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Fuggerei

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, Germany.
(First panel:) Die »Fuggerei« hat ihren Namen nach Anton Graf Fugger zu Kirchberg und Weissenhorn, der hier 1601 seinen Wohnsitz nahm, ohne jemals ein Handelsgeschäft zu führen (er entstammte dem berühmten, früh geadelter . . .

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

No. 31 Mine Shop

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Lynch, Kentucky.
On this concrete slab, a mining equipment repair shop was erected in an area that earlier was used as a mine car marshalling yard. The building was moved to No. 32 Mine in 1963, where it became the 5 South Main Bathhouse and Warehouse building.

(Industry & Commerce) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Power House

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Lynch, Kentucky.
This building once housed boiler operated generators which furnished electric power to operate No.'s 30 & 31 mines and support facilities. In addition, it supplied electric power to all homes in Lynch. Originally four 150 KW . . .

(Industry & Commerce) Includes complete text, location, directions, 5 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

New Market /Oliver Harris

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near Hillsboro, Ohio.
New Market In 1798, Henry Massie, brother of General Nathaniel Massie, platted a town, the earliest permanent settlement in Highland County, covering 400 acres and named it New Market after a town in his native Virginia. . . .

(Settlements & Settlers) Includes complete text, location, directions, 6 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Here Nelson Fell

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, United Kingdom.
Here Nelson Fell 21st Oct 1805

(Military • Notable Persons) Includes location, directions, 6 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

The Kuwait Arena

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, United Kingdom.
The Kuwait Arena This arena was a gift from the people of Kuwait in recognition of the sacrifice made by soldiers of the British Army in the Liberation War 1990–1.

(War, 1st Iraq & Desert Storm) Includes location, directions, 6 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

The Mattocks Ruin

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Mimbres, New Mexico.
The Mattocks Ruin is a large Mimbres archaeological site with pithouses and a pueblo dating more than 1,000 years ago. The site was once the home of the Mimbres people, Native Americans who left behind extraordinary black . . .

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

Mary Ann Deming Crocker

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Deming, New Mexico.
This is a two-sided marker Front Side: Born in 1827, Mary Ann Deming was married to Charles Crocker, one of the founders of the Central Pacific Railroad. A “silver spike” was driven here in 1881 that commemorated connecting . . .

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

RAF St Eval

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, United Kingdom.
R · A · F St Eval 1939 – 1959 In Memory of those who served and the 974 gallant airrew who lost their lives Also the 22 Airmen and WAAFS who were killed in bombing raids Unveiled this day 10th April 2005 by Wing Commander . . .

(War, Cold • War, World II) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

A Silver Spike was Driven

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Deming, New Mexico.
Linking the Southern Pacific railroad with the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe railroads at Deming in the Territory of New Mexico. Deming celebrates our state's centennial this March 3, 2012

(Railroads & Streetcars) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Clark County Confederate Memorial

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Arkadelphia, Arkansas.
East face When the last trumpet is sounded, may each one answer the roll call of the heavenly army. South face "The principles for which they fought live eternally." erected by the Harris Flanagin Chapter, U.D.C. to the . . .

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

Restaurant Building

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Lynch, Kentucky.
This structure was completed in the early twenties. Because of its location astride Big Looney Creek, it was built of brick instead of native sandstone to reduce the weight. The restaurant was famous in the region for its . . .

(Industry & Commerce) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

City Water Plant

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Lynch, Kentucky.
In 1933, the wells which supplied the town of Lynch and company mines were not producing enough water. Land was acquired on Lewis Creek in Letcher County for a filtration plant and 20,000 feet of 8 inch pipe was ordered. . . .

(Industry & Commerce) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Kershaw's Brigade

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near Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia.
Kershaw's South Carolina Brigade McLaw's Division, Longstreet's Corps Army of Northern Virginia Sunday, September 20th, 1863.

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

Kelly's Brigade

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near Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia.
Kelly's Brigade. Preston's Division. - Buckner's Corps. Colonel John H. Kelly. September 20, 1863, 6:30 P.M. 65th Georgia, - Colonel R.H. Moore. 5th Kentucky, - Colonel Hiram Hawkins. 58th North Carolina, - Colonel John B. . . .

(Parks & Recreational Areas • War, US Civil) Includes complete text, location, directions, 5 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

3rd South Carolina Infantry

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near Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia.
3rd Regiment South Carolina Infantry Commander Colonel James D. Nance.

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

Preston's Division

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near Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia.
Preston's Division -- Buckner's Corps. Brigadier General William Preston. September 20th 1863, 4:30 p.m. Gracie's Brigade - Brigade General Archibald Gracie, Jr. Trigg's Brigade - Colonel Robert C. Trigg. Kelley's Brigade - . . .

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

Railroad Station

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Lynch, Kentucky.
This railroad depot was finished in 1925. One of the few brick structures in Lynch because the stone quarries were closed by this date. This was a busy station, serving two passenger trains daily through the forties and then . . .

(Industry & Commerce • Railroads & Streetcars) Includes complete text, location, directions, 5 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

McLaw's Division

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near Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia.
McLaw's Division - Longstreet's Corps Brigader General Joseph B. Kershaw. September 20, 1863, afternoon. Kershaw's Brigade, Brigader General Joseph B. Kershaw. Humphrey's Brigade, Brigader General Benjamin G. Humphreys. . . .

(Parks & Recreational Areas • War, US Civil) Includes complete text, location, directions, 5 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

First Union County Courthouse

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El Dorado, Arkansas.
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(Government • Notable Buildings • Political Subdivisions) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
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