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1790 Union Meeting House

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Statesboro, Georgia.
In 1790, John Crawford and Phillip Mathews, Burke Circuit preachers, organized a Methodist Society in the home of Joshua Hodges, Sr. In 1791, Union Meeting House became a frequent entry in Circuit records. In 1794, Union . . .

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1804 New Hope Methodist Church

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Statesboro, Georgia.
Organized from Union by Rev. Lewis Mayers, New Hope was Bulloch’s second Methodist Church. 1804 trustees were David Kennedy, Josiah Everette, Jarvis Jackson, Burrell Whittington and William M. Kennedy: other leaders were . . .

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Brannan's Division

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near Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia.
Brannan's Division ... Thomas' Corps Brigadier General John M. Brannan. September 19, 1863. 7:30 a.m. 1st Brigade ... Colonel John M. Connell. 2nd Brigade ... Colonel John T. Croxton. 3rd Brigade ... Colonel Ferdinand Van . . .

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Walthall's Brigade

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near Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia.
Walthall's Brigade. Liddell's Division ...... Walker's Corps. Brigadier General Edward Cary Walthall. September 20, 1863, 5:30 P.M., 3d Position 24th Mississippi, - Captain B.F. Toomer - Captain J.D. Smith. 27th Mississippi, . . .

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Liddell's Division

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near Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia.
Liddell's Division, - Walker's Corps. Brigadier General St. John R. Liddell. September 19, 1863, 8 a.m. Liddell's Brigade, - Colonel Daniel C. Govan. Walthall's Brigade, - Brigadier General Edward C. Walthall. Shortly after . . .

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Van Derveer's Brigade

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near Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia.
Route of Van Derveer's Brigade To opening of the Battle. September 19, 1863.

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John D. Henderson

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near Vale, Oregon.
John D. Henderson was the third child of twelve born to Perman D. and Sarah (Trapp) Henderson, both originally of Tennessee. John was born December 30, 1828, in what is now part of downtown Kansas City, then farmland, where . . .

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Katharina Czisch

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, Germany.
geboren am 7. September 1909 als Katharina Probst in Leer/Ostfriesland gestorben am 21. Januar 1999 in Stuttgart Die Berufsträume ihrer Jugendzeit, den Armen unter den Menschen das Leben zu erleichtern, konnte die Juristin . . .

(Charity & Public Work • Women) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

1807 Methodism at Spring Hill

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near Alamo, Georgia.
Spring Hill, settled in 1807, was a preaching place on the Ohoopee Circuit by 1814. In 1850 John Carmichael gave land for a campground. A tabernacle replaced the brush arbors about the church. Campmeetings continued seven . . .

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Douglass and McGar Parks

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Fort Worth, Texas.
From the late 1800's, through the 1920's, during a time of Jim Crow segregation, Douglass and McGar Parks served as recreational grounds for African Americans in Fort Worth. In 1895 Thomas Mason, an African-American . . .

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State Road 4A

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Summerland Key, Florida.
The first Overseas Highway, also known as State Road 4A (SR 4A), consisted of two roadway segments both completed by 1928. One spanned from Key West to No Name Key, and the other from Key Largo to Upper Matecumbe Key. . . .

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Henry Kyd Douglas

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Hagerstown, Maryland.
An officer in the Confederate army, Douglas served with distinction on the small personal staff of General “Stonewall” Jackson during the Valley Campaign (1862) which made Jackson a legend in military history. Wounded six . . .

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

Vale

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Vale, Oregon.
Origin of name, Vale of Cashmere The first building on the site on the present City of Vale was built on the banks of the Malheur by Jonathan Keeney in 1864. He offered accommodations to the migrants and miners on their way . . .

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Stephen Meek's Cutoff

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Vale, Oregon.
In 1845 Meek led 200 families away from Oregon Trail seeking a shorter route west. Gold found enroute began Blue Bucket legend. Hardships drove train back to Oregon Trail at The Dalles.

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Daytona 500

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Daytona Beach, Florida.
2002 Daytona 500 Champion Ward Burton #22

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Daytona 500

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Daytona Beach, Florida.
2003 Daytona 500 Champion Michael Waltrip #15

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Champaign County World War I Memorial

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Urbana, Ohio.
In honor of the men and women of Champaign County who served in the World War 1914- 1918 Urbana Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution 1925

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The Old Bank Building

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Poolesville, Maryland.
A Poolseville landmark, the Old Bank was built in 1910. Its architectural style is referred to as “vaguely classical” and was typical of many of the town's structures. Most of the historic downtown was destroyed by fire in . . .

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Power And Politics

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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
The Benjamin Franklin Parkway, opened in 1918, was one of the largest projects of urban redesign ever undertaken. It was a product of the Reform Era in American politics, marked by improvements in public education and public . . .

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The Reverend Richard Baxter, S.J., 1821-1904

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Thunder Bay, Ontario.
Born in Carlisle, England, Baxter came to Canada as a child. He studied in Toronto and at the Sulpician College in Montreal before becoming, reputedly, the first English-speaking Jesuit novice in Canada. After his ordination . . .

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