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Artisan With Fire

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South Carolina, York County, near Blacksburg

While every farmer needed basic blacksmithing skills to make or mend small simple objects like horseshoes and nails, only the village smithy had the expertise to craft substantial articles such as kitchen and farm tools, blades and hinges. Additionally, a blacksmith shop's location in the center of town made it an important place for social interaction.

To create workable iron, ore had to be mined crushed, then "smelted", or melted, to extract usable metal. Since these were time-consuming, labor-intensive processes, the resulting metal was so valuable that it was repeatedly recycled into numerous necessary items.

(Industry & Commerce) Includes location, directions, 7 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Smoot Peace Park and Veterans Memorial

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Missouri, Cass County, Belton

Peace Park
Love + Labor + Leisure + Light + Law=
"Peace"
A memorial to
Mr. & Mrs. G. W. Smoot
given to City of Belton by daughter
Cynthia Smoot Jones
1956

Dedicated to those who served
Dedicated Veteran's Day
Nov. 11, 2004

We salute the courage, honor,
patriotism, and sacrifice of
all men and women who serve in the
Armed Forces of the United States
We mourn the loss of those who have
given their lives to preserve and
defend our precious liberty
May we never forget that freedom isn't free!

Dedicated to True American Heroes
September 11, 2005

P.O.W.
Prisoner of War

Your suffering as a prisoner of war can never be understood.
Death might have been easier and
even welcome for you during your captivity.
Your bravery and courage continue to inspire.
May your example of steadfastness never fade
in our memories!

M.I.A.
Missing In Action

Your fate may never be known.
Your families may never have their questions answered.
However, we live better lives because
of your service and sacrifice.
You will not be forgotten!

Through the generosity and compassion of
local businesses and civic organizations
this fountain is dedicated to
POW-MIA's and their families.
You are not forgotten!
September 16, 2006

The future of this great nation
is contingent upon all generations
treasuring her history and the
ultimate sacrifices made by
those who came before.
Dedicated Veterans' Day
November 11, 2007

(Patriots & Patriotism • Peace) Includes location, directions, 14 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Site of First Ski Tow in the United States

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Vermont, Windsor County, near Woodstock
In January, 1934, on this pasture hill of Clinton Gilbert’s farm an endless-rope tow, powered by a Model “T” Ford engine, hauled skiers uphill for the first time.
This ingenious contraption launched a new era in winter sports.

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

That's So Sweet!

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South Carolina, York County, near Blacksburg

With sugar too expensive and artificial sweeteners unknown, how could farmers satisfy their sweet tooth? By using sorghum! Unlike sugar cane, sorghum is drought resistant, making it an ideal crop for this region.

Rich in hard-to-find nutrients like iron, calcium and potassium, sorghum was actually proscribed by doctors as a health supplement. However, it required processing equipment that not every farmer could afford. Gathering to make sorghum molasses created a social event while finishing an important farm task.

(Agriculture) Includes location, directions, 11 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Jennison’s Jayhawks raid Harrisonville Square

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Missouri, Cass County, Harrisonville
(No inscription except for the title. This historical marker tells its story pictorially.)

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

Waverly Hall

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Georgia, Harris County, Waverly Hall
This town was named by its first postmaster. William Osborne, appointed February 2, 1829. In 1827, Mt. Zion Methodist Church was built 1 ½ miles E. on the Old Indian Trail and Stagecoach Road from the Flint River via Talbotton and Waverly Hall to the Chattahoochee River. In 1896 the church was moved into town. Near here was the “Foster School” taught by William Foster and James G. Calhoun, which attracted boarding students from Georgia and Alabama. I. H. Pitts & Sons, established in 1869, was the first mercantile establishment in Harris County and one of the first in the area. The Baptist Church was organized in 1893, Rev. J. W. Cline, pastor.

