Captain Wood Rose

April 24, 2015, 6:27 pm

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Ohio, Montgomery County, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base

Shot down 25 Feb 1944
Wounded P.O.W. Stalag Luft 1
Barth Germany

(Air & Space • Patriots & Patriotism • War, World II) Includes location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

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Regensburg Mission

April 24, 2015, 6:44 pm

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Ohio, Montgomery County, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base

In honor of those who were
shot down during this mission
on the 25 Feb 1944

301st Bomb Group
353rd Bomb Squadron
15th Air Force

(Air & Space • Disasters • Patriots & Patriotism • War, World II) Includes location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Saint Vincent World War I Monument

April 24, 2015, 7:09 pm

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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Saint George, Kingstown

[Seal of St. Vincent and the Grenadines]
To the Glory of God
And in memory of
The sons of Saint Vincent
Who gave their lives
For King and Country
In the Great War
1914 – 1918
Roll of Honour
Officers, Non-Commissioned Officers
And Men who were killed in action
Or who died from wounds inflicted
Accident occurring or disease
Contracted while on active service
During the Great War

Cap. S. Snagg ∙ Lt. J. H. Browne ∙ Lt. L. Gresham ∙ Lt. R. M. Hughes ∙ Lt. C. D. Proudfoot ∙2nd Lt. W.B.W. Durrant ∙ 2nd Lt. H. Lewis ∙ 2nd Lt. S.E. Hadley ∙ Sgt. W. Hazell ∙ L/Corp. A.C.R. Jackson ∙ Pte. T. Alexander ∙ Pte. A. Ashton ∙ Pte. C. Austin ∙ Pte. B. Ballantine ∙ Pte. L. Baptiste ∙ Pte. H. Boyd ∙ Pte. B. Browne ∙ Pte. B. Browne ∙ Pte. J. Browne ∙ Pte. R. Browne ∙ Pte. T. Cato ∙ Pte. S. Charles ∙ Pte. T. Charles ∙ Pte. W. Charles ∙ Pte. C. Clarke ∙ Pte. C. Cyrus ∙ Pte. C. Doyle ∙ Pte. A. Durrant ∙ Pte. N. Edwards ∙ Pte. C. Gabriel ∙ Pte. D. Gabriel ∙ Pte. G. Gill ∙ Pte. A.H. Hadley ∙ Pte. C. Hall ∙ Pte. M. Hercules ∙ Pte. A. Jack ∙ Pte. M. Jack ∙ Pte. J. Jacobs ∙ Pte. C. Jarvis ∙ Pte. W. John ∙ Pte. L. Laidlow ∙ Pte. A. Mackie ∙ Pte. J. Marks ∙ Pte. D. Marksman ∙ Pte. N. Nanton ∙ Pte. J. Nash ∙ Pte. N. Neverson ∙ Pte. C. Phillips ∙ Pte. J. Robinson ∙ Pte. P. Simmons ∙ Pte. L. Spencer ∙ Pte. N. Spencer ∙ Pte. W. Stapleton ∙ Pte. F. Thomas ∙ Pte. L. Thomas ∙ Pte. A. Vincent ∙ Pte. E. Webb ∙ Pte. E. Williams ∙ Pte. E. Williams ∙ Pte. I. Williams ∙ Pte. I. Young

[Additional marker on monument reverse]
In the Second World War 1939-1945 these men also made the supreme sacrifice
Lennard Ashton ∙ C. Chambers ∙ Owen Corner ∙ Evel Fernandez

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

Brian E. Tierney Preserve

April 24, 2015, 7:16 pm

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Connecticut, Litchfield County, Roxbury
This Land Has Been Given To
The Roxbury Land Trust
In Memory Of
Sp4 Brian E. Tierney
Who Gave His Life At Age Nineteen
In Loyal Service To His Country In Vietnam.
He Was Awarded The Distinguished Service Cross
For Extraordinary Heroism In Action On
May 21, 1968

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

Byera Tunnel

April 24, 2015, 7:17 pm

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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Charlotte, Byera
Before you lies one of two manmade tunnels within this ridge called Jasper Rock. This 200-foot tunnel was built using slave labour in 1813. It allowed the Europeans access by land to areas north of this tunnel. Prior to the cutting of Byera tunnel, goods from plantations further north were transported to Kingstown using canoes and droghers (small sea crafts).

The Treaty of Paris between the French and British in 1763 gave the British ownership of St. Vincent. Thus, although lands further north were previously reserved for the Caribs, by 1796, most of the Carib inhabitants were forced into exile off St. Vincent.

Settlement of the Carib Reserve by the Europeans thereafter began around 1804. Several sugar estates including Grand Sable, Rabacca, Lot 14 and Orange Hill were later established.

