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Sir Jacob Epstein Sculpture

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, United Kingdom.
Unveiled by Admiral Sir Caspar John, G.C.B. 3rd June 1972 This carving by Jacob Epstein Commemorates the Years 1901 – 1914 when He lived and worked In a studio on this site Which was originally Sit Thomas More’s Orchard . . .

(Arts, Letters, Music) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

London Peace Pagoda

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The London Peace Pagoda Na Mu Myo Ho Ren Ge Kyo The London Peace Pagoda was built by monks, nuns and followers of Nipponzan Myohoji at the behest of our founder and preceptor, the Most Venerable Nichidatsu Fuji (known as . . .

(Peace) Includes complete text, location, directions, 6 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

London Peace Pagoda

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London Peace Pagoda Prince Siddhartha, whose name means ‘every wish fulfilled’ and who was the son of King Suddhodana and Queen Maya, was born in Lumbini Park at the foot of the Himalayas more than 2,500 years ago. . . .

(Peace) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Sri Chinmoy Peace Mile

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, United Kingdom.
The Sri Chinmoy Peace Mile The Sri Chinmoy Peace Mile was inaugurated to celebrate the International Year of Peace 1986 The Sri Chinmoy Athletics Club organises races for the public in the Park. Sri Chinmoy is the Director . . .

(Sports) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

9th Indiana Infantry

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near Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia.
Indiana. Ninth Regiment Infantry.(Suman) Second Brigade. (Hazen) Second Division. (Palmer) Twenty-First Corps. (Crittenden) Saturday, September 19th, 1:00 P.M. to 3:30 P.M.

(Parks & Recreational Areas • War, US Civil) Includes location, directions, 6 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Daniel Richards

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Orangeville, New York.
Revolutionary War Vermont Militia served 1777- 1782 Richards Pioneer Cemetery

(Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, US Revolutionary) Includes location, directions, 1 photo, GPS coordinates, map.

Stony Brook Glen

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Orangeville, New York.
Stony Brook Glen refuge of Mary Jemison and Seneca tribe during General Sullivan's raid 1779

(Native Americans • War, US Revolutionary) Includes location, directions, 1 photo, GPS coordinates, map.

Turchin's Brigade

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near Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia.
Turchin's Brigade. Reynolds' Division - Thomas' Corps. Brigadier General John B. Turchin. September 19, 1863, 4 p.m., 2d Position. 18th Kentucky - Colonel Hubbard K. Milward. 11th Ohio - Colonel Philander P. Lane. 36th Ohio . . .

(Parks & Recreational Areas • War, US Civil) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

La Mesa Battlefield

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Vernon, California.
During the United States occupation of California during the Mexican-American War, La Mesa served as a campsite for the Californio forces under General Castro in the summer of 1846. The last military encounter on the . . .

(War, Mexican-American) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Sister Elsie’s Well

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Tujunga, California.
Dug by neophytes on the "Rancho Las Hermanas" (now owned by Philip Begue). Was used by the padres traveling over “Old Mission Trail” during the Spanish regime.

(Hispanic Americans • Native Americans) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Fraser Park

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Orfino, Idaho.
This 10 acre park was a part of the original homestead of John Cattron, who homesteaded the 160 acres in 1890. Lewis and Clark passed through the park on the old Nez Perce Indian trail that went through the park in 1805. . . .

(Parks & Recreational Areas) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

"Handsome Small Prairie"

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Weippe, Idaho.
After the hardships of the mountain passage, the Weippe Prairie was a place of relief for the Corps of Discovery. The Nez Perce befriended them and renewed their hope of reaching the Pacific Ocean. "the pleasure I now felt . . .

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

Lewis and Clark

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Weippe, Idaho.
Journeying toward the Clearwateer, 6 men under Clark met the Nez Perce Indians not far from here, September 20, 1805. Clark first saw 3 frightened Indian boys who hid in the grass. Finding two, he reassured them with small . . .

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

Weippe Prairie

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Weippe, Idaho.
This marker was dedicated 1957 to commemorate the arrival of the Lewis and Clark Expedition at Weippe Prairie, Idaho, Sept. 23, 1805. Also to honor the memory of Dr. J.T. Moser who pioneered here in the 1890's and to honor . . .

(Exploration • Natural Features) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

First Contact Between Two Cultures

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Weippe, Idaho.
In late September of 1805, three young Nez Perce spied several men dressed in strange clothes and hats coming from the ridge to the southeast. The boys hid, but the men discovered two of them in the area behind his sign. The . . .

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

Chinese Hanging

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Pierce, Idaho.
Charges with hacking a prominent local merchant to pieces, five Chinese were hanged here by vigilantes Sept. 18, 1885. They were just setting out on a long, hard 240 mile trip from Pierce to face trial at the county seat in . . .

(Asian Americans • Law Enforcement • Notable Events) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Lower Dexter Park

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Montgomery, Alabama.
History Happened Here The City of Montgomery built this public park on one of the lots occupied by the Montgomery Fair Department Store. Rosa Parks was an assistant to the tailor for Montgomery Fair. On December 1, 1955, . . .

(Civil Rights • Notable Buildings • Parks & Recreational Areas • Women) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

124th Ohio Infantry

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near Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia.
Text from the Front Side of the Monument: 124th Ohio Infantry Hazen's Brigade Palmer's Division 21st Army Corps Text from the Back Side of the Monument: September 19th, 1863, this Regiment, Colonel Oliver H. Payne . . .

(Parks & Recreational Areas • War, US Civil) Includes complete text, location, directions, 7 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Old Railway Station

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, Mexico.
Antigua Estación del Ferrocarril Inaugurada en 1904, conectó a Querétaro con el Ferrocarril Central Mexicano, construido a finales del siglo XIX, y con el Ferrocarril Nacional establecido a principios del XX. El Gobierno . . .

(Industry & Commerce • Man-Made Features • Railroads & Streetcars) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Poland Village / Poland Town Hall

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Poland, Ohio.
Side A Poland Village The Village of Poland officially incorporated in August 1866, a year after the end of the Civil War. In April 1867, the citizens elected John Leslie as mayor. As of 1880, Poland's population exceeded . . .

(Notable Places) Includes complete text, location, directions, 5 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
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