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Bastion 14 and the 1864 War

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Schanze 14 Und Der Krieg Von 1864 Diese rekonstruierte Wehranlage ist ein Überrest aus dem Deutsch-Dänischen Krieg von 1864. Erneut kam es zu einem Krieg um die nationale Zugehörigkeit des Herzogtums Schleswig. Die Dänen . . .

(Forts, Castles • Wars, Non-US) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Monolithic Cross of the Atrium

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Cruz Atrial Monolítica La Cruz Atrial de Huichapan, del siglo XVI, es similar a las ubicadas en Atzacoalco, México, y la Villa de Guadalupe, y fue labrada en un solo bloque de piedra. Al pie de la cruz se observa el cáliz y . . .

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

Salón Peter Gay

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En esta esquina estuvo el Salón Peter Gay, famosa cantina-bar a la que acudían políticos, militares y periodistas a principios del siglo XX. Ciudad de México English translation: On this corner was the Salón Peter Gay, the . . .

(Industry & Commerce • Man-Made Features) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Veterans Memorial

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Calais, Maine.
City of Calais Veterans Park Dedicated July 31 2009 ——————————— Designed by Mayor Vinton E Cassidy in honor of area Vets July 31, 2009 ——————————— In honor of those who served [by] Wash Co Comm Colg [Washington County . . .

(Patriots & Patriotism • War, 1st Iraq & Desert Storm • War, 2nd Iraq • War, Afghanistan) Includes complete text, location, directions, 19 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Dulcería de Celaya

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Dulcería de Celaya. La marquesina de esta tienda, fundada en 1874, es la más antigua que existe en la ciudad. Ciudad de México English translation: Dulcería de Celaya. (The Celaya Candy Store) The storefront of this store, . . .

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

Teatro Santa Anna

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Esta calle estaba cerrada por el Teatro Santa Anna después Nacional. 1843-1892. Dirección de monumentos coloniales y de la República. English translation: This street was closed off by the Santa Anna Theater, later known as . . .

(Arts, Letters, Music • Man-Made Features) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

El Monitor Republicano

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En esta esquina estuvieron las oficinas de El Monitor Republicano (1844-1896), fundado por Vicente García Torres. Ciudad de México English translation: On this corner were the offices of El Monitor Republicano (1844-1896), . . .

(Communications • Man-Made Features) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Convent of Santa Brigída

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Aquí estuvo el hoy olvidado convento de Santa Brígida, en el que fueron encarcelados los generales mexicanos leales a Maximiliano. Desapareció en 1933. Ciudad de México English translation: Here was the now forgotten Convent . . .

(Churches & Religion • Man-Made Features • Wars, Non-US) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

The Jockey Club

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En el año de 1881, el Jockey Club abrió aquí sus puertas, centro de reunión de los porfirianos eminentes. Ciudad de México English translation: In the year 1881, the Jockey Club opened its doors here. It was a meeting place . . .

(Industry & Commerce • Man-Made Features) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Saint Croix Island

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Calais, Maine.
St. Croix Island has been presented to the United States of America as a monument to Sieur de Monts and Samuel de Champlain on the North American continent. The creation of this monument has been accomplished as a result of . . .

(Colonial Era • Exploration • Native Americans • Settlements & Settlers) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

The Temple of San Francisco

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Templo de San Francisco Templo principal del que fuera el primer y mayor convento franciscano de la Ciudad de Mexico. Fue patrocinado por Hernan Cortes en 1524. Llego a ocupar 32,490 metros cuadrados. El convent fue . . .

(Churches & Religion • Colonial Era • Man-Made Features) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

The "Kovirke" - New Defences for Hedeby?

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English text: What is the Danevirke? Over 1000 years ago in the Viking Age, Danes, Frisians, Saxons and Slavs came into contact in this border region between Scandinavia and Central Europe. Danish kings began to fortify the . . .

(Forts, Castles) Includes complete text, location, directions, 5 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Hospital de los Terceros Franciscanos

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Aquí estuvo el hospital de Terceros Franciscanos terminado en 1756. Catálogo de la Insp. Gral. de Monumentos Artísticos e Históricos. English translation: Here was the Hospital of the Franciscan Tertiaries, completed in . . .

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

Petrified Tree

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Anaheim, California.
This section weighs five tons and measures 7 1/2 feet in diameter. The original tree, estimated to have been 200 feet tall, was part of a sub-tropical forest 55 to 70 million years ago in what is now Colorado. Scientists . . .

(Horticulture & Forestry • Natural Features) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

The Globe

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A Leicester Landmark Since The Early 18th Century, The Globe Has Been Owned By The Everard Family From Victorian Times To The Present Day. The Pub Was Previously A Market House And Was Used At The Hiring Fairs By Farmers To . . .

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

Guildhall

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Richard III’s Medieval Leicester Guildhall The Guildhall and the Richard III Story The Guildhall dates back to medieval times and would have been a building of importance during the time of Richard III. The Great Hall, . . .

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

Leicester Automaton Clock

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The Leicester Automaton Clock This is a reconstruction based on remains at All Saints' Church, Highcross Street, Leicester, supplemented by documentary evidence. The original carved wood quarter-jacks disappeared many years . . .

(Science & Medicine) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Agnes Archer Evans

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City of Leicester Agnes Archer Evans (nee Kilgour) 1851-1924 Pioneering teacher of girls education, along with Anna Chrysogon Beale, at Belmont House School 1882-1893 Founding member & treasurer of the Leicester and . . .

(Education • Women) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Alderman Newton’s School

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Alderman Newton’s School Built in the Holy Bones AD 1700 Rebuilt On this Site 1804 Enlarged in 1887 and Again in 1897 Alderman Newton’s Girls’ School Opened in 1920 on the Transferrance of the Boys’ School To High Cross . . .

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

Church of the Greyfriars

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(Churches & Religion) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
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