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Sir James MacKenzie

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, United Kingdom.
Sir James MacKenzie F.R.S. Physician lived and worked here 1907-1911

(Science & Medicine) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Josef Dallos

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, United Kingdom.
Hungarian born British ophthalmologist Invented Living Eye Impression Technique 1930 First contact lens only practice here 1937-1964

(Science & Medicine) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

The Dog and Duck

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, United Kingdom.
A Dog & Duck tavern has been on this site since at least 1734. The 18th Century pub was demolished in 1897, to be replaced by the present building. It is thought to have one of London's most exquisite interiors of the late . . .

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

William Nicholson

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, United Kingdom.
Distiller, Politician, Cricket Player, Benefactor This alehouse is part of the Nicholson's heritage collection. They're all different, yet they all owe something to the man who founded them. William Nicholson was a . . .

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

Captain James Berry

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Islip, New York.
Capt's home, "Greatest of the light air skippers." Afterguard w/Capt. Haff on Volunteer 1887 & Defender 1895 America's Cup Defenders.

(Sports • Waterways & Vessels) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

William Tyndale

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, United Kingdom.
First translator of the New Testament into English from the Greek. Born A.D. 1484, died a martyr at Vilvorde in Belgium, A.D. 1536. "Thy word is a lamp to my feet, and a light to my path" - "the entrance of thy words giveth . . .

(Arts, Letters, Music • Churches & Religion) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

2d Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment Memorial

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Fort Drum, New York.
...His military record is closed, a brilliant career ended. Deeds, silent symbols more potent than words, proclaimed his soldier worth.... ——————————————— Operation Enduring Freedom August 2003 - May 2004 SSG Anthony S. . . .

(Patriots & Patriotism • War, 2nd Iraq • War, Afghanistan) Includes complete text, location, directions, 9 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Fallen Warrior Memorial

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Fort Drum, New York.
Soldiers of the 10th Mountain Division (LI) stand to honor and grieve a fallen comrade symbolized by the traditional helmet, boots, and rifle. Two other soldiers in battle gear move out for the next challenge, at the same . . .

(Man-Made Features • Patriots & Patriotism • War, 2nd Iraq • War, Afghanistan) Includes complete text, location, directions, 5 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

USS Arizona Anchor

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Honolulu, Hawaii.
This anchor was recovered from the Arizona The ship had three anchors. The crew used one in calm seas, two during foul weather, and the third as a spare. Each weighs nearly ten tons. Notice the size of the anchors compared . . .

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

The Lone Sailor

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Honolulu, Hawaii.
The base of this statue contains steel from the USS Arizona with appreciation to the following supporters (list of 16 donors) Stanley Bleifield, sculptor The Lone Sailor® is the iconic image of The United States Navy . . .

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

Remembrance

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Oak Ridge, Jefferson Township, New Jersey.
Remembrance Our Jefferson Township War Veterans Who Made The Supreme Sacrifice 1969 Lake Hopatcong Businessmen’s Association ( left plaque ) Dedicated To The Memory Of The Men And Women Of Jefferson Township Who Gave . . .

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

Milton Village

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Oak Ridge, New Jersey.
Milton Village Settled at the end of the 18th century by Cornelius Davenport, Milton village has continued to be a commercial center for the township. Davenport's stone house/store/tavern, his mills, and his Swedeland forge . . .

(Settlements & Settlers) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

George Chamberlain House

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Oak Ridge, New Jersey.
George Chamberlain House circa 1874 Has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior

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

Diamond Head Lighthouse

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near Honolulu, Hawaii.
The Diamond Head Lighthouse is a prominent symbol of Hawaiian history to residents and visitors alike. The lighthouse rests aside a tuff-cone volcano, formed by explosive eruptions thousands of years ago. In 1825, British . . .

(Waterways & Vessels) Includes complete text, location, directions, 5 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Le’Ahi Beach Park

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near Honolulu, Hawaii.
The Hawaiian goddess Hi’iaka compared the peak of volcanic cone of Diamond Head to the dorsal fin of the ‘ahi fish, thus the Hawaiian name for Diamond Head is Le’ahi. This site was once the Dillingham Home, the beachfront . . .

(Man-Made Features) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Colorado National Guard Armory

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Golden, Colorado.
To the south on Arapahoe Street is a distinctive building made of river rock. The Armory was completed in 1913 to house Company A Engineers of the Colorado National Guard, comprised of Colorado School of Mines students. . . .

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

Triceratops Trail

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Golden, Colorado.
Based on Late Cretaceous fossil evidence found along this trail, this area was a delta with lakes, streams and a mosaic of swamps, scrubby forests, palm tree thickets and small open areas. Impressions of logs, leaves and . . .

(Animals • Environment • Paleontology) Includes complete text, location, directions, 1 photo, GPS coordinates, map.

3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team Memorial

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Fort Drum, New York.
1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry 2nd Battalion, 87th Infantry 3rd Squadron, 71st Cavalry 4th Battalion [sic], 25th Field Artillery 710th Brigade Support Battalion 3rd Brigade Special Troops Battalion "... nothing good in life . . .

(Man-Made Features • Patriots & Patriotism • War, 2nd Iraq • War, Afghanistan) Includes complete text, location, directions, 9 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Korean War Memorial

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, United Kingdom.
[Memorial - front:] The Korean War 1950-1953 [Memorial - left:] British Forces In this fierce and brutal conflict those who fought included many Second World War veterans reinforced by reservists and young National . . .

(War, Korean) Includes complete text, location, directions, 6 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

First Christian Church

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Snyder, Texas.
Organized in 1898 with eight charter member families: Messrs. and Mmes. W. T. Baze, A. D. Dodson, F. M. German, W. B. Stanfield, I. W. Wasson, A. C. Wilmeth; Mlles. Clare Dodson, Lola Morris; and Mrs. Nannie German. First . . .

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