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The Military Order of the World Wars

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Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia.
In memory of the U.S. officers who fought for freedom

(Military • War, World I • War, World II) Includes location, directions, 1 photo, GPS coordinates, map.

17th Airborne Division

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Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia.
In memory of the 1480 airborne troopers who paid the Supreme Sacrifice while serving in Europe during World War II Dedicated for the 50th Anniversary of Division Activation April 15, 1943 ? Battle of the Bulge ? Rhineland ? . . .

(Air & Space • War, World II) Includes complete text, location, directions, 1 photo, GPS coordinates, map.

505th Parachute Infantry Regimental Combat Team

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Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia.
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(Air & Space • War, World II) Includes complete text, location, directions, 1 photo, GPS coordinates, map.

United States Army Military Police Corps

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Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia.
In proud memory of those soldiers of the United States Army Military Police Corps who made the Ultimate Sacrifice in defense of freedom

(Military) Includes location, directions, 1 photo, GPS coordinates, map.

Faith ★ Honor ★ Virtue

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Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia.
This living memorial is dedicated to the brave men and women of the United States Armed Forces who have perished during training accidents, peacekeeping missions, humanitarian efforts, covert operations and terrorist . . .

(Military) Includes complete text, location, directions, 1 photo, GPS coordinates, map.

Casting At The Cast Iron Bank:

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New York, New York.
The Bond Street Savings Bank, completed in 1874, became known as the German Exchange Bank by 1879, catering to a growing German population in this area, which became known as Kleinedeutschland (Little Germany). Although the . . .

(Architecture • Entertainment • Industry & Commerce) Includes complete text, location, directions, 6 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Michael Rudulph

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Elkton, Maryland.
Michael Rudulph-Bold and Reckless, Hero of Rev. War-Born near here at Belle Hill, Jan. 5, 1758, lost at sea July 1793.

(War, US Revolutionary) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Secret Cemetery Secret Garden

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New York, New York.
NY Marble Cemetery is a hidden half-acre garden bounded by 2nd and 3rd Streets, Second Avenue and Bowery. Built in 1830, it is NYC’s oldest non-denominational cemetery. In contains 156 underground family vaults the size of . . .

(Cemeteries & Burial Sites) Includes complete text, location, directions, 6 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Baltimore & Susquehanna Railroad Marble Track Bed

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Lutherville-Timonium, Maryland.
Baltimore & Susquehanna Railroad Marble Track Bed-Tucked safely beneath the MTA Light Rail tracks sits a line of undisturbed marble track bed. This is one of the two oldest extant segments of the Baltimore & Susquehanna . . .

(Railroads & Streetcars) Includes complete text, location, directions, 1 photo, GPS coordinates, map.

White Marsh War Memorial

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White Marsh, Maryland.
This memorial honors all men and women of White Marsh, Maryland who have served in the Armed Forces of this United States of America. Originally dedicated in honor of Veterans of World War II, March 17, 1946. Dedicated November 9, 1986.

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

Dún Cathal / Charles Fort

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, Ireland.
Tógadh Rinn Chorráin déanach sa 17ú céad ar shuíomh dhaingniú chósta níos luaithe. Is sampla claisiceach é de dhún réaltógach. Tá Rinn Chorráin ar cheann de na dúin mhíleata is mó sa tír agus tá ceangal aige le cuid de na . . .

(Forts, Castles • Man-Made Features • Wars, Non-US) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Dún Shéamais / James Fort

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, Ireland.
Tar éis Chath Chionn tSáile thosaigh obair thógála ar An Seandaingean i 1602 faoi stiúrthóireacht an Innealtóra Paul Ive. Críochnaíodh é i 1604 ar chostas £645. Is dún mór, urdhúnta, peinteagánach, é An Seandaingean agus é . . .

(Forts, Castles • Man-Made Features • Wars, Non-US) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Tensas Rifle Co.

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Saint Joseph, Louisiana.
Marker text lists Commissioned Officers and Non-Commissioned Officers as well as enlisted personnel on both sides.

(Military • War, US Civil) Includes location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Long-Tison

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Winnfield, Louisiana.
This marker showing the home of Huey Pierce Long 1852-1932 And his wife Caledonia Tison Long 1860-1913 Is near the center of the site on which the home stood These are the names of their children Charlotte Long Davis (R.W.) . . .

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

The French in North America

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Natchez, Mississippi.
France was the first of the three great European powers to recognize and appreciate the strategic importance of Natchez. Operating out of bases in Quebec, French explorers crossed the Great Lakes and followed smaller streams . . .

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

The Peninsula Railroad

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Escanaba, Michigan.
Starting in 1861, the Civil War tore apart the nation and resulted in the immediate need of iron ore to provide weapons for the North. William B. Ogden, an owner of the Chicago & Northwest Railroad Co., knew of the plentiful . . .

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

Iron Ore Centennial

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Escanaba, Michigan.
From this port, beginning in 1864 and ending with the Ore Centennial Year 1964, more than 340,000,000 tons of iron ore were shipped. The Chicago and North Western Railway Company, iron ore-handlers for 100 years, built the . . .

(Railroads & Streetcars) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

The Ore Pellet

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Escanaba, Michigan.
Escanaba has a long history in timber and fishing, but it is the perfect natural harbor and closeness to the iron range that have given Escanaba prominence in Michigan history. During the 1800's through the 1950's, large . . .

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

Address by President Lincoln

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Pineville, Louisiana.
Address by President Lincoln At the dedication of The Gettysburg National Cemetery November 19, 1863 Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and . . .

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

Ford Chapel, Cemetery, and School

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Newton, Texas.
The family of John H. and Margaret Ford came to Texas prior to 1880. Establishing farms and homes, the family helped settle this area of Newton County. A community cemetery was begun on the land of J. D. and Ida J. Ford. . . .

(Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Churches & Religion • Education) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
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