Byera tunnel was reinforced and repaired in 2004 using steel and concrete. The second tunnel, Black Point, is located at the end of the ridge near the sea.

(Bridges & Viaducts) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

The Ohiowa Auditorium

April 24, 2015, 7:27 pm

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Nebraska, Fillmore County, Ohiowa
The Ohiowa Auditorium, completed in 1940 and preserved in near original condition, is one of several Nebraska buildings constructed by the Works Progress Administration during the Great Depression. The WPA, a federal government relief program, provided employment for local workers. During World War II the auditorium served as an entertainment center for soldiers from the nearby Bruning Army Air Field. A community landmark, the auditorium has also been used for dances, movies, roller-skating, craft shows, auctions, and as a polling place.

(Charity & Public Work • Man-Made Features) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Weeping Water Academy

April 24, 2015, 7:36 pm

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Nebraska, Cass County, Weeping Water
This building was constructed by community effort in 1871 of native limestone as the Congregational Church and served in that capacity until a new brick church was constructed 1887-1890. The nearby stone parsonage, first occupied in 1867, was sold in 1870 to provide funds for the 1871 church.

The old church provided space for the chapel, classrooms, and library for the Weeping Water Academy which was established in 1885, as its founders felt their children could not receive adequate training in the local public schools of the day. An active promoter of the school was the Rev. George Hindley. Due to his efforts, the school became and remained identified with the Congregationalists, although the work was largely nondenominational. Three formal courses of study were offered including classical, scientific and English Normal.

As enrollment increased, other buildings were utilized or constructed with the largest being Hindley Cottage. The school closed in June, 1914, due to decreased enrollment as public schools improved. During its 29 years of existence, the academy had some 220 graduates. In 1917 this building became the "Weeping Water Academy Library" and continues to serve as the public library today.

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

In Memory of the Sons of Strang

April 24, 2015, 7:47 pm

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Nebraska, Fillmore County, Strang

North side of monument:

World War I
Pvt. Robert J. Wilkinson; Am. Expeditionary Force, U.S.A.; Sept. 6, 1889 - Oct. 12, 1928; Died in France from battle wounds.

World War II
Pvt. John Gerhard Trapp, Jr.; Co. B, 30th Replacement BN, U.S.A.; Dec. 21, 1923 - Jan. 18, 1944; Died Cassino, Italy from battle wounds.

PFC Curtis Lee Steffens, U.S.A.; Mar. 7, 1917 - June 15, 1944; Killed in action Cherbourg, France.

S-Sgt. Frank Joseph Schelbetzki, Jr.; Co. F, 134th Infantry; Dec. 27, 1914 - July 15, 1944; Killed in action St. Lo, France.

Erected in memory of early pioneers Chris and Margaret Dunker.

South side of monument:

Korean War
PFC Joseph Raymond Kennel, jr.; First Marine Division U.S.M.C.; April 28, 1933 - Aug. 16, 1952; Killed in action.

Vietnam War
Thomas Herman Ohnesorge, HM3; 7th Marines, Fleet Marine U.S.N.; Dec. 24, 1944 - June 24, 1967; Died Quang Nam from battle wounds.

In memory of the sons of Strang who made the supreme sacrifice in the defense of our nation.

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

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Progress Becomes History

April 24, 2015, 7:55 pm

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California, San Benito County, San Juan Bautista

English:

Residents Built and Destroyed on this Corner

The first permanent structures here were the adobe apartments for the Mission military families.

In 1856, a wooden Wells Fargo Express Office replaced the adobe ruins. Express mail and the telegraph allowed San Juan Bautista a connection with the rest of America.

The two story Mission Hotel replaced the Express Office in 1908. The great accomodations and cafe made the hotel popular.

In 1938 the State Park removed the Hotel, allowing space for a garden and the relocation of the Settler's Cabin.

Español:

Residentes Construían y Destruían en estas Esquinas

Las primeras estructuras permanentes de aquí eran los apartmentos de adobe para las familias militares de la misión.

En 1856, una oficina de madera de Wells Fargo Express reemplazó el adobe en ruinas. El correo rápido y el telegrafo permitió que San Juan Bautista tuviera una conexión con el resto de América.

El hotel de la misión de dos pisos reemplazó a la oficina de correo rápido en 1908. El excelente alojamiento y el restaurante hicieron al hotel popular.
En 1938 el Parque Estatal eliminó el hotel, permitiendo espacio para un jardín y el traslado de la Cabaña de los Colonos.

(Hispanic Americans • Settlements & Settlers) Includes location, directions, 1 photo, GPS coordinates, map.

