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Fire at the Spanish Embassy in Guatemala

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Guatemala, Guatemala, Guatemala

Quede escrita aqui la palabra de
los conciudadanos perseguidos y
masacrados por
los cuerpos represivos del estado
por hacer oir la voz de los
pueblos del Quiche

Programa Nacional de Resarcimiento
31 de enero de 1980
31 de enero de 2005

English translation:
Let it be written here the word of
those fellow citizens persecuted and
massacred here by
the repressive actors of the State
for making the voice of the Quiche people heard

National Compensation Program of Guatemala
January 31, 1980
January 31, 2005


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

Edward Whelan

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Prince Edward Island, Queens County, Charlottetown
English:
Born in Ireland, Whelan immigrated to Halifax c. 1836 and became a protégé of Joseph Howe. As a journalist in Charlottetown be published the short- lived Palladium in 1845, became editor of the Morning News in 1846, and founded the Examiner in 1847. A co-founder, with George Coles, of the Liberal Party, and an ardent advocate of Responsible Government for Prince Edward Island, he entered the Executive Council in 1851 and was appointed Queen's Printer shortly thereafter. He attended the Quebec Conference in 1864 and subsequently compiled the Union of the British Provinces (1865). He died at Charlottetown.

French:
Né en Irlande, Whelan vint à Halifax vers 1836 et travailla sous la tutelle de Joseph Howe. Puis, à Charlottetown, il publia l'éphémère Palladium en 1845, devint rédacteur en chef du Morning News en 1846 et fonda l'Examiner en 1847. L'un des fondateurs du Parti libéral avec George Coles, il milita pour la responsabilité ministérielle dans l'Ile-du-Prince- Édouard. Nommé au Conseil exécutif en 1851, il devint bientôt Imprimeur de la Reine. Il assista à la Conférence de Québec en 1864 et rédigea l'ouvrage Union of the British Provinces (1865). Il mourut à Charlottetown.

(Arts, Letters, Music • Politics) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Thomas Heath Haviland

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Prince Edward Island, Queens County, Charlottetown
English:
Born in Charlottetown, Haviland was called to the Prince Edward Island bar in 1846. He represented Georgetown in the legislature (1847-70), serving successively as Colonial Secretary, as Speaker, and as Solicitor-Genera1. As a Legislative Councillor, he again served as Colonial Secretary (1870-2 and 1873-6). He was a delegate to the Quebec Conference of 1864 and was one of the three who, in 1873, arranged for the entry of Prince Edward Island into Confederation. Called to the Senate in that same year he resigned in 1879 to become Lieutenant-Governor of his native province. He died at Charlottetown.

French:
Né à Charlottetown, Haviland fut admis au barreau de 1'I1e du Prince- Édouard en 1846 Il fut député de Georgetown à l'Assemblée provinciale ( 1847-1870), secrétaire de la colonie, président de la chambre et solliciteur général. Membre du Conseil législatif, il fut de nouveau secrétaire de la colonie (1870-1872 et 1873-1876). Délégué à la Conférence de Québec en 1864, il fut l'un des trois artisans de l'entrée de l'Ie du Prince-Édouard dans la Confédération en 1873. Nommé sénateur cette même année, il démissionna en 1879 pour devenir lieutenant-gouverneur de sa province. Il mourut à Charlottetown.

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

Confederation Centre of the Arts

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Prince Edward Island, Queens County, Charlottetown
English:
Opened by Her Majesty the Queen in 1964 as Canada's National Memorial to the Fathers of Confederation, the Centre is an outstanding example of an institution dedicated to the arts. The extensive cultural complex includes a theatre, an art gallery, a library and a memorial hall. One of a number of arts centres erected in Canada in the 1960s and 1970s, the building was distinguished by innovations in its acoustics and stage design. With its monolithic outward appearance and extensive terracing, the Confederation Centre of the Arts is a notable example of "Brutalist" architecture in Canada.

French:
Inauguré par S. M. la Reine en 1964, le Centre est le monument national du Canada en mémoire des Pères de la Confédération. Il demeure un exemple exceptionnel d'établissement destiné aux arts et se compose d'un théâtre, d'une galerie d'art, d'une bibliothèque et d'un mémorial. Faisant partie d'un ensemble de centres des arts construits au pays dans les années 1960 et 1970, cet édifice innovait en matière d'acoustique et de disposition de scène. D'apparence monolithique et possédant de nombreux espaces en terrasse, le Centre constitue un spécimen remarquable d'architecture brutaliste au Canada.

