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Welcome to the Hirshhorn Museum's Sculpture Garden

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The National Mall, District of Columbia.
Welcome to the Hirshhorn Museum's Sculpture Garden First opened in 1974, this garden displays sculptures from Europe and North America dating from the 1880s to the present. More than 400,000 people visit thsi garden each . . .

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

Welcome to the Hirshhorn Museum's Plaza

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The National Mall, District of Columbia.
Welcome to the Hirshhorn Museum's Plaza First opened in 1974, the Hirshhorn's plaza displays recent sculptures by international artists. More than 400,000 people visit the sculpture garden and plaza each year. So while we . . .

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

Yayoi Kusama

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The National Mall, District of Columbia.
Yayoi Kusama Japanese, b. Matsumoto, 1929 Pumpkin 2016 Fiber-reinforced plastic Collection of the artist For Yayoi Kusama pumpkins represent a source of radiant energy. They are, perhaps, the artist's most beloved motif, . . .

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

Welcome to the Hirshhorn Museum's Plaza

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The National Mall, District of Columbia.
Welcome to the Hirshhorn Museum's Plaza First opened in 1974, the Hirshhorn's plaza displays recent sculptures by international artists. More than 400,000 people visit the sculpture garden and plaza each year. So while we . . .

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

Two Roads

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Silver Spring, Maryland.
This sculpture, titled Two Roads, is a kind of open book that stands where two paths diverge, reflecting visitors and their world. The pages, with passages of caution, insight, beauty and hope, are quietly disintegrating . . .

(Arts, Letters, Music • Environment • Women) Includes complete text, location, directions, 5 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

"The Big Blowup"

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Wallace, Idaho.
Walls of flame pushed by hurricane-force winds raced through the region, trapping fire crews, destroying mines, homesteads, and igniting towns. Much of the town of Wallace, Idaho was left in ashes. In the end, over 1,700 . . .

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

"The Big Blowup"

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Wallace, Idaho.
Crews disembarking trains were a diverse group of laborers with little knowledge of the rugged northern Rockies and almost no firefighting experience. Many of their names are known, however many are unknown and their . . .

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

J. I. Morgan, Inc.

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New Meadows, Idaho.
In 1946 Jack Morgan and his brother Ed purchased the logging division at New Meadows, Idaho, from Boise Payette Lumber Company. The new company was called J. I. Morgan, Inc. In the years that followed, the company was . . .

(Horticulture & Forestry • Industry & Commerce) Includes complete text, location, directions, 6 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Cpl. Tony Stein Memorial Bridge

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Dayton, Ohio.
Cpl. Tony Stein Memorial Bridge In honor of Cpl. Tony Stein, USMC Congessional Medal of Honor WW II Iwo Jima killed in action March, 1, 1945 presented by Kaiser Aluminum 1998

(War, World II) Includes location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Heyburn State Park

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near Plummer, Idaho.
The Coeur d’Alene people are the earliest inhabitants of this area. The natural wealth of the forests, rivers, and lakes sustained their existence for countless generations on five million acres of ancestral land. Their . . .

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

Enon Civil War Memorial

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Enon, Ohio.
This memorial is dedicated by the Enon Community Historical Society May 2016 to preserve the history of one of the first Civil War Memorials placed east of the Mississippi. The citizens of Mad River Township donated and . . .

(War, US Civil) Includes complete text, location, directions, 6 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Hnpetptqwe'n Wayside

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near Plummer, Idaho.
T"nt"nmi, was one of the last Coeur d'Alenes to leave permanent residence along the lake, after tribal members were assigned farm homes under the Allotment Act. At Hnpetptqwe’n, he hosted regular gatherings and celebrations, . . .

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

White Pine Scenic Byway

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Potlatch, Idaho.
Trail of the Coeur d’Alenes Trail of the Coeur d’Alenes is a 73 mile long bike trail built on the original Union Pacific railroad grade. During 1884 silver was discovered in the valley. During 1888, construction began on a . . .

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

The CCC Worker

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McCall, Idaho.
Dedicated to the young men who served in the Civilian Conservation Corps from 1933 – 1942. Their work in the forests and parks in Idaho remain for all to enjoy Dedicated August 5, 2006 NACCCA Chapter 28 city of McCall . . .

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

Knapp Memorial Arch

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Southwest Washington, District of Columbia.
Knapp Memorial Arch In recognition of the public service of Seaman A. Knapp in extension work for the Department of Agriculture from 1899 to 1911.

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Knapp Memorial Arch

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Southwest Washington, District of Columbia.
Knapp Memorial Arch In recognition of the public service of Seaman A. Knapp in extension work for the Department of Agriculture from 1898 to 1911.

(Agriculture • Politics) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Wilson Memorial Arch

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Southwest, District of Columbia.
Wilson Memorial Arch In recognition of the public service of James Wilson as Secretary for the Department of Agriculture from 1897 to 1913.

(Agriculture • Architecture • Politics) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

James Wilson

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Southwest Washington, District of Columbia.
James Wilson Memorial Arch So named by the Congress, in Resolution approved by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, June 16, 1934, to honor the memory of James Wilson 1835-1920 Secretary of Agriculture 1897-1913 During his . . .

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

Wilson Memorial Arch

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Southwest Washington, District of Columbia.
Wilson Memorial Arch In recognition of the Public Service of James Wilson as the Secretary for the Department of Agriculture from 1897 to 1913.

(Agriculture • Architecture • Politics) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

A Monumental Legacy

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Southwest Washington, District of Columbia.
A Monumental Legacy The Washington Monument honors George Washington, hero of the American Revolution and first president of the United States. When this stunning stone obelisk was completed in 1884, it was the tallest . . .

(Architecture • Patriots & Patriotism • Politics) Includes complete text, location, directions, 1 photo, GPS coordinates, map.
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