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Veterans Memorial Hall

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Redding, California.
Dedicated Memorial Day 1939 Owner: County of Shasta Maintained by War Veterans of Shasta County General Contractor: Adam Arras & Son Contractors Funded by The County of Shasta and WPA Listed in Architectural Historian Book . . .

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

Shasta Union High School War Memorial

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Redding, California.
Dedicated To All The Veterans Of Shasta Union High School “From This Day To The Ending Of The World, ...We In It Shall Be Remembered ...We Band Of Brothers.” World War II Fatalities Elton Barker • Bilton Beed • Wayne . . .

(War, Korean • War, Vietnam • War, World II) Includes complete text, location, directions, 6 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Eagle Point National Cemetery Vietnam Memorial

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Eagle Point, Oregon.
In Memory Of The Vietnam Veterans. Offerings Of Love And Honor Vietnam Memorial Wall Jun 24 1998 Jun 29 1998

(War, Vietnam) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

USS Stark Anchor

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Ida Grove, Iowa.
The USS Stark (FFG-3) was an Oliver Hazard Perry Class guided-missile frigate named for Admiral Harold Rainsford Stark Launched : May 30, 1980 Commissioned: Oct. 23, 1982 Middle East Deployed 1984, 1987, 1991 & 1995 . . .

(War, 1st Iraq & Desert Storm • Waterways & Vessels) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Japanese Attack World War II Memorial

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Redding, California.
In Memory of All Members of the Military Services Who Perished Dec. 7, 1941, During the Japanese Sneak Attack on the Island of Oahu, T.H.

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

Road Behind And Sea Beyond

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near Florence, Oregon.
This headland has attracted and challenged centuries of travelers. For centuries, Siuslaw, Yachats and Alsea Tribes were drawn to the rich marine resources at Heceta Head. As they hunted, fished, and traveled, they . . .

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

Miguel Ruíz Moncada

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, Mexico.
Q. F. Miguel Ruíz Moncada 1879-1939 Destacado queretano pionero e impulsor de la industria cinematográfica en México. Santiago de Querétaro, Qro. Diciembre 2016 H. Ayuntamiento de Querétaro 2015 (Escudo de Querétaro) 2018 . . .

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

J.D. Howard

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Tulelake, California.
He owned no car nor house, yet spent much of his life studying the Lava Beds area, walking along the shore of Tule Lake from the town of Merrill. He discovered many geologic features, naming, describing, and photographing . . .

(Parks & Recreational Areas) Includes complete text, location, directions, 5 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

AH-1 Cobra Helicopter

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Ida Grove, Iowa.
The Bell AH-1 Cobra helicopter was the world's first dedicated armed attack helicopter. Due to its speed, armament and maneuverability it proved itself a powerful combatant during the Vietnam Conflict. The two-bladed single . . .

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

CGM-13B Mace Missile

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Ida Grove, Iowa.
The CGM-13 Mace is a container-launched tactical surface-to-surface missile. Development began in 1954 with the first launch in 1956. Launched from a mobile trailer or hardened bunker, it used a solid fuel booster rocket for . . .

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

Colonel Rex T. Barber Memorial

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Terrebonne, Oregon.
first panel Rex T. Barber was one of 16 fighter pilots who participated in the famous - and then Top Secret - “Yamamoto” mission, which helped turn the tide of World War II against the Japanese. Born in Culver, Oregon, in . . .

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

Oregon Scenic Highways

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Terrebonne, Oregon.
This magnificent view is preserved and protected by the efforts of the Oregon Roadside Council, which initiated and secured the passage of the Oregon Scenic Areas Act in 1961. 3585 scenic miles of highways were surveyed and . . .

(Environment • Roads & Vehicles) Includes complete text, location, directions, 5 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

The City of East Sioux Falls

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Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
From 1887 to about 1913, this area, bordering the Big Sioux River, was the thriving community of East Sioux Falls. The city boasted a hotel, several boarding houses, saloons and retail stores, a town hall, a cricket team, at . . .

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

Alice E. Biddle

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Corvallis, Oregon.
The Quest symbolizes Alice E. Biddle, who in 1870 became the first woman to graduate from what is now Oregon State University. It reflects the energy, dedication and strength of all students in the pursuit of learning.

(Education • Women) Includes location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Metolius Depot

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Metolius, Oregon.
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(Railroads & Streetcars) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Medford Townsite

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Medford, Oregon.
On October 27, 1883, C. Mingus, c.w. Broback, I.J. Phipps and C.C. Beekman, deeded in excess of two hundred acres for a townsite plus twenty acres for a railroad depot to the Oregon and California railroad company. Charles . . .

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

Jacksonville’s Rogue River Valley Railway 1891-1925

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Jacksonville, Oregon.
Imagine this site in the 1890’s. A small but serviceable locomotive, belching steam and smoke, rumbles up to the little depot on the corner. Commuters step from a single passenger car and quickly disperse. Further down the . . .

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

Jacksonville Cemetery Veterans Memorial

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Jacksonville, Oregon.
In Memory of Veterans of All Wars Donated by the William H. Harrison Woman's Relief Corps Of Central Point, Oregon Auxillary to the Grand Army of the Republic

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

De Schaduwkade (Shadow Wall)

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, Netherlands.
De Schaduwkade Tijdens de Tweede Wereldoorlog zijn meer dan 200 bewoners van deze gracht vermoord omdat ze Joods waren. Links van u staan hun namen op de kade, tegenover hun huizen. De Schaduwkade is een initiatief van . . .

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

Veterans Memorial Grove

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Redding, California.
Dedicated to Honor The Service of All Shasta County Veterans Who Have Served This Nation With Honor...

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