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Obsidian Altar

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Altar de Obsidianas Basamento de planta rectangular de 31 metros de largo por 20 metros de ancho. Es una estructura muy deteriorada sobre la cual existieron cuartos cuya fachada principal observaba al oriente. En su . . .

(Architecture • Industry & Commerce • Man-Made Features • Native Americans) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

First U.S.A.E.F. Landed in This City 26 Jan 1942

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, United Kingdom.
[Title is text] [US Army, US Marine Corps, US Navy Emblems]

(Patriots & Patriotism • War, World II) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

The Plaza of the Sculptures

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Plaza de las Esculturas El nombre de esta plaza proviene del hallazgo de fragmentos de escultura en piedra procedentes de los derrumbes de las salas con columnas que le rodeaban. Arquitectónicamente es una plaza rectangular . . .

(Architecture • Man-Made Features • Native Americans) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Welcome to the City Centre

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, United Kingdom.
Belfast has been shaped by time and circumstance. Its buildings tell the story of change and development, of commerce and industry, entertainment and religion. Belfast city centre is the vibrant heart of a thriving . . .

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

The "Little Fort"

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, Mexico.
Fortín En la cima de la pirámide se encuentra una construcción realizada en el año de 1887 por el entonces propietario de la Hacienda El Cerrito. Se trata de una casa habitación cuya arquitectura es de tipo ecléctico, muy . . .

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

Platform and Pyramid

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, Mexico.
Plataforma y Pirámide El basamento piramidal o Pirámide es la principal estructura del sitio, conocida popularmente como pirámide del Pueblito. Para su edificación fue necesario nivelar el terreno por medio de la . . .

(Architecture • Man-Made Features • Native Americans) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

The Building of the Four Altars

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, Mexico.
Sala de los Cuatro Altares Las salas con columnas son edificios característicos en sitios de tradición tolteca. Los cuatro altares ubicados al interior de esta sala se encontraban cubiertos por una techumbre sostenida por . . .

(Architecture • Man-Made Features • Native Americans) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

The Earth and its Cosmic Paths

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, Mexico.
La Tierra y sus Rumbos Cósmicos En la época prehispánica existía la idea de que el cosmos estaba dividido en tres grandes niveles: el cielo, la tierra o espacio de las criaturas y el inframundo. El nivel intermedio, era . . .

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

The Flag of Belize

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, Belize.
The flag of Belize is made up of Blue (Azure) with a White circle and a Red (Gules) border, these two horizontal red borders are 1/5 of the total width of the Flag, with the Coat of Arms centered on the white circle. The . . .

(Notable Events) Includes complete text, location, directions, 5 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Monument to the Mexican Flag

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, Mexico.
A la bandera Nuestra bandera no es solo pendon de guerra sino símbolo de unión territorial y de anhelos ciudadanos en bien de la patria ¡Honremosla! Gral. De Div. Manuel Avila Camacho. febrero 24 de 1943 1810 Miguel Hidalgo . . .

(Patriots & Patriotism • Wars, Non-US) Includes complete text, location, directions, 7 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Lang Station

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near Canyon Country, California.
On this exact site (or hereabouts) 100 years ago, Clamper Charles Crocker drove a spike of pure California gold, completing the Southern Pacific Railroad link between San Francisco & Los Angeles, Queen of Counties.

(Railroads & Streetcars) Includes location, directions, 7 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Chinese Railroad Workers

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near Canyon Country, California.
On this centennial we honor over three thousand Chinese who helped build the Southern Pacific Railroad and the San Fernando Tunnel. Their labor gave California the first north-south railway, changing the state’s history.

(Asian Americans • Railroads & Streetcars) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Justin

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Justin, Texas.
Located in the rich, fertile, softly rolling prairie land of North Central Texas, Justin is situated at the confluence of the Denton, Oliver and Trail Creeks. For many years Native American tribes flourished in the area. In . . .

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

Florida Honors and Remembers our POW’s and MIA’s

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Longwood, Florida.
The light of freedom still burns brightly in our world today because of the service and sacrifice of America’s men and women in uniform. Our Nation’s servicemen and women have fought the forces of tyranny and won victories . . .

(Patriots & Patriotism) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Florida Honors and Remembers our POW’s and MIA’s

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Longwood, Florida.
The light of freedom still burns brightly in our world today because of the service and sacrifice of America’s men and women in uniform. Our Nation’s servicemen and women have fought the forces of tyranny and won victories . . .

(Patriots & Patriotism) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Toney Residence

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near Aqua Dulce, California.
Ray A. Toney and his son Edward A. Toney built this ranch-style residence on property homesteaded by William H. Krieg, Ray's uncle. The Toneys, a pioneering Agua Dulce family, built the residence during the Great Depression . . .

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

CBS Columbia Square Studios

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Hollywood, California.
On this site was established the first motion picture studio in Hollywood, October 27, 1911. CBS Columbia Square Studios, International style. William Lescaze, architect. Earl Heitschmidt, associate architect. Built 1938. . . .

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

Little Horse Park/Chapel of the Holy Cross

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Sedona, Arizona.
Little Horse Park, now called the Chapel area, was originally a mixture of private and US Forest Service property. Lee Piper homestead there and Otto Hallermund held the Forest Service-issued grazing permit for the area – . . .

(Animals • Churches & Religion • Entertainment • Settlements & Settlers) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Charles R. Walgreen Sr.

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Chicago, Illinois.
Charles R. Walgreen Sr. Mr. Walgreen purchased his first store in June 1901 on the South Side of Chicago. By the time of his death in 1939, he had built the largest drugstore chain in America-493 stores. Customer service and . . .

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

Drake Well

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Titusville, Pennsylvania.
Edwin I. Drake, a former railroad conductor , traveled to Titusville in 1857 to find and produce oil in commercial quantities Partnering with salt well driller and blacksmith "Uncle Billy" Smith, they persevered to strike . . .

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