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Northeast Washington, District of Columbia.
The repairs and restoration of this call box and five others were made possible in 2009 by Trinidad Neighborhood Association. Fabrication and installation: Gelberg Signs. Art on Call is sponsored by Cultural Tourism DC, the . . .

(Arts, Letters, Music) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

"Ocian in view, O! the Joy..."

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Astoria, Oregon.
The Corps of Discovery traveled thousands of miles and endured many hardships to reach the Pacific Ocean in mid-November 1805. The last sixteen miles down the Columbia River took ten days because of bad weather. The . . .

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

A City in One Day

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Northeast Washington, District of Columbia.
The repairs and restoration of this call box and five others were made possible in 2009 by Trinidad Neighborhood Association. Fabrication and installation: Gelberg Signs. Art on Call is sponsored by Cultural Tourism DC, the . . .

(Arts, Letters, Music) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Comcomly / Indian Burial Canoe

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Astoria, Oregon.
Panel 1 Great Chief of the Chinook Nation, known to Lewis and Clark, honored and respected by the founding Astorians, the Northwesters and the Hundson's Bay fur traders. Panel 2 Symbolic memorial dedicated by Comcomly's . . .

(Exploration • Native Americans • Settlements & Settlers) Includes complete text, location, directions, 5 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

The Silver Theatre

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Silver Spring, Maryland.
Just around the corner, on Colesville Road, is the American Film Institute (AFI) Silver Theatre and Cultural Center — an architectural treasure and state-of-the-art movie theater saved from the wrecker's ball by the citizens . . .

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

Astoria & Warrenton

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Astoria, Oregon.
The oldest American settlement west of the Rocky Mountains, dating back to Lewis & Clark. Explore our history, natural beauty and opportunities for adventure. For free maps and visitor information, visit one of the . . .

(Exploration • Forts, Castles • Settlements & Settlers • Waterways & Vessels) Includes complete text, location, directions, 6 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Shively - McClure National Register Historic District

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Astoria, Oregon.
Here you look out over Astoria's first neighborhood. Platted in 1846 by prominent pioneers, Colonel John McClure and John Shively, this district was home to our most influential citizens; elected officials, leading . . .

(Architecture • Asian Americans • Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers) Includes complete text, location, directions, 6 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Captain George Flavel Mansion

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Astoria, Oregon.
This Mansion was erected in 1883 by Captain George Flavel, Pioneer Columbia River Bar Pilot and business leader The family home for fifty years, this property was presented to Clatsop County by his great granddaughter, . . .

(Architecture • Man-Made Features • Notable Buildings) Includes complete text, location, directions, 6 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Bumpass

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Bumpass, Virginia.
Bumpass Turnout, named for a family of local landowners, was a side track along the Louisa Railroad, which opened in 1837. A small community, including a post office, general store, and boys' academy, developed near the . . .

(Industry & Commerce • Railroads & Streetcars • War, US Civil) Includes complete text, location, directions, 1 photo, GPS coordinates, map.

The Silver Spring Shopping Center

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Silver Spring, Maryland.
The 1938 Silver Theatre and Silver Spring Shopping Center complex is a landmark of early 20th-century commercial architecture. It profoundly affected the development of suburban Silver Spring as well as helped shape the . . .

(Architecture • Arts, Letters, Music • Industry & Commerce • Politics) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Medal of Honor Recipients

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Roseburg, Oregon.
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(Military) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Rube Goldberg Ski Lift Gadget

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Wessington Springs, South Dakota.
A.J. Gebhart designed and built the ski lift assisted by Lloyd Marken. The electric powered apparatus was installed in February of 1956 and kept a 1,200 foot circle of rope rotating to safely pull sled, ski, toboggan, or . . .

(Parks & Recreational Areas • Sports) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Medal of Honor Memorial

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Seattle, Washington.
Ordinary Individuals Facing Extraordinary Circumstances With Courage and Selflessness Answer the Call and Change the Course of Destiny Medal of Honor Deming Bronson, 1LT, USA (1915) Gregory “Pappy” Boyington, COL., USMC . . .

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

Eastern Shore Infantry

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Cambridge, Maryland.
During the Civil War, U.S. Col. James Wallace, commander of the 1st Regiment, Eastern Shore Maryland Volunteers, used this building as his headquarters. The regiment which camped east of here, drew most of its members . . .

(Notable Buildings • War, US Civil) Includes complete text, location, directions, 6 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Oregon Fallen War Heroes Memorial

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Central Point, Oregon.
We honor all Oregonians who served our state and nation, who shed their blood in defense of God, Family and Country. They are Oregon's Fallen War Heroes. We honor for their valor the men and women whose names are engraved on . . .

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

The Principal Keeper's Office

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Ponce Inlet, Florida.
In 1921, the Lighthouse Service enclosed portions of the porch on each dwelling at the Light Station in order to install bathroom facilities for the families. A small office room was included in this upgrade when the porch . . .

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

Shakespeare Garden/Ann Hathaway Cottage

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Wessington Springs, South Dakota.
Shakespeare Garden Modeled after Shakespeare Garden near Stratford-upon-Avon, England over 150 varieties of flowers, trees and shrubs. Only garden of its kind in South Dakota. Ann Hathaway Cottage This home was styled after . . .

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

The Shakespeare Garden

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Wessington Springs, South Dakota.
The Shakespeare Garden, founded 1927, was planned and developed by Clark W. and Emma Freeland Shay and is maintained as a memorial to them. Together they served the Wessington Springs College as instructors and advisors for . . .

(Education • Horticulture & Forestry) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Wessington Springs, South Dakota Veterans Memorial

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Wessington Springs, South Dakota.
(Main Memorial) This memorial is dedicated to those men and women who served our country in times of war and peace and especially to those who gave their lives in that service. (World War I Stone) In Commemoration of the . . .

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

Purple Heart Memorial Highway

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near White Lake, South Dakota.
On May 24, 2012, the South Dakota DOT's Transportation Commission officially declared Interstate 90 from the Minnesota border to the Wyoming border as South Dakota's segment of the National Purple Heart Trail. The Purple . . .

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