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The "Paseo Bravo" as a Civic Space

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El Paseo Bravo como espacio cívico El antiguo Paseo Nuevo, hoy Paseo Bravo, fue espacio de conmemoración cívica de personajes y hechos históricos de México y en especial de Puebla, marcando su destino el haber sido fusilado . . .

(Arts, Letters, Music • Charity & Public Work • Man-Made Features • Wars, Non-US) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Nicolás Bravo

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Nicolás Bravo Gobernador y Comandante Militar del Estado de Puebla Su gesto de perdonar los prisioneros realistas en Palmar del Bravo, Puebla, marca un hito en las luchas armadas por su generosa nobleza. Insurgente, . . .

(Patriots & Patriotism • Politics • War, Mexican-American • Wars, Non-US) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

The House of the Little Heads

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Casa de Las Cabecitas Una de las casas más antiguas de la ciudad que, a pesar de sus múltiples modificaciones, conserva intacta la portada de cantera, cuyo dintel luce dos elaborados medallones - típicos de la arquitectura . . .

(Churches & Religion • Colonial Era • Man-Made Features) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

The United States Life-Saving Service on Fire Island

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Bay Shore, New York.
Local history of the United States Life-Saving Service (USLSS) dates back to the War of 1812 between the United States of America and Great Britain when William Baker organized the first team of volunteer surfmen to patrol . . .

(Charity & Public Work • War of 1812 • Waterways & Vessels) Includes complete text, location, directions, 6 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Second Assistant Keeper's Dwelling

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Ponce Inlet, Florida.
Three keepers lived at the Station with their families. The Principal Keeper lived in the largest house, and the First and Second Assistant Keeper lived in the two smaller dwellings. This building was the home of the Second . . .

(Communications • Waterways & Vessels) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

I.O.O.F. Hall

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Etna, California.
The Etna Chapter of the Independent Order of Odd Fellow #184 was founded on January 18, 1871. There were 11 charter members. This brick building was designed by Louis Fafa and was built in 1881. The upper floor was used for . . .

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Lindsey Applegate

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Malin, Oregon.
Honorable Lindsay Applegate, son of a Revolutionary soldier with Colonial ancestry, born in Kentucky, September 18, 1808. Explorer, soldier, Trailblazer. Came to the Oregon country 1843. An Oregon Patriot, served in . . .

(Exploration • Patriots & Patriotism • Roads & Vehicles) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Little Shasta Congregational Church

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Montague, California.
Dedicated to the memory of the Pioneers of Little Shasta Valley who raised this House to the Glory of God. On March 5, 1876 The Little Shasta Congregational Church was formed. It was in 1877 that the first subscriptions were . . .

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

The Saint Augustine Church

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San Agustín Este convento agustino fue dedicado a la “Encarnación de Nuestra Señora” y también fue conocido como "Santa María de Gracia". Su construcción inició en 1555, pero dada la magnitud del proyecto se abrió al culto . . .

(Churches & Religion • Colonial Era • Man-Made Features • Wars, Non-US) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Before the 1800s

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Northwest Washington, District of Columbia.
Front: Police Call Boxes such as this one (originally painted blue) were installed in the District after the Civil War. Officers on foot patrol used this secure telegraph system to contact the station, accessing the box with . . .

(Charity & Public Work • Industry & Commerce • Waterways & Vessels) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Ralph Herseth

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Houghton, South Dakota.
Ralph Herseth, 1909 - 1969, was born on a ranch near Houghten and grew to manhood here. He graduated from Columbia High School and attended North Dakota State College. As a farmer - rancher, he raised wheat, corn, and . . .

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

During the years following the Civil War

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Northwest Washington, District of Columbia.
Front: Fire Fact, June 25, 1925 The era of horse-drawn fire apparatus ends with a ceremonial "final run" with Barney, Gene and Tom pulling a 1905 Steam Pumper belonging to Engine Company 19. Fire Department information and . . .

(Architecture • Roads & Vehicles • War, US Civil) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Democracy Tree

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Northwest Washington, District of Columbia.
This tree is dedicated to the more than half million veterans, taxpayers, and citizens of the District of Columbia who, despite fighting in foreign wars, paying their full measure of taxes and faithfully serving their . . .

(Patriots & Patriotism) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Ronald Reagan

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Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
On February 6, 1911, Ronald Wilson Reagan was born to Nelle and John Reagan in Tampico, Illinois. He attended high school in nearby Dixon and then worked his way through Eureka College. There, he studied economics and . . .

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

This excerpt from Walt Whitman's "The Dresser"...

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Northwest Washington, District of Columbia.
The Dresser Walt Whitman (surrounding station entrance) We Embrace E. Ethelbert Miller, 2005 (surrounding bench) This excerpt from Walt Whitman's "The Dresser" (1865 version) and "We Embrace" by E. Ethelbert Miller are . . .

(Arts, Letters, Music • Science & Medicine) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

"Single Form"

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Northwest Washington, District of Columbia.
"Single Form" By Barbara Hepworth In Tribute to Dag Hammarskjöld Presented to the United Nations By Jacob Blaustein This half-size bronze of the monumental abstract sculpture, which in 1964 was placed in front of the United . . .

(Arts, Letters, Music • Peace) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Hélène De Beir

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Northwest Washington, District of Columbia.
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(Charity & Public Work • War, Afghanistan • Women) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

This segment of the Berlin Wall...

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Northwest Washington, District of Columbia.
This segment of the Berlin Wall was presented to the Nitze School and the American Institute for Contemporary German Studies of the Johns Hopkins University by the Berlin Senate. It symbolizes both the peaceful end of a long . . .

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

Huron, South Dakota Veterans Memorial

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Huron, South Dakota.
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(Military) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

"French Boxcar"

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Huron, South Dakota.
This is one of the 49 boxcars from the "Gratitude Train" given to the United States by a grateful French people in response to the 700 car "Friendship Train" sent to France after World War II. Each state and the District of . . .

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