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Diego Caballero House

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, Dominican Republic.
Casa Diego Caballero Escribano y primer secretario de la Real Audiencia Rejidor de la Isla Española 1511-1554 Restaurada por el Gobierno Constitucional en 1973 English translation: Diego Caballero House Scribe and first . . .

(Colonial Era • Man-Made Features • Politics) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Creamery (1856)

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Albany, New York.
The Shakers stored milk in the creamery to keep it cool. Milk was brought from the barn in large milk cans, which were then kept cool in troughs filled by water diverted from the creek. Later the building was used as a hen . . .

(Animals • Churches & Religion • Man-Made Features • Settlements & Settlers) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

The Fortress of Santo Domingo

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, Dominican Republic.
Fortaleza de Santo Domingo Recinto amurallado y conjunto de edificaciones iniciadas en 1505 siendo Gobernador de Santo Domingo Frey Nicolas de Ovando La Torre del Homenaje sirvió de prisión hasta nuestros días El portal . . .

(Colonial Era • Forts, Castles • Man-Made Features) Includes complete text, location, directions, 6 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Mother Ann Lee

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Albany, New York.
First leader of the Shakers, a celibate Christian community. Their first settlement was in what is now Colonie.

(Churches & Religion • Settlements & Settlers • Women) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

America's First Shaker Settlement

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Albany, New York.
[Title is text] Shaker Heritage Society Museum and Gift Shop

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

Gonzálo Fernández de Oviedo

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, Dominican Republic.
Gonzalo Fernandez de Oviedo Cronista de Indias, Alcaide de la Fortaleza de Santo Domingo desde 1533 hasta su muerte Capitan y Procurador de esta ciudad y autor de La Historia General y Natural de las Indias, escrita en este . . .

(Arts, Letters, Music • Colonial Era • Education • Politics) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Lil's Diner

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

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

Boardman & Gray Piano Factory

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Albany, New York.
Built as the Boardman & Gray Piano Factory in 1853, it later became the Regent Shirt Factory, then the offices of the Brandow Printing Co.

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

Townsend Park

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Albany, New York.
Named in memory of Mayor John Townsend 1829-1830 and 1832. Prominent banker and public servant

(Parks & Recreational Areas • Politics) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Presidio de San Luis de las Amarillas

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Menard, Texas.
Presidio de San Luis de las Amarillas was founded in April 1757 to protect the Mission Santa Cruz de San Sabá, established at the same time for the conversion of the Eastern Apaches. The Presidio (fort) and Mission were also . . .

(Colonial Era • Forts, Castles • Native Americans) Includes complete text, location, directions, 5 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Welcome to Menard, Texas

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Menard, Texas.
Welcome to Menard, Texas This scenic Central Texas town of 1,600 souls was established in 1858 along the banks of the San Saba River and has thrived modestly through the decades as a center of farming and ranching industry. . . .

(Colonial Era • Forts, Castles • Native Americans • Settlements & Settlers) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Tougaloo College

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Tougaloo, Mississippi.
Front The courage of Tougaloo College students, faculty, and staff fueled the Jackson Civil Rights Movement. Inspired by the bravery and resolve of Medgar Evers, students and faculty attempted to integrate Jackson's main . . .

(African Americans • Civil Rights • Education) Includes complete text, location, directions, 5 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

10th Ward War Memorial

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Albany, New York.
Dedicated to the memory of the men and women from The 10th Ward who served their country in time of war

(Patriots & Patriotism • War, Korean • War, World I • War, World II) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Spanish-American War Memorial

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Albany, New York.
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(Patriots & Patriotism • War, Spanish-American) Includes complete text, location, directions, 6 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

The Lafora Map / An Apache Encampment

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Menard, Texas.
The Lafora Map August 12, 1767 Early in 1766 the Marques de Rubi was commissioned by the Viceroy of Spain to make inspection of all the frontier settlements from Lower California to the Louisiana border. Accompanied by an . . .

(Colonial Era • Forts, Castles • Native Americans • Waterways & Vessels) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Welcome to Menard, Texas / The Old Sacred Heart Catholic Church

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Menard, Texas.
(South Side) Welcome to Menard, Texas This scenic Central Texas town of 1,600 souls was established in 1858 along the banks of the San Saba River and has thrived modestly through the decades as a center of farming and . . .

(Churches & Religion • Forts, Castles • Settlements & Settlers) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Founding of the Santa Cruz de San Saba Mission

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Menard, Texas.
Religious, Cultural and Historical Marker to Remember the Founding of the Santa Cruz de San Saba Mission This historic Catholic church, built in 1899, has been designated as a religious, cultural and historical monument to . . .

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

Sacred Heart Catholic Church

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Menard, Texas.
Roman Catholic worship services were held in Menard as early as 1872, when J.J. Callan set aside this lot of land for the construction of a Catholic church building. Visiting priests held occasional services in various homes . . .

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

Arkansas State Memorial

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Vicksburg National Military Park, Mississippi.
To the Arkansas Confederate Soldiers and Sailors, a part of a nation divided by the sword and reunited at the altar of faith

(War, US Civil) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Swinburne Park

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Albany, New York.
Named in memory of Hon. John Swinburne, M.D., Mayor of Albany 1882-84. One of four surgeon's to found Albany Medical College. Member of Congress.

(Parks & Recreational Areas • Politics • Science & Medicine) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
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