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Christ Episcopal Church Piermont and Sparkill

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New York, Rockland County, Sparkill
Organized March 1, 1848 and incorporated April 10, 1848 in Piermont, the church, the oldest Episcopal congregation in Rockland County, first held services in the Lime Kiln Building, Piermont, purchased from Eleazor Lord (1788-1871).The present building was erected, to the glory of God, in 1864 under the rectorship of the Rev. Solomon G. Hitchcock (1814-1877), who served the congregation from 1849 until his death. Plans for Christ Church were freely given by the Rev. Charles Babcock (1829-1913), preeminent 19th century Gothic Revival architect, a founding member of the American Institute of Architects and first professor of architecture at Cornell University. Christ Church was placed on the State and National Registers of Historic Places in 2011.

William and Clare Sheridan, sponsors Erected 2014

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


Welcome to Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge

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Maryland, Dorchester County, Cambridge
Blackwater was established in 1933 as a haven for migratory waterfowl. Although management for migratory birds remains a primary focus over 80 years later, the refuge also protects and manages habitat for threatened and endangered species and provides the public with wildlife-dependent recreational opportunities.

(Animals • Environment) Includes location, directions, 7 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Why Use Native Plants?

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Maryland, Dorchester County, Cambridge

Native or indigenous plants naturally occur in the region which they evolved. They are adapted to local soil, rainfall and temperature conditions, and have developed natural defenses to many insects and diseases. Because of these traits, native plants will grow with minimal use of water, fertilizer, and pesticides. Wildlife species evolve with plants, therefore, they use native plant communities as their habitat. Using native plants helps preserve the balance and beauty of natural ecosystems.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

"The nation behaves well if it treats the natural resources as assets which it must turn over to the next generation increased, and not impaired, in value."
Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919), 26th President of the United States and founder of the National Wildlife Refuge System in 1903.

The Dorchester Garden Club joins the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation in celebrating the Centennial Anniversary of the National Wildlife Refuge System.

(Animals • Horticulture & Forestry) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

First Presbyterian Church Building

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Texas, Jones County, Anson
The Rev. Donald Frazier and nine charter members organized the First Presbyterian Church of Anson in 1882. This structure, the congregation’s third sanctuary, was built in 1929. After membership declined in the 1970s, the congregation was dissolved in 1984. The building was donated to the city of Anson for use as a community museum. A simple vernacular structure, it features minimal brick detailing and stained glass windows.
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1990

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

First United Methodist Church of Anson

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Texas, Jones County, Anson
This congregation was organized in 1882 by the Rev. J.C. Strickland, a pioneer Methodist circuit rider. In 1908, during the pastorate of the Rev. W.H. Terry, local builder Thomas Veitch constructed this Romanesque Revival building for the church. The original bell tower was eventually lowered to avoid possible wind damage. Later additions to the sanctuary reflect the growth of the church, a leader in Anson’s development for over a century.
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1982

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

Anson Opera House

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Texas, Jones County, Anson
Built 1907 by A.W. Johnson and Dr. D. Williams, with Thomas Vetch, contractor. House was site for diverse programs: stock company and Chautauqua productions such as “East Lynn” and “The Klansman” (for which Sheriff Tom Hudson’s horse was borrowed and led on stage); “Perils of Pauline” and other silent moving pictures; a state championship wrestling match in era of local pugilist Boomer Moore; and Anson High School’s first (1909) graduation.
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1963

(Arts, Letters, Music • Entertainment) Includes location, directions, 6 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Veterans Field of Honor

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Wisconsin, Wood County, Marshfield
Dedicated for the Sacrifice
to the Cause of Freedom

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

Oldest Roundabout in Kansas

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Kansas, Marshall County, Blue Rapids


[Also]
1874 - Public Library
Blue Rapids Museum

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

Blue Rapids Station Bell

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Kansas, Marshall County, Blue Rapids


Ringing loudly at the City's first station, this fire bell was once used to call our firemen to duty. The bell was donated by Mr. & Mrs. Gerald Gellinger in memory of Jeff Wise, long time firefighter and employee of the City of Blue Rapids

(Communications • Man-Made Features) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Blue Rapids Public Library

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Kansas, Marshall County, Blue Rapids


Entered on the National Register
of Historic Places
March 17, 1972

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

The American Bald Eagle

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Maryland, Dorchester County, Cambridge

A Survivor
Tens of thousands of bald eagles soared over the United States as late as 1800. In time, their population dwindled due to habitat loss, environmental contaminants, and illegal shooting. By the 1960s, only 400 adults remained.

Thanks to public support and legal protection, the bald eagle was removed from the endangered species list in August 2007. Still protected by the Migratory Bird Treaty Act and the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act, it can be seen today in substantial numbers throughout its range.

Raising a Family
On the refuge, nest building and courtship begin in late November or December. The eagle nest or eyrie (pronounced “ear-ee”), can be three to six feet wide and two to three feet deep. Built of sticks, usually in the crook of a large live pine tree, the nest is normally near water. Bald eagles mate for life, returning to the same nest year after year. Eggs are generally laid in late January or early February and incubated for 35 days. One to three chicks hatch between mid-March and April and leave the nest by late July.

