1st Wisconsin Infantry

August 27, 2015, 2:22 pm

Georgia, Catoosa County, near Fort Oglethorpe

Text on the Front Side of the Monument:

1st.
Wisconsin
Infantry.
2nd. Brigade.
1st. Division.
14th. Corps.
Text on the Back Side of the Monument:

This regiment, Lieutenant Colonel George B. Bingham commanding, after marching all night of September 18th, 1863, being the advance of Thomas' Corps in its march from the right via Crawfish Springs, arrived at or near the south end of the Kelly Field at daybreak, and was soon ordered to advance. After moving about one mile east of this position in the vicinity of the Winfrey House, it encountered the enemy in overwhelming force, and was obliged to retire a short distance, with the loss of three officers killed and a number of enlisted men killed, wounded, and missing. Regaining about the same position in the afternoon, it remained there until 9:00 p.m., taking part in what is known as the night fight. On the morning of the 20th, occupied this position in Thomas' line of battle, taking an active part in repulsing the enemy in his assaults until 5:30 p.m. when ordered to retire. On the morning of the 21st, went into position on battery hill at the entrance to Rossville Gap. On the 22nd was deployed as skirmishers in the rear of the army on its withdrawal to Chattanooga.

Casualties.
Killed: officers 4, enlisted men 23. Wounded: officers 5, enlisted men 79. Missing: officers 4, enlisted men 73. Aggregate loss: officers 13, enlisted men 175.

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Lassen County Courthouse

August 27, 2015, 4:10 pm

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California, Lassen County, Susanville

Lassen County was officially created on April 1, 1864 and three months later Susanville's founder, Isaac Roop donated this city block for the Lassen County Courthouse.
On January 23, 1888 Holden Dick and Mexican Ben were lynched here, marking the last incident of this kind in Lassen County.
Dedication ceremonies for the Lassen County Courthouse were held on September 21, 1917 and the jail built in 1911 was condemned in 1971.

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Larry Griffith

August 27, 2015, 4:34 pm

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California, Lassen County, Susanville

Lassen County Deputy Sheriff
Larry Griffith
was killed in the line of duty
March 2, 1995
On that date, Deputies Larry Griffith, Henry Mahan, William Freitas and Wayne Aldridge were on duty on the Madeline Plains and were ambushed by a gunman.
The community honors those who go in Harm's Way to serve and protect us, and mourns the loss of one of our own.

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Lassen Lodge No. 149 F.&A.M

August 27, 2015, 5:00 pm

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California, Lassen County, Susanville

Commemorating the centennial of Lassen Lodge No. 149 F.&A.M., March 21, 1961 and in memory of Isaac N. Roop, ardent Free Mason, founder of Susanville, first Governor of the provisional Territory of Nevada, civic leader and friend of Man, and John S. Ward, first Master of Lassen Lodge, who was wounded in this place during the "Sagebrush War."

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Nobles Trail - Rooptown

August 27, 2015, 5:10 pm

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California, Lassen County, Susanville
"This is a village of about 20 houses nearly all of which were built this summer. (It) is situated at the head of the valley... there is a hotel, store, blacksmith shop and... a saw-mill not far away." - Allen J. Tyrrell, Sep 8, 1860
Guidebook available
Trails West Inc., P.O. Box 12045, Reno, NV 89510

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Julian Dubuque

August 27, 2015, 5:18 pm

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Iowa, Page County, Shenandoah

First white Iowa settler

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CCC Camp

August 27, 2015, 5:23 pm

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North Dakota, Billings County, Medora

The Civilian Conservation Corps was a peacetime “army” of civilians between 1933 and 1941 which served to create jobs for unemployed men and to protect natural resources. Two CCC camps were located near Medora.

In 1934 the CCC camp of Company 2767 was established on the west bank of the Little Missouri River in what is now the South Unit of Theodore Roosevelt NationalPark.

Two other camps were established in what is now the North Unit of Theodore Roosevelt National Park. One of those, Company 2772, was moved to the Park’s South Unit on the east bank of the river in 1939. It remained at this location until the camp’s closing in 1941, when the CCC presence in the badlands ended.

In North Dakota, the CCC established wildlife refuges, developed state and municipal parks, built irrigation systems and constructed dams for flood control and wildlife habitat. A total of 32,764 men participated in the CCC in North Dakota.

