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African Burying Ground Memorial

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Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
(left panel) I stand for the Ancestors Here and Beyond I stand for those who feel anger I stand for those who were treated unjustly I stand for those who were taken from their loved ones I stand for those who suffered the . . .

(African Americans • Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Colonial Era) Includes complete text, location, directions, 6 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Conduit Track Switch and Crossover

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Silver Spring, Maryland.
D. C. Transit System 1540, shown to the right on the turning loop at 11th and Monroe Streets NW, will soon operate south on 11th Street to east on E Street to south on 9th Street to east on Pennsylvania Avenue. Just east of . . .

(Railroads & Streetcars) Includes complete text, location, directions, 6 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

The Continental Frigate "Raleigh"

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Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
On Rindge’s Wharf, Portsmouth, May 21, 1776, six weeks before The Declaration of Independence, there was launched The Continental Frigate “Raleigh,” the First American Man-of-War built on the Piscataqua, keel laid March 21, . . .

(Notable Events • War, US Revolutionary • Waterways & Vessels) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

In This House Admiral (John) Paul Jones Resided

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Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
In this house Admiral (John) Paul Jones resided and at this port fitted out the Ranger, 1777 and the America, 1781-2

(Notable Buildings • Notable Events • War, US Revolutionary • Waterways & Vessels) Includes location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

James K. Polk

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Pineville, North Carolina.
U.S. President, 1845-49. Born nearby in house no longer standing. Land & reconstructed buildings now State Historic Site.

(Politics) Includes location, directions, 5 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Historic York Then and Now

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York, Maine.
During the first half of the twentieth century the triangle created by the intersection of York Street and Long Sands Road was a busy village center where people came for their groceries, sundries, and hardware. There were . . .

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

Poplar Spring Church

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Marlfield, Virginia.
This is the site of Poplar Spring Church of Petsworth Parish. In 1694, Old Petsworth Church was abandoned in favor of this church. It was considered the finest church of colonial Virginia. In 1676, the followers of Bacon, . . .

(Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Churches & Religion • Colonial Era) Includes complete text, location, directions, 1 photo, GPS coordinates, map.

John R. ("Sarge") Nasworthy

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San Angelo, Texas.
Colorful pioneer and Texas Ranger who helped to create civilization and institutions of West Texas. Owned ranch land on which today is situated Lake Nasworthy – first conservation lake in this area. Born in Georgia. Served . . .

(Notable Persons) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Knickerbocker

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Knickerbocker, Texas.
Attracted by irrigable land and the available water supply in Dove Creek, farmers, sheepmen, and cattlemen came to this area in the 1870s. First to arrive were the Baze brothers, who dug an irrigation ditch in 1875 to grow . . .

(Settlements & Settlers) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Knickerbocker Schools

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Knickerbocker, Texas.
Education for children in southwestern Tom Green County was available at Knickerbocker schools as early as 1877. The Baze Subscription School, built by A.P. Baze (1833-1880) on his farm two miles north of Knickerbocker. . . .

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

Robert Gascoyne Cecil

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, United Kingdom.
Robert Gascoyne Cecil 3rd Marquess of Salisbury 1830-1903 Prime Minister lived here

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

War Memorial

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Quakertown, Pennsylvania.
Dedicated to the memory of the Soldiers, Sailors, and Marines from this community who answered their country's call to service during the World War 1917-1918 ——————————— World War 1917 - 1918 Supreme Sacrifice Wallace W. . . .

(Patriots & Patriotism • War, Vietnam • War, World I • War, World II) Includes complete text, location, directions, 12 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

The Temple of Jesus the Nazarene of the Three Falls

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, Mexico.
Templo de Jesús de Nazareno de las Tres Caídas Su construcción se inició en 1810 concluyéndose en 1840. Se cree que los planos y el diseño arquitectónico de la iglesia fueron obra del famoso arquitecto celayense Franciso . . .

(Architecture • Churches & Religion • Man-Made Features) Includes complete text, location, directions, 6 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Quakertown Borough

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Quakertown, Pennsylvania.
The Borough of Quakertown was originally settled as Richland and the Great Swamp by members of the Society of Friends in the early 18th century. It was part of William Penn's original land holdings, a 1,000 acre tract called . . .

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

Coso Rock Art District

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near Ridgecrest, California.
This District possesses national significance in commemorating the history of the United States Of America. The Coso Rock Art District contains the largest concentration of unaltered prehistoric petroglyphs and associated . . .

(Anthropology • Native Americans) Includes complete text, location, directions, 6 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Quakertown Alive!

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Quakertown, Pennsylvania.
[Historical portion of informational marker] Since 1999, Quakertown Alive!, Quakertown's nationally-accredited Main Street® program, has worked with the Borough of Quakertown, the Upper Bucks Chamber of Commerce, and Visit . . .

(Charity & Public Work • Communications • Industry & Commerce • Man-Made Features) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Mid-Atlantic Highlands

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Quakertown, Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania Highlands Trail Network The Appalachian Mountain Club, working with several conservation and recreation organizations as well as local, state and county governments is leading an effort to develop the . . .

(Charity & Public Work • Environment • Man-Made Features • Parks & Recreational Areas) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

The Rectory and Sanctuary of Guadalupe

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, Mexico.
Rectoría y Santuario de Guadalupe Originalmente fue fundado en los albores del siglo XVIII, en lo que se conoció antes como la capilla de San Juan Nepomuceno y ésta a su vez, fue fundada en el siglo XVII por los jesuitas, . . .

(Architecture • Churches & Religion • Colonial Era • Man-Made Features) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

General George Washington

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Doylestown, Pennsylvania.
enroute from Valley Forge, Pennsylvania to Monmouth, New Jersey, spent the night of June 19-1778 at the farm house directly back of this marker. The Continental Army encamped along the road and billeted in the village of . . .

(Man-Made Features • Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Revolutionary) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

The Old Broadway Jail

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San Francisco, California.
Constructed at the foot of Telegraph Hill in 1851, the Old Broadway Jail was San Francisco's first real prison, a three-story brick fortress consisting of 60 cells that could house up to 200 prisoners. In 1856, the jail saw . . .

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