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Claude Wroten

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Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Considered one of the most dominant defensive linemen in college football in 2005, he teamed with Kyle Williams to give LSU a pair of All-America defensive tackles. A junior college transfer who played two years for the . . .

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Guiding Landmark...

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near Soda Springs, Idaho.
Towering 1200 feet above the waters of Bear River is Sheep Rock, a prominent landmark described in emigrant diaries and journals as they traveled west on the Oregon and California trails. Trapper and mountain men, in the . . .

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

Methodist Church

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Islip, New York.
Methodist Orig. church Saxon Ave. 1828. 1st church this site 1866. Sanctuary enlarged 1896 and redesigned in 1946. Church school building added 1889.

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

Cpl. Albert F. Klestinec, Jr.

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Massapequa, New York.
In memory of Cpl. Albert F. Klestinec, Jr. United States Marine Corps Who died for freedom in Vietnam for freedom everywhere July 10, 1966 Erected by a grateful community so his sacrifice and our Nation's ideals shall be . . .

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

Ferris Institute

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Big Rapids, Michigan.
This college was founded in 1884 by Woodbridge N. Ferris as the Big Rapids Industrial School. His objective was to provide low cost, practical training for all with a real desire to study, regardless of a lack of previous . . .

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

Porters Landing

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Babylon, New York.
On this site American naval hero David Porter landed after escaping from a British Blockade ship.

(War of 1812) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

"Old Main"

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Big Rapids, Michigan.
On this site was located "Old Main," a landmark of Ferris Institute in its early years. From its dedication in January 1894 until its loss by fire in February 1950, "Old Main" helped create many happy memories for thousands . . .

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

Helen's Garden

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Big Rapids, Michigan.
Helen Gillespie Ferris (1853-1917) loved flowers as much as she was inspired by learning and cultivating lives. This garden was conceived on the 125th anniversary of the institution that she and her husband Woodbridge N. . . .

(Education • Horticulture & Forestry) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Presbyterian Church

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Islip, New York.
Presbyterian Islip parish org. 1857. 1st chapel 1852 now south of single spire church 1869. Manse blt. 1895. Robert L. Maitland, major benefactor.

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Secretary of the Treasury’s Office Site

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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
During the 1790s, when Philadelphia was the capital of the United States, a large two-story brick building on this site housed the office of the Secretary of the Treasury. Alexander Hamilton, the first Treasury Secretary, . . .

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

Auditor’s Office Site

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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
During the 1790s, when Philadelphia was the capital of the United States, the Auditor of the United States rented a house on this site for his office. The Auditor, a member of the well-developed hierarchy of the Treasury . . .

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

St. Andrew's Episcopal Church

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Big Rapids, Michigan.
St. Andrew's Parish was organized in 1870, when Michigan's logging industry was flourishing. Among its early members were George Stearns, the mayor, and Thomas Lazell, the police magistrate. The simple white pine Gothic . . .

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Friar Bernardino Sahagún

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, Mexico.
Aquí escribió Fr. Bernardino de Sahagun su “Historia de las cosas de Nueva España.” 1564. Direccion de monumentos coloniales y de la República. English translation: Here Friar Bernardino de Sahagún wrote his “General . . .

(Charity & Public Work • Churches, Etc. • Colonial Era • Native Americans) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Hopewell Cape Community Hall

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Hopewell Cape, New Brunswick.
As Hopewell Cape grew as the centre of County activity, the need for a Community Hall became apparent. This hall was built around 1870 to satisfy that need. Extensive refurbishment has returned it to a fully functioning . . .

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Joseph Clapp Memorial Park

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St. Louis, Michigan.
In 1856 the land now known as the City Park was granted to the city of St. Louis to be used only as a park. On October 23, 1988, the City Council in recognition of this generous contribution does hereby rename this the Joseph Clapp Memorial Park.

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

Historic Downtown

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Big Rapids, Michigan.
"This play house is said to have cost forty thousand dollars. Is a peach. Scenery raised above stage instead of sliding back," wrote Fred Roof of Big Rapids on the back of a postcard mailed on October 15, 1908 to his girl . . .

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First United Methodist Church

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Big Rapids, Michigan.
The First United Methodist Church was designed by W.E.N. Hunter, a Detroit architect who specialized in church designs. The domed Beaux Arts style building reflects a trend in using Early Christian architectural forms of the . . .

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Joseph Downing Price

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Ormond Beach, Florida.
Pioneer Settler & Entrepreneur Co-Incorporator & Mayor Of Ormond Beach Builder & Owner Of The Hotel Ormond Organizer Of First Auto Races On Ormond Beach

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John Andrew Bostrom

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Ormond Beach, Florida.
Pioneer Settler And Founder Of Ormond Beach

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DeLand Naval Air Station Museum

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DeLand, Florida.
DeLand Naval Air Station Museum Occupied By U.S. Navy 1942-1946 Has Been Placed On The National Register Of Historic Places By The United States Department Of The Interior “ In Memory Of Those Who Served”

(Air & Space • War, World II) Includes location, directions, 6 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
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