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Camp Adair

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near Corvallis, Oregon.
The US War Department ultimately selected 55,000 acres at this location for an infantry training site in 1941. Temporary quarters were constructed, and the site was dedicated as Camp Adair in 1942. Camp Adair was designed to . . .

(Forts, Castles • War, World II) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Benjamin Franklin Firefighter Memorial

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Scranton, Pennsylvania.
This memorial is in honor of all firefighters. It was in Philadelphia, Pa. that Benjamin Franklin organized the first fire department in Dec. 1736, known as "The Bucket Brigade". ————————————— In memory of the members of . . .

(Charity & Public Work) Includes complete text, location, directions, 5 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

The Trailblazers

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near Corvallis, Oregon.
The 70th Infantry Division was activated on 15 June 1943 as "Oregon's Own" and was named "The Trailblazers" in honor of the Oregon Trail Centennial. After a year of training here at Camp Adair the Division moved to Ft. . . .

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

The Timberwolves

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Corvallis, Oregon.
The 104th Infantry Division was activated on 15 September 1942, at Camp Adair and was named "The Timberwolves." After 18 months of training at Camp Adair and maneuvers in Eastern Oregon and the California-Arizona desert, . . .

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

The Wild West Division

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near Corvallis, Oregon.
The 91st Infantry Division was originally activated 5 September 1917 at Camp Lewis, Washington and designated the "Wild West Division." The battle cry "Powder River! Let'er Buck!" was adopted in 1918. During World War I the . . .

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

96th Infantry Division

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Corvallis, Oregon.
Activated on September 5, 1918 (World War I). Demobilized January 7, 1919. Became Oregon's Reserve Division in 1923. Activated to active duty August 15, 1942 at Camp Adair with orders to be Combat Ready as soon as possible. . . .

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

Pedro Escobedo

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, Mexico.
Al ilustre Dr. Pedro Escobedo Octubre de 1984 Decreto El C. Francisco G. de Cosio, Gobernador Constitucional del Estado Libre y Soberano de Queretaro Arteaga, a todos sus habitantes sabed que: El Congreso del Estado de . . .

(Charity & Public Work • Science & Medicine) Includes complete text, location, directions, 6 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Pleasantville School

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near Pleasantville, Pennsylvania.
This bell is all that remains of the school house, that once stood on these grounds. Purchased by the Pleasantville Borough at a cost of $1,500.00. The two story structure with bell tower, measuring 38 ft. x 40 ft. was built . . .

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

Brookeville Academy

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Brookeville, Maryland.
The Brookeville Academy was founded in 1810 by the town's leading citizens and built largely with donated materials. The building began as a one-story structure that was raised to two stories in 1834. The Academy provided a . . .

(Education • War of 1812) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Margaret Brooke House

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Brookeville, Maryland.
One of the four federal style masonry houses that were standing in Brookeville in 1814, this house was built by real estate investor Caleb Pancoast about 1806 and sold shortly thereafter. In 1814 it was home of Margaret . . .

(Architecture • War of 1812 • Women) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Murphy House

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Brookeville, Maryland.
Greenbury Murphy, Brookeville's first blacksmith, built this exceptionally fine Federal style house about 1807, financing its construction and that of a blacksmith shop with a mortgage from local merchant Caleb Bentley. The . . .

(Architecture • Industry & Commerce • War of 1812) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

The Moore Cottage

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Brookeville, Maryland.
The Moore built this worker's cottage, probably in the late 1790s. Moore was married to Mary Brooke, one of Deborah Thomas's sisters, and the Moores lived on a farm adjacent to Brookeville. Moore was a farmer, inventor, . . .

(Agriculture • Architecture • Industry & Commerce • War of 1812) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Valley Mill House

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Brookeville, Maryland.
The original section of what is known as the Valley Mill House (on the right) consisted of a single-story, one-room stone cottage with a large open hearth and stair to a sleeping loft. David Newlin built it about 1800, . . .

(Architecture • Industry & Commerce • War of 1812) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Gassaway House

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Brookeville, Maryland.
The Gassaway House was built about 1804 for Samuel and Anne Leeke. Brice John Gassaway purchased it in 1812 and he and his wife Dinah and two of their seven grown children were living here in 1814. Brice, a retired gentleman . . .

(Architecture • War of 1812 • War, US Revolutionary) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Briggs House

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Brookeville, Maryland.
The Briggs House was built in 1803 for Hanna Brooke Briggs and her husband Isaac Briggs, who were still living here in 1814. The Briggses also owned a house and farm known as Sharon in Sandy Spring. Hannah, a devout Quaker, . . .

(Agriculture • Science & Medicine • War of 1812 • Women) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Thomas House Site

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Brookeville, Maryland.
Richard Thomas, Jr. and his wife, Deborah Brooke Thomas, the founders of the town of Brookeville, built their large frame house here ca. 1801. In 1814, they were living here with their five children. The town was established . . .

(Architecture • Churches & Religion • War of 1812 • Women) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Molleville Farm Post No. 467, V.F.W.

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Westminster, Maryland.
This building is dedicated to the memory of our departed comrades

(War, World II) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

The Trumbo-Chrest House

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Westminster, Maryland.
The Trumbo-Chrest House has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior

(Notable Buildings • War, US Civil) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

A Final Tribute Battle of Westminster

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Westminster, Maryland.
A Final Tribute Battle of Westminster "Corbit's Charge" June 29, 1863 The City of Westminster and the citizens of Carroll County proudly honor the brave men of the 1st Delaware Cavalry and the Vanguard of General J.E.B. . . .

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

Carroll County Vietnam Veterans Memorial

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Westminster, Maryland.
[Entrance plaque:] Carroll County Vietnam Veterans Memorial [Small plaque laid in the ground:] We bond this memorial with the national and state memorials by the names enclosed below The names were brought to this site . . .

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