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War Memorial

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Watertown, New York.
Jefferson County Heroes who gave their lives serving their country Honoring all who died for our freedom during the twentieth century World War I 1917 - 1918 [Roll of Honored Dead] World War II 1941 - 1945 [Roll of . . .

(War, Korean • War, Vietnam • War, World I • War, World II) Includes complete text, location, directions, 8 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

U.S. 4th Battery,

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Vicksburg National Military Park, Mississippi.
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(War, US Civil) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Early Settlers of Watertown

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Watertown, New York.
Erected to the memory of the following early settlers of Watertown who donated in 1805 for the free use of the people forever the land now known as Public Square formerly called the Mall Zechariah Butterfield • Jesse . . .

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

Ohio 4th Battery,

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Vicksburg National Military Park, Mississippi.
Front Capt. Louis Hoffman; Lieut. George Froehlich. 1st Div.; 15th Corps. Side This battery was present with its divisions, and took part in the assaults, May 19 and May 22, and served during the siege, with no . . .

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

Ninth U.S. Infantry Memorial

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Sackets Harbor, New York.
Erected by Le Ray De Chaumont Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution In Memory Of The Gallant Officers and Men of the Ninth U.S. Infantry Who Lost Their Lives During The Campaigns In Cuba, China and the Phillippines . . .

(Military • War, Spanish-American) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Minnesota 5th Infantry

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Vicksburg National Military Park, Mississippi.
Col. Lucius F. Hubbard 2D Brig. 3D Div. 15th Corps Casualties Jackson, May 14, 1863, none reported: Assault, May 22, killed 2, wounded 1, missing 7, total 10: Mechanicsburg, June 4, none reported: Richmond, Louisiana, June . . .

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

U S Missouri 11th Infantry

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Vicksburg National Military Park, Mississippi.
15th Corps 3rd Division Second Brigade Brig. Gen. Joseph A. Mower 11th Infantry Major Eli Bowyer Colonel Andrew J. Weber Lieut. Col. William L. Barnum Killed 7, wounded 92, missing 3, total 102: Col. Andrew J. Weber, Lieut. . . .

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

Joe Bailey Shakes the Lion's Paw

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Cambridge, Maryland.
Harriet Tubman led many slaves from Dorchester County to Canada (via the suspension bridge at Niagara Falls). One trip with "fugitive slaves" occurred in November 1856, when Tubman conducted Josia (Joe) Bailey, William . . .

(Abolition & Underground RR • African Americans • Women) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Last Chance Canal

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near Grace, Idaho.
Blocked by lava eruptions at least 140,000 years ago, the Bear River was diverted from draining into the Snake River system. It was forced to drain southward into what were then lakes Thatcher and Bonneville and is now the . . .

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

Historical Site

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Southfield, Michigan.
This marker is placed on this site in recognition of many years of continuous use as a place of worship. In the year of 1852 this site was donated by Ezekiel Hutton to the congregation. Their first building was moved to the . . .

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

Daniel Carroll II

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Forest Glen, Maryland.
In Memory of Daniel Carroll II Member Continental Congress Signer Articles of Confederation and Constitution July 22 1730 † May 7, 1796

(Patriots & Patriotism) Includes location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

The Post War Years

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Cambridge, Maryland.
Insult and Injury on the Train to New York The Civil War ended in April 1865. The irony of the situation added insult to injury. She had dedicated her life for three years, at great personal risk to the Union cause. Now a . . .

(African Americans • Civil Rights • Industry & Commerce • Women) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Station Stops: The Underground Railroad

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Cambridge, Maryland.
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(Abolition & Underground RR • African Americans • Women) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Born To Be Free

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Cambridge, Maryland.
Harriet Tubman, known as "Minty", was born to Rittia 'Rit' Green Ross, her mother, and Benjamin 'Ben' Ross, her father. Ben and Rit Ross were both enslaved (but to different owners) at the time of Harriet's birth. The number . . .

(Abolition & Underground RR • African Americans • Women) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

McCall City Jail

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McCall, Idaho.
The McCall City Jail was built for $650 in June, 1930, directly behind the City Hall located on the corner of Lenora and Third Streets. The City Hall building was later moved 12 miles to Roseberry, ID, leaving the jail as a . . .

(Horticulture & Forestry • Man-Made Features • Settlements & Settlers) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Boise County Courthouse

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Idaho City, Idaho.
In July of 1871 construction began on this handsome brick building, which was completed by October of the same year. The building was built by C.S. and E.A. Kingsley as a general store. Several businesses have occupied this . . .

(Notable Buildings) Includes complete text, location, directions, 6 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

The Idaho World

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Idaho City, Idaho.
In September of 1863 the pioneer printers Joseph & Thomas Butler founded the newspaper called the “Boise News.” It was later changed to the “Idaho World.” The Idaho World boasts the title of Idaho’s oldest newspaper. The . . .

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

Henry-Chester Country Store

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Henry, Idaho.
Founded by a Dutch pioneer about 1884, Henry thrived as a center for cattle ranchers of the area and the transient sheep operators. A large sheep-shearing corral was built one mile south of Henry. It operated about 60 days . . .

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

Travertine Terraces - World Famous Water

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Soda Springs, Idaho.
The gently sloping mound around the geyser is travertine. The stone often develops into flights of pools enclosed within little dams. These dams form through a mix of water and carbon dioxide which makes carbonic acid, and . . .

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

The Great Fire of 1910

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near Wallace, Idaho.
In August 1910, this area was ravaged by one of a series of huge forest fires which swept the inland empire at that time. Small fires had been burning for days in timber parched by a record drought. Despite the efforts of . . .

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