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

312th Bomb Group

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Ohio, Montgomery County, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base

386th • 387th • 388th • 389th
[Bomb Squadrons]
Headquarters

In honor of those who served
this group during WWII

Dedicated September 1990

(Air & Space • Patriots & Patriotism • War, World II) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

89th Troop Carrier Group

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Ohio, Montgomery County, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base


Dedicated to all the men who trained or served as members of the HQs, 24th, 25th, 26th, 30th, and 31st Squadrons

Dedicated 18 June 1988

(Air & Space • Patriots & Patriotism • War, World II) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

339th Fighter Squadron

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Ohio, Montgomery County, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base

Dedicated to the men of the 339th Fighter Squadron, 339th Fighter Squadron (AW), and 339th Fighter Interceptor Squadron, who so courageously served their country during World War II; and before, during and after the Korean Conflict.

Dedicated 5 October 1990

(Air & Space • Patriots & Patriotism • War, Korean • War, World II) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Gus Lederer 1868-1932

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California, Riverside County, Chuckwalla

Prospector
Burro Fancier
Vegetable Gardener
"Mayor of Corn Springs"

(20th Century • Notable Persons • Settlements & Settlers) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Jacob Bergman

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California, Riverside County, Aguanga
Gracious Host Station Keeper
Stage Driver U.S. Trooper
"A house beside the road
- A friend to man"

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

Jack and Ida Mitchell

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California, San Bernardino County, near Newberry-Baker
Modern Pioneers, Miner and Geologist
who helped to preserve these caverns

(Anthropology • Education • Notable Places) Includes location, directions, 7 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Camp Rock Spring

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California, San Bernardino County, Newberry-Baker
To the United States Soldiers of Camp Rock Spring --- who guarded the U.S. Mail

No glory there, nor much chance for military fame, but true patriots and heroes were they, to submit to such privations--yet these are the nurseries of the army, and from such hard schools we graduated a Grant and Sherman, Sheridan and Thomas. General James. F. Rusling USA

(Forts, Castles • Military • Settlements & Settlers) Includes location, directions, 6 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Blue Key National Honor Fraternity Gateway

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South Carolina, Pickens County, Clemson

[North Plaque]: Dedicated by
Blue Key National Honor Fraternity
Clemson University Chapter
April 6, 1997

History of the Original Gates The will of Thomas Green Clemson called for the establishment of a "high seminary of learning" where students could study science and mechanical art. According to Mr. Clemson, the University would become a "people's university," and open its doors of higher learning to all South Carolinians, rich and poor alike.

These stone columns mark the original formal gateway to Clemson University. The original gates were constructed from field and river stone in 1915, 26 years after the founding of the land-grant institution known then as Clemson Agricultural College in November 1889. This landmark served as a meeting place for cadets and travelers throughout the decades.

The columns and walls are constructed in the Arts and Crafts architectural style, a pre-World war I style which calls for a minimum of mortar, sand, and other materials. The current gates were renovated in 1932 with wash stone obtained from the Seneca River, now part of Lake Hartwell. They stand as a proud memorial of our history.

Blue Key National Honor Fraternity
Welcomes You to Clemson University
"Our Gates Are Always Open"
The 1995-96 and 1996-97 Blue Key National Honor Fraternity members at Clemson University proudly provided the planning, organization, and sponsorship of the Blue Key Endowment. Funds from this endowment have been used to renovate the original formal gates to Clemson University.

The Blue Key Chapter represents a cross-section of the University's most outstanding students in terms of leadership, scholarship, and achievement. Blue Key, founded at Clemson University in 1932, has more than 1,400 alumni members.

Presidents of Clemson Blue Key Chapter (1932-1997)

(Education • Fraternal or Sororal Organizations) Includes location, directions, 6 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Dowden's Ordinary: The Elephant Comes to Clarksburg

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Maryland, Montgomery County, Clarksburg
"This elephant, a female, is ten Years old, 8 feet 6 inches high. Her tusks have been broken off, but are growing again, having lengthened about an inch in the last 3 Months. . . . She takes a whip and cracks it, eats 2 Bushels of corn in [sic] the Cob a day . . . . She draws a cork from a bottle with her finger, empties it into her trunk and then pours, or blows into her mouth."
- Benjamin H. Latrobe, 1811-

Benjamin Latrobe, architect of the US Capitol made this entry in his sketchbook for October 11, 1811 during his stay at Scholl's Tavern (previously called Dowden's Ordinary). The description accompanied his drawing of the first elephant ever seen in North America. Capt. Jacob Crowninshield of Massachusetts, purchased the elephant in India for $450.00 and brought to the United States. He later sold it to Mr. Owen of New York for $10,000. The elephant toured the east coast from Boston to Charleston between 1796 and 1818. People paid 25 to 50 cents to view the elephant in city marketplaces or rural tavern yards like Scholl's. The elephant's last recorded exhibition was in York, Pennsylvania on July 25, 1818.

