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Municipal Palace

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, Mexico.
Palacio Municipal. Estilo ecléctico. S. XIX. Hacia el año 1593 Juan de Oñate y su sucesor Juan López de Riego, levantaron un edificio rudimentario para las autoridades. Aquí se demolió y reconstruyó el edificio que a través . . .

(Colonial Era • Man-Made Features • Politics) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

The Trinity House

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, United Kingdom.
Trinity House is the general lighthouse authority for England Wales and the Channel Islands. A deep sea pilotage authority and also administers charitable funds mostly connected with seafarers. The first Trinity House was at . . .

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

The Plan of San Luis

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, Mexico.
1910 Plan de San Luis 1950 En uno de los departamentos de este edificio, redactaron los ilustres ciudadanos Don Francisco I. Madero, licenciado Roque Estrada, el entonces pasante de derecho Pedro Antonio Santos, Enrique . . .

(Patriots & Patriotism • Politics • Wars, Non-US) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Dedicated to Those Who Served

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Aurora, New York.
Dedicated to those who served during the Korean War; June 25 1950 – July 27, 1953. Honor Roll [left column 1] Thomas N. Langendorfer, Donald E. George, William G. Newell, Howard W Beale, Frank T. Young, Paul J. Kishel Jr., . . .

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

Ligonier Train Crash

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Ligonier, Pennsylvania.
The train crash that occurred on Friday, July 5, 1912 was described in the Ligonier Echo as "A frightful and most terrible wreck. The worst ever known in the history of Westmoreland County railroading, happened about 3:30 . . .

(Disasters • Railroads & Streetcars) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

UH-1 Helicopter

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Aurora, New York.
UH-1 Helicopter The Bell UH-1 "Huey" helicopter is commonly referred to as the workhorse of the Vietnam War. It was responsible for lifesaving, medical evacuation, troop and cargo movement, and when properly equipped, as a . . .

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

In Memory of Richard Beatty Mellon

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Ligonier, Pennsylvania.
One of the builders of the Ligonier Valley Rail Road whose benefactions and civic leadership advanced immeasurably the welfare of this community Incorporated April 13, 1853 the Ligonier Valley Rail Road Company operated . . .

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

Republic F-84

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East Aurora, New York.
Republic F-84 The Republic F-84 entered service in 1947 and was withdrawn from service in 1971. It became the Air Force's primary strike aircraft during the Korean War, flying 86,408 missions It was the first aircraft to fly . . .

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

Twenty Pounder Parrott Guns

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Wooster, Ohio.
These twenty pounder Parrott guns belonged to the United States Battleship Pensacola. Mounted in memory of Given Post No 113, G.A.R., Wooster, and dedicated to the soldiers, sailors and noble patriotic women of Wayne County, . . .

(War, US Civil • Waterways & Vessels) Includes complete text, location, directions, 5 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Dedicated to Those Who Served

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East Aurora, New York.
American Legion Post 362 Dedicated to those who served and sacrificed for our country

Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Welcome to Holy Trinity Parish

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Ligonier, Pennsylvania.
As you look before you in the distance to the building behind Holy Trinity Church, you are taking a look into the past of the Ligonier Valley Railroad. The structure was built in 1920 as the Roundhouse and Repair Shop for . . .

(Churches & Religion • Railroads & Streetcars) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

The Crystal Palace

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, Mexico.
Palacio de Cristal. Estilo ecléctico. Henry Guindon. S. XX. Ubicado donde estuvo el Colegio de Niñas de San Nicolás hacia 1730. El actual palacio se termino en 1909. Diseñado para oficinas y despachos, en el estuvo el primer . . .

(Architecture • Colonial Era • Industry & Commerce • Man-Made Features) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Miguel Hidalgo Street / Crystal Palace

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, Mexico.
Calle de Miguel Hidalgo Es la zona comercial más concurrida del Centro Histórico de la Capital Potosina y forma, junto con la calle Ignacio Zaragoza y la Calzada de Guadalupe, el eje comercial peatonal más largo de . . .

(Architecture • Industry & Commerce • Man-Made Features • Roads & Vehicles) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Temple of San Juan de Dios

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, Mexico.
Templo San Juan de Dios. Barroco. S. XVIII. Fray Tomas de Barrutia. Fue parte del Hospital de San Juan Bautista, patrocinado por el minero Juan de Zavala en 1611. En 1827 la Orden de los Juaninos es suspendida. Hasta 1899, . . .

(Architecture • Churches & Religion • Colonial Era • Man-Made Features) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Fort Orleans

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De Witt, Missouri.
(side 1) Fort Orleans, first European post in the Missouri Valley, was built by the French explorer Etienne Véniard De Bourgmond on the Missouri River close by, a few miles above the mouth of the Grand, 1723-24. The exact . . .

(Colonial Era • Forts, Castles • Native Americans • Settlements & Settlers) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Keytesville

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Keytesville, Missouri.
(side 1) Founded, 1832, by Englishman James Keyte, Keytesville is the judicial seat of Chariton County. First seat of the county, organized in 1820, was "Old" Chariton laid out, 1817, near the mouth of the Chariton River by . . .

(Industry & Commerce • Native Americans • Settlements & Settlers • War, US Civil) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

New London

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New London, Missouri.
(side 1) New London, renowned for its handsome courthouse, was founded, 1819, on the route of the historic Salt River Road by William Jamison. By 1820, it became the seat of a newly organized county named for Daniel M. . . .

(Industry & Commerce • Native Americans • Settlements & Settlers • War, US Civil) Includes complete text, location, directions, 6 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Fort Orleans

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De Witt, Missouri.
First settlement in Missouri made by the French Marked by the Carrollton Chapter Daughters American Revolution 1924

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

The Great Fire of Tooley Street

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, United Kingdom.
Hay's Wharf was one of the earliest quaysides to incorporate fireproofing, using incombustible floors of brick arches on cast iron beams. Despite this Hay's Wharf was destroyed in the fire of Tooley Street of 1861. This was . . .

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

Hay's Wharf

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, United Kingdom.
The land between Tooley Street and the Thames has been occupied by wharves and warehouses since the middle ages. Founded by Alexander Hay in 1651, the Hay's Wharf Company grew to own most of the quayside between London and . . .

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