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Dr. Platt Townsend

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Walton, New York.
Homestead of Dr. Platt Townsend Built 1796. Leader of founders of Walton

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

Beall-Dawson House and Park

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Rockville, Maryland.
The Beall-Dawson property originally extended from Montgomery Avenue west to Forest Avenue and north to Martins Lane. The house was built in 1815 by Upton Beall, clerk of the Montgomery County Court. The 2 1/2-story brick, . . .

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

Dr. Leslie A. Bostic

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Grove City, Ohio.
Dr. Leslie A. Bostic served 40 consecutive years as the founding executive director of the Buckeye Ranch (formerly Buckeye Boys Ranch) in Grove City. He earned his undergraduate degree and Master of Social Work from the . . .

(Charity & Public Work • Education) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Sherol Saxton Mulligan

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Grove City, Ohio.
Sherol was a Gold Star Daughter, whose support for the men and women of our military was rarely matched throughout her career. She served on the USO of Ohio Board of Directors. Sherol was a business leader in our community . . .

(Charity & Public Work • Education • Industry & Commerce • Patriots & Patriotism) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Tiney M. McComb

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Grove City, Ohio.
Tiney McComb, a businessman banker, was known for his community service as well as his banking expertise. He and his wife, Helena, moved to the Grove City area in 1968 accepting a position with the Grove City Savings Bank. . . .

(Charity & Public Work • Industry & Commerce) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

3981 Broadway

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Grove City, Ohio.
Built by W.C. Grossman as the Kingdom Theater for Mrs. Jessie Köenig. OLPH owned and celebrated Mass in the building from 1954 to 1959. LTOB Players purchased the building in 1976.

(Churches & Religion • Entertainment • Man-Made Features) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Rafael Campo

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, El Salvdaor.
La ciudad de Sonsonate a su esclarecido hijo el eximio patriota Don Rafael Campo Ex Presidente de la Republica del Salvador 1856-1858 “Ni una sola lagrima ni una gota de sangre hizo verter al pueblo salvadoreño” . . .

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

The Natchez People

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Natchez, Mississippi.
The Natchez tribe of American Indians lived in the Natchez bluffs area along the lower Mississippi River valley. Archaeological evidence shows them in the region as far back as 700 CE. A sedentary people, the Natchez lived . . .

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

Made for Speed

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Shelby Charter Township, Michigan.
The high-speed testing track was the key. The 2 1/2-mile oval had 31-degree banked curves which allowed drivers to reach high speeds. On June 14, 1928, after winning that year's Indianapolis 500, race car driver Leon Duray . . .

(Roads & Vehicles) Includes complete text, location, directions, 8 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

The Cathedral of Sonsonate and the 2001 Earthquakes

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, El Salvador.
El Pueblo de Sonsonate agradece infinitamente a: Mons. Jose Adolfo Mojica Morales Pbro. Ricardo Antonio Romero Flores Consejo Parroquial de Catedral Conferencia Episcopal Alemana (Adveniat). La Comunidad de Sonsonatecos . . .

(Charity & Public Work • Churches & Religion • Disasters • Man-Made Features) Includes complete text, location, directions, 5 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Oscar Arnulfo Romero

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, El Salvador.
En Concejo Municipal de Nahuizalco presidido por el Dr. Jorge Willer Patriz Castaneda acuerda: Como un justo y merecido reconocimiento nombra la tercera calle poniente, del Barrio la Trinidad de este municipio con el nombre . . .

(Churches & Religion • Civil Rights • Wars, Non-US) Includes complete text, location, directions, 5 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

To The Soldiers Of Florida

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Franklin, Tennessee.
Front: The Florida soldier for duty’s sake, undaunted, stood to the front of the battle until no light remained to illuminate the field of carnage, save the luster of his chivalry and courage. Finley’s Brigade Col. Robert . . .

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

Branches of History

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Corydon, Indiana.
Corydon’s Constitution Elm stood a few blocks to the north of Indiana’s first capitol. The huge elm tree, about 50 feet high and spread over 130 feet, offered cooling shade from the summer sun. When the framers of the . . .

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

Town of Jefferson War Memorial

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Jefferson, New York.
This plaque dedicated by the Town of Jefferson as a memorial to honor veterans of all wars

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

Mill Stones

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Jefferson, New York.
The mill stones were salvaged from ruins of old mill at west end of village by Charles R. Hubbell in 1968. They were donated to the Town of Jefferson by his daughter and husband, Shirley and Carl Anderson in memory of her . . .

(Charity & Public Work • Industry & Commerce) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Reflections on Five Hamlets

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near Hancock, New York.
The Largest Community in the valley was Cannonsville, a center of commerce and civic life. Presbyterian Baptist and Methodist Churches served both spiritual and temporal needs. The Cannonsville Community House hosted dances, . . .

(Man-Made Features • Settlements & Settlers) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Tribes Hill World War II Memorial

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Tribes Hill, New York.
In honor and in memory of the sons and daughters of Tribes Hill who served their Country in World War II. Charles Brownell, Lawrence Quackenbush, John Schilling are denoted as having died in service. further names were not . . .

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

Hungry Hill Revolutionary War Monument

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Pocono Pines, Pennsylvania.
So called because of privations suffered by men of 2nd New York and 5th New Jersey Regiments of the Continental Line who encamped here while changing a wilderness trail into a military road to pave the way for Sullivan's . . .

(Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Revolutionary) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Hamden Covered Bridge

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Hamden, New York.
For nearly one hundred fifty years, the Hamden Covered Bridge has stood as a testament tot the ingenuity and resilience of both Delaware Country structures and the engineers who built them. The story of the Hamden Covered . . .

(Bridges & Viaducts) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Pvt. Frank J. Sirchia Memorial

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Amsterdam, New York.
In honor of Frank J. Sirchia Born March 1, 1924 Killed in action June 6, 1944 on the Normandy Beachhead in France 29th Infantry Division

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