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Temple of Apollo Patroos, Temple of Zeus Pharatrios and Athena Phratria, Benches or "Synedrion"

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, Greece.
???S ?????O??S ????O??. ???S ???S F??????? ??? ?T???S F?????, ?????? ? «S????????» (Text in Greek on the left side. To read it enlarge the marker image.) English: Temple of Apollo Patroos (325 BC) Small Ionic temple, . . .

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

The Merricks Veterans Memorial

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Merrick, New York.
The Merricks Those who have made the supreme sacrifice for our country World War II Harold Kenneth Ahlquist · Alfred William Amari · Clifford E. Bahnsen · Walter Edwin Baldwin · Walter J. Burke Jr. · Harry Gregory . . .

(War, 1st Iraq & Desert Storm • War, 2nd Iraq • War, Korean • War, Vietnam • War, World II) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Peace Offering

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near Lee, Florida.
It’s September 23, 1539… Conquistador Hernando de Soto and his men have reached a large river, the present-day Suwannee – My nose is broken, and we are weary from battle. We will rest here for two days before crossing. . . .

(Colonial Era • Exploration • Native Americans • Notable Events) Includes complete text, location, directions, 6 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Ichetucknee Springs

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near Fort White, Florida.
Ichetucknee Springs Has been designated a Registered Natural Landmark under the provisions of the Historic Sites Act of August 21, 1955 this site possesses exceptional value in illustrating the natural history of the United . . .

(Landmarks • Natural Features) Includes complete text, location, directions, 5 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

M.D. Valentine & Brothers

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Woodbridge, New Jersey.
M.D. Valentine & Brothers During the 19th century, Woodbridge became world famous for its clay and brick products. By the 1860s, it was said that nearly 80 million fire bricks were being annually supplied from Woodbridge. In . . .

(Industry & Commerce • War, World I) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Boynton Beach & Sewaren House Hotel

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Woodbridge, New Jersey.
Boynton Beach & Sewaren House Hotel First known as Pierce’s Landing, Boynton Beach opened in 1877 when its founder Cassimer W. Boynton purchased a stretch of land along the Arthur Kill. The resort hosted a bathing beach with . . .

(Entertainment • Industry & Commerce • Parks & Recreational Areas) Includes complete text, location, directions, 6 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Church of the Holy Apostles (ca. A.D. 1000)

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, Greece.
???S ??? ?G??? ???S???O? (pe??p?? 1000 µ.?.) (Text in Greek on the left side. To read it enlarge the marker image.) English: It is situated partly over the Nymphaion (2nd cent. A.D.). The original floor-plan of the church . . .

(Architecture • Churches & Religion • Man-Made Features) Includes complete text, location, directions, 7 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Field Headquarters - Army of Tennessee

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Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia.
Field Headquarters - Army of Tennessee. General Braxton Bragg. September 19, 1863. Polk's Corps, - Lieutenant General Leonidas Polk. Hill's Corps, - Lieutenant General Daniel H. Hill. Reserve Corps, - Major General W. H. T. . . .

(Parks & Recreational Areas • War, US Civil) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Old Fort King Trail

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Thonotosassa, Florida.
Old Fort King Trail is near the original Fort King Road. During the Second Seminole War, Fort King Road served as the main transportation and communication route between Fort Brooke (Tampa) and the Seminole Agency at Fort . . .

(Forts, Castles • Native Americans • Parks & Recreational Areas • Roads & Vehicles • Wars, US Indian) Includes complete text, location, directions, 6 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Dr. Gertrude B. Kelly Playground

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New York, New York.
Dr. Gertrude B. Kelly (1862-1934), a pioneer surgeon and philanthropist, was born in Ireland and emigrated to the United States in 1873. She studied at the Women's Medical College of the New York Infirmary for Women and . . .

(Charity & Public Work • Parks & Recreational Areas • Science & Medicine • Women) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Blue's Gap Battle

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Augusta, West Virginia.
Confederate troops under Captain George F. Sheets were defeated by Colonel S. H. Dunning's 5th Ohio Infantry here, Jan. 7, 1862. North River Bridge and a number of buildings were burned by the Federals.

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

Wilcoxen Home

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Macedon, New York.
Wilcoxen Home Ella S. Wilcoxen 1865-1933 First female graduate of University of Rochester 1901. Teacher & religious worker. Lifelong community resident.

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

1788 Survey

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Farmington, New York.
1788 Survey 4 towns, 3 counties meet near this site. Starting point for survey of Phelps & Gorham Purchase done by Co. Hugn Maxwell in 1788.

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

The French Lines & Carillon Battlefield

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Ticonderoga, New York.
The earthen walls in front of you, called the French Lines, are the remains of a defensive wall built in the eighteenth century to defend Fort Ticonderoga from attack. The French Lines as you see them today are the original . . .

(Forts, Castles • War, French and Indian • War, US Revolutionary) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Mendon Academy

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Mendon, New York.
Mendon Academy Incorporated 1836. Aquired by Mendon School District No 2, Jan 3, 1839. Closed as school and sold to fire district, 1950.

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

Site of Early School

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Wheatland, New York.
Site of early school Quakers met here 1824 - 1827

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

Birthplace of Emory Upton

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Batavia, New York.
Birthplace of Emory Upton 1839 - 1881. West Point graduate. U.S. Army General and Civil War veteran. Influential military author & stategist

(War, US Civil) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Site of First Permanent Settlement

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Pembroke, New York.
Site of first permanent settlement ? Town of Pembroke ? David Goss, coming from Massachusetts in 1804, took up land on the Holland Purchase. His dwelling, which he converted into a tavern, was the first Public House in the . . .

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

100e anniversaire de l'église Notre-Dame-des-Neiges

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Trois-Pistoles, Quebec.
Hommage aux fondateurs Architecte: David Ouellet Constructeurs: Augustin Audet • Hubert Morin Cures: Desire Vezina Ptre Damase Morisset Ptre Monument erige a l'occasion du centenaire de la construction de cette eglise 20 . . .

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

L'île-aux-Basques / Isle of the Basques

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Trois-Pistoles, Quebec.
Sur L'île aux Basques, on voit encore les vestiges de fourneaux construits par les Basques. Le Père Nouvel et ses néophytes papinachois se retirèrent sur l'île aux Basques, en 1666, pour se protéger contre les Iroquois. At . . .

(Colonial Era • Man-Made Features • Native Americans • Settlements & Settlers) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
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