Kingstown Old Public Library

April 24, 2015, 8:03 pm

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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Saint George, Kingstown
The Carnegie Old Public Library building, established in 1909, is hereby declared a Protected National Heritage Site with effect from the 4th day of February 2009 under the provisions of the St. Vincent and the Grenadines National Trust (Amendment) Act No. 37 of 2007.

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

King Jugbo-Jugbo Fem

April 25, 2015, 3:30 am

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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, St George, Kingstown
(King Ja Ja of Opobo - 1821 to 1891) lived at this site. One of many during his years of exile (1888-1891) by the British from Opobo in West Africa.

King Ja Ja was banished to ensure British dominance especially in the palm oil trade in what is now Ghana.

The King was never able to realize his dearest wish of returning to Opobo. He died en route in Tenerife on 7th July 1981[sic, 1891].

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

15th Tac Recon Squadron, 6021st Recon Squadron

April 25, 2015, 1:04 pm

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Ohio, Montgomery County, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base

In honor of the pilots of the
15th Tac Recon Squadron
6021st Recon Squadron

K-14 Kimpo Korea
Komaki AB Yokota AB Japan

(Air & Space • Communications • Patriots & Patriotism • War, Korean) Includes location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Fort Charlotte

April 25, 2015, 2:09 pm

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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, St George, Kingstown
This is a memorial to commemorate the soldiers who served and died at the Fort during the attempt by the British to gain control of the island.

Fort Charlotte was the most important military site on the island.

Built by the British as the chief defence against the indigenous people and their allies.

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

Welcome to Fort Charlotte

April 25, 2015, 2:17 pm

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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, St George, Kingstown
Background/History
Fort Charlotte, once a formidable complex of batteries, barracks, moat, powder, magazines, drawbridge and outworks, was built with Herculean effort 636 feet above the sea upon Berkshire Hill during the closing years of the eighteenth and early years of the nineteenth centuries. The Fort was completed in 1806, and was the chief defence of the island.

The Fort was started soon after St. Vincent and the Grenadines was ceded to the British in 1763. Fort Charlotte was named after Queen Charlottle [sic] the wife of King George III of England.

The Fort was the headquarters of the resident garrison, and became the largest Fort on the island. It's armament included thirty-four cannons, four, six and twelve pounders and the rampart, eleven, thirty-two pounders and two mortars.

An interesting feature of the Fort is the position of cannons placed pointing inland; they were positioned for defence against inland attack from the Caribs and French.

Fort Charlotte remains an historic landmark of national significance and tourism importance.

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

Símon Bolívar

April 25, 2015, 9:37 pm

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El Salvador, San Salvador, San Salvador

[North side]
Simon Bolivar
El Libertador
Bolivia ∙ Colombia ∙ Ecuador ∙ Panama ∙ Venezuela
Caracas. 24-07-1783
Santa Marta. 17-12-1830
Sin Bolivar hubiera quedado inconcluso la humanidad. – Unamuno
24 de julio de 1992.

50 Aniversario
Sociedad Bolivariana
De El Salvador
1951- 5 Noviembre-2001
Homenaje al Libertador

[East side]
El pueblo y el gobierno de la Republica de El Salvador, la Alcadía Municipal de San Salvador y la Sociedad Boliviarana de El Salvador, consagran este bronce cívico en testimonio de reconocimiento y gratitude al pueblo y gobierno de Venezuela por la donación de esta estatua ecuestre del “Padre del Panamericanismo” Simon Bolivar, el Libertador, en el bicentésimo nono anivesario del natalicio del héroe epónimo de las Américas. 1793 – 24 de julio 1992

[South side]
Moral y luces son los polos de una republica moral y luces son nuestros primeros necesidades. Bolivar

[West side]
Batallas por la Libertad
Pantano de Vargas 25 julio 1819 ∙ Boyaca 7 agosto 1819 ∙ Carabobo 24 junio 1821 ∙ Bombona 7 abril 1822 ∙ Pichincha 24 mayo 1822 ∙ Junin 6 agosto 1824 ∙ Ayacucho 9 dic. 1824

English translation:
[North side]
Simon Bolivar
The Liberator
Bolivia ∙ Colombia ∙ Ecuador ∙ Panama ∙ Venezuela
Caracas. 24-07-1783
Santa Marta. 17-12-1830
Without Bolivar humanity would have remained unfulfilled. – Unamuno
24 July 1992.

