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Weinbauchronik von Stammheim / Stammheim Viniculture Timeline

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, Germany.
Weinbauchronik von Stammheim. Um 770 Seit Karl dem Großen Weinbau in Franken. 1240 Kloster Maibronn bezieht den Zehntwein von 50 Morgen Weingarten aus Stammheim. 1400 Kloster Ebrach unterhält einen Kelterhof Fuerstbischof . . .

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

Juan de Dios Peza

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, Mexico.
En esta casa nació y vivió Juan de Dios Peza (1852-1910), author de Hogar y Patria. Sus poemas sentimentales y de ocasión formaron el gusto de quienes los escuchaban y leían. English translation: In this house was born and . . .

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

Francisco González Bocanegro

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, Mexico.
En esta casa vivió Francisco González Bocanegra, poeta y dramaturgo, autor de los versos del Himno Nacional Mexicano. English translation: In this house lived Francisco González Bocanegra, poet, playwright and author of the . . .

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

Natchez Under-the-Hill - Life on the Riverfront

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Natchez, Mississippi.
On May 8, 1840, one of the deadliest tornadoes in American history struck Natchez and killed about 300 people. Most of the dead were boatmen and passengers on steamboats docked at the waterfront. The city was already . . .

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

Neshoba Junior High School

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Germantown, Tennessee.
Land near the present church site was provided to New Bethel Missionary Baptist Church by Mrs. Florida Thompson, a member of a prominent white family of Germantown. The land was made available for a church structure, known . . .

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

Gonzalo A. Esteva

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, Mexico.
En esta casa vivió Gonzalo A. Esteva, periodista, fundador con Altamirano de la revista El Renacimiento (1869) y director del periódico El Nacional (1880). English translation: In this house lived Gonzalo A. Esteva, . . .

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

Ehemaliger Klosterhof mit historischer Weinkelter / Former Monastery Building and Historic Winepress

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, Germany.
Dem reichen Kloster St. Stephan in Würzburg mag wohl der repräsentative Renaissancebau des Rathauses weniger gefallen haben. Deshalb erbauten die Benediktinermönche um 1618 ein noch stattlicheres Gebäude, den Klosterhof mit . . .

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

St Patrick's Church, Celbridge

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, Ireland.
By 1855 the Mass House which had served the people of Celbridge for over one hundred years was in a poor state of repair. It was situated in front of the present church. It was known as a Mass House as Mass was the only . . .

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

Manuel Payno

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, Mexico.
En esta casa vivió el escritor Manuel Payno (1820-1894), autor de dos novelas fundadoras de las letras mexicanas, Los bandidos de Río Frío y El Fistol del diablo. English translation: In this house lived the writer Manuel . . .

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

Juan de la Granja

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, Mexico.
En esta casa vivió Juan de la Granja (1785-1853), diplomático y empresario, introductor del telégrafo en México en el siglo XIX. English translation: In this house lived Juan de la Granja (1785-1853), diplomat and . . .

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

American Photo Supply

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, Mexico.
En este edificio estuvo la American Photo Supply, donde se comercializaron las primeras cámaras fotográficas que llegaron a México. English translation: In this building was the American Photo Supply, where the first cameras . . .

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

Sir Gerald Dease, K.C.V.O.

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, Ireland.
Erected by his numerous friends of all classes and of all creeds in memory of Sir Gerald Dease, K.C.V.O. Born 17th July 1831, died 18th October 1903. A man of stainless honour, who used his high position and great abilities . . .

(Charity & Public Work • Patriots & Patriotism) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

José Fernando Ramírez

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, Mexico.
Aquí vivió el historiador y arqueólogo Don José Fernando Ramírez. 1855. Dirección de monumentos coloniales y de la República. English translation: Here lived the historian and archaeologist José Fernando Ramírez. 1855. . . .

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

Bunker Hill Indian Trail

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Bunker Hill, Illinois.
During the historical period, the earliest inhabitants of the present-day community of Bunker Hill were the Peoria, Kickapoo, and Winnebago Indians who established an encampment near North Washington and West Morgan Streets. . . .

(Native Americans • Roads & Vehicles • Settlements & Settlers • Waterways & Vessels) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Site of Log Tavern

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Pulaski, New York.
Built in 1804 by Benjamin Winch. First white settler in Richland

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

Jerome I Case

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Williamstown, New York.
Born near here Pioneer builder of power farm machinery

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

Sackets Harbor War of 1812 Peace Garden

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Sackets Harbor, New York.
Sackets Harbor War of 1812 Bicentennial Peace Garden This War of 1812 Bicentennial Peace Garden helps link our Main Street's landscaped greenway to the nationally significant War of 1812 battlegrounds at the west end of the . . .

(Parks & Recreational Areas • War of 1812) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Governor Coles and Slavery

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Edwardsville, Illinois.
Site of the courthouse where, in 1824, political enemies convicted Governor Edward Coles of illegally freeing his slaves. "To preserve to a continuous line of generations that liberty obtained by the valor of our . . .

(Abolition & Underground RR • Law Enforcement) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Hospital

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near Williston, North Dakota.
Fort Buford had no hospital during the first year of its existence. In the fall of 1867, quarters originally constructed to house the interpreter and mechanic were pressed into service as a hospital. The following summer, . . .

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

Plants of the Plains

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Williston, North Dakota.
The Countrey in every direction is plains. -- William Clark This area held large herds of bison, elk, and deer, which had grazed on grasses and shrubs for millennia. Chief among the native grasses were big bluestem, buffalo . . .

(Exploration • Native Americans • Natural Features) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
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