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Benjamin Franklin

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Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
[Front:] Benjamin Franklin 1706 - 1790 Philosopher Diplomat Inventor Scientist Printer Author [Left side:] Franklin College University of Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Hospital Circulating Library Insurance Company Fire . . .

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

Brick House Built in 1804

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Clermont, New York.
by Dr. Thomas Brodhead The bricks were made here of clay kneaded by cattle being driven over it

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

John Marshall

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Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
[Front:] The Great Chief Justice John Marshall 1755-1835 "United we are strong, divided we fall" "Silverheels" [Left side:] "That [the slave trade] is contrary to the laws of nature will scarcely be denied. That every man . . .

(Notable Persons • Politics) Includes complete text, location, directions, 5 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

In Memory of World War I Heroes

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Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
In memory of World War I Heroes

(War, World I) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Klauder-Apple Walk

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Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Charles Zeller Klauder (1872 - 1937), a Philadelphia architect and prolific designer of educational buildings, was selected as Franklin & Marshall's architect and planner in 1923. During the next seven years, he designed . . .

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

Franklin & Marshall College September 11 Memorial

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Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
In Remembrance of Members of the Franklin & Marshall College Community and All Others Who Perished in the Terrorist Attacks of September 11, 2001 World Trade Center, New York City, NY Jeffrey M. Charnoff '88 Edward J. . . .

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

William J. Iannicelli '48

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Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
"Coach I," as he is affectionately known by thousands of Franklin & Marshall alumni, was one of the most successful athletes and coaches in the history of the college. An All-American in track and field and a little . . .

(Education • Sports) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

S. Woodrow Sponaugle '37

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Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
S. Woodrow "Woody" Sponaugle was an outstanding athlete, coach, and athletic director at Franklin & Marshall. The winner of nine letters and Little All-America honors as an undergraduate, Woody returned to the college in . . .

(Education • Sports) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Ross H. Sachs

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Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Ross H. Sachs was a beloved coach at Franklin & Marshall College for over two decade. A native of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, Ross was a three-sport athlete at Gettysburg High School and earned All-State honors in basketball . . .

(Education • Sports • War, World II) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Henry Krauskopf House and Store

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Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Henry Krauskopf House and Store Oldest surviving structure for the manufacturing and marketing of cigar boxes and tobacco related products built in 1874 has been placed on the National Register of the United States . . .

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

Birthplace of Manuel Gutiérrez Zamora

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, Mexico.
En esta casa nacio Manuel Gutierrez Zamora Agosto 24 de 1813 English translation: In this house was born Manuel Gutiérrez Zamora August 24, 1813

(Politics • Wars, Non-US) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

African-American Women Escape County Jail, 1835

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Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Fulton Theatre, directly opposite of this block, is among the nation's oldest continually operating performance halls. When this site was the location of the Lancaster County Jail, a dramatic episode in the Underground . . .

(Abolition & Underground RR • African Americans • Notable Events • Women) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Birthplace of Salvador Díaz Mirón

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, Mexico.
En esta casa nacio Salvador Diaz Miron el 14 de dicembre de 1853. English translation: In this house was born Salvador Díaz Mirón on December 14, 1853.

(Arts, Letters, Music • Man-Made Features) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

The Steinman Hardware Building

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Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
The Steinman Hardware Building circa 1886 has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior

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

The Jasper Yeates Building

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Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
The Jasper Yeates Building circa 1775 has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior

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

Gairdín na nDealbh / Sculpture Garden

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, Ireland.
Déantar cuimhneamh i nGairdín na nDealbh ar thriúr de na mic ba mhó le rá i Leithghlinn an Droichid: John Tyndall, Comhalta den Chumann Ríoga, arbh é an chéad duine a chruthaigh gurb ann don larmhairt Cheaptha Teasa, an . . .

(Arts, Letters, Music • Man-Made Features • Parks & Recreational Areas) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Montgomery House

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Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Listed in the National Register of Historic Places, this house was built in 1804 for prominent Lancaster attorney William Montgomery by Harrisburg based architect Stephen Hills. The Montgomery House originally contained a . . .

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Luz Nava

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, Mexico.
1953 1956 H. Ayuntamiento de Veracruz La Institucion de la Superacion Ciudadana rinde homenaje a la desaparecida profesora Luz Nava como reconocimiento a su generosidad y a las obras humanitarias que realizo de las cuales es . . .

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Thaddeus Stevens

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Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Leading statesman of the Civil War period lived here from 1843 until the time of his death

(Politics • War, US Civil) Includes location, directions, 5 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Mail and Telegraph Building

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, Mexico.
Correos y Telegrafos El edificio de Correos y Telégrafos forma parte del conjunto arquitectónico de inmuebles proyectados a fines del siglo XIX sobre los terrenos ganados al mar, estas obras fueron inauguradas el 6 de marzo . . .

(Architecture • Communications • Man-Made Features) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
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