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Drink in the View

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near Bar Harbor, Maine.
“What wondrous stories a water molecule could tell, of wild peaks visited on stormy nights, of quiet rivulets and raging rivers . . . peaceful fogs . . . glaciers . . . ” David Cavagnaro, Living Water Jordan Pond’s clear . . .

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

Tyrus Raymond Cobb

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Anniston, Alabama.
1n 1904, 18 year old Tyrus Raymond Cobb lived in a boarding house on this site while playing minor league baseball for the Anniston Steelers. From nearby Scarbrough Drug Store on Noble Street he wrote letters, using . . .

(Notable Persons • Sports) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Southern Railway Station Attack

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Anniston, Alabama.
Local "Jim Crow" laws in the first half of the 20th century enforced racial segregation in public transportation facilities throughout the South. The U.S. Supreme Court decision in Boynton v. Virginia (1960) upheld that . . .

(African Americans • Civil Rights • Railroads & Streetcars) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Trailways Bus Station Attack

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Anniston, Alabama.
Throughout the first half of the 20th century, race relations in the South were dominated by local "Jim Crow" laws. Although in 1960 the Supreme Court ruled that racial segregation violated the Interstate Commerce Act, local . . .

(African Americans • Civil Rights • Roads & Vehicles) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Van Derveer's Brigade

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near Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia.
Van Derveer’s Brigade. Brannan’s Division……………Thomas' Corps Colonel Ferdinand VanDerveer September 19, 1863 – 8 a.m. to 12 noon. 87th Indiana - Colonel Newell Gleason 2nd Minnesota - Colonel James George 9th Ohio - Colonel . . .

(War, US Civil) Includes complete text, location, directions, 5 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Brannan's Division

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near Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia.
Brannan's Division - Thomas's Corps. Brigadier General John M. Brannan. Sept. 19, 1863. 1st Brigade, - Colonel John M. Connell. 2nd Brigade, - Colonel John T. Croxton. 3rd Brigade, - Colonel Ferdinand Van Derveer. ————————— . . .

(War, US Civil) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Battery D, 1st Michigan Light Artillery

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near Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia.
Battery D, 1st Michigan Light Artillery. Two 10 pounder Parrots, Two James, Two 12 pounder Howitzers. Connell's Brigade, Brennan's Division,Thomas' Corps. September 20, 1863. Captain Josiah W. Church, Commanding. 1st . . .

(War, US Civil) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

26th Tennessee Infantry / 1st Georgia Infantry Memorial

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Chickamauga, Georgia.
Text on the Front Side: Dedicated to the honor and valor of the men of 1st Company H, 26th Tennessee Confederate Infantry Regiment July 8, 1861, reorganized as 2nd Company I, 1st Georgia Confederate Infantry Regiment, . . .

(War, US Civil) Includes complete text, location, directions, 9 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

84th Indiana Infantry

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near Rossville, Georgia.
In this area, on September 19th 1863, the first desperate fighting for control of the vitally important rail center of Chattanooga took place. The Eighty-fourth Indiana Regiment, memorialized by a marker on this property was . . .

(War, US Civil) Includes complete text, location, directions, 6 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

84th Indiana Infantry

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near Rossville, Georgia.
84th Indiana Volunteer Infantry Occupied This Spot September 19th, 1863.

(War, US Civil) Includes location, directions, 6 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

A Butterfly’s Habitat

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Apollo Beach, Florida.
In the Tampa Bay area’s subtropical climate, butterflies can thrive among many varieties of plants. In fact, most live their entire lives around plants like the ones in this garden, which was created as a butterfly habitat. . . .

(Animals • Environment) Includes complete text, location, directions, 1 photo, GPS coordinates, map.

Do You See a Manatee?

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Apollo Beach, Florida.
As manatees move about in the warm water, you may see various parts of their anatomy. These include: Snouts If you hear a rushing noise like that of a snorkeler who’s blowing water out of his tube, be sure to scan the . . .

(Animals • Environment) Includes complete text, location, directions, 1 photo, GPS coordinates, map.

Listen carefully to hear a manatee!

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Apollo Beach, Florida.
Manatees can communicate with each other by making squeaks, chips and squeals. Most manatee communications occur between a mother and her calf. Perhaps you will hear a mother manatee calling her calf if they become visually . . .

(Animals • Environment) Includes complete text, location, directions, 1 photo, GPS coordinates, map.

Wendell Smith And Billy Rowe

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Daytona Beach, Florida.
Wendell Smith, (Sports Columnist) And Billy Rowe, (Photographer) Worked For The Pittsburgh Courier, Once The Country’s Most Widely Circulated Black Newspapers With A National Circulation Of Almost 200,000.The Courier Sought . . .

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

What Role Do Mangroves Play In An Estuary?

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Apollo Beach, Florida.
Mangroves are the basis of the estuary’s food chain and are important nurseries for fish, crustaceans and shellfish. Seventy-five percent of the game fish and ninety percent of the commercial species in south Florida are . . .

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

Ben Wilkerson

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Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
He was awarded the 2004 Rimington Trophy as the top center in college football and was one of the most accomplished centers in school history. In four years at LSU he helped lead the Tigers to a 33-8 mark, though his senior . . .

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

Kyle Williams

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Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
He teamed with Claude Wroten to give LSU one of the best tackle tandems in the country in 2005. Earning All-America and All-SEC honors that year, he helped anchor a defense that ranked in the nation's top 10 categories. . . .

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

George W. Ingram

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Anniston, Alabama.
Seaman Second Class, United States Navy, George Washington Ingram was killed in action in the defense of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. For Seaman Ingram's bravery, an American destroyer was built and named in his honor. . . .

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

The Legacy of the Military / Anniston's Military Heritage

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Anniston, Alabama.
The Legacy of the Military On the other side of Anniston, the Army constructed an Ordnance Depot on 15,000 acres west of the city during WWII. Over time, the depot evolved into the region's largest employer. The economic . . .

(Industry & Commerce • Military • War, World I • War, World II) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

The First Church in Clearfield County

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near Curwensville, Pennsylvania.
1809 The first church in Clearfield County was erected here. 1823 The Pike Presbyterian congregation was organized. 1843 The congregation removed to Curwensville and was known thereafter as the Curwensville Presbyterian . . .

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