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A Memorial Site to Slavery and African Populations and Descendants

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El Centro Histórico de la Ciudad de México: Sitio de memoria de la esclavitud y las poblaciones africanas y afrodescendientes La Ciudad de México recibió desde el siglo XVI a un importante número de personas de diversas . . .

(African Americans • Colonial Era • Industry & Commerce) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Adam Shepherd

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Shepherdsville, Kentucky.
An explorer and surveyor, he was born in Pennsylvania on March 21, 1757. He came to Kentucky ca. 1781 to survey land for his father. Named a justice of the peace in 1793, he founded Shepherdsville on 50 acres on the north . . .

(Colonial Era) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

The Beginning of the Camino Real de Tierra Adentro

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, Mexico.
Camino Real de Tierra Adentro Patrimonio Mundial De este sitio en el que estuvo la aduana de México, hace 400 años partía el Camino Real de Tierra Adentro, uniendo las poblaciones de México, Tepotzotlán, San Juan del Río, . . .

(Colonial Era • Industry & Commerce • Man-Made Features • Roads & Vehicles) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

County Named, 1796

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Shepherdsville, Kentucky.
For Alexander Scott Bullitt, a leader in the political formation of Kentucky. Member conventions, 1788, seeking statehood and, 1792, drafting first Ky. Constitution. President Ky. Senate, 1792-99, and second constitutional . . .

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

Bullitt County Veterans Memorial

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Shepherdsville, Kentucky.
In Memoriam To all those fro Bullitt County who have made the supreme sacrifice and given their lives while serving their country in the defense of the liberty, justice and freedoms of us all. Since the independence of our . . .

(Military) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Alma Wallace Lesch

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Shepherdsville, Kentucky.
Side A A pioneer of the contemporary crafts movement, Lesch was an internationally exhibited textile teacher and artist, noted for work with fabric and found objects. Wrote influential book, Vegetable Dyeing, in 1970. Named . . .

(Arts, Letters, Music) Includes complete text, location, directions, 5 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Kincheloe's Station

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Bardstown, Kentucky.
Near here is site of Kincheloe's Station. Named for Capt. William Kincheloe, one of the leaders who established station in early 1780s. Later called Polke's Station for Chas. Polke, who claimed the land. Indians made a . . .

(Forts, Castles • Native Americans • Wars, US Indian) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Rowan-Chambers Duel

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near Bardstown, Kentucky.
Site in valley to east, one of most famous duels in Kentucky because of prominent men involved. John Rowan, later jurist, and US Senator. His second, George M. Bibb, Kentucky Chief Justice, US Senator, Secretary of Treasury. . . .

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Saint Thomas Farm

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near Bardstown, Kentucky.
The cradle of the Catholic Church in Ky., 1/2 mile east. In 1811, became residence of Bishop Flaget and Father David, when pioneering Saint Joseph's Cathedral, Saint Joseph's College and the old Bethlehem Academy in . . .

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

Chapel of the Expiration

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, Mexico.
Capilla de la Expiración. Formó parte del Convento de Santo Domingo. Alberga al Cristo de la Expiración, escultura del siglo XVII regalada por Carlos V a la Nueva España. English translation: Chapel of the Expiration This . . .

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Salón Madrid

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Aquí estuvo el Salón Madrid. Fue la cantina favorita de los estudiantes de la Antigua Escuela de Medicina. (1896-2017) English translation: Here was the Salón Madrid. This was the favorite bar for the students of the Old . . .

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Plaza and Portal of Santo Domingo

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Plaza y portal de Santo Domingo. Conjunto del siglo XVIII y segundo en importancia después de la Plaza Mayor. Bajo el portal se ubicaron los escribanos o evangelistas que redactaban y escribían las cartas de quienes no . . .

(Arts, Letters, Music • Colonial Era • Industry & Commerce • Man-Made Features) Includes complete text, location, directions, 5 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

York Watergate

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, United Kingdom.
Victoria Embankment Gardens York Watergate The York Watergate was built in 1626 for George Villiers, first Duke of Buckingham, the favourite of James I and owner of York House, which stood to the north side. The Watergate . . .

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Kipling House

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, United Kingdom.
Kipling House and the ground upon which it stands, enjoys an interesting and illustrious past. standing on the site of Norwich House, the town house of the Bishops of Norwich, which dates back to 1237. Upon the great . . .

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Rudyard Kipling

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, United Kingdom.
Rudyard Kipling 1865 – 1936 poet and story writer lived here 1889 - 1891

(Arts, Letters, Music) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

William Nicholson

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, United Kingdom.
William Nicholson ( 1824 – 1909 ) Distiller, Politician, Cricket Player, Benefactor This alehouse is part of the Nicholson's heritage collection. They're all different, yet they all owe something to the man who founded . . .

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1987 Great Storm

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, United Kingdom.
In the early hours of Friday 16 October 1987 a great storm struck South East England. In four violent hours London lost 250,000 trees. Its skyline changed for ever. The Evening Standard launched a tree appeal and this . . .

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

John Law Baker Memorial

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, United Kingdom.
In Memory of John Law Baker Formerly of the Madras Army Born 1789 – Died 1886

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

Boys of St. Martin’s School

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, United Kingdom.
Boys of St. Martin’s School Rest in Peace A. Askew · R. McMillan · W.C.A. Payne · W. Padwick · E.W. Rundle · C. Stone · W.T. Messenger · W.R.J. Price · W.F. Boulter M.M · W. Briggs · W.F. Marsh · C.W. Pratt · E.J. Gilmore · . . .

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

Edith Cavell Memorial

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, United Kingdom.
Humanity · Fortitude · Devotion · Sacrifice Edith Cavell Brussels Dawn October 12 1915 Patriotism is Not Enough I Must Have No Hatred or Bitterness For Anyone

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