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This Chimney Swift Tower

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Memphis, Tennessee.
This chimney swift tower celebrates the work of Ben and Lula Coffey who directed members of the Tennessee Ornithological Society, Boy Scouts, and others in banding 113,000 swifts from 1932 to 1959. Rediscovery of six of the . . .

(Animals • Science & Medicine) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Lieutenant Coronel Norberto García

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, Mexico.
"Teniente Coronel Norberto García" Norberto García, nació en 1906, hijo legítimo del señor José García y de la señora María Dolores de la Vega prósperos comerciantes de esta villa. En 1928, Primer Regidor del Ayuntamiento de . . .

(Politics • Wars, Non-US) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Lava Formations

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Blackfoot, Idaho.
Molten rock, forced upward for 30 to 50 miles through fissures in the earth, has cooled into the hard lava found here. Continued pressure from below has made great cracks in the contorted surface. This lava solidified only a . . .

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

"El Jardín Unión"

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, Mexico.
“Jardín Unión” La fuente original fue construida en 1877, en este lugar se encontraba la escultura de busto de Cristóbal Colón, hasta el año de 1930. En 1923 se recibió al gobernador José M. Truchuelo, con motivo de la . . .

(Man-Made Features • Politics) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Hitching Post

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Rexburg, Idaho.
Several of these hitching posts were connected by cable and located on the east front of the Tabernacle. Early Church attendees would tie their horses to the cable.

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

Teton City Settlers

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Teton, Idaho.
A group of pioneer men, members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, left Mendon, Cache, Utah, April 1883 and traveled to Idaho in search of new homes for their families. The company consisted of Henry . . .

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

"Antiguo Hospital"

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, Mexico.
“Antiguo Hospital” Casa donada por Doña Manuela Gómez de la Cortina, antiguo Hospital hasta 1924, albergo a la Escuela Leona Vicario en 1947 y funciono como Casa de la Cultura de 1987 al 23 de julio de 2002. La señorita . . .

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

Teton Flood

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Newdale, Idaho.
When Teton Dam suddenly was washed away, June 5, 1976, a large reservoir (280 feet deep) was dumped on farms and towns below. Houses floated away and crop land was ruined as water surged into Snake River and American Falls . . .

(Disasters) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

John Colter

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near Tetonia, Idaho.
Discovered this valley in 1808 while exploring the Yellowstone and Upper Snake country in search of beaver. Setting out all by himself with it gun and a 30 pound pack he tried to get the Indians to join in his trapping . . .

(Exploration • Notable Persons) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Teton Range

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near Tetonia, Idaho.
Flanked by rock formations more than 2 1/2 billion years old, these 3 granite peaks rose up less than 9 million year (ago), very new as mountains go. They are still rising. Hinged at the base of the ridge before you, a block . . .

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

Temple of the Virgin of Guadalupe of Ajuchitlán

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, Mexico.
Se comenzó este templo el 6 de Sept. de 1964. Parroco P. Javier Sanchez Z. Comite Presidente Fidencio Ferrusca Tesorero Filemon Olvera con los donativos del pueblo de Ajuchitlan, Qro. English translation: Construction . . .

(Charity & Public Work • Churches, Etc. • Man-Made Features) Includes complete text, location, directions, 6 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Un musée vivant / Living Museum

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West Pubnico, Nova Scotia.
Cette propriété familiale qui date des années 1800 a une bonne ossature et elle dégage une énergie extraordinaire. Mais pour sentir le pouls du musée, il faut rencontrer les Acadiens et écouter leurs histoires. Prenons, par . . .

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

Original Lone Star Republic

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Slidell, Louisiana.
Panel 1 In 1810 residents of Louisiana's Florida Parishes rose in an armed insurrection and overthrew the Spanish government. Panel 2 The Independent Republic of West Florida existed for 74 days before being forcibly . . .

(Colonial Era • Political Subdivisions • Settlements & Settlers) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Potager Acadien / Acadian Garden

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West Pubnico, Nova Scotia.
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(Agriculture • Colonial Era • Settlements & Settlers) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Battle of Brandywine

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West Chester, Pennsylvania.
The American Right Flank Slows the British Advance General Adam Stephen’s 3rd and 4th Virginia Regiments situated on the far right end of the American line on the crest of the present day Sandy Hollow Heritage Park held . . .

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

300th Anniversary of the Founding of Pubnico

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West Pubnico, Nova Scotia.
A la mémoire de sieur Philippe d'Entremont pionier, colonizateur et fondateur de Pubnico arrivé le 29 août 1651 —————— Pro Deo et Patria ————————————————— To the memory of Sieur Philippe d'Entremont Pioneer, colonizer and . . .

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

Surprise Encounter

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Portland, Ohio.
Union Troops Withdraw In the early morning of July 19, Union Brigadier General Henry Judah's forces, dispatched the day before from Pomeroy, surprised both themselves and the raiders by virtually running right into . . .

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

Path of Destruction and Damage

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Portland, Ohio.
Claims Against the Rebels Morgan's prime objective was striking fear in the civilian population. Along the route of the raid, Morgan's men took horses and provisions, destroyed property, and pillaged items from homes and . . .

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

Lunar Lander

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Pearlington, Mississippi.
During the 1960s, this vehicle was used as a trainer by the Apollo astronauts for their moon missions. "The Eagle has landed," said astronaut Neil Armstrong as he and Buzz Aldrin descended in their Lunar Lander onto the . . .

(Air & Space • Science & Medicine) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Attack from the West

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Portland, Ohio.
Closing the Net Frustrated by multiple failed attempts to overtake Morgan in Kentucky, Major General Ambrose Burnside dispatched Union Brigadier General Edward Hobson and 2,500 Union soldiers on July 6 with specific orders . . .

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