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Chunky River Train Wreck

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near Hickory, Mississippi.
On February 19, 1863, a train carrying Confederate soldiers and civilians left Meridian heading west. Near Hickory, the locomotive ran off the trestle and submerged the train in the Chunky River. A rescue effort was led by . . .

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

Willow Brook

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Islip, New York.
Race track (1907-1915) W H Moffitt, pres. dev. for $40,000. 'Finest (horse) track in Suffolk County' Entrance Maddox Ave.

(Animals • Sports) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Telegraph Park

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Marshall, Texas.
left side: The first telegraph office in the State of Texas was established at this location on February 14, 1854. The Texas and Red River Telegraph Company merged several times finally becoming Western Union Telegraph . . .

(Charity & Public Work • Communications • Industry & Commerce) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Rodin Studios

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New York, New York.
By the start of the 20th Century, West 57th Street had become a major cultural center. The French Renaissance-style Rodin Studios were built in 1916-17 to provide studios and residences for professional artists. Designed by . . .

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

Site of The Capitol Hotel

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Marshall, Texas.
A 3-story brick structure built on this site in 1857 by business leader George B. Adkins (1810-76), and called “Adkins House,” ranked as a very fine hotel and served as depot for stage lines, including southern branch of . . .

(Notable Buildings) Includes complete text, location, directions, 5 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

NAS Brunswick Tribute to State of Maine

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Augusta, Maine.
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(Air & Space • Patriots & Patriotism • War, Cold • War, World II) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Lt. Charles Read

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Meridian, Mississippi.
Charles William “Savez” Read (1840-1890) was an officer in the pre-Civil War U.S. Navy. Joining the Confederate navy, Read was nicknamed the “Seawolf of the Confederacy” for his daring exploits. After serving on the CSS . . .

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

Wechsler School

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Meridian, Mississippi.
Built in 1894, this was the first brick public school building in east Mississippi for African American children. The school was named for Rabbi Jacob Wechsler, who led the drive to build it. Founded in 1871, the school was . . .

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

Dedicated to the Confederate Soldiers

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near Dallas, Georgia.
Who fought and died defending these lines at New Hope Church. May – June 1864.

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

Samantha Reed Smith

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Augusta, Maine.
In 1982, ten year old Samantha Smith wrote a letter to Yuri Andropov, the leader of the Soviet Union asking, "Why do you want to go to war with the United States?" Mr. Andropov's reply to that letter, his invitation for . . .

(Man-Made Features • Peace • War, Cold • Women) Includes complete text, location, directions, 5 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Vietnam Veterans Pine Grove

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Augusta, Maine.
A living memorial dedicated to all Maine Sons and Daughters who served in the Armed Forces during the Vietnam War, those who made the supreme sacrifice as well as those who have returned.

(Patriots & Patriotism • War, Vietnam) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Mauna Loa

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near Volcano, Hawaii.
In front of you looms the world's largest active volcano The summit of Mauna Loa stands 20 miles ahead of you, reaching an elevation of 13,677 feet above sea level and more that 31,000 feet above the ocean floor. With a . . .

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

Meridian Blues & Jazz

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Meridian, Mississippi.
Front Meridian blues and jazz performers have played important roles in musical history, both locally and nationally, not only supplying a foundation for other genres but also propelling music in new directions. Notables . . .

(African Americans • Arts, Letters, Music • Entertainment) Includes complete text, location, directions, 5 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

African-American Cultural Heritage District

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Meridian, Mississippi.
The portion of the Meridian Downtown Historic Preservation District centered on the intersection of 25th Avenue with 5th Street has a long historical association with the African-American community due to the concentration . . .

(African Americans • Civil Rights • Industry & Commerce) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Explosive eruptions rock Kīlauea volcano

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Volcano, Hawaii.
Oli (chants) and mo'olelo (stories of this region recount the celebrated battle between Pelehonuamea (Pele, the volcano deity) and her sister, Hi'iakaikapoliopele (Hi'iaka), that erupted here at the summit of Kilauea. After . . .

(Anthropology • Churches & Religion • Natural Features) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Wawenock Block • 1858

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Wiscasset, Maine.
Alexander Johnston, Jr. designed and named this commercial building after the Wawenocks, a band of the Penobscots, Native Americans who lived in this area for many years before the first English settlements. Local builder . . .

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

Downtown Stores c. 1892

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Wiscasset, Maine.
19th-early 20th century downtown Wiscasset provided for all your basic needs and more. In 1898, there were 11 grocers, 3 doctors, 2 apothecaries, 3 fancy and dry goods stores, 2 hardware stores, 4 dressmakers, 2 hair . . .

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

R.H.T. Taylor Store in 1882

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Wiscasset, Maine.
Richard Hawley Tucker Taylor was one of 14 children of James and Harriet Taylor. James was an English mariner who emigrated to the United States. He named his son after his employer, Captain Richard H. Tucker, Sr. When James . . .

(Charity & Public Work • Industry & Commerce • Man-Made Features) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Monument to the Women of World War II

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, United Kingdom.
The Women of World War II [South Panel:] This memorial was raised to commemorate the vital work done by over 7 million women during World War II Funded by the charity Memorial to Women of World War II and supported by . . .

(War, World II • Women) Includes complete text, location, directions, 5 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

African American Business District

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Meridian, Mississippi.
The African-American Business District provided services that Meridian’s black community could not otherwise receive due to Jim Crow laws that kept the South segregated. It was the location of a hotel, restaurants, barber . . .

(African Americans • Civil Rights • Industry & Commerce) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
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