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War Memorial

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Plattsburgh, New York.
Erected by the Clinton County Gold Star Mothers in Memory of Their Sons Who Made the Supreme Sacrifice in World Wars I and II [Roll of Honored Dead] [Added panels for other wars?]

(Patriots & Patriotism • War, World I • War, World II) Includes location, directions, 7 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

The Ark-c 1803

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Plattsburgh, New York.
The Village of Plattsburgh elected its first officers at The Ark, a popular hotel on May 2 1815. Le village de Plattsburgh a elu ses premiers officiers le 2 mai 1815 dans i hotel de renom The Ark.

(Charity & Public Work • Politics • Settlements & Settlers) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Ignace Bourget Monument

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Montréal, Quebec.
À Mgr [monseigneur] Ignace Bourget deuxieme eveque de Montréal archeveque de Martianopolis 1799 - 1885 le diocese reconnaissant 24 juin 1903 [English translation] To Monsignor Ignace Bourget Second Bishop of Montreal . . .

(Churches & Religion • Man-Made Features) Includes complete text, location, directions, 7 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Forrest's Raid

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near Chesterfield, Tennessee.
South of here, along Beech River, Forrest struck Col. Robert G. Ingersoll's Federal Brigade, sent from Jackson to stop him. In a running fight which carried to within 4 miles of Jackson, he captured the bulk of this force, . . .

(War, US Civil) Includes complete text, location, directions, 1 photo, GPS coordinates, map.

Approach To Shiloh

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near Guys, Tennessee.
Leaving the Confederate base at Corinth, Miss. in a march which had begun the previous afternoon, the two corps of the Army of the Mississippi, commanded by Maj. Gens. Hardee and Folk, marched north along this road to unite . . .

(War, US Civil) Includes complete text, location, directions, 1 photo, GPS coordinates, map.

Bayou Teche

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Franklin, Louisiana.
At its peak, Franklin was the largest steamboat port on Bayou Teche, a major early transportation route that directly influenced early English settlers here. Throughout the 1800s, the 125-mile Bayou Teche was the main . . .

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

Washburn's Quarters

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Memphis, Tennessee.
Maj. Gen. C.C. Washburn, Federal commander in Memphis, lived in a house which stood here at the time of Gen. Forrest's dawn raid. He escaped capture by decamping through the back door in his night clothes. His uniform and . . .

(War, US Civil) Includes complete text, location, directions, 1 photo, GPS coordinates, map.

Carrollton

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Carrollton, Georgia.
Carrollton was incorporated December 22, 1829, and named in honor of Charles Carroll, last living signer of the Declaration of Independence. In 1830, the town was surveyed and lots were laid out, with the central feature . . .

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

Padre Hotel

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Bakersfield, California.
The Padre Hotel is an eight-story Spanish Colonial Revival architectural style building constructed on the former estate of Judge Benjamin Brundage (1834-1913). The Padre was originally designed by Los Angeles architect John . . .

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

Kress Building

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Bakersfield, California.
S.H. Kress & Co. was the trading name of a national chain of "five and dime" retail department stores operating from 1896 to 1981. Opening in 1931, this three-story reinforced steel and masonry building was designed by New . . .

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

The Fox Theater

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Bakersfield, California.
The Fox Theater was designed by Los Angeles-based motion picture theater architect S. Charles Lee (1899-1990), built by Beller Construction, and supervised by local architect Charles H. Biggar (1882-1946). The three-story . . .

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

Kern County Hall of Records

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Bakersfield, California.
Completed in January of 1909, the Hall of Records is the oldest government building in continous operation in Kern County. The structure was originally designed and constructed by Los Angeles architects Robert Train . . .

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

St. Francis Dam Disaster

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Piru, California.
This memorial is dedicated to commemorate the 90th anniversary of the St. Francis Dam Disaster. Just before midnight on March 12, 1928, the dam collapsed and sent billions of gallons of water down the San Francisquito . . .

(Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Disasters) Includes complete text, location, directions, 5 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Wright J65 Turbojet Engine

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Palmdale, California.
First Run: 1 October 1948 Developed from British Sapphire, the Wright J-65 was an axial-flow turbojet engine produced by Curtiss-Wright under license from Armstrong Siddeley. Curtiss-Wright purchased a license for the . . .

(Air & Space) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

MK-20 Rockeye Cluster Bomb Unit

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Palmdale, California.
SN: Unkown Date Acquired: June 1, 2008 From: US Air Force Displayed: July 30, 2008 This Units History Was used on the F-117 program as a test load. The MK-20 Rockeye is a free-fall, unguided Cluster Bomb Unit (CBU) . . .

(Air & Space) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

A-4AR Cockpit Trainer

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Palmdale, California.
SN: 01 Date Acquire: 2004 From: Lockheed Displayed: 2010 The A-4 cockpit trainer was constructed by Lockheed to train pilots in the use of the newly installed controls found in the modified A-4AR Argentina aircraft. A-4AR . . .

(Air & Space) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

F-101 VOODOO Escort Fighter

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Palmdale, California.
Left Panel Manufacturer: McDonell Aircraft (later McDonnell-Douglas and The Boeing Company) Production Period: 1957 to 1961 Number Produced: 885 total all sources Production Series: F-101A, B & C, RF-101A, B,C,G; EF-101B, . . .

(Air & Space) Includes complete text, location, directions, 5 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Moreton Bay Fig Tree

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Santa Barbara, California.
In 1876, a visiting sailor presented the seedling of this Moreton Bay Fig Tree to a little girl who planted it at 201 State Street. When the girl moved away a year later, her friend Adeline Crabb relocated the sapling to the . . .

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

Peel County Court House / Le Palais De Justice Du Comté de Peel

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Brampton, Ontario.
(English side:) This court house building, together with the adjacent jail and registry office, served as the judicial and administrative centre for the County of Peel for more than a century. Its prominent location on a . . .

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

Bob Marley

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, United Kingdom.
Robert Nesta Marley 1945-1981 Singer, Lyricist and Rastafarian Icon lived here 1972

(Arts, Letters, Music • Entertainment) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
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