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Slovenian Independent Society Home

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Barberton, Ohio.
In 1918, early Slovene immigrants organized the Slovenian Independent Society Home and later constructed this hall, which became the center for Barberton Slovene cultural, social, and recreational activities. They formed . . .

(20th Century • Fraternal or Sororal Organizations) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Albert Family

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Albertville, Alabama.
The City of Albertville is named for Thomas Albert, buried here with his wife Sarah Sappington Albert and daughter Sarah. They had three other daughters -- Martha, who married James C. Miller,the city's first postmaster, . . .

(Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Churches & Religion • Communications • Settlements & Settlers • War of 1812) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Ross Point Park

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Holly Hill, Florida.
A public park and picnic area dedicated to William Wallace Ross by resolution of City Council of Holly Hill, Florida, 1957-1958 William Ross pioneered here in the late 1860’s. On this point he built a log cabin home and . . .

(Parks & Recreational Areas • Settlements & Settlers) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Johnson’s Corners

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Barberton, Ohio.
Thomas Johnson first came to Norton Township in 1814, and within three years he had established the township’s first sawmill along the fast-moving waters of Wolf Creek. The enterprising Johnson also erected a tavern, store, . . .

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

Portaferrissa - La "Porta Ferriça" / Portaferrissa - The Iron Gate

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, Spain.
(Spanish:) La “Porta Ferriça” era una de las puertas de la segunda muralla de Barcelona, construida en el Siglo XIII. La barra de hierro una de las medidas longitudinales usadas en la ciudad – que se fijó en ella le dio . . .

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

Life and Leisure in a CCC Camp

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near Castile, New York.
For many enrollees, the CCC camp was their first experience away from home. Discipline, order, and uniform dress were part of the camp experience. The enrollees worked seven hours a day and then had some free time. On . . .

(Charity & Public Work • Education • Parks & Recreational Areas) Includes complete text, location, directions, 10 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Celbridge Union Workhouse Cemetery

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, Ireland.
Pray for the souls of all poor and afflicted whose bodies have been laid in this cemetery since 1841 R.I.P. ————————————— This Holy Ground is sacred to the memory of all who lie here forgotten and anonymous. In life they . . .

(Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Charity & Public Work • Disasters • Settlements & Settlers) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Celbridge Union Workhouse Cemetery Gate

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, Ireland.
Through this gate from 1841 onwards passed the bodies of deceased inmates of the Celbridge Union Workhouse on their way to burial in these grounds. The Workhouse System conducted its burials in a characteristically efficient . . .

(Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Charity & Public Work • Disasters • Settlements & Settlers) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Seh-Ga-Hun-Da

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near Castile, New York.
The land before you was called Seh-ga-hun-da, the Vale of the Three Falls. Upper Falls At 70 feet high, the Upper Falls, is a deep horseshoe shape. The top of the falls is part of the strata named the Nunda Sandstone. . . .

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

Franz Daniel Pastorius Birthplace

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, Germany.
In diesem Hause wurde am 26.9.1651 der erste deutsche Amerika-Auswanderer, Franz Daniel Pastorius, geboren, welcher die Stadt Germantown gegrundet hat. Errichtet zum 300. Geburtstag 6.10.1951 - (English translation:) In . . .

(Settlements & Settlers) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Florida Honors and Remembers our POW’s and MIA’s

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Mims, Florida.
The light of freedom still burns brightly in our world today because of the service and sacrifice of America’s men and women in uniform. Our Nation’s servicemen and women have fought the forces of tyranny and won victories . . .

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

Florida Honors and Remembers our POW’s and MIA’s

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Mims, Florida.
The light of freedom still burns brightly in our world today because of the service and sacrifice of America’s men and women in uniform. Our Nation’s servicemen and women have fought the forces of tyranny and won victories . . .

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

The Miracle of Saint Joseph Oriol

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, Spain.
En 6 de abril de 1806 llegó la noticia de la aprobación de los milagros del siervo de dios Dr. José Oriol con cuyo motivo iluminóse exteriormente esta iglesia y al pasar por este puentecito se cayó desplomado al suelo el . . .

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

Peter J. Miller House / Adam Miller & Family

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Avon Lake, Ohio.
The Peter J. Miller House was constructed around 1830 and is one of the last remaining pre-Civil War lakefront houses in Lorain County. The architecture is Greek Revival. Peter Miller married Ruth Houseworth in 1828. They . . .

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

Native Daughters of the Golden West Home

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San Francisco, California.
The Order of the Native Daughters of the Golden West was founded on September 25, 1886. In 1899, a Home was established providing our members with "...rest, serenity and an abiding place of affection..." This structure is . . .

(Architecture • Fraternal or Sororal Organizations • Women) Includes complete text, location, directions, GPS coordinates, map.

Gravel Pits

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near Williston, North Dakota.
River banks here are underlayed with a stable base of gravel. This was important to the American Fur Company when it selected this site to build Fort Union because its presence stabilized the riverbank from erosion and kept . . .

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

Lewis and Clark Trail

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Williston, North Dakota.
Meriwether Lewis and William Clark were among the first to recognize the suitability of this site for a trading post. Their expedition (1804-1806) passed through this area on its way to the Pacific Coast. The explorers noted . . .

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

Lambert Suydam House & Suydam Row

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New York, New York.
This Greek Revival house, No.158, was originally the home of Lambert Suydam, President of the Manhattan Gas Light Company and the New York Equitable Fire Insurance Company. Suydam also built the seven Greek Revival houses . . .

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

Site of an Underground Railroad Station

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Skaneateles, New York.
James Canning Fuller home Noted abolitionist 1834-1861 He gave to the cause of freedom for the slaves Historic Marker Skaneateles 1999

(Abolition & Underground RR) Includes location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Freemasonry

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Schenectady, New York.
St. George's Lodge No. 6 F. & A.M. Founded Here 1774 Under Auspices of Sir John Johnson Grand Master, New York Colony

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