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Monsignor Hugh O'Flaherty

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In the grounds of the O'Connell Memorial Church lies the grave of Monsignor Hugh O'Flaherty. In Rome during World War II, he bravely organised an elaborate escape network for Allied POW's and civilians. When the l[A]lies . . .

(Heroes) Includes complete text, location, directions, 6 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

El Call: Carrer de Sant Domènec

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, Spain.
(Catalan:) Carrer principal del Call, on es concentraven la Sinagoga Major, la carnisseria i les cases dels membres més importants de la comunitat. En un extrem hi havia el portal d'accés al barri. - (Spanish:) Calle . . .

(Churches & Religion • Settlements & Settlers) Includes complete text, location, directions, 7 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

El Call: Carrer de Sant Sever

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(Catalan:) Límit nord del Call. A la dreta limitava amb els dominis episcopals i a l'esquerra estava tallat pel mur romà. No s'obrí fins a final del segle XIV, vers el carrer de la Palla. (Spanish:) Límite norte del Call. A . . .

(Churches & Religion • Settlements & Settlers) Includes complete text, location, directions, 6 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Centenary College of Louisiana

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Shreveport, Louisiana.
Founded 1825 at Jackson, La., by the State of Louisiana, the college was transferred to the Methodist Church in 1845. Relocated at Shreveport in 1908. Centenary is the oldest privately operated liberal arts college west of the Mississippi.

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

Eglin House

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Shreveport, Louisiana.
Built 1900 by grandfather of Governor John McKeithen. Purchased from the McKeithen family by Dr. & Mrs. W.M. Adams. The Adams' daughter, Alverne, married Governor Jimmie Davis here.

(20th Century • Notable Buildings • Politics) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Bolton World War I Monument

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Bolton, Connecticut.
1914 1918 Honor Roll Of Bolton Boys In the World War Camillo Boero · Merrill Cross · ?Michael Daly · Harry B Doolittle · Jacob Horowitz · Keeney Hutchinson · James A Lee · Herald Lee · Victor Lachapelle · Fred O Mannel · . . .

(War, World I) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Rochambeau Encampment

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Bolton, Connecticut.
In this Vicinity French Troops Under Rochambeau Enroute to Yorktown Encamped During June 1781 Erected by the State and Oxford Parish Chapter D.A.R. Cooperating

(War, US Revolutionary) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Bolton Veterans Monument

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Bolton, Connecticut.
In Memory Of All Bolton Men and Women Who Served Their Country During World War II the Korean Conflict and the Viet Nam Conflict

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

Bolton Veterans Monument and Honor Roll

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Bolton, Connecticut.
Bolton Veterans Monument and Honor Roll Korea 1950 — 1955 Donald B. Caldwell, Sr. · Anthony Fiano · Paul Fiano · Michele Giglio · Robert D. Murdock · Morris Silverstein · David C. Toomey, Jr. · Arnold Tobias? · Conrad . . .

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

Huron’s First Inhabitants

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Huron, Ohio.
Huron and Erie County are rich in Native American history. During the construction of the nearby Ohio Route 2 bypass archaeologists in 1976-77 uncovered three Native villages and burial sites. The Anderson site, overlooking . . .

(Anthropology & Archaeology • Native Americans) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

American Revolution War/War of 1812

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Rush, New York.
American Revolution War April 19, 1775-September 3, 1783 Some of Rush's earliest settlers were those men who served in the American Revolution or the 1779 Sullivan Expedition. The Sullivan Expedition, also known as the . . .

(War of 1812 • War, US Revolutionary) Includes complete text, location, directions, 1 photo, GPS coordinates, map.

Le Roy World War I Memorial

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Le Roy, New York.
In remembrance of those from LeRoy who served May we never forget those who died George Botts · Cecelia Cochran · Errol Crittenden · Leo Fiorito · Thomas Illes · Edward Kaine · Percy Luttrel · Patrick Molyneaux · Edgar . . .

(War, World I) Includes complete text, location, directions, 1 photo, GPS coordinates, map.

Le Roy Civil War Memorial

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Le Roy, New York.
In Memory Of The Soldiers Of Le Roy Rebellion William C. Allen · John W. Amlong · Alexander L. Anderson · Benjamin Anderson · David D. Anderson · Wilber H. Anderson · James Avery · Samuel Avery · Samuel Avery 2nd· Edward . . .

(War of 1812 • War, US Civil • War, US Revolutionary) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

The Fire of October 20, 1929 / The Lakeside Volunteer Fire Protective Association

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Lakeside, Ohio.
On October 20, 1929, fire originated at a an oil-burning stove in a Lakeside cottage on Walnut Avenue. A strong wind shifted the flames onto neighboring buildings threatening the entire block. Fire departments from Fremont, . . .

(Charity & Public Work) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

James Otis Jr.

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Barnstable, Massachusetts.
James Otis Jr. The Patriot West Barnstable 1725 — 1783 Advocate Orator Statesman President John Adams Said In Part Of Otis’s Famous Writs Of Assistance Speech In Boston February 1761 “American Independence Was Then And There . . .

(Civil Rights • Colonial Era • Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Revolutionary) Includes complete text, location, directions, 5 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Lynching in Anne Arundel County / Lynching in America

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Annapolis, Maryland.
Lynching in Anne Arundel County Between 1875 and 1911, racial terror lynchings of African Americans by white mobs created a legacy of violence, intimidation, and injustice that has not previously been acknowledged. At least . . .

(African Americans • Bridges & Viaducts • Civil Rights • Law Enforcement • Waterways & Vessels) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Hammond-Harwood House Museum

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Annapolis, Maryland.
Tours start at the top of the hour from noon until 4:00 (summer) or 3:00 (winter). Built in 1774 by renowned architect William Buckland for tobacco planter and patriot Matthias Hammond, the house is one of the finest . . .

(Agriculture • Architecture • Arts, Letters, Music • Colonial Era) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Lakeside

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Lakeside, Ohio.
Established in 1873, Lakeside is a pioneer of the American Chautauqua Movement, one of the greatest revival movements in United States history which flourished in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Founded by . . .

(Churches & Religion • Education) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Terwilliger Brothers Field

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Annapolis, Maryland.
"Terwilliger Brothers Field" at the United States Naval Academy's Bishop Stadium baseball complex was dedicated in 2007 in recognition of a generous contribution by J. Ronald "Ron" Terwilliger, USNA Class of 1963, and his . . .

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

Max E Bishop

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Annapolis, Maryland.
Coach, counsellor and friend of the midshipmen, Max Bishop directed the baseball program at the Naval Academy for twenty-four highly successful years, from 1938 to 1962. His teams won 306 games while losing 143. This plaque . . .

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