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Bob Wickman

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Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
The Green Bay, Wisconsin, native and UW-Whitewater alumnus, Wickman spent five of his 15 Major League seasons in Milwaukee. Named Brewers Pitcher of the Year in 1998 and 1999, during which time he compiled 62 saves and a . . .

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

Charles Sangster

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Kingston, Ontario.
Sangster, one of the most significant Canadian poets of the pre-confederation period, was born at the naval yard, Point Frederick. In 1849 he edited the "Courier" at Amherstburg but the following year returned to Kingston to . . .

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

Robin Yount

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Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
An icon to baseball fans in Wisconsin, Yount spent his entire 20-year career with the Brewers. Produced more hits than any other Major Leaguer during the 1980s, finishing career with franchise-best 3,142 hits. Two-time A.L. . . .

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

Hank Aaron

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Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
"Over the years, it was often said that I would have been a much bigger star and made more money in a bigger city like Chicago or New York. That may be so, but I think Milwaukee was perfect for me. Any player would have been . . .

(African Americans • Sports) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Homer Village Green

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Homer, New York.
Military tract deeded by Revolutionary soldiers to first religious society of Homer, 1805, for meeting house and burial ground This society organized 1799

(Charity & Public Work • Churches & Religion • Patriots & Patriotism • Settlements & Settlers) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Marktbrunnen / The Market Fountain

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, Germany.
Marktbrunnen 1686 Kieser'sche Ortsansichten Darstellung des Holzbrunnens an der unteren Brunnengasse 1781 Fleckenbrunnen Als neuer steinerner Brunnen von Steinhauer Johann Georg Jordan am Fuß der Brunnengasse erbaut 1863 . . .

(Arts, Letters, Music • Man-Made Features) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Huntsville Massacre

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Huntsville, Arkansas.
Front On January 10, 1863, nine men, including two Confederate officers and prominent local citizens and Masonic lodge members, were taken from a guardhouse near here, led to Samuel Vaughn's farm one mile northeast of . . .

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

David Hannum

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Homer, New York.
David Hannum (1822-1891), horse trader and investor in the hoax, "The Cardiff Giant," and on whose life the 1898 novel DAVID HARUM was based, lived in Homer. Portrayed as a horse trader, banker and humanitarian residing in . . .

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

The Splendor of the City

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, Israel.
English Text: In the Roman period, during the 2nd century C.E., the monumental center of Bet-She'an was built into the valley at the foot of the tell. Roman style and workmanship were applied in constructing public . . .

(Anthropology & Archaeology • Parks & Recreational Areas • Settlements & Settlers) Includes complete text, location, directions, 5 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Barber Block

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Homer, New York.
Site of Jedediah Barber's The Great Western Store Built: 1813 Burned: 1856 Rebuilt c. 1863 & became Keator Opera House in 1876

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

Militia Garrison 1837-38

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Kingston, Ontario.
Commemorating the services of the first permanent Militia Garrison of Kingston, assembled by Lieutenant-Colonel R.H. Bonnycastle to defend this city during the Upper Canadian Rebellion. The mobilization saved Kingston from . . .

(Colonial Era • Patriots & Patriotism) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Alfred G. Packer

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Littleton, Colorado.
Alfred Packer was born on January 21, 1842, in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. He served in the Union Army during the Civil War and was discharged in June 1863 for epilepsy. Packer to the Rockies and worked for the mines for . . .

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Isaac Murphy / Governor Isaac Murphy

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Huntsville, Arkansas.
Front Isaac Murphy was born Oct. 16, 1799, in Pennsylvania. A teacher and lawyer, he moved to Fayetteville in 1834 and became involved in politics. Murphy took part in the 1849 Gold Rush, but lost his farm to creditors. He, . . .

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

Nikola Tesla

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Colorado Springs, Colorado.
The Tesla Experimental Station was a laboratory built by Nikola Tesla in 1899 in an empty site on Knob Hill in Colorado Springs. The experimental lab stood north of this location on North Foote Avenue. The lab was . . .

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

Springs and Water Tanks

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, Mexico.
Manantiales y Cajas de Agua Cerro de Chapultepec Zona Arqueológica Patrimonio Cultural del Distrito Federal y de la Nación Aunque hoy está seco y en ruinas, durante mucho tiempo aquí hubo una serie de contenedores que . . .

(Colonial Era • Industry & Commerce • Man-Made Features • Native Americans) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Site Museum of Chapultepec

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, Mexico.
Museo de Sitio Tiene su sede en el antiguo edificio de acceso al Colegio Militar, fue adaptado como Centro de Información del Bosque y en él se muestra el valor histórico, social y cultural de Chapultepec. Cuenta con salas . . .

(Man-Made Features • Parks & Recreational Areas) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

El Torno / El Torn / The Foundling Wheel

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, Spain.
(Spanish:) El torno de la Casa de la Maternidad Enfrente se sitúa la antigua "Casa Provincial de Maternidad y Expósitos de Barcelona". Hasta finales del siglo XIX, la asistencia a las madres sin recursos era prácticamente . . .

(Charity & Public Work • Women) Includes complete text, location, directions, 8 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Monument / Nymphaeum / Temple

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, Israel.
English Text: Monument The purpose of this lavish structure is uncertain; it may have served as a central monument. Together with the surrounding buildings, it collapsed in the earthquake of 749 C.E. Nymphaeum Splendid water . . .

(Anthropology & Archaeology • Parks & Recreational Areas • Settlements & Settlers) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Casimir Pulaski

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Utica, New York.
Brigadier General Casimir Pulaski 1745- 1779 Originator of American Cavalry

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

Camp Noble

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Tiffin, Ohio.
This is the site of Camp Noble, named for Congressman Warren P. Noble, who obtained the officer’s commission for William H. Gibson as the colonel of the 49th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. Companies of 100 began to arrive here . . .

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