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Stone Store

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Middleburgh, New York.
Site of Stone Store. Land purchased by Thomas Danforth from a Livingston. The store built in 1833 was in operation from 1840 to 1930 when a dance hall was added to building. Torn down in 1970.

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

No Man's Land

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near Gate, Oklahoma.
You are now entering old ”No Man’s Land” Colorado/Kansas • 37th Parallel Texas State Line • 36° 30’ parallel New Mexico • 103rd Meridian Cherokee Outlet • 100th Meridian Called “No Man’s Land” until 1890 Known then as Beaver . . .

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

Delaware Canal

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Bristol, Pennsylvania.
"Besides, I want to tell you there were pretty good times and many a heart broken and rough life on the canal." Flora Henry, Locktender Shouts of "Gid-Up" echo along the canal. Pairs of mules strain at their harnesses to . . .

(Man-Made Features • Parks & Recreational Areas • Settlements & Settlers • Waterways & Vessels) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

World War I Memorial

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Riverside, New Jersey.
In honor of our citizens who answered the call World War 1917 - 1918 Died in Service ?Charles Frinkzas ?Samuel T. Lambert ?Edgar S. Nugent ?Nicholas Piccone ?Luigo Di. Gregione ?Samuel Louder ?James W. Oetter ?Leon A. . . .

(Man-Made Features • Patriots & Patriotism • War, World I) Includes complete text, location, directions, 5 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Korea and Vietnam Wars Memorial

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Riverside, New Jersey.
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(Patriots & Patriotism • War, Korean • War, Vietnam) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

World War II Memorial

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Riverside, New Jersey.
Riverside honors those who served in World War II These gave their today for our tomorrow. John C. Adams, Jr. • Matthew J. Kirchner Frank J. Astemborski • Walter J. Kranz Frederick E. Benoit • Emory E. Laslocky Thomas M. . . .

(Patriots & Patriotism • War, World II) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Réné Descartes

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, Netherlands.
French text: Dans cette maison habita pendant l'été de l'année 1634 le célèbre philosophe francaise Réné Descartes À sa glorieuse mémoire cette plaque a été consacrée par l'alliance française de pays bas le 16 octobre . . .

(Arts, Letters, Music) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Keystone Watchcase Clock Tower Restoration and Lighting

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Riverside, New Jersey.
The funding for the restoration and lighting of the Keystone Watchcase Clock Tower was raised by the Riverside Business Association [Officers, Board Members, Contributors] Contributions as of June 17, 2002 Dedicated . . .

(Charity & Public Work • Industry & Commerce • Man-Made Features) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Boris Zarnik, Fritz Richard Baltzer

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, Germany.
Hier wohnten und forschten Boris Zarnik *11.3.1883 in Ljubljana †13.1.1945 in Zagreb 1914-1915 Professor an der Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg Professur für Zoologie und vergleichende Anatomie Aufklärung der . . .

(Science & Medicine) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

IndenHofen Farmstead

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Skippack, Pennsylvania.
Skippack was the first inland settlement of the Pennsylvania Germans. The house is one of the oldest in the Skippack Valley; built c.1713 by Gerhard and Hermanus IndenHofen on 440 acres. Both brothers signed the Skippack . . .

(Agriculture • Colonial Era • Man-Made Features • Settlements & Settlers) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

The Hobart/Barr/Lucking Residence

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Ventura, California.
This charming Colonial Revival residence was constructed between 1902 and 1905 and is an architecturally superlative example of the building styles characteristic of the transition from Victorian to Colonial during this time . . .

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

The Hobart/Barr/Lucking Initial Residence c. 1898

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Ventura, California.
This beautifully restored home shares an identical ownership as the contiguous Landmark No. 104, at 230 S. Ash Street, until 1957. Both homes were built by Frank and Julia Hobart and were owned by the Leonard and Clio Barr . . .

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

War Memorial

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Croydon, Pennsylvania.
To the Citizens of Bristol Borough dedicated to the memory of our departed comrades November 11, 1976 For God and Country World War I Apr. 6, 1917-Nov. 11, 1918 Giovanni Angelillo • James Bolton • Robert W. Bracken . . .

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

Welcome to Columbus Park

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New York, New York.
Columbus Park was named in 1911 after Christopher Columbus (1451-1506), the Italian explorer credited with discovering America, or at least with awakening Europe to the opportunities there. Bounded by Baxter (formerly . . .

(Parks & Recreational Areas) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

The Vale of Tawasentha

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Guildland, New York.
Iroquois name for a burial ground near mouth of the Normanskill Creek.

(Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Native Americans • Waterways & Vessels) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Evangelical Lutheran Church

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Schoharie, New York.
Built 1853. First communion, August 1854. Tangible evidence of faith passed through the ages.

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

Cairo Fairgrounds

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Cairo, New York.
Site of Greene County Agricultural Society Fair 1870-1936. Horse racing until 1961. Speedway held stock car races for 6 weeks in 1974.

(Agriculture • Entertainment • Sports) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Whipping Post

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Preston-Potter Hollow, New York.
For town located on farm of Lawrence Faulk who settled here, in 1790 and died in 1838.

(Agriculture • Law Enforcement) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Gerrish Depot

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Boscawen, New Hampshire.
Constructed in 1855 to replace the original station, this is the oldest surviving depot on the former Northern Railroad. First known as "North Boscawen Depot,” it was renamed in 1909 following a fatal train collision caused . . .

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

Dr. Samuel Preston

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Preston-Potter Hollow, New York.
Settled here in 1789 and gave his name to Preston Hollow. He built the first sawmill and gristmill

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