Assumption Parish World War II Memorial

September 9, 2015, 7:45 am

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Louisiana, Assumption Parish, Napoleonville

To honor the citizens of
Assumption Parish
who served in World War II
This tablet in placed here
by the
Mothers Club of Napoleonville

They fought for peace with honor

Dedicated December 2, 1945

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

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Rosedale Road

September 9, 2015, 7:49 am

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Louisiana, West Baton Rouge Parish, Port Allen

Over the Rosedale Road in May 1864 marched the Union Army of Major General Nathaniel P. Banks returning to New Orleans following the failure of the Red River Campaign.

(Roads & Vehicles • War, US Civil) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

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Schoharie Crossing

September 9, 2015, 8:02 am

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New York, Montgomery County, Fort Hunter

Schoharie Crossing State Historic Site was established in 1966 to honor the great contributions of the Erie Canal to the growth of both New York State and the entire nation. Schoharie Crossing is dedicated to protecting the many remaining structures that represent the Erie Canal's three major eras of operation.

The original Erie Canal. completed in 1825, was 363 miles long. It had 83 locks, with a boat channel 40 feet wide by 4 feet deep. Lock 20 and the East Guard Lock date from the canal's first stage. Beginning in 1835, the erie Canal was widened to 70 feet and deepened to 7 feet, and 72 improved locks were constructed. The Schoharie Aqueduct, Empire lock, and Yankee Hill Lock were part of the second phase of the Erie Canal.

The third major phase of the Erie is the Barge Canal, still operating today. As a section of that canal, the Mohawk River is used to create a boat channel 200 feet wide by 14 feet deep. The "Erie Division" of the Barge Canal, which opened in the early years of the 20th century, is comprised of 35 locks, including Tribes Hill Lock 12.

(Industry & Commerce • Waterways & Vessels) Includes location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

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Daisy Geyser

September 9, 2015, 9:14 am

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Wyoming, Park County, Yellowstone National Park

Daisy Geyser is part of an interconnected group of geysers and hot springs. Underground cracks and fissures allow water and heat to circulate between the various features in this group. When the activity of one feature affects the behavior of another, it is called an exchange of function. Daisy Geyser is usually quite predictable, but when nearby Bonita Pool overflows excessively or when Splendid Geyser erupts, Daisy Geyser can become irregular.

Fast Facts:
• Daisy Geyser erupts to heights of 75 feet or more.
• On average, the duration of Daisy Geyser’s eruptions are 3 to 5 minutes.

(Natural Features) Includes location, directions, 5 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

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Grotto Geyser

September 9, 2015, 9:45 am

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Wyoming, Park County, Yellowstone National Park

Grotto is perhaps the most unusual of Yellowstone’s geysers. Geologists believe that hundreds (or thousands) of years ago, Grotto Geyser emerged in a stand of dead or dying trees and, through time, deposited layer upon layer of siliceous sinter (silica) over the stumps and branches.

Fast Facts:
• Grotto’s initial eruption can reach heights of more than 40 feet, but then generally subsides to about 15 feet.
• The duration of Grotto’s eruption can vary from about 50 minutes to more than 24 hours.

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Quetzalcoat's Stone

September 9, 2015, 10:07 am

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El Salvador, La Libertad, Antiguo Cuscatlán

Los monolitos de las piedras tacitas son parte de nuestra cultura ancestral. Fueron encontrados en lo que fue la ribera sur de la antigua laguna en 1971. Según el arqueólogo Tomas Fideas Jimenez, en la tradición religiosa pipil, estos monolitos representaban un recuerdo de las lagrimas que derramo Quetzalcoat, cuando fue expulsado por los Aztecas. Similares hallazgos se reportaron en 1957 en San Diego La Libertad, El Salvador, Guatemala y Chile.

English translation:
The “stones of the little cups” monoliths are part of our ancestral culture. They were found near here in what was the southern edge of the ancient crater lake in 1971. According to archaeologist Tomas Fideas Jimenez, in the Pipil religious tradition, these monoliths represented the myth of the tears that Quetzalcoat shed when he was thrown out by the Aztecs. Similar stones were reported in 1957 in San Diego La Libertad, El Salvador, Guatemala and Chile.

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

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Fritz Hamer

September 9, 2015, 10:19 am

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El Salvador, La Libertad, Antiguo Cuscatlán

Coleccion de Orquideas
Fritz Hamer
Zona dedicada al Sr. Fritz Hamer
como un reconocimiento a su
investigación sobre las orquideas
en El Salvador. Nacio en Hamburgo
Alemania el 22 de noviembre de 1912
y murió el 13 de febrero de 2004
en Sarasota, Florida.

English translation:
Orchid Collection of
Fritz Hamer
This area dedicated to Mr. Fritz Hamer as recognition of his research on the orchids of El Salvador. He was born in Hamburg, Germany on November 22, 1912 and died in Sarasota, Florida [USA] on February 13, 2004.

