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John and Rhoda Swift

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Palmyra, New York.
1789 John and Rhoda Swift First settlers of Palmyra Log cabin built near here 1st Moderator & Supervisor Militia Captain, Freemason

(Settlements & Settlers) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

First Log Cabin

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Elbridge, New York.
Near This Site First Log Cabin In the Town of Elbridge Built by Josiah Buck 1793

(Settlements & Settlers) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

World’s Largest Map

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Corona, New York.
Beneath these stone is the 9,000 square-foot Texaco map of New York State made with 567 terrazzo mosaic panels, each weighing 440 pounds and the same size as the ones you are now standing on. It is a 4,000 times enlargement . . .

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

Feng Shan Ho

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, Austria.
Von diesem Gebäude aus rettete Dr. Feng Shan Ho, Chinas Generalkonsul zu Wien, in den Jahren 1938 und 1939 nach dem Anschluss und der sogenannten Reichskristallnacht tausende Juden. Sich den Befehlen seiner Vorgesetzten . . .

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

Anatomy of a Tidal Marsh

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Alexandria, Virginia.
Your body has a heart and blood vessels to carry nutrients to your tissues, lungs to breathe, kidneys to filter out pollutants, and skin to protect you. When you look closely at Dyke Marsh, you can find natural systems that . . .

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

A Fine Improvable Marsh

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Alexandria, Virginia.
When George Washington surveyed the future site of Alexandria in 1749, he described this area as a “fine improvable marsh.” Do you think that ideas about improving marshlands have changed since Washington's time? How can we . . .

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

U.S. Events of World War II

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Austin, Texas.
1941 Japan attacks Pearl Harbor December 7. 1942 Battle of Coral Sea-May 7 Battle of Midway-June 4 US offensive at Guadalcanal-August 7 Papua New Guinea Campaign-September 15 Operation Torch North Africa-November 8 1943 . . .

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

Military Order of the Purple Heart Monument

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Austin, Texas.
Dedicated to all men and women wounded in all our wars. Combat Veterans Wounded-1782 Military Order of the Purple Heart 1932. My stone is red for the blood they shed. The medal I bear is my country’s way to show they care. . . .

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

Gold Star Mothers of Texas Monument

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Austin, Texas.
Dedicated to the Gold Star Mothers of Texas. Their sons and daughters gave their lives while serving in the Armed Forces of the United States of America. On June 4, 1928 out of tragedy we were formed, out of love we continue.

(War, Korean • War, Vietnam • War, World II) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

North Carolina Civilian Conservation Corps Alumni

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near Burnsville, North Carolina, North Carolina.
Here served members of Companies 413 and 2410 at Camp SP-2 of the Civilian Conservation Corps (1933-1942) that magnificent Army of Youth and Peace which put into action the awakening of the people to the facts of . . .

(Charity & Public Work • Horticulture & Forestry) Includes complete text, location, directions, 1 photo, GPS coordinates, map.

World Trade Center Monument

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Woodbridge, Virginia.
On September 11, 2001 terrorists attacked our nation by crashing planes into the Pentagon, a field in Pennsylvania, and the World Trade Center. These four pieces of steel came from the remains of the World Trade Center and . . .

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

Mascall Overlook

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near Dayville, Oregon.
Marker 1 Shows an overview map of the National Monument with other points of interest. Marker 2 Like Icing on a Cake. "Between 16.6 million and 15 million years ago, eastern Oregon sat above the nascent Yellowstone hot . . .

(Environment • Paleontology) Includes complete text, location, directions, 6 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

The New York State Pavilion became a movie set

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Queens, New York.
The New York State Pavilion served as a movie set for several films, TV programs, and a music video. Some of the productions shot here since the fair were “Men in Black”, "McCloud”, “Law and Order”, “CSI New York”, and “Iron . . .

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

Observation Towers

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Queens, New York.
Visitors could look out over the fair as they rode in one of two “Sky Streak” glass-inclosed (sic) elevators to the observation decks for even more spectacular views. The three observations towers rise 60 feet, 150 feet, and . . .

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

Theaterama

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Queens, New York.
Just outside the Tent of Tomorrow is the circular concrete structure of the Theaterama. its outside wall exhibited pop art works by Andy Warhol including his controversial “Thirteen Most Wanted Men,” Roy Lichtenstein, and . . .

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

The/Le Village of Tusket

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Tusket, Nova Scotia.
Next to the Court House on the east side of the street was the Tusket Cycle Company and just south of that, the Methodist Church built in 1877. On the opposite side of the street, the building in the foreground with the . . .

(Man-Made Features • Settlements & Settlers) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

The Architect

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Queens, New York.
The New York State Pavilion for the 1964-65 New York World’s Fair is among the least mentioned works in accounts of Philip Johnson, but is one of his most futuristic and Avant-garde projects. Born in Cleveland, OH, July 8, . . .

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

Statue of Liberty Replica

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LeRoy, New York.
With the faith and courage of their forefathers who made possible the freedom of these United States The Boy Scouts of America dedicate this copy of the Statue of Liberty as a pledge of everlasting fidelity and loyalty 40th anniversary

(Patriots & Patriotism) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Fort Loramie / The Indian Wars, 1790- 1795

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Fort Loramie, Ohio.
Fort Loramie The Indian Wars came to an end when Gen. “Mad” Anthony Wayne defeated the Indians in the Battle of Fallen Timbers (1794) and then negotiated the Treaty of Greene Ville the following year. After the treaty, Gen. . . .

(Forts, Castles • Settlements & Settlers • Wars, US Indian) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Legion War Memorial

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Dartmouth, Nova Scotia.
Boer War 1899 - 1902 World War I 1914 - 1918 World War II 1939 - 1945 Korea War 1950 - 1953 Afghanistan 2001 - 2014

(Patriots & Patriotism • War, Afghanistan • War, World I • War, World II) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
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