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The Buel-Town Building 1898

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San Diego, California.
With its arched corner entrance, bay window, and corbelled brick cornice, this building reflects the originality of the architects Hebbard and Gill. Gill, the principle designer, had a preference for natural forms, over the . . .

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Mission Wells

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Sylmar, California.
Settling Basin built by San Fernando Mission Indians about 1800. Mission water supply came from these wells.

(Man-Made Features • Native Americans) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Mississippi 6th Infantry (Detachment)

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Vicksburg National Military Park, Mississippi.
Engaged Port Gibson May 1 (Regiment) Champion's Hill May 16 (Regiment) Defense May 18 - July 4

(War, US Civil) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Mississippi 14th Light Art. Battalion

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Vicksburg National Military Park, Mississippi.
Engaged Champion's Hill May 16 (Battery) Defense May 18 - July 4

(War, US Civil) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

A Communication Across the Continent by Water

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near Tendoy, Idaho.
Two days before reaching the Continental Divide, Meriwether Lewis speculated that the Columbia River would not have the same moderate character as the Missouri. “I do not beleive (sic) that the world can furnish an example . . .

(Exploration • Waterways & Vessels) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Agency Creek

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near Tendoy, Idaho.
First Taste of the Columbia "we proceeded on to the top of the dividing ridge from which I discovered immence ranges of high mountains still to the West of us with their tops partially covered with snow. I now decended the . . .

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

Lemhi Pass

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near Tendoy, Idaho.
Who passed this way? In August of 1805 members of the Lewis and Clark Expedition and Shoshone Indians crossed Lemhi Pass six time in 15 days. • Monday, the 12th --- Lewis, McNeal, Drouillard & Shields --- headed west • . . .

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

Thomas Earnshaw

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, United Kingdom.
Site of the business premises of Thomas Earnshaw 1749-1829 Noted watch and chronometer maker

(Industry & Commerce • Science & Medicine) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

First Idaho Campsite

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near Tendoy, Idaho.
On Monday August 12, 1805, Lewis,with three men as an advance party, crossed the Lemhi Pass and spent their first night in Idaho near this spot. Lewis wrote, "...after a short halt of a few minutes we continued our march . . .

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

Prince Talleyrand

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, United Kingdom.
French Statesman and Diplomatist lived here

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

Ernest Bevin

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, United Kingdom.
Trade Union Leader and Statesman lived here in flat No. 8 1931-1939

(Labor Unions • Politics) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Tennessee River Batteries

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Vicksburg National Military Park, Mississippi.
First Heavy Artillery Col. A. Jackson, Jr. Company A Capt. Pault T. Dismukes Company B Capt. William P. Parks Company C Captain H.T. Norman Company D Lieut. G.W. Miller Lieut. D.M. Upton Heavy Atillery Johnston's Company . . .

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

W.H. Smith & Son - Bomb Damage

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, United Kingdom.
This building was the head office of W.H. Smith & Son from 1920 to 1976. The above sign was damaged by shrapnel from a German bomb during an air raid on the night of 10th October 1940

(Communications • Industry & Commerce • War, World II) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

William Butler Yeats

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, United Kingdom.
Irish poet and dramatist lived in this house then known as 18 Woburn Buildings from 1895 to 1919

(Arts, Letters, Music) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Sir George Williams

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, United Kingdom.
1879-1905 Sir George Williams 1821-1905 Founder of the Young Men's Christian Association Lived at No. 13 Russell Square

(Charity & Public Work) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Boomer's Brigade: Assault, May 22, 1863.

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Vicksburg National Military Park, Mississippi.
This brigade moved from its first position, on the left of ?Stevenson's brigade of Logan's division, about 3 p.m., reported? to Gen. Carr about 4 p.m. and was ordered to assault the Confederate? curtain between the lunette . . .

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

Robert Owen

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, United Kingdom.
Father of the Co-operative movement lived here 1832-1840

(Charity & Public Work • Industry & Commerce • Labor Unions) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

The Red Rock Stage

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near Tendoy, Idaho.
The Red Rock Stage travelled this route between Salmon, ID, and Red Rock, MT from 1866 to 1910. It ran 125 miles daily, year-round, involving 90 horses, 14 Concord Coaches, and 12 wagons. Several holdups occurred near here, . . .

(Roads & Vehicles) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

The Canaler's Life

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Easton, Pennsylvania.
"One thing, you were never bothered with insomnia. You rose about 3:30 a.m. and you wouldn't retire until 11:00 p.m.." Joseph A. Lum Mule driver Imagine working 18 hours a day, six days a week! Canalers stopped only when . . .

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

Hale Boggs Bridge

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Luling, Louisiana.
The Outstanding Civil Engineering Achievement - 1984 Hale Boggs Bridge Awarded in a National Competition by the American Society of Civil Engineers.

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