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Severs Block

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Muskogee, Oklahoma.
Captain F.B. Severs erected the original Severs Block Building, with its historic Gothic entrance at Main Street and Broadway, in 1890 to house the newly organized First National Bank of Muskogee, Indian Territory. Between . . .

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

Hitching Post Stone

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Muskogee, Oklahoma.
This hitching post stone was placed at Three Rivers Museum in memory of Dr. H. Sessler Hoss 1882 - 1921

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

Simpson Memorial Institute

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Ann Arbor, Michigan.
The Thomas Henry Simpson Memorial Institute for Medical Research combined medical research and patient care activities, provided research experience for medical and postgraduate students, direct care to its patients on the . . .

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

The Republic of West Florida

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Hammond, Louisiana.
The Florida Parishes of Louisiana were not a part of the Louisiana Purchase. Due to its strategic significance the region remained a part of the Spanish Empire. In 1810 residents initiated an armed insurrection known as the . . .

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McComb

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McComb, Mississippi.
Chartered 1872. Named for Col. H.S. McComb, I.C. Ry. president who established shops here. J.J.White Lumber Co. set-up 1893. McComb Female Inst., est. 1894, now Belhaven College.

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

Midland Valley Station

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Muskogee, Oklahoma.
The Midland Valley Railroad Company was incorporated in 1903 and headquartered in Muskogee. This passenger station was built in 1917 and during the 1920's as many as eight trains carrying 9,000 passengers per day traveled . . .

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

Richard Somers Memorial Building

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Somers Point, New Jersey.
Master Comandant, U.S.N. Richard Somers Memorial Building Dedicated Sept. 4, 1976 In His Honor Naval Hero Battle of Tripoli Sept. 15, 1778 — Sept. 4, 1804

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

Memorial U.S.S. Shark (SS174)

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Muskogee, Oklahoma.
Theodore A. Bellard MMI Walter R. Blanchard CTM John A. Bolton RM1 Thomas L. Brannan S1 Grady G. Byus, Jr. MM1 Earl W. Cassidy LTJG John P.Cooley MM2 Billy B. Crawford F3 Albert E. Croft EM2 William T. Dawson EM2 Edwin . . .

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

Somers Point Bapist Church

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Somers Point, New Jersey.
Somers Point Bapist Church 1886 Shore Road Historic District Has Been Recognized As Historically Significant By The City of Somers Point, New Jersey

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

First Medical Buildings

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Ann Arbor, Michigan.
The original Medical Building was built in 1850 on the current site of Randall Laboratory, and provided the principal space for lectures, recitations, anatomical dissections, faculty offices, and laboratories from 1850 to . . .

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Bridge of the Isles

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Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
During the 1920s Florida Land Boom, the present-day Nurmi Isles subdivision was dredged to create the four finger islands. Bridges providing access to each island were constructed, but no additional development occurred . . .

(Bridges & Viaducts) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

In Memory of the Heroes of the Township

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Youngstown, Ohio.
[front] Antietam Chickamauga The heroic dead of Youngstown township killed in battle or died from disease contracted in the army, 1861 – 1865. 1st infantry division Army of Virginia, Surgeon in Chief Thomas J. Shannon, . . .

(War, US Civil) Includes complete text, location, directions, 9 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Major General Gouverneur Kemble Warren

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Brooklyn, New York.
Lieutenant Colonel Corps of Engineers, U.S.A. Born at Cold Spring N.Y. January 8, 1830 Died at Newport R.I. August 8, 1882 Everything with him was subordinated to duty. Graduated at West Point, 1850. Corps of Engineers U.S. . . .

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

Arts and Industries Building

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Washington, District of Columbia.
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(Notable Buildings) Includes complete text, location, directions, 5 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

John Fitzgerald Kennedy

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Brooklyn, New York.
John Fitzgerald Kennedy May 29, 1917 November 22, 1963 35th President of the United States 1961-1963 Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country Dedicated by the Borough of Brooklyn May 31, . . .

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James T Stranahan

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Brooklyn, New York.
James T Stranahan A citizen of Brooklyn honored for many notable services most gratefully as chief founder of Prospect Park 1891

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

Alexander Skene Memorial

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Brooklyn, New York.
This impressive sculpture bust of Alexander Johnston Chalmers Skene, M.D. (1838-1900) honors a Brooklyn-based physician, medical researcher, college and hospital administrator whose lifetime of achievement had a broad impact . . .

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Jerome, Arizona

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Jerome, Arizona.
Jerome is perched on the side of Cleapatra Hill over rich ore deposits. In 1876, mining claims and a mill were located near the town. These claims were purchased in 1882 by the United Verde Company, and the tent camp was . . .

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

Rest House

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Grand Canyon Village, Arizona.
Your visit and rest here is part of a long tradition started in 1914 with the opening of Hermits Rest. After an 8-mile (13 km) buggy ride, you would be greeted by the resident caretaker and offered a refreshing drink to . . .

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

Early Explorer

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Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona.
This monument honors Major John Wesley Powell, the leader of the first documented expedition through Grand Canyon. Imagine entering the depths of Grand Canyon down a roaring, not-yet-charted river, not knowing whether you . . .

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