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Alexander Milne Calder

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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Alexander Milne Calder emigrated from Scotland in 1868 and spent twenty years creating over 250 sculptures that adorn City Hall. His bronze William Penn, installed atop the tower in 1894, is thought to be the largest . . .

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Rose Hill Cemetery 1849

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Troy, Ohio.
War Veterans buried here: American Revolution: Aaron Tullis 1753-1840 Alexander Telford 1759-1844 John W. Meredith 1760-1844 Indian Campaigns: William Gahagan, Scout for Gen. Wayne, 1794 War of 1812: 25 Soldiers, including . . .

(Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War of 1812 • War, Mexican-American • War, Spanish-American • War, US Civil • War, US Revolutionary • Wars, US Indian) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

John Christian Bullitt

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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
An attorney and civic leader, John Christian Bullitt drafted the “Bullitt Bill” on 1885, a government-reform measure that became Philadelphia’s City Charter two years later. He also erected the city’s first modern office . . .

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Daytona 500

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Daytona Beach, Florida.
2013 Daytona 500 Champion Jimmie Johnson #48

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Daytona 500

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Daytona Beach, Florida.
2014 Daytona 500 Champion Dale Earnhardt Jr. #88

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Daytona 500

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Daytona Beach, Florida.
2015 Daytona 500 Champion Joey Lagano #22

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Francis Scott Key

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Frederick, Maryland.
Frederick's favorite son is celebrated throughout the US before every kickoff, face-off and first pitch. The author of the “Star Spangled Banner,” Francis Scott Key was born in Frederick County and launched his law career . . .

(Notable Persons • War of 1812) Includes complete text, location, directions, 6 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

George Poe

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Walkersville, Maryland.
Revolutionary Patriot Captain, 34th Battalion Frederick County, Maryland Militia 1775-1776 Brother of Gen. David Poe, Deputy Quartermaster General Great Uncle of Edgar Allan Poe _____________ Marker Placed by the Frederick . . .

(Notable Persons • Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Revolutionary) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Confederate Monument

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Palmetto, Georgia.
Company I 2nd Regiment Georgia Volunteers Wheeler's Cavalry. Company C 19th Regiment Georgia

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Hanka Homestead

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Embarrass, Minnesota.
Times were tough in the life of an immigrant farmer in northeastern Minnesota. Subsistence farming was a way of life that had gone on for centuries in Finland. Immigrants knew what was needed to survive in the harsh climate . . .

(Agriculture • Settlements & Settlers) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Daytona 500

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Daytona Beach, Florida.
2000 Daytona 500 Champion Dale Jarrett #88

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Commemorating Passage of the Lincoln Funeral Train

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New Madison, Ohio.
1809 Lincoln’s Funeral Car “United States” 1865 On its 13 day journey, carrying the body of Pres. Abraham Lincoln to Springfield, Ill. In New Madison, hundreds of mourners stood in the rain expressing reverent respect as . . .

(Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Railroads & Streetcars • War, US Civil) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

United States Colored Troops

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Hagerstown, Maryland.
The Robert Moxley Band was a group of African-American musicians, mostly local slaves, who formed a military-style brass band in the years before the Civil War. The band held regular concerts in what is now Jacob Wheaton . . .

(African Americans • War, US Civil) Includes complete text, location, directions, 6 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Creating an American Culture: The Golden Age of Baltimore

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Baltimore, Maryland.
During the early 19th century, Baltimore became, for a brief time, America’s second largest and fastest growing city. Baltimore led the world in shipbuilding, sail-cloth production, and flour milling. On Cathedral Hill, . . .

(Architecture • Charity & Public Work • Churches, Etc.) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Daytona 500

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Daytona Beach, Florida.
2001 Daytona 500 Champion Michael Waltrip #15

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Daytona 500

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Daytona Beach, Florida.
2016 Daytona 500 Champion Denny Hamlin #11

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Daytona 500

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Daytona Beach, Florida.
2017 Daytona 500 Champion Kurt Busch #41

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Dutch Settlements on the Delaware

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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
In commemoration of the Dutch settlements on the Delaware 1626-1664 The territory was occupied by the Dutch West India Company and known as New Netherland Extended from the Capes of the Delaware to the Connecticut River and . . .

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

Main's Ice Cream Factory

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Middletown, Maryland.
This lot began as a log structure blacksmith shop owned by Thomas Powell in the early 1800's. In 1882, Calvin Coblentz and Millard Cook took, ownership, adding the Coblentz and Cook Meat Market to the existing structure. In . . .

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Swedish Settlements on the Delaware

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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
In commemoration of the Swedish settlements on the Delaware 1638-1655 New Netherland embraced within its boundaries the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania And included lands on the West Side of the Delaware from Cape Hendopen to . . .

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