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The Royal Fusiliers

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In Memory of those who gave their lives while serving with The 1st Battalion in the Korean War July 1952 to August 1953 Fus G F Allen · Fus S J Anstead · Fus P G Austin · Sgt S W Burgess · Fus R G Cooper · Fus J C Crocker . . .

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

U.S.S. Cairo Engine and Boilers

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Vicksburg National Military Park, Mississippi.
The Cairo is the sole survivor of the fleet of river gunboats built by the Union during the Civil War with the object of controlling the lower Mississippi River. Designed by Samuel Pook and built by James B. Eads, the . . .

(Landmarks • Waterways & Vessels) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Plenty of Firepower - Armor Plated

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Vicksburg National Military Park, Mississippi.
Plenty of Firepower Ironclads like the USS Cairo came equipped with 13 heavy cannon. It took a crew of six men to position and fire each gun. As Cairo prowled the rivers north of Vicksburg, it could use its cannon to pound . . .

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

Preservation of the Colchester Reef Lighthouse

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Shelburne, Vermont.
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(Communications • Man-Made Features • Waterways & Vessels) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Serving with Honor

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Vicksburg National Military Park, Mississippi.
Many former bondsmen and free black men enlisted when the United States Colored Troops was formed in 1863. By war's end, over 220,000 black soldiers and sailors had served in Union forces. About 40 percent of the burials at . . .

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

Colchester Reef Lighthouse Relocation

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Shelburne, Vermont.
In testimony to the courage and ability of Robert Francis, Foreman Donald Francis • Wayne Spear • Nathan Johnson Clifford Francis • Forrest Emmons This lighthouse was dismantled on Colchester Reef, transported ashore under . . .

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

Electra Havemeyer Webb Memorial Building

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Shelburne, Vermont.
This Greek Revival-styled structure was designed to resemble an Orwell, Vermont, farmhouse admired by Museum founder Electra Webb (1888-1960). The interior recreates six rooms from Electra and J. Watson Webb's 1930s Park . . .

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

Webb Gallery

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Shelburne, Vermont.
This building was designed to complement neighboring historic structures. The main block, flanked by matched wings, echoes the symmetry and scale of nearby Dorset House, and the brick façade reflects the construction . . .

(Arts, Letters, Music • Man-Made Features) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Massachusetts Tribute to the 29th, 35th and 36th Regiments Volunteer Infantry

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Vicksburg National Military Park, Mississippi.
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(War, US Civil) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Independence Column of Celaya

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, Mexico.
1 A la perpetua memoria de la Independencia 2 Estas armas blazon glorioso de la patria 3 En monumento de su fidelidad y amor. 4 Erigio Celaya año de 1823 2º de su libertad. English translation: To the perpetual memory of . . .

(Wars, Non-US) Includes complete text, location, directions, 7 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Lewis and Clark: Which Way Did They Go?

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near Tendoy, Idaho.
Lewis and Clark fans love the sturdy the overland portion of the Trail in Montana and Idaho. There's little question about the route on the Missouri or Columbia rivers, but the mountains present challenges to explorers then . . .

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

Sacajawea (Memorial Area)

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near Tendoy, Idaho.
There are many stories about the young Indian woman who accompanied the Lewis and Clark Expedition. As time goes on, Sacajawea continues to inspire our admiration and curiosity. People delight in the stories of Sacajawea. . . .

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

Settlers' House and Barn

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Shelburne, Vermont.
The Settlers' House is constructed of hand-hewn beech and pine timbers. In the 18th and early 19th centuries, Vermont settlers, loggers, and trappers often built similar temporary log homes. Research suggests that this . . .

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

Sacajawea Memorial Area

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near Tendoy, Idaho.
There were many heroes in this band of intrepid explorers, there was but one heroine. Denied in life and after that recognition which was due her, it is fitting that we meet here today to dedicate this spot in honor of that . . .

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

Monumental Earthworks of Poverty Point

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near Pioneer, Louisiana.
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization's World Heritage Committee has designated the Monumental Earthworks of Poverty Point as a World Heritage Site thereby placing it on a select list of . . .

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

Sawmill

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Shelburne, Vermont.
The Sawmill building houses the Trescott-Shepard sawmill originally located in South Royalton, Vermont. The water-powered mill was built in the late 1700s on Mill Brook by Jeremiah Trescott and his partner, Captain Stevens. . . .

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

Dorset House

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Shelburne, Vermont.
This classic example of Greek Revival architecture originally served as a two-family house for the children of Welcome Allen. The Allens, who owned an iron foundry, built their home in the latest fashion, utilizing stoves . . .

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

Poverty Point State Historic Site

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near Pioneer, Louisiana.
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(Man-Made Features • Native Americans) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Poverty Point Earthworks

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near Pioneer, Louisiana.
The Poverty Point site earthworks are the largest in North America at the time they were built (1700 B.C. to 1100 B. C.). The huge size and complexity indicates that the inhabitants were settled, even though they were . . .

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

Saint Sebastian Catholic Church of El Tejar

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, Guatemala.
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(Churches, Etc. • Disasters) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
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