Bird of Stature
The largest raptors in Maryland, bald eagles stand nearly three feet tall. These magnificent birds have a wingspan of over 6 feet and weigh between 8 and 15 pounds. Adults are distinguished by their white head and tail and dark brown bodies. Their bill and talons are yellow. Immature eagles are the same size as adults but do not acquire white head and tail feathers until four or five years of age.

Through primarily fish eaters, bald eagles prey on waterfowl, muskrats, and even turtles. They are also known to scavenge dead fish and other animals.

(Animals • Environment) Includes location, directions, 5 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

A Memorial to Our Men Who Answered our County's Call

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New York, Wayne County, Red Creek
Erected by the
citizens of
RED CREEK
as a memorial to our
men who answered
our country's call
Dedicated September 22, 1920

(War, US Civil • War, Vietnam • War, World I • War, World II) Includes location, directions, 9 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Asylum

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Pennsylvania, Bradford County, near Towanda

A settlement of French Royalists, who fled the French Revolution in 1793, was established in this valley directly opposite this marker. It was laid out and settled under the direction of Viscount de Noailles and Marquis Antoine Omer Talon.
It was hoped that Queen Marie Antoinette might here find safety.
Among many distinguished visitors to this place were Louis Phillipe, Duke of Orleans, later King of France, Prince de Talleyrand, Duke de Montpensier and the Duke de la Rochefoucauld Liancourt.

(Colonial Era • Settlements & Settlers) Includes location, directions, 12 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

In Memory of Our Fallen Heroes

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New York, Franklin County, Bangor
1897
In Memory Of
Our
Fallen Heroes.
1851-1865.
BANGOR

(War, US Civil) Includes location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Damascus Grade School Museum

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Ohio, Mahoning County, Damascus
This school building built in 1902 has been placed on the National Registry of Historic Places by the US Department of the Interior
21 Sept 1989

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

Friends Burying Grounds

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Ohio, Mahoning County, Damascus
The Friends Burying Grounds, once located here on Lot 17 in the Village of Damascus, is the oldest cemetery in Butler Township, Columbiana County. Expansion of the Friends Church necessitated the re-location of the Friends Burying Grounds. No markers were found to identify the graves of the 118 persons exhumed here. The exhumed remains were re-interred in the Damascus Cemetery on Valley Road, one block east of this location. The exhumation (2001-2002) was directed by Prof. Dr. John White of Youngstown State University, assisted by staff, students, and volunteers.

(Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Churches, Etc.) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Lot 17, Friends Burying Grounds

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Ohio, Mahoning County, Damascus
On this site are re-interred 118 exhumed remains from Lot 17, Friends Burying Grounds, adjacent to Damascus Friends Church on Walnut Street. Among those re-interred here are: Catlit Jones, a scout with Quaker Daniel Boone in Kentucky, a captain in the Revolutionary War, and a recorded Friends minister; and Samuel Coppock Jr., father of Edwin Coppock, who was hanged in 1859 for his part in abolitionist John Brown's raid on the United States Arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia. The exhumation (2001-2002) was directed by Prof. Dr. John White of Youngstown State University, assisted by staff, students, and volunteers.

(Cemeteries & Burial Sites) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Maple-Dell

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Ohio, Columbiana County, near Salem
Maple-Dell was the home of John Butler, a Quaker who expressed his religious faith by working for humanitarian causes. An early Goshen Township teacher, Butler opened his home to orphans, the homeless, and runaway slaves, and devoted 20 years of his life to support the Freedman's Camps for former slaves. One of the many individuals he sheltered was Edwin Coppock who was hung along with abolitionist, John Brown, after the raid on Harper's Ferry in 1859. Butler met with President Lincoln and Secretary of War, Edwin Stanton in 1862 to request exemption from military service for Quakers during the Civil War. In 1868, President Grant petitioned the churches to assist in organizing a peace policy for the Indians. Butler prepared and presented to Congress a proposal for treating the Indians humanely including providing them with scientific and industrial education.

(Abolition & Underground RR • African Americans • Agriculture • War, US Civil) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Alliance-Birthplace of Ohio's State Flower - The Scarlet Carnation

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Ohio, Stark County, Alliance
In 1866, Alliance physician, amateur horticulturalist, and politician Dr. Levi Lamborn propagated the scarlet carnation from French seedlings in greenhouses at this site. Opposing William McKinley for the 18th Congressional District in 1876, Lamborn presented the future president with a carnation boutonniere before each debate. McKinley, successful in those debates, continued to use the carnation as a good-luck charm, wearing the carnation in his lapel as president. On September 14, 1901, moments after removing the flower from his lapel and giving it to a young admirer at the Pan American Exposition in Buffalo, New York, President McKinley was killed by an assassin's bullet. The Ohio General Assembly passed a joint resolution naming the scarlet carnation the state flower on February 3, 1904, as it "represented a token of love and reverence for the Ohio president." On April 1, 1959, the Ohio Legislature proclaimed Alliance "The Carnation City."

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

Deer Creek Quaker Cemetery

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Ohio, Stark County, near Limaville
Deer Creek Quaker Cemetery was established on land donated by Isaac Coates, who brought his family from Chester County, Pennsylvania to settle in Lexington Township in 1820. The name Deer Creek comes from the nearby stream and it signifies the numerous deer that have abounded in the vicinity. The cemetery sits across from the former Deer Creek Quaker Meeting House. Isaac Coates is among the pioneers laid to rest here.

(Cemeteries & Burial Sites) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
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