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Pioneer Rest Cemetery

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Menard, Texas.
Burial plot was begun by Adam Bradford, who buried his father, Jack Bradford, here in 1863. As the town and cemetery grew, the city bought the tract from Mrs. Gustav E. Schleicher in 1904. Fence surrounding cemetery was . . .

(Cemeteries & Burial Sites) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Mosby's Raid

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Herndon, Virginia.
On March 17, 1863, "The Grey Ghost," Captain John Singleton Mosby, and his band of Confederate Rangers of the 43rd Battalion, Virginia Cavalry, conducted a surprise daytime attack near Herndon's railroad station. Mosby's . . .

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

Kate Raudenbusch (based New York, NY)

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Downtown, District of Columbia.
Kate Raudenbush is a self-taught, Burning Man-bred sculptor, known for her large-scale, geometric works. Her immersive, experiential environments are spaces for exploration, human connection, and intellectual curiosity—even . . .

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

Jack Champion (based Oakland, CA)

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Downtown, District of Columbia.
In 2016, Jack Champion brought his first solo artwork to the playa at Burning Man: a group of five resin crows collectively called Murder. Champion later cast this pair of sturdier, oversized bronze birds in the image of the . . .

(Animals • Arts, Letters, Music) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Majors Job Sumner and John Lucas

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New York, New York.
Majors Job Sumner and John Lucas 1756-1789 Revolutionary War Soldiers of the Continental Army Major Sumner, Massachusetts Regiment, and Major Lucas, Georgia Regiment, both died at the age of 33 and are buried together. . . .

(Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, US Revolutionary) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

George I. Eacker

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New York, New York.
George I. Eacker 1775-1804 Fatally shot Philip Hamilton (son of Alexander Hamilton) in a duel In 1801, Eacker gave a speech critical of Alexander Hamilton which angered Hamilton’s 19-year-old son Philip. The young Hamilton . . .

(Cemeteries & Burial Sites) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

In Memory of Elizabeth Ann Baley Seaton

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New York, New York.
In memory of Elizabeth Ann Bayley Seaton Born New York City Aug. 28, 1774 Died Emmitsburg, MD, Jan. 4, 1821 Made profession of faith and received for the first time the sacraments of the Catholic Church in Old St. Peter’s . . .

(Churches & Religion) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

A Quiet Place

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Near Northeast, District of Columbia.
100 ft x 5 ft Mylar paper, acrylic paint 2018 This installation is inspired by the work and legacy of the late conductor and composer Leonard Bernstein. Informed by Bernstein's varied lyrical style and socially motivated . . .

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

Snowden's Mill

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Silver Spring, Maryland.
Inside the Mill Built by 1723, the grist mill that Richard Snowden operated here is considered the earliest commercial enterprise in Montgomery County. Local resident patronized his "custom" mill where neighbors paid a . . .

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

Eisenhower Walk of Honor

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Indian Wells, California.
The Eisenhower Walk of Honor allows all of us to recall the debt of gratitude owed to ordinary people for extraordinary acts of patriotism and courage. Men and women doing their duty for their country, honorably and with . . .

(Heroes • Military) Includes complete text, location, directions, 6 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

The New State of Nevada

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Mound House, Nevada.
A Proclamation Whereas, The Congress of the United States passed an act, which was approved on the 21st day of March last, entitled “An act to enable the people of Nevada to form a constitution and State government,” and . . .

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

Douglas Seminary

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Genoa, Nevada.
In 1864, the fledgling Nevada State Government was comprised of ten counties with twelve school districts, eight school houses, and eighteen schools. This was a time when no one seriously contemplated making Nevada a . . .

(Education • Settlements & Settlers) Includes complete text, location, directions, 1 photo, GPS coordinates, map.

The Demise of Sam Brown

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Genoa, Nevada.
“Brown was a heavy man, about 200lbs, noted as a lawless desperado whose name was terror to all who know, or had heard of him. He made his brags on the day of his death, which was his 30th birthday, that he had killed 11 . . .

(Settlements & Settlers) Includes complete text, location, directions, 1 photo, GPS coordinates, map.

Mast Tree Riot of 1734

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Fremont, New Hampshire.
Local lumbermen illegally cut Mast Trees reserved for the King's Royal Navy. When David Dunbar, Surveyor General, visited nearby Copyhold Mill to inspect fallen lumber, local citizens assembled, discharged firearms and . . .

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

The Chapel of Nuestra Señora de las Angustias

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, Guatemala.
Don Felipe Yurrita Castañeda Esta capilla fue construida en acción de gracias a Nuestra Señora de las Angustias después, de la erupción del Santa María en 1902 Homenaje conmemorativo del cincuenta aniversario English . . .

(Churches & Religion • Disasters) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Guatemalan Institute of Tourism

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, Guatemala.
Instituto Guatemalteco de Turismo Construcción: 1972-1977 Tipo: Arquitectura Civil Estilo: Funcionalista El Instituto Guatemalteco de Turismo fue creado el 8 de septiembre de 1967. El “INGUAT” como se le conoce, es el ente . . .

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

Ransom's Brigade; Assault, Afternoon of May 22, 1863.

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Vicksburg National Military Park, Mississippi.
This brigade was formed for the assault, in columns of regiments by divisions closed in mass, in the following order from right to left: 72D Illinois, 14th Wisconsin, 95th Illinois, 11th Illinois in front, and the 17th . . .

(War, US Civil) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Mural of the Guatemalan Nationality

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, Guatemala.
Mural de la Nacionalidad Guatemalteca Mural del artista guatemalteco Roberto González Goyri (1924 - 2007), es una obra que sintetiza la historia del país de forma inigualable. El mural está descrito de forma cronológica, . . .

(Arts, Letters, Music • Churches & Religion • Colonial Era • Native Americans) Includes complete text, location, directions, 8 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Mississippi 37th Infantry

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Vicksburg National Military Park, Mississippi.
Engaged Defense May 18–July 4 Casualties: killed 17, wounded 56, missing 7, total 80 Lieut. J.F.H. Trussell killed

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

Mississippi 43rd Infantry

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Vicksburg National Military Park, Mississippi.
Engaged Defense May 18–July 4 Casualties: killed 25, wounded 33, total 58 Lieut. M.D.L. Hodo killed

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