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Korean War Memorial

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Wormleysburg, Pennsylvania.
In memory of the Veterans of Korean War

(War, Korean) Includes location, directions, 1 photo, GPS coordinates, map.

World War II Memorial

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Wormleysburg, Pennsylvania.
In memory of the Veterans of World War II

(War, World II) Includes location, directions, 1 photo, GPS coordinates, map.

World War I Memorial

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Wormleysburg, Pennsylvania.
In memory of the Veterans of World War I who founded the American Legion

(Fraternal or Sororal Organizations • War, World I) Includes location, directions, 1 photo, GPS coordinates, map.

58th Annual State Legionnaires Convention

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Wormleysburg, Pennsylvania.
In loving memory of American Legion & Auxiliary members who died from Legionnaires Disease which struck at 58th Annual State Convention Philadelphia, PA. July 1976 Frank Aveni William Baird Dennis Boyle Raymond Brennan . . .

(Disasters • Fraternal or Sororal Organizations • Science & Medicine) Includes complete text, location, directions, 1 photo, GPS coordinates, map.

Women of the Armed Forces Memorial

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Wormleysburg, Pennsylvania.
Dedicated to all Women of the Armed Forces

(Military • Women) Includes location, directions, 1 photo, GPS coordinates, map.

Clear Spring Mill

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Clear Spring, Pennsylvania.
This property has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior

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

The Glen Rock Woolen, Flour, and Feed Mill

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Glen Rock, Pennsylvania.
Between 1837 and 1839, William Heathcote built this building for use as a woolen mill. In 1851, Heathcote sold his woolen mill to Phillip Sheffer and Charles Olp. Sheffer bought out Olp and in 1852, converted the woolen mill . . .

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

From Sawmill to Wherley's

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Glen Rock, Pennsylvania.
In 1832 Simon Koller built a sawmill at this location which he operated until 1837 by which time he was ready to move. On March 31, 1837 Koller sold his farm to a young Englishman named William Heathcote who built a woolen . . .

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

J. F. & H. O. Neuhaus

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Glen Rock, Pennsylvania.
It was in this area in 1891 that Benjamin F. Sheffer and Samuel K. Diehl formed a partnership to sell agriculture implements, buggies, wagons, corn shellers, etc. In 1892 they added a full line of hardware products. In 1898 . . .

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

Lest We Forget To Remember

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Railroad, Pennsylvania.
1941 - 1945 Community Honor Roll World War II [Names listed] World War I 1914 - 1918 [Names listed]

(War, World I • War, World II) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Archibald Fraser

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Edmundston, New Brunswick.
English: From a start in his family's small sawmill in the 1880s, Archibald came a prominent pioneer of the New Brunswick pulp industry. As the lumber trade fell into decline, he sought new ways to exploit the province's . . .

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

The Village of Jewett's Mills

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Mactaquac, New Brunswick.
This commemorative stands on land granted to Daniel Jewett in 1799. Here the village of Jewett’s Mills grew and prospered around a water-powered mill built by Daniel on the Mactaquac Stream. Over the years the mill sawed . . .

(Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers) Includes complete text, location, directions, 5 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Tivoli

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Baltimore, Maryland.
"There's no use going in there, brother. You won't get a damned crust." Thus was Enoch Pratt, a leading 19th century capitalist and philanthropist, warned away from his own estate by an irate tramp. Although famous for his . . .

(Charity & Public Work • Industry & Commerce • Notable Buildings • Notable Persons) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

California Vietnam Veterans Memorial

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Sacramento, California.
Dedication The people of the State of California dedicate this Monument to the memory of those Californians who died, or remain missing, in the Vietnam War 1959-1975 and in doing so, Honor all the men and women who served . . .

(War, Vietnam) Includes complete text, location, directions, 8 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Influences on the River

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West Sacramento, California.
Influences on the River West Sacramento River Walk The Sacramento River originates in Siskiyou County near Mt. Shasta. Standing between that point and Sacramento is Shasta Dam, which controls the flow of water downstream. . . .

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

Carleton County Court House / Palais je Justice du comté de Carleton

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Woodstock, New Brunswick.
English: The Court House was built in two phases twenty years apart. The left half, completed in 1889, was designed by architect J. G. Fletcher, to house the Records Office. The upper half, with the cornerstone laid on July . . .

(Notable Buildings • Political Subdivisions) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

McKinley Rose Garden

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Sacramento, California.
McKinley Rose Garden Park History McKinley Park, as we know it today, was opened in 1871 as the privately owned East Park, a name given to it for its location in the undeveloped area, just east of city limits. As a ploy to . . .

(Horticulture & Forestry • Parks & Recreational Areas) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Building Fort Recovery

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Fort Recovery, Ohio.
As a direct result of the Battle of the Wabash, the Legion of the United States was formed in 1792 with Major General Anthony Wayne appointed as the Commanding General. In 1793, Wayne led a third U.S. military campaign to . . .

(Forts, Castles • Native Americans • Wars, US Indian) Includes complete text, location, directions, 7 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Southdown High School

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Houma, Louisiana.
Southdown High School served as an African-American high school from 1953 to 1969. The school served as a source of pride and as an institution of learning for all African-American students. Many well-known, local educators . . .

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

Crann Seoil / 1601 Galleon Mast

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, Ireland.
I 1588 shocraigh Philip III, i ndiaidh theip Armáid na Spáinne agus scrios phéire eile i stoirmeacha i mblianta deiridh Philip II, go dtabharfadh sé tacaíocht dhíreach do lucht éirí amach na hÉireann a bhí ag troid Shasana . . .

(Man-Made Features • Wars, Non-US • Waterways & Vessels) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
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