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W.J. Dolvin House

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Roswell, Georgia.
Victorian Architecture President Jimmy Carter Roswell White House

(Architecture • Politics) Includes location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

To the Founders of San Juan del Río

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, Mexico.
A la memoria de los fundadores de la ciudad de San Juan del Rio: Nicolas de San Luis Montañez Juan Mexici Fray Juan Bautista San Juan del Rio Puente de la Historia 1531-1981 English translation: To the memory of the . . .

(Colonial Era • Settlements & Settlers) Includes complete text, location, directions, 8 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Civilian Conservation Corps West River Forest Camp

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Weston, Vermont.
This site marks the entrance to the west River C.C.C. Camp. This CCC was part of President Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal and targeted unemployed men 18–25 whose families were on relief. Nationally, over 2.5 million men were . . .

(20th Century • Charity & Public Work • Government • Politics) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Veterans Memorial

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Vergennes, Vermont.
In grateful tribute to the men and women of Vergennes Vermont who served in the Armed Forces of our country

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

David and Frances Cotting

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Atlanta, Georgia.
This site was known as the Cotting Estate in the mid 1800’s. David Cotting, teacher, editor and lawyer, served as Secretary of State from 1868-1873. He was also a member of the Constitutional Convention. Frances Cotting . . .

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

The Castle

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Roswell, Georgia.
Site of the home of Roswell King, the founder of Roswell, Georgia. A now-vanished large log dwelling sheltered King, his family, and friends until their own homes could be built in the new village. He died in 1844 before . . .

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

Brantley-Newton House

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Roswell, Georgia.
Built for D.H. Bradley by noted Atlanta architect Neel Reid, a Roswell resident from 1917-1926. The home exhibits Reid’s sense of scale and proportion. A later occupant was Charles Newton, a teacher at Roswell High School . . .

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

Commodore Thomas Macdonough

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Vergennes, Vermont.
Victorious commander of the American Fleet in the naval battle of Plattsburg September 11, 1814 A Gallant Officer An Exemplary Citizen A National Hero Memorial erected to commemorate the building by Commodore Macdonough of . . .

(Patriots & Patriotism • War of 1812 • Waterways & Vessels) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

World War Memorial

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Vergennes, Vermont.
Honor Roll [Died in service] Philip E. Goodere • Edward L. Mercure Frederick C. Morris • Hobart P. Preston [Veterans Honor Roll not transcribed]

(Patriots & Patriotism • War, World I) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

The Bixby Memorial Free Library

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Vergennes, Vermont.
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(Charity & Public Work • Education • Man-Made Features) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Richland World War I Monument

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Pulaski, New York.
1917 1918 In Honor Of The Residents Of The Town Of Richland Who Served In The World War Earl D. Ames · Ashton W. Avery · Charles A. Balcon · Rolon C. Balcon · James B. Barnard · W. Taylor Barr · Lawrence M. Bateman · . . .

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

Weaving Shop

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Shelburne, Vermont.
Constructed using historic building materials, the Weaving Shop exhibits a variety of hand-spinning and weaving equipment and interprets American textile traditions practiced in a 19th-century weaving shop. On view are . . .

(Industry & Commerce • Man-Made Features) Includes complete text, location, directions, 6 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Sackets Harbor Military Cemetery Memorial

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Sackets Harbor, New York.
In Memory of Those Who Gave Their All So That We Could Have a Tomorrow. We Are Here Because They Are Here. May They Rest In Peace.

(Military) Includes location, directions, 6 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Dr. Mary Walker

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Oswego, New York.
Dr, Mary Walker Born in Oswego Town, Walker was an assistant surgeon in the Civil War. She was the first woman honored with a Medal of Honor. 1832-1919.

(Science & Medicine • War, US Civil • Women) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

War of 1812 Unknown Soldiers Memorial

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Sackets Harbor, New York.
Erected to the Memory of Unknown United States Soldiers and Sailors Killed In Action or Dying of Wounds in This Vicinity During the War of 1812

(War of 1812) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Battle of York Memorial

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Sackets Harbor, New York.
To Brig Gen Z.M. Pike U.S.A. And Officers Killed Battle Of York Upper Canada April 27th 1813

(War of 1812) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Print Shop

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Shelburne, Vermont.
Constructed from historic timbers, the Print Shop exhibits a range of printing equipment that might have been found in an early 20th-century small-town print shop, from an 1820s handpress to a 1950 high-speed Heidelberg . . .

(Communications • Industry & Commerce • Man-Made Features) Includes complete text, location, directions, 5 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Horseshoe Barn

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Shelburne, Vermont.
This building was modeled after a unique horseshoe-shaped dairy barn near Georgia, Vermont. It is constructed of hand-hewn beams salvages from twelve barns and stones from two gristmills. The massive structure incorporates . . .

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

Jackson State Tragedy

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Jackson, Mississippi.
Tragedy struck Jackson State College on May 15, 1970, when Jackson police and Mississippi Highway Patrol officers suppressed student unrest with intense gunfire. Phillip Lafayette Gibbs and James Earl Green were killed and . . .

(African Americans • Civil Rights • Education) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Bowen's Counterattack

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near Champion Hill, Mississippi.
On the morning of May 16, 1863, Gen. Pemberton placed his three Confederate divisions along a two-mile front extending from the Raymond Road on the south to the Middle Road on the north - Loring on the right, Bowen in the . . .

(War, US Civil) Includes complete text, location, directions, 5 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
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