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President William McKinley, who led the country during the Spanish-American War, had many fervent supporters in Philadelphia. Three days after his assassination in 1901, The Philadelphia Inquirer newspaper started a drive to . . .
(Notable Persons) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
President William McKinley, who led the country during the Spanish-American War, had many fervent supporters in Philadelphia. Three days after his assassination in 1901, The Philadelphia Inquirer newspaper started a drive to . . . (Notable Persons) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
Site of the earliest boat landing Lower town, Marysville, 1851 Presented to City of Corvallis, Oregon Centennial Celebration, June 1957 by the Winema Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution
Elected to the State Board of Agriculture in 1919, Dora Hall Stockman was the first woman to hold an elective office in the state of Michigan. She was the first woman in the United States to be on the Board of Control of a . . . 
This memorial dedicated in honor of all who served in defense of our country World War I Pvt Don Anglin 22 Apr 1887 25 Dec 1918 Pvt Travis W Robinson 31 Aug 1895 23 Oct 1918 Iss D Renfro 18 Oct 1918 Afghanistan Sgt Kevin 10 . . . 
(front panel) 80 names listed (rear) Lest we forget these men died for their freedom and independence. Deo Vindice. 78 names listed
John Pratt Hungerford, born nearby, was an officer in the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812. He represented this area in the Virginia General Assembly for many years and served in the United States House of . . . 
The Circle T Ranch was established by J. Glenn Turner, a prominent Texas attorney in 1952. Mr. Turner was an avid outdoorsman and rancher who raised Black Angus and Charolaise cattle, as well as Tennessee Walking horses. . . . 
He brought to stock car racing a freshness, distinction, a championship quality that surpassed the rewards collected by the checkered flag. Florida Sportswriters’ Award for the most outstanding athlete, 1958 Voted NASCAR's . . . 
Many Kinds of Birds Call North Alabama Home The northern tier of Alabama has several district landforms including the Tennessee River Valley and the southern Cumberland Plateau. The variety of terrain and the large expanse . . . 
Site of the house where John Alden lived while in Plymouth. This stone erected by his descendants The Alden Kindred of America 1930
A Special Place: for People and Birds The forest of Bankhead have been here for many generations, witnessing considerable natural, historical and cultural changes. This area was home to native Americans for many years. The . . . 
Discover the Incredible Variety of Habitats and Birds in the Bankhead National Forest 1. Walston Ridge Road The road along Walston Ridge provides a variety of forest habitats. Prescribed fire maintains the open oak-pine . . . 
Richard Littlepage III established Cumberland Town on the south side of the Pamunkey River in 1748. A busy shipping center, the town offered a tobacco inspection station, warehouses, wharves, and a ferry. The Virginia House . . . 
Gilbert Chase, a New England ship captain, recovered a bronze French cannon in the Pamunkey River off Cumberland Town in 1816. Two members of his crew descended in a diving bell patented in 1806, which Chase had acquired the . . . 
This community, originally known as Isbester's Landing, was named in 1885 after Collingwood G. Schreiber. Born at Bradwell Lodge, near Colchester, England, Schreiber emigrated to Canada West in 1852. His training in England . . . 
Abigail Smith Adams, the wife of John Adams, 2nd President, and mother of John Quincy Adams, 6th President, was born here in 1744.
During the Second World War, the federal government forcibly evacuated Canadians of Japanese ancestry from the coast of British Columbia. In the spring of 1942, several hundred young men were sent to Ontario to help build . . . 
In May 1862, during the Peninsula Campaign, the Union Army of the Potomac under Major General George B. McClellan advanced up the Pamunkey River toward Richmond, while Confederate General Joseph E. Johnston’s army moved to . . . 
Text on the first tablet: Lytle's Brigade Sheridan's Division - McCook's Corps. Brigadier General William H. Lytle. Colonel Silas Miller. September 20th, 1863, 11 a.m. 36th Illinois - Colonel Silas Miller - Lieutenant . . . 
Michigan To her Twenty-First Regiment of Infantry. Commanded by Colonel William B. McCreery; Major Seymour Chase. Lytle's Brigade, Sheridan's Division, McCook's Corps. This monument marks the position where the regiment . . . 
