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Église de Saint-Jean-Port-Joli

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Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Quebec.
Érigée entre 1779 et 1781, cette église sera modifiée à quelques reprises, notamment en 1815, par le prolongement de sa nef et la construction d'une nouvelle façade et de deux clochers. L'ajout d'une fenêtre palladienne et . . .

(Churches & Religion • Man-Made Features) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Veterans Memorial

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Egypt, Pennsylvania.
In honor of all men & women who served our country in the Armed Forces

(Patriots & Patriotism • War, 1st Iraq & Desert Storm • War, 2nd Iraq • War, Afghanistan) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Pendelton County / Pocahontas County

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near Cherry Grove, West Virginia.
Pocahontas County. Formed from Bath, Pendleton and Randolph in 1821. Named for Pocahontas, Indian princess, friend of the Jamestown settlers. Site of Droop Mountain battle, November 6, 1863 The famous Cranberry Glades are in . . .

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

War and Veterans Memorial

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Egypt, Pennsylvania.
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(Patriots & Patriotism • War, Korean • War, Vietnam • War, World II) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Birthplace of Rivers

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near Cherry Grove, West Virginia.
Here mountain waters divide into many rivers. Greenbrier, Gauley and Elk start south and west to the Kanawha; the Jackson east to the James; north goes the South Branch to the Potomac, and the Cheat and Tygard to the Monongahela.

(Natural Features) Includes location, directions, 1 photo, GPS coordinates, map.

Creation of the Municipality of Aculco

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, Mexico.
“Entre los individuos como entre las naciones, el respeto al derecho ajeno es la paz.” 167 Aniversario de la erección de el Municipio de Aculco, Mexico.” H. Ayuntamiento 1991-1993. English translation: “Among individuals and . . .

(Patriots & Patriotism • Political Subdivisions) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Gravesite of John Dolly

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near Riverton, West Virginia.
Nearby is grave of John Dolly (Dahle, 1749-1847), a Hessian mercenary in the Revolutionary War and an early settler in Germany Valley. Naming of Dolly Sods attributed to his surname and large tracks of grass sod lands found here.

(Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, US Revolutionary) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

A romantic retreat

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, United Kingdom.
Garden A romantic retreat Argel romansek This walled garden was probably built in the 1230s and may have been part of a romantic literary landscape. Gardening was taken up enthusiastically by English royalty in the 13th . . .

(Forts, Castles) Includes complete text, location, directions, 10 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

The Michigan Ross Bur Oak

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Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Conserving our living history For 200 years or more, a majestic bur oak and its companions grew on a site that eventually became home to the Ross School of Business. But when the school took on a new construction project in . . .

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

Tuscarora (Clinton) Sand

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Seneca Rocks, West Virginia.
The vertical resistant sandstone forming Seneca Rocks is the Tucarora of the driller and geologist. The “Tuscarora Sand” yields some gas altough it is largely untested in West Virginia

(Natural Features • Natural Resources) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

A changing coastline

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, United Kingdom.
A Changing coastline Arvor ow chanjya Looking north-east, this spectacular view tells a story about the complex geology and changing shape of this north Cornwall coast. The slates and siltstones that make up this coastline . . .

(Environment • Forts, Castles) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Excavations and discoveries

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, United Kingdom.
Excavations and discoveries Kowansow ha diskudhansow This small hut was built for the site custodian shortly after excavations on the headland were completed in the 1930s. These excavations, led by CA Ralegh Radford between . . .

(Exploration • Forts, Castles) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Where history meets legend

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, United Kingdom.
Tintagel Castle has long been connected with the mythical King Arthur and its history is entwined with legend. But what really happened here? In the 5th and 6th centuries AD there was a large, high-status settlement on the . . .

(Forts, Castles) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

The Haven

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, United Kingdom.
The Haven An Harber The beach and headland at Tintagel appear to be wild and remote today, a haven for coastal plants and animals. But in the 19th century this area saw intensive use for mining, slate quarrying and fishing. . . .

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

An 1800’s Garden!

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Seneca Rocks, West Virginia.
The garden before you reflects some of the crops grown by our ancestors, the hardy pioneers who settled these valleys a few centuries ago. Do you see any familiar plants that are still grown in our gardens today? Which crops . . .

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

Camp Luther

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near Seneca Rocks, West Virginia.
Prior to the Civil War, a Lutheran log church built on the North Fork housed a growing congregation. The building, renamed Camp Luther, was used by soldiers from both sides during the war. On March 1, 1862 a Union force . . .

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

Palisades Historic District

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Palisades, New York.


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Andrew & Charles Lewis March

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Green Sulphur Springs, West Virginia.
The nearby highway is part of route traversing W. Va. from Lewisburg to Point Pleasant memorialized by the state to commemorate the march of the American Colonial army of 1,200 men led by Andrew & Charles Lewis. After a . . .

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

The Town Pound

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Union, Connecticut.
Hitching Post # 3 Animal control was a topic of government interest in Union early on. At a town meeting on December 25, 1738 Alexander McNall, (Union’s first settler) was chosen fence viewer and Amos Stickney and W. Robert . . .

(Animals • Colonial Era • Settlements & Settlers) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Union’s 250th Birthday Time Capsule

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Union, Connecticut.
Buried 8-18-1984 by Union Historical Society Uncover 8-19-2034 This was the stepping stone to The Center School C. 1844 Plaque gift of Gertrude and Maurice Chappell

(Landmarks) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
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