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Mohawk War Memorial

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Mohawk, New York.
In honor and in memory of the men and women from the Mohawk area who served in the armed forces of the United States We Will Remember

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

The Canalway Trail: Canajoharie/ To Market, to Market

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near Canajoharie, New York.
The Canalway Trail: Canajoharie Welcome to the Canalway trail System, offering hundreds of miles of scenic trails and numerous parks for walking, bicycling, cross-country skiing and other recreational activities. The . . .

(Agriculture • Arts, Letters, Music • Industry & Commerce • Waterways & Vessels) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Minaville World War Memorial

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Minaville, New York.
In Memory Of 1st Lt. Roy A. Schuyler Co. B, 311th Inf. Killed Sept. 26, 1918 at Bois de Grand Fontaine Buried at St. Mihiel Cemetery Age 28 Years Prt. Simon P. LeRoy Co. C, 80th Inf. Killed Oct 14, 1918 at Cumel, France . . .

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

The Stonewall Inn

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New York, New York.
The events that began at the Stonewall Inn in 1969 marked a monumental change for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) Americans. Stonewall, which occupied 51-53 Christopher Street, was a gay bar that was . . .

(Civil Rights) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

The 1937 Pearland High School

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Pearland, Texas.
A terrible storm ravaged Pearland in 1915. Among the important structures it destroyed was the town's high school. For the next 22 years, Pearland teenagers traveled to Webster to attend classes. The long commute severely . . .

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

Zychlinski Park

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Pearland, Texas.
Named for the Polish nobleman who came to Brazoria County in the late 1880s and fell in love with the flowering pear trees in an area he called Pearland, Zychlinski Park was included in the original town site. Captain . . .

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

First United Methodist Church of Pearland

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Pearland, Texas.
Though local Methodist worship can be traced to 1894, this congregation was officially organized in 1898 as the Methodist Episcopal Church of Pearland. The original frame building, shared with other denominations, was . . .

(Churches & Religion) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Site of Fort Vinton

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Vero Beach, Florida.
A few miles southwest of this marker is the site of Fort Vinton. As white settlers moved into Florida, demands increased for the removal of the Seminole Indians to a western reservation. The Seminoles did not wish to leave, . . .

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

The Civil War in Putnam County

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Winfield, West Virginia.
A Microcosm Historians use the word microcosm as shorthand to show that a piece is representative of the whole. “A house divided against itself,” Putnam County sent approximately 10% of its population to war, nearly half to . . .

(War, US Civil) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Logan's Crossing 1796 Directional Marker

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Russellville, Ohio.
Ohio Revolutionary Memorial Trail $50 Fine or 10 days imprison- ment or both for defacing this marker Ohio State General Code Section 12489

(Native Americans • Settlements & Settlers • Wars, US Indian) Includes location, directions, 10 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

The Centenary of the Mexican Constitution

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, Mexico.
Centenario de la Constitución 1917-2017 Venustiano Carranza Presidente de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos 1917-1920 Constituyentes Veracruzanos: Heriberto Jara Corona · Juan María Cervantes y Padilla · Nicolás Campero . . .

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

Raiders in Buffalo

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Buffalo, West Virginia.
Confederate Gen. Albert G. Jenkins led 550 cavalrymen on a 500-mile raid, Aug. 22 to Sept. 12, 1862, attacking Federal forces, capturing prisoners, and destroying military stores. From Salt Sulphur Springs he rode along the . . .

(War, US Civil) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Eaglais Multose Naofa / St. Multose Church

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, Ireland.
Timpeall 1200 thóg na Normannaigh Teampall Mheilteog ar shuíomh an aireagail 6ú aoise agus níl mórán athrú déanta air, agus é ina ionad adhartha ag Críostaithe sa mbaile ó shin. Tá túr suntasach ann agus roinnt fuinneoga . . .

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

Pioneer Pursuit

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near Carlisle, Kentucky.
The Pioneers advanced up this Buffalo Trace to the hilltop in pursuit of the British led Indians. Major Silas Harlan heading an advance guard, was followed by three divisions under the command of Colonel Daniel Boone ~ right . . .

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

The Battle of Gettysburg: The Cashtown Road

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McKnightstown, Pennsylvania.
Advancing Thunder In late June 1863, the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia, commanded by General Robert E. Lee, advanced over South Mountain to the village of Cashtown. Tens of thousands of men, horses, cannons and . . .

(War, US Civil) Includes complete text, location, directions, 6 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Historic Hoge House

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Winfield, West Virginia.
Planting Roots in Putnam County James William Hoge was born on April 9, 1830 in Staunton, Augusta County, Virginia to Reverend Peter C. and Sallie Kerr Hoge. He studied law and was admitted to the bar at age 20 in 1850, . . .

(Architecture • Notable Buildings • Politics • Settlements & Settlers) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

General Hull's Trail

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near Bowling Green, Ohio.
Through the forest to the east may still be seen the original trail of Hull’s army in June 1812, enroute to Detroit. Some of the corduroy timbers are still buried along the route.

(Native Americans • Roads & Vehicles • War of 1812) Includes location, directions, 6 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Kanawha Valley Drag Strip

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near Winfield, West Virginia.
Located near here was the original Kanawha Valley Drag Strip, opened in 1958. The first organized drag strip in West Virginia, it helped legitimize the sport in the area. The strip benefited from its proximity to neighboring . . .

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

Hadley & Lake Luzerne Korean War and Vietnam War Memorial

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Hadley, New York.
Dedicated to all those who served for God and Country

(War, Korean • War, Vietnam) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

5th Ward War Memorial

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Amsterdam, New York.
To perpetuate the names of those members of the community who served in the armed forces of our Country during World War II 1941-1945 In Memoriam Andrew Zepetelli Anthony Petitti Edward Meyers John Lenahan Harold Premo . . .

(War, Korean • War, Vietnam • War, World II) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
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