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Cathlamet

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Cathlamet, Washington.
This site, long the home and hunting ground of the Indian, was first sighted by white man in 1792 when Lt. Broughton was sent by Capt. Vancouver to verify the Gray’s reported discovery of the Columbia, and visited by Lewis . . .

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

The Brigade Moved Forward

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Jacksonville, Arkansas.
The first action of the Battle of Reed's Bridge occurred east of where you are standing when 125 Missouri Confederates opened fire on Brigadier General John Wynn Davidson's Union cavalry division at about 11 a.m. on August . . .

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

Jocotenango Park

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, Guatemala.
Parque Jocotenango En sus inicios conocida como “Plaza Jocotenango”, constituyó entre los años 1777 a 1879 el centro social y comercial del Pueblo de Indígenas de Jocotenango de Nuestro Señora de la Asunción. La plaza estaba . . .

(Colonial Era • Man-Made Features • Parks & Recreational Areas) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Ozona's Water System

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Ozona, Texas.
This site was selected for the Crockett County seat in 1891 because of a producing water well (200' northwest). Joe Moss, who drilled for water throughout the area, dug the well for E. M. Powell (1847-1925), railroad . . .

(Industry & Commerce) Includes complete text, location, directions, 1 photo, GPS coordinates, map.

Grays River Covered Bridge

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Grays River, Washington.
Under the provisions of the National Historic Preservation Act of October 15, 1966, this property possesses exceptional value in commemorating, or illustrating American history Placed on the National Register on Nov. 23, . . .

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

David Crockett

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Ozona, Texas.
(Inscription on front of monument) .. Be sure you are right - then go ahead .. (Inscription on rear of monument) David Crockett was born in Tennessee on August 17, 1786 Participated in the Creek Indian Campaign 1813-1814 . . .

(Politics • War, Texas Independence) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Mississippian Garden

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Parkin, Arkansas.
The legacy of the Mississippian culture lives forever through the Three Sisters Garden, like the one you see planted here. The American Indians who lived here over 500 years ago were expert farmers whose most important crops . . .

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

Ahlberg Park

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Grays River, Washington.
Owned and operated by the Wahkiakum Community Foundation, the five-acre Ahlberg Park was purchased in 2007 with funding from private donors and the taxpayers of Washington State with the support of late County Commissioner . . .

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

Ozona's First Water Well

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Ozona, Texas.
Focus for civic life in early Ozona. City founder E. M. Powell provided the water well equipped with 18-foot windmill, a water trough, and a small cypress tank. At first meeting of Crockett County Commissioners Court, July . . .

(Natural Resources) Includes complete text, location, directions, 1 photo, GPS coordinates, map.

The Guatemalan Peace Accords

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, Guatemala.
Los acuerdos de Paz se suscribieron en un instante, pero su contenido encierra una visión de lo que nos pasó, de lo que somos y de lo que queremos lograr. Guatemaltecos, la Paz firmada en 1996 es nuestra. ¡Cuidémosla! Álvaro . . .

(Civil Rights • Wars, Non-US) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Crosby House

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Tumwater, Washington.
Registered State Historic Place Washington State Advisory Council on Historic Preservation Crosby House Under the provisions of the State Historic Preservation Act of 1967, this property possesses particular value in . . .

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

Veterans Memorial

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Greensburg, Indiana.
(Currently no transcription - work on the memorial and its surroundings are in progress as of spring, 2018)

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

The Battle of Jonesboro

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Jonesboro, Arkansas.
The Battle of Jonesboro took place at the Craighead County Court House in Jonesboro, Arkansas, on August 2, 1862. Company I, 30th Arkansas Infantry of the Fifth Trans-Mississippi Confederate army, under the command of . . .

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

Keeping Pace with Technology

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Ilwaco, Washington.
The fort had barracks for the men, cottages for officers and their families, and a large residence for the commanding officer. Other buildings included the post exchange, which was much like a general store, and the . . .

(Forts, Castles) Includes complete text, location, directions, 7 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Craighead County Court House

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Jonesboro, Arkansas.
The site of Jonesboro was laid off as the county seat of Craighead County in 1859, and there was erected soon afterwards the first court house in the county.

(Government • Political Subdivisions) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Andres Bello

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, United Kingdom.
Poet, Jurist, Philologist and Venezuelan Patriot lived here in 1810

(Arts, Letters, Music • Patriots & Patriotism) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Cannabis City - Seattle's First Pot Shop

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Seattle, Washington.
A historic day in Seattle Just after ipm on July 07, 2014, Deb Green, a 65-year-old marathon running grandmother from Ballard brought her camp chair, a hat, and a book as she planted herself down to become the first person . . .

(Entertainment • Industry & Commerce • Science & Medicine) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Jackson County Courthouse

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

Fort Canby

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Ilwaco, Washington.
The U.S. Army constructed Fort Canby, along with Fort Columbia and Fort Stevens, to defend the entrance to the Columbia River from enemy warships. U.S. Army troops manned the forts from the mid-19th century until the end of . . .

(Forts, Castles • Waterways & Vessels) Includes complete text, location, directions, 5 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Alpine, Georgia

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near Menlo, Georgia.
In late August 1863, the Federal Army of Cumberland began moving toward Georgia. On the extreme right of the Federal lines, the XX Corps, approximately 5,000 soldiers commanded by Major General Alexander M. McCook, began . . .

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