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Louisville World War II Memorial

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Louisville, Alabama.
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(War, World II) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Hobdy's Bridge: Last Indian Battles in Alabama

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near Banks, Alabama.
The Second Creek War of 1836 broke out when many Creek Indians resisted forced removal after an 1832 treaty ceded the last of their tribal lands in Alabama. As hostility increased between white settlers pouring into the area . . .

(Native Americans • Wars, US Indian) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Pendleton Oregon Trail Kiosk

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Pendleton, Oregon.
(Six panels dealing with the Pendleton area portion of the Oregon Trail are found at this kiosk) The Long Walk to Oregon Contrary to popular belief Oregon Trail emigrants rarely took the reins while seated in their . . .

(Disasters • Native Americans • Roads & Vehicles • Settlements & Settlers) Includes complete text, location, directions, 7 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Administration Building, U.S. Public Health Service Hospital, Carville

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Carville, Louisiana.
Indian Camp Plantation, Henry Howard, Architect, Built 1859, Wood, Masonry & Steel, Sq.Ft. 17,042 Facing River Road in a prominent position at the entrance to the grounds is Indian Camp Plantation, the most important single . . .

(Antebellum South, US • Architecture • Government • Notable Buildings) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Taming the Colorado

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near Temple Bar Marina, Arizona.
You are looking into Black Canyon and a narrow, river-like portion of Lake Mohave. To your left, about 59 miles downstream, is Davis Dam. To your right, 11 miles upstream, is Hoover Dam. The U.S. Government built the dams to . . .

(Environment • Man-Made Features • Waterways & Vessels) Includes complete text, location, directions, 6 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

La Maison Française & The Honors House

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Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
The French House The French House--La Maison Française--is a Renaissance-style Normandy château built in 1935 as a center for intense study of French language, culture and literature. On April 15, 1935, French Ambassador . . .

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Heroes of Hoover

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near Boulder City, Nevada.
The building of Hoover Dam was a ray of hope for a nation struggling with hard times. Newsreel images of the high-scalers who worked the canyon walls ignited public interest in the project. “Scaling” is the process of . . .

(Anthropology • Environment • Man-Made Features) Includes complete text, location, directions, 6 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

The Hoover Dam Construction Mascot

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near Boulder City, Nevada.
The Hoover Dam construction crew’s mascot was found as a puppy by workers at the construction camp. This dog traveled to and from the dam site with them and spent his days visiting the many work areas. On February 21, 1941, . . .

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

Janice Hawkins Park

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Troy, Alabama.
Janice Hawkins Park was named in honor of the First Lady of Troy University, a devoted wife and loving mother, whose work benefited Troy in the fine arts, service to students, internationalization of the University, and . . .

(Education • Notable Persons • Women) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Chancellor's Residence

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Troy, Alabama.
Built in 1961 and renovated in 1989, the Chancellor's residence is the "front door" to the University. It has served as the entertainment site for international, national, state and local leaders, including ambassadors, U.S. . . .

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

The Dog Who Owned a Dam

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near Boulder City, Nevada.
The Hoover Dam mascot only acted like he owned the dam, but without a doubt, he owned the hearts of its workers. The dog wandered freely around the job site; up ladders, over catwalks and through tunnels. He even rode the . . .

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

Castle Rock

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Golden, Colorado.
To the east stands Castle Rock, which is an outcropping of South Table Mountain. It is a frequently used symbol of Golden appearing on the city flag, as well as being an icon of the Coors Brewery for many years. The top of . . .

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

Indian Memorial

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Tulsa, Oklahoma.
682 feet east of this marker the territories of the Cherokee • Creek • Osage Tribes of Indians join in a common boundary point On June 2, 1825, the Osage Nation, under treaty with the U.S. granted certain lands to the . . .

(Native Americans • Peace • Politics) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Violata Pax Dove

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Troy, Alabama.
The Violata Pax (Wounded Peace) Dove symbolizes beauty and peace, sorrow and tragedy. Where you stand determines what you see. The sculpture was originally commissioned as part of a post-earthquake renovation project for the . . .

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

Tuckabatchee Masonic Lodge

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Crawford, Alabama.
Front This historic building was erected in 1848 to serve as the Tuckabatchee Masonic Lodge No. 96. At the time, this community of Crawford, Alabama (formerly known as Crockettsville from 1832 - 1843, named after Davy . . .

(Fraternal or Sororal Organizations • Notable Buildings) Includes complete text, location, directions, 5 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

The Meaning of the Pyramid of the Sun

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, Mexico.
Significado del la Pirámide del Sol Aunque antes se creía que esta pirámide fue la base de un gran templo dedicado a un dios relacionado con el Sol, el desarollo de las investigaciones arqueológicas ha sugerido una . . .

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

Northwest San Juan River Complex

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, Mexico.
Conjunto Noreste del Río San Juan Debe su nombre a su ubicación en el área central de la ciudad, cerca del límite norte del cauce del Río San Juan y en el lado oeste de la Calzada de los Muertos. Se exploró por vez primera . . .

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

Comite River

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Central, Louisiana.
Parent soil material along the Comite includes quartz and sand crystals, which differ significantly from the alluvial mud that characterizes the Mississippi River Basin. The Comite River begins in East and West Feliciana . . .

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

Washington Irving

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Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Excerpts Washington Irving's Tour on the Prairies 1832 ———————————— "It seems to me as if these beautiful regions answer literally to the description of the land of promise, "a land flowing with milk and honey." "If you . . .

(Arts, Letters, Music • Exploration • Native Americans) Includes complete text, location, directions, 9 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Columbia Street

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Covington, Louisiana.
Columbia Street meets the river at the Columbia Street Landing. It was the first place visitors saw when they arrived in Covington. It was also the last stop on land for the area's principal exports on their way to market . . .

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