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Temple of Santa Catalina de Siena

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, Mexico.
Templo de Santa Catalina de Siena. Iglesia del antiguo convento del mismo nombre, edificada en el siglo XVII; en ella estuvo presa la corregidora Josefa Ortiz de Domínguez, impulsor de la Independencia de México. English . . .

(Churches & Religion • Colonial Era • Man-Made Features • Wars, Non-US) Includes complete text, location, directions, 5 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Doctor Pedro López

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, Mexico.
En esta calle estuvo la casa de Pedro López primer médico que hubo en la ciudad 1527 Catálogo de la Insp. Gral. de Monumentos Artísticos e Históricos English translation: On this street was the house of Pedro López, the . . .

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

Baldwin County Vietnam War Memorial

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near Stockton, Alabama.
In honor of all who served in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam war. “Welcome home" This nation should never forget the more than 58,000 who paid the ultimate sacrifice in the service of our country or the ones who were left . . .

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

The Newest Old Covered Bridge

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Franklin, Pennsylvania.
The newest Old Covered Bridge in the world, built 1975. "The Park's Beginning" was 100 feet upstream where the original Knoebels Groves Covered Bridge and old swimming hole were located. That bridge was replaced by the modern highway bridge in 1940.

(Bridges & Viaducts • Parks & Recreational Areas) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Jail of the Inquisition

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, Mexico.
Aquí estuvo la cárcel perpetua de la Inquisicion que dio nombre a la calle. 1572-1820. Dirección de monumentos coloniales y de la República English translation: Here was the permanent jail of the Inquisition, which gave its . . .

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

Grand Carousel

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Franklin, Pennsylvania.
Grand Carousel Hand carved in 1913 by master carver Charles Carmel. This carousel was purchased by Knoebels in 1941 and moved here from Rahway, N.J. Its 63 horses and 3 chariots make it one of the largest remaining carousels . . .

(Entertainment) Includes complete text, location, directions, 1 photo, GPS coordinates, map.

McCant's (Florida) Battery

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Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Section of McCant's Battery

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

Grand Carousel

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Franklin, Pennsylvania.
[plaque] Grand Carousel Purchased: 1941. Opened: 1942 Previous Location: Riverside Park, Rahway, NJ This large 4 abreast carousel was built by George Kremer in 1913 using a Looff platform and horses carved by Charles . . .

(Arts, Letters, Music • Entertainment) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

The Old Boiler Room and Sand House

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near Grand Ledge, Michigan.
The structure in front of you was referred to by many of the workers as the old boiler room, being the original boiler room for the factory. Through changes in ownership and updating of equipment this building was turned . . .

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

What's Buried Down Below?

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near Grand Ledge, Michigan.
Looking down hill from this area you may notice a pond. Once two types of shale were processed from this quarry and used for brick making. It was said that at one time this quarry was over 60 feet deep and that during the . . .

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

Molenar Photography Studio Site

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Marksville, Louisiana.
H. Molenar and J.A. Dalsuet photographed much of early Marksville and its early inhabitants. Most of the photographs that have survived were made by Molenar who had a studio on this site.

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

Belle Oak

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Marksville, Louisiana.
Raised Greek Revival dwelling with Victorian influence built in 1872 by Alfred and Elizka Bordelon. Occupied by direct descendants. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

(Architecture • Notable Buildings • Settlements & Settlers) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Crossing the Kootenai

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Bonners Ferry, Idaho.
Bonners Ferry riverfront today is quiet compared to the bustling center of activity it was during the 1860s gold rush. Picture prospectors and pack trains, traders and supples, all gathered here waiting to be ferried across . . .

(Bridges & Viaducts • Waterways & Vessels) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Quarrying and Carrying

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near Grand Ledge, Michigan.
The large pieces of shale rock that were dynamited from the quarry were carried up to the top of this hill by mining carts and dumped into the crusher which pulverized these 400 pound slabs into a dusty chalk which was sent . . .

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

Heucks Retreat School

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Brookhaven, Mississippi.
Est. 1880 as one-room, one-teacher school. In 1920 consol. several community schools & became accredited high school. Closed in 1959, students transferred to other schools. Presented by Heucks Alumni, 1984.

(Education) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Where You are Standing Wasn't Always Woods

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near Grand Ledge, Michigan.
Looking at this wooded park it is hard to imagine that from 1914 to 1947 this area was cleared of trees and was the home of up to 11 buildings which made up a brick factory. The longest of which was the kiln reaching some . . .

(Environment • Industry & Commerce) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Electrifying Bonners Ferry

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Bonners Ferry, Idaho.
Harnessing water for power Electricity and fast-flowing rivers are inseparable in the Pacific Northwest. In the early 1900s, harnessing the power of water to supply Bonners Ferry's ever-increasing demand for electricity . . .

(Industry & Commerce • Man-Made Features) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Solving Power Problems

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Bonners Ferry, Idaho.
During the 1920s, the Bonners Ferry Water and Light Department made multiple improvements to the Moyie River and Myrtle Creek power plants, but relying on hydroelectric power alone has its drawbacks. Generating electricity . . .

(Man-Made Features) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Tobbukot

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, Iceland.
(English Side:) In 1858 a small half-stone house or steinbaer was built here. Before long it was purchased by midwife Þorbjörg Sveinsdóttir. The house was commonly called Tobbukot, a diminutive derived from "Þorbjörg's . . .

(Civil Rights • Science & Medicine • Women) Includes complete text, location, directions, 5 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

E Clampus Vitus

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Murphys, California.
E Clampus Vitus-What mystery and magic that name recalls! Mystery as to its meaning which is unknown; magic as its name conjures the Golden Days of California’s statehood. E Clampus Vitus was established in West Virginia in . . .

(Entertainment • Fraternal or Sororal Organizations • Settlements & Settlers) Includes complete text, location, directions, 1 photo, GPS coordinates, map.
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