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Oaklawn and St. Louis Cemetery

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Tampa, Florida.
This hallowed ground, set aside as a town burial site in 1850 for rich and poor, whites and slaves alike, is the resting place for many of Tampa's founding fathers, mayors, and county officers. This cemetery serves as the . . .

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

Bee Ridge Woman's Club

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Sarasota, Florida.
Side 1 The Bee Ridge Woman's Club has been an integral part of the growth and development of the Bee Ridge community, providing social outlet, community pride, and staunch support for many public interest projects since the . . .

(Charity & Public Work • Fraternal or Sororal Organizations • Women) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

The First Baptist Church, Vermillion, South Dakota

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Vermillion, South Dakota.
The First Baptist Church Was built in 1889 and 1925. The Congregation, organized in 1868, is one of the oldest in South Dakota. The Church houses a historic Tracker Pipe Organ. Has been placed on the NATIONAL REGISTER OF . . .

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

Harper House

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Montverde, Florida.
Built in the late 1870s, this house is the oldest building in Montverde. Pioneer merchant and citrus grower Reuben Wyatt Harper purchased it in 1891 after moving to Lake County from Alabama. At first, Harper ran a store and . . .

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

First Reformed Dutch Church

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near Guilderland, New York.
100 ft. west, site of the First Reformed Dutch Church in Guilderland. Built before 1767. First pastor Rev. Harmanus Van Huysen

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

175th Anniversary of the Waukeenah United Methodist Church

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Waukeenah, Florida.
175th Anniversary of the Waukeenah United Methodist Church In the year 1837, the Waukeenah United Methodist Church was established. It began as the Waukeenah Methodist Episcopal Church. The story of the Waukeenah United . . .

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

The Rathvilly Rose

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, Ireland.
To Mark The 50th Anniversary Of Rathvilly All Ireland Tidy Town Win In 1961 This Plaque Was Unveiled On The 18th June 2011 By The Minister For The Environment Mr Phil Hogan TD ————————————— European Competition for Towns and . . .

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

6666 Barn

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Lubbock, Texas.
The Four Sixes barn was built by Burk Burnett, an influential and prosperous Texas rancher. It housed expensive horses admired by some of the wealthiest men and women in the West. Appearing much as it did when in use at . . .

(Architecture • Settlements & Settlers) Includes complete text, location, directions, 6 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

George Washington Rockwell

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near Zanesfield, Ohio.
Deputy Sheriff George Washington Rockwell killed in the line of duty Born: June 6, 1843 End of watch: May 1, 1878 Blessed are the peacemakers; for they shall be called the children of God Matthew 5:9 On April 30th, 1878, . . .

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Doyle Family Shoeing Stone

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, Ireland.
This shoeing stone has been in the Doyle Family of the Moate for five generations and has been donated by them to the people of Rathvilly ———————— The shoeing stone was relocated to this site to commemorate the Insurrection . . .

(Agriculture • Man-Made Features • Patriots & Patriotism • Wars, Non-US) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Rathvilly

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, Ireland.
Rathvilly nestles at the foothills of the Wicklow Mountains on the River Staney in the lush, green landscape of Ireland's Ancient East. The name Rathvilly derives from the Irish for 'Ring Fort of the Trees'. The village and . . .

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Baxter State Park

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Millinocket, Maine.
Donated to the State of Maine by Percival Proctor Baxter Governor 1921 – 1925 and accepted by the State forever to be held in trust in its natural wild state for the benefit of the people of Maine for public park, public . . .

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

Ireland's First Toll Bridge

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, Ireland.
The Kavanaghs dominated this area. To use the bridge The Crown paid Black Rent Safe shall sail Through life's gale, From the Quay of Leighlin, O. Rowan McCombe.

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

River Barrow / An Bhearú

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, Ireland.
Second longest river in Ireland, 192 km, one of the Three Sisters Whilst we lie Snug and dry, At the Quay of Leighlin, O.

(Waterways & Vessels) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Leighlinbridge Malt Houses

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, Ireland.
Supplied malt to breweries & distilleries of Ireland via the navigable River Barrow As we're tied, Side by side, At the Quay of Leighlin, O.

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Earl Kemp Long

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Winnfield, Louisiana.
Panel 1 This native son of Winn Parish made political history for a quarter of a century. Earl Kemp Long took the oath as Governor three times. At his death he was Democratic Nominee to the Congress of the United States, . . .

(Notable Persons • Politics) Includes complete text, location, directions, 6 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Civil War Actions

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near New Castle, Kentucky.
On Sept. 21, 1862 CSA cavalry under Maj. George M. Jessee, a native here, attacked provost marshal Robert Morris’ home guard. Guards surrendered men, horses and 300 stand of arms. Dec. 13, 1864 Maj. Jessee and Confederate . . .

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Rapides Cemetery

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Pineville, Louisiana.
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(Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Colonial Era) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Birthplace of John Tyndall FRS

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, Ireland.
Experimenter & Educationalist Light Pipe : IR Analysis : Respiration Analyser

(Air & Space • Education • Science & Medicine) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Nicholas Aylward Vigors FRS

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, Ireland.
Zoologist & Scientific Reformer founder of Zoological Society & First Secretary 1826 Ornithological Researches

(Animals • Science & Medicine) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
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