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Giles A. Smith

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Vicksburg National Military Park, Mississippi.
Upper plaque Giles A. Smith Capt. 8th Mo. Inf. June 14 1861 Lieut. Colonel June 12 1862 Brig. Gen. U.S. Vols Aug. 4, 1863 Maj. Gen of Vols. Nov. 24 1865 Lower plaque Giles A. Smith Col. 8th Mo. Infantry Commanding 1st . . .

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

World Wars Memorial

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Meshoppen, Pennsylvania.
Meshoppen remembers those who died for their country so nobly and gallantly World War II Lt.(JG) John Henry Fassett USNR 1st. Lt. Walter Joseph Fassett AAF 2nd. Lt. Martin Harrison Cortright USA S/Sgt. Jerry Edwin Teetsel . . .

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

U.S. Battery C,

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Vicksburg National Military Park, Mississippi.
Capt. Charles Mann. The battery served two 6-pounder guns and two ?12-pounder howitzers on this ridge from about May ?24 to the evening of May 26, when one section, under ?Lieut. Clemens Goedde, went with the force under . . .

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

U S Missouri

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Vicksburg National Military Park, Mississippi.
15th Corps Second Division Maj. Gen. Francis P. Blair Tenth Cavalry Company C Captain Daniel W. Ballou Lieut. Benjamin Joel Wounded 1 First Bridgade Colonel Giles A. Smith Sixth Infantry Colonel James H. Blood Lieut. Col. . . .

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

U☆S 1st Battalion 13th U.S. Infantry

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Vicksburg National Military Park, Mississippi.
Maj. Daniel Chase Capt. Edward C. Washington Capt. Charles Ewing Capt. Charles C. Smith 1st Brig. 2D Div. 15th Corps Casualties Assault May 19 1863 Killed 21 wounded 49 total 70 Capt. Edward C. Washington and Lieut. Justus . . .

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

Eagle Rock Meeting House

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Idaho Falls, Idaho.
Marking the site of the first Latter-Day Saints meeting house, built in 1885. This was the first building erected in this community for religious purposes. The building was 16 X 28 feet costing $450.00, money for which was . . .

(Churches, Etc. • Settlements & Settlers • Women) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Lord Ashfield

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, United Kingdom.
Albert Herbert Stanley Lord Ashfield 1874-1948 First Chairman of London Transport lived here

(Railroads & Streetcars) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Veterans Memorial

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Coweta, Oklahoma.
Land of the Free because of the Brave [Armed Forces emblems] POW?MIA You are not forgotten Dedicated by Rolling Thunder Oklahoma 14 June 2011 Army Spc Jonathan Paul Barnes KIA Iraq July 26, 2003 Marine Sgt James Graham . . .

(Patriots & Patriotism • War, 1st Iraq & Desert Storm • War, 2nd Iraq • War, Afghanistan) Includes complete text, location, directions, 7 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Looking Glass

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near Kooskia, Idaho.
Looking Glass told army authorities: “Leave us alone. We are living here peacefully and want no trouble.” But after a military attack, July 1, that destroyed his village, ruined his gardens and captured 750 Nez Perce horses, . . .

(Native Americans • Wars, US Indian) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

John Carroll

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Silver Spring, Maryland.
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(Churches, Etc. • Colonial Era) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

The massive Ament Hall...

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Silver Spring, Maryland.
National Park Seminary was a resort hotel from 1887 to 1893, a school for young women from 1894 to 1942, and a U.S. Army medical facility from 1942 to 2004. It is now a unique residential community. The massive Ament Hall, . . .

(Architecture • Arts, Letters, Music • Education • Women) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

The Forest Inn was built...

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Silver Spring, Maryland.
National Park Seminary was a resort hotel from 1887 to 1893, a school for young women from 1894 to 1942, and a U.S. Army medical facility from 1942 to 2004. It is now a unique residential community. The Forest Inn was built . . .

(Education • Women) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

A panorama of five connected buildings...

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Silver Spring, Maryland.
National Park Seminary was a resort hotel from 1887 to 1893, a school for young women from 1894 to 1942, and a U.S. Army medical facility from 1942 to 2004. It is now a unique residential community. A panorama of five . . .

(Architecture • Arts, Letters, Music • Education) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Hotel guests and seminary students...

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Silver Spring, Maryland.
National Park Seminary was a resort hotel from 1887 to 1893, a school for young women from 1894 to 1942, and a U.S. Army medical facility from 1942 to 2004. It is now a unique residential community. Hotel guests and seminary . . .

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

Seminary students belonged to sororities...

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Silver Spring, Maryland.
National Park Seminary was a resort hotel from 1887 to 1893, a school for young women from 1894 to 1942, and a U.S. Army medical facility from 1942 to 2004. It is now a unique residential community. Seminary students . . .

(Architecture • Education • Women) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

The Aloha cottage was built in 1898...

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Silver Spring, Maryland.
National Park Seminary was a resort hotel from 1887 to 1893, a school for young women from 1894 to 1942, and a U.S. Army medical facility from 1942 to 2004. It is now a unique residential community. The Aloha cottage was . . .

(Architecture • Arts, Letters, Music • Education • Women) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

The classical style of the gymnasium...

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Silver Spring, Maryland.
National Park Seminary was a resort hotel from 1887 to 1893, a school for young women from 1894 to 1942, and a U.S. Army medical facility from 1942 to 2004. It is now a unique residential community. The classical style of . . .

(Architecture • Education • Sports • Women) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Guests at The Forest Inn...

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Silver Spring, Maryland.
National Park Seminary was a resort hotel from 1887 to 1893, a school for young women from 1894 to 1942, and a U.S. Army medical facility from 1942 to 2004. It is now a unique residential community. Guests at The Forest Inn, . . .

(Education • Environment • Horticulture & Forestry • Sports) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

The Idaho Falls LDS Hospital and School of Nursing

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Idaho Falls, Idaho.
The idea of the hospital was conceived by Heber C. Austin with construction commencing in 1919, though the completion of the building was delayed because of a depressed economy. On 22 October 1923, the hospital was dedicated . . .

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Dryden Depot

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Dryden, Michigan.
Side 1 The area now known as Dryden was settled in 1834. By 1880 it was a hamlet of about 300 people. A marketing center surrounded by rich farm land, it turned to the railroad to increase its prosperity. Its citizens, . . .

(Railroads & Streetcars) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
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