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The Fairfield Building

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Lancaster, Ohio.
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.

Schifferstadt

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Frederick, Maryland.
Schifferstadt has been designated a National Historic Landmark This site possesses national significance in commemorating the history of the United States of America. Built in 1758 by Elias Brunner, this farmhouse is an . . .

(Agriculture • Architecture • Colonial Era) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Walter Eugene "Chuck" Foreman

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Frederick, Maryland.
Born: October 26, 1950 Place of Birth: Frederick County, Maryland Graduated from Frederick High School in 1969 Attended the University of Miami from 1969 to 1972 where he played defensive back, wide receiver, and running . . .

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

Chuck Foreman Field

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Frederick, Maryland.
Frederick High School alumnus Chuck Foreman excelled at track, basketball, and football. He played defensive back, wide receiver, and running back positions for the University of Miami Hurricanes before being drafted by the . . .

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

Decorative Arts Center of Ohio

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Lancaster, Ohio.
The Reese-Peters House, home of the Decorative Arts Center of Ohio, is an exceptional example of transitional Greek Revival architecture demonstrating characteristics of both Federal and Greek Revival styles. The house was . . .

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

140 East Main Street

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Lancaster, Ohio.
Fairfield Heritage Association Historic Landmark Recognized by the National Register of Historic Places

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City Hall

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Lancaster, Ohio.
Fairfield Heritage Association Historic Landmark Recognized by the National Register of Historic Places

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

Daniel Sifford House

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Lancaster, Ohio.
Fairfield Heritage Association Historic Landmark Recognized by the National Register of Historic Places

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

Mathew B. Brady

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near Johnsburg, New York.
Childhood Home Near this Site Matthew Brady was born of Irish immigrant parents and grew up here in Johnsburg off what is today called Pasco Road. Some records suggest that he was actually born here. Youngest of three . . .

(Arts, Letters, Music • Communications • Politics • War, US Civil) Includes complete text, location, directions, 5 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Mineral Spring

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Keeseville, New York.
Water from this spring was used medicinally & later sold in molded bottles as Dietade, flat or sparkling, from 1914 to 1942. William G. Pomeroy Foundation 2019 • 561

(Industry & Commerce • Natural Resources) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Clintonville

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Clintonville, New York.
Prominent for iron industry, one of region’s largest bloomery forges 1833-1890. Used ore from Arnold Hill, Palmer Hill and Winter Mine. William G. Pomeroy Foundation 2019 • 537

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

25th Georgia Infantry

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near Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia.
C.S.A. Georgia. 25th Infantry. Lieutenant Colonel A.J. Williams. Wilson's Brigade. Gist's Walker's Division. 8:30 A.M., September 19, 1863.

(Parks & Recreational Areas • War, US Civil) Includes location, directions, 5 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

29th Georgia Infantry

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near Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia.
C.S.A. Georgia. 29th Infantry. Lieutenant George R. McRae. Wilson's Brigade. Gist's Walker's Division. 8:30 A.M., September 20, 1863.

(Parks & Recreational Areas • War, US Civil) Includes location, directions, 5 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

6th Georgia Cavalry

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near Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia.
C.S.A. Georgia. 6th Cavalry. Colonel John R. Hart. Davidson's Brigade. Pegram's Division. 7:30 A.M. September 19, 1863.

(Parks & Recreational Areas • War, US Civil) Includes location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

1st Georgia Cavalry

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near Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia.
C.S.A. Georgia. 1st Cavalry. Colonel J.J Morrison. Davidson's Brigade. Pegram's Division. 7:30 A.M., September 19, 1863.

(Parks & Recreational Areas • War, US Civil) Includes location, directions, 7 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Bull Moose Special

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near Hansford, West Virginia.
Armor-plated train used against striking miners during the Paint Creek-Cabin Creek Strike. On February 7, 1913, coal operator Quin Morton, Sheriff Bonner Hill, and several railroad men and deputies, armed with rifles and . . .

(20th Century • Industry & Commerce • Labor Unions • Law Enforcement • Natural Resources) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

10th Confederate Georgia Cavalry

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near Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia.
C.S.A. Georgia. Companies, "F", "G", "H", "I", "K", 10th Confederate. Colonel C.T. Goode. Scott's Brigade. Pegram's Division. 7:30 A.M., September 19, 1863.

(Parks & Recreational Areas • War, US Civil) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Holly Grove “Bull Moose Special”

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Hansford, West Virginia.
The town of Holly Grove first came into prominence during the 1912-1913 coal strike and mine war. This was the location of a major tent colony that was established when the Paint Creek miners were evicted from their homes by . . .

(Industry & Commerce • Labor Unions • Law Enforcement • Natural Resources) Includes complete text, location, directions, 5 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Spring Hill Farm / Utica Nike Base

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Shelby Charter Township, Michigan.
Spring Hill Farm Peter and Sarah Lerich established Spring Hill Farm in the 1830s. Their daughter Liberetta wrote in 1923 that her parents, opponents of slavery, had built a hiding place into a hillside as part of the . . .

(Abolition & Underground RR • Parks & Recreational Areas • Settlements & Settlers • War, Cold) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Somervell County

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Glen Rose, Texas.
Named for Alexander Somervell (1796-1854), native of Maryland, veteran of the Battle of San Jacinto, Secretary of War under Texas President David G. Burnet; commanded the 1842 Somervell Expedition seeking to end Mexican . . .

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