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A National Railroad Network

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La red ferroviaria nacional Una vez establecido el primer tramo de hierro en México en 1850, el arranque de los ferrocarriles mexicanos fue lento, pausado, como una locomotora. Sin embargo, una vez que se tomó el impulso . . .

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

Robert Falcon Scott

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Who with four companions E.A. Wilson, H.R. Bowers, L.E.G.Oates, E.E. Evans died March 1912 returning from the South Pole "Had we lived I should have had a tale to tell of the hardwood endurance and courage of my companions . . .

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

The Hero of Nacozari

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El héroe de Nacozari El 7 de noviembre de 1907 Jesús García Corona ofrendó su vida para salvar la de muchos otros, cuando al frente de un convoy en llamas, cargado de dinamita, prefirió mantenerse firme en su puesto de . . .

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

The Flying Horse

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, United Kingdom.
The Flying Horse is the last remaining pub on Oxford Street. The current building was built in 1892 and had been called The Tottenham since then. Prior to 1892, another pub called The Flying Horse was located on the site . . .

(Entertainment • Industry & Commerce) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Historic La Grande

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Le Grande, Oregon.
La Grande was the first town permanently settled in Northeastern Oregon. Daniel Chaplin laid out the original "Old Town" in spring of 1862 and Ben Brown built the first house, a log cabin, alongside the Oregon Trail at the . . .

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

Oolagah's First Public Tribute to Will Rogers

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Oologah, Oklahoma.
The original model of the miniature house was built in 1928 by Zennie Taylor (1890-1969) as a school project for the Tulsa State Fair. By 1930 he had constructed a permanent replica which was dedicated at a special "WILL . . .

(Entertainment • Man-Made Features • Settlements & Settlers) Includes complete text, location, directions, 8 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Cudjoe “Kazoola” Lewis

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Plateau, Alabama.
Last known survivor of the last known slave ship to enter the United States Circa 1859, Cudjoe Lewis, a native of the Yoruba tribe in what is now the West African country of Benin, was one of over a hundred African men and . . .

(African Americans • Churches & Religion • Settlements & Settlers • Waterways & Vessels) Includes complete text, location, directions, 5 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Highway US30 and Perry, Oregon

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near Le Grande, Oregon.
Lumber was vital to early settlers of the Grande Ronde Valley. In 1890, Smith and Stanley built a large mill in the small town of Perry, Oregon. Operating the first bandsaw in Union County, the large mill at Perry was . . .

(Industry & Commerce • Roads & Vehicles • Settlements & Settlers) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Bayou Plaquemine

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Plaquemine, Louisiana.
Bayou Plaquemine was an important Mississippi River distributary that allowed for boat navigation throughout the Atchafalaya Basin. Travelers left the Mississippi via Bayou Plaquemine, moved west to the Atchafalaya, and then . . .

(Waterways & Vessels) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Conde B. McCullough and Upper Perry Arch Bridge

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near Le Grande, Oregon.
Arriving in Oregon in 1916 with new innovative ideas on how bridges should be built to support the creation of a well-planned highway system, Conde B. McCullough became Oregon's State Bridge Engineer in 1919. Pleasing Lines . . .

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

De Soto Trail

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near Hawkinsville, Georgia.
In commemoration of the De Soto Expedition 1540 Old Hartford on the Ocmulgee is near the ancient site of Ocute on the eastward flowing river where dwelt the Hitchiti Indians. De Soto and his army reached Ocute, capital . . .

(Exploration • Native Americans) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Glendale School

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Sparks, Nevada.
"Oldest remaining school in Nevada" Constructed in 1864 - in continuous use until 1958 Glendale, as a settlement, preceded Reno and was destined to be the metropolis on the Truckee River until the Central Pacific Railroad . . .

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

"Wagons East " 1975-1976

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near Le Grande, Oregon.
The Bicentennial wagon train passed here July 1975 on their 3,000 mile trek to retrace the pioneer wagon trails that settled the West. In Commemoration of the Nation's 200th birthday, the wagon train started at the U.S. . . .

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

Will Rogers Airport

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near Oologah, Oklahoma.
This airport dedicated July 14th, 1931, by Will Rogers, Wiley Post and Harold Gatty following the famous Around the World flight. Is under the supervision and maintenance of the United States Department of Commerce and is on . . .

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

The 1812 Soldiers

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near Hawkinsville, Georgia.
This tablet erected in memory of the 1812 soldiers who served at Fort Mitchell, Hartford, GA.

(War of 1812) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Dr. Jakob Herz

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, Germany.
Hier stand das Geburtshaus von Professor Dr. Jakob Herz (1816 - 1871) Begründer der chirurgischen Anatomie an der Universität Erlangen. Erster jüdischer Universitätsprofessor im Königsreich Bayern. [English translation:] . . .

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

Clement Vann Rogers

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near Oologah, Oklahoma.
Born in the Going Snake District, Cherokee Nation, Clem was the only son of Sallie Vann and Robert Rogers, Jr. He was educated in the Cherokee Nation. He married Mary America Schrimsher, also part Cherokee, in 1858. He . . .

(Agriculture • Man-Made Features • Native Americans • Settlements & Settlers) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Daugherty Pathway

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near Oologah, Oklahoma.
Will Rogers inspired brothers Philip E. & Fred A. Daugherty who paved bold pathways for Oklahoma progress. Fred won distinction as a leading federal judge and a general, Philip was a principled and renowned Oklahoma City . . .

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

Agawam Veteran War Memorial

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Agawam, Massachusetts.
A nation reveals itself not only by the men it produces, but also by the men it honors and the men it remembers…….. President John F. Kennedy The Agawam Veteran War Memorial Dedicated this 27th Day of May 1989 In honor of . . .

(Military) Includes complete text, location, directions, 8 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Mart Reed General Store Building

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Oologah, Oklahoma.
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(Industry & Commerce • Man-Made Features • Settlements & Settlers) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
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