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The 93rd Regiment

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Dayton, Ohio.
The 98th Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry was encamped near this point on the old Patterson farm and mustered into the service of the United States August 20th 1862 with 968 men. Left for the front August 23rd 1862. Mustered . . .

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

Pioneer Cemetery

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Southfield, Michigan.
Upon the death of his daughter in 1832, John Thomas donated part of his farm to the township to form a public burying ground. He gave an adjacent parcel to the Presbyterians who built a church there in 1837. Although . . .

(Cemeteries & Burial Sites) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Vienna

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near Ketchum, Idaho.
Levi Smiley found gold on Smiley Creek in 1878, and E.M. Wilson discovered a still richer lode 8 miles above here near Vienna, on June 4, 1879. Before shutting down in 1886, Vienna was a thriving mining camp with a $200,000 . . .

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

Alexander Ross

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Ketchum, Idaho.
Searching the mountain wilderness for beaver, Alexander Ross came up Wood River and discovered this summit, Sept. 18, 1824. Leading a large brigade of Hudson's Bay Company trappers, he wondered whether he ever could get . . .

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

Sawtooth City

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near Ketchum, Idaho.
Gold discoveries on Beaver Creek in 1879 led to mining activity near here that summer, but major production was delayed until 1886. By 1885, Sawtooth City had three saloons, two restaurants, a meat market, a store, a Chinese . . .

(Settlements & Settlers) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Ohio Ninety Fifth Regiment

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Vicksburg National Military Park, Mississippi.
This stone marks the farthest advance of the Ninety Fifth Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry in the assault of May 19, 1863.

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

Iowa 2nd Battery

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Vicksburg National Military Park, Mississippi.
2D Battery; Lieut. Joseph R. Reed. 3D Div; 15th Corps. Casualties: In the engagement at Jackson, May 14, 1863, wounded 1; In the assault, May 22, wounded 3; and during the siege, killed 1, wounded 2, total 3. Aggregate . . .

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

Salmon River

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near Ketchum, Idaho.
Rising as a small stream in the valley to the south, the Salmon winds 420 miles across Idaho before flowing into Snake River. Discovered in 1895 by Lewis and Clark, and explored with great difficulty by fur traders and . . .

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

Galena

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near Ketchum, Idaho.
After Warren P. Callahan located a rich lead-silver mine here, April 26, 1876, thousands of eager treasure-hunters joined in a rush to Wood River in 1880 Successful prosectors discovered valuable lodes from here to Bellevue. . . .

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

Ski Lifts

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near Ketchum, Idaho.
When Sun Valley Lodge was built in 1936, Union Pacific engineers developed chair lifts to transport skiers uphill. Starting with two modest ski slopes on Dollar Mountain and Proctor Mountain, chair lifts were used for all . . .

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

U S Headquarters 16th Corps (Detachment)

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Vicksburg National Military Park, Mississippi.
Maj. Gen. Cadwallader C. Washburn In the vicinity of Haynes' Bluff from June 8 to July 4 1863

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

U ☆ S Battery E

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Vicksburg National Military Park, Mississippi.
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Southfield United Presbyterian Church

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Southfield, Michigan.
In 1850 seventeen Irish immigrants met in the home of Matthew Erwin Sr. and organized what became the Southfield United Presbyterian Church. Two years later they relocated a vacant church building to this site and met there . . .

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

Remember the Sacrifices

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Vicksburg National Military Park, Mississippi.
Look around. This peaceful place once trembled ?with the roar of cannon, rumbled with? underground explosions, and echoed with the ?cries of wounded and dying soldiers. Here men,? who before 1861 had been fellow citizens, . . .

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

Veterans Memorial

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Ogdensburg, New York.
This Hallowed Ground is dedicated to the memory of all Veterans of the United States Armed Forces

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

The USS Cairo

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Vicksburg National Military Park, Mississippi.
History Completion of Plans: July 6, 1861 Request for Proposals: July 18, 1861 Contract Signing: August 7 1861 Contract Delivery: October 10, 1861 Actual Delivery: January 15, 1862 Building Site: Mound City, Ilinois . . .

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

County of Jefferson

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Watertown, New York.
Created March 28, 1805 - named for Thomas Jefferson Born 1743, Died 1826. President of United States 1801-1809 Vice-President 1797-1801 Secretary of State 1790-1794 Minister to France 1784-1789 Governor of Virginia 1779 . . .

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

County of Jefferson: Celebrating 200 Years

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Watertown, New York.
Original 8 Towns [and] 1805 Town Supervisors Town of Adams • Nicholas Salisbury Town of Brownville • John Collins Town of Champion • Noadiah Hubbard Town of Ellisburgh • Lyman Ellis Town of Harrison (Rodman) • Thomas White . . .

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

The Skylights

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Vicksburg National Military Park, Mississippi.
The skylights provided light for the gun deck and the engine room and for inspection of the paddle wheel. The frame of the skylights has been ghosted with the light-colored glu- laminated wood. During the southern summer, . . .

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

World War Memorial

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Watertown, New York.
Dedicated to the memory of those who gave their lives in the World War 1914-1918 [Roll of Honored Dead] Erected November 11, 1921 by the County of Jefferson in honor of the brave sons and daughters who sacrificed their . . .

(Patriots & Patriotism • War, World I) Includes complete text, location, directions, 5 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
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