(Horticulture & Forestry) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

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Riverside Geyser

September 9, 2015, 10:24 am

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Wyoming, Park County, Yellowstone National Park

Across the Firehole River is Riverside Geyser, one of the most predictable and consistent geysers in Yellowstone. Beginning an hour or two before an eruption, water pours over the cone’s edge, and splashing and bubbling become more visible. Then, water and steam arch over the river to heights of 75 feet. The eruption will last about 22 minutes. As the water diminishes during the eruption, steam continues to billow out, and, when the light is right, rainbows often form in the misty air.

Fast Facts:
• Riverside Geyser is a cone-type geyser.
• Eruptions are very predictable, taking place every 5.5 to 7.5 hours.

Why is Riverside Geyser so Predictable
Unlike many other geysers and hot springs in the Upper Geyser Basin, Riverside may not be connected to nearby features, thus, has a relatively constant source of heat and water. It is uniquely unaffected by other forces such as earthquakes that can shake up underground plumbing systems by closing old vents and creating new ones, and changing previous patterns of water circulation.

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Centennial of Salvadoran Independence

September 9, 2015, 10:53 am

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El Salvador, Santa Ana, Metapán

Estado de El Salvador
America Central
-XV-IX-MDCCCXXI-
Distrito de Metapan
Depto de Santa Ana
-XV-IX-MCMXXI-
La
Ciudad de Metapan
Consagra este recuerdo en
Celebracion del
Centenario de la
Independencia
Nacional
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En tan memorable dia, la generacion
Presente, da un voto de gracias a Dios
E invoca sus bendiciones para la
Patria y generación venidera
Loor a Nuestros Proceres!
Viva la Libertad!
Viva Centro-America!

English translation:
The State of El Salvador
Central America
-XV-IX-MDCCCXXI-(September 15, 1821)
District of Metapan
Department of Santa Ana
-XV-IX-MCMXXI-(September 15, 1921)
The City of Metapan
Consecrates this remembrance of the Celebration of the 100th Anniversary of National Independence
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On such a memorable day, the current generation gives thanks to God and invokes his blessing for the Country and the generations to come
Tribute to our Founding Fathers!
Here’s to Liberty!
Here’s to Central America!

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124 First Street

September 9, 2015, 9:39 pm

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Missouri, Cass County, Pleasant Hill

This building was the home of the Citizens State Bank from 1893-1943. The assets were purchased and incorporated into the Pleasant Hill Bank. From 1943-58 it was a shoe and dress shop. In 1958 it became a liquor store for several years. Later it was a small convenience store, then an antique shop. The dates on the building 1884-1913 are believed to be the dates of the founding of the bank (which had relocated here.) and the remodeling in 1913.

Current owners are
Fred and Connie Simmons.

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A Mohawk House Unearthed

September 10, 2015, 4:25 am

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New York, Montgomery County, Fort Hunter

Historical documents identify this general area as the location of the Lower Mohawk Castle throughout the 1700s. In 1712 the missionary at Fort hunter described this Mohawk village: "Their chief town or castle as it is called, stands by the fort, consisting of 40 or 50 wigwams or houses, palisaded round."

During the 1991 restoration of the early 1800s house, now called the Enders house, archaeologists expected to find only fragmentary evidence of the earlier Mohawk village. Surprisingly, their excavations revealed that the foundations of an earlier Mohawk house were used and expanded upon in the construction of the 1800s residence.

Through careful excavations and analysis archaeologists determined that the earlier structure measured approximately 16 by 18 feet and was built in the 1760s by the Mohawks. The associated artifacts suggest that while the Mohawks were living in small European-style houses and had incorporated many European objects and customs into their daily lives, they were also actively maintaining their Mohawk culture and identity.

From Longhouse to Cabin:
Traditionally, the Mohawks lived in long bark-covered structures that were shared by numerous families. The arrival of Europeans, their trade goods, and new diseases changed many aspects of Iroquois culture. Throughout the 1700s, European-style, single-family cabins were replacing shared longhouses. The archaeological evidence at the Lower Mohawk Castle indicates that these cabins were wood-framed buildings that had stone foundations, plastered walls, tiled floors, brick chimneys, glass windows, and iron-hinged doors or shutters.

Changing Mohawk Material Culture:
Objects recovered from the Mohawk house site demonstrate that the Mohawks were wealthy enough to purchase modern European and Chinese ceramics and may have also been practicing European customs such as social tea drinking. The Mohawks used European kettles and ceramics for food preparation and consumption, but the animal bones recovered indicate that they consumed more wild game than their European neighbors. Only one triangular arrowhead was recovered, and the 9 gunflints and 18 pieces of lead shot are evidence that firearms were replacing the bow and arrow.

Maintaining Mohawk Identity:
While many aspects of Mohawk culture had changed with the European colonial wars, evidence found in excavations around the house revealed that the Mohawks maintained their own distinct identity, which they communicated to the outside world through their ornamentation. This evidence included 12 catlinite and red slate ornaments, 4 tinkler cones, 2 hawk bells, over 138 glass beads, and 16 shell wampum beads.

