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Greenville

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Greenville, New York.
1803 town taken from Freehold and Coxsackie, called Greenfield, first town meeting held 1809 Named Greenville

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

Talmage-Atwater

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Greenville, New York.
Home of families for 170 years. Built in 1792.

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

Early Doctor

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Westerlo, New York.
Dr. Jonathan Prosser of Dutchess County settled on this farm in 1788

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

The Lee Sisters

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Memphis, Tennessee.
Front During the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s, Jet magazine reported in 1965 that members of the Lee Family of Memphis “have been arrested 17 times for civil rights activities and claim the title of the Most Arrested . . .

(African Americans • Civil Rights • Women) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

New York Mercantile Exchange

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New York, New York.
The Centennial of the New York Mercantile Exchange Building 1884-1984

(Architecture • Industry & Commerce) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Benton County Courthouse

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Prosser, Washington.
Under the provisions of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, this property possesses exceptional value in illustrating American History and Culture Entered in the National Register of Historic Places December 12, . . .

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

Burlington Northern Freight Depot

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Yakima, Washington.
The Old North Yakima Historic District was created and placed on the National Register on May 2, 1986, by the National Park Service, U.S. Department of Interior. The Burlington Northern Freight Depot (Northern Pacific . . .

(Architecture • Industry & Commerce • Railroads & Streetcars) Includes complete text, location, directions, 5 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Burlington Northern Passenger Depot

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Yakima, Washington.
The Old North Yakima Historic District was created and placed on the National Register on May 2, 1986, by the National Park Service, U.S. Department of Interior. The Burlington Northern Passenger Depot (Northern Pacific . . .

(Architecture • Railroads & Streetcars) Includes complete text, location, directions, 6 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Lund Building

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Yakima, Washington.
The Old North Yakima Historic District was created and placed on the National Register on May 2, 1986, by the National Park Service, U.S. Department of Interior. The Lund Building is a contributing member. Built by A. F. . . .

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Old City Hall

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Yakima, Washington.
The Old North Yakima Historic District was created and placed on the National Register on May 2, 1986, by the National Park Service, U.S. Department of Interior. The Old City Hall is a contributing member. Built in 1889 by . . .

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

Senator Apartments (Hotel Sydney)

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Yakima, Washington.
The Old North Yakima Historic District was created and placed on the National Register on May 2, 1986, by the National Park Service, U.S. Department of Interior. The Senator Apartments (Hotel Sydney) is a contributing . . .

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

Wiltsie Farm

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Selkirk, New York.
Wm. Wiltsie of Nobletown, Columbia County and member of the Dutchess County Militia settled on this property in 1795.

(Settlements & Settlers) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Hamlet of Selkirk

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Selkirk, New York.
Named for James Selkirk 1757-1820. 2nd Regiment-Line, American Revolution. Native of Scotland settled here in 1786

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

Camarillo Ranch House

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Camarillo, California.
This grand three-story, 15-room home was built by Adolfo Camarillo in the Queen Ann Victorian style, using the plans of architects Herman Anlauf and Franklin Ward. The home features seven bedrooms, a grand staircase, a tower . . .

(Architecture • Settlements & Settlers) Includes complete text, location, directions, 6 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Bank of Hueneme

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Port Hueneme, California.
Constructed in 1925, this building served as the Bank of Hueneme until 1950. Myron Hunt, architect.

(Architecture • Industry & Commerce) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Calvin T.S. Brent Residence

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Shaw, District of Columbia.
Calvin T.S. Brent (1854-1899), believed to be Washington's first African American architect, lived here briefly in the early 1890s. (His other residences have been demolished.) Brent began practicing in 1875 and after a . . .

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

The Somis School

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Somis, California.
The Somis School building is located on the former site of the Somis Methodist Church. It was built in 1924 to replace the older school building which became the Somis Thursday Clubhouse. Originally the school had only three . . .

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

Dovegat House

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Schuylerville, New York.
Site of headquarters General Burgoyne during advance and retreat of British Army

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

Thomas J. McGrath Memorial Flagpole

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New York, New York.
Erected by Mrs. Mary A. McGrath In memory of her son Thomas J. McGrath United States Coast Guard and all who made the supreme sacrifice in World War I and in loving thought for those who are giving their all in World War II

(War, World I) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Stone Arch Bridge

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Argyle, New York.
Reconstructured 1870 over original stone bridge

(Bridges & Viaducts) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
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