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Sattazahn Lutheran Church

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Pennsylvania, Lebanon County, near Jonestown
Founded by German immigrants who settled as early as 1729. Initially served by traveling missionaries including John Caspar Stoever, Jr., first Lutheran pastor to visit regularly. A log structure was built about 1756; this church erected 1872. Named in honor of Peter Sattazahn, Revolutionary soldier buried here.

(Churches, Etc.) Includes location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Elkhart County Home Cemetery

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Indiana, Elkhart County, near Elkhart


Elkhart County Home Cemetery

Established 1887


A Historic Cemetery listed in Indiana's Cemetery and Burial Grounds Registry of the Indiana Department of Natural Resources

Installed 2004 Indiana Historical Bureau, Elkhart County Genealogical Society, and Patricia K. Johnson

(Cemeteries & Burial Sites) Includes location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Kolb Tower

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Austria, Tyrol, Innsbruck
Wahrscheinlich bereits im 13. Jh. wie ein Torturm über die Schlossergasse erbaut, befand sich dieser Wohnturm der Familie Kolb mit den beiderseits anschliessenden Häusern von ca. 1450 bis 1582 in landesfürstlichem Besitz und fungierte 1563/82 als Hofspital. Seine heutige Gestalt mit Renaissance-Freskenschmuck erhielt der Turm 1582/85 unter Karl Schurf zu Schönwer und Mariastein, Erblandjägermeister von Tirol, der auch 1608 die Erhebung zum adeligen Ansitz “Karlsburg” erwirkte. An Karl Schurf erinnert sein prächtiger Wappenstein von 1585 rechts vom Hauseingang. Im 18. Jh, bzw. bis 1862 im Besitz der Grafen Sarnthein, gelangte der Ansitz 1902 in städtischen Besitz. Sein Südtrakt-an der Stadtmauer- wurde nach Bombenzerstörung 1955 wiederaufgebaut.

German-English translation:

This building probably stood here already in the 13th Century, built as a gate tower over the metal workers alley. Set amongst the adjoining houses, it served as a residential tower for the noble Kolb Family from about 1450 to 1582, and also served from 1563-82 as a hospital. The tower took on its present form in 1582-85, receiving Renaissance frescoes, under the ownership of Karl Schurf of Schönwer and Mariastein, the Gamekeeper of the Crown Hereditary Lands of Tyrol, who was elevated to the noble seat of "Karlsburg" in 1608. The superb stone Schurf coat of arms from 1585 is to the right of the entrance. Throughout the 18th Century, and until 1862 it belonged to the Counts Sarnthein, and then became property of the City in 1902. The WW II bomb damage on the tower's southern section, adjacent to the city wall, was rebuilt in 1955.

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

Passing Pleasures, Tourist Treasures

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Missouri, Clay County, Liberty


Clay County offers a variety of interesting choices for visitors. History buffs can visit the Jesse James farm in Kearney, the Elms Hotel, once a popular mineral water destination in Excelsior Springs, the Woolen Mill at Watkins Mill State Park and Shoal Creek Village in Hodge Park. Outdoor enthusiasts and families can enjoy the many parks in the county that include Smithville Lake, Tryst Falls and Worlds of Fun.

(Environment • Industry & Commerce • Man-Made Features • Settlements & Settlers) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Faces of the Commonwealth

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Missouri, Clay County, Liberty


Immigrants from six continents settled in the rolling hills and prairies of Clay County in the vicinity of the Missouri River.

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

Founding Fathers

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Missouri, Clay County, Liberty


In 1803, President Thomas Jefferson buys the Louisiana Purchase from France for $15 million. It remains one of the greatest acquisitions in American history. In 1804, Jefferson sent Meriwether Lewis and William Clark to explore and map the Louisiana Purchase. The men camped just south of here in June 1804, along a bend in what is now the Missouri River. In 1821, Missouri became the second state to be carved out of the Louisiana Purchase. Clay County, named for Sen. Henry Clay of Virginia, was established in 1822. Sen. Clay introduced the Missouri Compromise, which allowed Missouri to join the Union as a slave state.