CCC enrollees were paid $30 per month. The men could spend $5 to $8 per month on entertainment and personal needs. The remainder was sent home to their families.

North Dakota CCC companies were frequently transferred both within the state and out of state. The number of camps varied from year to year, depending upon appropriations to the program. North Dakota averaged eight camps per year.

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79th Pennsylvania Infantry

August 27, 2015, 5:58 pm

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Georgia, Catoosa County, near Fort Oglethorpe

Text on the Front Side of the Monument:

79th Regiment
Pennsylvania
Veteran Volunteer
Infantry
2nd. Brigade, 1st. Division,
14th. Corps.
Colonel Henry A. Hambright
Commanding
Text on the Right Side of the Monument:

Number Engaged
In Battle
Of Chickamauga, 390.
Killed, Wounded,
And Missing, 137.
Text on the Back Side of the Monument:

This Regiment Held This
Position From Early
Sunday Morning
September 20th,
Until Evening
When Ordered to Retire
Text on the Left Side of the Monument:

Organized in Lancaster
County Pennsylvania September 1861.
Re-enlisted
As Veteran Volunteers
At Chattanooga, Tennessee
February 12, 1864.
Mustered Out at Fairfax
Seminary, Virginia July 12, 1865.

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Western Entertainment

August 27, 2015, 5:58 pm

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North Dakota, Billings County, Medora

The picturesque Little Missouri badlands are a unique landscape. The arrival of the railroad in 1880 opened the area to tourists who wanted to experience the western lifestyle.

The first dude ranch in America opened in 1882, four miles south of Medora. Here Howard, Willis, and Alden Eaton started the Custer Trail Ranch, entertained visitors until 1904 when they moved to Wyoming.

Other dude ranches followed: Buddy Ranch and Peaceful Valley Ranch. Peaceful Valley Ranch, located inside Theodore Roosevelt National Park, is on the National Register of Historic Places.

Medora cowboys George Gardner, Bill McCarthy and Pete Pelissier provided local entertainment and traveled throughout the United States, wooing crowds with flashy antics from the cowboy culture. Gardner and McCarty rode with the Buffalo Bill Cody Wild West Show.

Tom Mix and Miss Olive Stokes, both of Oklahoma, came to the badlands to buy horses. They were married in Medora on January 10, 1909. Later that year, Mix appeared in a western movie and was on the fast track to superstardom as Hollywood’s King of the Cowboys. A newspaper account in 1920 stated Mix was returning to the Medora badlands to make a movie, but the project never materialized.

Roping entertainer Monty Montana, champagne music maker Lawrence Welk and world boxing champion Virgil Hill made stops in Medora. Hill even trained in Medora.

In the autumn of 2000, a major movie, Wooly Boys, was filmed in the badlands.

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De Mores Packing Plant

August 27, 2015, 7:34 pm

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North Dakota, Billings County, Medora

was built on this site by the Marquis De Mores in 1883 to furnish dressed beef directly from the western ranges. It was successfully operated for several years, destroyed by fire 1907.Exhibits on other side

Reverse Side : >
Site of the De Mores Packing PlantThe ruins on this site are all that remain of the meat packing establishment built by the Marquis de Mores, a French nobleman who came to the Badlands and founded the town of Medora in the spring of 1883. The packing plant was the nucleus of an extensive scheme to slaughter beef on the range and to provide facilities for refrigeration, transportation and marketing of dressed beef. The Medora Abattoir (French term for slaughterhouse) continued to operate until late in the fall of 1886. The lack of a constant supply of range cattle in prime condition for slaughtering prevented the operation of the plant year-round, and was a principal reason for the failure of this venture. A fire of unknown origin destroyed the plant on March 17, 1907. In 1936 Louis Vallombrosa, the Marquis’ eldest son, donated the site to the State of North Dakota with the State Historical Society as trustee.

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A City In Print

August 27, 2015, 7:44 pm

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Iowa, Page County, Shenandoah

Shenandoah's first newspaper, The Reporter, began in 1871, the same year the city was incorporated.

