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Immigrants Found Future in Colorado

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Glenwood Springs, Colorado.
Beginning in the 1870's Italians came in great numbers to Colorado. The Roaring Fork Valley's Italian immigrants performed the hard, dirty work wanted by no one else. Most were coal miners who worked the mines at Sunlight, . . .

(Industry & Commerce • Natural Resources • Settlements & Settlers) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Frank Girardi

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Williamsport, Pennsylvania.
With 257 wins, Girardi ranks 15th all-time among NCAA football coaches as of 2016. He led Lycoming College to the Division III championship game in 1990 and 1997, and has 13 MAC titles and 11 division playoff berths. Girardi . . .

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CCC Men Built Improvements for Glenwood

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Glenwood Springs, Colorado.
In the 1930's, America was mired in a deep economic depression. As part of his New Deal program, President Franklin Roosevelt implemented government programs designed to create employment and to stabilize the national . . .

(Air & Space • Roads & Vehicles) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Lycoming College

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Williamsport, Pennsylvania.
Lycoming College is a private, undergraduate college of the liberal arts and sciences. It is one of the fifty oldest colleges and universities in the country and holds the distinction of being co-educational since its . . .

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Healthy Atmosphere Rehabilitated Soldiers

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Glenwood Springs, Colorado.
World War II brought sweeping social changes to Glenwood Springs as tourism, its prime industry, declined. The Hotel Colorado, the Glenwood Hot Springs Pool, and the Vapor Cave saw marked declines in patronage during these . . .

(Military • Notable Places • Science & Medicine • War, World II) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

A Plank Road History

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Roseville, Michigan.
There had to be a better way to travel through the countryside when Michigan was young. In the mid-1800s, the new Gratiot Turnpike between Detroit and Mt. Clemens was a swampy and rutted dirt road. To improve things, in 1846 . . .

(Roads & Vehicles) Includes complete text, location, directions, 6 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Kettle Dry Goods Store

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Lafayette, Colorado.
Began business in 1909 as a cafe. Operated as a beauty shop from 1934 to 1992.

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

Brigadier Generals Smorawiński and Mond War Memorial

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, Poland.
W tym budynku siedzibie komendy garnizonu miasta krakowa miesil sie sztab 6 Dywizii Piechoty ktorej ostatnimi dowódcami byli Gen. Bryg. Mieczyslaw Smorawinski 1893-1940 zamordowany w Katynu Gen. Bryg. Bernard Stanislaw . . .

(War, World II • Wars, Non-US) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

First Federal Tree Farm

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Gulf Breeze, Florida.
From small acorns come massive live oak trees-and mighty ships. The live oak's dense, rot-resistant wood and large arching branches were ideal for building ships in the 1700s and 1800s. Over 2,000 live oaks might be used to . . .

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

Dick's Brigade

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Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia.
Dick's Brigade. Van Cleve's Division, - Crittenden's Corps. Colonel George F. Dick. Sept. 20, 1863, Morning. 44th Indiana, - Lieutenant Colonel Simeon C. Aldrich. 86th Indiana, - Major Jacob C. Dick. 13th Ohio, - Captain . . .

(Parks & Recreational Areas • War, US Civil) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

S. Beatty's Brigade

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near Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia.
Text on the first tablet: Beatty's Brigade Van Cleve's Division - Crittenden's Corps. Brigadier General Samuel Beatty. September 20, 1863, morning. 79th Indiana, - Colonel Frederick Knefler. 9th Kentucky, - Colonel George . . .

(Parks & Recreational Areas • War, US Civil) Includes complete text, location, directions, 6 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Stovall's Brigade

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near Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia.
Stovall's Brigade. Breckinridge's Division, - Hill's Corps. Brigadier General Marcellus A. Stovall. September 20, 1863, 11 a.m. 1st, and 3rd, Florida, - Colonel William S. Dilworth. 4th, Florida, - Colonel W.L.L. Bowen. . . .

(Parks & Recreational Areas • War, US Civil) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

The Lycoming Hotel • The Genetti Hotel 75th Anniversary

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Williamsport, Pennsylvania.
Presented by the Lycoming County Historical Society to commemorate the 75th Anniversary of this hotel built by public subscription by the Citizens of Williamsport

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

Mayflower Mound

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Mayflower, Louisiana.
Mayflower is a rectangular-shaped mound with a flat top. It was 10 1/2 feet tall, 130 by 130 feet at the base and 60 by 65 feet at the summit. The mound is well preserved, but the southeast corner was damaged during historic . . .

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

60th North Carolina

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near Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia.
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(Parks & Recreational Areas • War, US Civil) Includes complete text, location, directions, 5 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

600 Block Main Street

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Pineville, Louisiana.
The Second story of the Masonic Lodge building has been the meeting place of Solomon Lodge 221 and the Order of the Eastern Star since the early days of Pineville. The first floor has housed such businesses as Piggly Wiggly . . .

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

600 Block Main Street West

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Pineville, Louisiana.
The oldest business building in Pineville is located just behind the 600 Block at 105 Hayden, now Gabor Painting. The building was originally at 101 Main Street as Davie's Warehouse. Later it housed a broom factory. It was . . .

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47th Georgia Infantry

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near Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia.
C.S.A. Georgia 47th Infantry, Captain William Phillips, Captain Joseph S. Cone, Stovall's Brigade, Breckinridge's Division, 11 A.M., September 20, 1863

(Parks & Recreational Areas • War, US Civil) Includes location, directions, 5 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Breckinridge's Division

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near Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia.
Breckinridge's Division - Hill's Corps. Major General John C. Breckinridge. September 20th, 1863, 11 a.m. Helm's Brigade - Brigadier General Benjamin H. Helm. Colonel Joseph H. Lewis. Adams' Brigade - Brigadier General . . .

(Parks & Recreational Areas • War, US Civil) Includes complete text, location, directions, 5 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Martin County

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Stanton, Texas.
On lower great plains of west Texas. Formed from Young and Bexar territories. Created Aug. 21, 1876, and organized Nov. 4, 1884. Named for Wyly Martin, member of Austin's colony and Texas patriot. County seat established by . . .

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