(Exploration • Politics • Settlements & Settlers • Waterways & Vessels) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Goethe Stayed Here

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Austria, Tyrol, Innsbruck
Hier weilte Goethe, diese Tatsache wird wohl jeden Fremden, der Innsbruck besucht, in die Goethe-Stube sühren. Hier weilte Kaiser Josef II. Hier weilte Andreas Hofer: Mehr zu sagen ist unnötig.
In der Goethe Stube verkehren die Tiroler Künstler und Schriftsteller. In der Goethe Stube ist manch alt Bild, Geschrift und Gewassen sowie ein Künstlerbuch zu sehen. Auch eine Quittung von Andrä Hofer ist hier zu erschauen Des Etschlands edle Weinlein fliessen hier und Goethe schaut auf die Zechenden mit mildem Blick als spräche er:
Der edle Mensch in seinem dunklen Drang ist sich des rechten Weges wohl bewust!
Ergo bibamus!
German-English translation:

Goethe stayed here. This fact becomes well known to every visitor to Innsbruck who spends any time at the Goethe Room. Emperor Josef II stayed here. Andreas Hofer also stayed here: To say more is unnecessary.
Through Goethe's Room flowed Tyrolean artists and writers, leaving many a picture, writing, and other traces. Also a receipt from Andrae Hofer is here to be seen. Here flowed the sweet, noble wine from the Adige, and Goethe, giving the revelers a mild look, is said to have spoken:
A good man in his darker urges is well aware of the right path.
Therefore, let us drink!

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

Old West Gate

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Philippines, Zambales, Subic Bay Freeport, Olongapo

This gate was the entrance to the original Spanish Naval Station established in Subic Bay in 1885. The principal Spanish construction lay to the east along what is now Rivera Point and consisted of an arsenal, several warehouses, and a number of shop buildings.

The base at Subic-Olongapo was used by the Spanish Navy to provide repair, supply, ammunition and medical support for ships. The post was commanded by the Second Commandancia of the base at Cavite and was considered a subsidiary of that command.

The Spanish garrison remained in possession of the Subic-Olongapo base until June of 1898 at which time they were driven out by Filipino forces. The area was formally occupied by the U.S. Navy in September of 1899.

(Notable Places • War, Spanish-American) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Wooden Ships And Iron Men

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South Carolina, Charleston County, North Charleston
The Charleston Naval Base has a long and distinguished history in support of the Mine Forces of the United States Navy. Over the years, Charleston served as the home for the Commander of the Mine Forces of the US Atlantic Fleet and in later years, for the Commander of Mine Forces for the entire US Navy. The thousands of minemen and their shipmates who passed through here served in Minesweepers, Minelayers and in numerous other mine warfare units at the Mine Craft Base, the Naval Mine Warfare School and the Mobile Mine Assembly Groups.
The Mine Forces of the US Navy have historically been at the top of the list of "Can Do" sailors. Many of the minesweeping and mine laying vessels they sailed on during time of war were converted from other ship types, including destroyers, patrol craft, army boats, merchant vessels and even commercial fishing trawlers. In later years, helicopters were integrated into the Mine Forces. Often with less resources than other branches of the Navy these sailors always performed magnificently and justifiably boast that "Where the Fleet Goes, We've Been"

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

The Hellships Memorial

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Philippines, Zambales, Subic Bay Freeport, Olongapo


Inscription on first monolith:

This memorial honors the thousands of World War II Allied prisoners of war transported under horrific conditions by their Japanese captors on “Hellships” and scattered all across Asia to work as slave laborers in factories, shipyards, and mines to support the Japanese war effort.
Many thousands of men were carried on these ships and thousands of those perished from murder, starvation, sickness and neglect or were killed when friendly forces unknowingly attacked the unmarked ships.
These heroes came from different homelands, different backgrounds, and different circumstances, but they shared a love of freedom and a dedication to their homelands.
Truly the Hellships remain among the most senseless atrocities of World War II as so many lives were destroyed for no purpose or reason.