In 1887, C.N. Marvin founded The Sentinel and served as its editor for nearly 50 years. His column, "The Easy Chair," was widely read and quoted. W. D. Archie purchased The Sentinel in 1936 and continued the editorial tradition with his "Along the Banks of the Nishna" column. The Archie family published the daily Sentinel for 50 years. Local ownership ended in 1985, when The Sentinel was sold to a newspaper chain.

The Iowan magazine, a publication highlighting Iowa's "statewide surprises," also called Shenandoah home. Founded and edited by David Archie, the magazine shares Iowa's traditions, treats, and treasures.

Shenandoah's largest and most widely read publications were the seed catalogs. Henry Field Company alone mailed over three million catalogs a year in the 1960's. These lavishly illustrated "dream books" were standard reading for farmers and housewives all across the U.S. Radio spawned several popular magazines. Behind the Mike, KMA Guide, Jessie's Homemaker and SOS gave radio listeners a closer look at their favorite broadcasters. Leanna Driftmier turned her "Kitchen Klatter" radio program into a magazine that reached a monthly circulation of 100,000. Author Evelyn Birkby gained a national reputation with her book Neighboring on the Air, a history of Shenandoah radio homemakers. Farmer-poet Michael Carey celebrated Iowa's rural beauty into the twenty-first century.

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The Tower Clock

August 27, 2015, 8:09 pm

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Iowa, Page County, Shenandoah

was generously presented
to this community in 1911
by
Grace Alden Cotrill
in memory of her husband
George F. Cotrill

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Starkweather's Brigade

August 27, 2015, 8:34 pm

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Georgia, Catoosa County, near Fort Oglethorpe

Starkweather's Brigade.
Baird's Division - Thomas' Corps.
Brigadier General John C. Starkweather.
September 20, 1863. 1st Position.
24th Illinois - Colonel Geza Mihalotzy.
24th Illinois - Captain August Mauff.
79th Pennsylvania - Colonel Henry A. Hambright.
1st Wisconsin - Lieutenant Colonel George B. Bingham.
21st Wisconsin - Lieutenant Colonel Harrison C. Hobart.
21st Wisconsin - Captain Charles H. Walker.
Indiana Light 4th Battery - Lieutenant Henry J. Willits
The Brigade was formed on this ground at 3 a.m. September 20, in two lines, with two guns in the center of each line, and two on the left of the front line in the salient, all protected by logs. Scribner's Brigade was on its left, and Dodge's Brigade of Johnson's Division on its right. The latter was early sent to the left of General Baird's line. The engagement was severe on its front from about 10 till 1 o'clock. Upon every advance of the confederate line it suffered heavily from the enfilading fire of the two guns in the salient. The Brigade held its lines until the order to withdraw some time before sundown. At this moment it was heavily attacked and suffered much loss in crossing the Kelly field. After gaining the forest west of the Lafayette Road it proceeded with the Army to Rossville. Loss in the battle: killed, 65; wounded, 285; captured or missing, 256; total 606.

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Carnegie Library

August 27, 2015, 8:35 pm

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Iowa, Page County, Shenandoah

Gift of
Andrew Carnegie

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Dreams of a Cattle Empire

August 27, 2015, 8:55 pm

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North Dakota, Billings County, Medora

Antoine Amédé Marie Vincent Amat Manca de Vallombrosa, more commonly known as the Marquis de Mores, was a French aristocrat with an entrepreneurial spirit typical of the late 1800s. The Marquis was one of many who sought to profit from the cattle boom of the post-Civil War era. He came west in the spring of 1883 with the dream of gaining great wealth. His business ideas included letting sheep out on shares to local ranchers, owning his own cattle and running them on his range, slaughtering the animals here in Medora and shipping dressed meat to the markets in the east in refrigerated rail cars, and eventually owning his own butcher shops in New York City and selling his meat direct to the customer. The slaughterhouse business had the corporate name, Northern Pacific Refrigerator Car Co.

The cornerstone of his plan was the slaughterhouse in Medora. The first slaughterhouse could handle 15-25 beef carcasses per day and was in operation by October of 1883. The Marquis expanded the plant in 1885 to the complex of buildings shown in the photograph. This plant could easily handle 150 beef carcasses per day, but it is unknown if it ever reached full capacity. The building complex included three icehouses, a kill room, chill room, vats, fertilizer room, cooper shop, boiler and engine room, and office space.

