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The Otter Massacre

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Murphy, Idaho.
Erected to the memory of the Otter Massacre 1860 Forty-four persons ambushed by Shoshone Indians either killed or scattered. Most awful human experience. Site ten miles east on Sinker Creek.

(Disasters • Wars, US Indian) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

U.S. Missouri

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Vicksburg National Military Park, Mississippi.
Major 12th Infantry Killed May 22 1863 Given by E.P. Reichhelm Sergt Major 3rd Infantry Capt. U·S·C·I·

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

Owyhee Country

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near Marsing, Idaho.
The name applied to the mountains and the whole surrounding region is an outdated spelling of the word "Hawaii". Fur-trading ships brought Hawaiian natives -- then called "Owyhees" -- to the Northwest. In 1818, Donald . . .

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

Caldwell Train Depot

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Caldwell, Idaho.
In 1884, the Oregon Short Line Railroad reached "Bugtown," later renamed Caldwell after C.A. "Alexander" Caldwell, who served as the President of the Idaho & Oregon Land Improvement Company at the time. The current depot . . .

(Notable Buildings • Railroads & Streetcars) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Boyne

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Syracuse, New York.
the Boyne head features the date "1690" - the year of the Battle of the Boyne when the Catholic King James was defeated by King William (Billy) of Orange. The river rises in County Westmeath, touches County Offaly, flows . . .

(Man-Made Features • Patriots & Patriotism • Politics • Waterways & Vessels) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Battle of Port Gibson, Mississippi, May 1.

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Vicksburg National Military Park, Mississippi.
The Union Army under command of Maj. Gen. U. S. Grant was ?composed of the 13th Corps and Logan's Division of the 17th Corps. ?The Confederate Army, under command of Brig. Gen. John S. Bowen, ?was composed of Tracy’s, . . .

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

Engagement at Raymond, Mississippi, May 12.

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Vicksburg National Military Park, Mississippi.
The Union Army under command of Maj. Gen. James B. McPherson,? was composed of the Third and Seventh Divisions, 17th Corps. The ?Confederate Army, under command of Brig. Gen. John Gregg, was ?composed of Gregg's brigade and . . .

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

Liffey

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Syracuse, New York.
the Liffey is the only female head and occupies the place of honour facing onto the quays and the river. The face is crowned by flowers and fruits and superimposed by a trident representing the city's powers over the waters . . .

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

The University of Santo Tomás

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, Costa Rica.
En este lugar estuvo situada la Universidad de Santo Tomas erigida por Decreto XI de 3 de mayo de 1843 e inaugurada el 21 de abril de 1844. Homenaje de la Academia de Geografia e Historia de Costa Rica y del Banco Anglo . . .

(Education • Man-Made Features) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Shannon

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Syracuse, New York.
the greatest of Irish rivers - the lordly Shannon - features oak leaves and acorns, themselves symbols of strength and nobility. The trident represents Limerick City's sovereignty over the mighty Estuary. The river rises in . . .

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

Percy Bysshe Shelley

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, United Kingdom.
Poet lived here in 1811

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

atLantic ocean

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Syracuse, New York.
the head representing the Atlantic Ocean features Neptune's trident upholding a crescent shaped moon, indicative of the relationship between the moon and the tides. To one side is the compass chart and to the other is the . . .

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

Charles Bridgeman

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, United Kingdom.
Landscape Gardener lived here 1723-1738

(Horticulture & Forestry • Man-Made Features) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Dr. John Snow

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, United Kingdom.
Pioneer Anaesthetist and Epidemiologist lived in a house on this site

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

Engagement at Jackson, Mississippi, May 14.

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Vicksburg National Military Park, Mississippi.
The Union Army, under command of Maj. Gen. U.S. Grant,? was composed of Steele's and Tuttle's Divisions, 15th Corps, Maj. ?Gen. Wm. T. Sherman commanding; and Logan's and Crocker’s Divisions, ?17th Corps, Maj. Gen. James B. . . .

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

Battle of Champion's Hill, Mississippi, May 16.

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Vicksburg National Military Park, Mississippi.
The Union Army, under command of Maj. Gen. U. S. Grant, was composed of the 13th Corps, Blair’s division of the 15th Corps, and Logan’s and Crocker’s Divisions of the 17th Corps. The Confederate Army, under command of Lieut. . . .

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Sir Alexander Korda

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, United Kingdom.
Film Producer worked here 1932-1936

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Ann Oldfield

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, United Kingdom.
Actress First occupant of this house 1725-1730

(Arts, Letters, Music • Entertainment • Women) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

The Artists Rifles

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, United Kingdom.
was formed here at the studio of Henry Wyndham Phillips 1860

(Arts, Letters, Music • War, World I • Wars, Non-US) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Sassafras • Wináhk (Wee-nock)

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Southwest Washington, District of Columbia.
For centuries, Native peoples have used the bark, roots, and leaves of the sassafras tree as medicine and flavoring in food and beverages. As Native peoples taught settlers how to harvest and use sassafras, demand grew . . .

(Environment • Industry & Commerce • Native Americans) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
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