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Sister Cities

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Virginia Beach, Virginia.
The relationship between Moss, Norway and Virginia Beach had its beginnings when the Norwegian ship, Dictator, went down in a storm off Virginia Beach March 27th, 1891. A shipping line in Moss, Norway owned the Dictator. In . . .

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

What Was Here Before?

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Jekyll Island, Georgia.
Great Dunes Park is named for the historic Great Dunes Golf Course, designed by Walter Travis. Travis was considered the most successful amateur golfer in the United States during the 1900s and 1910s. The golf course was an . . .

(Entertainment • Man-Made Features • Parks & Recreational Areas • Roads & Vehicles • Sports) Includes complete text, location, directions, 5 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Destruction of the Boston

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near Green Pond, South Carolina.
On May 23-24, 1864, Union forces attempted an amphibious operation to destroy a railroad trestle across the Ashepoo River. Soldiers from the 34th U.S.C.T were carried up the Ashepoo on the steamer Boston. The board was . . .

(War, US Civil) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Ramiro Samayoa Martínez

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, Guatemala.
Soñador primero, promotor después de obras de mucha altura entre las cuales destaca este parque que hoy te da salud, paz y sana holgura. A Ramiro Samayoa Martinez Homenaje de amigos y familiares Guatemala, julio de 1992 . . .

(Industry & Commerce • Parks & Recreational Areas) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Church of the Good Shepherd

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Chestertown, New York.
The buildings in this district were listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1977

(Churches & Religion • Man-Made Features) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Town Hall

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Chestertown, New York.
The buildings in this district were listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1977

(Notable Buildings) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

City Hall - 1917

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Plattsburgh, New York.
City Hall was built by John Russell Pope, who later used its classical lines to design the Jefferson Memorial in Washington. L hotel de ville fut construite par John Russell Pope. Il reprit ce style de lignes classiques . . .

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

Loyal L. Smith

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Plattsburgh, New York.
In memory of Loyal L. Smith who died February 11, 1908 Donor of this building to the City of Plattsburgh

(Notable Persons) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Trinity Square - 1803

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Plattsburgh, New York.
This former swamp became horse stalls before the War of 1812. Hay-weighing scales were located on the east end. Cet ancien marecage devint une ecurie avant la guerre de 1812. Les balances de foin etaient situees a . . .

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

Trinity Episcopal Church - 1830

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Plattsburgh, New York.
Plattsburgh's oldest public building. Reverend John Henry Hopkins, who authored the hymn We Three Kings was the rector here from 1872-1877. Le plus ancien batiment publique de Plattsburgh. Ce fut le Reverend John Henry . . .

(Arts, Letters, Music • Churches & Religion • Man-Made Features) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Washington Quad Renovation

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College Park, Maryland.
Redesigning for the Environment: The transformation of Washington Quad, as we know it, was sustainably minded in its construction and its goals 1. Reusing & Recycling Materials Each of the three main entrances to Washington . . .

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

Class of 2002

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College Park, Maryland.
Class of 2002 Senior Class Gift University of Maryland 1856 Moments In Time: A Milestone Year "If you can meet with triumph and disaster And treat those two imposters just the same; If you can fill the unforgiving minute . . .

(Arts, Letters, Music • Disasters • Education • Sports) Includes complete text, location, directions, 5 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

University of Maryland Vietnam War Memorial

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College Park, Maryland.
This site is dedicated to those people whose lives were touched by the fire of the Vietnam War. 15 May 1988 Established by Students of the General Honors Program

(Education • War, Vietnam) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Woods Hall Rain Garden

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College Park, Maryland.
Most of the rain that falls on walkways and parking lots surrounding Woods Hall is collected by our storm drain systems. While storm drains help to remove stormwater from the site, it has the negative effect on the hydrology . . .

(Education • Environment • Waterways & Vessels) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Omicron Delta Kappa

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College Park, Maryland.
[West end, left plaque:] Omicron Delta Kappa, the national leadership honor society, was founded at Washington and Lee University in 1914. Sigma Circle at the University of Maryland College Park was founded in 1927. Its . . .

(Charity & Public Work • Education • Fraternal or Sororal Organizations) Includes complete text, location, directions, 6 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Chemistry Courtyard

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College Park, Maryland.
On the occasion of his retirement, the development of this courtyard is dedicated to Mr. Kevin Brown and the men and women of the Department of Building and Landscape Services who helped it grow. For more than 30 years Mr. . . .

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

Agricultural Experiment Station

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College Park, Maryland.
First headquarters of The University of Maryland Agricultural Experiment Station placed here on the occasion of the station's centennial March 3, 1988

(Agriculture • Education) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Trolley Trail

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College Park, Maryland.
Electric trolleys or streetcars arrived in College Park along the Rhode Island Avenue right-of-way at the turn of the 20th century. The Old Town neighborhood developed as a streetcar suburb and trolley service continued . . .

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

Taliaferro House

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College Park, Maryland.
The Taliaferro House was built circa 1893. This photograph depicts the house in 1932. It was clad with asbestos shingles in the 1960's. Architectural features of this simplified Queen-Anne style house include a wraparound . . .

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

Separate But Equal?

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Jekyll Island, Georgia.
On October 23, 1958, a coal mining disaster in Springhill, Nova Scotia trapped 174 men underground. The coverage of this disaster was the first international event to be broadcast live on television. In the hope of . . .

(African Americans • Disasters • Notable Persons • Parks & Recreational Areas) Includes complete text, location, directions, 5 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
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