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First Baptist Church of Kyle

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Kyle, Texas.
Founded at Mountain City, 1872. Original pastor: the Rev. J. C. Tally. A dynamic congregation, this church within two months of its origin licensed (and later ordained) D. A. Porter as a minister; in 1879 demitted 26 members . . .

(Churches & Religion) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Civil War Memorial

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Muncy, Pennsylvania.
To the memory of the Soldiers from Muncy and Vicinity who fell in the War for the Union 1861-65 Died for their Country [Roll of Honored Dead] "Four hundred thousand men - the brave, the good, the true In tangled wood, in . . .

(Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Man-Made Features • Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Civil) Includes complete text, location, directions, 14 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Butterworth Station / Butterworth Family Contributions

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Mainesville, Ohio.
Side A Butterworth Station (seen across the field) was the southernmost station on the Underground Railroad in Warren County. Built in 1820, it was the home of Benjamin and Rachael Moorman Butterworth. As Quakers and . . .

(Abolition & Underground RR • Education • Railroads & Streetcars) Includes complete text, location, directions, 6 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

2nd Battalion Georgia Sharpshooters

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near Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia.
C.S.A. Georgia. 2d. Battalion. Sharpshooters. Major Richard H. Whiteley. Jackson's Brigade. Cheatham's Division. 1:30 P.M., September 19, 1863.

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

Howard Gallemore Hartzog, Sr.

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Port Lavaca, Texas.
In the mid-twentieth century, Calhoun County was beginning an unprecedented period of growth. Howard G. Hartzog, Sr. was an active community leader who guided the county as a private citizen, county judge and as a state . . .

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William S. Hart Park and Museum

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Newhall, California.
William S. Hart Park and Museum is the former ranch and home of the world famous Western silent film actor and director, William S. Hart. Today, guests visiting the park may enjoy a vast picnic area, a live collection of . . .

(Entertainment • Parks & Recreational Areas) Includes complete text, location, directions, 9 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Jackson's Brigade

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near Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia.
Jackson's Brigade Cheatham's Division - Polk's Corps Brigader General John K. Jackson September 19, 1863, 6:00 P.M, 4th Position. 1st Georgia (Confederate) 2nd Battalion, - Major James C. Gordon. 5th Georgia - Colonel . . .

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

Plaza Santiago

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, Mexico.
Plaza Santiago Tancama fue construida sobre una serie de plataformas acondicionadas que descienden de manera escalonada hacia el norte. Esta plaza se localiza en la parte intermedia de este escalonamiento. Sus estructuras . . .

(Anthropology • Architecture • Man-Made Features • Native Americans) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

St. George's School World War I Memorial

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, United Kingdom.
To the glory of God and in memory of those once scholars of this school who gave their lives for King & Country in the Great War 1914-1918 Let thy perpetual light shine upon them O Lord

(War, World I) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Tancama

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, Mexico.
Tancama Esta zona arqueológica se encuentra en una elevación paralela al Cerro Alto, también llamado de Tancama, enclavada en el corazón de la Sierra Gorda, decretada Reserva de la Biósfera por su extraordinaria riqueza . . .

(Anthropology • Architecture • Man-Made Features • Native Americans) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Tribute to Benito Juárez

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, Mexico.
Al egregio C. Lic. Benito Juarez Como débil testimonio de gratitud imperecedera en el 1er centenario de su natalicio Por el Municipio Landa Marzo 24 de MCMVI. English translation: To the outstanding Benito Juárez As a . . .

(Patriots & Patriotism • Wars, Non-US) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Calhoun County Participation During World War II

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Port Lavaca, Texas.
Before World War II, Calhoun County was primarily involved in farming, ranching and commercial seafood but after the attack on Pearl Harbor, the county became a major participant in the war effort. In November 1940, much of . . .

(War, World II) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Beef for the Confederacy

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Kyle, Texas.
Throughout Hays County, 1861-65, as in the rest of Texas, beef production for the Confederacy was a major patriotic service. Leading ranchers, called Government Stockraisers, had the duty of supplying the Commissary . . .

(Agriculture • War, US Civil) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

250th Anniversary of the Founding of the Mission at Landa de Matamoros

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, Mexico.
Landa…voz chichimeca que significa cenegoso, en donde se funde un encuentro de culturas que devino en nuestro mestizaje, señal del final de la conquista espiritual de la Sierra Gorda. La ciudad de Dios se representa en su . . .

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Interurban Railway and Terminal Company: Rapid Railway

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Mason, Ohio.
Side A The Rapid Railway began operation in 1903 and was the Interurban Railway and Terminal Company’s (IR&T) northernmost traction line. The IR&T began near Pleasant Ridge and Kennedy Heights in Cincinnati and connected to . . .

(Railroads & Streetcars) Includes complete text, location, directions, 5 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Christ's Hospital

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, United Kingdom.
Site of Christ's Hospital 1552-1902

(Education • Science & Medicine) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Liddell's Brigade

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near Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia.
Liddell's Brigade Liddell's Division, Walker's Corps. Colonel Daniel C. Govan. 1st Position, September 19, 1863, 11:30 a.m. 2nd and 5th Arkansas, - Lieutenant Colonel Reuben F. Harvey. 2nd and 5th Arkansas, - Captain F. T. . . .

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

Polk's Brigade

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near Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia.
Polk's Brigade Cleburne's Division - Hill's Corps Brigadier General Lucius E. Polk September 20, 1863. 1st Arkansas - Colonel John W. Colquitt. 3rd and 5th Confederate - Colonel J. A. Smith. 2nd Tennessee - Colonel William . . .

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

John Ingraham's Grave

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near Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia.
In Memory of John Ingraham Private Company K 1st Confederate Regiment Georgia Volunteers Killed September 19, 1863

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

Baldwin's Brigade

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near Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia.
Baldwin's Brigade Johnson's Division - McCook's Corps. Colonel William W. Berry September 19, 1863, 1 P.M., 1st Position. 6th Indiana - Lieutenant Colonel Hagerman Tripp. 5th Kentucky - Colonel William W. Berry. 1st Ohio - . . .

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