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Islip Crowd

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Islip, New York.
America's Cup defenders Islip Hamlet 1881-1983, Capts: N & J Clock, the Haffs, L Jeffrey, J Berry Crew: R Boyd & T Raynor

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

Cornerstone Day / La pose des premieres pierres

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Augusta, Maine.
On June 14, 1894, the cornerstones for the Masonic Temple and Lithgow Library were laid with imposing Masonic ceremonies. Parades, speeches, and feasting marked the day, and hundreds of people from all over the state . . .

(Fraternal or Sororal Organizations • Man-Made Features) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

The James Corwith Grist Mill

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Water Mill, New York.
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(Industry & Commerce) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

The Seminary Building

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Pineville, Louisiana.
Location The site selected for the location of the Seminary building was on a hill in an opening of the pine woods north of the Red River, within four miles of the city of Alexandria, Louisiana. Building Description The . . .

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

The History of San Cristóbal de las Casas

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, Mexico.
Cuatro marcadores describen la historia de San Cristóbal de las Casas San Cristobal de las Casas fue fundada por el Capitan Don Diego de Mazariegos, el 31 de marzo del año de 1528 con el nombre de Villa Real. Fray Bartolome . . .

(Churches & Religion • Education • Politics • Settlements & Settlers) Includes complete text, location, directions, 6 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Newt Knight: Robin Hood or Renegade? / The Amos Deason Home

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Ellisville, Mississippi.
Newt Knight: Robin Hood or Renegade? On October 5, 1863, Major McLemore sat in front of the fire in the comfortable home of Amos Deason. He had been sent? from Atlanta to round up a growing number of deserters who hid out . . .

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

Steamboat Landing / L'embarquement des bateaux à vapeur

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Augusta, Maine.
Steamboats debuted on the Kennebec in 1818. By 1823, the Kennebec Steam Navigation Company operated the Waterville between Bath and Augusta. A nationwide economic decline later forced them out of business, but the . . .

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

Hermilo López Sánchez

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, Mexico.
Hermilo Lopez Sanchez. Nació el 28 de Noviembre de 1887 en San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas. En 1914 obtuvo el Título de Abogado En la Escuela de Derecho de ésta Ciudad En 1934, fue nombrado Ministro de la Nación. . . .

(Arts, Letters, Music • Charity & Public Work • Education) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

General Crescencio Rosas y Tejada

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, Mexico.
Gral. Crescencio Rosas y Tejada 1816-1879 Militar. Adherido a la causa federalista desde los 14 años, llegó a Chiapas en 1848 y se integró a las Guardias Nacionales defendiendo a la causa Liberal. En 1863 participó en el . . .

(Wars, Non-US) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Shipbuilding Days / L'époque des chantiers navals

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Augusta, Maine.
In the golden years of wooden shipbuilding, Maine-built ships carried American goods worldwide-and Augusta was no exception! Master Williams Jones' shipyard was located here in the 1840s & 1850s. From 1837 to 1856, 37 . . .

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

Covington County Vietnam War Memorial

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Collins, Mississippi.
Front In honor of Covington County Veterans of the Vietnam War Rear In Memory of James Russell Pope Private First Class 2nd Bn. 16th Infantry, 1st Inf. Div. USARV Collins, MS Jan. 28, 1947 - July 27, 1967 Edward W. . . .

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

Covington County War Memorial

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Collins, Mississippi.
Dedicated to the men and women of the Armed Forces who served their country in all wars and to those who gave their lives in defense of freedom

(War, Korean • War, Vietnam • War, World I • War, World II) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Marks-Rothenberg Co.

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Meridian, Mississippi.
Built: 1889 Architect: Gustavus Maurice Torgenson Constructor: C.M. Rubush Architectural Style: Romanesque Designated a Mississippi Landmark on June 12, 2002 Listed on the National Register of Historic Places as a . . .

(Architecture • Landmarks • Notable Buildings) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

The Grand Opera House

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Meridian, Mississippi.
Built: 1889 by Marks-Rothenberg Co. Architect: Gustavus Maurice Torgenson Builder: C.M. Rubush Interior Designer: J.B. McElfarick Architectural Style: Late Victorian Second Empire/Romanesque Designated a Mississippi Landmark . . .

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

Water Mill Rolls of Honor

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Water Mill, New York.
[Left Tablet:] Revolutionary War Joseph Burnett · John Conklin · Henry Halsey · Jesse Halsey ·? Shadrack Hildreth · Henry Ludlam · Jeremiah Ludlam · Matthew H. Sayre · Thomas Stephens Civil War Robert F. Benedict ·? James R. . . .

(War, Korean • War, US Civil • War, US Revolutionary • War, Vietnam • War, World I • War, World II) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Samuel Pepys

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, United Kingdom.
In a house on this site Samuel Pepys, Diarist, was born. 1632-1703

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

A Monumental Legacy

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The National Mall, District of Columbia.
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 building in the world. . . .

(Architecture • Patriots & Patriotism) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Enid A. Haupt Garden

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Southwest Washington, District of Columbia.
A popular urban oasis since its completion in 1987, the 4.2-acre Enid A. Haupt Garden comprises three distinct gardens. The design of each reflects the cultural and aesthetic influences celebrated in the Smithsonian Castle . . .

(Horticulture & Forestry) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Acquired in 1886 by the Department of Living Animals

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Southwest Washington, District of Columbia.
Acquired in 1886 by the Department of Living Animals, buffalo were penned behind the Smithsonian Castle before being moved to what is now the National Zoological Park. Their presence sparked public interest in the . . .

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

The pillars of the Renwick Gates...

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Southwest Washington, District of Columbia.
The pillars of the Renwick Gates were based on this 1849 drawing by James Renwick Jr., the architect of the Smithsonian Castle. They were constructed in the 1980s from the same kind of sandstone that was used to build the . . .

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