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Central High School/Central Junior High School

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near Ryland, Alabama.
(side 1) Central High School 1917-1931 In 1916, the Superintendent of Madison County Schools met with the citizens of Ryland, Maysville, and Brownsboro to discuss plans to replace the three one-room schools serving each . . .

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

Kungsgatan ("King's Street")

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, Sweden.
Brunkebergsåsen delade länge city i två delar. För att förena dem bröts Kungsgatan fram i början av 1900-talet för att invigas 1911. Under mellankrigstiden blev den stadens ledande affärs- och nöjesgata. Med sina biografer, . . .

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

Little White Meetinghouse

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Parma, New York.
Erected in 1844. Oldest house of worship now standing in Parma. Post-and-beam construction. Built entirely by labor of members of First Presbyterian Society of Parma. Organized March 24, 1829. Its 13 charter members included . . .

(Churches & Religion) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Riddarholmen

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, Sweden.
Riddarholmen is the historical nucleus of Stockholm, with buildings from several eras. The oldest is Riddarholm Church, which was inaugurated around the year 1300 as a part of a monastery. The monastery was founded by the . . .

(Churches & Religion • Forts, Castles • Settlements & Settlers) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

What is a Steam Donkey?

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Reedsport, Oregon.
Oxen Replaced Mules And Donkeys – Steam Donkeys Replaced Oxen By the early 1900’s steam yarders or steam donkeys, as they came to be known, industrialized logging. These large steel and cast iron steam machines were used to . . .

(Horticulture & Forestry • Industry & Commerce) Includes complete text, location, directions, 6 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Site of Home of Alexander Milliner

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Ogden, New York.
Site of Home of Alexander Milliner, drummer boy in bodyguard of George Washington. Later, soldier in Revolutionary War.

(War, US Revolutionary) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Hotel James

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Palatka, Florida.
The Hotel James (aka James Hotel) was designed by Henry John Klutho, a nationally known architect of the Prairie School style from Jacksonville, Florida. Mr. Klutho designed two other buildings in Palatka. The recently . . .

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

José María Truchuelo Ruíz

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, Mexico.
Constitución de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos 1917-2017 José María Truchuelo Ruíz 1880-1953 Destacado queretano Gobernador del Estado de Querétaro, jurista, Diputado y Secretario del Congreso Constituyente. Santiago de . . .

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

Cuban Rafts

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Ponce Inlet, Florida.
The raft to your left washed ashore in 1989. Clothing found suggests that children were among those on the raft. The orange life vest was left behind by the Coast Guard to indicate that these refugees were rescued at sea. . . .

(Civil Rights • Hispanic Americans • Waterways & Vessels) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Sodoma Farms

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Sweden, New York.
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(Agriculture) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Home of John Proctor

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Gaines, New York.
Historic Ridge Road Genesee to Niagara —————————— Home of John Proctor who on horse during a December night in 1813 warned the settlers along the Ridge Road from here to Clarkson of the approach of the British and Indians . . .

(Roads & Vehicles • War of 1812) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Our Lady of Carmen Catholic Church

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, Guatemala.
Iglesia Bicentenaria Esta fue la primera iglesia construida en el Valle de la Ermita, hoy Ciudad de Guatemala, dos veces centenaria Municipalidad de Guatemala 2 de enero de 1976 English translation: Bicentennial Church This . . .

(Churches & Religion • Colonial Era • Man-Made Features • Settlements & Settlers) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Ernesto Perusquía Layseca

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, Mexico.
Constitución de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos 1917-2017 Ernesto Perusquía Layseca 1877-1946 Destacado queretano Gobernador del Estado de Querétaro, Constitucionalista, Diputado por San Juan del Río en el Congreso . . .

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

Juan Nepomuceno Frías Fernández

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, Mexico.
Constitución de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos 1917-2017 Juan Nepomuceno Frías Fernández 1884-1921 Destacado queretano Fundador del Partido Antirreeleccionista Queretano Diputado por Querétaro en el Congreso Constituyente. . . .

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

Hard Work at a Lonely Light

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near Florence, Oregon.
Would you make it as a Heceta Head Lighthouse keeper? Imagine living here, part of a tiny, isolated community whose lives revolved around the beacon of Heceta Head Light. You would: Work day and night to keep the light in . . .

(Man-Made Features • Waterways & Vessels) Includes complete text, location, directions, 6 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Varuhuset PUB / PUB Department Store

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, Sweden.
Ursprungligen manufakturaffär, grundad av Paul U Bergström 1882. Byggt 1917-37. Huset vid Kungsgatan tillkom 1917, fasad Cyrillus Johansson, byggnaden mot Hötorget 1925, arkitekter E Bernhard och H Ahlberg. Husen mot . . .

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

Kvarteret Cepheus / Cepheus Neighborhood

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, Sweden.
Samfundet S:t Erik initierade under 1930-talet moderniseringen av det sanitärt nedgångna kvarteret. Initiativet ledde till en mer optimistisk syn på möjligheten att bevara Gamla Stan. AB Stadsholmen bildades 1936 för . . .

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

NCO Open Mess

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Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.
This is the site of building 120, the former Non-Commissioned Of?cers Open Mess. The NCO Open Mess provided enlisted members a place to go to socialize and relax. The club featured a modern, well decorated ballroom and . . .

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

Officers Open Mess

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Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.
This is the site of the former Of?cers Open Mess, building 124, constructed in 1956. The Of?cers Open Mess was located near the Of?cers Billeting Quarters and the Base Family Housing Complex. The building was complete with a . . .

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

Visiting Officer’s Quarters (Billeting)

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Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.
Single and unaccompanied married officers arriving for duty were provided billeting in the Visiting Officers Quarters/Bachelor Officers Quarters in building 126. Two buildings were set aside for this purpose. The larger . . .

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