(Colonial Era • Native Americans) Includes location, directions, 7 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

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On the River

September 10, 2015, 6:18 am

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Michigan, Wayne County, Dearborn

Where you are standing now was once an open channel to the Rouge River. The Fords would pilot their boat, the Callie B, out of the boathouse to the river. The Ford grandchildren would harbor small boats here, as well. Conveniently, Mrs. Ford's brother lived just one mile upstream.

In the early 1950's, the channel was filled in because of water pollution from combined storm and sanitary sewers associated with the postwar housing boom upstream. The channel was loaded with slag from the Rouge Steel plant downstream.

Regional and local efforts to clean up the Rouge River are well underway. In the future, visitors to the estate may once again enjoy boat trips along the Rouge River just as the Fords did many years ago.

The design of the boathouse by landscape designer Jens Jensen was intended to appear like a cave opening in the hillside. The adjoining garden at one time had stone walls that paralleled the stone of the boathouse, visually extending the strong horizontal lines of the designed landscape.

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Fumaroles

September 10, 2015, 8:04 am

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Wyoming, Park County, Yellowstone National Park

The hottest of Yellowstone’s geothermal features are fumaroles (steam vents). Fumaroles in Norris Geyser Basin have measured up to 280°F (138°C). A plentiful water supply would help cool these features; however, steam vents are usually found on hillsides or higher ground, above the basin’s water supply. They rapidly boil away what little water they contain; releasing steam and other gases forcefully from underground.

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Texas

September 10, 2015, 8:16 am

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Mississippi, Warren County, Vicksburg

(center panel) Remembers the valor and devotion of her sons who served at Vicksburg and in other theaters of the War Between the States. "For those men believed in something. They counted life a light thing to lay down in the faith they bore. They were terrible in battle. They were generous in victory. They rose up from defeat to fight again and while they lived they were formidable. The heritage they left of valor and devotion is treasured by a united country."

(left panel) The Sealing of the Breach At this location the lines of the Confederacy were broken and the Texans were called in to seal the breach. They not only accomplished their mission but captured a number of the enemy and seized their standards.

(right panel) Texas Units Engaged in the Vicksburg Campaign and Siege

(War, US Civil) Includes location, directions, 6 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

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Stephen Dill Lee

September 10, 2015, 8:21 am

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Mississippi, Warren County, Vicksburg

Lieutenant General
***C.S.A.***
Brigadier General
Commanding Second
Brigade Stevenson's
Division May Second
- July Fourth 1863

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Tennessee

September 10, 2015, 8:28 am

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Mississippi, Warren County, Vicksburg

Dedicated to the Tennessee Confederate Soldiers
Who served in Defense of Vicksburg

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East Guard Lock

September 10, 2015, 8:30 am

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New York, Montgomery County, Fort Hunter

In front of you are the stone remains of the East Guard Lock, which date to the original Erie Canal. A key element to the canal's operation was controlling the amount of water entering the system. Too much water was more dangerous than too little.

The East Guard Lock was constructed to control flood waters flowing into the canal from the Schoharie Creek. During periods of flooding, two sets of doors in the East Guard Lock could be closed to prevent the swirling waters of the Schoharie from washing away the canal banks. Under normal conditions, the doors would be kept open, leaving a clear channel between the Erie Canal and the creek.

Most of the structures on the original canal were removed when the Erie Canal was enlarged. The East Guard Lock, however, was used throughout the 19th century as part of a feeder canal that channeled water into the Enlarge Erie. The lock was used for flood control into the 20th century. This photograph dates from the "feeder" era. Courtesy of the First Hunter Canal Society.

(Waterways & Vessels) Includes location, directions, 7 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

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John Adams

September 10, 2015, 8:32 am

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Mississippi, Warren County, Vicksburg

Brig. General C.S. Army
Commanding First Brigade
Loring's Division
Johnston's Army

Cadet U.S. Military Academy 1841
2nd Lt. U.S. Army Dec. 6, 1846
First Lieutenant Oct. 9, 1846
Captain November 30, 1856
Resigned May 31, 1861
Capt. C.S. Army July 8, 1861
To Rank from March 16, 1861
Colonel 1862
Brig. General Dec. 29, 1862
Killed in Battle Nov. 30, 1864

(War, US Civil) Includes location, directions, 5 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

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Randal W. MacGavock

September 10, 2015, 8:38 am

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Mississippi, Warren County, Vicksburg

Col. 10th Tenn. Infty
Killed in Battle
May 12, 1863

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John C Pemberton

September 10, 2015, 8:44 am

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Mississippi, Warren County, Vicksburg

Lt. General C.S. Army
Commanding Department of
Miss. and East Lousianna

Cadet U.S. Military Academy 1833
2nd Lt. 4th Art. July First 1837
First Lt. Mar. Nineteenth 1842
Captain September Sixteenth 1850
Resigned April Twenty-Fourth 1861
Brig. Gen. C.S. Army June 19, 1861
Major General February 13, 1862
To Rank From Jan. Fourteenth 1862
Lt. General Oct. Thirteenth 1862
To Rank From October Tenth 1862

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

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