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

Juan Diego Flats

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California, Riverside County, near Anza
In this valley a conflict between the culture of the Indian and the white man resulted in the death of Juan Diego (Alessandro of the play Romona) by the hands of Sam Temple.

(Hispanic Americans • Native Americans • Notable Persons • Settlements & Settlers) Includes location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

St. Alban's Episcopal Church

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Mississippi, Warren County, Bovina
St. Alban's Episcopal Church was first built in 1858 along the Jackson-Vicksburg Road, now known as The Warriors Trail, and consecrated in 1859. During the Civil War, St. Alban's became a haven for civilians fleeing war-torn Vicksburg. In May 1863, the Union army took possession of the church for military purposes. The church was desecrated and left in ruins. The cornerstone and shards of glass were all that remained. In 1870, St. Alban's was rebuilt, the cornerstone reset and the broken glass used to create a unique round window. The present Gothic style sanctuary was erected in 1928, retaining the 1870 structure to serve as the parish hall.

(Churches, Etc. • War, US Civil) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

"Can't Is Not in the Camp's Vocabulary"

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Virginia, Franklin
Paul and James Camp started P.D. Camp and Company, a lumber business, in 1877. The brothers bought R.J. Neely's sawmill in 1886 and established Camp Manufacturing Company in 1887. The original Franklin mill was steam powered and lay on a ten-acre tract adjoining both the Blackwater River and the Seaboard & Roanoke Railroad. The company developed a reputation for quality and grew steadily throughout its history. Camp enlarged its plant and added smooth-dressed lumber to its product line in 1891. The Camps bought additional mills and woodlands from 1896 to 1907. Though shaken by the Panic of 1907, Camp Manufacturing recovered and bought more mills and timberland in Virginia and the Carolinas. The largest employer in Franklin, Camp maintained its timber operations during the depression and opened a pulp and paper plant in 1937. During the 40's the company, now a publicly held corporation, started making grocery bags and waterproof paper. In 1951 Camp built a white paper plant and merged with a New York firm to create Union Bag - Camp Paper in 1956. Traded on the New York Stock Exchange, the company changed its name to Union Camp Corporation in 1966 and continued to expand. International Paper bought Union Camp in 1999.

"The Camp Family has influenced the City of Franklin and Southampton County more than any other one family. Not only has the Camp's mill provided employment for numerous citizens in Southampton County, but the Camp family has and does give generously of its time and money as the city and county's civic, charitable, and political leaders."
Daniel T. Balfour, 1989
Included Timeline 1928 to 1956

(Industry & Commerce) Includes location, directions, 9 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Cape Charles Colored School

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Virginia, Northampton County, Cape Charles
Constructed in 1928, this school opened about 1930 for African American children in Cape Charles during legalized segregation. The building was constructed with contributions from the local African American community, the State Literary Fund, and the Julius Rosenwald Fund, established in 1917 to build schools for African American students in the rural South. Staffed by three teachers and a principal/teacher, the school housed grades one through seven, and was a center for educational, social, and cultural events for the African American community. Under Principal Jesse L. Hare, the school closed in 1966 when Northampton County Schools were consolidated four years before their integration.

(African Americans • Education) Includes location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

“Sunnyhill Home”

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Wisconsin, Milwaukee County, Wauwatosa
Built by Dr. Fisk Holbrook Day, this residence is believed to have been designed in 1874 by prominent Milwaukee architect James Douglas. Once called “Wauwatosa’s most prominent citizen,” Dr. Day was a physician for the County Hospital, the Poor Farm and the Insane Asylum. He also conducted an extensive private practice and was a nationally renowned geologist.

(Notable Buildings) Includes location, directions, 7 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
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