Inscription on second monolith:

This memorial will offer a place of quiet reflection to future generations who must discover the extraordinary sacrifice of these heroes, not only that they may draw inspiration from their example but also to reaffirm the enduring hope of a world set free from war.
The Hellships Memorial will forever speak of this hope, serving as an anchor holding fast against the slow currents of complacency and forgotten loss.
This memorial was constructed and is supported by those who survived the nightmare of being a POW and family and friends of those who died .
Dedicated on January 22, 2006; Subic Bay, Republic of the Philippines

Inscription on third monolith:

As early as the spring of 1942, only a few months after the fall of Allied territories in the Far East, the Japanese began moving POWs by sea out of the conquered areas and sending them to Thailand, Taiwan, Burma, Korea, and Japan itself to be used as slave labor.
A thousand or more men were crammed into a cargo hold, often with only enough room to stand for a journey that could last weeks. The heat was stifling, the stench unbearable. Even the most basic sanitary and medical provisions were refused. Hundreds of men, already weak and suffering from disease succumbed. Hundreds more went out of their minds.
Added to these inhumane conditions was the extreme brutality of the Japanese guards. Those who survived the unimaginable nightmare of the Hellships described their time aboard as the most horrific chapter of their wartime captivity.

Inscription on fourth monolith:

In the final months of the war in the Pacific with the Allies closing in, the Japanese began to escalate movement of POWs on Hellships. While Japanese weapons transports bore Red Cross markings, ships carrying prisoners of war went purposely unmarked and were unknowingly targeted by Allied aircraft and submarines. Dozens of Hellships were attacked, killing hundreds of Allied POWs.
More than half a century later, many of the men lie beneath no headstone or other marker, their bodies impossible to recover from their watery graves . This is the only Memorial they will ever have.
The Japanese committed many atrocities against POWs, but the decision to transport them on unmarked prison ships making them legitimate Allied targets is beyond comprehension.

Separate marker panel at the foot of the four monoliths:

Australian Commonwealth Military Forces
When World War broke out nearly one million Australians, from a population of only seven million, proudly stepped forward to serve. In bitter fighting in Southeast Asia and the Pacific, Australia suffered some 17,500 fatalities including over 700 civilian casualties. More than 22,000 Australians were taken as prisoners-of-war, and of those some 8,000 perished under the brutal conditions imposed by the Japanese. The sinking of the Hellship Montevideo Maru alone accounted for over 1,000 military and civilian deaths. This monument recognizes Australia’s contribution and sacrifice in defense of the ideals of freedom. May future generations never forget these brave men and women who gave their lives in the service of Australia.

(War, World II • Waterways & Vessels) Includes location, directions, 8 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Savanna Public Library

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Illinois, Carroll County, Savanna
Savanna Public Library

(Education) Includes location, directions, 5 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Grand Army of the Republic Presentation

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Illinois, Carroll County, Savanna


Presented By
Grand Army Of The Republic
J.P. Plattenberger, Commander

(Plaque has the text of the Gettysburg Address on it.)

“Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal. Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation, or any nation so conceived and so dedicated, can long endure. We are met on a great battle-field of that war. We have come to dedicate a portion of that field, as a final resting place for those who here gave their lives that that nation might live. It is altogether fitting and proper that we should do this.
But, in a larger sense, we can not dedicate -- we can not consecrate -- we can not hallow -- this ground. The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here, have consecrated it, far above our poor power to add or detract. The world will little note, nor long remember what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here. It is for us the living, rather, to be dedicated here to the unfinished work which they who fought here have thus far so nobly advanced. It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us -- that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion -- that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain -- that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom -- and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.”

Abraham Lincoln (Signature)

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

The Academy of the Sacred Heart

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Michigan, Oakland County, Bloomfield Hills
Responding to a request from the Antoine Beaubien family, five religious of the French order of the Sacred Heart came from New York to Detroit in 1851. The religious opened a school on Jefferson Avenue in June of that year with ten day students and three orphans. From 1851 to 1861 the school occupied three different locations on Jefferson Avenue. In 1861 the religious erected a new school there. It operated for fifty-seven years. From 1918 to 1958 the school was located on Lawrence Avenue. In addition to their Detroit endeavors, the religious operated a boarding school in Grosse Pointe Farms from 1885 to 1969. In 1958 the Detroit school was moved to Bloomfield Hills. It is the oldest continuing school among the members of the Independent Schools of Michigan.