50 Anniversary
Bolivar Society of El Salvador
1951- 5 November -2001
Tribute to the Liberator

[East side]
The people and government of the Republic of El Salvador, the Mayor of San Salvador and the Bolivar Society of El Salvador, consecrate this civic work in bronze in testimony of recognition and thankfulness to the people and government of Venezuela for the donation of this statue of the “Father of Panamericanism” Simon Bolivar, the Liberator, on the two hundredth anniversary of the birth of the hero of the Americas. 1793 – 24 July 1992

[South side]
Morality and enlightenment are the poles of a republic, morality and enlightenment are our first needs. Bolivar

[West side]
Battles for Liberty
Pantano de Vargas 25 July 1819 ∙ Boyaca 7 August 1819 ∙ Carabobo 24 June 1821 ∙ Bombona 7 April 1822 ∙ Pichincha 24 Mayo 1822 ∙ Junin 6 August 1824 ∙ Ayacucho 9 Dec. 1824



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

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Basilica of the Sacred Heart of San Salvador

April 25, 2015, 9:40 pm

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El Salvador, San Salvador, San Salvador

Primer Centenario
Basilica del Sagrado Corazon de Jesus
“Cien años entregando el amor de Jesus”
Durante el pontificado de su santidad
Papa Francisco, siendo Arzobispo
Metropolitano Monseñor José Luis Escobar
1913-2013

English translation:
First century of the Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus
“One hundred years dedicated to the love of Jesus”
During the pontificate of his holiness
Pope Francisco, under the Archbishop José Luis Escobar
1913-2013


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

Wolphin Kekaimalu

April 25, 2015, 9:45 pm

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Hawaii, Honolulu County, Waimanalo

A hybrid between a False Killer Whale & Atlantic Bottlenose Dolphin.
Born May 15, 1985.

She shows her whale heritage in her dark coloration, bodylength, width, and large teeth.

Her profile is unique blend of both parents with a short, tapering rostrum or "beak".

She has an estimated 66 teeth, while an Atlantic Bottlenose Dolphin has 88 teeth and a False Killer Whale has 44 teeth.

She weighs approximately 690 pounds.

She eats 45 pounds of fish a day.

Generally hybrid animals are sterile, however, Kekaimalu gave birth to a healthy baby girl on December 23, 2004.

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

Pilgrimage of Jesus of the Miracles

April 25, 2015, 9:46 pm

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El Salvador, Santa Ana, Coatepeque

En homenaje a la apertura del III centenario
De la romeria de Jesús de los Milagros
1794 – 1995
En nombre del pueblo coatepequeno
Parroco Pbro. Jose David Magana
Vicario Pbro. Guadalupe Moan Tobar

English translation:
In tribute to the three hundredth anniversary
Of the Pilgrimage of Jesus of the Miracles
1794 – 1995
In name of the people of Coatepeque
Parish priest Jose David Magana
Vicar Guadalupe Moan Tobar



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

The Fallen Monarch

April 25, 2015, 9:51 pm

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California, Tulare County, Kings Canyon National Park


(Left side)
One wonders how long this tree fell...A high tanning content makes Giant Sequoia wood undigestible to fungi, bacteria, insects, and other decay organisms. Thus, decay of this wood takes place very slowly! The Fallen Monarch has remained unchanged for well over 100 years, and who knows how much longer! Ponder this...Was the tree hollowed by fire before or after it fell? What numbers will ponder its role in this forest...providing food, footing and fertility as well as shelter for millions of smaller, less durable life forms.

(Right side)
Bears and other creatures have most likely used the Fallen Monarch for shelter. Undoubtedly, the Indians that came to the high country in the summertime used the hollow trees. Homesteaders Thomas and Isreal Gamlin used the log as a house and a saloon to serve visitors to the area. Also, the U.S. Cavalry used the tree as a stable for their horses. Every day visitors to the Big Trees were served meals and liquid refreshment here.

(Inscription)
After the grove was set aside as General Grant National Park in 1890, the log was used for a while as an employee camp.

(Horticulture & Forestry) Includes location, directions, 6 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

The Lachine Canal

April 25, 2015, 10:17 pm

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Quebec, Montreal (region), Lachine
English:
The Lachine Canal, built between 1821 and 1825 and enlarged in the 1840s and 1870s, was the first in a network of canals on the St. Lawrence River that linked the Atlantic to the Great Lakes. A symbol of the modernization of transportation, the canal played a decisive role in Montréal’s industrial and commercial development, notably as a source of hydraulic power, The highly diversified character of the canal’s shore area, which became one of the country’s foremost manufacturing centres, reflects the various stages in Canada’s industrialization.

French:
Creusé entre 1821 et 1825, puis élargi dans les années 1849 et 1879, le canal de Lachine a constitué la tête d’un réseau de canaux sur le fleuve Saint-Laurent reliant l’Atlantique aux Grands Lacs. Témoin de la modernisation des transports, il a joué un rôle déterminant dans le développement industriel et commercial de Montréal, notamment comme source d’énergie hydraulique. Sur ses berges se trouvait l’une des principales concentrations manufacturières du pays, exemple manifeste d’une exceptionnelle diversité qui illustre bien les phases multiples de l’industrialisation au Canada.

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