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Vicksburg

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Memphis, Tennessee.
A) Vicksburg Mile 437.1 AHP A flourishing river port in the antebellum of Vicksburg was the site of a major Turing point of the U. S. Civil War. The Mississippi later changed course and by-passed the valley, but a man-made . . .

(Settlements & Settlers • War, US Civil • Waterways & Vessels) Includes complete text, location, directions, 1 photo, GPS coordinates, map.

Grand Gulf, Mississippi/Yucatan Cutoff/Big Black River

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Memphis, Tennessee.
A) Grand Gulf, Mississippi Mile 407.0 AHP A bluff jutting into the river at the old mouth of the Big Black River created perilous whirlpools that made Grand Gulf notorious among early flatboatmen. The town of Grand Gulf was . . .

(Railroads & Streetcars • War, US Civil • War, US Revolutionary • Waterways & Vessels) Includes complete text, location, directions, 1 photo, GPS coordinates, map.

Davis Island, Mississippi/Kents Island

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Memphis, Tennessee.
A) Davis Island, Mississippi Mile 415.0 AHP A large bend once curved around this land which the first settlers name Palmyra. Jefferson Davis established his Briercliffe Plantation here in 1835, next to his brother Joseph’s . . .

(Settlements & Settlers • War, US Civil • Waterways & Vessels) Includes complete text, location, directions, 1 photo, GPS coordinates, map.

Rodney Cutoff/Bayou Pierre

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Memphis, Tennessee.
A) Rodney Cutoff Mile 388.0 AHP Opened in 1936 the Rodney Cutoff bypassed an old river bend and the ghost town that once was the busy river town of Rodney. Over 4,000 people lived in the town of Rodney in the 1850’s and its . . .

(Railroads & Streetcars • War, US Civil • Waterways & Vessels) Includes complete text, location, directions, 1 photo, GPS coordinates, map.

Mount Vernon Avenue

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Alexandria, Virginia.
Proposals for a modern road connecting the nation's capital with the Mount Vernon Estate were raised in 1888 and proceeded in fits and starts for the next forty-two years. By 1900, a patchwork of new roads and renamed . . .

(Government • Industry & Commerce • Railroads & Streetcars • Roads & Vehicles) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

The Town of Potomac

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Alexandria, Virginia.
When the Washington, Alexandria & Mount Vernon Railway announced plans in 1892 that included tracks between Washington, D.C. and Alexandria, the flat, open land north of Alexandria became a logical site for a new community. . . .

(Government • Railroads & Streetcars • Roads & Vehicles) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Potomac Yard History

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Alexandria, Virginia.
English settlers built several plantations on the site in the 18th century. The land, much owned by the Swann and Daingerfield families, became part of Alexandria County, D.C. with the creation of the District of Columbia in . . .

(Bridges & Viaducts • Railroads & Streetcars • Settlements & Settlers • Waterways & Vessels) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

St. Asaph Racetrack

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Alexandria, Virginia.
The Alexandria Gentleman's Driving Club laid out a track just north of here that was operating by 1894, colloquially known as "the St. Asaph Track." In 1897, however, Virginia banned horse race betting, so the track was . . .

(Animals • Communications • Industry & Commerce • Politics) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

The Falls

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Penfield, New York.
The Falls of Irondequoit Creek dropped 90 feet in a mile called "Sgoh-Sa-Is-Thah" by the Indians, later gave power to many mills.

(Industry & Commerce • Native Americans) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Lincoln House

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East Rochester, New York.
Lincoln House Built in 1841 home of Andrew Lincoln owner of Lincoln Flour Mill. Nearby Spring Lake Park named after his mill pond.

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

Camp Site 1687

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Penfield, New York.
Camp Site 1687 Denonville's army of about 2600 Frenchmen and Indians camped here overnight July 12 on the way to attack the Seneca Indians.

(Colonial Era • Native Americans) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Indian Landing

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Brighton, New York.
The meadows north of this stone form the site of the Indian Landing. Famous in the early history of this country. It was the beginning of the Ohio Trail from Canada to the Mississippi Valley. from this point the portage ran . . .

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

Brighton Village

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Rochester, New York.
Brighton Village In early 19th century, hub of activity on stage route & canal, famed for seeds & nurseries. Church first organized in 1817. Rochester annexed village in 1905.

(Churches & Religion) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

First Village Schools

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East Rochester, New York.
First Village Schools SIte of the 1898 red brick school and 1911 high school. Both were replaced in 1936 with the T L R Morgan building. Present school district is located on Woodbine Ave.

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

General Washington

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Albany, New York.
traveled this road on his tours of the Mohawk Valley 1782 and 1783.

(Patriots & Patriotism • Roads & Vehicles) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Breastworks

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Cohoes, New York.
Erected under direction of Thaddeus Koscuiszko in August-September 1777 to check Burgoyne's invasion

(Man-Made Features • Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Revolutionary) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

The Dolphin Motor Hotel

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Jekyll Island, Georgia.
The St. Andrews Beach Corporation formed in early 1956 to build a motel and restaurant here on Jekyll Island's once segregated South End. The company included many successful black business owners from Brunswick. In . . .

(African Americans • Parks & Recreational Areas) Includes complete text, location, directions, 6 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

First Railroad Operated in Connecticut

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Stonington, Connecticut.
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(Man-Made Features • Notable Places • Railroads & Streetcars) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

St. Andrews Beach

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Jekyll Island, Georgia.
On March 6, 1948, Jekyll Island opened as a state park for the citizens of Georgia. However, the new public seashore was not available to everyone, at first. Because of segregation, African Americans could not visit many . . .

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

The Rose Theatre

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, United Kingdom.
Built here in 1587 First Elizabethan theatre of Bankside Voted by the People

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