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Hurricane Creek Miner Memorial

August 27, 2015, 9:05 pm

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Kentucky, Leslie County, near Hyden

This memorial is dedicated to the 38 men who died here in the explosions in mine Shafts 15 and 16, on December 30, 1970

Miners who gave so much that future generations may benefit with a better life

They sacrificed for their families, labored and lost their lives

We honor them so they will never be forgotten
Walter Bentley, Age 60. Survived by his wife and children, Ralph, 38, Gracie, 36, Glenna, 34, Shelby Jean, 30, Ben 28, Carolyn, 26. He’d been working for Finley Company for about four months. He was a native of Leslie County. • Billy James Bowling, Age 24. Survived by his wife Mary Katherine, children, Deobrah Kay, 4, Donna Lynn, 3, David France, four months, and parents, Robert Lee and Dorothy Bowling. His brothers-in-law Price Henson and Arnold Sizemore were also killed. • Grover Bowling Jr., Age 33. Survived by his wife Barbara, daughter, Denia Lee, 8, and his mother, Ida Bowling. He worked at Finley’s Mines for seven years. He was born in Clay County and lived in Manchester. • Teddy Bush, Age 21. Survived by his parents Taylor and Susie Bush, and three brothers Jerry, Kenneth, and Wayne. He worked only five months in the mines. He lived on Elk Creek in Clay County. His best friend, Delbert Henson was also killed. • Fred Collins, Age 18. Survived by his parents Dewey and Mac, sisters Kathy Holland, Carlene Turner, Bethel Gray, Evelynene, Bessielene, and brothers Raymond and Dewey, Jr. His brother, Kenople was also killed. • Kenople Collins, Age 26. Survived by his wife Mildred, and children, Sherry Anne, 4, Kenny Wayne, 3. His wife was expecting another baby. His brother, Fred was also killed. He worked in the mines for eight years. He lived on Elk Creek in Clay County. • Lonnie Collins, Age 28. Survived by his wife Jewell Dean, 32 and children, Larry, 12, step-son, Sandy, 3½, daughter, and parents, Elsie and Bige Collins. His relatives, Freddy and Kenople Collins were also killed. He was a native of Leslie County. • Alonzo Couch, Age 36. Survived by his wife Nettie, 41, two sons, ages 15 and 13, and parents Coonie and Stella Couch. He worked in the mines for seventeen years. • Holt Couch, Age 34. Survived by his wife Mattie, 39, children, Judy Gil, 16, Kelly Ray, 11, Donna Kay, 7, and parents, Will and Elsie Couch. His twin brother, Howard was also killed. • Howard Couch, Age 34. Survived by his wife Daisy, four children, Phyllis Jean, 10, Berna Dean, 7, Charlene, 5, Eva Carol, 2, and his parents, Will and Elsie Couch. His twin brother, Holt was also killed. • Carl Ghent, Age 31. Survived by his wife Ruby Ghent, three children, Veda Ann, 10, Jeffrey Lane, 7, Tammie Lynne, 3. Carl was born in Clay County, the only son of Lola and John Ghent. He had six sisters. He lived on Billy’s Branch in Clay County. • Alfred Gibson, Age 45. Survived by his wife Emily Sizemore Gibson, his mother Nance Ann, one step-daughter, and one son, eight brothers and four sisters. Preceded in death by his father, Archie. • Lawrence Gray, Age 30. Survived by his wife Nancy, children, Charlotte, 9, Wade, 7, parents, Ballard and Ollie Gray, three sisters and three brothers. He lived on Elk Creek in Clay County. He worked in the mines at least ten years. • Theo Griffin, Age 28. Survived by his wife Martha, and daughter, Sandra Carol, 6. He lived on Paces Creek in Clay County. He worked in the mines for four months. His brother-in-law, Jeff Spurlock was also killed. • Lester Harris, Age 35, Survived by his wife Edith, and three sons, Glenn, 13, Eddie Dean, 10, Timmy Dwayne, 7. He worked in the mines eighteen years, mostly in Clay County. He made his home on Chop Bottom in Clay County. • Delbert Henson, Age 19. Survived by his parents Bertha and Estill Henson, four sisters, Gracie, Oma, Ellen, and Cornelia and six brothers, Carl, Thomas, Asher, Charles, Lloyd Jr., and Sammy. His best friend, Teddy Bush was also killed. • Price Henson, Age 38. Survived by his wife Litha, and children, John, 16, Kelly, 14, Louise, 13, Michael, 9, Ben, 7, Denise, 3, Tina Lynn, nine months. His brothers-in-law, Billy J. Bowling and Arnold Sizemore were also killed. • Walter Hibbard, Age 41. Survived by his wife Mae Grubb Hibbard, children, Ronnie, 17, Gary, 