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Pembroke Street / Watering Trough

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Pembroke, New Hampshire.
(side 1: Pembroke Street) Pembroke Street is one of several parallel roads laid out when the town was planned between 1730~36. The original large lots along this wide thoroughfare were subdivided into smaller lots for . . .

(Man-Made Features • Roads & Vehicles • Settlements & Settlers) Includes complete text, location, directions, 6 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Willington

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Willington, Connecticut.
Willington Birthplace of Jared Sparks 1789-1866, Historian President of Harvard

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

1790 Milestone

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Hooksett, New Hampshire.
Erected by towns or businesses to aid unfamiliar travelers, milestones typically stood up to 5' tall, were crudely carved out of roughly hewn granite, and often referred to towns by first initial only. They could be both . . .

(Man-Made Features • Roads & Vehicles) Includes complete text, location, directions, 5 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Putnam and The Wolf

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Pomfret, Connecticut.
Putnam and The Wolf Following her tracks through one day and night in the early snow of December 1742 to the Connecticut River and back, the early settlers of this region here discovered the den of the She Wolf that had for . . .

(Animals) Includes complete text, location, directions, 5 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Suncook Village

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Pembroke, New Hampshire.
The waters of Suncook River were harnessed in the 1730’s, eventually powering saw and grist mills, forge shops, and paper mills. The first cotton factory, owned by Major Caleb Stark, was built here in 1811. By 1900, Pembroke . . .

(Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers • Waterways & Vessels) Includes complete text, location, directions, 6 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

In Memory of Thomas Dongan

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New York, New York.
In Memory of Thomas Dongan Born 1634 Died 1715 Earl of Limerick General in the armies of England and France Irish patriot and devoted Catholic Governor of New York 1683-1688 ----- Father of the first representative . . .

(Charity & Public Work • Churches & Religion • Civil Rights • Colonial Era) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Old County Courthouse

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Hawthorne, Nevada.
On July 1, 1883 the county seat of Esmeralda County moved from Aurora to Hawthorne. A court house was needed, so a contract to build it for $29125 was awarded. On August 16, 1883 construction began. Corruption and collusion . . .

(Notable Buildings) Includes complete text, location, directions, 6 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

George M. Lamiette Square

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Pembroke, New Hampshire.
Dedicated to the memory of Pvt. George M. Lamiette, USMC, who was killed aboard the USS Maine when it was blown up in the Havana, Cuba, harbor, February 15, 1898. He had been aboard the USS Maine for 2+1/2 years. A native of . . .

(Military • War, Spanish-American) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Former Postal Service

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, Guatemala.
Antiguo Palacio de Correos y Telégrafos Tipo: Arquitectura Civil Construcción: 1938-1950 Estilo: Neo Colonial Los terremotos de 1917 y 1918 destruyeron la sede de la Dependencia de Correos y Telégrafos ubicado en el antiguo . . .

(Communications • Disasters • Man-Made Features) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Ibargüen House

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, Guatemala.
Casa Ibargüen Tipo: Arquitectura Civil Construcción: 1778 y 1898 Estilo: Historicista / Art Noveau Conocida antiguamente como "Palacio de Beltranena", fue la residencia de Mariano Beltranena y Llanos, firmante del acta de la . . .

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

Herrera Luna House

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, Guatemala.
Casa Herrera Luna Tipo: Arquitectura Civil Construcción: Siglo XIX Estilo: Historicista / Art Noveau En esta casa vivió el destacado empresario Carlos Herrera Luna, 17º presidente de Guatemala (1920-1921). Los terremotos de . . .

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

Alberto Velázquez

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, Guatemala.
Aquí vivio El Poeta Alberto Velazquez Homenaje del Senado de la Camara Junior de Guatemala 1973.- English translation: Here lived the poet Alberto Velázquez Tribute from the Senate of the Junior House of Guatemala . . .

(Arts, Letters, Music • Man-Made Features) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Civil War "No Man's Land"

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near Cleveland, Tennessee.
After battles at Chattanooga in November 1863, and before the Atlanta Campaign the following May, southern Bradley County lay between Union and Confederate lines at Cleveland, Tennessee, and Dalton, Georgia. Both armies . . .

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

Presidential House

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, Guatemala.
Casa Presidencial Tipo: Arquitectura Residencial Construcción: 1933-1943 Estilo: Art-Decó Esta casa fue edificada en los terrenos del antiguo Convento de La Concepción. El arquitecto Carlos Malau la diseñó a solicitud del . . .

(Architecture • Arts, Letters, Music • Man-Made Features • Politics) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Shopping Arcade

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, Guatemala.
Portal del Comercio Tipo: Arquitectura Civil Construcción: Siglo XVIII Estilo: Neoclásico Con la demarcación de la Plaza Mayor en la Nueva Ciudad de Guatemala, se dispuso al sur el Portal de Comercio, Real Aduana, Estanco . . .

(Architecture • Disasters • Industry & Commerce • Man-Made Features) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Montvale

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near Sterling City, Texas.
The community of Montvale was established in 1884 when the pioneer settlement of St. Elmo was relocated here. Then a part of Tom Green County, Montvale was located on the Shafter Military Trail, an early road from Fort . . .

(Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers) Includes complete text, location, directions, 5 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Auchumpkee Creek Bridge

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near Thomaston, Georgia.
This bridge, 120 ft. long spanning 96 feet, was built in 1892 by the firm of Herring and Alford, using the town lattice construction. Its cost of $1,199 was funded by the Upson County Commission. It is the last remaining . . .

(Bridges & Viaducts • Settlements & Settlers) Includes complete text, location, directions, 6 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Herndon: A Summer Resort

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Herndon, Virginia.
Around the turn of the 19th century, Herndon became a popular summer destination for those looking for a change of pace from Washington D.C. An hour ride by train provided a convenient option for visitors to enjoy the . . .

(Notable Places) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

This is W&OD Trail: Herndon!

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Herndon, Virginia.
(front side, left panel) This is W&OD Trail: Herndon! The 100-ft wide W&OD has been called "the skinniest park" in Virginia. But it is also one of the longest parks, 45 miles of paved trail for walking, running, cycling and . . .

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

Herndon Town Square

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Herndon, Virginia.
Lynn Street and Station Street developed in the mid-19th century as Herndon's center of activity and commerce. Proximity to the railroad depot and daily visitor, farmer, resident, and commuter traffic made this area . . .

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