
Thanks for our freedom This Memorial, dedicated on November 11, 2015, and funded by private donations, honors the Men and Women Who Have Served Our Nation. It was made possible through the heart, vision, dedication, and . . .

(Military) Includes complete text, location, directions, 11 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Volcanic Landscape Exposed

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near Bar Harbor, Maine.
You are standing on granite rock formed millions of years ago when a very hot liquid cooled deep below the Earth’s surface. Trapped in a magma chamber more than two miles deep, the 1,652°F (900° C) liquid crystallized into . . .

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

William Bartram Trail

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Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
In 1775, Bartram saw near this site, "a grand forest; the trees of the first order in magnitude and beauty"

(Horticulture & Forestry) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

William Bartram Trail

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Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Wm. Bartram, Colonial Naturalist wrote in "Travels" in 1776 on terrain, flora and fauna of area surrounding Baton Rouge

(Colonial Era • Horticulture & Forestry) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Yellow Fever Memorial

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Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Lest We Forget The Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 Over 1000 Victims Laid to Rest in Historic Magnolia Cemetery

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

The Village Green

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Bar Harbor, Maine.
The Village Green was originally the site of the 350-room Grand Hotel. Many stories have been told about the immature Boston boys and the cultured Philadelphia girls who socialized around the “fish pond” at the nearby Rodick . . .

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

William Bartram Trail

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Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Baton Rouge 1775: Arriving by boat, Bartram was a guest here at "a very delightful villa, with extensive plantations."

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

The YWCA and Jesup Memorial Library

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Bar Harbor, Maine.
Mrs. John S. Kennedy had the YWCA built in 1913 to provide housing for young women who came to town to work in the many summer cottages. It continues to provide housing for women to this day. The Jesup Memorial . . .

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

Iron Horse

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Mackinaw City, Michigan.
The long-anticipated railroads finally arrived in the Straits in 1881 and 1882. Their arrival, originally expected before the Civil War, was delayed by the War and then by shifting priorities. Once here, they brought many . . .

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

Texas & Pacific Railroad Depot

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Abilene, Texas.
With the arrival of the railroad in Abilene in 1881, a railroad car was used as the first depot. In 1882, a two-story structure was built consisting of a passenger waiting room, office space, dining and a hotel on the second . . .

(Railroads & Streetcars) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

The Bankhead Highway

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Abilene, Texas.
The Bankhead National Highway, from Washington, D.C., to San Diego, California, was the nation’s first all-weather, coast-to-coast highway. The southern road skirted the western mountains and was largely free from ice and . . .

(Roads & Vehicles) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

The Abbe Museum & Congregational Church

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Bar Harbor, Maine.
The original Abbe Museum, which still exists at Sieur de Monts Spring, was founded by Dr. Robert Abbe, a surgeon from New York and a Bar Harbor summer resident, who assembled a collection of early Native American artifacts . . .

(Churches, Etc. • Native Americans) Includes complete text, location, directions, 5 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Bar Island

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Bar Harbor, Maine.
After being privately owned by several families such as the Rodicks and Pineos, the long period of arguments over its development and ideas to build a bridge to Bar Harbor lasted until John D. Rockefeller, Jr. quietly . . .

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

Dedicated to the 44th Bomb Group (H)

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Barksdale AFB, Louisiana.
14th Combat Wing - 8th Air Force - WWII Shipdham, England 7 Nov. 1942 - 25 May 1945 344 Combat Missions - 330 Enemy A/C Destroyed 8009 sorties delivered 18,980 tons of bombs with 153 A/C losses Two presidential unit . . .

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

The Kedge

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Bar Harbor, Maine.
Formerly the Veazie Cottage This property has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior

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

World War I Memorial

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Winchester, Kentucky.
Dedicated to the memory of those from Clark County who gave their lives in defense of humanity in the World War. “As they served America in time of war, yielding their last full measure of devotion, may we serve America in . . .

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

N.H.

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North Woodstock, New Hampshire.
N.H The 9th State 1763 The Granite State Flag Blue a & Gold 1909 Flower Purple Lilac Bird Purple Finch Tree White Birch Ship The Woodstock Emblem Old Man of Mtn Motto Live Free or Die Song Old N.H. Length 250 miles Ten . . .

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

In Honor of 1917-18

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North Woodstock, New Hampshire.
In Honor of 1917-18 World War Soldiers Dedicated May 30th 1921 A list of 27 servicemen; two of whom died in France

(War, World I) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
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