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Shiloh Indian Mounds

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Shiloh, Tennessee.
You are entering the largest surviving prehistoric site in the Tennessee river valley and one of the least disturbed areas of earthen mounds in the eastern United States. Early European settlers were familiar with the site. . . .

(Native Americans • War, US Civil) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Sifting the Evidence

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Shiloh, Tennessee.
Archeologists are like detectives. They gather evidence, look for clues, and make educated assumptions. The people who lived here did not leave behind any written records. But they did leave earthen mounds, pieces of . . .

(Environment • Man-Made Features • Native Americans) Includes complete text, location, directions, 1 photo, GPS coordinates, map.

Tower Train Museum

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Tower, Minnesota.
When iron ore was discovered on the Vermilion Range, Charlemagne Tower, Sr., George Stone, Charlemagne Tower, Jr., and George Stuntz formed the Minnesota Iron Company and acquired the Duluth and Iron Range Railway (D&IR). In . . .

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

Welcome to DM&IR Engine # 1218

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Tower, Minnesota.
This steam locomotive was one of 12, received from the Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1910, used by the Duluth, and Iron Range Railway (as number 218) and later by the Duluth, Missabe and Iron Range Railway (as number 1218) to . . .

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

Three Disks, One Lacking

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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Alexander “Sandy” Calder descended from a family of famous Philadelphia sculptors. His father’s Swann Memorial Fountain on Logan Square and grandfather’s City Hall sculptures represent art work from three generations. . . .

(Arts, Letters, Music) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Making The City Beautiful

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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
In the late 19th century, factories provided most of the jobs in Philadelphia and the city was smoky and grimy. The 1893 World’s Fair in Chicago began a “City Beautiful” movement that inspired civic leaders and urban . . .

(Arts, Letters, Music) Includes complete text, location, directions, 5 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Green Spaces, Fresh Air

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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
In 1918, the Fairmount Park Commission hired Jacques Greber to create a landscape plan for the newly opened parkway. Greber set out to bring a slice of the park into the heart of the city, Where earlier plans had shown a . . .

(Arts, Letters, Music) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

John Wolfe Ambrose

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New York City, New York.
1838 – 1899 Dedicated by the City of New York to John Wolfe Ambrose for whom the Deep Sea Channel is Named His vision, scientific knowledge and indefatigable courage aided in making New York the greatest Sea Port of the World

(Waterways & Vessels) Includes location, directions, 6 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Thomas Kennedy

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Hagerstown, Maryland.
An advocate of religious liberty, Thomas Kennedy was born in Scotland and immigrated to America in 1795. He was elected to represent Hagerstown in the Maryland legislature in 1817 and served on a committee tasked with . . .

(Civil Rights • Politics) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

The "Cotton Bale" Battery

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Jackson, Mississippi.
During the Siege of Jackson, July 10-17, 1863, Confederate Gen. William W. Loring's division held defensive positions extending east of the Canton Road to the Pearl River. A number of artillery batteries were posted on this . . .

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

Matthias Peter Möller

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Hagerstown, Maryland.
Möller was the founder of some of the most successful businesses in Hagerstown's history. He moved his organ factory to Hagerstown in 1881 and it grew to become the largest in the world. it produced over 11,000 instruments . . .

(Arts, Letters, Music • Industry & Commerce) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

First Presbyterian Church

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Jackson, Mississippi.
Organized by five Jacksonians in 1837. Under the leadership of Rev. L.D. Halsey, a church building was constructed herein 1845-46 on land purchased from the state. Utilized for Christian worship until 1951.

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

John V. Jamison, Sr. and John V. Jamison Jr.

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Hagerstown, Maryland.
In 1906, J. V. Jamison, Sr. and two partners founded the Jones Cold Store Door Company. He soon bought his partners' interest. Over five decades, he and his son, J. V. Jamison, Jr. grew the company (renamed the Jamison Cold . . .

(Industry & Commerce) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Cumberland County Families

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Crossvile, Tennessee.
When the war began, the residents of the Upper Cumberland Plateau were divided in their loyalties. In Cumberland County, for instance, the numbers of Confederate and Union enlistments were about equal. Some Confederate . . .

(War, US Civil) Includes complete text, location, directions, 1 photo, GPS coordinates, map.

Upper Lotts Creek Primitive Baptist Church and Cemetery

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Portal, Georgia.
Organized circa 1829, the church was originally located at the home of Absolom Parrish and called Parrish Meeting House. Following a fire of the log structure on the Parrish farm, the congregation built a second log . . .

(Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Churches, Etc.) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos.

Union School

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Brunswick, Georgia.
This one room school house provided elementary education, grades Kindergarten through Eighth, to the Brookman Community from the year 1907 to 1955. This structure is an example of early African-American Vernacular. In the . . .

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

Armory Square

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Springfield, Massachusetts.
Two outstanding commanding officers, Roswell Lee and James W. Ripley, set the tone for Springfield Armory's development in the first half of the 19th century. They envisioned a "Grand National Armory," with stately buildings . . .

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

The Military Presence

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Springfield, Massachusetts.
As a "military factory," Springfield Armory was a hybrid installation, never a typical military post. During and after the Civil War, the military presence increased, with junior officers taking more of a hand in supervising . . .

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

Island House

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Mackinac Island, Michigan.
Constructed for Charles O’Malley about 1852, this building was one of the first summer hotels on Mackinac Island. Captain Henry Van Allen, a Great Lakes Skipper, purchased the hotel in 1865. He later moved it from the beach . . .

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

Barbara Fritchie Cabins & Tea Room

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Frederick, Maryland.
Site of Barbara Fritchie Cabins 1933 - 1987 erected by Charles A. Faust Barbara Fritchie Tea Room 1938 - 1987

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