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Arturo Pellerano Castro

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Plaza Pellerano Castro Arturo Bautista Pellerano Castro Poeta (1865-1916) Arturo Baustista Pellerano Castro (1865-1916) Poeta modernista, escribió bajo el seudónimo de “Byron” en varias de las publicaciones nacionales en su . . .

(Arts, Letters, Music • Parks & Recreational Areas) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Julia de Burgos

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, Dominican Republic.
Julia de Burgos “La Nuestra” 1914-1953 A Julia, por su participación en la lucha del exilio dominicano, a través de su poesía liberadora y militante, en contra de la tiranía de Trujillo. Comité Dominicano para la Celebración . . .

(Arts, Letters, Music • Charity & Public Work) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Washington Avenue Armory

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Albany, New York.
2006 Preservation Merit Award Adaptive Use

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

Cristóbal de Llerena

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, Dominican Republic.
El Teatro Rafael Briceño de Merida Venezuela. Como un Homenaje a Cristobal de Llerena Primer Dramaturgo Latinoamericano Sto. Domingo Septiembre de 1983 Marcador adicional: A nuestra madre, Casa de Teatro en sus 40 años y . . .

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

Town of Cobleskill

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Cobleskill, New York.
Established March 17, 1797, as one of the six original towns that formed Schoharie County Name was derived from a German Palatine settler, Jacob Kobel.

(Settlements & Settlers) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

The Old Archbishop's Palace

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, Dominican Republic.
Vestigios del Antiguo Palacio Arzobispal, construido en el primer tercio del siglo XVI. Fue la residencia del Jefe de la Iglesia Dominicana desde entonces hasta 1933. Sus recintos albergaron conspicuas figuras como la de los . . .

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

C.S. Company C, 2D Alabama Artillery Battalion;

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Vicksburg National Military Park, Mississippi.
Capt. T. K. Emanuel; Lieut. John R. Scalter. The company served pieces, number, kind and caliber unknown, on the line of Hebert’s Brigade in undetermined positions from May 18 to the end of the defense, July 4, 1863. A . . .

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

Brig. Gen. Martin E. Green

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Vicksburg National Military Park, Mississippi.
Commanding 2D Brigade Forney's-Bowen's Division Army of Vicksburg Killed in this redan June 27 1863

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

C S Headquarters Maury's-Forney's Division

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Vicksburg National Military Park, Mississippi.
Maj. Gen. John H. Forney May 21 – July 4 1863 Abou 900 yards west of this tablet

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

Brig. Gen. Lloyd Tilghman

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Vicksburg National Military Park, Mississippi.
Commanding 1st Brigade Loring's Division Johnston's Army Killed in the Battle of Champion's Hill May 18, 1863

(Notable Persons • War, US Civil) Includes location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

St. Tammany Fishing Pier

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Slidell, Louisiana.
The St. Tammany Fishing Pier was built from sections of the original I-10 Twin Span Bridges which opened December 21, 1965. Tens of thousands of cars used these bridges to cross Lake Pontchartrain between Slidell and New . . .

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

H.J. Smith and Sons Hardware and Museum

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Covington, Louisiana.
Founded July 4, 1876, H.J. Smith and Sons Hardware and Museum is the oldest hardware and general store in the parish, housing unique artifacts pertaining to the history of Covington. Of note are the dugout cypress canoe and . . .

(Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

The Memory of the Officers and Men

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Newburyport, Massachusetts.
To commemorate the memory of the officers and men who left this Memorial Hall April 16, 1861 in answer to the first call of Abraham Lincoln for troops to defend the Capital issued April 15, 1861 Capt. Albert W. Bartlett Lt. . . .

(Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Civil) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Potomac Yard in Transition

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Alexandria, Virginia.
Despite its function as a major rail classification yard for many years, Potomac Yard was not immune to the economic pressures and competition from other modes of transportation. Trucks and airplanes eventually reduced the . . .

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

The Rail Yard Hump

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Alexandria, Virginia.
Certain rail classification yards depended on a simple landform called the "hump." Potomac Yard had two humps: one for the northbound trains and one for the southbound trains. Trains first entered a receiving yard where . . .

(Railroads & Streetcars • Science & Medicine) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Crossroads of Transportation

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Alexandria, Virginia.
The Potomac Yard site has historically been an intersection for transportation because of its location between Washington D.C. and Alexandria and the availability of open, level land near the river. Even before Potomac Yard . . .

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

Building Potomac Yard

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Alexandria, Virginia.
Potomac Yard was located between Washington D.C. and Alexandria because the site already served as the confluence of many shipping routes; was centrally located on the eastern seaboard; and would alleviate troublesome train . . .

(Industry & Commerce • Railroads & Streetcars) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

The Alexanders & Agriculture

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Alexandria, Virginia.
Potomac Yard was once part of a vast, wooded landscape overlooking the Potomac River. The original 6,000-acre tract (about 9 square miles) was passed down through generations of the John Alexander family and divided among . . .

(African Americans • Agriculture • Colonial Era • Railroads & Streetcars • Settlements & Settlers) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Virginia's First Highways

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Alexandria, Virginia.
When Native Americans moved into the Mid-Atlantic region of the Untied States they traveled on the waterways created overland routes for hunting, migration, and trade. In essence, they were Virginia's first highways. These . . .

(Native Americans • Roads & Vehicles • Settlements & Settlers • Waterways & Vessels) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

The Triangle Site

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Alexandria, Virginia.
The location of Del Ray Central apartments is often referred to as The Triangle Site. Both the topography of this place and transportation corridors defined the site's shape. The eastern side drops sharply down to the flat . . .

(Industry & Commerce • Railroads & Streetcars • Roads & Vehicles) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
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