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Poverty Point Artifacts

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near Pioneer, Louisiana.
The artifacts found at Poverty Point and related sites are incredibly diverse and sophisticated. The majority of objects are of stone or fired earth (ceramic). This is because the acidic soils at the site do not preserve . . .

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

After Poverty Point

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near Pioneer, Louisiana.
It is unknown why the people of Poverty Point left this location and why it was not intensively utilized again for 1,800 years. After the Late Archaic period, American Indian use of the site was apparently intermittent, . . .

(Native Americans • Settlements & Settlers • War of 1812 • War, US Civil) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Water and Lava

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near Carey, Idaho.
As the pioneers passed through this parched landscape they were happy to find any available water. Most water is soaked up like a giant sponge when it reaches the lava fields, but here, small creeks to the north cover the . . .

(Agriculture • Exploration • Settlements & Settlers) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Albeni Falls

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near Oldtown, Idaho.
...the falls As you look down at the Pend Oreille (Pond O'Ray) River and Albeni Falls Dam (Albany) you may be looking for the falls. In 1887 a 26 year-old French Canadian farmer living in Blanchard, Idaho, also wondered . . .

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

Albeni Falls Dam at a Glance

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Oldtown, Idaho.
Harnessing the Flow During the year, the Corps of Engineers regulates the flow of wter through the dam. Water is released from Lake Pend Oreille to maintain seasonal lake elevations and to adjust for rain and snowmelt. Water . . .

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

The Early Years in Nez Perce County

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Lewiston, Idaho.
The discovery of gold in September 1860 flooded the region with thousands of treasure seekers, who were a civil and criminal law unto themselves. On December 20, 1861, the Washington Territorial Legislature responded, . . .

(Architecture • Industry & Commerce • Man-Made Features • Settlements & Settlers) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

The Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Visitor Center

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Church Creek, Maryland.
Discover the extraordinary life and legacy of Harriet Tubman in the landscape of her childhood and early adult life. Harriet Ross Tubman, an American legendary human rights advocate and suffragist, was born in enslaved in . . .

(Abolition & Underground RR • African Americans • Women) Includes complete text, location, directions, 5 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

The Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway

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Church Creek, Maryland.
Explore the scenic byway, follow the path to freedom and discover Harriet Tubman's rich history. Experience extraordinary stories of courage along the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway. With unspoiled landscapes . . .

(Abolition & Underground RR • African Americans • Women) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Aaron Gus Green

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Florence, Alabama.
In 2001, Aaron Green, a Taliesin Fellow and a member of the College of Fellows of the American Institute of Architects, was awarded the very first Gold Medal by the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation.

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

Homer J. Givens

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Florence, Alabama.
For unparalleled bravery on the battlefield in France during World War I, Corporal Homer Givens was awarded the Croix de Guerre by the French government which hailed him as the war's first American hero.

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

Jonathan Quinn Pettus

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Florence, Alabama.
Named Associate Director of Marshall Space Flight Center in 2016, Jonathan Pettus was honored whith the NASA Medal for Outstanding Leadership in 2005 and the Presidential Rank Award of Distinguished Executives in 2009.

(Air & Space) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Livingston State College

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Livingston, Alabama.
Chartered in 1840 as Livingston Collegiate Institute (1835: Female Presbyterian Academy planned). In 1883, by work of Julia Tutwiler, Alabama legislature made its first grant of funds to a girls school. In 1907: State Normal . . .

(Education) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Historical Marker

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Southfield, Michigan.
A group of early settlers known as "The Proprietors of the Burying Grounds" purchased the original one acre of land from Thaddeus Griswald on April 8, 1833 at the cost of $8.00. The Proprietors continued to operate the . . .

(Cemeteries & Burial Sites) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge

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Church Creek, Maryland.
The Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge, one of over 560 national wildlife refuges, provides critical habitats for native plants and wildlife. The 17 acres that for the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad State Park are . . .

(Abolition & Underground RR • African Americans • Environment • Women) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Sunbeam Bathhouse

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near Stanley, Idaho.
This 1937 stonework building remains as a tribute to Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) craftsmanship. CCC workers from Camp Clayton built the structure. It was originally used as a bathhouse and is now a historic site. The . . .

(Charity & Public Work • Entertainment) Includes complete text, location, directions, 5 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Of Cabins and Chicken Ranches

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near Stanley, Idaho.
Foundations along the trail reflect earlier times when hot springs attracted travelers, settlers, and businessmen. Tales are told of early hot pools, cabins, and chicken raising operations. An attempt to raise chickens here . . .

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

The Boiling Fountain

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near Stanley, Idaho.
Alexander Ross and his Hudsons Bay Company fur trappers were the first white men to visit these hot springs. His dairy describes camping "at the boiling fountain" when they came here on October 1, 1824. Hot springs result . . .

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

Bear's "Ploughed Field"

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near Stanley, Idaho.
Long before miners and ranchers settled Stanley Basin, bears dominated this area. When Alexander Ross and his Hudson's Bay Company trappers stopped here, September 20, 1824, they "observed at some distance the appearance of . . .

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

Stanley Ranger Station

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Stanley, Idaho.
When Challis National Forest was established in 1908, this site became an administrative center. Early log Ranger Stations stood here from 1909 to 1932. Expanding Forest Service responsibilities led to construction of a . . .

(Horticulture & Forestry) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

The Hanging of David Creigh

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Fairlea, West Virginia.
In November 1863, David S. Creigh, a well-known southern sympathizer, found a Union soldier ransacking his home and harassing his wife. In the ensuing fight, Creigh killed the man, then hid the body. Later arrested, Creigh . . .

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