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Railroad Station

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Estación de Ferrocarriles Fue construida entre 1913 y 1920 por el arquitecto Carlos J. S. Hall y es considerada quizá el único ejemplo en Mérida del llamado “primer estilo neocolonial” que obedecía a una tendencia originada . . .

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

Brian Keith

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Kanab, Utah.
Brian was adept at comedy roles as evidenced in his hit T.V. series "Family Affair" but he could also play rugged frontiersmen and evil villains as in "Fort Dobbs" made for Warner Brothers Studios in 1958, and "Ten Who . . .

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The Proud Rebel

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Kanab, Utah.
Alan Ladd, Olivia DeHavilland and David Ladd all came to Southern Utah in 1958, for scenes on Cedar Mountain and Johnson Canyon, in director Michael Curtiz' production of "The Proud Rebel". The film co-starred Dean Jagger . . .

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Israel and Charlotte Cox Heaton

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Kanab, Utah.
On this corner stood the Grand Old House with its beautiful flower garden. It was built and planted by Israel and Charlotte Cox Heaton in 1913. This couple are of elite pioneer heritage. In the Grand Old House they hosted . . .

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Lisa Montell

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Kanab, Utah.
Beautiful actress Lisa Montell became known as the "Starlet of Many Faces", playing many different ethnic roles. Lisa starred in "Tomahawk Trail", in 1957 in Kanab and also appeared in many other westerns such as "The . . .

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Forrest Tucker

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Kanab, Utah.
Known worldwide for his hit T.V. series "F Troop", Forrest Tucker often shot many of his feature films in Kanab. "Tuck", as he was called, made "The Big Cat" here in 1949, "Oh! Susannah" in 1951, "Bugles In The Afternoon" in . . .

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Peter Ford

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Kanab, Utah.
Peter has worked in nearly two dozen film projects, including "The Rounders", "Advance to the Rear", "Day of the Evil Gun", "Proud and the Damned", "Barnaby Jones", "Cade's County", and in Kanab in 1967 filmed "The Long Ride . . .

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Dacotah Prairie Museum

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Aberdeen, South Dakota.
This Property has been Placed on the NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES By the United States Department of the Interior

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Old Manny Inn

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Amsterdam, New York.
Was on lot 8, sub-division of lot 1 of the 13th patent. Sold to Gabriel Manny 1804. Came into possession of Ross family in 1839.

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A History Shaped by Hurricanes

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Pensacola, Florida.
Pensacola's residents have endured more than 450 years of destructive hurricanes. The first historically recorded hurricane overwhelmed Don Tristán de Luna's 1559 colonization attempt, destroying most of the ships in his . . .

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

"Gloucester of the Gulf"

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Pensacola, Florida.
Pensacola became a center for commercial fishing by the 1870s. The industry's primary export was red snapper (Lutjanus campechanus). Pensacola's fish houses, including E.E. Saunders & Co. on the Palafox Street wharf and the . . .

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Archaeology in a Maritime Community

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Pensacola, Florida.
Pensacola Bay has been a valuable resource for populations from prehistoric to modern times. The relationship between these people and their environment is often reflected in archaeological sites submerged beneath local . . .

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Hythe Bridge Street

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Hythe Bridge Street Hythe Bridge Street dates back to at least 1233 when it provided access across the Castle Mill Stream, a branch of the river Thames, to two of Oxford's great abbeys. Sadly, there are now only a few . . .

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Cornmarket & Market St

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, United Kingdom.
Cornmarket & Market St Cornmarket is a busy modern shopping street that has been a main road since Saxon times. It was formerly known as Northgate Street after the gate in the city wall which stood beside the Saxon tower of . . .

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Christ Church & Its Meadow

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Christ Church & Its Meadow Christ Church, on your right, was founded in 1525 by Cardinal Wolsey and is one of the University's best known colleges. Its chapel is the city's cathedral and contains the shrine of Oxford's . . .

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Héctor Victoria Aguilar

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Héctor Victoria Aguilar Ferrocarrilero y Diputado al Congreso Constituyente de Queretaro en 1917. 1971 Parque Artículo 123 English translation: Héctor Victoria Aguilar Railroad worker and Deputy to the Constituent Congress . . .

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The Old Rendón Peniche Sanitorium

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, Mexico.
Antiguo Sanatorio Rendón Peniche Construido en 1920 English translation: The Old Rendón Peniche Sanatorium Built in 1920

(Charity & Public Work • Man-Made Features • Science & Medicine) Includes location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Passenger Car 1552

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, Mexico.
El coche 1552 construido por Pullman Standar Car. En 1926 perteneció al Ferrocarril Southern Pacific, Estados Unidos. English translation: Passenger Car 1552 The car 1552 was constructed by Pullman-Standard Car Manufacturing . . .

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Summerdale / Summerdale's Turpentine Still

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Summerdale, Alabama.
Summerdale The Summerdale area was settled in the early 1850's by several families of Scotch and Irish descent. By 1900, the town had a church, a saw mill, a turpentine business, and a hotel. Many families of different . . .

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Sonora Community / Sonora School and Community Hall

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near Summerdale, Alabama.
Sonora Community The community of Sonora was named in 1901 by the wife of the first postmaster, G.L. Sharretts. Situated near Red Hill Ford on Baker Branch and the intersection of travel routes between Silverhill, Magnolia . . .

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