Adams County Jail

August 3, 2015, 8:30 pm

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Iowa, Adams County, Corning

The Adams County House of History served as county Jail House and Sheriff's Quarters from 1877 to 1955. The stones that were used to build the jail house were hauled from St. Joseph, Missouri, by oxen and wagon. The effort to purchase and renovate the House of History was spear-headed by Harry and Lois Sickler in 1969. It now contains many displays of antiques and artifacts that trace the colorful history of Corning and Adams County.

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Box Car #411

August 3, 2015, 8:42 pm

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New York, Wyoming County, Arcade
An important car on all freight trains during the early years of railroading was the "box car". These cars were used to carry any type of freight, either in cartons or in bulk. Today, most box cars have been replaced by trailer containers on flat cars. #411 is an all steel type built for the Baltimore [&] Ohio Railroad in 1927. Purchased by the Arcade & Attica in 1967, it was used to transport products for the Bordens Co. of Arcade to many places around the U.S.

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First Adams County Mill

August 3, 2015, 8:43 pm

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Iowa, Adams County, Corning

Carbon Roller Stone
1849-1918

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Oregon Trail

August 3, 2015, 8:52 pm

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Nebraska, Scotts Bluff County, Scottsbluff
Marked by
the State of
Nebraska
1912

Trail passed
37 feet north
of this Point.
Mitchell
Pass

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Mt. Etna United Methodist Church

August 3, 2015, 9:02 pm

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Iowa, Adams County, Corning

In memory of
Dr. H. L. Sweet
and
all former members of
Mt. Etna United Methodist Church

[Former Church Bell]

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Caboose #303

August 3, 2015, 9:17 pm

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New York, Wyoming County, Arcade
This wooden side door caboose was acquired by the Arcade & Attica from the Susquehanna & New York Railroad. It was one of only three cabooses the railroad ever owned. It served as the conductor's office on trains until the mid 1960's. The side baggage doors made loading mail and freight much easier.

This early 20th century caboose is on loan from the family of Earl R. Rule. Mr. Rule purchased the caboose in 1980 from the Arcade & Attica Railroad. He spent many hours restoring the caboose so that people could enjoy and appreciate this historical piece of railroad history. Our thanks to the Rule family, who has allowed us to include this caboose in our railroad equipment display. Thanks also to the Village of Arcade for allowing us to have our display in their property.
Friends of the Arcade & Attica, volunteer organization to benefit the Arcade & Attica.

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Oregon Trail

August 3, 2015, 9:27 pm

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Nebraska, Garden County, Lewellen
Marked by
the State of
Nebraska
1912

Windlass Hill
entrance to
Ash Hollow

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Oregon Trail

August 3, 2015, 9:44 pm

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Nebraska, Garden County, Lewellen
Marked by
the State of
Nebraska
1912

Trail
30 feet east

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Dedicated as a Tribute

August 4, 2015, 5:50 am

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Massachusetts, Bristol County, New Bedford
Text on Front side of Monument:

Dedicated as a Tribute
to the
sturdy whalemen who early won fame
for New Bedford
and their successors who,
inheriting ideals and resourcefulness
gave to the city new prominence
by creating
a great manufacturing center.
Text on Back side of Monument:

The gift of George D. Barnard
of Saint Louis, Missouri
a native of New Bedford

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Early Black Settlers

August 4, 2015, 6:27 am

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Vermont, Chittenden County, near Hinesburg

(side 1)
On this hill from 1795 to 1865 thrived an African American farming community. The first settlers at the bottom of this road in 1798, from MA, were Samuel Peters, Hannah Lensemen & husband Prince Peters. Prince served in Captain Silas Pierce's MA Line (8th Co, 3rd MA Regiment) for 3 years during the American Revolution. Samuel Peters, 2nd volunteered at the Battle of Plattsburgh during the War of 1812. This pioneering community at the bottom of the hill, at least six related families by the end of the Civil War, cleared the land, joined the local Baptist church, had home manufactories, and exercised their voting rights at Freeman Meetings. Their descendants owned land here and contributed to the local economy of this hill until the late 20th century. (Continued on other side) (side 2) (Continued from other side) Violet and Shubael Clark, from CT, arrived at the top of this hill in 1795. Their farm grew to 175 acres spilling over into Huntington, and one son owned 100 acres nearby. During the 1850s-60s, the home of their daughter, Almira and William Langley, became a place of refuge for those escaping slavery. Three Langley brothers and a cousin fought in the MA 54th Regiment and the SC 33rd during the Civil War. Loudon Langley, born here about 1836, stayed in SC after the war and represented Beaufort at the 1868 Constitutional Convention. He and his brother Lewis are buried there in the National Cemetery. The original Clark settlers expanded to 5 related families just before the Civil War, and many are buried in an abandoned cemetery at the top of this hill.

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Sgt. Abe Allen

August 4, 2015, 6:32 am

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Louisiana, Vernon Parish, Leesville
Only soldier from Louisiana to serve under General John J. Pershing's "One Hundred Heroes" in World War I, Company B, 28th Infantry. Received Distinguished Service Cross and the Distinguished Service Medal.

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St. John The Evangelist Church Parish

August 4, 2015, 6:34 am

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Louisiana, Iberia Parish, Jeanerette
Founded 12 January 1879 by Napoleon J. Perche, Archbishop of New Orleans. The present church was built in 1908, Rev. M. Brady, pastor, August 1885 - June 1928.

