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South Whitley Grist Mill

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Indiana, Whitley County, South Whitley
This mill stone was used by the South Whitley Mill, built on this site by W.W. Arnold and Brothers in 1848. It was originally powered by water from the Eel River with the aid of a wooden dam. One of its products was "Sunshine Flour". The mill continued in operation until 1936.

(Industry & Commerce) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

The Lincoln Highway

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Indiana, Kosciusko County, Warsaw

Was the first "Coast to Coast" road covering 3,389 miles across the U.S.A.

The dream of Hoosier Carl G. Fisher, founder of the Indianapolis 500. The Lincoln Highway Association was established on June 1, 1913.

The Boy Scouts of America placed markers from "New York to Golden State" on September 1, 1928 as the final project of the LHA to honor our 16th President, Abraham Lincoln.

Placed on this 75th Anniversary
September 1, 2003
Kosciusko District,
Boy Scouts of America

(Roads & Vehicles) Includes location, directions, 6 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Colonial Garden

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Oklahoma, Tulsa County, Tulsa


The Colonial Garden is the third garden in the series of five historic theme gardens.

Colonists claiming the Virginia wilderness brought with them the formal, Dutch-English gardening style prevalent in England during the reign of William and Mary in the late 1800's [sic - 1600s]. The formality and symmetry of Colonial gardens brought a sense of order and familiarity to the untamed land.

Colonial gardens of the affluent were typically laid out in parterre fashion, which means that they designed the beds and paths to form a symmetrical pattern. Garden paths were often constructed of either patterned brick or crushed gravel. Inside the formal parterres flowers, vegetables, fruits, herbs, and flowering shrubs were combined without any kind of organization or separation. Colonial style gardens were both practical and beautiful providing food for the table, herbs for fragrance and medicinal purposes, and cut flowers for enjoyment.

Parterres and paths were traditionally enclosed with either a formal hedge or a picket fence. Hand-clipped hedges or picket fences kept farm animals out of the garden. Gazing globes, sundials, and hand-clipped boxwood topiary were typical focal points in these gardens.

Follow the sidewalk South to the Victorian Garden, the fourth in the series of five theme gardens. The first two gardens in the series, the Pre-Columbian and Pioneer gardens, are located to the North in Stuart Park below the parking lot.

(Colonial Era • Entertainment • Horticulture & Forestry • Man-Made Features) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Grain Market

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Switzerland, Lucerne (canton), Lucerne (district), Lucerne
1356 erstmals erwähnt. Bis ins 19. Jahrhundert Kornmarkt, der zuerst in privaten Kaufhäusern, seit 1438 in der Kornschütte des Rathauses stattfand. 1447 wurde das Rathaus vom Fischmarkt hierher verlegt. Seitdem ist der Platz politischer Mittelpunkt der Stadt. German-English translation:
Grain Market

First mentioned in 1356. At first the grain market was held in privately-held stores, and then from 1438 at the grain depot by the Town Hall. In 1447 the city hall was moved here from the Fish Market. Since then, this had been the political center of the town.

(Industry & Commerce) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

"Fire Alley"

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Switzerland, Lucerne (canton), Lucerne (district), Lucerne
Ein Grossbrand äscherte 1833 zehn in einer Doppelzeile aneinandergebaute Häuser zwischen der Reuss und dem Korn-und Weinmarkt ein. Beim Wiederaufbau wurden die Neubauten um ein Geschoss erhöht und die ehemaligen Hinterhöfe in eine Gasse umgewandelt. Diese heisst seit 1834 Brandgässli.
German-English translation:. In 1833 an inferno incinerated ten adjacent houses of a double row that had been built between the Reuss River and the grain- and wine-markets. During reconstruction, the new buildings were raised one story and the former backyards were converted into an alley. Since 1934 this has been the so-called "Fire Alley".

(Roads & Vehicles) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

"Deer Square"

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Switzerland, Lucerne (canton), Lucerne (district), Lucerne
Im Spätmittelalter als schmale Gasse städtischer Schweinemarkt. Er wurde um 1545 vor das Baslertor verlegt. Nach einem Brand legte man 1555/56 zwei Häuser nieder und schuf so den >. Den Namen erhielt der Platz vom Gasthaus Hirschen, das seit 1472 bezeugt ist.
German-English translation:

In the late Middle Ages this narrow lane was the city pig market, which was transferred in 1545 to the Basel Gate. A fire in 1555-56 burned two houses down and created the "New Square". The square received its name from the Gasthaus Hirschen (Inn of the Deer), which is known to have existed since 1472.