(Churches, Etc. • Education) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Captain William Walton

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Tennessee, Smith County, Carthage
Born in Bertie County, North Carolina, Walton fought in the Revolution for that state. He settled in the Cumberland country in 1784. Walton served in the legislatures of North Carolina and Tennessee and as a Smith County magistrate. He built Walton’s Road in 1801 and operated stands along its route. Countless settlers traveled this road en route to middle and West Tennessee.

(Patriots & Patriotism • Politics) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Delaware Memorial Bridge Personnel

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Delaware, New Castle County, New Castle

Delaware Memorial Bridge

Personnel
Killed in the Line of Duty


Harry P. Cloud
James G. Wilson
Vince A. Julia

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

Holly Run Church

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Maryland, Anne Arundel County, Linthicum Heights
The first church erected by the Methodist Protestant denomination. Built in 1828. Relocated and restored 1966.

(Churches, Etc.) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

In Honor of Those Who Served

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Maryland, Anne Arundel County, Linthicum Heights
In honor of those who served in the Armed Forces of the United States of America.

[text on back of memorial] In grateful recognition of the contributions made to this project by the District 32 delegation - Senator James Ed Degrange, Sr., Delegates Mary Ann Love, Ted Sophocleus, and Pamela Beidle - Anne Arundel County Executive John R. Leopold and District 1 Councilmember Daryl Jones.

(Military) Includes location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

The Heart Spoke

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Maryland, Anne Arundel County, Linthicum Heights
Twin Oaks - the name evokes a rural character
long since lost to this part of Anne Arundel County. Built in 1857 by William Linthicum, this antebellum manor home presided over a 130-acre farm.

Twin oaks was the summer retreat of John Charles linthicum, U.S. Representative from 1911-1932. From here, he often lobied dignitaries and influential statesmen. In 1918 Linthicum introduced a bill designating "The Star-Spangled Banner" as the national anthem. President Hoover signed the bill in 1931.

"Then in that hour of deliverance, and joyful triumph, the heart spoke; and, Does not such a country, and such defenders of our country, deserve a song?" - Francis Scott key, 1836

Legacies of War
The "Star-Spangled Banner" and the flag that inspired it are legacies of the War of 1812. British forces gathered to attack Baltimore in September 1814. After a 25-hour bombardment of Fort McHenry, they failed to penetrate Baltimore's defenses and withdrew.

Francis Scott key, witnessing the bombardment and seeing a huge American flag over the garrison, was moved to write four stanzas of lyrices to a popular tune of the day.

(War of 1812) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Fishing Schooner L.A. Dunton

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Connecticut, New London County, Mystic
Fishing Schooner
L.A. Dunton
Built: Arthur D. Story Yard
Essex, MA, 1921
Length: 123’
Beam: 24’ 11”
Draft: 12’ 3”
The L.A. Dunton represents the height of development among the all-sail ocean fishing vessels of the Northeast, before draggers like the Museum’s Roann made them obsolete. Fishing with hooks and lines handled by hardy dorymen, these fishing schooners combined the best features of speed, maneuverability, and stability.
Designed by Thomas McManus, the Dunton was owned and commanded by Captain Felix J. Hogan from 1921 to 1934. The Dunton made about 18 trips a year, rangimg from Georges Bank off Cape Cod to the Grand Banks of Newfoundland. She fished mostly for halibut in summer and haddock in winter, preserving her catch on ice for the trip back to Boston, then the nation’s principla fish market. When she caught cod, it was commonly delivered to Gloucester to be salted and dried for shipment to distant markets.
When she retired from fishing during the Great Depression, Captain Hogan sold the Dunton to new owners in Newfoundland. As an engine-powered vessel with shortened masts and a pilothouse to shelter her wheel, she fished the Grand Banks for another 20 years.
The L.A. Dunton became a coastal freighter in 1955 and was purchased for preservation by Mystic Seaport in 1963. Beginning in 1972, the Museum’s shipwrights have done extensive work to restore the vessel to her original configuration.
ID#1963.1705

(Waterways & Vessels) Includes location, directions, 5 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Conrad Richter

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Pennsylvania, Schuylkill County, Pine Grove
The novelist, born in Pine Grove, wrote about American frontier life. His books include "The Town" and "The Waters of Kronos." A recipient of the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award, Richter lived and worked in this house, 1950-1968.

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