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Washington Irving's Camp

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Oklahoma, Oklahoma County, Arcadia

The Washington Irving party
and a troop of U.S. Rangers
encamped on this spot,
Oct. 24, 1832

(Arts, Letters, Music • Exploration • Fraternal or Sororal Organizations) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.


Run of '89 East Boundary

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Oklahoma, Oklahoma County, Luther

At the opening of "Old Oklahoma" April 22, 1889, this was the East Line for the Run starting at 12 o'clock noon. Prairies and hills in the 2,000,000 acre tract, west, were peopled by tens of thousands, homes were planted and tent cities sprang up before nightfall.

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

American Legion Post No 17 World War II Memorial

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Connecticut, New Haven County, Naugatuck
Roll Of Honor
American Legion Home
Naugatuck Post No 17
This Building Is Dedicated
To The Memory Of These Men
Who Made The Supreme Sacrifice
In World War II
And
In Honor Of
The Men And Women Of Naugatuck
Who Served In The Armed Forces
Dedicated June 15, 1946 Adamaitis, Frank J. • Adamski, Chester • Ashmore, James L. • Barboza, Joseph • Baummer, Robert A. • Booker, Bruce H. • Boyd, Robert R. • Cowan, William J. • Crotty, Joseph P. • Dalton, Eugene E. • Dalton, James L. • Deptula, Vincent J. • Donavan, Gerald T. • Dorman, Donald A. • Doyle, Edward F. • Einik, Theodore A. • Enamait, Richard O. • Farrel, Ernest F. • Feduzi, John A. • Gotliboski, Thomas J. Grabowski, William S. • Grant, Robert J. • Hemstreet, William E. • Jasinski, Edward • Jones, Albert a. • Kerski, Walter • Kirdzik, Joseph j. • Kowalewski, John • Lalloway, Christopher • Maneca, Joao • Mellon, James B. • Middaugh, John T. • Mikaitis, Frank V. • Milion, Edward A. • Minuto, Frank P. • Montanari, Eugene J. • Moore, John H. • Moran, Edward F. • Morton, William J. • Murtha, Terence W. • Nixon, David J. • Nordby, William E • Nowocinski, Henry S. • Poscavage, Edmund W. • Rado, Daniel J. • Reilly, Joseph E. • Ruzinkovic, Joseph • Rykowski, Henry R. • Schiller, George • Schrull, Albert K. • Schultz, Theodore T. • Sebola, David • Sherwinski, Anthony F. • Smigelski, Modest B. • Smith, Leroy S. • Sokoloski, Rinaldi W. • Stauffer, Matthew R. • Stein, William • Strizak, Michael • Triano, Anthony W. • Valentine, Arthur • Valentine, William, Jr. • Walker, George • Wajtczak, Teddy J. • Woods, James F. • Wooster, Harold C. • Zdonick, Michael P. • Zilinsky, George P. • Zilinsky, Joseph R. • Zguzenski, Creslow P.

(War, World II) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Veterans Memorial

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Oklahoma, Oklahoma County, Luther

To Honor All Veterans
who have or are now serving our
country for the preservation of peace

In God We Trust

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

Joseph Ellicott

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New York, Genesee County, Batavia
Joseph Ellicott

was born in Bucks County, Penna., November 1st, 1760. Died at New York, August 19th, 1826.

He was the first resident agent of the Holland Land Company for whom in 1798 he began the survey of the western part of the state then owned by them. Even at that day his predictions of its future wealth and importance fell but little short of what has since been realized. For more than twenty years he used with great judgment combined with liberality, the powers entrusted to him. As one of the earliest and by far the most efficient advocates of the Erie Canal, his name is a part of the history of New York. His reputation among his fellow citizens as a man of the highest intelligence, as well as the influence of his station, gave his opinions great weight with every successive administration during the first twenty years of the present century. And in every portion of the tract once subject to his control may be seen marks of his foresight and generosity. He was the founder of Batavia and Buffalo, N.Y.

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

Bradshaw Park

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Kansas, Johnson County, Lenexa

Bradshaw Park honors the memory of the pioneer Bradshaw family headed by Charles A. and Sarah Bradshaw.

