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Longstreet's Headquarters Shell Monument

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near Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia.
Headquarters Left Wing Lieutenant General James Longstreet September 20, 1863. Afternoon.

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

Hospital, 1st Division, 14th Corps Union Army

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near Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia.
Hospital, 1st Division, 14th Corps Union Army Surgeon F.H. Gross, U.S. Volunteers. Medical Director, 14th Army Corps. Surgeon S. Marks, 10th Wisconsin Volunteers. Medical Director, 1st Division, 14th Army Corps. The Union . . .

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

U.S. Naval Services Honored Dead

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Port Jervis, New York.
Shipmates of the U.S. Naval Services who sacrificed that this nation might live. Navy • Coast Guard • Seabees • Marines Dedicated August 14, 1955

(Patriots & Patriotism • War, Cold • War, Vietnam • War, World II) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Willmore Pavlich & Howard Tarkett WWII Memorial

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Port Jervis, New York.
Willmore Pavlich & Howard Tarkett Members of Maghogomock H. & L. Co. They gave their lives in World War II Dedicated July 4, 1951

(Charity & Public Work • Patriots & Patriotism • War, World II) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

War Memorial

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Port Jervis, New York.
To all men and women from all wars

(Patriots & Patriotism • War, Korean • War, Vietnam • War, World II) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

1903 Library

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Port Jervis, New York.
Port Jervis Free Library Chartered Sept 29 1892 Only Carnegie Library in Orange County New York Site given by Peter Farnum

(Charity & Public Work • Education • Man-Made Features) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

USDA Veterans Memorial

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The National Mall, District of Columbia.
United States Department of Agriculture “Dedicated to the brave men and women of the United States Department of Agriculture who served the United States of America through military service in time of armed combat.” . . .

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

Ships and Shipping

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Pentwater, Michigan.
What is now a park-like shore along the lake was the heart of Pentwater's industrial district during the lumbering era. Today's grass replaced many large neat stacks of newly sawn lumber awaiting shipment. Lumber was the . . .

(Industry & Commerce • Waterways & Vessels) Includes complete text, location, directions, 8 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Malheur Butte

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near Ontario, Oregon.
Between 20 and 15 million years ago, the region from north-central Washington to northeastern California experienced a series of volcanic eruptions and basalt lava floods that covered thousands of square miles. These ancient . . .

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

Lites Drug Store

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Pentwater, Michigan.
1899 — The Corner Drug Store was owned by D. G. Weare for many years but was owned by F. W. Fincher when it was destroyed by the 1889 fire. 1891 - F. W. Fincher rebuilt this two story and basement building known as The . . .

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

Malheur County's Oregon Trail Heritage

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near Ontario, Oregon.
Overland emigration between 1840 and 1863 brought over 50,000 pioneers to Oregon. Seven miles west of Malheur Butte, weary Oregon Trail emigrants camped at the Malheur River crossing, taking advantage of local hot springs . . .

(Natural Features • Roads & Vehicles • Settlements & Settlers) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Sabine County Courthouse

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Hemphill, Texas.
An 1858 election called for Sabine County offices to be moved from Milam (7 Mi. N) to this more central location. The new county seat, Hemphill, was named for former Texas Supreme Court Justice John Hemphill. The first . . .

(Notable Buildings) Includes complete text, location, directions, 6 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Sabine County

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Hemphill, Texas.
Sabine County, one of the original 23 Texas counties, is on the eastern border of Texas. It is bound by and named for the Sabine River, which separates the state from Louisiana. Originally, the Ais tribe of the Caddo Indians . . .

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

Building Mighty Mac

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Mackinaw City, Michigan.
The Mackinac Bridge is constructed of three segments – at each end is a post-supported truss bridge and in the center is a suspension bridge segment. This bridge was the longest suspension bridge in the world for decades . . .

(Bridges & Viaducts • Man-Made Features • Roads & Vehicles) Includes complete text, location, directions, 5 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Hemphill

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Hemphill, Texas.
In 1858, Sabine County organized the community of Hemphill, named for Texas Supreme Court Justice John Hemphill (1803 – 1862). An election determined that the county seat would be moved from Milam to this new settlement in . . .

(Settlements & Settlers) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Sandy Valley

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Sandy Valley, Nevada.
Originally known as Mesquite Valley, this area was first crossed in the 1850s by the Kingston Cutoff by the Old Spanish Trail. The first settlers did not arrive until 1876, when Miguel Navares began mining salt for the . . .

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

Sabine County

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Hemphill, Texas.
A borderland between Spain and the United States, 1803-1819...Entry for many Anglo-American colonists and travelers after 1820, first included in the municipality of Nacogdoches; After 1832 in the municipality of San . . .

(Patriots & Patriotism • Settlements & Settlers • War, Texas Independence) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Silver Vein

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Tonopah, Nevada.
When the prospectors wandered the Nevada Desert, they looked for specific types and combinations of rock. Often a certain rock, such as quartz in this vicinity, would signal the presence of gold, silver, or other metals . . .

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

Sabine County Jail

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Hemphill, Texas.
Sabine County commissioners contracted for this two-story Victorian jail building in 1903. It was completed the following year during the county judgeship of James T. Peace. Bricks for the eterior were supplied from the . . .

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

Fairmount Cemetery

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near Hemphill, Texas.
As early as the 1850s, families settled here along South Prong Creek. Except for a brief period, a post office operated from 1854 until 1937. The community also supported a school until 1953. It is believed residents made . . .

(Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Settlements & Settlers) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
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