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1835 House

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Rochester, New York.
1835 House Home of Benjamin Campbell, merchant-miller; later of Frederick Whittlesey, jurist. Headquarters, Landmark Society

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Joseph Haydn

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, United Kingdom.
Composer lived in a house on this site 1791

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Hayden House

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Rochester, New York.
This property has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior Circa 1853

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Noor Inayat Khan

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, United Kingdom.
(Front Panel:) 1914-1944 G.C., M.B.E. Croix de Guerre (Right Panel:) Noor Inayat Khan was an SOE agent infiltrated into occupied France. She was executed at Dachau concentration camp. Her last word was "LIBERTE" (Back . . .

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Ambrose Hall

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Brighton, New York.
Winston Churchill's great grandfather, Ambrose Hall, lived in the town of Brighton from 1817 to 1821, owning 210 acres of land in lot #54. Other owners of this lot were George Stillson, first Superintendent of Mount Hope . . .

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Camp Hillhouse

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Rochester, New York.
Camp Hillhouse Col. Crooks' 8th N.Y. Vol. Cav. & Irish Brigade of 105th N.Y. Vol. Inf. used this county fairground site as Civil War recruiting station, 1861-62.

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Clara Barton Red Cross Trail

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Rochester, New York.
Clara Barton Red Cross Trail linking chapters 1 & 2 of the American Red Cross founded by Miss Barton at Dansville & Rochester 1881

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Amos B. Buckland

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Brighton, New York.
Amos B. Buckland of the Buckland family of brick makers owned this brick farmhouse that was built in stages from 1820 to 1920. From 1911 to 1939 Hillside Children's Center farmed ninety-two acres, growing vegetables and . . .

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The Buckland / Horst House

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Brighton, New York.
The Buckland / Horst House Constructed circa 1830 of brick made from Brighton clay by the Buckland family. Site of the Horst dairy farm from 1900 through 1945

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Route of Original Erie Canal

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Brighton, New York.
Route of Original Erie Canal 1817 - 1825 Enlarged 1836-1862 Abandoned 1920, on completion of Barge Canal / Rochester Harbor

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Seminary - 1845

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Brighton, New York.
Seminary - 1845 Built for Celestia Bloss author, teacher-principal of Clover Street Seminary. It reopened in 1868 as St. Mark's School for Boys.

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

Founding of Florence

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Florence, Alabama.
(side 1) Lauderdale County was created b the Territorial Legislature in February 1818. On March 12, 1818, recognized as the Founding Day for Florence, Alabama the Articles of Association was signed by the seven trustees of . . .

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Hamlet of Egypt

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Perinton, New York.
Hamlet of Egypt Historic District Site of 1st town meeting Stagecoach & trolley stop Farming & canning center

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Arthur "Tarzan" White

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near Gaylesville, Alabama.
Born in Lockhart, Alabama in 1915, Tarzan played alongside Bear Bryant on the University of Alabama's 1934 National Championship Team and was honored as an All-American in 1936. He went on to play for the New York Giants, . . .

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Historic Church

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Perinton, New York.
Historic Church South Perinton United Methodist Church. Oldest church in Perinton. Founded in 1837.

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A Winter City

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Jekyll Island, Georgia.
Under the original landscape plan, 50 plots of land were laid out around the Clubhouse in a very community-oriented fashion. However, not all of the members chose to build their own cottages on these plots. Over the years a . . .

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Old World Charm

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Jekyll Island, Georgia.
Keeping the peace as well as providing superior service was a difficult task. These two skills and countless other responsibilities were entrusted to the Club superintendent. Men such as J. P. Morgan, Joseph Pulitzer and . . .

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The Infirmary / Furness Cottage

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Jekyll Island, Georgia.
On the Move When first constructed in 1890, Furness Cottage stood as a lone sentry in the southern portion of the Club compound. The growing popularity of cottage construction led to its first move, off of Riverview Drive. . . .

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Town of Berwyn Heights

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Berwyn Heights, Maryland.
Welcome to the Town of Berwyn Heights Established in 1888 as a commuter suburb on the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, this approximately 1-square mile, residential community was first named Charlton Heights and became Berwyn . . .

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Origins of Lake Artemesia

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College Park, Maryland.
In 1890, the land we know today as the Lake Artemesia Natural Area, did not have a large lake, but included several small natural ponds that were used to raise goldfish. Artemesia N. Dref inherited the land from her father, . . .

(Parks & Recreational Areas • Railroads & Streetcars • Waterways & Vessels • Women) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
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