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Fort Hall

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Pocatello, Idaho.
A registered national historical landmark Indian and trapper trading post established by Nathaniel J. Wyeth in 1834 and sold to Hudson's Bay Company in 1837 It was the vital point on the Oregon and California immigration . . .

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

Chief Theater

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Pocatello, Idaho.
The Chief Theater opened on January 5, 1938. Admission to the first show, "Bad Man of Brimstone", was 49 cents. The downtown landmark provided entertainment until it was closed in 1982. The Chief Foundation began work on . . .

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

Old Fort Hall

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Pocatello, Idaho.
Fort Hall, Keystone on the Oregon Trail, America's road to destiny, was located 14 miles north of this site. It was dedicated by Nathaniel J. Wyeth, Bostonian, on Aug. 5th 1834. Unable to compete with Hudson's Bay Co., Fort . . .

(Forts, Castles • Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers) Includes complete text, location, directions, 6 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Idaho State University

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Pocatello, Idaho.
This great institution began here on Sept. 22, 1902, with 4 teachers and 40 students. Originally the Academy of Idaho, it became Idaho Technical Institute in 1915, the Southern Branch of the University of Idaho in 1927, and . . .

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

What and Where is Acadie? / L'Acadie, c'est quoi?...c'est ou?

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Lower West Pubnico, Nova Scotia.
There is not now and never has been a single definition of Acadie, or Acadia. It all depends on the time period and one's point of view. Back in the 1600s and early 1700s, Acadie was a loosely defined region that more or . . .

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

Old Portland Road

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Portland, Ohio.
Confederate Brigadier General John Hunt Morgan had been searching for a place like Buffington Island — a ford where he could lead his 1,900-man raider force back onto friendly soil — since crossing into Ohio. This ford, . . .

(War, US Civil • Waterways & Vessels) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Massapequa Manor

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Massapequa, New York.
1836 20 room mansion, boat house, polo field, race track. Owned by 3 generations Jones/Floyd-Jones family. Purchased by R. Corroon 1920. Razed by fire 1952

(Industry & Commerce) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Dry Run

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Portland, Ohio.
On the morning of July 19, 1863, Confederate Brigadier General John Hunt Morgan learned that the Union redoubt guarding the ford had been abandoned in the night. Colonel Basil Duke was ordered to send a force south to try to . . .

(War, US Civil • Waterways & Vessels) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Gemeente Amsterdam Stadsarchief / Amsterdam City Archives

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, Netherlands.
Gebouw De Bazel Het gebouw De Bazel is een rijksmonument en vernoemd naar zijn architect K.P.C. de Bazel (1869-1923) Het pand werd gebouwd tussen 1919 en 1926 voor de Nederlandsche Handel-Maatschappij. De NHM was de . . .

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

Fort Hall

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near Fort Hall, Idaho.
has been designated a Registered National Historic Landmark under the provisions of the historic sites act of August 21, 1935. This site possesses exceptional value in commemorating and illustrating the history of the United . . .

(Forts, Castles) Includes complete text, location, directions, 6 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

891 Post Street

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San Francisco, California.
Home of Dashiell Hammett and Sam Spade Dashiell Hammett (1894-1961) lived in this building from 1926 until 1929, when he wrote his first three novels: Red Harvest (1929), The Dain Curse (1929), and The Maltese Falcon (1930). . . .

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

Spanish American War Veterans

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Alliance, Ohio.
The above steam pipe is from the Battleship Maine which was sunk in Manila Harbor February 15, 1898. Erected in memory of Spanish American War veterans.

(War, Spanish-American) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Columbus

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New York, New York.
Presented by citizens of New York In commemoration of the four hundredth anniversary of the discovery of the New World October 1492

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

Sir Walter Scott

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New York, New York.
This larger-than-life-sized bronze portrait of Scottish novelist and poet Sir Walter Scott (1771–1832) was dedicated on the “Literary Walk” in Central Park in 1872. Scott was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, and had an early . . .

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

Robert Burns Statue

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New York, New York.
This statue of Scottish national poet Robert Burns (1759–1796), companion to the 1872 Sir Walter Scott (1771–1832) sculpture across Literary Walk, is by Sir John Steell (1804–1891), and was dedicated in 1880. Burns was born . . .

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

William John Liebig

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New York, New York.
These American elms are endowed in loving memory of William John Liebig March 24, 1923 – February 21, 1999 Pioneer in arterial medicine

(Science & Medicine) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

307th Infantry AEF

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New York, New York.
To the dead of the 307th Infantry Regiment AEF 590 officers and men 1917-1919

(War, World I) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

From a Whisper to a Rallying Cry

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Ferndale, Michigan.
"It's not fair." These were the last anguished words whispered by Vincent Chin as he lay dying, the victim of a hate crime on June 19, 1982. His words became a rallying cry for the Asian American community outraged at the . . .

(Asian Americans • Civil Rights) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Knights of Pythias Memorial

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New York, New York.
To our valiant brothers who died In the service of our country In World WarI Knights of Pythias - State of New York Sidney A Schwartz 60th Infantry, Machine Co. Triange Lodge #153 Morris Dickstein 4th Infantry, Co. C . . .

(War, World I) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

City Employees War Memorial

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New York, New York.
Front In commemoration of the heroism and sacrifices of the City Employees who fought in the various wars of the United States Rear Presented by Mrs. Charles Augustine Robinson National Flag-lady of the Veterans of Foreign . . .

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