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Dawny dom handlowy firmy Louis Lewy Jr. / Former department store of the Louis Lewy Jr. company

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, Poland.
Po wielkim sukcesie na rynku konfekcjonowanej odziezy w 1904 r. wzniesiono firmowy dom handlowy (projekt spólki architektonicznej Schlesinger & Benedickt), harmonijnie laczac nowoczesna konstrukcje szkieletowa z oryginalnie . . .

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Parc Billom

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Bardstown, Kentucky.
In honor of Bardstown’s sister city in France Birthplace of Benedict Joseph Flaget

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Central Christian Church

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Greenville, Texas.
This congregation was organized in 1879 as First Christian Church. Led by Elder James Pickens, a minister from Alabama, the congregation first met in a Union Church on Lee Street. The Rev. T. W. Caskey served as the first . . .

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Planters State Bank

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Henderson, Kentucky.
The bank’s resemblance to a fortress was intended to emphasize security. Its atrium is one of the oldest west of the Allegheny Mountains. This property has been placed on the National Register of of Historic Places by the . . .

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

Stara Giełda / Old Exchange

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, Poland.
Zaprojektowany przez K. F. Langhansa gmach, uroczyscie otwarty 20 stycznia 1825 r., miescil m.in. okazala sale gieldowa, uzytkowana takze jako sala balowa i redutowa. Wczesniej w tym miejscu znajdowal sie budynek, w którym . . .

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

George Graham Vest / "Tribute to a Dog"

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Owensboro, Kentucky.
(side 1 – George Graham Vest) Established Owensboro’s second newspaper, The Gazette, near here in 1852, with Robert S. Triplett, an Owensboro businessman. Vest was U.S. Senator from Missouri, 1879-1903. Author of world . . .

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Central Park Fountain

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Henderson, Kentucky.
The "new" Central Park Fountain, installed in July 2003, is a faithful reproduction of the fountain that stood on this site from 1892 to 1963. Originally costing $3000, the first fountain quickly became a treasured landmark . . .

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

Wincenty Pol

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W sierpniu 1847 R ogladal Plac Solny Wincenty Pol Autor „Piesni O Ziemi Naszej" Towarzystwo Milosników Wroclawia 20 IV 1957 W 150 rocznice urodzin w Pola - (English translation:) In August of the year 1847, Plac Solny . . .

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Old Court Bell

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Henderson, Kentucky.
This bell once used to notify the people court was in session, hung in Henderson County’s third court house from 1843 until 1963 when the building was demolished to make way for a new temple of justice.

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Pergamon Acropolis

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Turkish Text / English Text: 1. Arsenal / Arsenal 2. Saray / Palast I 3. Saray II / Palast II 4. Saray III / Palast III 5. Saray IV / Palast IV 6. Saray V / Palast V 7. Kale Kapisi / Citadel Gate 8. Athena Kutsal Alani / . . .

(Churches & Religion • Forts, Castles • Settlements & Settlers) Includes complete text, location, directions, 5 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Sacred Heart Catholic Church

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Brownsville, Texas.
Sacred Heart Church was established by the Oblates of Mary Immaculate for the English-speaking parishioners of Immaculate Conception Church. San Antonio architect Frederick B. Gaenslen designed this building for the new . . .

(Architecture • Churches & Religion) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

72-09-29 World War II Monument

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Fairmount Heights, Maryland.
The World War II Monument was erected to honor the citizens of Fairmount Heights who served in the armed forces during World War II. In the early years of the Fairmount Heights community, this small park was the property of . . .

(African Americans • Patriots & Patriotism • War, World II) Includes complete text, location, directions, 6 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Bazylika / Basilica

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, Poland.
Bazylika Matki Bozej anielskiej OO Bernardynow w Kalwarii Zebryzdowskiej w dniu 7 czerwca 1979 r. w czasie swojej pielgrzymki do Kalwarii Otciec Sw. Jan Pawel II osobiscie oglosil tutejszy kosciol bazylika - (English . . .

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Veterans Memorial

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Northumberland, Pennsylvania.
In memory of our valiant and honored comrades buried in this cemetery. Grant them peace and eternal rest. Dedicated Nov. 11, 1994

(Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Patriots & Patriotism • War, Vietnam • War, World II) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

1st. Lt. Carl F. Cooke

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Northumberland, Pennsylvania.
Who dared to die that we might live. Born in Northumberland Pa. Son of Geo. & Margaret Cooke Enlisted in 102 Cavalry - Served 4 years W.W.II Wounded in France Sept. 14 1944 Killed in Holland Oct. 27 1944. Awarded Silver Star . . .

(Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Patriots & Patriotism • War, World II) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Vernon Dalhart

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Jefferson, Texas.
Born in Jefferson, Vernon Dalhart (Marion Try Slaughter II) began his career here at Kahn Saloon, starred later in operas in New York, and recorded for Edison's talking machine. His rendition of "The Prisoner's Song" (1924) . . .

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Kahn Saloon

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Jefferson, Texas.
Built during the early 1860s, this structure served as a boarding house and as a mercantile before opening as the Kahn Saloon about 1900. Temperance movement leader Carrie Nation was denied entrance here during one of her . . .

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Old Livery Stable

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Jefferson, Texas.
Near Trammel's Trace, a road charted 1813, used by thousands of settlers migrating to Texas. Site was owned 1868 by D. B. Culberson, later a congressman and a lawyer for defense in the Diamond Bessie murder trial. . . .

(Animals • Notable Buildings • Roads & Vehicles) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Brown Building

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Jefferson, Texas.
Old home of Jefferson "Jimplecute" and other newspapers, and the Chesterfield Social Club. Now Brown Building. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark

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Immaculate Conception Catholic Church

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Jefferson, Texas.
This parish began in 1863 when Father Jean Marie Giraud held mass for Catholic residents of Jefferson. Immaculate Conception grew as a church and by 1867, members completed the first building. In 1869, the church opened a . . .

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