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Railroad Trestles

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near Craigmont, Idaho.
In order to cross Lawyer’s Canyon and other Camas Prairie gorges, a series of high railroad bridges was (sic) built in 1908. This highway goes past two of them here. Most were timber, but a metal structure, 1500 feet long . . .

(Bridges & Viaducts • Railroads & Streetcars) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Pioneering Legislators

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Stamps, Arkansas.
Three African American men represented Lafayette County in the state legislature after the Civil War. Monroe Hawkins, born a slave in North Carolina around 1832, was a minister and laborer. He was a delegate in the 1868 . . .

(African Americans • Politics) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Lewis and Clark

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near Craigmont, Idaho.
On May 27, 1806, Sgt. John Ordway and Pvts. Frazer and Weiser were dispatched from Camp Chopunnish (Kamiah) to Lewis’ River (Snake River) to obtain salmon. Guided by Nez Perce Indians, the men crossed the Camas Prairie near . . .

(Exploration) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Confederate Headquarters / Confederate Flank Attack

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near Leola, Arkansas.
Confederate Headquarters Confederate Gen. Edmund Kirby Smith led troops from Louisiana on a forced march to attack Gen. Frederick Steele’s Union army as it crossed the Saline River to retreat to Little Rock. He arrived here . . .

(War, US Civil) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Craigmont

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Craigmont, Idaho.
Not long before Camas Prairie Railroad service reached here in 1908, rival towns were started on each side of the track. Vollmer began as a rail and business center on the east, and Ilo (an older town a mile away) moved to . . .

(Settlements & Settlers) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Craigmont

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Craigmont, Idaho.
Not long before Camas Prairie Railroad service reached here in 1908, rival towns were started on each side of the track. Vollmer began as a rail and business center on the east, and Ilo (an older town a mile away) moved to . . .

(Settlements & Settlers) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Lawyer's Canyon

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near Craigmont, Idaho.
Named for the Nez Perce Indian leader who served as Head Chief, 1848-1871, and who lived near the lower end of the canyon. Called “The Lawyer” by early fur traders for his exceptional talents in languages and oratory, he was . . .

(Native Americans) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

George State Monument

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near Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia.
Text on the west side of the monument, bottom tablet: To The Lasting Memory Of All Her Sons Who Fought On This Field - Those Who Fought and Lived and Those Who Fought and Died, Those Who gave Much and Those Who Gave All . . .

(Architecture • Parks & Recreational Areas • War, US Civil) Includes complete text, location, directions, 12 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Railroad Tunnels

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near Winchester, Idaho.
Seven tunnels - one a horseshoe more than a quater mile long -- had to be blasted in this canyon so that a railroad could be completed to Grangeville in 1908. Building a railroad up this canyon was exceptionally difficult . . .

(Railroads & Streetcars) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Arkansas Military Institute / Tulip in the Civil War

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Tulip, Arkansas.
Arkansas Military Institute The state legislature chartered the Arkansas Military Institute in 1850, and the school was built on Chapel Ridge in Tulip. Cadets had to be over 14 and at least 4 feet 9 inches tall. Classes . . .

(Education • War, US Civil) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Road to Marks' Mills / Battle of Marks' Mills

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Fordyce, Arkansas.
Road to Marks' Mills Gen. Frederick Steele’s Union army set out from Little Rock on March 23, 1864, to join a second army in Louisiana and invade Texas. He made it as far as modern-day Prescott before turning toward Camden . . .

(War, US Civil) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Insley Mounds

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near Delhi, Louisiana.
Insley once had up to 13 mounds. Only 2 are visible from the road. The closest one is 10½ feet tall and rectangular with a flat top. The mound farther north is 20 feet tall, but was 5 feet taller before fill was removed from . . .

(Man-Made Features • Native Americans • Notable Places) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Scott Place Mounds

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near Farmerville, Louisiana.
Scott Place is a 5-mound complex dating to around AD 1200. Four of the mounds are well preserved. The largest is a platform mound and is 11 feet tall. The other 4 are dome shaped and are more difficult to see from this spot. . . .

(Man-Made Features • Native Americans • Notable Places) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Temple and fountain of Santa Ana

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, Mexico.
Templo y fuente de Santa Ana Erigido a partir de una capilla sencilla en 1700, este templo fue elevado a parroquia en 1805 gracias a la iniciativa promovida por su primer párroco, el teólogo presbítero don Félix Osores . . .

(Churches & Religion • Colonial Era • Man-Made Features) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

William J. McGowan Award

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Binghamton, New York.
William J. McGowan, Jr. 1918 - 1922 — Binghamton City Council — 1976 - 1991 —————————————————— The "William J. McGowan Award" presented annually to the Most Valuable Player on the Binghamton Mets 1992 Tim Howard • 1993 . . .

(Sports) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Ecker-Haupt War Memorial

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Lackawaxen, Pennsylvania.
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(Fraternal or Sororal Organizations • Patriots & Patriotism • War, World II) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Le Chemin Militaire

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Vacherie, Louisiana.
Route used by Civil War troops. It led from Mississippi River over swamp ridges, Indian trails, through Chackbay (Chegby), Thibodaux and Bayou Lafourche areas, to Attakapas country. Local militia units took active parts in Civil War engagements.

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

Military Air Disaster

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Wilmington, Ohio.
Side A On April 18, 1964, reservists from the 302nd Troop Carrier Wing at the Clinton County Air Force Base (CCAFB) and 2nd Special Forces Group (Green Berets) of Fort Hayes, Columbus were to undergo an Operational . . .

(Air & Space • Disasters) Includes complete text, location, directions, 6 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Pluma's Power Plants

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Pluma, South Dakota.
Belt City Light and Power Company, 1893 – 1905 In 1893, the Belt Light and Power Company of Lead built a 30 x 92 foot brick and stone power station in this vicinity. The plant boasted a Brush Alternating System consisting of . . .

(Industry & Commerce) Includes complete text, location, directions, 6 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Making Charcoal

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Thurmont, Maryland.
After building a triangular chimney and stuffing it with sticks, the collier stacked logs in concentric circles around the flue. The 12-foot-high stack consisted of 30 to 50 cords—two or three times the logs you see in this . . .

(Industry & Commerce) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
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