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

Warships and Raids

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Maryland, Calvert County, Huntingtown
War vessels passed by here in 1814.
The Chesapeake Flotilla, consisting of 50- and 75-foot gun barges, sought safety in shallow waters upstream. British ships hotly pursued, and Americans eventually scuttled the flotilla to keep it from enemy hands.

The British conducted raids June 15-17 upriver at Lower Marlboro and magruders Landing, and downriver at Hollands Cliffs.

Ambush Foiled
On the heights just downriver at Hollands Cliffs local militia prepared to ambush a British raiding party. Warned by runaway slaves, the raiders landed Royal Marines to flank the Americans. In retaliation for a few shots fired at them, the British burned a nearby barn full of tobacco.

[text with image on right] "When I tell you the mischief the British have done it will be enough to make you and every man abuse [President] Jim Madison and old [Commodore Joshua] Barney in Hell..." - Calvert County citizen Thomas B. King, July 14, 1814.

(War of 1812) Includes location, directions, 7 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Lazy Daisy

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Georgia, Chatham County, Pooler
 
384th BG            545th BS
                Lazy Daisy
Down over Magdeburg, Germany 28 Sept 44

1st Lt James J Brodie            P   KIA
1st Lt Lloyd O Vevle            CP   KIA
Capt   George M Hawkins     N   POW
S/Sgt Robert D Crumpton      E   KIA
T/Sgt William E Taylor          R   POW
Sgt     Wilfred F Miller         TG   POW
Sgt     Harry A Liniger         WG   POW
Sgt    Gordon E Hetu           BTG  KIA
S/Sgt Byron L Atkins           TOG  KIA
S/Sgt Donald W Dooley         R     KIA


(War, World II) Includes location, directions, 5 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Panic in Prince Frederick

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Maryland, Calvert County, Prince Frederick
Imagine the horror of a night-time raid!
Residents of Prince Frederick must have known they were British targets, as recent raids had already devastated nearby Lower Marlboro, St. Leonard, and Huntingtown. Alarm spread with news of British soldiers marching from their ships on the Patuxent toward the town. People fled their homes in fear.

Arriving at night on July 19, 1814, the enemy raiders torched the jail, a tobacco warehouse, the county courthouse - with hits naval stores and munitions - and a nearby plantation. Their flames fueled the terror spreading throughout Southern Maryland.

[text with image on right] "I landed and marched nine miles to a place called the Court House in the County of Calvert...Burnt the Court House and Jail releasing one Black man confined for endeavoring to escape to us." - British Captain Josheph N[ ], July 23, 1814.

Nearby places to explore the War of 1812 in Southern Maryland:
Sotterley Plantation - Restored 18th-century plantation and slave quarters, a mustering site for militia.
Benedict - British landing site for the assault on Washington.
Jefferson Patterson Park and Museum - Exhibits; site of largest naval engagement in Maryland history.
Calvert Marine Museum - Interactive map depicting British invasion route; artifacts from scuttled American flotilla.
Lower Marlboro - Site of a British raid; 1812 interpretation at Patuxent River pier. [Side 2]

O! say can you see..."

The Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail traces the War of 1812 in the Chesapeake. Along the trail you'll encounter tangible evidence of the war and stories that bring the people and events to life. Discover the far-reaching impacts of the war on this county and the world.

[Side 3]

War in the Chesapeake

During the War of 1812 the young United States was embroiled in conflict with Great Britain. From 1812 to 1815 Americans fought to protect their rights and economic independence. They faced superior enemy forces on the homefront and the high seas.

The stategically important Chesapeake Bay region felt the brunt of the war, choked by shipping blockades and ravaged by enemy raids. The events in this region were crucial to the outcome of the war.

Though there was no clear victor at the end of the war, the United States protected its democracy and emerged with heightened stature on the world stage.

(War of 1812) Includes location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

The British are Coming

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Maryland, Charles County, Benedict
Residents along the Patuxent watched nervously as wave after wave of British warships approached the tiny town of Benedict. For months enemy raiders had terrorized Southern Maryland. Benedict felt their sting twice in June 1814. Now, August 19-20, more than 50 British vessels discharged 4,500 soldiers (outnumbering the entire white male population of Charles County).

The British had something big in mind. From Benedict, they could reach Washington, Annapolis, and Baltimore. Americans, unsure of the target, had to position their meager forces to defend these possibilities. The British departed Benedict eight days later, after a victorious battle at Bladensburg and a destructive occupation of the Nation's Capital.

[text with images on right] "I feel no hesitation in stating...that I consider the town of Benedict in Patuxent to offer us advantages...beyond any other spot within the United States..." - British Rear Admiral George Cockburn, July 17, 1814.

