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Paradise Holtzschwamm Union Church

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near East Berlin, Pennsylvania.
Built in 1849 stands third building of these congregations. Organized in 1747.

(Churches & Religion • Colonial Era) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Korean War Memorial

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Hanover, Pennsylvania.
In honor of our living heroes and in memory of these illustrious dead who served in the Korean War 1950 - 1953 [Names listed]

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

Vietnam War Memorial

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Hanover, Pennsylvania.
In honor of our living heroes and in memory of these illustrious dead who served in the Vietnam War 1964 - 1975 [Names listed]

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

World War II Memorial

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Hanover, Pennsylvania.
In honor of our living heroes and in memory of these illustrious dead who served in the Second World War 1941 — 1945 [Names listed]

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

Patrick McSherry

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McSherrystown, Pennsylvania.
A man of strong intellect and sturdy independence of character with a sincere interest in the welfare of the colonists he was chosen a colonial justice and also served as Chairman of the Committee on Safety for York County . . .

(Colonial Era • Politics • Settlements & Settlers) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

John Timon Reily

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McSherrystown, Pennsylvania.
Conewago historian Postmaster, writer, printer, bookbinder, storekeeper (store located 50 yards from this site), 7 children, wrote 14 books and 85 periodicals Most persistent gatherer of Catholic historical matter in the . . .

(Arts, Letters, Music • Churches & Religion • Communications) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

St. Joseph's Church

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Bonneauville, Pennsylvania.
To the Glory of God, St. John Neumann, then Bishop of Philadelphia, laid the original cornerstone of St. Joseph's Church on July 31, 1859. The church was completed the following year through the work of Rev. Basil A. Shorb, . . .

(Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Churches & Religion) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Bonneauville Veterans Memorial

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Bonneauville, Pennsylvania.
Dedicated to the men and women of the Bonneauville Area who served in the wars of this country

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

Barlow and General Eisenhower

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Cumberland Township, Pennsylvania.
The Barlow Fire Company, founded in 1931, their mission being to save lives and property, constructed on this site in 1939 a Fire Hall that also served as a Community Center. General Dwight D. Eisenhower, having served eight . . .

(Charity & Public Work • Politics • Women) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Rattlesnake Creek

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Missoula, Montana.
Rattlesnake Creek enters the Clark Fork River across from this point, completing the journey from its headwaters high in the Rattlesnake National Wilderness Area. Missoula’s first building was a two-room log cabin . . .

(Notable Persons • Parks & Recreational Areas • Settlements & Settlers • Waterways & Vessels) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Federal Building & United States Post Office

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Missoula, Montana.
This property has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior

(Notable Buildings) Includes location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Jane Addams

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New York, New York.
To commemorate the seventy fifth birthday of Jane Addams September 6, 1935 Founder of the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom 1860-1935

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

Abraham Glen House 1730

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Scotia, New York.
Built by Abraham Glen where King's Highway left Mohawk River

(Roads & Vehicles • Settlements & Settlers) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

In Commemoration

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Scotia, New York.
of the patriotism of our brothers who went forth at the call of their country to serve in the time of war and in memory of those who died that liberty might live.

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

La naissance de New Carlisle / Parc municipal

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New Carlisle, Quebec.
La naissance de New Carlisle La fin du 18e siècle marqua un grand tournant pour la Gaspésie et ses alentours. À partir de 1778, peu après la déclaration de l'Indépendance des États-Unis (4 juillet 1776), de nombreux . . .

(Patriots & Patriotism • War, Korean • War, World I • War, World II) Includes complete text, location, directions, 5 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Overland City (Julesburg) Pony Express Riders

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Julesburg, Colorado.
(left panel) The Pony Express route was used for a little more than 19 months from April 3, 1860 to November 20, 1861. Those known and verified riders of the 1860-1861 Pony Express that used “Overland City” (first Julesburg) . . .

(Communications • Roads & Vehicles) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Ghost Town Byway

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near Greenough, Montana.
Once, the Garnet Mountains echoed with the blasts of dynamite, the clatter of hooves on steep, narrow roads, and the shouts of men out to find fortune. Once, miners swapped stories in the saloons of Beartown, Top O'Deep and . . .

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

Historic Logging Shaped These Woods

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near Greenough, Montana.
Foresters at Lubrecht Experimental Forest study tree harvest and growth in a landscape shaped by logging. The first large-scale logging in Montana occurred on the Blackfoot River corridor in 1885. From 1885-1900, loggers . . .

(Horticulture & Forestry • Industry & Commerce • Science & Medicine) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Bandera Historic Town Center

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Bandera, Texas.
The origin of the name of Bandera Pass and its namesake city and county dates back to conflicts between the Spanish Army and native Lipan Apaches in the early 18th century. The history of the townsite began in the early . . .

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

Bandera's First Bank

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Bandera, Texas.
Bandera's First Bank. On Texas Republic land grant. Hand-cut native rock. Built about 1860. A school, home, shop. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1965

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