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

Colonel John Hamilton Gray

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Prince Edward Island, Queens County, Charlottetown
English:
Born in Charlottetown, a Father of Confederation, Gray served in the Imperial cavalry (1831-52) before entering politics. Elected in 1858 to represent Queen's County, he served as Premier of the province (1863-65) and played a prominent role in the Confederation debates. An ardent confederate, he presided over the Charlottetown Conference and attended the Quebec Conference. When the Island legislature rejected the Quebec Resolutions he left politics and reverted to military life. Adjutant General of the island Militia in 1867, he became, in 1873, Deputy Adjutant General of the 12th Military District. He died at Charlottetown.

French:
Père de la Confédération né à Charlottetown, Gray servit aux Indes et en Afrique (1831-1852). Député de Queen's en 1858, il présida le Conseil exécutif de la Province de 1863 à 1865. Les résolutions de Québec dont il était partisan furent rejetées par l'Assemblée législative. Déjà colonel commandant de la brigade de volontaires en 1862, il devint adjudant général de la milice de l'île en 1867, et adjoint de l'adjudant général du district en 1873. Il mourut à Charlottetown.

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

Edward Palmer

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Prince Edward Island, Queens County, Charlottetown
English:
Born in Charlottetown and called to the bar in 1831, Palmer was a member of the legislature (1835-60), and of the Legislative Council (1860-73). Between 1848 and 1873 he held several cabinet posts, including that of President of the Council (1859-63). A delegate to the Charlottetown and Quebec Conferences, he opposed Confederation at the outset but, in 1873, threw his support behind the Union movement. Appointed Judge of the Queen's County Court in 1873, he became Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Province in the following year. He died at Charlottetown.

French:
Avocat et Père de la Confédération, Palmer est né à Charlottetown et fut admis au Barreau en 1831. Il fut député à l'Assemblée législative (1835- 1860) et conseiller législatif (1860-1873). Entre 1848 et 1873, il occupa plusieurs postes au sein du Cabinet, notamment celui de président du Conseil (1859-1863). Délégué aux Conférences de Charlottetown et de Québec, il s'opposa à la Confédération. En 1873, il révisa ses positions. Nommé juge à la Cour du comté de Queen's cette année-là, il devint juge en chef de la Cour suprême de la Province l'année suivante. Il mourut à Charlottetown.

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

William Henry Pope

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Prince Edward Island, Queens County, Charlottetown

English:
Born at Bedeque, Prince Edward Island, Pope was admitted to the bar in 1847, became Colonial Secretary in 1859, was elected to the Legislative Assembly representing Queen's County in 1863 and continued to serve in the Assembly until 1867. An ardent advocate of Confederation, he was a delegate to the Charlottetown and Québec Conferences of 1864. In 1873 he was appointed Judge of Prince County. He died at Summerside.

French:
L'un des Pères de la Confédération, Pope est né à Bedeque (I.-P.-É.). Reçu avocat en 1847, il devint secrétaire de la Colonie en 1859. Il se fit élire à l'Assemblée législative en 1863 et favorisa l'entrée de sa province dans la Confédération. Délégué aux Conférences de Charlottetown et de Québec en 1864, il appuya de plus le projet fédératif par une étude de droit constitutionnel public en 1866. Il demeura député jusqu'en 1873 alors qu'il devint juge du comté de Prince. Il mourut à Summerside. Il est le père de sir Joseph Pope.

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

The WIS 57 Reconstruction Project in Brown, Kewaunee, and Door Counties

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Wisconsin, Door County, Namur

Why Was This Project Undertaken?
WIS 57 is the primary route into and out of the Door Peninsula's popular resort country and by the early 1990s had become inadequate to safely carry current traffic loads.

A Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) study of the WIS 57 highway corridor found an increasing rate of highway-related crashes. After evaluating this study, WisDOT developed a plan to realign, widen, and improve the southern portion of the highway. The WIS 57 plan was designed to promote public safety as well as enhance regional economic development in accord with WisDOT's Corridors 2020 report. Prior to selecting a final design, WisDOT undertook a variety of environmental, cultural, and archaeological studies to assess the effect that road construction would have on the cultural and natural landscape of the Door Peninsula.

