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Beck Memorial Band Shell

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Lititz, Pennsylvania.
Built in 1937, the "Paul E. Beck Memorial Band Shell" has hosted many musical venues and notable celebrations, including the crowning of the Queen of Candles, the highlight of the 4th of July festivities in the park since . . .

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

Paul E. Beck Memorial Band Shell

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Lititz, Pennsylvania.
Dedicated to the memory of Paul E. Beck 1871 - 1934 Lititz Bandmaster and Teacher of Music, Art and Literature September 2, 1937 ——————————————— Erected by the Citizens of Lititz Sponsored by the Lititz Chamber of Commerce . . .

(Arts, Letters, Music • Entertainment • Man-Made Features • Parks & Recreational Areas) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Cpl Gerald L. Habecker

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Rothsville, Pennsylvania.
In memory of Cpl Gerald L. Habecker who died Jan. 21, 1969 in unselfish service to his country Dedicated Aug. 13, 1972

(Patriots & Patriotism • War, Vietnam) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Bishop Cosin’s Almshouses

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, United Kingdom.
Bishop Cosin’s Almshouses 1666 Replacing Bishop Langley’s Song and Grammar Schools 1414 1923 1973

(Charity & Public Work) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Durham Light Infantry Boer War Memorial

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, United Kingdom.
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(Military) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Alfred Robert Tucker

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, United Kingdom.
Alfred Robert Tucker Curate of St. Nicholas Durham 1885 – 1899 3rd Bishop E.Eq. Africa 1890 – 1899 1st Bishop of Uganda 1899 – 1911 Canon of Durham 1911 – 1914 Born 1 April 1849 Died 15 June 1914 I Shall Be Satisfied When I . . .

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

George William Kitchin

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, United Kingdom.
George William Kitchin Dean of Winchester 1883 1894 Dean of Durham 1894 1912 First Chancellor of Durham University Born Dec 7 · 1827 Died Oct 13 · 1912

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

Old Registry

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, United Kingdom.
Old Registry County Court House on this Site 1588 – 1811 Rebuilt as Diocesan Registry 1822 Passed to Union Society 1935 And to University Library 1978

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

Bishop Cosin’s Library

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, United Kingdom.
Bishop Cosin’s Library 1669 Entrusted To The University 1935 1923 1973

(Arts, Letters, Music • Education) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Former Exchequer

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, United Kingdom.
Former Exchequer And Chancery of The Palatinate Built for Bishop Neville (1438 – 57) 1923 1973

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

General Tomás Herrera

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, Panama.
El Presidente Augusto B. Leguia, a nombre del Peru, ofrece como homenaje de admiración al General Tomás Herrera, y para que sea colocada al pie de la estatua de se le erige, un puñado de tierra de Ayacucho, campo inmortal . . .

(Patriots & Patriotism • Wars, Non-US) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

A Layered Legacy

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Ticonderoga, New York.
This fertile plain was once the floor of a prehistoric sea that receded to create Lake Champlain. When the French built Fort Carillon, known to the English as Ticonderoga, these rich lowlands supported a large garden . . .

(Forts, Castles • War, French and Indian • War, US Revolutionary) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

The Arsenal

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New York City, New York.
The historic Arsenal is one of two buildings in Central Park predating the park. It was designed by esteemed architect Martin T. Thompson (1786-1877) and built between 1847 and 1851 by the State of New York as a storage . . .

(Architecture • Entertainment • Paleontology • Parks & Recreational Areas) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Lake Hubert Depot

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near Nisswa, Minnesota.
The only open-air railway station remaining in the U.S.A. built in 1896 by the Northern Pacific Railway preserved and maintained through the cooperation of local and summer residents. 1969

(Charity & Public Work • Notable Buildings • Railroads & Streetcars) Includes location, directions, 6 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

The Present Location of the Lake Hubert Depot

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near Nisswa, Minnesota.
The depot had its birth in 1896, and was slated for demolition when the railroad discontinued service to the Lake Hubert region. It has been preserved through the cooperative efforts of Lake Hubert residents. Mr. Hugh . . .

(Charity & Public Work • Notable Buildings • Railroads & Streetcars) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Elder Spirit

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Columbia Heights, District of Columbia.
Youth from the Latin American Youth Center - Art + Media House used cameras and microphones to explore the changing faces of Columbia Heights’ people and places. Collaborating with community artists, youth researched . . .

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

Growing Strong

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Columbia Heights, District of Columbia.
Youth from the Latin American Youth Center - Art + Media House used cameras and microphones to explore the changing faces of Columbia Heights’ people and places. Collaborating with community artists, youth researched . . .

(Arts, Letters, Music • Hispanic Americans) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Woodbridge History Trail

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Woodbridge, New Jersey.
The 45 signs that make up this brief sampling of Woodbridge History were funded by a grant to Woodbridge Township from the U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development. Mayor John E. McCormac initiated the application in . . .

(Notable Places) Includes complete text, location, directions, 1 photo, GPS coordinates, map.

Isaac & Dinah Mendenhall

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Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania.
Quaker abolitionists, the Mendenhalls harbored freedom seekers on the Underground Railroad in their nearby home, Oakdale. Originally members of Old Kennett Meeting, which became divided on the issue of slavery, they helped . . .

(Abolition & Underground RR • Peace • Women) Includes complete text, location, directions, 1 photo, GPS coordinates, map.

Historic English Gate

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Ticonderoga, New York.
In 1913, Sarah Pell went to Europe looking for artifacts to furnish the King’s Garden and Fort grounds. At a shop in London specializing in historic architectural fragments and antique garden ornaments, she found a set of . . .

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