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Crane Runway

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Southeast Washington, District of Columbia.
The ability to move large machinery was essential to assembly and manufacturing at the Naval Gun Factory, and crane systems were both inside buildings and across outdoor spaces of the yard to coordinate numerous . . .

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

Walters Cabin Tree Planting

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Keno, Oregon.
Fifty acres were planted with two year old Ponderosa pine seedlings in the spring of 1960 after the area was scarified to remove brush. First commercial thinning Oct. 2005 3.7MBF/AC.

(Horticulture & Forestry) Includes location, directions, 5 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Riots to Renaissance

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Shaw, District of Columbia.
The corner of 14th and U Streets has been a city crossroads, a neighborhood gathering place, and a stage set for events that have shaken the city and the nation. For city residents, it was the transfer place for crosstown . . .

(African Americans • Civil Rights • Disasters • Industry & Commerce) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

11333 Woodglen Drive

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North Bethesda, Maryland.
On this building, 11333 Woodglen Drive, the first "Green Roof" in Montgomery County was built in 2004. This roof provides for reduced energy consumption in the building and also provides for a natural filtration and . . .

(Architecture • Environment) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

"Alluvium" is an artwork by Jim Sanborn

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North Bethesda, Maryland.
"Alluvium" is an artwork by Jim Sanborn The following is a list of the translations, transcriptions, and sources for the texts on the screen John Smith 1612 AD "There is but one entrance by sea into this country, and that . . .

(Animals • Environment • Settlements & Settlers • Waterways & Vessels) Includes complete text, location, directions, 5 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Yellowstone National Park Chapel

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Mammoth Hot Springs, Wyoming.
Yellowstone National Park Chapel Erected 1913 at the suggestion of Honorable John W. Meldrum, First National Park U.S. Commissioner and endorsed by Bishop William F. Nichols Bishop Nathaniel S. Thomas Bishop James J. Keane . . .

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

Millville, Minnesota

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Millville, Minnesota.
Founded 1870 by Charles R. Read Born March 10, 1820, Somerset Shier, England. Died October 9, 1899 at Millville, buried at Wabasha, Minnesota. Centennial was observed August 15-16, 1970.

(Settlements & Settlers) Includes location, directions, 1 photo, GPS coordinates, map.

In Honor Of USS Enterprise (CV-6)

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River Vale, New Jersey.
In Honor Of USS Enterprise (CV-6) 1938-1947 20 Battle Stars World War II Presidential Unit Citation Navy Unit Commendation Most battle stars awarded to ant World War II ship. Only fast carrier to be awarded both the . . .

(War, World II • Waterways & Vessels) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

USS Enterprise (CV-6) Stern Plate

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River Vale, New Jersey.
USS Enterprise (CV-6) Stern Plate Mr. Henry Hoffman, the engineer responsible for the dismantling of the Enterprise between 1958 and 1960, had the foresight to recognize the historical significance of the Aircraft . . .

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

Eagle Point Veterans Memorial

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Eagle Point, Oregon.
Dedicated to All Veterans

(Military) Includes location, directions, 5 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Her Majesty's Theatre

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, United Kingdom.
In 1705 Sir John Vanbrugh built the first of four theatres on this famous site. The second theatre, known variously as 'The King's' and 'Her Majesty's', was the home of Italian opera, while the present theatre, designed by C . . .

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

Snowy Butte Mill

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Eagle Point, Oregon.
On the National Register of Historic Places, the world famous Butte Creek Mill is the only grist mill in Oregon still grinding flour. Built on the banks of Little Butte Creek in 1872, under the name Snowy Butte Mill, local . . .

(Industry & Commerce) Includes complete text, location, directions, 5 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Antelope Creek Bridge

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Eagle Point, Oregon.
Covered Bridge 202 originally was the Yankee Creek Covered Bridge carrying vehicle traffic across Antelope Creek on Yankee Creek Road. The City of Eagle Point obtained Bridge 202 from Jackson County and moved it to the . . .

(Bridges & Viaducts) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Dumbarton United Methodist Church

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Georgetown, District of Columbia.
Front: First organized in a cooper's shop in 1772. Bishop Asbury preached here. This church was built in 1849 and renovated tin 1898. It served as a Civil War Hospital in 1862. President Lincoln attended this church on . . .

(Churches & Religion • Politics • War, US Civil) Includes complete text, location, directions, 6 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Mt. Laki Community Presbyterian Church World War II Memorial

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Klamath Falls, Oregon.
The Chapel of This Church Was Erected by The Henry Semon Family In Memory Of Charles H. Semon Bob Hamilton Robert Bunnell Rollo B. Cheyne Lloyd C. Barnes Robert Cameron James O. Mckeehan Schoolmates Who Gave . . .

(War, World II) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

The Cádiz Memorial

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, United Kingdom.
[English side:] To commemorate the Raising of the Siege of Cadiz, in consequence of the Glorious Victory obtained by the Duke of Wellington over the French at Salamanca, on the 22d July 1812: This Mortar, cast for the . . .

(Wars, Non-US) Includes complete text, location, directions, 7 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Welcome to Fort Vancouver

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Vancouver, Washington.
The London-based Hudson's Bay Company established and extensive fur trading network throughout the Pacific Northwest, utilizing two dozen posts, six ships, and about 600 employees during peak seasons. Fort Vancouver was the . . .

(Forts, Castles • Industry & Commerce) Includes complete text, location, directions, 5 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

An English Garden in the Wilderness

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Vancouver, Washington.
Planting a garden was one of the first things the Hudson's Bay Company (HBC) did when they established Fort Vancouver. At its height, in the mid-1840s, the garden had expanded to eight acres and provided not only produce but . . .

(Agriculture) Includes complete text, location, directions, 5 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

The Willamette Stone

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Portland, Oregon.
Beginning here, the Willamette Meridian was established running north to Puget Sound and south to the California border, and the Base Line was established running east to the Idaho border and west to the Pacific Ocean. From . . .

(Landmarks • Man-Made Features • Notable Places) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

The Goulding House

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Roswell, Georgia.
Once called Colonial Place this became the home of author, inventor, naturalist, and retired Presbyterian minister Dr. Francis R. Goulding (1810-1881) of Liberty County. In 1842 he built the first practical sewing machine, . . .

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