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Rockville Station

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Rockville, Maryland.
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(Railroads & Streetcars) Includes complete text, location, directions, 6 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

In Memory of Vincent Chin

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Ferndale, Michigan.
The State Bar of Michigan 34th Michigan Legal Milestone marker commemorates Ferndale as the birthplace in 1983 of the pan-ethnic Asian American civil and victim's rights movement resulting in the formation of the civil . . .

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

The City of Pocatello

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Pocatello, Idaho.
Pocatello's origin lies in the railroads an the role they played in westward expansion. In the late-1800's, what would become Pocatello was a rest stop on the Utah and Northern Railroad, which went from Utah to Butte, . . .

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

Pocatello's Name in WWII

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Pocatello, Idaho.
Chief Pocatello's memory was honored by giving his name to two fighting vessels in World War II. USS Pocatello Tacoma-Class Frigate Launched October 17, 1943. It was sponsored by Miss Thelma Dixey, Chief Pocatello's . . .

(Air & Space • War, World II • Waterways & Vessels) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Native Foods

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Pocatello, Idaho.
Shoshone Foods The Shoshone were experts in securing a living from the land around them. They made intense use of the animals and plants available to them, and nothing was wasted. Big Game Traditional foods including . . .

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

The Shoshone

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Pocatello, Idaho.
Chief Pocatello's People -- The Shoshone The band led by Chief Pocatello were members of the Shoshone tribe. Shoshone territory included most of Idaho, northern Utah, northern Colorado, Montana, Wyoming, Central Nevada and . . .

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

Paterskerk (R.K.) / Church of Our Father (Roman Catholic)

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, Netherlands.
Gewijd aan St. Antonius van Padua. In 1842-1844 gebouwd in zogenaamde waterstaatsstijl. Driebeukige hallekerk met rechthoekig koor. Neo-barok interieur. Architect T.F. Suys. [English translation:] Dedicated to St. . . .

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

Pocatello's Life

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Pocatello, Idaho.
Chief Pocatello - Born in a Time of Change It is hard to imagine the change Pocatello saw during his lifetime, and the challenges to his people's way of life to which he was forced to respond. Early Life Pocatello was . . .

(Native Americans • Wars, US Indian) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Norberto García de la Vega

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, Mexico.
Norberto Garcia de la Vega (1906-1937) Nació en Colón en 1906, hijo del señor José García y de la señora María Dolores de la Vega. En 1928, siendo Regidor Primero, se levantó en armas en defensa de la Libertad Religiosa, . . .

(Politics • Wars, Non-US) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Buffington Island

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Portland, Ohio.
After thirty-eight days of raiding for supplies, damaging bridges and rail lines, and drawing the pursuit of Union troops, Morgan's men arrived here on the evening of July 18, 1863. His objective was to reach the Buffington . . .

(Bridges & Viaducts • Railroads & Streetcars • War, US Civil • Waterways & Vessels) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

The Landaverde House

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, Mexico.
“Casa Landaverde” En 1923, en la Declaración de Colón como Municipio Libre y Soberano, se tomo en este sitio la foto oficial del primer Ayuntamiento Interino, siendo el primer Presidente el C.J. Refugio González, Regidores: . . .

(Man-Made Features • Politics) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Het Pietershuis

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, Netherlands.
Pieter Uytenhage, Schepen van Haarlem stichtte in 1558 het Pietershuis. Stichting had als doel: ouderloze jongens uit de behoeftige stand groot te brengen en een ambacht te leren. Pieterhuis gesticht in 1558, herbouwd in . . .

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

A Bond with the Sea / A Sustaining Faith

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Lower West Pubnico, Nova Scotia.
Before You Step Back in Time... Though Le Village historique acadien is a created outdoor museum, it speaks to truths about the overall Acadian experience in Nova Scotia, and to the particular life and times of the Pubnicos . . .

(Churches, Etc. • Settlements & Settlers • Waterways & Vessels) Includes complete text, location, directions, 5 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

College Misericordia

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Dallas, Pennsylvania.
The Sisters of Mercy established Luzerne County's first four-year institution of higher learning on nearly 100 acres of land on this site, purchased on behalf of the Sisters in 1914. On August 14, 1924, 2,500 people . . .

(Charity & Public Work • Churches, Etc. • Education • Women) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Colonel George Whitfield Scranton

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Dunmore, Pennsylvania.
of East Guilford, Connecticut, located in the Lackawanna Valley A.D. 1840, and became the leading spirit in the inauguration and development of the great industries that have built up the City of Scranton. He was twice . . .

(Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Industry & Commerce • Politics • Settlements & Settlers) Includes complete text, location, directions, 5 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Waldheim Church

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Waldheim, Louisiana.
Built be German Settlers Dedicated September 12, 1875 as BONIFACE CHURCH by The Rev. J.B.A. Ahrens, D.D. Presiding elder, Louisiana District German Mission Conference of East Texas and Louisiana Methodist Episcopal Church, . . .

(Churches, Etc. • Settlements & Settlers) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Pablo Beach Post Office

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Jacksonville Beach, Florida.
The Pablo Beach Post Office was built in 1903, and used as the post office for the area until 1908. While this building was in use, the town was known as Pablo Beach until 1925 when it was renamed Jacksonville Beach. This . . .

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

Canova-Prince Murat House

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St. Augustine, Florida.
Building patterns were influenced by the royal decree of 1573 to situate buildings and walls along the street edge for defensive purposes. The Prince Murat house is one of the remaining Spanish Colonial buildings and is . . .

(Architecture • Colonial Era) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Lehman Gates

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New York, New York.
This striking gateway, designed by Edward Coe Embury (1906 -1990) with sculpture by Paul Manship (1885-1966), was created as part of Central Park’s children’s zoo which opened in 1961. The zoo was first known as the Lehman . . .

(Animals • Arts, Letters, Music • Charity & Public Work) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Saint Mary's Catholic Church

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Rockville, Maryland.
1817 Historic Saint Mary's Catholic Church and Cemetery Original cost: $4,000.00 Renovations: 1885 ¦ 1929 1889 ¦ 1981 No. 4

(Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Churches, Etc.) Includes location, directions, 6 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
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