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Ahava Mineral Salts Hooper

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, Israel.
Displayed here is Ahava's original filling instrument. Since Ahava factory opened in 1988, this tool has been utilized to fill 284,770 salt bags, 339 25 kilogram salt sacks and 729 5 kilogram salt buckets. In 1992 it . . .

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

Temple and Ex-Convent of San Agustín

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, Mexico.
Templo y Ex Convento de San Agustín Los agustinos fundaron en San Luis Potosí una sencilla hospedería en 1592. Ahí se alojaban los misioneros que iban a Zacatecas. Posteriormente, los frailes que atendían a los indios . . .

(Churches & Religion • Colonial Era • Man-Made Features) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Amboy Township Veterans Memorial

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near Metamora, Ohio.
(artwork-eagle) In Memory of those who served in the wars and campaigns of the United States

(Military) Includes location, directions, 5 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Mertie's Lake and the Buckman Water Science Trail

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Memphis, Tennessee.
Mertie W. Buckman was known in Memphis as a prominent philanthropist who provided her talent, energy and financial support to many initiatives in our community. She wanted her life to make a difference-to connect to and . . .

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

Swanton American Legion Monument

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Swanton, Ohio.
In Memorium All Veterans All Wars Presented by American Legion Post No. 479 Swanton, Ohio

(Military) Includes location, directions, 5 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Swanton Civil War Monument

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Swanton, Ohio.
In memory of our soldiers

(War, Spanish-American • War, US Civil • War, World I • War, World II) Includes location, directions, 6 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

St. Patrick’s Church

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near Providence, Ohio.
Fr. Amadeus Rappe, Pastor of St. Francis de Sales, Toledo, and Mission Pastor of all Northwest Ohio, supervised the building of this church in 1845. Peter Manor donated the land, 40,000 bricks, and 5,000 ft. of black walnut . . .

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

The 150th Anniversary of the Great Starvation

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near Providence, Ohio.
The 150th Anniversary of the Great Starvation 1845- 1850 In memory of those who Perished and those who fled starvation, death and foreign oppression in Ireland to seek justice, freedom and a new way of life in America. . . .

(Churches & Religion • Disasters) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Happy Warrior Playground in Alfred E. Smith Park

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New York, New York.
Alfred E. Smith (1873-1944) served as Governor of New York from 1919 to 1920 and from 1923 to 1928. He was the Democratic presidential candidate in 1928. As a result of his dedication to housing and social issues, Al Smith . . .

(Parks & Recreational Areas • Politics) Includes complete text, location, directions, 5 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Governor Alfred E. Smith Houses Residents Memorial

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New York, New York.
With Highest Regard, Deepest Respect, And Sincere Gratitude, We Lovingly Dedicate This Plaque To The Honorable Young Men From Governor Smith Houses, Who Have So Devotedly Served God And Country in the Armed Forces. God Bless . . .

(Military) Includes complete text, location, directions, 6 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Stephen Foster

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New York, New York.
In the 1800’s this was the site of the New England Hotel, the final home of America’s first great popular songwriter, Stephen Foster (1826-1864). Foster composed over 200 songs, many of which have passed into the American . . .

(Arts, Letters, Music) Includes complete text, location, directions, 5 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Park and Lake

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near Hudson, New York.
Frederic Church transformed a treeless hillside into the wooded park you see across the lake. There, on 31 acres, he planted hundreds of trees and shrubs, singly and in clumps, in a landscape design conceived in the . . .

(Architecture • Arts, Letters, Music • Horticulture & Forestry • Parks & Recreational Areas) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

D. A. Smith High School/ Professor D. A. Smith, Principal

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Ozark, Alabama.
D. A. Smith High School Dale County The first school building on this site for African Americans was constructed in 1939 and was named Ozark Negro High School. It was replaced during the “separate but equal” period in 1952 . . .

(African Americans • Civil Rights • Education) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Indian Village

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Middleburgh, New York.
Wilder Hook located on the elbow of "Schoharie Creek"

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

Indian Trail

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near North Blenheim, New York.
Westkill to Delaware River and south to Susquehanna River and west. One of many trails giving Iroquois control of large areas.

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

Gen. Freegift Patchin

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North Blenheim, New York.
Fifer in Wadsworth Brigade in Connecticut Militia 1776-1777. Captured by Brant while serving in Captain Alexander Harper’s company of New York militia and prisoner in Canada 1780-82. Brigadier General 1805-14. Member of . . .

(Politics • War, US Revolutionary) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Company "A" 211th Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers

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Meadville, Pennsylvania.
This tablet is erected in memory of the men who composed Company "A" 211th Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers, who enlisted in Crawford County and went forth in defense of their country in the Civil War of 1861-1865. Elias B. . . .

(War, US Civil) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Venango Veterans Memorial

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Venango, Pennsylvania.
Erected in 1953 as a lasting tribute to the men and women of Venango and area who have served their country

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

The Venango Veterans Memorial Bridge

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Venango, Pennsylvania.
At this location, the Venango Veterans Memorial Bridge once carried Cussewago Street over French Creek. It was an historically significant example of its type, and played an important role in the local history of Venango . . .

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

San Agustin Temple

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, Mexico.
Templo de San Agustín En 1599 los Agustinos se establecieron en San Luis Potosí con el fin de fundar una hospedería para los viajeros que se dirigían a Zacatecas por el Camino Real de Tierra Adentro. El Templo y Convento . . .

(Churches & Religion • Colonial Era • Man-Made Features) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
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