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Al-Khazna (Pharaoh's Treasury)

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, Jordan.
It is the most perfect facade in Petra. It is situated at the end of the Siq, with a height of 39.50m. The lower level is decorated with six Corinthian capitals that are spanned by a frieze of griffins and vases among . . .

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McClure Cemetery

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near Curwensville, Pennsylvania.
Revolutionary Soldiers Arthur Bell John Bell William Bloom Sr. James McCracken Thomas McClure Mark Jordan Nicholas Straw

(Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, US Revolutionary) Includes location, directions, 5 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

McGee's Mills Covered Bridge

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near Mahaffey, Pennsylvania.
Only remaining covered bridge over any branch of the Susquehanna River. Thomas McGee built this single span Burr arch truss bridge in 1873 for $175 using hand hewed white pine timbers from the area. It was the last covered . . .

(Bridges & Viaducts • Industry & Commerce • Waterways & Vessels) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Rev. A.W. Tozer

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near Mahaffey, Pennsylvania.
One of the most significant evangelical Christian authors of the 20th century, Tozer was born a few miles south of here in LaJose (Newburg). A pastor with The Christian and Missionary Alliance and a nationally recognized . . .

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

Trout Water

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Curwensville, Pennsylvania.
September 23, 2013 the PA Fish & Boat Commission (PFBC) expanded trout stocking to the Curwensville area from the confluence of Anderson Creek downstream to Porter's Bridge. This 2.8 mile addition will receive some 2,200 . . .

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

Right Honourable Richard Bedford Bennett

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Hopewell Cape, New Brunswick.
Viscount of Mickelham, Calgary and Hopewell [Burgundy marker on monument] Rt. Hon. Richard Bedford Bennett 1870-1947 Born at Hopewell Hill, New Brunswick, Bennett moved to Calgary in 1897. A member of the legislature of . . .

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

Historic Downtown

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Big Rapids, Michigan.
Caption - upper image This store was located at 114 S. Michigan Ave., where Rogers Jewelers is now located. Caption - lower image The J. C. Penney Co. and the A & P Food Store (right) occupied two buildings in this location. . . .

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

This Log Cabin was from Henderson County

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Jackson, Tennessee.
And owned and used by Augustin P. Libscomb and son, Henry C. (Grandparents of Mrs. F.H. Thomas) (1843-1902) 59 years. and F.H. "Feak" Thomas and son, John R. (1902-1973) 71 years Before it was sold to Dr. George Edwards in . . .

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Mountain Contrast

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near Stanley, Virginia.
To your right, if visibility permits, you can see the parallel ridges of Massanutten Mountain and other mountains beyond. Compare those long straight ridges with the ragged, jumbled look of the Blue Ridge Mountains in front . . .

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

Parkway Museums District

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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
1) Boathouse Row This picturesque collection of historic buildings comprises an important center of the United States’ rowing community. The boathouse shelters the sculls (boats) of local clubs, high school and college . . .

(Arts, Letters, Music • Churches, Etc.) Includes complete text, location, directions, 1 photo, GPS coordinates, map.

A Grand Cultural Boulevard

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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
The architect who drafted the Parkway plan in 1897 envisioned a grand boulevard like the Champs-Elysses in Paris and those of the 1893 Chicago’s World Fair in Chicago. Here, a constellation of art schools and museums would . . .

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

Catholic Summer School

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Town of Plattsburgh, New York.
Catholic Summer School of America 1896-1941 on this site. Resort and educational campus with cottages, chapel, dining hall, auditorium & post office.

(Churches, Etc. • Education) Includes location, directions, 1 photo, GPS coordinates, map.

Range View

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Washington, Virginia.
From here you can see a rare Skyline Drive view, a look southwestward down the length of the Blue Ridge. Many of Shenandoah National Park's highest peaks are visible here, including Stony Man, the northernmost Blue Ridge . . .

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

Longyear Drill Site

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Hoyt Lakes, Minnesota.
On May 27, 1890 E.J. Longyear established a tent camp for his crew and himself near the tripod of the drill. He brought his bride to the drill site in September 1890. Constructed on the hill was a two room building made of . . .

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

First Diamond Drill Hole in the State of Minnesota

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Hoyt Lakes, Minnesota.
Approximately 1,400 feet from this point, the first diamond drill hole in the state of Minnesota was sunk in 1890. E. J. Longyear began drilling June 3, 1890 and completed operations on the hole December 9, 1890. Reaching a . . .

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

Edmund J. Longyear

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Hoyt Lakes, Minnesota.
On June 3rd, 1890, E.J. Longyear at this site completed to a depth of 1293 ft., the first diamond drill test hole for iron ore in the state of Minnesota Dedicated to the memory of Dorthea and Richard P. Longyear

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

This Piece of Rock

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Hoyt Lakes, Minnesota.
This piece of rock is from the lower part of the Upper Slaty Member-Biwabik Formation. The rock consists of thin wavy beds of magnetite—magnetic, black fine grained argillite & irregular shaped pods or lenses of . . .

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

Roger Brooke Taney

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Frederick, Maryland.
Chief Justice Of the United States 1836-1864 Secretary of the Treasury 1833-1834 Attorney General Of the United States 1831-1833 Attorney General Of Maryland 1827-1831 Citizen of Frederick And lawyer practicing in the . . .

(Notable Persons • Politics) Includes complete text, location, directions, 6 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Croxton's Brigade

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near Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia.
Croxton's Brigade. Brannan's Division — Thomas' Corps. Colonel John T. Croxton Sept. 19, 1863, noon, 3d Position. 10th Indiana - Lieutenant Colonel Marsh B. Taylor 74th Indiana - Colonel Charles W. Chapman. 74th Indiana - . . .

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

Polk's Headquarters Shell Monument

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near Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia.
Headquarters Right Wing Army of Tennessee. Lieutenant General Leonidas Polk. September 20th, 1863.

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