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St. Mary's Church (Anglican)

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The Church of St. Mary's - a living centre of worship today - is also a monument to the Fitzgerald family whose history is permanently linked with the nearby Geraldine Castle. Originally built as a private chapel for the . . .

(Architecture • Churches & Religion • Forts, Castles • Man-Made Features) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Reyes Adobe Historical Site

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Agoura Hills, California.
Daughters of the American Revolution commemorate the significant role the Reyes Adobe historical site played in the development of California and its history. The property was a stop along the state's famous El Camino Real.

(Agriculture • Hispanic Americans • Roads & Vehicles • Settlements & Settlers) Includes location, directions, 5 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Birthplace of Mississippi Rodeo

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Columbia, Mississippi.
Mississippi's first rodeo was held here September 24-26, 1935. The rodeo was sponsored by two local businessmen, rancher Samuel Hickman of the B Bar H Ranch and George Baylis, owner of the Baylis Drug Store. Several notable . . .

(Animals • Entertainment • Sports) Includes complete text, location, directions, 1 photo, GPS coordinates, map.

The Janss House

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Thousand Oaks, California.
This house was built in 1931 by Dr. Edwin Janss, Sr. from designs by his wife Florence Janss. It was the weekend retreat of the Janss family, the base of their Conejo Valley ranch, founded in 1910, and the family home of . . .

(Agriculture • Arts, Letters, Music • Education • Settlements & Settlers) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

The Feliz Family

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Los Angeles, California.
Enlisted soldier Jose Vicente Feliz, his wife Maria, and their children were among the thirty Anza Expedition families. Maria was one of eight women who were pregnant. On October 23, 1775, the first night after leaving . . .

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

Caisleán mhagh nuadhad / Geraldine Castle

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, Ireland.
Muiris Mac Gearailt a thóg 1176 : rinneadh méadh air ó am go ham ina dhiaidh sin. [?] dtús na 14ú aoise ba é príomháit chónaithe ghearaltach chill dara é, chuir "Tomás an Tsíoda" i dtreo cosanta in aghaidh na sasanach é i . . .

(Forts, Castles • Man-Made Features • Settlements & Settlers) Includes complete text, location, directions, 7 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Parade Ground

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near Williston, North Dakota.
At the center of every frontier fort was a parade ground. Fort Buford's parade ground ultimately grew to a rectangular space measuring 800 by 300 feet. At one point in its history, two parade grounds were planned, one for . . .

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

Infantry Barracks

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Williston, North Dakota.
The building you are now facing a reconstruction of a mid-1870s infantry barracks. It has been reconstructed where an original barracks once stood. In 1867, adobe barracks were constructed to house Fort Buford's enlisted . . .

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

The Republic of South Korea Stone

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Hyannis, Massachusetts.
This Stone Was Provided By The Republic Of South Korea As A Tangible Reminder Of The Sacrifices Made By The United States Military To Protect The Freedom Of A Sovereign Country

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

Moravian Missionaries / Gansevoort’s Hundred

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Skaneateles, New York.
Here Bishop Frederick Cammerhoff and David Zeisberger built “The Pilgrim’s Hut at St. John’s Beach” on St. John Baptist’s Day, 1750. Here also Col. Gansevoort’s hundred men, bearing the American flag, rested September 22, . . .

(Churches & Religion • Colonial Era • War, US Revolutionary) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Northern Dispensary

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Manhattan, New York.
Instituted 1827 Built 1831 Heal The Sick

(Science & Medicine) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Site of Cayuga Long Bridge

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Cayuga, New York.
Cayuga County Site of Cayuga Long Bridge One mile long, 1800-1857 Carried great stream of Western migration Early County Jail was under this end of bridge Cayuga Village 1983

(Bridges & Viaducts • Law Enforcement) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Guardhouse and Officer of the Guard Building

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near Williston, North Dakota.
The guardhouse (directly in front of you) and the officer of the guard building (the building to your right) were the heart of the fort's readiness and security functions. The officer of the guard supervised the men on guard . . .

(Forts, Castles • Law Enforcement) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Powder Magazine

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near Williston, North Dakota.
This powder magazine was built circa 1875 and housed much of the Fort Buford ammunition supply and other ordinance stores. Fort Buford has two earlier magazines. This 1875 building replaced a partially underground magazine . . .

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

Field Officers' Quarters

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near Williston, North Dakota.
This building was constructed in 1871 as the post commanding officers' quarters. It served in that capacity until 1889, when a new commanding officers' quarters was built near the north side of the post. The single most . . .

(Forts, Castles • Native Americans • Wars, US Indian) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Das Historisches Rathaus / The Historic Town Hall

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, Germany.
Das Historische Rathaus, ein denkmalgeschützter Renaissancebau aus dem Jahr 1604 bis 1606 wurde durch den Schultheiß Sebastian Leuer erbaut. Mit dem stattlichen Bau wollten die Stammheimer ihr Ansehen unter Beweis stellen. . . .

(Government & Politics) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

The Wonderful Barn

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, Ireland.
In 1740-41, famine spread across Europe, following a great frost[,] the so-called 'Black Spring'. Rivers froze, and water-powered mills that ground grain into flour stopped working. This led to a flour scarcity, hoarding by . . .

(Agriculture • Architecture • Colonial Era • Man-Made Features) Includes complete text, location, directions, 5 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Wein-Kult Tour bei Stammheim / Wine Cult-Tour in Stammheim

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, Germany.
Als einziger Kolitzheimer Gemeindeteil liegt Stammheim direkt am Ufer des Maines. Daher prägt der Weinbau den malerischen 0rt. An den meist westlich ausgerichteten Talhängen gedeihen die Rebstöcke auf Verwitterungsböden des . . .

(Agriculture • Settlements & Settlers) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Kildrought House

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, Ireland.
An Early Georgian Merchant's House

(Notable Buildings) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Edward Bridgeman

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, Ireland.
C Company, 1st Battalion, Dublin Brigade, I.V. Four Courts & Interned in Stafford & Frongoch 1916 Unveiled by Cllr. Frank O'Rourke 21st February 2016

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