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Site of Homestead of William C. Sublett

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Odessa, Texas.
Born 1835 in Alabama. Moved to north Texas before the civil war, in which he served as a confederate. After his wife died in 1874, he went to the Texas frontier to hunt Buffalo, taking his three young children with him. In . . .

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Sewell Ford

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Odessa, Texas.
E.F. Sewell assembled and sold Model T Fords from his Arlington hardware store. Family moved to Crane in 1926 and established Ford dealership. In 1935 sons, Carl Sr. and Woody, purchased bankrupt Ford house in Odessa. At . . .

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Temple Beth El

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Odessa, Texas.
By WWII about 20 Jewish families lived in the Permian Basin. They gathered for religious and social events at the Midland Bombardier Base. In 1945 they established congregation Temple Beth El, the only Synagogue within 140 . . .

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John Ben Shepperd

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Odessa, Texas.
Odessa and Texas civic legend, consummate volunteer leader. Chaired hundreds of committees; appointed by 7 governors and 4 presidents to state and national boards. Named Texas secretary of state (1950-52) at age 34. Elected . . .

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West Texas Relays

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Odessa, Texas.
Nationally known as one of Texas' best track and field events. The first invitational was held April 1, 1944 at Odessa High School's dirt practice field. Seven area high schools competed in 14 events. In 1949 the meet moved . . .

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Cooling Vat

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Sautee Nacoochee, Georgia.
Slaves quarried and hand-chiseled this two-ton stone trough. Cool water preserved perishable foods, such as butter, cream and milk, in clay pots on the shelves of this 19th century refrigerator. Slave labor contributed to . . .

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

Rose Park Recreation Center

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Georgetown, District of Columbia.
Rose Park Playground was established in 1918 by the Ancient Order of the Sons and Daughters of Moses to serve African American children. The city acquired it in 1922. Georgetown neighbors ignored the segregation rules at . . .

(African Americans • Parks & Recreational Areas • Sports • Women) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

87th Indiana Infantry

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near Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia.
Indiana. Eighty-Seventh Regiment Infantry. (Gleason) Third Brigade. (VanDerveer) Third Division. (Brannan) Fourteenth Corps. (Thomas) Sunday, September 20th, 1863, 10 a.m.

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

Live Oaks and Naval Ship Timbers

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Gulf Breeze, Florida.
This is the site of the first federal tree farm in the United States. Live oaks were once valued for their superior shipbuilding qualities. The U.S.S. Constellation and U.S.S. Constitution ("Old Ironsides), both launched in . . .

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

Curly Lambeau's Gravesite

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Green Bay, Wisconsin.
Curly Lambeau is buried in the southeast corner of Allouez Catholic Cemetery, which is located almost directly east of here. He is buried in a family plot along with his father Marcel, mother Mary, and brother Oliver and his . . .

(Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Sports) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Dan Ashe Waterfowl Production Area

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near Leola, South Dakota.
Disappearing Waterfowl Habits The prairies of the Great Plain once stretched from horizon to horizon-a rolling, grass-covered landscape filled, spring through fall with millions of birds. Starting in the 19th century, this . . .

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

Blake Building

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Port Washington, Wisconsin.
Built in 1852 by Barnum Blake Early Businessman, Entrepreneur, Land Speculator Additions to Building circa 1900 and 1960 Restored by Port Washington Historical Society, 2013 Blake Building 205 N. Franklin Street Is a . . .

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

49th Ohio Infantry

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near Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia.
49th Regiment Ohio Infantry, Willich's Brigade. 11:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. September 20, 1863.

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

Dodge's Brigade

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near Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia.
Dodge's Brigade. Johnson's Division, McCook's Corps. Colonel Joseph B. Dodge. September 20, 1863, daylight, 1st Position 79th Illinois - Colonel Allen Buckner. 29th Indiana - Lieutenant Colonel David M. Dunn. 30th Indiana - . . .

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

Symbols Of Our Heritage

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Williamsport, Pennsylvania.
The Image of Justice - served as a weather vane atop the original court house built in 1804. The Bronze Bell - hung beneath it in the belfrey. Both were used in the second court house built on this site in 1860. The Date . . .

(Man-Made Features • Politics • Settlements & Settlers) Includes complete text, location, directions, 7 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Van Derveer's Brigade

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near Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia.
VanDerveer’s Brigade. Brannan’s Division - Thomas' Corps. Colonel Ferdinand VanDerveer September 20, 1863. 11 A.M., 2nd Position 87th Indiana - Colonel Newell Gleason 2nd Minnesota - Colonel James George 9th Ohio - Colonel . . .

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

Zabudowa placu Solnego / Houses on the Solny Square (Salt Market)

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, Poland.
Na wytyczonym ok. 1230 r. placu handlowano glównie sola oraz towarami z Europy Wschodniej. Najokazalsza kamienica byl tutaj dom nr 16, wlasnosc A. Rehdigera, zakupiony w 1642 r. przez gildie kupiecka i zastapiony w 1825 r. . . .

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15th Ohio Infantry

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near Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia.
15th Regiment Ohio Infantry, Willich's Brigade. 11:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. September 20, 1863.

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

Intersection of Shamrock and Main Streets

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Pineville, Louisiana.
1926: Frank Delahoussaye's Owl Drug Store was located at the corner of Shamrock and Main. It sold first to Drew and Ferol Lacroix and then to Fred Tannehill. When the pharmacy relocated, the building became Lew Boyce's . . .

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Main Street

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Pineville, Louisiana.
1910: Main Street was paved and sidewalks were added. Prior to 1927, homes and vacant filled the block. The Protective Union Hall, Negro Benevolent Society, was both meeting place and school for black children until 1916. In . . .

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