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In Memory of Our Ancestors

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Los Angeles, California.
In memory of our ancestors, the Gabrieleños, who inhabited the Pueblo of Los Angeles, and called it Yangna. They lived in harmony with Mother Earth. May they now be in peace in the spiritual world.

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

Applegate Trail

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Malin, Oregon.
The Applegate Trail crossed the present boundary of Oregon approximately three miles southeast of here and went around the northern end of the lake which covered much of the basin, passing close to where you are now . . .

(Exploration • Roads & Vehicles) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

The Ranch of J. Frank Adams

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Malin, Oregon.
Adams brought the first dredge into the county. Pioneered local irrigation projects. A founding father of Merrill.

(Notable Places) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Dennis Crawley Cabin

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Merrill, Oregon.
Situated approximately 300 yards southwest. Used during first battle of the Modoc War 1872-73 as a fort & hospital.

(Forts, Castles • Wars, US Indian) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Stone Bridge

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Merrill, Oregon.
Capt. Jack’s winter camp was located approximately 1/4 mile east of here and was the site of the opening battle of the Modoc War - Nov. 1872

(Bridges & Viaducts • Native Americans • Wars, US Indian) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

The Main Square and Fountain of San Miguel

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, Mexico.
Zócalo y Fuente de San Miguel La Plaza Mayor de la Puebla de los Angeles es tan antigua como la ciudad misma, creada en 1531 cuando se traza la ciudad, convirtiéndose a partir de entonces en el centro neurálgico de la ciudad . . .

(Architecture • Colonial Era • Man-Made Features • Parks & Recreational Areas) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Galärvarvet År 1942 / Galley Yard 1942

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, Sweden.
Detta område togs i bruk år 1723 som flottans galärvarv. Efterhand blev det en det av Stockholms Örlogsvarv där flottans fartyg underhölls och reparerades. Örlogsvarvet flyttades till Muskö år 1969 varvid många av . . .

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

The Applegate Trail - Southern Route to Oregon

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Cottage Grove, Oregon.
In 1846, Jesse Applegate and fourteen others from near Dallas, Oregon, established a trail south from the Willamette Valley and east to Fort Hall. This route offered emigrants an alternative to the perilous "last leg" of the . . .

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

River Road

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Cottage Grove, Oregon.
Roads and rights-of-way were serious public considerations on the Oregon frontier. Market roads, territorial roads and county roads were the lifelines of commerce and communication. River Road - the road upon which you are . . .

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

A Trail by Any Other Name

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Cottage Grove, Oregon.
In 1846 Levi Scott, together with Jesse and Lindsay Applegate, led an expedition that established the southern route to Oregon from Ft. Hall, Idaho. He was also elected to guide the first emigrants over the new route. . . .

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

Crossing the Calapooya Mountains

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Cottage Grove, Oregon.
Slowed by rugged trail conditions, weather, and weary teams, emigrants in 1846 entered the southern Willamette Valley in dire circumstances. Transit of the mountains between the Rogue River and the Willamette watershed took . . .

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

The Changing Trail to Oregon

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Cottage Grove, Oregon.
The trail to Oregon was never a single set of wagon ruts etched from Missouri to the Willamette Valley. Wagons often traveled abreast through valleys and plains sometimes widening the trail several miles. In the mountains . . .

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

Memorial to Those Killed in University Protest of 1973

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, Mexico.
Primero de mayo 1973-1983 Diez años del Dia Heroico en Defensa de la Reforma Universitario de la U.A.P. Martires: Profr. Alfonso Calderon Moreno Est. Norberto Suarez Lara Est. Victor Manuel Medina Est. Ignacio Enrique . . .

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

The Stone Bridge

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Merrill, Oregon.
On July Sixth 1846 fifteen pioneers who located the South Road from Fort Hale to the Willamette Valley crossed Lost River on the ledge underlying this dam. In their memory this marker is placed by Eulalona Chapter Daughters . . .

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

The Applegate Trail

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Merrill, Oregon.
A In 1846, Jesse Applegate and fourteen others from near Dallas, Oregon, established a trail south from the Willamette Valley and east to Fort Hall. This route offered emigrants an alternative to the perilous “last leg” of . . .

(Exploration • Roads & Vehicles) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

White Lake City

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Klamath Falls, Oregon.
Site of a famous promotional boom town. Founded in 1905. Out of existence by 1918.

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

1956

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Navy Yard, District of Columbia.
1956 The first containerized shipment travels from Newark, New Jersey to Houston, Texas. Loading full trailer bodies onto ships rather than loading and unloading the cargo revolutionizes shipping. Container ship Hawaiian . . .

(Waterways & Vessels) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

1958

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Navy Yard, District of Columbia.
Transportation Walk 1958 The Boeing 707 enters commercial service and an era of increased passenger travel begins. It is the first jet aircraft to provide commercial service carrying over 180 passengers Follow the . . .

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

Three Gas Pumps

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Navy Yard, District of Columbia.
Three Gas Pumps Increased automobile use and interstate trucking companies spur the growth of the largest of roads in the world. Rural areas are linked to major economic centers. Vacationers headed for Virginia beaches, July . . .

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

1966

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Navy Yard, District of Columbia.
1966 Pan Am's Juan Trippe works with Boeing to develop the wide-body 747. Jumbo jets like the 747 can carry up to 490 passengers and reduce the cost of long distance travel. Passengers boarding a 747 in 1969. Photo courtesy . . .

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