James Madison (who served as secretary of state and secretary of war, and later as U.S. president) scouted the approaching British fleet from a rise above Benedict.

Major General Robert Ross commanded the British army gathering at Benedict.

Nearby places to learn more about the War of 1812:
Nottingham - A base for the U.S. Chesapeake Flotilla and later a British encampment; interpretive signage
Sotterley Plantation - Restored 18th-century plantation and slave quaters; period gardens; a mustering site for militia during the war
King's Landing Park - Boat access; interpretation of 1814 British raids along the Patuxent River

[Side 2]

O! say can you see..."

The Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail traces the War of 1812 in the Chesapeake. Along the trail you'll encounter tangible evidence of the war and stories that bring the people and events to life. Discover the far-reaching impacts of the war on this county and the world.

[Side 3]

War in the Chesapeake

During the War of 1812 the young United States was embroiled in conflict with Great Britain. From 1812 to 1815 Americans fought to protect their rights and economic independence. They faced superior enemy forces on the homefront and the high seas.

The stategically important Chesapeake Bay region felt the brunt of the war, choked by shipping blockades and ravaged by enemy raids. The events in this region were crucial to the outcome of the war.

Though there was no clear victor at the end of the war, the United States protected its democracy and emerged with heightened stature on the world stage.

(War of 1812) Includes location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Tallapoosa County Korean & Vietnam War Memorial

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Alabama, Tallapoosa County, Dadeville

Honor Roll

In loving memory of the men of Tallapoosa County who made the supreme sacrifice.

"Korean Conflict"
25 June 1950 to 31 January 1955


Betts, Charles Jr.
Brooks, Jimmy
Bryant, Morris N.
Buckner, Ernest B.
Cameron, Floyd D.
Corley, Edgar C.

Cotney, Comer D.
Crampton, Russell L.
Gill, Gerald S.
Gray, James H.
Howard, Frank R.

McCullers, Charles H.
McMichael, Charles M.
Meadows, Vernon
Pugh, Jessie G.
Raper, Curtis C.

Reaves, J.W.
Smith, Walter M.
Strother, James W.
Taylor, Claude L.
Thrower, James A.

"Vietnam Conflict"
5 August 1964 to 15 August 1973


Chambers, Robert O.
Clark, Richard
Cleveland, Albert F.
Dunaway, Gordon H.
Farrow, James E.

Gordon, Tommy
Hayes, Harry E.
Heard, Robert L.
Jackson, Thomas W.

Johnson, Joseph H.
Mathis, David L.
Mitchell, Joseph R. Jr.
Monroe, Wilber D.

Odom, John T.
Oliver, Henry M.
Speaks, Mac W.
Shepard, Morris
Taylor, J. Bruce


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

Tallapoosa County World War I Memorial

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Alabama, Tallapoosa County, Dadeville
To the memory of
the men
of Tallapoosa County Alabama
who gave their lives in the
World War
Sanford E. Adams
Henry Lorenza Dabbs
Paul H. Harris
Amos D. Howle
Handley Mask
Clarence E. Newell
Allen Plant
Harmie E. Stevens
Edwin Tate
Ross R.V. Ward

Thomas W. Brown
Sterling Haywood
Robert P. Harris
Leonard Irwin
Ulysses McCain
Issac Patterson
Homer Pritchard
Albert L. Simmons
Fred Templeton
William F. Wheeler


(War, World I) Includes location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Tallapoosa County World War II Memorial

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Alabama, Tallapoosa County, Dadeville
Tallapoosa County honors its
sons who gave their lives in
World War II

Sacrifice • Courage

(War, World II) Includes location, directions, 5 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Silversmith Shop

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Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington
On this site, 1810-1838, was shop of Asa Blanchard, the most noted of Kentucky's silversmiths. Blanchard silver was as prized in Kentucky as that of Paul Revere in New England. Among his customers were the most prominent families in the Bluegrass. A master craftsman who trained many apprentices, Blanchard was a goldsmith as well as a watch and clockmaker. He died in 1838.

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

Highway 61 Blues

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Mississippi, Tunica County, Robinsonville
U.S. Highway 61, known as the "blues highway," rivals Route 66 as the most famous road in American music lore. Dozens of blues artists have recorded songs about Highway 61, including Mississippians Sunnyland Slim, James “Son” Thomas,“Honeyboy” Edwards, Big Joe Williams, Joe McCoy, Charlie Musselwhite, Eddie Shaw, Johnny Young, Eddie Burns and Mississippi Fred McDowell. The original route, now called Old Highway 61, was just west of here.

