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Senegal de las Palomas

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, Mexico.
Valorando la visita del señor presidente del Senegal, como un acontecimiento histórico, los habitantes de esta comunidad, hemos tomado el acuerdo de que este ejido, conocido como Palomas, a partir de este día con todo . . .

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

Allen Kryger

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Lakeland, Florida.
Allen Kryger was a scientist and local businessman who specialized in supplying citrus flavoring. Born in Chicago, Illinois, he graduated from the University of Notre Dame and received a doctorate of organic chemistry from . . .

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

Elizabeth Gold Swindell

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Wilson, North Carolina.
Journalist. Publisher of Wilson Daily Times, 1956-1983. First woman to lead the N.C. Press Assoc. Lived here.

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

The Wilson Times

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Wilson, North Carolina.
Founded in 1896 by John D. Gold, who learned the newspaper business from his father, P.D. Gold, publisher of Zion’s Landmark. Published at this location from 1896 to 1983.

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

John Fletcher Bruton

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Wilson, North Carolina.
Lawyer, Educator, Banker, Mayor. Arrived in Wilson in 1881. An organizer of N.C. Banker’s Association. An original director of the Federal Reserve Bank in Richmond. President of Wilson Trust and Savings Bank. A founder of . . .

(Education • Industry & Commerce • Politics) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Josephus Daniels

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Wilson, North Carolina.
Secretary of the U.S. Navy 1913-1923; U.S. Ambassador to Mexico; editor; author; Childhood home stood here, beside the Post Office.

(Politics • War, World I) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Temple of Santiago

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, Mexico.
Templo de Santiago Patrimonio de la Nación Edificado en el Siglo XVII English translation: Temple of Santiago Heritage of the Nation Built in the 17th century

(Churches & Religion • Colonial Era • Man-Made Features) Includes location, directions, 6 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Historic Street Lamppost

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New York, New York.
Cast-iron lamppost designated a Historic Street Lamppost by the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission June 1997 This is an example of the Bishop’s Crook pattern first introduced around 1900.

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

George Beyer Home

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Oconto, Wisconsin.
This property has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior

(Notable Buildings) Includes location, directions, 6 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

First Log House

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Leeds, New York.
Site of the first log house in this village 1675 stood about 100 feet south along road to fording place

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

Catskill Walking Tour

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Catskill, New York.
James Powers (1782-1868) was a life-long resident of the Village of Catskill, where he lived as a prosperous lawyer, land developer, and gentleman farmer. He served as eighth president of the village and as state senator . . .

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

Canterbury Veterans of All Wars

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Canterbury, New Hampshire.
Canterbury Veterans of All Wars Donated by the Canterbury Fund May 30, 1988

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

Lieutenant Colonel Isaac Barre

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New York, New York.
In memory of Lieutenant Colonel Isaac Barre Born 1726 - Died 1802 An ardent advocate of American liberties who in opposing the oppressive Stamp Act in the British House of Commons in 1765 declared that: "the Americans are . . .

(Colonial Era • Patriots & Patriotism) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

From Menatay...

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New York, New York.
When native people of the Delaware nation speak of the place known today as Manhattan, they say Hay-La-Py-Ee-Chen Quay-Hee-OLass. This means “the place where the sun is born.” They also call it Menatay, “the island”. Their . . .

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

...to Manhattan

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New York, New York.
…to Manhattan Native people from many tribal nations have long come to Manhattan as visitors and workers, artists and diplomats. Many of the city’s skyscrapers were constructed with the assistance of Mohawk steel workers . . .

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

Warren Inn

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Hudson, New York.
In 1958 on this historic site the first motel ever converted from a movie theater and located in a small community was opened

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

Korea

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Hudson, New York.
In honor of those men & women from Columbia County who served and in memory of those who died defending a country they never knew and a people they never met. Back of Marker: Korea The Forgotten War 1950-1953 Edward J. Aiken . . .

(War, Korean) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

The Catskills

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Cairo, New York.
The majestic Catskill Mountains hover over the west bank of the Hudson River as it winds its way south. These gentle peaks with their deep ravines, irregular ridges and rocky slopes long remained wild and desolate. Although . . .

(Settlements & Settlers) Includes complete text, location, directions, 1 photo, GPS coordinates, map.

Oconto County Veteran's Memorial

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Oconto, Wisconsin.
Dedicated to the Men and Women of Oconto County who served their country in war and peace… and in reverent memory of those who gave their lives

(Military • War, Korean) Includes location, directions, 6 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

People of the Land

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near Glendale, Utah.
Prehistoric people survived in this semi-arid region by making the best of what the landscape offered. The Anasazi, or Ancestral Puebloans, found tillable soil and enough water to grow corn, squash, and beans. They lived in . . .

(Anthropology • Native Americans • Settlements & Settlers) Includes complete text, location, directions, 5 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
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