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Williamston Center United Methodist Church

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near Haslett, Michigan.
The Williamston Center United Methodist Church is the out-growth of a Methodist class that met in a local schoolhouse before this structure was completed. On November 5, 1877, members of the congregation pledged money to . . .

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

Battle of Chattanooga, 1st Day, Nov. 23

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Lookout Mountain, Tennessee.
November 23d, 1863, under instructions from Gen. Grant to ascertain whether the Confederates still occupied the valley, Gen. Thomas disposed forces in front of Fort Wood, the site of which is now marked by the stand-pipe of . . .

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

The First Sault Ste. Marie Canal

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Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario.
The French explorers who first reached this favoured Ojibway hunting and fishing ground were soon followed by fur traders and missionaries who built a post and mission. By 1762 the region had come under British control and . . .

(Exploration • Settlements & Settlers • War of 1812 • Waterways & Vessels) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Dr. Roberta Bondar

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Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario.
Dedicated at the official opening of Roberta Bondar Park In honour of our hero, Dr. Roberta Lynn Bondar, O.C., O.ONT., M.D., PH.D., F.R.C.P.(C), neurologist, biologist, pilot and researcher. Canada's first female astronaut . . .

(Air & Space • Heroes • Notable Persons) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

The Path of Time

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Winnipeg, Manitoba.
"The Path of Time" celebrates the procession of history at The Forks that continues to the present. The tools used to shape the Prairies - stone axes, scythes, locomotives, steam tractors, computers - are reflected, each in . . .

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

Janssens-Orella Adobe House Site

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Santa Barbara, California.
An adobe house was built here in 1857 where Don Agustin Janssens, a Belgian, and his wife, Maria Antonia Pico, lived into the 1870s. Janssens, a frequent office holder in the region, had arrived in California in 1834. Don . . .

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

St. Paul's Anglican Church

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Sackville, New Brunswick.
The construction of St. Paul's began in 1856, based on a model brought by the Rt. Rev. John Medley, First Bishop of Fredericton. Bishop Medley's interest in Gothic Revival architecture, recreating a medieval stone building . . .

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

Knight Scarifier – “The Scarifier that will scarify”

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Sutter Creek, California.
Knight Foundry Scarifier, Patient No. US 1665277 A, was developed in 1926 and patented in 1928 by Daniel (Dan) V. Ramazzotti, owner of Knight Foundry, as an improved mechanical ripper for removing uneven surfaces and ruts . . .

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Battle of Chattanooga, 2d Day, Nov. 24

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Lookout Mountain, Tennessee.
During the night of Nov. 23, 1863, Gen. Sherman crossed the Tennessee at the mouth of the Chickamauga, under orders to carry the north end of Missionary Ridge to the railroad tunnel. He seized the ground now known as Sherman . . .

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

Baptist Building

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Fayette, Mississippi.
As the twentieth century's second decade was drawing to a close, explosive growth in the churches and the work of the Mississippi Baptist Convention Board led to the 1919 purchase of the Harding Building on the corner of . . .

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

Miller Block

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Sackville, New Brunswick.
Harris Miller had this two storey building constructed in 1913. It began as three store fronts with four apartments on the second floor. Over time Harris Miller, Henry Berman, Arthur Sharpe and the Estabrooks brothers . . .

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

Bacon Home

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Lubbock, Texas.
(Two markers identify this early two-story brick home.) Neo-classical style house built 1916 for Warren A. and Myrta Hunt Bacon. Designed by W.M. Rice of Amarillo. Bacon, a successful businessman and civic leader, lived in . . .

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

St. Elizabeth's Catholic Church

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Lubbock, Texas.
Early Catholic settlers in Lubbock and on the Texas South Plains celebrated mass with traveling priests in private homes. Beginning in 1905, Father Joseph Keller traveled from Slaton to offer mass for Catholics at the . . .

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

Battle of Chattanooga, 3d Day, Nov. 25

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Lookout Mountain, Tennessee.
During the night of Nov. 24, 1863, Bragg's forces withdrew from the plain and Lookout and joined those on Missionary Ridge, occupying it from Rossville to Tunnel Hill, and a spur thence eastward to the Chickamauga. Sherman . . .

(War, US Civil) Includes complete text, location, directions, 7 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Arnett House

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Lubbock, Texas.
(Two markers identify this Craftsman Style Bungalow.) Bungalow style house built in 1915 at 1214 Ave. L in downtown Lubbock for Mr. and Mrs. J.L. Higginbotham. Designed by M.L. Waller of Fort Worth. Home of Mr. and Mrs. S.C. . . .

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

George F. G. Stanley

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Sackville, New Brunswick.
Erected by the Town of Sackville to commemorate the designer of the Canadian flag George F. G. Stanley C.C., C.D., K.StJ., D.Phil., LL.D. Former Lieutenant-Governor of New Brunswick, Professor, Historian, Second World War . . .

(Education • Man-Made Features • Patriots & Patriotism • War, World II) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

A Backyard in the Capital City

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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
“Behind each house is a little court or garden, where usually are the necessaries . . . the kitchen, stable, etc. are all placed in buildings at the side or behind . . . ” An accurate portrait of home life in 18th-century . . .

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

Historic Dock Creek

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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
The grassy depression in front of you marks the location of Dock Creek, a spring-fed, tidal stream that flowed here when Philadelphia was founded. Its waters emptied into the Delaware River about four blocks ahead of you. By . . .

(Colonial Era • Waterways & Vessels) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Secretary of the Navy’s Office Site

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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
The rise of the United States as a naval power began during the tenure of Secretary of the Navy Benjamin Stoddert. In the late 1790s, Stoddert occupied an office at this site. During the time Stoddert was working here, . . .

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

Surgeons’ Hall Site

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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
On this site in the 1790s, the University of Pennsylvania operated the first medical school in America. The building housed a classroom, a chemical laboratory, and an anatomical lecture hall with a skylight.

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