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Dwight David Eisenhower

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, United Kingdom.
Dwight David Eisenhower October 14, 1890 - March 28, 1969 General of the Army President of the United States A Life of Service to Freedom ? 1915 Graduated from West Point ? 1916 Married Mamie Geneva Doud ? 1935 U.S. . . .

(War, World II) Includes complete text, location, directions, 7 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Homeland of the Cow Creeks

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Canyonville, Oregon.
This portion of the southwest Oregon is homeland to the Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Indians. They thrived here for thousands of years before contact with Euro-Americans. Living in plank-house villages, they followed a seasonal . . .

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

DuBois

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DuBois, Pennsylvania.
In 1872 John DuBois came to the area and set up sawmills. They employed hundreds of men, sawed billions of board feet of lumber and operated until 1904. DuBois was incorporated in 1881; in 1916 it became the county's only . . .

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

Canyonville Applegate Trail Kiosk

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near Canyonville, Oregon.
(Seven panels dealing with topics related to the Applegate Trail are found at this kiosk.) Applegate Trail Southern Route to Oregon In 1846, Jesse Applegate and fourteen others from near Dallas, Oregon, established a . . .

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

Braunbastion / The Braun Bastion

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, Austria.
Mit der Errichtung der Stadtbefestigung Wiens wurde im 16. Jahrhundert begonnen. An dieser Stelle stand die Braunbastion ein der Stadtmauer vorgebautes Verteidigungsbauwerk. Die unteren Partien des Mauerwerks waren aus . . .

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

Spoorviaduct Oostertoegang Centraal Station / Railway Viaduct, Eastern Entrance, Central Station

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, Netherlands.
Spoorviaduct Oostertoegang Centraal Station Architect: Adolf Leonard (Dolf) van Gendt (1835-1901) Opdrachtgever: Staatsspoorwegen Bouwjaar: 1875-1877 Gebouwd in Oud Hollandse stijl en versierd met balustrades, bordessen en . . .

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

Ancient Live Oaks And Old Mission Lime Kilns

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West Hills, California.
These venerable oak trees were topped by the Franciscan friars to furnish fuel for the nearby lime kilns that provided mortar for the building of the Mission San Fernando Rey de Espana. These fused rocks were taken for their . . .

(Settlements & Settlers) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

The José Luis Bello y González Museum

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, Mexico.
Museo José Luis Bello y González Resguarda una de las colecciones artísticas con mayor prestigio de México, constituida por 3028 piezas acopiadas por el industrial poblano José Luis Bello y González y por su hijo José . . .

(Arts, Letters, Music • Man-Made Features) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

C.P.R.R. Truckee Round House

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Truckee, California.
Needed to house and maintain the engines of the Central Pacific Railroad during construction of the Trans-Sierra Crossing, an enclosed wooden round house was constructed here in 1868. It was razed by fire in March 1869. A 16 . . .

(Railroads & Streetcars) Includes complete text, location, directions, 1 photo, GPS coordinates, map.

Fort Seward

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Jamestown, North Dakota.
Fort Seward, formerly Fort Cross, was established June 3, 1872. The post was built on a bluff overlooking the confluence of the James River and Pipestone Creek. Although the Sioux Indians had recently been settled on . . .

(Forts, Castles • Railroads & Streetcars • Wars, US Indian) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

American Legion 60th Anniversary

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Hornbrook, California.
This plaque commemorates the 60th anniversary of the American Legion. The national charter was signed in Hornbrook on Sept. 16, 1919 by President Woodrow Wilson while his train stopped enroute from Portland to San Francisco.

(Notable Events) Includes location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

The Rachel Carson Greenway

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Silver Spring, Maryland.
In 2004, this trail corridor was named in honor of the mother of the modern environmental movement, Rachel Carson. When complete, the Rachel Carson Greenway Trail will be 25 miles long, connecting the Anacostia Trail System . . .

(Abolition & Underground RR • African Americans • Agriculture • Churches & Religion) Includes complete text, location, directions, 5 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Fort Seward

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Jamestown, North Dakota.
A United States military post providing quarters for two companies of infantry. It was named for Wm H. Seward, wo served as Secretary of State under Abraham Lincoln. The post protected workers who were building the Northern . . .

(Forts, Castles • Railroads & Streetcars • Wars, US Indian) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

The Fall Line and the Gorge

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Silver Spring, Maryland.
You are about to enter the most scenic and rugged section of the Northwest Branch. This rocky gorge marks the "Fall Line," where the tough metamorphic rocks of the Piedmont, meaning "foot of the mountain," give way to the . . .

(Arts, Letters, Music • Environment • Politics • Waterways & Vessels) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Alton Klaus

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Jamestown, North Dakota.
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(Horticulture & Forestry • Settlements & Settlers) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Oakes & Philbrook Furniture Store

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Susanville, California.
William Vellenoweth, better known to a generation of Susanville youngsters as Dad Popcorn, had his colorful stand at this location from 1918 to 1931. This building, constructed in 1901 as the Oakes & Philbrook Furniture . . .

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

Where the Two Rivers Meet

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Jamestown, North Dakota.
Old maps of the Northwest apply the name of Dakota to the James River. The junction of the Can Sa Sa (James River) and the Pipestem, where Jamestown is now located, was a favorite place for getting together among the Indians . . .

(Native Americans • Settlements & Settlers • Waterways & Vessels) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

F-1 Engine

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Canoga Park, California.
Dedicated to the employees of Rocketdyne on the tenth anniversary of man’s first lunar landing July 20, 1979 A cluster of five Rockytdyne-built F-1 engines lifted the 365-foot-tall Apollo vehicle from Earth, beginning . . .

(Air & Space • Exploration • Science & Medicine) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Monarch of the Plains

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Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
South Dakota Mahogany Granite - Sculptor Darold E. Bailey - 1999 Herds of Buffalo Roamed the Falls Area in the 1800's The First Sculpture at Falls Park Sioux Falls Sponsors Denny and Char Oviati Freda Horsmann Dawley David . . .

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

The Promise of Electricity

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Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
This view of the lower level of the Hydroelectric plant shows the massive pipes that channeled the river's flow to three electric generators. Water entered the plant through the flume at the back of the room and flowed . . .

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