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White Bird Grade

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White Bird, Idaho.
For 60 years after construction was completed in 1915, White Bird Grade (Across the Valley) served Idaho’s only north-south highway. Many tortuous curves and switchbacks -which, if placed together, made 37 complete circles - . . .

(Roads & Vehicles) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Replica of the Statue of Liberty

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Berwick, Pennsylvania.
With the faith and courage of their forefathers who made possible the freedom of these United States The Boy Scouts of America dedicate this copy of the Statue of Liberty as a pledge of everlasting fidelity and and loyalty . . .

(Fraternal or Sororal Organizations • Man-Made Features • Patriots & Patriotism) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Gene Harvey

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Berwick, Pennsylvania.
In memory of Gene Harvey who for 48 years delighted Berwick's children and adults with his unselfish portrayal of Santa Claus

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

Bob Petit

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Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Panel 1 LSU All-American - 1953-1954 First LSU Player to Have Number Retired - 1954 Member NCAA Final Four Team - 1953 SEC Champions - 1953,1954 SEC Leading Scorer - 1952, 1953, 1954 All-SEC - 1952, 1953, 1954 1,916 points . . .

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

World War Memorial

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Berwick, Pennsylvania.
Dedicated to all men of Berwick and Vicinity who fought in the World War - to those who fought and lived, and those who fought and died; to those who gave much, and those who gave all. ? ? ? ? Arthur Belles • Clement Bason • . . .

(Man-Made Features • Patriots & Patriotism • War, World I) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Allegany State Park's Camp Allegany

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Red House, New York.
Allegany State Park's Camp Allegany This ca. 1930 photograph shows the original mess hall and double cabins at Group Camp 11. Camp Allegany is one of Allegany State Park's 12 group camps. Constructed in 1928, the camp was . . .

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Fort Junction

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near Firestone, Colorado.
This memorial is the property of the state of Colorado. — Two Hundred feet due east of this point stood Fort Junction a sod enclosure erected in 1864 by the pioneers of Boulder and St. Vrain Valleys as a protection against . . .

(Forts, Castles • Native Americans • Settlements & Settlers) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Fort Lupton

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Fort Lupton, Colorado.
This memorial is the property of the State of Colorado — Due west ¼ mile is the site of Fort Lupton Established in 1836 by Lieut. Lancaster P. Lupton A rendezvous of the early fur trappers visited by Fremont and Kit Carson . . .

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

Columbine Mine / Coal Field Country

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Broomfield, Colorado.
Front Colorado's Northern Coal Field: Lest We Forget Colorado's immense northern coal field, centered beneath these rolling hills, contributed to the early development and growth of Colorado and to the birth of nearby towns. . . .

(Disasters • Industry & Commerce • Notable Events) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Berwick Founder, Settlers, and Pioneers

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Berwick, Pennsylvania.
(front) 1747 — Evan Owen — 1819 Purchaser of the Site and Founder of the Town. - First Settlers - 1786 Robert and John Brown named the town Berwick, after Berwick-upon-Tweed, England - Pioneers - Anthony Adams • . . .

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

Edith Emaline Orvis

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Berwick, Pennsylvania.
Who gave her talents in loving concern to the immigrants of 1919 - Berwick - 1961

(Charity & Public Work • Churches & Religion) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Judge Elias Comstock

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Owosso, Michigan.
This log house was built by Judge Elias Comstock May 1836 Purchased by the D.A.R. and given to the city of Owosso for its perpetuation July 29, 1920 Here six Baptists formed the first church organization in Owosso — January . . .

(Churches & Religion • Man-Made Features) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Homesite of Doctor John B. Barnes

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Owosso, Michigan.
Homesite of Doctor John B. Barnes and wife Sophronia Barnes who located in Owosso in 1842. Honored especially for landscaping and planting our beautiful shade trees.

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

The Site of the First School House in Owosso

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Owosso, Michigan.
This tablet marks the site of the first school house in Owosso. Built in 1840; also used as a meeting house.

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

Horrible Indian Massacre

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Almo, Idaho.
Dedicated to the Memory Of those who lost their lives in a most Horrible Indian Massacre 1861 Three hundred immigrants west bound Only five escaped

(Disasters • Wars, US Indian) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Bremen Oil Boom

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Bremen, Ohio.
The Bremen Oil Boom commenced in 1907-08 and the town became a center in the region’s petroleum industry. The area was a forest of oil derricks. From this point south, it was said that one could go down Broad Street from . . .

(Industry & Commerce • Natural Resources) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Mound Plantation

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St. Joseph, Louisiana.
Mound Plantation has a rectangular-shaped mound with a flat top. It is 10½ feet tall and 125 by 138 feet at the base. Pottery found near the mound suggests Indians built it around AD 800-1000. Lower Plaque This . . .

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

Historical Exhibit

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U.S. Army Garrison, Picatinny Arsenal, New Jersey.
This exhibit was originally part of the “Saratoga Park” at Frankfort Arsenal, Phila. Pa. (see other plaque). It was moved here in 1978 shortly after the establishment of the United States Army Armament Research and . . .

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

St. Joseph

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St. Joseph, Louisiana.
Tensas Parish seat since parish created in 1843. Rare example, for Deep South, of town planned and constructed around New England style village green. Historic district listed on National Register of Historic Places.

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

Flowery Mound

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St. Joseph, Louisiana.
Flowery Mound is a rectangular platform mound. The corners are oriented to the cardinal directions. Studies of the soil in the mound suggest it was built in a single episode around AD 1000. It measures 165 by 130 feet at the . . .

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