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Dunbar/Central High School

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Mobile, Alabama.
Dunbar School was built on this site in 1924. Dr. W.A. Caldwell was its first principal. In 1947, the Old Medical College on St. Anthony Street was remodeled and became Central High School. Dr. Benjamin Baker was named . . .

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Air Chief Marshal Lord Dowding

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, United Kingdom.
Air Chief Marshal Lord Dowding was Commander-in-Chief of Fighter Command, Royal Air Force, from its formation in 1936 until November 1940. He was thus responsible for the preparation for and the conduct of the Battle of . . .

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

Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd / Founding Members

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Mobile, Alabama.
Front Alabama's oldest African-American Episcopal congregation was fostered in Trinity Church by the Reverend J. A. Massey. The Right Reverend Nicholas H. Cobbs, D.D., Alabama's first Episcopal Bishop confirmed the seven . . .

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

The Expiatory Temple of San Felipe de Jesús

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, Mexico.
Templo Expiatorio de San Felipe de Jesús. construido a finales del siglo XIX y dedicado al primer santo mexicano; obra del arquitecto Emilio Dondé. English translation: The Expiatory Temple of San Felipe de Jesús. This . . .

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

Sebastián de Aparicio

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, Mexico.
B. Sebastian de Aparicio, Franciscano Insigne que introdujo en Nueva España en el segundo tercio del Siglo XVI, el utilísimo medio de transportes con carretas, tomó el habito de Religioso en este Convento el 9 de junio de . . .

(Churches & Religion • Industry & Commerce • Roads & Vehicles) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Caldwell Field

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Mobile, Alabama.
Caldwell Field is named in honor of James Henry Caldwell, celebrated for? bringing the concept of the manufactured gas business to the City of Mobile.? On September 20, 1836, Mr. Caldwell entered into a contract with the? . . .

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Vivian Malone Jones

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Mobile, Alabama.
Side 1 On May 30, 1965, Vivian Malone, became the first African-American to graduate from the University of Alabama. To achieve admission at the all-White university, she was forced to confront then Governor, George C. . . .

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House of the Count of the Valley of Orizaba

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, Mexico.
Casa del Conde del Valle de Orizaba Su fachada se decoro hacia 1735 Dirección de monumentos coloniales y de la República. Marcador adicional: … de 1662 fue adquirido … casa principal frente al Convento de San Francisco, . . .

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Stone Street Baptist Church

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Mobile, Alabama.
Stone Street Baptist Church, Alabama's first baptist church, organized in 1806, thirteen years before Alabama became a state and thirty years after this nation was formed the Stone Street Baptist Church, also called "The . . .

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

Camp Safety Patrol

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Cordele, Georgia.
This camp, as proposed by Cpl. J.M. Moore, Georgia State Highway Patrol, and sponsored by the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Emmett R. Culbreth and James H. Floyd, State Commanders; Department of Public Safety, George Wilson, . . .

(Education • Roads & Vehicles) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

The Temple of San Francisco

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, Mexico.
Templo de San Francisco. Iglesia principal del Antiguo Convento de San Francisco, primera fundación religiosa de la Nueva España y una de las más importantes. La primera iglesia se edificó en el siglo XVI, la actual es del . . .

(Churches & Religion • Colonial Era • Man-Made Features) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese

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, United Kingdom.
Rebuilt 1667 in the reign of Charles II and continued successively in the Reigns of James II 1685-1688 Interregnum Dec. 11, 1688 - Feb. 13, 1689 William III & Mary II 1609 - 1702 Anne 1702 - 1714 George I 1714 - 1727 George . . .

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

Polish Navy Headquarters

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, United Kingdom.
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(War, World II • Waterways & Vessels) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Thomas Woolner RA

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, United Kingdom.
Sculptor and Poet lived here 1860 - 1892

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Replica of the Statue of Liberty

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Tulsa, Oklahoma.
With the faith and courage of their forefathers who made possible the freedom of these United States The Boy Scouts of America dedicated this replica of the Statue of Liberty as a pledge of everlasting fidelity and loyalty . . .

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Cuauhtémoc's Last Message

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, Mexico.
Nahúatl: To tonal ye omotlatiuh to tonal ye omoixpoliuh ihuan zentlayouayan otechkateh Machtikmatih man okzepa uallaz Man okzepa kizakiz Iuan yankuiyotika tech tlauilikeh Mach inoka ompakah miktlan maniz Man zanueliui . . .

(Colonial Era • Native Americans • Patriots & Patriotism • Wars, Non-US) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Will Rogers Birthplace

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Oologah, Oklahoma.
Two miles east is the birthplace of Will Rogers, the Oklahoma cowboy, who by the way of Broadway, Hollywood and the public press won his way to the hearts of the American people. He used the land, water and air as highways . . .

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John L. LeFlore

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Mobile, Alabama.
A postal worker, a community leader, a state legislator, a journalist, and a civil rights activist, Mobile native John L. LeFlore spent 50 years working to peacefully transform the character of the city and create . . .

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Joseph (Joe) N. Langan

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Mobile, Alabama.
Joseph (Joe) N. Langan devoted his life to helping others and championing noble causes. He provided wisdom as a city and stare leader and served courageously as a U.S. Army officer during World War II and the Korean War. As . . .

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Sir Ronald Ross

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, United Kingdom.
Nobel Laureate Discoverer of the mosquito transmission of malaria lived here

(Science & Medicine) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
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