On May 25, 1869 they gave land to the Missouri River, Fort Scott, and Gulf Railroad for the establishment and maintenance of a railroad station. That land and the station, helped insure the success of Lenexa.

(Charity & Public Work • Railroads & Streetcars • Settlements & Settlers) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Benjamin Ellicott

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New York, Genesee County, Batavia
Benjamin Ellicott

was born in Bucks County, Penna., April 17th, 1765. Died at Williamsville, N.Y. December 10th, 1827.

The history of his life is closely connected with that of the western portion of this state. Together with his brother Joseph, he completed the survey of the tract known as the Holland Purchase. Respected and esteemed by those among whom he lived, he was one of their earliest representatives in Congress.

This monument was erected by his twin sister Rachel Evans in the month of May, 1849.

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

Oil in the Osage Indian Nation and the "Million Dollar Elm"

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Oklahoma, Osage County, Pawhuska

Symbolic of the impact oil had on the people of the Osage Indian Nation is the so-called "Million Dollar Elm." It was given this name because in its shade millions of dollars worth of Osage oil leases were auctioned. It was planted at this site sometime during the latter part of the 19th century as an ornament and for shade.

The name was not given by tribal leaders but by reporters and magazine writers who were dramatizing the events when important heads and founders of the world's greatest oil companies came in person to bid. The auctioneer himself, the histrionic Colonel Walters, became famous because of his success in getting top bids.

The story of oil and the Osages is one of the most glamorous facets of the oil industry in America. It began with the drilling of the first well in the Osage in October 1897.

On March 2, 1922, the first 160-acre tract to bring a million dollars or more was in the NE 25-27-5. Skelly Oil Company and Phillips Petroleum Company bid jointly on this tract. Highest bonus paid for a 160-acre tract was by Midland Oil Company, March 29, 1924 for $1,990,000. This was in the NW 14-27-5. A total of 18 tracts brought bonuses of $1,000,000 or more.

By November 1969 the Osage lands had produced a billion barrels of oil and it was estimated that two billion barrels remained in the area.

(Environment • Exploration • Industry & Commerce • Native Americans) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.


Friendship Between the Osage and the Occitan of Montauban

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Oklahoma, Osage County, Pawhuska

In November 1829, three Osages arrived in Montauban, the Occitan Region of France. Little Chief, Big Soldier and Hawk Woman crossed the Old Bridge, received help from Bishop Dubourg, and with the generosity of the people of Montauban they were able to return to the Osage.

In 1989, the friendship between the Occitan of Montauban and the Osage was revived. The cities of Montauban and Pawhuska signed a twinning agreement in 1999 so that today we often see Osages in Montauban and Occitans in Pawhuska.

With this monument we celebrate that people across borders, mountains and oceans can unite, respecting their differences in ties of sincere friendship.

Today, July 24, 2013, we hereby dedicate this monument to the many enhanced exchanges that encourages us to retain and maintain our distinct cultures, languages and value systems.

"The Earth does not belong to Man,
Man belongs to the Earth"


(Communications • Native Americans • Peace) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library

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New York, Dutchess County, Hyde Park

The building in front of you is the nation’s first presidential library. FDR was deeply involved in every facet of the library’s development. He envisioned the library as a place where the public could examine the evidence of his Presidency and draw their own conclusions about his legacy. He chose a Dutch Colonial style of architecture for the building to represent a sense of endurance. The library opened on June 30, 1941.

FDR inspects the beginnings of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Library on September 23, 1939, (above) with his grandaughters Sara and Kate.

FDR’s original sketch for the library (right)

The library houses important documents like the rough draft of the “Day of Infamy” speech (far right). FDR wrote this speech, December 7, 1941, shortly after the bombing of Pearl Habor.

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

Springwood

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New York, Dutchess County, Hyde Park

The house before you today is dramatically different from the farmhouse FDR’s father purchased in 1867. Over the years, the home reflected the changing circumstances in FDR’s life. In good times, he expanded the house to meet the needs of his growing family and political career. In difficult times, he took refuge here. In all times, Springwood gave him a sense of continuity and stability.

1915   Eleanor and Franklin add 18 rooms to the house to better accommodate their large family.

1921   FDR contracts polio and loses the use of his legs. The trunk elevator is modified and becomes FDR’s personal elevator.

