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Dacy Fazio House

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Ventura, California.
Pioneer Ventura County rancher Orville A. Wadleigh built this craftsman bungalow ca. 1910 for his daughter Dacy Wadleigh Fazio, who lived in the home until her death in 1974. The adjacent carriage house/barn of board and . . .

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

682 East Thompson Boulevard

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Ventura, California.
This house is one of eight structures comprising the Mitchell Block Historic District, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It was built in 1905 by William F. Sittel who purchased the property from . . .

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

Brown County (South Dakota) Courthouse

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Aberdeen, South Dakota.
Brown County Courthouse has been Placed on the NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES By the United States Department of the Interior Built 1904

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

WWII Memorial

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Hudson, New York.
Dedicated to all those from Columbia County who died the service of their country

(War, World II) Includes location, directions, 1 photo, GPS coordinates, map.

John Howard Payne

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Schenectady, New York.
To the memory of John Howard Payne, the author of Home Sweet Home. A student at Union College in the Class of 1810. ‘Mid the pleasures and palaces Though I may roam Be it ever so humble There’s no place like home A charm . . .

(Arts, Letters, Music) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Snow Hill

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Snow Hill, North Carolina.
County seat of Greene County, founded 1791. Town established 1811 near Cotechney, the Tuscarora Indian stronghold. Settlers came here about 1710. Incorporated in 1855. Erected by Snow Hill Garden Club • 1957

(Native Americans • Settlements & Settlers) Includes location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Clint Walker

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Kanab, Utah.
Star of “Fort Dobbs” Filmed in Kanab by Warner Brothers Studios in 1958

(Entertainment) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Edison and Steinmetz

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Schenectady, New York.
Thomas Edison was a brilliant inventor and entrepreneur. Charles Steinmetz was a mathematical genius in the field of electrical engineering. Both epitomized the American dream for success. Edison was profoundly . . .

(Education • Industry & Commerce • Science & Medicine) Includes complete text, location, directions, 6 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

L. Q. Jones

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Kanab, Utah.
One of Hollywoods most popular character actors, L. Q. Jones is instantly recognized in such classics as "The Wild Bunch", "Pat Garrett and Billy The Kid", "Ride The High Country", "Gunsmoke", "Cheyenne", "Rawhide", "Wagon . . .

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

Marty Robbins

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Kanab, Utah.
Grammy Award winning singer Marty Robbins wanted also to be a movie cowboy. He made several competent westerns including "Buffalo Gun," "The Badge of Marshal Brennan," "Guns of a Stranger" and "Raiders of Old California" . . .

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

Jack Nicholson and Will Hutchins

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Kanab, Utah.
Long before Jack Nicholson was one of our most honored actors with 3 academy awards to his credit, he was here in Kanab in 1965 making two cult Westerns, "The Shooting" that starred Will Hutchins (seen here with Jack) who . . .

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

Dub Taylor

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Kanab, Utah.
Veteran character actor, Dub Taylor had a 50 year career working in Kanab on "Gunsmoke" and "Death Valley Days" and adding his considerable talent to such huge films as "Major Dundee", "The Getaway", "High Chaparral" and . . .

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

Ava Gardner & Howard Keel

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Kanab, Utah.
In the hey days of filming in Kanab, most of Hollywood's top performers worked here. Two stars at the height of their popularity, Ava Gardner and Howard Keel co-starred together in MGMs 1953 film "Ride, Vaquero" along with . . .

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

Manhattan Sentinels

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New York, New York.
Beverly Pepper Manhattan Sentinels,1996 The sculpture group Manhattan Sentinels includes four cast-iron totemic forms that range in size from 36 to 39 feet and incorporate grass and seating areas on two plazas flanking the . . .

(Arts, Letters, Music • Women) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Parque Zaragoza

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Austin, Texas.
Austin’s Tejano (Mexican-American) population expanded substantially in the early 1900s, and racial segregation concentrated the growth in East Austin. Sustaining the community’s cultural identity became increasingly . . .

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

South Side

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Downtown, District of Columbia.
1. First Division Monument This memorial honors the First Division of the United States Army Originally made to commemorate the soldiers who gave their lives during World War I, the memorial features a gilded statue of . . .

(War, World I • Waterways & Vessels) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Rod Cameron

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Kanab, Utah.
Lean and Lanky, Rod Cameron spent a lot of time here on location in Kanab when western films ruled the box office. Rod starred in "Oh Susannah" in 1950 for Republic Studios. In 1952 he did "Ride The Man Down," also for . . .

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

Damascus Travelers Well

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Damascus, Alabama.
Damascus Travelers Well (construction date unknown) was originally a public water well offering refreshment and rest for travelers and their animals passing through this area. The Damascus community also benefited from this . . .

(Notable Places • Settlements & Settlers) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Dixon Home Place / History of the Dixon Home

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near Andalusia, Alabama.
Dixon Home Place Four generations of Dixons, each promoting the management of trees as a renewable resource, made their living in forestry on this ground thereby contributing significantly to Alabama’s economy and forest . . .

(Horticulture & Forestry • Notable Buildings • Notable Persons) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Second Saint Siloam Missionary Baptist Church

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Brewton, Alabama.
On November 5, 1909, a group of worshipers gathered in the Congregational Church on the corner of St. Joseph and Evergreen Streets and organized the Second Saint Siloam Missionary Baptist Church. On June 10, 1910, the Second . . .

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