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Furman L. Smith Memorial Highway

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Central, South Carolina.
In memory of Furman L. Smith Veteran of World War II killed in Italy June 1, 1944 for heroic action beyond the call of duty. He was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor 1925-1944.

(War, World II) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

The San Andreas Fault

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San Miguel, California.
Left Marker This rift extends from El Centro on the south, 650 northwesternly the length of California to Point Arenas, where it continues seaward. The most publicized of California's geologic faults, it is the source of . . .

(Disasters • Environment) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Regulus

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near Aiea, Hawaii.
From 1959 through 1964 Regulus was the submarine launched retaliatory missile in the Pacific The Regulus missile deterrent strike force operated from submarine base, Pearl Harbor, under the operational control of Commander . . .

(War, Cold • Waterways & Vessels) Includes complete text, location, directions, 6 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

USS Parche

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near Aiea, Hawaii.
Launched 24 July 1943 (shield logo) Commissioned 20 November 1943 USS Parche SS-384 These men served aboard during her six war patrols ( 191 names) * Wolf Pack Commander ** Commanding Officer of USS Parche *** Lost at Sea- - . . .

(War, World II • Waterways & Vessels) Includes complete text, location, directions, 6 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Orange Belt Railway Station

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Dunedin, Florida.
In 1888, this site was the original location of the Orange Belt Railway Station. A newer station was built in 1900, but burned down. The present station was built in 1924, and used by the Atlantic Coast Railroad Company . . .

(Notable Buildings • Railroads & Streetcars) Includes complete text, location, directions, 5 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Streetcar Suburb

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Northwest Washington, District of Columbia.
Front of Marker: Lamont Park, across from the number 42 bus stop, was once the turnaround for the numbers 40 and 42 streetcars. Back in the 1940s, "when the conductor called 'end of the line,' passengers stepped onto a . . .

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

At Home and Abroad

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Northwest Washington, District of Columbia.
6 At Home and Abroad: The War Years 1941-45 Even before the United States entered World War II in 1941, thousands of workers from across the country streamed into Washington to fill new military and government jobs. The . . .

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

The First Bodega

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Northwest Washington, District of Columbia.
Front of Marker: The 1960s saw this neighborhood develop a Latino presence, and this became its Main Street. The storefront at 3161 Mt. Pleasant Street once housed Casa Diloné , the first bodega (grocery) here. From 1962 . . .

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

Shirley Clarke

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New York, New York.
October 2, 1919 to September 23, 1997 A salute to the life and achievements of a pioneering avant-garde independent filmmaker and video artist from the 1950s to the 1980s As a teenager studied and performed as a modern . . .

(Arts, Letters, Music) Includes complete text, location, directions, 1 photo, GPS coordinates, map.

Mount Pleasant Street, ca. 2004

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Northwest Washington, District of Columbia.
9 Mount Pleasant Street, ca. 2004 During the second half of the 20th century, housing in Mount Pleasant was relatively affordable. Recent immigrants, students, young professionals, and families from diverse economic . . .

(Architecture • Industry & Commerce) Includes complete text, location, directions, 5 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Columbia

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Columbia, Connecticut.
In May, 1700, William Clarke and Deacon Josiah Dewey acquired land in Lebanon Crank by agreement with Oweneco, son of the Indian sachem Unicas. Settlers arrived and, in 1715, pleading remoteness from the place of worship . . .

(Churches & Religion • Colonial Era • Native Americans • Settlements & Settlers) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Eleazar Wheelock D.D.

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Columbia, Connecticut.
In 1755 Eleazar Wheelock D.D. minister at Lebanon Crank now Columbia founded near this spot Moor’s Indian Charity School In 1769 the school was removed to Hanover New Hampshire From this beginning arose Dartmouth College . . .

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

Moor’s Charity School

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Columbia, Connecticut.
Moor’s Charity School 1755 - 1769 Columbia, Connecticut proudly remembered for two hundred years by generations of Dartmouth Men as seeding ground of Dartmouth College and faithful steward of Eleazar Wheelock’s generous and . . .

(Colonial Era • Education • Native Americans) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Putnam Wolf Den

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Pomfret, Connecticut.
2 miles southwest Putnam Wolf Den Scene of famous traditional exploit of Israel Putnam

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

Christopher Lee Hoskins

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Killingly, Connecticut.
In Memoriam Christopher Lee Hoskins SPC., U.S. Army Killingly resident killed while serving his country Ramadi, Iraq, June 21, 2005 “The roots of a soldier are nurtured by the soil of family, friends, community Until the . . .

(War, 2nd Iraq) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Gold Star Mothers

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Tarrytown, New York.
In Honor Of The American Gold Star Mothers For Their Sacrifice, Service, and Patriotism A mother’s tears were shed today For a battle long ago. Her precious gift to a warrior son Whose fate …. she’ll never know Not Heroes . . .

(Military • Women) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

A Changing Landscape

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Northwest Washington, District of Columbia.
A Changing Landscape For nearly a century, between 1862 and 1962, streetcars in Washington, D.C. carried people across the District. The first streetcars were drawn by horses and could only carry people short distances, but . . .

(Railroads & Streetcars) Includes complete text, location, directions, 6 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Amusement Palace

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Northwest Washington, District of Columbia.
Front of Marker: The intersection of 14th Street and Park Road has been the center of community life since at least 1871, when the neighborhood was called Mount Pleasant and storekeeper George Emery made his living on the . . .

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

A City in Itself

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Northwest Washington, District of Columbia.
Front of Marker: Columbia Heights by the mid 1920s was a center of white elite activity and commerce. The elegant, Neoclassical style Riggs Bank branch and the Italian Renaissance style Tivoli Theater opened to great . . .

(African Americans • Communications • Entertainment • Industry & Commerce) Includes complete text, location, directions, 5 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Tarrytown World War II Memorial

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Tarrytown, New York.
Glory To Them That Died In This Great Cause In Grateful Tribute To The Men And Women Of The Tarrytowns Who Served In World War II ( left panel ) For God · For Country · For All Anderton, Leigh F. · Asp, Goran H. · . . .

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