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Robert Stockton

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Edmonton, Kentucky.
Baptized by Samuel Harris, 1771. Captured in the Battle of Brandywine and held prisoner for two years. Was active in forming the Strawberry Baptist Association of Virginia and helped constitute 11 of the churches composing . . .

(Churches & Religion • Notable Persons • War, US Revolutionary) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Brave New World

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Missoula, Montana.
Despite Civil War turmoil, progress was bravely pushing Westward, leading into the Gilded Age of substantial growth in population and wealth. Cantonment Wright and Hell Gate In November 1861, John Mullan established . . .

(Bridges & Viaducts • Roads & Vehicles • Settlements & Settlers) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Twilight of an Era

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Missoula, Montana.
The true of the century decade began one of transition and progress and is considered the first decade of materialism and consumerism. A Tribute to Milltown Dam The growth of Montana's lumber industry was dependent on the . . .

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

Journey Through the Blackfoot

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Missoula, Montana.
(Three panels, presented left to right, form the marker.) Many Cultures Forge Strong Communities Welcome to Bonner and nearby communities, each built on the grit and dreams of self-made men and women. It you had walked . . .

(Environment • Exploration • Settlements & Settlers) Includes complete text, location, directions, 5 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Souvenirs of the Ice Age

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near Greenough, Montana.
Highway 200 near this rest area passes through one of the most spectacular ice-age landscapes in Montana. Glaciers advanced out to the Mission and Swan ranges, and the mountains in the Bob Marshall-Scapegoat wildernesses, . . .

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

A Vast Network of Indigenous Trails.

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Greenough, Montana.
For millennia, the Blackfoot River corridor has been part of the homeland of the Salish and Pend d'Oreille people. They and visiting members of other tribes used a vast network of trails to criss-cross this region of great . . .

(Native Americans) Includes complete text, location, directions, 5 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Big Blackfoot Milling Company

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near Greenough, Montana.
By 1900 the Big Blackfoot Milling Company had largely depleted its nearby timber supplies and moved further up the Blackfoot. The mill, now owned by the Anaconda Company, got most of its timber from logs cut and dumped into . . .

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

Edward V. Loustalot

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Franklin, Louisiana.
. . .

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

Pierre-Joseph-Olivier Chauveau

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Québec, Quebec.
C'est dans cette maison, construite en 1732 pour le marchand Charles Berthelot, que grandit et vécut jusqu'à sa mort Pierre-Joseph-Olivier Chauveau, chef du Parti conservateur et premier ministre de la province de Québec, de . . .

(Arts, Letters, Music • Education • Man-Made Features • Politics) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Hertha Ayrton

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, United Kingdom.
Hertha Ayrton was born Phoebe Sarah Marks in Queen Street, Portsea, on 28 April 1854. She was the third child of a Polish Jewish watchmaker named Levi Marks, an immigrant from Tsarist Poland, and Alice Teresa Moss, a . . .

(Science & Medicine • Women) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

King John’s Dock

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, United Kingdom.
In front of this board is the site of Portsmouth’s first royal dockyard built by King Richard I (1189-99) and extended and inproved by King John (1199-1216). John, King of England Born: 24 December 1166 Died: 19 October 1216 . . .

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

Isambard Kingdom Brunel

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, United Kingdom.
Isambard Kingdom Brunel was born in nearby Britain Street, Portsea, Portsmouth on 9 April 1806. His father, Marc, a French Refugee, and English mother Sophia, were living in Portsmouth while Marc supervised the installation . . .

(Industry & Commerce • Notable Persons • Railroads & Streetcars • Waterways & Vessels) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Lawton House

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Oviedo, Florida.
Oviedo pioneer J. H. Lee Sr. built the Lawton House in 1890 on South Central avenue near the old downtown crossroads. In 1910, Mr. Lee sold the home to his newly wed daughter Charlotte “Lottie” Lee and her husband Thomas . . .

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

38th Illinois Infantry

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near Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia.
Illinois 38th Infantry. Carlin’s Brigade. 11:00 a.m September 20, 1863

(Parks & Recreational Areas • War, US Civil) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Davis' Division, McCook's Corps

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near Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia.
Davis' Division, McCook's Corps. Brig. Gen. Jefferson C. Davis. Sept. 20, 1863, 11:15 A.M. 1st Brigade, Col. P. Sidney Post (Guarding Train). 2d Brigade, Brig. Gen. William P. Carlin. 3d Brigade, Col. John A. Martin. . . .

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

Negley's Division, Thomas' Corps.

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near Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia.
Negley's Division, Thomas' Corps. Maj. Gen. James S. Negley. Sept. 19, 1863, night. 1st Brigade, Brig. Gen. John Beatty. 2d Brigade, Col. Timothy R. Stanley. 3d Brigade, Col. William Sirwell. This division reported to . . .

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

Sirwell's Brigade.

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near Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia.
Sirwell's Brigade. Negley’s Division—Thomas’ Corps. Col. William Sirwell. Sept. 19, 1863, 5:30 P.M. 1st Position. 37th Indiana—Lieut. Col. William D. Ward. 21st Ohio—Lieut. Col. Dwella M. Stoughton. 74th Ohio—Capt. Joseph . . .

(Parks & Recreational Areas • War, US Civil) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

This Site Is Dedicated to the Men and Women of Our Armed Forces

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Woodbridge, Virginia.
This site is dedicated to the men and women of our armed forces who have sacrificed their lives, and those who will make that sacrifice for our country and our way of life. We Thank You! From the grateful men and women of PMG

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

Carlin's Brigade

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near Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia.
(left tablet) Carlin's Brigade. Davis’ Division • McCook’s Corps. Brig. Gen. William P. Carlin. Sept. 20, 1863. 21st Illinois - Col. John W.S. Alexander. Capt. Chester K. Knight. 38th Illinois - Lieut. Col. Daniel H. . . .

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

Col. Daniel H. Gilmer

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near Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia.
Col. Daniel H. Gilmer 38th Illinois Infantry Killed Sept. 20, 1863.

(Parks & Recreational Areas • War, US Civil) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
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