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Walk of History

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Owosso, Michigan.
From left to right... [Panel 1] In 1833, Owosso's founding fathers overlooked this river and envisioned a beautiful city on its banks. Thousands of years before, the river course was formed as the last glaciers retreaed . . .

(Arts, Letters, Music • Education • Industry & Commerce • Politics) Includes complete text, location, directions, 17 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

The Ottoman Clock

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, Mexico.
La Republica de Libano, de Turquia El Centro Libanes y Consorcio Aristos Obsequian al Pueblo de Mexico la restauración de este reloj a 200 años de Independencia Nombres de autoridades English translation: The Republics of . . .

(Man-Made Features • Wars, Non-US) Includes complete text, location, directions, 5 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Pulquería "La Risa"

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, Mexico.
Pulquería “La Risa” Fundada 1903-2009 Calle de Mesones No. 71, Deleg. Cuauhtemoc Centro Historico de la Ciudad de Mexico English translation: Pulquería “The Laugh” Founded 1903-2009 Calle de Mesones No. 71, Delegación . . .

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

The Trout Capital of the World

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Buhl, Idaho.
The City of Buhl is a town of 4200 nestled in South Central Idaho along the Thousand Springs Scenic Byway. It was founded on April 13, 1906 and named after Frank H. Buhl of Sharon, Pennsylvania, a major investor in the Carey . . .

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

Archaeological Remains at Republica de Argentina Street

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, Mexico.
Vestigios arqueológicos de la calle República de Argentina La rehabilitación de la calle República de Argentina por parte del Gobierno de la Ciudad de México permitió al Instituto Nacional de Antropologia e Historia (INAH), . . .

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

The Oregon Trail

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near Glenns Ferry, Idaho.
Directly in front of you, the Oregon Trail descends the steep bluff to the Snake River. The trail lies parallel to and directly above the major road scar that is easily seen. On sunny days, the trail is visible to the keen . . .

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

Motor Homes Without Motors

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near Glenns Ferry, Idaho.
Contrary to popular belief, the emigrant wagon was not the large heavy Conestoga that is represented by the Idaho Bicentennial Wagon. Instead, many people used wagons from their farms or purchased smaller, lighter wagons at . . .

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

The Basin of Mexico

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, Mexico.
La Cuenca de México Esta región ha estado habitada desde tiempos muy antiguos debido a su abundancia en recursos naturales. La majestuosa Sierra Nevada y sus imponentes volcanes, Iztaccíhuatl y Popocatépetl, se encuentran al . . .

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

Idaho's Bicentennial Wagon

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near Glenns Ferry, Idaho.
In 1975, this wagon joined 49 other state wagons from across the country in a pilgrimage to Valley Forge, Pennsylvania to celebrate America'a Bicentennial. Prior to leaving for Valley Forge, the wagon visited schools, . . .

(Roads & Vehicles) Includes complete text, location, directions, 5 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

The City of Tenochtitlan

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, Mexico.
La Ciudad de Tenochtitlan Al poniente del lago de Texcoco se fundaron las ciudades de Tenochtitlan, en 1325, y Tlatelolco, en 1337, sobre pequeños islotes. En 1428 Tenochtitlan era el centro politico de la Cuenca de México y . . .

(Man-Made Features • Native Americans • Settlements & Settlers) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

The Three Island Ford

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near Glenns Ferry, Idaho.
Located on an old Indian and fur trade route, the Three Island Ford presented a difficult challenge to the emigrants. Those who dared attempted this crossing using the southern two islands and connecting sand bars to cross . . .

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

Temple of Porta Coeli

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, Mexico.
Templo de Porta Coeli. Formó parte del Antiguo Colegio de Santo Domingo de Porta Coeli. Sus muros están cubiertos con murales a base de mosaicos. Siglo XVIII. English translation: Temple of Porta Coeli. This temple formed . . .

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

Site 2 ★ Old Oregon Trail Road Crossing

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near Glenns Ferry, Idaho.
Thursday August 14 "...We had a squally time ascending the bluffs, which are severaly hundred feet high. We passed from a hill to the side of a bluff, upon a high narrow ridge of just sufficient width upon the top for the . . .

(Roads & Vehicles • Settlements & Settlers) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Veterans Memorial

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Kedgwick, New Brunswick.
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(Patriots & Patriotism • War, Korean • War, World I • War, World II) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Mariano Matamoros

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, Mexico.
En esta casa nacio el Señor Cura de Jonacatepec, Teniente General Don Mariano Matamoros. Heroe de la Independencia Nacional. English translation: In this house was born the Priest of Jonacatepec, Lieutenant General Mariano . . .

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

House of Andés Quintana Roo and Leona Vicario

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, Mexico.
Esta casa fue propiedad del político liberal y poeta Andrés Quintana Roo (1787-1851), esposo de la heroína insurgente Leona Vicario Fue declarado monumento el 9 de Julio de 1932. English translation: This house was owned by . . .

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

Le projet Fraserville / The Fraserville Project

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Rivière-du-Loup, Quebec.
Dans les rues du vieux Rivière-du-Loup se cache l'histoire d'un grand projet urbain La promenade pittoresque Dans un quadrilatère d'un kilomètre s'est bâtie une ville dont la planification a été amorcée il y a 200 ans. . . .

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

General Ignacio Zaragoza

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, Mexico.
El General Ignacio Zaragoza vencedor del ejercito extranjero que ataco Puebla el 5 de Mayo de 1862 habito esta casa Como homenaje a su memoria coloca esta placa la Direccion General de Accion Educativa Recreativa de Reforma . . .

(Patriots & Patriotism • Wars, Non-US) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

The Sacred Precinct of Mexico-Tenochtitlan

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, Mexico.
El Recinto Sagrado de Mexico-Tenochtitlan El recinto sagrado de Mexico-Tenochtitlan concentraba los edificios de mayor relevancia político-religiosa; este espacio sagrado estaba delimitado del resto de la ciudad por una . . .

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

Parish of Our Lady of the Valvanera

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, Mexico.
Parroquia de Nuestra Señora de la Valvanera. Fue construida en el siglo XVIII para el convento del mismo nombre. Actualmente es la Catedral Maronita de México. English translation: Parish of Our Lady of the Valvanera. This . . .

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