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Historic Mackinaw City

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Mackinaw City, Michigan.


(20th Century) Includes location, directions, 7 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

John Julian McKeithen

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New Orleans, Louisiana.
"I wasn't born to material wealth, nor do I have claim to an aristocratic name. But if I am elected governor, it will prove any mother's son can aspire to the highest political office of the state. I've come this far because . . .

(Politics • War, World II) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

William Bartram Trail

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Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
In 1775, Bartram noted near here a "very large and well cultivated plantation" with a "spacious garden" by the house.

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

The Hoard House

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Warren, Michigan.
Gurton Hoard built the original frame building as a hotel in 1889, since this area was a days buggy ride from the Utica area to Detroit. The house also served as the location of the first village meeting place. After Mr. . . .

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

Francisco I. Madero

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, Mexico.
Francisco I. Madero 1910 1985 Homenaje perenne de pueblo y gobierno del estado a los hombres que hicieron la Revolucion Mexicana. En el LXXV aniversario de su inicio. Queretaro, Qro. Noviembre 20 de 1985 English . . .

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

Precious Blood Cathedral

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Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario.
This church was constructed in 1875 and dedicated in 1876 as the Parish Church of The Sacred Heart by Bishop Jean-Francois Jamot. It replaced a wooden building constructed in 1846 which had served as a Jesuit missionary post . . .

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

Ermatinger House

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Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario.
This house, built between 1814 and 1823 by Charles Ermatinger of the North West Company, is the oldest surviving house in northwestern Ontario. Constructed when Sault Ste. Marie was still a small fur trading post on the . . .

(Notable Persons • Settlements & Settlers) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Nicolas Perrot

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Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario.
Explorer, interpreter, fur trader and diplomat, French-born Perrot played an important role in the establishment and protection of New France's western frontier during the last four decades of the 17th century. In 1671 he . . .

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

Ebenezer Baptist Church

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Fayette, Mississippi.
On May 9, 1806, eleven individuals met together with Rev. Richard Curtis, Jr. and Rev. Thomas Mercer to organize Ebenezer Baptist Church in Amite County. Services have continued there for over 200 years giving the church the . . .

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

Passenger and Packet Freighters on the Upper Great Lakes

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Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario.
Until the mid-20th century, passenger and packet freighters were the most efficient means for transporting goods and people to and from isolated communities of the Upper Great Lakes. Essential to early regional development . . .

(Waterways & Vessels) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Anna Jameson

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Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario.
Born in Dublin, Ireland, and raised in London, this famous 19th century author, illustrator and social reformer joined her husband, Robert Jameson, Attorney General of Upper Canada, at Toronto in 1836. The following June, . . .

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

Tincup Creek

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near Wayan, Idaho.
Caribou Mountain rises 9,800 feet with alpine snowfields feeding Tincup Creek, a tributary to the South Fork of the Snake River. Placer gold discoveries high on the mountain in 1871 led to a gold rush that lasted for two . . .

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

John Grey

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near Wayan, Idaho.
Discoverd this valley in 1818 or 1819 while hunting beaver for Donald MacKenzie's Northwest Company trappers. An Iroquois leader -- he also explored Grey's River nearby in Wyoming. Aside from his trapping skills, he was . . .

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

Cariboo Mountain

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near Wayan, Idaho.
Rising to an elevation of more than 9,800 feet, Cariboo Mountain -- visible north of here -- has two of Idaho's highest gold camps. Jesse "Cariboo Jack" Fairchild discovered gold high on Cariboo Mountain in August, 1870, and . . .

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

The Lynching of Ell Persons

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Memphis, Tennessee.
Front Near this spot, on May 22, 1917, a mob tied Ell Persons to a log, doused him with gasoline, and burned him alive. Several thousand people watched in what newspapers described as a holiday atmosphere. Authorities had . . .

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

Loon Mountain

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Lincoln, New Hampshire.
Loon Mountain Section of logging railroad 1893-1947 A billion feet of logs were hauled over this track. Lincoln, N.H.

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

Railroads tame the White Mountains

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Lincoln, New Hampshire.
Rivers as roads for lumber In New England, limber and pulp mills traditionally got their wood from logs harvested in the winter and floated downstream during spring floods. Enterprising lumber baron J.E. Henry built a . . .

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

China Hat Geological Site

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near Soda Springs, Idaho.
Noticeable for their distinct shapes, China Hat and nearby China Cap are rhyolite domes that intruded and pierced the basalt of the Blackfoot Lava Field. The basaltic phase of this volcanic province was active in middle . . .

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

Hotel Roanoke

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Roanoke, Virginia.
The Hotel Roanoke was built in 1892 by the Norfolk and Western Railroad. Over the next century, despite fire and depression, it became the city's social center. The Tudor Revival building became a beloved landmark for . . .

(Industry & Commerce • Notable Places • Railroads & Streetcars) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Veterans Memorial Park

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Flagler Beach, Florida.
In Honor Of Veterans Of All Wars

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