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Barben-Jones Post 1400 V.F.W. Memorial

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Watertown, New York.
Dedicated to the memory of those who honorably served their nation in time of peril on foreign shores and hostile waters. Dedicated to the memory of those who served in 1950 Korea 1953

(Fraternal or Sororal Organizations • Patriots & Patriotism • War, Korean • War, Vietnam) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Northeastern Terminal

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Canajoharie, New York.
This fountain marks the northeastern terminal of the Continental Road, constructed under the supervision of General James Clinton, to Otsego Lake June 17, 1778

(Roads & Vehicles • War, US Revolutionary) Includes location, directions, 1 photo, GPS coordinates, map.

Routes of the Armies

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Canajoharie, New York.
An expedition against the hostile Indian nations which checked the aggressions of English and Indians on the frontiers of New York and Pennsylvania, extending westward the dominion of the United States.

(Native Americans • War, US Revolutionary) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Alan Fairbanks

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near Rotterdam Junction, New York.
Died November 28, 2006 due to a spinal cord injury caused by a car-bike crash at this crossing, October 29, 2006. The white "ghost bike” has been standing watch as a memorial to Alan since 2007, awaiting the current design . . .

(Roads & Vehicles) Includes complete text, location, directions, 1 photo, GPS coordinates, map.

Canajoharie/Canalway Trail/Pathway Through Mountains

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Canajoharie, New York.
The Town and Village of Canajoharie take their name from the ancient Mohawk village that was once located in this area. Known by many as"the Boiling Pot", the name accurately translated as "The Pot That Washes Itself" or . . .

(Bridges & Viaducts • Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers • Waterways & Vessels) Includes complete text, location, directions, 6 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Chestnut Street Schoolhouse

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Sharon Springs, New York.
Moved to this location 1989. This sign given in memory of Clarence V. Van Dewerker and his schoolmates by his wife Myrtle Van Dewerker and children Robert and Susan. Clarence was one of the last students to attend the . . .

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

Italian-American Civic Association Founders

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Watertown, New York.
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(Fraternal or Sororal Organizations) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

The White Sulphur Spring

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Sharon Springs, New York.
Belief in the curative powers of sulphur water is central in Sharon Springs’ history. For two centuries the village, its inhabitants, its structures, and its fortunes were tied to and shaped by it. In pursuit of this belief . . .

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

David K. Aeschliman Memorial

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Archbold, Ohio.
Two Purple Hearts Distinguished Flying Cross O.L.C. Air Medal Graduate of Archbold High School in May of 1967 and entered military service in June of 1967. Entered Vietnam in August of 1969 with the 17th Air Cavalry Troop B, . . .

(War, Korean • War, Vietnam • War, World I • War, World II) Includes complete text, location, directions, 5 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Redwood Glass

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Redwood, New York.
Site of window glass factory est. 1833 by John S. Foster. Closed permanently ca. 1881. Hamlet of Jamesville was renamed for company ca. 1834.

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

“The Tombs” – A Mausoleum for the Living

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New York, New York.
On this site in 1838, the first prison of NYC to bear The Tombs nickname was built. The design, by John Haviland, was based on an engraving of an ancient Egyptian mausoleum. While regarded by some as a notable example of . . .

(Architecture • Law Enforcement) Includes complete text, location, directions, 6 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Bath County War Memorial

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Owingsville, Kentucky.
In Memory of those heroic sons of Bath County who made the supreme sacrifice in the Great World War that liberty and justice might not perish from the earth. 1917 – 1919 Asa Arrasmith • Spencer Boyd • Felix Clark • John W. . . .

(War, Korean • War, Vietnam • War, World I • War, World II) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Campbell County War Memorial

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Jacksboro, Tennessee.
Dedicated to the memory of our comrades of all wars who entered the service of their country from Campbell County and those who gave their lives on the field of honor "that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of . . .

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

East Aurora Cemetery

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East Aurora, New York.
East Aurora Cemetery This plaque dedicated to the memory of the pioneers who settled in the town of Aurora and erected by their descendants in 1968. The Allaire Co Buffalo NY Established 1827 Attached plaque - Revolutionary . . .

(Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, US Revolutionary) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Adam House

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Buffalo, New York.
This brick and stone mansion was built circa 1876 for Robert Borthwick Adam (1833-1904), founder of Buffalo's famed retailer Adam, Meldrum & Anderson. One of many distinguished homes erected in the late 19th and early 20th . . .

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

Monument to the Children Heroes of Chapultepec

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, Mexico.
Murieron por la Patria A los Niños Heroes de Chapultepec de 1847 Merida, Yuc. 1970. Estoy seguro de que mañana moriremos Juan Crisostomo Cano y Cano a Andres Quintana Roo. Chapultepec Septiembre 12 de 1847 Asociacion del . . .

(War, Mexican-American) Includes complete text, location, directions, 7 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Mississippi Governor Memorial

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Jackson, Mississippi.
In Memory of Seven Early Governors of the State of Mississippi Buried in Greenwood Cemetery George Poindexter January 5, 1820 to January 7, 1822 Abraham Marshall Scott January 9, 1832 to June 12, 1833 Charles Lynch June 12, . . .

(Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Politics) Includes complete text, location, directions, 6 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Old Cabbage Head

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Bradenton, Florida.
For generations, Old Cabbage Head symbolized the Old Manatee and Bradenton communities. Children, who climbed aboard in play, later watched their own children pretend there. In 2006, the Bradenton Kiwanis Club relocated Old . . .

(Parks & Recreational Areas • Railroads & Streetcars) Includes complete text, location, directions, 5 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Invention of the Cheeseburger

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Pasadena, California.
On this site in 1924, sixteen year-old Lionel Sternberger first put cheese on a hamburger and served it to a customer, thereby inventing the cheeseburger. The 'Aristocratic Burger' at the Rite Spot is the first instance of a . . .

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

Collect Pond Park

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New York, New York.
Collect Pond Park .994 acre Located on Leonard Street between Centre and Lafayette Streets, this park occupies the eighteenth century site of Collect Pond. The pond was a large, 60-foot deep pool fed by an underground . . .

(Colonial Era • Parks & Recreational Areas • Settlements & Settlers) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
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