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Emerald Ash Borer

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Silver Spring, Maryland.
Emerald ash borer or EAB, is an invasive insect that has already killed tens of millions of native ash trees in the US and threatens millions more. Help slow the spread of EAB by checking your ash trees for these common . . .

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

Shorefield

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Silver Spring, Maryland.
"The Stubbs Farm" As of 2014 there were five regional parks in Montgomery County, collectively encompassing over 8060 acres. Wheaton Regional Park became the first regional park in the County when it opened in 1961. Defined . . .

(African Americans • Architecture) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

A Man and His Island Dream

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Lewiston, Idaho.
The Corps of Discovery reached the confluence of the Snake and Clearwater Rivers on October 10, 1805. In his map of the site, William Clark included a small island he observed “at the point of union” of the channels. The . . .

(Man-Made Features • Settlements & Settlers • Waterways & Vessels) Includes complete text, location, directions, 7 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Regional Parks

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Silver Spring, Maryland.
Wheaton Regional Park was established in 1961, making it Montgomery County's first park. It remains one of the finest parks in the County today. Visitors can enjoy a variety of recreational and educational opportunities . . .

(Charity & Public Work • Environment • Man-Made Features) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Traveling on the River

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Lewiston, Idaho.
“…one canoe in which Sergt. Gass was Stearing And was nearle turning over, she Sprung A leak or Split open on one side and Bottom filled with water & Sunk on the rapid…” ~Captain Wm. Clark, October 8, 1805 Dugout Canoes . . .

(Exploration • Industry & Commerce • Native Americans • Waterways & Vessels) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Bioretention Gardens

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Silver Spring, Maryland.
Bioretention Gardens absorb rainwater and filter pollutants using soil, stone and plants. Stormwater is rain that runs off hard surfaces and carries pollution to our streams. Montgomery County has thousands of practices like . . .

(Animals • Environment) Includes complete text, location, directions, 5 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Emerald Ash Borer

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Silver Spring, Maryland.
Emerald ash borer or EAB, is an invasive insect that has already killed tens of millions of native ash trees in the US and threatens millions more. Help slow the spread of EAB by checking your ash trees for these common . . .

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

Monarch Waystation

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Silver Spring, Maryland.
This site provides milkweeds, nectar sources, and shelter needed to sustain monarch butterflies as they migrate through North America. Certified and registered by Monarch Watch as an official Monarch Waystation. Create, . . .

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

During the Summer and Fall in 2002...

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Silver Spring, Maryland.
During the Summer and Fall in 2002 the senseless violence of two men caused the deaths of thirteen innocent people. Although the tragedies occurred in several parts of the country sniper fire in the Washington, DC area . . .

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

Gude Garden

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Silver Spring, Maryland.
The Gude Garden (dedicated by Congressman Gilbert Gude to his father and nurseryman, Adolph Gude) has a calming, Asian feel to it -- though it was not designed to be a Japanese garden in the strict sense. Its emphasis on . . .

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

Suggestions for Walking the Labyrinth

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Silver Spring, Maryland.
What is a Labyrinth? The Labyrinth is a silent walking meditation. Unlike a maze, which challenges the mind with choices and dead ends, labyrinths have only one clear, winding path leading the walker from the edge to the . . .

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

Plymouth

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Plymouth, Nebraska.
Plymouth began in 1871 as a farming community 3 miles south and 1 1/2 miles west of the present town of Plymouth. D.E. Jones, a Congregational minister and land agent for the Burlington and Missouri Railroad, arrived to . . .

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

Garden Lunch/Recess Lessons

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Silver Spring, Maryland.
What Plants Do You Eat? It's no secret that humans depend on plants for food. But, have you ever thought about what parts of the plant that you are eating? Take a look at the six basic plant parts: Seeds, Roots, Stems, . . .

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

This Stone Was A Part Of The 1st LA. Seminary

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Pineville, Louisiana.
This Stone Was A Part Of The 1st LA. Seminary

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

Leonard Bernstein

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New York, New York.
World-renowned composer and conductor, Leonard Bernstein was an American musical icon of the 20th century. He turned millions of viewers into music lovers through his televised Young People's Concerts with the New York . . .

(Arts, Letters, Music • Entertainment) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Elixir

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San Francisco, California.
This is the second oldest known continually operating Saloon location in San Francisco and a centerpiece of the Mission Dolores Neighborhood. On this site Francis Daneal's "bar-room" was listed in the 1858 edition of the San . . .

(Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Veterans Memorial

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Plymouth, Nebraska.
Schopp - Ewing - Nispel Post No. 243 Plymouth, Nebraska Gratefully dedicates this memorial to all the servicemen and women who so gallantly served this great country during time of war and conflict. Dedicated November 11, . . .

(War, 2nd Iraq • War, World I • War, World II) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Site of Lafayette

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Paris, Texas.
First county seat of Lamar County • A clapboard courthouse was built by John Lovejoy on 40 acres donated by John Watson • Here court was held June, 1841 to June, 1843 • John A. Rutherford, Chief Justice; John R. Craddock . . .

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

Causeway

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Melbourne, Florida.
Ernest Kouwen-Hoven, a land developer and promoter of Indialantic-by-the-Sea in 1918-19, realized that if the seaside town was to become a resort-residential community, a bridge must be built from the mainland to the . . .

(Bridges & Viaducts) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Stormy's

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Petaluma, California.
Today, Stormy's restaurant is one of the oldest roadhouses in the West. Originally constructed in 1854 as Big Valley Inn, it was one of four hotels and stagecoach stops in the town of Bloomfield, which at the time was . . .

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