(African Americans • Arts, Letters, Music • Entertainment • Roads & Vehicles) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

First United Methodist Church

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Alabama, Lee County, Opelika

Established as the first religious organization in the area in 1837 with 22 members as Lebanon Methodist Episcopal Church, around which the village of Opelika developed. Moved to present location in 1879 as Opelika Station, Montgomery District, Methodist Episcopal Church, South. Red brick steepled building completed in 1881. Renamed “First Methodist Episcopal Church, South of Opelika” by Quarterly Conference in 1905. Remodeled in 1909 to present Classical Revival style characterized by fluted columns, Corinthian capitals, and sanctuary dome. Erected by the Historic Chattahoochee Commission and Opelika First United Methodist Church 1987

(Churches, Etc.) Includes location, directions, 10 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

US Route 1 Wall of Aviation

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Virginia, Fairfax County, Alexandria

Hybla Valley
From Dream to Flight School


This section of Historic Route 1 boasted two private airfields that began operations in the mid 1920’s. When Dr. Hugo Eckener and First Officer Captain Ernst Lehmann flew the Graf Zeppelin LZ-127 on its famous transatlantic voyage to America in October 1928, they spent time in the Washington area promoting the dirigible airship technology. Interested in establishing a base in the United States for the dirigible airships, Dr. Eckener and Captain Lehmann announced that Hybla Valley Airport was the “ideal site” to provide passenger and mail service between Germany and the United States.

Mr. Elvin W. Robertson, President of Mount Vernon Airways, Inc. was ignited with “Zeppelin Fever.” He submitted an application to the Virginia State Corporation Commission and in February 1929, Hybla Valley Airport became the first airfield in Virginia to receive a permit to operate an airport.

By 1934, Mr. Robertson had purchased the land and had greatly improved the airfield in multiple ways. Ultimately, Hybla Valley was expanded to four runways, with three being 5,000 feet long. The airship terminus was never achieved due to the world political climate and the outbreak of World War II. After World War II, commercial and private pilot training resumed until 1955, when the airport ceased operations.

Beacon Field
Training Hub, Gathering Place


This section of Historic Route 1 boasted two private airfields that began operations in the mid 1920’s. Two miles north on Route 1, and three miles south of Alexandria, Beacon Field Airport was located on the City View land tract in Groveton, Virginia. The airfield shared the 204 acres with an antebellum mansion, dairy farm, gas station, and restaurant.

Beacon Field Airport, with no control tower and few rules, started as a neighborhood gathering place for pilots and their planes on a sod field fondly referred to as the “cow pasture” by most pilots. Several flying service groups operated out of Beacon Field, including the Burdette, Jordan, and Coppage Flying Services. They offered rides, aerial photography, and performed acrobatic shows. Also, many traveling stunt pilots frequented the field and put on flying exhibitions.

As the unregulated occupation of barnstorming began to decline under government pressure over concern for public safety, the landowner, Mr. W.F.P. Reid wanted to focus on pilot training instead. The Virginia State Corporation Commission granted the Beacon Field Airport its license on April 11, 1932. Many airline pilots received their flight training under the GI Bill at Beacon Field under the tutelage of the Lehman and Reid Aviation Program. H.J. Lehman was the Chief Flight Instructor at the thriving airport until it closed in 1959.

(Air & Space) Includes location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

The Centennial Anchor

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Maryland, Montgomery County, Bethesda
This centennial anchor, originally from a coast guard cutter, rested for many years in front of the Staten Island Marine Hospital where the National Institutes of Health began in 1887 with the founding of the Hygienic Laboratory. It was presented to the NIH on the occasion of the centennial celebration to commemorate a century of science for health and to symbolize the maritime origins of the Public Health Service.

(Science & Medicine) Includes location, directions, 6 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Commerce

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District of Columbia, Washington
Connecticut Avenue's commercial corridor, between Macomb and Ordwary, reflects changes in retail that followed changes in modes of transportation from 1890 streetcar, to automobiles, to the Cleveland Park Metro Station in 1981. Individual stores on the east side reflect the retail pattern in the 1920's. The Park and Shop, was a new concept then, with stores connected by an exterior awning and a revolutionary shared parking lot.
Artist: Eleanor Oliver

(Industry & Commerce) Includes location, directions, 8 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Roma Restaurant

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District of Columbia, Washington
Cleveland Park was named for Grover Cleveland who bought a country house on now Newark Street in 1886. In the 1890s, electrified streetcars ran on Connecticut and Wisconsin Avenues and led to the development of the Cleveland Park "suburb".

Shops and restaurants followed the development, with the Roma Restaurant and its Italian Garden at 3419 Connecticut Avenue remaining popular from the 1930s until it closed in 1997.

Artist: Mary Belcher

(Industry & Commerce) Includes location, directions, 8 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
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