Consultation among WisDOT, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and a variety of project stakeholders resulted in the selection of a route for the new highway designed to minimize impacts on the natural and cultural environment. In order to safeguard archaeological and historic resources affected by the project, WisDOT entered into a Memorandum of Agreement with FHWA, the Wisconsin State Historic Preservation Officer and other stakeholders including:

Forest County Potawatomi Community of Wisconsin

Ho-Chunk Nation

Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma

Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin

Peninsula Belgian-American Club

The archaeological investigations carried out in association with this agreement provided an unparalleled opportunity to investigate the rich, but often fragile, archaeological and historical record of northeastern Wisconsin.

The WIS 57 Reconstruction Project began about one mile north of the WIS 54/57 interchange in Brown County and continued north for 27.5 miles to the WIS 42 intersection about eight miles north of Brussels.

The realigned route generally parallels the old two-lane road but has been widened and redesigned as a limited access, four-lane highway.

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

Utica

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Mississippi, Hinds County, Utica
Incorporated March 5, 1880, and named for the native city of Ozias Osborn, an early settler from New York. Utica is noted for the great number of its citizens who have become educators of the deaf.

(Education • Settlements & Settlers) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

St. Stephen's Episcopal Church

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Texas, Pecos County, Fort Stockton
Originally constructed at Pecos (54 mi. NW) in 1896, this building served the congregation of St. Mark's Episcopal Church. In 1958 it was sold to members of St. Stephen's Episcopal Church of Fort Stockton and moved to this site. Located on property donated by Dr. D.J. Sibley, the frame church building reflects styling of the late Victorian period. Interior furnishings include a cross of solid ebony. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1966 (addition)
This land was donated by Dr. D.J. Sibley and his wife, Jane Dunn Sibley. The building was given to St. Stephen's congregation.

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

The Town of Hartford

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Ohio, Allen County, near Spencerville, Ohio
Do you see the little cemetery to the east, high on the west bank of the Auglaize? It's all that remains of Hartford, thriving town in the 1830's with, it was expected, a bright future, since the new Miami and Erie Canal would one day be serving it- - it was hoped. But the canal missed Hartford by two miles to the west, and after 1845, the buildings and streets gradually disappeared.

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

Doctor Juan Lindo

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Honduras, Lempira, Gracias

Ex-Presidente de Honduras.
Abril 23 1857 recuerdo
cuarto centenario
fundacion de la ciudad de Gracias.

English translation:
Ex-President of Honduras.
April 23 1857
In memory of four hundred years
since the founding of the city of Gracias.


(Notable Events • Notable Persons) Includes location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

The Honduras and El Salvador Border

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El Salvador, Chalatenango, El Poy

Los jefes de estado de la Republica de El Salvador y Honduras,
a traves de este monumento conmemorativo dan por finalizado el proceso de demarcacion de la frontera El Salvador - Honduras, simbolizando el mismo la hermandad y las buenas relaciones que unen a sus pueblos y naciones.

Puesto fronterizo El Poy, Chalatenango, 18 de abril de 2006.

Elias Antonio Saca Gonzalez
Presidente de la Republica de El Salvador

Jose Manuel Zelaya Rosales
Presidente de la Republica de Honduras

English translation:
The heads of state of the republics of El Salvador and Honduras,
through this commemorative monument, note the end of the process of marking the border between El Salvador and Honduras, symbolizing the brotherhood and the good relations that unite their people and nations.

Frontier post El Poy, Chalatenango, April 18, 2006.

Elias Antonio Saca Gonzalez
Presidente of El Salvador

Jose Manuel Zelaya Rosales
President of Honduras


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

Bloody Bridge

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Ohio, Auglaize County, near Kossuth
During the canal years of the 1850's a rivalry grew between Bill Jones and Jack Billings for the love of Minnie Warren. This became hatred by Bill because Minnie chose Jack. On a fall night in 1854, returning from a party, Minnie and Jack were surprised on the bridge by Bill, armed with an axe. With one swing, Bill severed Jack's head. Seeing this, Minnie screamed and fell into a watery grave. Bill disappeared, and when a skeleton was found years later in a nearby well, people asked was it suicide or justice.