November 3, 1936   The Roosevelt family after FDR’s election to the Presidency. The portico was added to enhance the home’s stateliness and to create a backdrop for political functions.

April 12, 1946   President Truman dedicates FDR’s home as a National Park System site. Eleanor Roosevelt and Marian Anderson are among the dignitaries pictured at the ceremony.

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

The heart of Franklin Roosevelt

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New York, Dutchess County, Hyde Park

Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR) centered his life on Springwood, the family estate. Whether starting married life with his new bride Eleanor, launching his political career, or recovering from the effects of polio, he always returned here. Springwood’s natural beauty provided a place for reflection, solitude, and personal restoration. During Roosevelt’s Presidency, Springwood became a setting for world-changing decisions. When FDR died in 1945, Springwood became his final resting place.

FDR (above) on Springwood’s front porch (middle left with hand raised), surrounded by friends and family after winning the 1940 Presidential election.

Franklin D. Roosevelt was born in the estate’s main house in 1882. He is pictured (right) at age 7 with his father James and mother Sara.

Franklin and Eleanor in 1906 (far right) After they married, the couple moved into Springwood with Franklin’s mother Sara.

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

The World Mourns

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New York, Dutchess County, Hyde Park

I felt like the moon, the stars, and all the planets had fallen on me. - President Harry S. Truman, Roosevelt’s successor.

I’m walking south on Michigan Boulevard and I can’t stop crying. Everybody’s crying. - Studs Terkel, writer.

Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s death on April 12, 1945, was a personal loss for many. Statesmen and ordinary citizens alike mourned his passing. The nation buried him here, in the Springwood rose garden on April 15, 1945 (above).

Mourners along the parade route (right)

Winston Churchill and Eleanor Roosevelt laying a wreath on FDR’s grave March 12, 1946 (far right)

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

Home by the Hudson

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New York, Dutchess County, Hyde Park

All that is within me cries to go back to my home by the Hudson River. - Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1944

It was only when passing through the gates at the end of this road that FDR felt truly at home. Roosevelt loved Springwood’s forests and fields. He found stability in the peaceful regularity of life here. As he neared the end of his life, Roosevelt often experienced his longing to return to this beautiful setting.

FDR driving along this lane with his dog Fala on October 22, 1944 (above)

FDR, in 1889, at age 8 riding his pony Debbie around Springwood (right)

FDR, in March 1901, at 19 with some of the family pets (middle right)

FDR age 22 sledding on the estate in the winter of 1904 (far right)

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

Santa Fe Trail

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Kansas, Johnson County, Lenexa

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(Fraternal or Sororal Organizations • Industry & Commerce • Roads & Vehicles) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.


Capt. Hilliard A. Wilbanks USAF

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Ohio, Montgomery County, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base

USAF Pilot Training Class 55-P
15 Jun 55

(Air & Space • Patriots & Patriotism • War, Vietnam) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

2nd Lt Charles H. Augustine

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Ohio, Montgomery County, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base

B-17 hit by flak over Berlin, 5 December 1944
Crew bailed out. All except Lt Augustine
captured. His fate remains a mystery

(Air & Space • Patriots & Patriotism • War, World II) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

USAF Pilot Training Class 52G and H

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Ohio, Montgomery County, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base

Training Bases

Bryan – Craig – Laredo – Pine Castle
Reese – Vance – Webb – Williams

(Air & Space • Patriots & Patriotism • War, Cold • War, Vietnam) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Taylorsville

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Ohio, Miami County, near Vandalia

One of five dams built by the
Miami Conservancy District
for flood control in
the Miami Valley

Completed 1922
Height 78 ft. Length 3000 ft.
Width at base 415 ft.

The Dams
of the Miami Conservancy District
are for
Flood Prevention Purposes
Their use for power development
or for storage would be
a menace to the cities below

(Disasters • Man-Made Features • Waterways & Vessels) Includes location, directions, 5 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Local War Hero

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New York, Genesee County, Elba

Sunderland Pattison d.1843
Revolutionary War soldier
Crossed the Delaware River
December 1776 with
General George Washington

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