14, Sharlene, 11, Wanda Faye, 9, Peggy Sue, 7, four sisters and six brothers. He lived in Clay County all of his life. He spent twenty four years in the mines. • George Holland, Age 41. Survived by his wife Alvie, and three daughters, Helen, 19, Wilma Jane, 17, Wanda, 13. He spent twenty three years in the mines. He was born in Leslie County. He and his family lived on Elk Creek in Clay County. • Ben Hoskins, Age 24. Survived by his wife and four children, Francis, Margie Ann, Willie Trapas, Shirley. He worked for Finley’s for seven years. He was born in Clay County and lived on Elk Creek. His brother, Frank was also killed. • Frank Hoskins, Age 19. Survived by his wife Brenda Carol Hoskins, son John Radar, nine months, parents Radar and Celia Hoskins, brother, David, and sister, Margie. He lived on Elk Creek in Clay County. His brother, Ben Hoskins was also killed. • Kermit Hubbard, Age 39. Survived by his wife Geneva Hubbard, and his children, John Clifford, 15, Joyce Anne, 14, Jimmy Lee, 11. He was born in Clay County. He spent twenty three years working in the mines. • Jim Jones, Age 36. Survived by his wife Ruth, and children, Velma, 12, Cordia Lou, 10, Kathlene, 7. He worked at Finley’s for five years and was a Leslie County native. • Rufus Jones, Age 53. Survived by his wife, Betty, 57, and children, Rufus, Jr. And A.B. His brother-in-law, Alfred Gibson was also killed. • James Minton, Age 27. Survived by his wife Geraldine, and his daughter, Sondra, two years old. He was a veteran, having served in the Army for three years. He performed in musical groups on many occasions. He lived in Manchester. • Lee Mitchell, Age 18. Survived by hsi parents, Robert and Delphia Mitchell, sisters, Bobbie Hoskins, 20, Mary Ann, 16, and brothers, Billy Ray, 14, Bruce, 11, Randy, 8. December 30 was his first day back after being off work for several months. • Russell Morgan, Age 33. Survived by his wife Mossie, children, Deborah, 12, Darrell, 6, his parents, Laura and Ueal Morgan, six brothers and two sisters. He spent twelve months in the mines. He lived on Elk Creek in Clay County. • Earl Philips, Age 45. Survived by his wife Dorothy, children, Marietta, 24, Joyce Ann, 23, Patricia, 20, Margaret, 17, Charlotte, 12, Joseph Earl,10, Deborah Kay, 9, Eddie Dean, 7, and four grandchildren, Rhoda, Estill, Eddie and Jimmy. • Stanley Roberts, Age 44. Survived by his wife Bonnie, and four sons, Stanley Wayne, 21, William Thomas, 19, Delbert, 18, Randy, 12. He worked in the mines for twenty six years in Clay and Leslie Counties. He lived on Greasy Branch, Clay County. • Arnold Sizemore, Age 34. Survived by his wife Bobbie Lee, children, Randy Dwayne, 9, Charles Glenn, 7, Willia Gail, 2, and parents, Delores and Barrett Sizemore. His brothers-in-law, Price Henson and Billy J. Bowling were also killed. • Wilbert Smith, Age 33. Survived by his wife Betty Faye, and parents, Theo and Rube Smith. He spent fifteen years in the mines. He lived in Lyttleton, Clay County. His father-in-law, Decker Whitehead was also killed. • Jeff Spurlock, Age 41. Survived by his wife Barbara, and four daughters, Alice Sue, 17, Joan, 15, Kathy, 13, Debbie, 12. He lived on Paces Creek, Clay County. His brother-in-law, Theo Griffin was also killed. • Albert Wagers, Age 28. Survived by his wife Betty Lee, children, Anita, 5, Larry Beve, 4, Richard, 1, his mother, Amanda Henson Wagers, three brothers and sisters. His father, Beve Wagers, was killed in an accident at Finley’s in 1963. • Armond Wagers, Age 40. Survived by his wife Elva, and eleven children. He was in the mines for the first time at age 14. His brother, Arnold Wagers was also killed. • Arnold Wagers, Age 35. Survived by his wife Juanita, and four children. He spent eighteen years in the mines. His brother, Armond Wagers was also killed. • Elmer White, Age 23. Survived by his wife Brenda, and five month old son. He spent only four weeks at Finley’s. His father-in-law and wife’s uncle were also killed. • Decker Whitehead, Age 46. Survived by his wife Lula, five children, and three grandchildren. He was 16 years old when he started working in the mines and was a mine foreman at Finley’s. • Denver Young, Age 29. Survived by his wife Dailey, son Jeffery, 6, parents John and Rachel, four brothers and four sisters. He lived on Couch’s Branch in Leslie County. He worked in the mine approximately six years.

