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The Historic Duval House

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Floral City, Florida.
In 1863 John Paul Formy-Duval and his wife Elizabeth Ann Trantham bought land from Allen Munden and began building their home. During the process of construction, the Duvals discovered that they had been building their house . . .

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

Richloam General Store and Post Office

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Richloam, Florida.
In 1921, the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad (ACL) decided to relocate its depot in Riverland to Richloam. Soon after, in 1922, Postmaster Lucius Sidney "Sid” Brinson moved the Riverland Post Office to the growing community of . . .

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

The Basque Center

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Boise, Idaho.
A place to call out the name of an old friend, play the card game “mus,” sit down to a meal, or dance to the music of the accordion and the txistu, the melodic Basque flute. All communities need somewhere to meet, and this . . .

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

Colonel Joseph S. Barton

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Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.
Colonel Joseph S. Barton was stationed at Myrtle Beach Air Force Base from August 1988 until the base closed in March 1992. His first association with the base was as an ROTC cadet from the University of Georgia at Summer . . .

(War, 1st Iraq & Desert Storm) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

The Chico Club

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Boise, Idaho.
“One of the fine new buildings in Boise,” heralded the Idaho Statesman newspaper in 1935, when the Belaustegui Hotel & Basque Boarding House was constructed by Augustin and Petra Belaustegui. A few years later, part of the . . .

(Entertainment) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Grove Street Warehouse

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Boise, Idaho.
Imagine leafy Lombary poplars, dazzling rose bushes, lush gardens, circular walks, stately homes, and huge churning waterwheels along a wide avenue, and you'll get a picture of early days on Grove Street. The profusion of . . .

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

Tom and Julia Davis Homesite

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Boise, Idaho.
On this very site stood the home of Boise pioneers Tom and Julia Davis. In 1889, the Davis family built this fashionable Victorian home on a section of their homestead extending from Front Street to the Boise River. This . . .

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

The Log Cabin

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Boise, Idaho.
This log cabin is built of native Idaho woods, and each room inside is paneled is a different species. Originally known as Chateau de Bois. this cabin was erected in 1940 to house the state forester. Built by the Civilian . . .

(Horticulture & Forestry) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

The Boise Gallery of Art - 1937

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Boise, Idaho.
Since opening in 1937, this building has been the center of Boise's art community. In 1933, with financing from the federal Public Works Administration (PWA), the City of Boise broke ground for construction of the new Boise . . .

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

The WPA (Works Project Administration)

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Boise, Idaho.
Created in May 1935 by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, the WPA was the largest of his New Deal relief programs... The WPA created jobs and provided income to many Idahoans during the Great Depression. The program funded . . .

(Charity & Public Work) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

McClelland (sic) Ferry

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Boise, Idaho.
Near this spot the McClelland (sic) Ferry Crossed the river in 1864.

(Roads & Vehicles • Waterways & Vessels) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Wilson Price Hunt Expedition

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Boise, Idaho.
In Memory of Wilson Price Hunt Expedition First Whites to visit Boise Valley 1811

(Exploration) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Oregon Corners

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Putnam Valley, New York.
Was a manufacturing center. Two creeks powered a grist mill in the 18th century; wire, fulling, and paper mills in the 19th century.

(Industry & Commerce • Waterways & Vessels) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

St. Jean Kilisesi

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Philadelpheia St. Jean Church (CA: A.D: 600) St. Jean Kilisesi

(Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Churches & Religion • Parks & Recreational Areas) Includes location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Ohio-Erie Canal and Locks / The Columbus Feeder Canal

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Lockbourne, Ohio.
Ohio-Erie Canal and Locks The Ohio-Erie Canal was built between 1825 and 1832 and extended 308 miles from Lake Erie at Cleveland to the Ohio River at Portsmouth. The greatest engineering achievement in Ohio up to that time, . . .

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

Academy Park

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Minden, Louisiana.
Academy Park was once the home of the Minden Male Academy. Built in 1850 with funds and on land donated by civic leader W.A. Drake, it was one of two schools created from the Minden Academy that had been established in 1838. . . .

(Education • Parks & Recreational Areas) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Three Adams Brothers

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Quincy, Massachusetts.
In memory of Three Brothers who lived and died in the service of their Country. Sons of Thomas Boylston and Ann Harrod Adams ———————————— Thomas Boylston Adams Lieutenant in the U.S. Army. Born August 1, 1809. Died at his . . .

(Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Man-Made Features • Patriots & Patriotism • Waterways & Vessels) Includes complete text, location, directions, 7 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

The Clinton Duel

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Clinton, Mississippi.
On January 12, 1836, Isaac Caldwell, a former law partner of Senator George Poindexter, fought a duel with Samuel Gwin, a protégé of Andrew Jackson. The duel was the result of a lengthy political quarrel that began in 1830, . . .

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

Time Marches On

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Porterville, California.
Frank "Buck Shaffer was a man of music, integrity, inspiration, patriotism and discipline. Buck came to Porterville in 1953 to take a position as the Porterville High School band director. Thousands of young people have had . . .

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

Cedar Chopping in Central Texas

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Austin, Texas.
Soon after Texas became a republic in 1836, the government divided land in this area for settlement. Ample timber, fresh water sources and wildlife attracted many to establish communities along Brushy Creek. The Legislature . . .

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