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1941 1945 In Honor and Memory

August 4, 2015, 6:48 am

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New York, Wyoming County, Arcade

1941 1945
In honor and memory
of the citizens of town of Arcade
who served in World War II
Roll of Honor

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From Whales to Flatfish and Scallops

August 4, 2015, 7:29 am

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Massachusetts, Bristol County, New Bedford

The boats you see in the harbor today are mostly commercial fishing vessels - primarily draggers and scallopers; the whaling barks of the past have long since vanished. By the 1930s, just as whaling faded and the textile industry fled to the South, a new fishing industry came to New Bedford's port. With the advent of refrigerated trucks and a growing number of fish dealers, fishermen from this region, Maine, Newfoundland, and Nova Scotia, along with Norwegian and Portuguese immigrants, began to drag the Atlantic for scallops and flounder.

Men like Norwegian-born Rasmus Tonnessen helped establish the scallop fishery here, opening the New Bedford Ship Supply in 1935. Other fishing-related companies found a niche here too, like a fileting operation responding to a new trend: homeowners no longer wanting to buy and cook fish whole. With hard work and ingenuity, a modern fishing industry came of age.

On the draggers in particular they were Newfoundlanders and Nova Scotians.... The guys that were scalloping at that time were mostly from Maine, and shortly thereafter we had some Norwegian people come from Brooklyn, New York, bringing their boats here to try fishing.
Howard W. Nickerson, 1998

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Upper Cattaraugus Valley

August 4, 2015, 7:31 am

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New York, Cattaraugus County, Yorkshire
Erie Indians were the first inhabitants of this region. In 1654, they were driven out by the Senecas who occupied several sites along the banks of Cattaraugus Creek. The Cattaraugus, the principal stream of many that divide the Cattaraugus Hills, flows westward in a circuitous course, plunging through deep gorges and rippling by wide flats, before entering Lkae Erie.
The Holland Land Company purchased the area in 1797. It was surveyed by Joseph Ellicott and Paul Busti who became the Company's agents and opened the land to settlement. A few persons built log houses here beginning in 1807. Following the War of 1812 settlement increased steadily with the arrival of families from New England.
Pioneer life had many hardships because of topography, the relatively short growing season and inadequate transportation. Lumber, cheese and maple sugar were the staple products. Leather tanning developed, and local grist mills, textile factories and machine works used the ample supply of water power. The Buffalo and Washington Railway, later part of the Pennsylvania line, arrived in Arcade in 1871 to furnish service to Buffalo and later to Pittsburgh. The region remains largely rural with dairy production an important part of the agrarian economy.

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Basom Plot

August 4, 2015, 7:50 am

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New York, Genesee County, Alabama
Deeded to: "Trustees of the Burying Ground in School District #8", Town of Alabama, by Rev. Augustus Warren & his 2nd wife Maria, May 19, 1842. To all those buried here - May You Rest in Peace.

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Colchester

August 4, 2015, 12:02 pm

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Vermont, Chittenden County, Colchester

By 1763, the English had driven the French armies from Canada making the Champlain Valley safe for settlement. In the same year, King George III chartered Colchester Township on the Onion River - now known as the Winooski. In 1773, Ira Allen's Onion River Land Company bought much of the Onion's north bank from the royal grantees. Ira, land speculator and settler, made his home in Colchester. During the Revolutionary War Allen was active in the movement to win statehood for Vermont. Congress rejected Vermont's bid, however, because both New York and New Hampshire claimed its territories. Colchester's Ira Allen joined delegates from Vermont's other towns at Windsor in 1777, where they declared Vermont an independent state. He became Secretary of the State's Ruling Council under Governor Thomas Chittenden. Not until 1791, after settlement of the New Hampshire and New York claims, did Congress admit Vermont to the Union as the 14th State. Newly incorporated that year, Colchester prospered. Lumber, woolens, and agricultural products sold well on both sides of the U.S. - Canadian border. The British invasion of the Valley in 1814, threatened Colchester once again, but the combined forces of Commodore Macdonough and General Macomb - including Colchester volunteers - repulsed the invaders at Plattsburgh. Colchester was never again in danger.
Now in our bicentennial year, we raise this marker to honor those pioneers who secured these lands for us and our children.

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Edmunds' Birthplace

August 4, 2015, 12:06 pm

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Vermont, Chittenden County, near Richmond

George F. Edmunds, one of this nation’s foremost legislators, was born on this farm, Feb. 1, 1828. After serving at Montpelier as Speaker, he represented Vermont in Washington as Senator for 25 years, and presided over the Senate when Arthur was President.

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Dr. Henry Janes

August 4, 2015, 12:18 pm

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Vermont, Washington County, Waterbury

Henry Janes, physician, soldier, farmer, and humanitarian, was born here January 24, 1832. As head of services at the Union Army hospital immediately after the Battle of Gettysburg, Dr. Janes faced the challenge of caring for 20,000 wounded Union and Confederate men. Without prejudice, he cared for the suffering and healed the wounded by practicing advanced medical procedures to hasten recovery of his patients. A small town physician and scholar, he treated townspeople with equal care and compassion and was a generous benefactor to the Town of Waterbury. Upon his death in 1915, he bequeathed this house for use as the Waterbury Public Library.

(Science & Medicine • War, US Civil) Includes location, directions, 1 photo, GPS coordinates, map.

This flagpole is dedicated to the men and women of the United States military services

August 4, 2015, 12:24 pm

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Tennessee, Shelby County, Memphis
The American Flag flying above you was previously flown over 14th Air Force Headquarters, Vandenberg AFB, CA on May 13, 2011 supporting Joint Space Forces and the Department of Defense. During World War II, by executive order signed by President Roosevelt, the American Volunteer Group (AVG)was formed using P-40 aircraft to accomplish a 7.7 to 1 kill ratio against superior aircraft. To boost esprit de corps, the AVG painted the aircraft noses with a grinning mouth, flashing teeth and evil eye of the tiger shark. To this day, the members of the 14th Air Force, and the U of M Air Force ROTC, are still referred to as the "Flying Tigers"

(War, World II) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.