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Lost Railroad Stations

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Lake Charles, Louisiana.
At least four railroad stations were located in Lake Charles, all of which have been lost. On Railroad Avenue at Bilbo were passenger and freight stations (circa 1880) for Louisiana Western Railroad, later Southern Pacific . . .

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

Office of the Supervisor of Shipbuilding and Consolidated Steel Corporation

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Orange, Texas.
Orange's location at a bend in the Sabine River, adjacent to the immense virgin pine forests of southeast Texas, made it an ideal site for shipbuilding. However, by 1930 all of the easily obtainable timber was exhausted, and . . .

(Industry & Commerce • War, World II • Waterways & Vessels) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Levingston Shipbuilding Company

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Orange, Texas.
In 1859, three brothers, Samuel, David and John Levingston, arrived in Orange from Ireland and purchased an existing shipyard, where they built wooden ships for more than thirty years. The some of Samuel Levingston, . . .

(Industry & Commerce • War, World II • Waterways & Vessels) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

U.S.S. Aulick

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Orange, Texas.
On September 9, 1940, a federal contract worth $82 million was issued to the Consolidated Steel Company to construct 12 Fletcher class naval destroyers here in Orange, Texas. This and other contracts coupled with the . . .

(War, World II • Waterways & Vessels) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Cart Roads and Wagon Paths Connect a Community

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Albany, New Hampshire.
Today a trip to town takes minutes. For homesteaders, traveling the bumpy 15 miles to Conway by wagon took 3 hours, on a good day. Trips to the store would not have been casual affairs, but a chance to stock up on supplies. . . .

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

How the Covered Bridge was Built

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Albany, New Hampshire.
Local Ideas Builder Amzi Russell who lived at what is now the Russell-Colbath homestead, was an industrious and versatile nearby builder. His crew of three to thirty local hands were not engineers. But they were extremely . . .

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

The Night the Bomber Crashed

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near North Woodstock, New Hampshire.
January 14, 1942: the reality of World War II was brought home New Hampshire when a U.S. Army Air Corps B-18A bomber strayed off course and crashed in the White Mountains, killing crewmembers and severely injuring the other . . .

(Air & Space • Disasters • War, World II) Includes complete text, location, directions, 6 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Riverside Addition: World War II Housing in Orange

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Orange, Texas.
The second World War catapulted Orange into a period of unparalleled industrial growth. In 1940, as the nation prepared for possible entry into the war, the U.S. Navy Office of Shipbuilding placed orders with three . . .

(War, World II) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

The Curran Suspension Bridge

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Littleton, New Hampshire.
The Curran Suspension Bridge, and its engineer, Kenneth Curran, enjoy a long and rich history in the Town of Littleton, a history that reflects the industrious, self-reliant nature of both town and benefactor. The Curran . . .

(Bridges & Viaducts • Industry & Commerce • Man-Made Features) Includes complete text, location, directions, 6 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

J.W. Clampitt

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Ballinger, Texas.
Pioneer Texas cattleman and law officer. Reared in Denton County, he joined brother-in-law in ranching, 1883–1886.They moved to “Free Grass” county of Presidio and ran Chalk Valley Ranch. Sometimes had to drive cattle 50 . . .

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

McCulloch County Jail

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Brady, Texas.
Constructed 1909-1910, this was the second building to serve as the McCulloch County jail. This red brick Romanesque Revival style edifice was built by the Southern Structural Steel Co. of San Antonio. Sheriff T.L. Sansom . . .

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

Community of Concho

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near Paint Rock, Texas.
As settlers came to the area in the late 1800s, a small farming community developed here along the Concho River. In 1905 a post office opened in the home of W.D. Cape. In 1906 J.W. Barr (d. 1964) opened a general store at . . .

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

In This Vicinity

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near Brady, Texas.
On November 21, 1831, James Bowie, Rezin P. Bowie, David Buchanan, Cephas D. Hamm, Matthew Doyle, Jesse Wallace, Thomas McCaslin, Robert Armstrong, James Coryell with two servants, Charles and Gonzales, held at bay for a day . . .

(Native Americans • Wars, US Indian) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Swedish Free Mission Church

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Melvin, Texas.
Swedes began settling in the western part of McCulloch County in 1907. A sunday school was begun that year, and the families met for worship in homes. A church congregation was formally organized in 1910 with fifteen charter . . .

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

50th Anniversary of the Guatemalan Social Security Institute

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, Guatemala.
Cincuentenario del I.G.S.S. 1946-1996 La Revolucion de Octubre vive por encima y mas alla de cualesquiera de sus hijos mas significados: pertenece al pueblo y constituye su mas alto patrimonio y la noble bandera de Guatemala . . .

(Charity & Public Work • Labor Unions • Politics • Wars, Non-US) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Weaver Shipbuilding

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Orange, Texas.
Joe Weaver established Joseph Weaver and Son Shipyard in Orange in 1897. George Levingston, later founder of Levingston Shipbuilding Company, acquired an interest in Weaver and Son in 1898, and the company built barges for . . .

(Industry & Commerce • War, World II • Waterways & Vessels) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

United States Naval Inactive Ship Maintenance Facility

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Orange, Texas.
At the termination of World War II, the United States had the largest naval force of any country in history. Prudent military leaders decided against scrapping surplus vessels, in favor of preserving them so they could be . . .

(Industry & Commerce • Military • War, World II • Waterways & Vessels) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Old River

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Lettsworth, Louisiana.
The upper part of Turnbull's Bend filled in and separated from the Mississippi River, but the lower channel grew. It was named Old River and became the point at which the Red, Old and Atchafalaya Rivers meet. The connection . . .

(Environment • Waterways & Vessels) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

The Arcade Theatre and Miller Building, the Paramount and the Weber Building

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Lake Charles, Louisiana.
Four important landmarks once stood here, part of an unbroken line of buildings from Railroad Avenue to Clarence Street. The Weber Building housed professional offices and was the center of Western Union communications for . . .

(Arts, Letters, Music • Entertainment • Notable Buildings) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

The Camden Expedition

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Little Rock, Arkansas.
On March 23, 1864, Gen. Frederick Steele led a Union army south from Little Rock to join another army in Louisiana and invade Texas. After fighting at Elkins' Ferry and Prairie D'Ane, Steele's hungry army occupied Camden. . . .

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