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Lorenzo Cemetery

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Lorenzo, Texas.
In 1876, the Texas Legislature created the Crosby Land District, which included several present-day Panhandle counties. Ranchers soon began establishing large ranches throughout the region, and in 1890, brothers Avery, John . . .

(Cemeteries & Burial Sites) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Site of Estacado

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near Lorenzo, Texas.
A town founded in 1879 by a colony of English Quakers under the leadership of Isaac Paris Cox who purchased for them 82 sections of land. The town, first named Marietta in honor of Mary Cox, wife of the leader, was renamed . . .

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

Idalou Cemetery

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Idalou, Texas.
John William Turner, Jr. and his wife, Mary Alice, deeded two acres of their farm as a burial ground in January 1921. The first burial was for their infant nephew, Weldon Fred Turner, whose grave is indicated by a homemade . . .

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

Floral Park World War II Memorial

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Floral Park, New York.
Dedicated to those who made the supreme sacrifice in World War II Leon S. Burkowski • Billy Juchnowski Edward A. Collins • Walter J. Korrow James J. Doran, Jr. • Gerard G. Krug Stephen J. Merz • Joseph Radziski, Jr. Placed . . .

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

War Dogs Memorial

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East Meadow, New York.
War Dogs Dedicated to all Military K-9's Past - Present - Future Always Loyal Always Faithful Forever Remembered

(Animals) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Chosin Reservoir Veterans Memorial

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East Meadow, New York.
In memory of those who served at "The Chosin Reservoir" North Korea November - 1950 - December

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

Stephen Peterman

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Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
One of the nation's top offensive linemen as a senior, he was a three-year starter for the Tigers. He was an All-American in 2003, a season that culminated with LSU winning the national title. He allowed only one sack in all . . .

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

Ground Observation Corps Soda Springs Post

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Soda Springs, Idaho.
On February 7, 1951, the State of Idaho Department of Civil Defense set up the GOC, a Citizen Volunteer Auxiliary with the United States Air Force. In October, 1951, Soda Springs and Caribou County Ground Observers met with . . .

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

"It Roars Like a Mad Dragon"

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Soda Springs, Idaho.
Many Oregon & California bound emigrants mention seeing ten to twelve foot hight white mounds and cones in their diaries and journals while passing through the Soda Springs area in the mid-1800s. Often, one of the first . . .

(Man-Made Features) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

George W. and Leah Wallet Gorton

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Soda Springs, Idaho.
George and Leah were parents of eleven children. In early November, 1884 George and Leah lost four of their five young daughters, in a two week period, to a terrible diphtheria epidemic. Leah did not like the Pioneer . . .

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

This Bell House

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Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan.
formerly located at Fair Acres the Grosse Pointe estate of Mrs. Henry B. Joy, was first erected there in 1929. Presented to the city in her memory by her son Henry, it was moved to this location in April 1959.

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

Wagon Box Grave of 1861

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Soda Springs, Idaho.
This monument marks the grave of an immigrant family, father, mother , and five children, massacred on Little Spring Creek one half mile south of this spot, buried in their own wagon box by trappers and immigrants led by George W. Goodheart.

(Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Settlements & Settlers) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Not A Walk In The Park...

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Soda Springs, Idaho.
The story of the American West is not simply a tale of pioneer courage and vision or of prairie schooners swaying westward to the strains of heroic music. Rather, it is a complex story of plots and sub plots, of romance and . . .

(Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Disasters • Settlements & Settlers) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Rum Running

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Yarmouth, Nova Scotia.
The passage of the National Prohibition Act on January 16, 1920 signalled the prohibition of alcohol for general consumption in the United States and provided an opportunity for enterprising Yarmouth businessmen and seamen. . . .

(Industry & Commerce • Waterways & Vessels) Includes complete text, location, directions, 7 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Freeport Bank

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Freeport, New York.
Building erected in 1905 President was John J. Randall and Builder William G. Miller. Bank was organized in 1891.

(Industry & Commerce) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Hooper Spring

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Soda Springs, Idaho.
Free clear sparkling soda water still is available in a beautiful Soda Springs city park located 2 miles from here. A prime attraction for more than 160 years, soda water from these springs was marketed nationally after rail . . .

(Natural Features) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Freeport Methodist Episcopal Church

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Freeport, New York.
Built by John J. Randall and William G. Miller in the Norman style Freeport's oldest house of worship Now known as the United Methodist Church

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

Farm District

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Seaford, New York.
Massapequa's truck farms Jerusalem to Boundary Aves. Vegetables, fruit & flowers family owned and operated, from mid 1800's to 1950's.

(Agriculture) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Marine Corps Memorial

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East Meadow, New York.
In honored memory of all who served in the United States Marine Corps since November 10, 1775 We are proud to claim the title of United States Marine

(Military) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

80 Washington Place

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New York, New York.
"This house and the adjoining house at No. 78 were constructed as a pair in 1839 by builder William W. Berwick, who lived at No. 78, owned both houses until 1852. Both were designed in the Greek Revival style of the period. . . .

(Arts, Letters, Music) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
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