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United Empire Loyalists

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Tusket, Nova Scotia.
GIIIR In proud memory of those United Empire Loyalists the majority of them of Dutch origin who defeated and despoiled were compelled to find refuge here following the American Revolution. Arriving here, the first in 1784, . . .

(Colonial Era • Patriots & Patriotism • Settlements & Settlers • War, US Revolutionary) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

World Wars Memorial

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Tusket, Nova Scotia.
In honour and loving memory of our heroes who met death to save life. Corp. Joseph B. Jeffery 222979, 85th. Canadian Battalion Died of Wounds, St. Pol. France Oct. 4th. 1918 Aged 25 years Pte. Clement Jeffery 905042, 49th. . . .

(Patriots & Patriotism • War, World I • War, World II) Includes complete text, location, directions, 6 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Doelentoren

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, Netherlands.
Tot 1882 stond op deze plek de Doelentoren. Hij maakte van 1481 tot 1600 onderdeel uit van de stadsmuur en heette ook wel Swijg Utrecht. De toren moest namelijk bescherming bieden tegen de Utrechtse vijand. De . . .

(Arts, Letters, Music • Forts, Castles) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Rabbiner Seligmann Bär Bamberger

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, Germany.
Hier wirkte Rabbiner Seligmann Bär Bamberger Der "Würzburger Rav" 1807-1878 in der von ihm 1864 gegr. israelitischen Lehrerbildungs- anstalt [English translation:] Here worked Rabbi Seligmann Bär Bamberger, the "Würzburg . . .

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

Lt. Col. Jefferson M. Lamar, C.S.A.

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Athens, Georgia.
Lt. Col. Jefferson Mirabeau Lamar commanded Cobb’s Legion Infantry at Crampton’s Gap. Lamar graduated from the University of Mississippi before opening a law practice in Covington, GA. A month after his July 1861 marriage to . . .

(Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, US Civil) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Port Jackson

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Town of Peru, New York.
Est. by Robt. Platt ca. 1820 This busy Lake Champlain port was an important transportation hub for both people and goods during the 1800's.

(Industry & Commerce • Waterways & Vessels) Includes location, directions, 1 photo, GPS coordinates, map.

Robert Platt Home

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Town of Peru, New York.
Robt. Platt, Mem. NYS Assembly 1814-15, built this home in 1809 on 700 acres given by his father, Zephaniah, founder of Plattsburgh.

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

Swan House

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Atlanta, Georgia.
Swan House was completed in 1928 for Mr. and Mrs. Edward Hamilton Inman, heirs to a cotton-brokerage fortune. Named for the swan motif found throughout the interior, the house was designed by architect Philip Trammell Shutze . . .

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

Barges de foin salé de Buttes-Amirault

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Hubbard's Point, Nova Scotia.
Jusaqu'aux années 1950 on pouvait encore voir plus de 1000 barges ou meules de foin entre la Pointe-du-Sault et la Pointe-des-Hubbard, surtout dans la région appelée « Passe de pré ». Des hommes habiles à la faux pouvaient . . .

(Environment • Man-Made Features • Settlements & Settlers • Waterways & Vessels) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Argyle Township Court House and Gaol

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Tusket, Nova Scotia.
This well-preserved building, constructed between 1802 and 1805, is the oldest-known combined court house and jail still remaining in Canada. A prominent symbol of law and order, this building type was common to British . . .

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

To Site of Peru Blockhouse

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Town of Peru, New York.
One of five erected in northern New York in 1794 as a refuge for settlers from Indian attacks.

(Forts, Castles • Settlements & Settlers) Includes location, directions, 1 photo, GPS coordinates, map.

Skate Rental

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Corona, New York.
The New York State Pavilion was reborn as the Roller Round roller skating rink in the early 1970’s. Thousands of people skated on the protected map floor and enjoyed music and a snack bar. You are looking at a cart filled . . .

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

World’s Largest Suspension Roof

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Corona, New York.
You are standing in the “Tent of Tomorrow” designed to capture the feel of a modern state fair – thus the circus tent like red and white stripes. Its roof of multicolored translucent panels measures 350 feet by 250 feet and . . .

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

“Lucy Day” at the New York World’s Fair

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Corona, New York.
“Lucy Day” at the New York World’s Fair On “Lucy Day” August 31, 1964, Lucille Ball from the TV series “I Love Lucy” stood here beside this staircase for press photos. One such photo is shown on the right. She also . . .

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

University of Georgia Botanical Garden

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Athens, Georgia.
In 1833 Dr. Malthus Ward, Professor of Natural History, opened the University Botanical Garden at this location. Covering the block bounded by Broad, Pope, Reese, and Finley, the four-acre garden was intended as a laboratory . . .

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

Schreierstoren

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, Netherlands.
De toren 'Scrayershouck' is gebouwd rond 1487 en maakte deel uit van de middeleeuwse stadsmuur. Vanuit de toren had men een goed uitzicht over de haven en kon men zo nodig vijandelijke schepen beschieten. De naam van de . . .

(Forts, Castles) Includes complete text, location, directions, 5 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

WWI Memorial

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Pavilion, New York.
Erected by The Town of Pavilion in honor of its citizens who served in the World War 1914-1918 Dedicated 1920 *John D. Arnett +Mary E. Fagan Ray E. McWethy • George Patridge • Carl Curry • Leo Aldridge • Robert J. Graham . . .

(War, World I) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Pavilion War Memorial

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Pavilion, New York.
1985 Dedicated by the Town of Pavilion to honor all veterans who sacrificed their lives World War I JohnD. Arnett World War II Daniel Connor • Alvin Hettrick • William Leight • Wendall Marshall • Bernard Quinlan • K. Thomas . . .

(War, Korean • War, Vietnam • War, World I • War, World II) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Ehemaliges Kellergebäude und Zehnthaus / Former Ware- and Tithing House

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, Germany.
Amtssitz der gräflichen Verwaltung mit Wirtschaftshof zur Ablieferung des Zehnten Bis zur Auflösung der gräflichen Hofhaltung gegen Ende des 18. Jahrhunderts auch Sitz des Amtsdirektors Im 19. Jahrhundert in Privathand . . .

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

Heusenstamm World War II Victims Memorial

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, Germany.
Aus Anlass des 50. Jahrestages der Befreiung vom Nationalsozialismus gedenkt die Stadt Heusenstamm ihrer Mitbürger, die unter der nationalsozialistischen Gewaltherrschaft aus rassischen, religiösen oder politischen Gründen . . .

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