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Loading Dock

August 27, 2015, 9:21 pm

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North Dakota, Billings County, Medora

A spur track connected the slaughterhouse with the main line of the Northern Pacific Railroad. Ice from the icehouses to your right were used to cool the refrigerator cars when the meat was loaded into them.

The Marquis owned cold storage facilities along the Northern Pacific rail line in Miles City, Montana Territory; Bismarck and Fargo, Dakota Territory; Brainerd and Duluth, Minnesota. These facilities were used to re-ice the cars in transit, to store the dressed meat, and to serve as local wholesale outlets.

The slaughterhouse closed in November of 1886, never to reopen. Reasons the business failed were the lower quality of range-fed beef, consumer preference for corn-fed beef, fierce competition from Philip Armour and Gustavas Swift, and personal troubles that included a murder charge against the Marquis. The plant was used for storage until it was destroyed by fire March 17, 1907.

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Detroit Memorial Park Cemetery

August 28, 2015, 6:00 am

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Michigan, Macomb County, Warren

Detroit Memorial Park Cemetery was organized in 1925 to serve the rapidly expanding post-war Detroit black population. Concerned with the indignities and poor quality of service received by the black community, several distinguished Detroiters established the cemetery to provide reasonably priced and dignified burials. This was the first black-owned and operated business of its kind in the state. Its incorporators included Charles Diggs, a mortician and acknowledged founder, and Dr. Aaron Toodle, a druggist and first president. By careful management the cemetery corporation survived the Great Depression and expanded into financial services. Famous inventor, Elijah McCoy, is buried here among doctors, lawyers, ministers, teachers, and business, civic and political leaders.

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This Park Dedicated to the Men of 3rd U.S. Marines

August 28, 2015, 7:04 am

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New York, Livingston County, Mount Morris

"Tex" "Bell"
This park dedicated
to the men of
3rd U.S. Marines
2nd Battalion, Fox Trot Co
3rd Platoon
1967-68
South Vietnam
"Doc R." "Sparks"
Always faithful
Thanks to my family & friends,
Roger Yencer, LCPI

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21st Wisconsin Infantry

August 28, 2015, 9:46 am

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Georgia, Catoosa County, near Fort Oglethorpe

Text on the Front Side of the Monument:

21st Wisconsin Infantry
Colonel Harrison C. Hobart
2nd Brigade, Baird's Division
Thomas' Corps.
Text on the Back Side of the Monument:

21st Wisconsin Infantry.

This regiment, Colonel Harrison C. Hobart commanding, after marching all night September 18, 1863, arrived at or near the south end of the Kelly field at daybreak. About 9:00 A.M. September 19, was ordered to advance. After moving about one mile east of this position became hotly engaged north of Winfrey house, and meeting the enemy in overwhelming numbers, was obliged to retire a short distance with the loss of several officers and enlisted men. Again advancing, occupied and retained its position until night when it became engaged in the night fight on the same ground. On the morning of the 20, took this position and held it throughout the day against repeated assaults of the enemy until about 5:30 P.M., when it was obliged to retire, the Colonel and many officers and men being captured.

The loss in these engagements was: killed and wounded, officers 4, enlisted men 41; missing officers 9, enlisted men 67; total 121.

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