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

Andrew Archibald Macdonald

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Prince Edward Island, Queens County, Charlottetown
English:
Born at Three Rivers, Brudenell Point, Macdonald, a merchant and shipbuilder, served as a member of the Legislative Assembly (1853-58) and of the Legislative Council (1867-72). He attended the Charlottetown and Quebec Conferences of 1864 and on the latter occasion compiled notes which provide one of the few original sources of information on that conference. After the entrance of the Island into Confederation in 1873 he became provincial Post Master General and later Lieutenant-Governor for five years before being called to the Senate in 1891. He died at Ottawa.

French:
Négociant et armateur né à Brudenell, (l'ancien Trois-Rivières), Macdonald fut membre de l'Assemblée législative (1853-1858) et du Conseil législatif ( 1867-1872). En 1864, il assista à la Conférence de Charlottetown. Il assista également à celle de Québec et laissa des notes qui constituent l'une des seules sources originales sur ces déliberations. Dès l'entrée de l'Ile dans la Confederation (1873), il fut ministre provincial des Postes et, plus tard, lieutenant-gouverneur. Il accéda au Sénat en 1891 et mourut à Ottawa.

(Patriots & Patriotism • Politics) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

George Coles

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Prince Edward Island, Queens County, Charlottetown
English:
A native Prince Edward Islander, Coles, first elected in 1842, represented the constituency of Queen's in the House of Assembly of the Island until his retirement because of ill health in 1868. Co-founder, with Edward Whelan, of the Liberal Party, and an ardent advocate of Responsible Government, which was granted in 1851, he became Premier in that same year and served in that office for three terms (1851-4, 1855-9, and 1867-8). A Father of Confederation, he attended the Charlottetown and Quebec Conferences of 1864. He died at Charlottetown.

French:
L'un des Pères de la Confédération, né dans l'Île-du-Prince-Édouard, Coles fut député de Queen's à l'Assemblée législative de 1842 à 1868, quand la maladie l'obligea à se retirer de la vie politique. Avec Edward Whelan, il fut l'un des fondateurs du Parti libéral et milita pour la responsabilité ministerielle, établie en 1851. Il fut premier ministre à trois reprises (1851- 1854, 1855-1859 et 1867-1868) et assista en 1846 aux Conférences de Charlottetown et de Québec. Il mourut à Charlottetown.

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

Cumberland Gap

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Tennessee, Claiborne County, Cumblerland Gap
First explored, 1750; Long Hunters used it until 1760, and Daniel Boone in 1769, cutting the Wilderness Trail through it in 1775. Hosts of pioneers followed even before the road was built in 1796. Postal service was established in 1795 and a post office in 1803. The Gap changed hands 4 times during the War Between the States.

(Colonial Era • Exploration • Settlements & Settlers) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

The Hog Creek Settlement

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Ohio, Allen County, near Lima
Ward Cemetery Burial Site in the fall of 1825, Samuel McCluer built a log cabin near this site and began the arduous task of clearing away the dense forest for farming. Not until the following summer did he learn from hunters, who accident- ally discovered his dwelling, that there were neighbors less than five miles to the northwest—Christopher Wood and his Sugar Creek settlement.

(Settlements & Settlers) Includes location, directions, 6 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Harrow School

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Tennessee, Claiborne County, Cumberland Gap
Founded by Rev. & Mrs. A. A. Myers in 1890. First classes held in basement of Congregational Church on site of present Cumberland Gap School; later moved 1/2 mile west to Harrow Hall. Operated as a division of its successor, Lincoln Memorial University, Harrogate, Tenn. from 1897 to 1907 when Harrow Hall burned.

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

Three States Cornerstone

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Tennessee, Claiborne County, Cumberland Gap
The cornerstone for Virginia, Kentucky, and Tennessee is on Three States Peak. The first Virgina - North Carolina (later Tennessee) boundary at this point was surveyed in 1779 by Dr. Thomas Walker and Col. Richard Henderson. The present line and corner were established by compromise following a controversy in 1802. A Supreme Court decision in 1903 finally approved the location.

(Colonial Era) Includes location, directions, 7 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
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