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US Merchant Marine

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Bayport, Florida.
(Side 1) US Merchant Marine Dedicated September 14, 1999 Mayport Florida In memory of the men and women of all nations who loyally served aboard United States merchant ships in war and peace (Side 2) American Export . . .

(Patriots & Patriotism • War, Korean • War, Vietnam • War, World II • Waterways & Vessels) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Capture of 26 Men in 1864

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near Ardick, Georgia.
Near here, in Ebenezer Church which was acting as the McIntosh County Courthouse following the burning of Darien by United States forces in 1863, 26 men were captured by U.S. troops on the night of August 3rd, 1864. These . . .

(War, US Civil) Includes complete text, location, directions, 1 photo, GPS coordinates, map.

In Memory of John (Jack) Brennan

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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Brighton Heights wishes to thank Jack Brennan For His Dedication To Community, Family and Friends. He Was Instrumental In Helping Put Brighton Heights On The Map. He Had A Special Way Of Caring For Those Who Needed Help. His . . .

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

Mother Cesarita Ruiz de Esparza y Dávalos

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, El Salvador.
Sierva de Dios Madre Cesarita Ruiz de Esparza y Davalos Fundadora de la Congregación de Hermanas Josefinas México 27 de agosto 1829 24 de abril 1884 “Dios me ve” English translation: Servant of God Mother Cesarita Ruiz de . . .

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

Paradesi Synagogue

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, India.
Paradesi Synagogue Stabilisation and Conservation of the Clock Tower A project of World Monuments Fund Jewish Heritage Program In partnership with the Jewish Community of Cochin and the National Culture Fund The World . . .

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

George W. Summers

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Charleston, West Virginia.
Born in Fairfax County in 1804. he came to Kanawha Valley as a child. Secured reforms benefiting western Virginia at 1850-51 Constitutional Convention. Served at 1861 Peace Conference that tried to avoid war and voted . . .

(Notable Persons • Politics • War, US Civil) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Butler County Children’s Home

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Hamilton, Ohio.
Side A The Civil War created orphaned and impoverished children across the nation. To establish a home for area children, a group of Hamilton women met with Reverends Thane Miller and Benjamin W. Chidlaw in January 1869. By . . .

(Architecture • Charity & Public Work) Includes complete text, location, directions, 6 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Judge Leroy J. Contie, Jr.

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Canton, Ohio.
Canton City Solicitor (Law Director) 1951-1960 Judge, Court of Common Pleas, Stark County 1969-1971 U.S. District Judge, Northern District of Ohio 1971-1982 U.S. Circuit Judge, Sixth Circuit 1982-2000 Judge Leroy J. . . .

(Notable Persons) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Hamilton Airport- Hogan Field

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near Hamilton, Ohio.
Side A The Hogan Family owned and operated what was known as the Hamilton Airport for over 52 years. Airplane owner and pilot, Carl "Pop" Muhlberger and aviation enthusiast and farmer, Joe Hogan, co-founded the airport in . . .

(Air & Space) Includes complete text, location, directions, 6 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Olana Viewshed

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near Hudson, New York.
This landscape made famous by Hudson River School painter Frederic E. Church 1826-1900. Protected by the Scenic Hudson Land Trust.

(Arts, Letters, Music) Includes location, directions, 1 photo, GPS coordinates, map.

Seneca Indian Park

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Buffalo, New York.
In this vicinity from 1780 to 1842 dwelt the larger portion of the Seneca Nation of the Iroquois League. In this enclosure were buried Red Jacket, Mary Jemison the white woman of the Genesee and many of the noted chiefs and . . .

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

Rebecca Gilbert and Elizabeth Peart

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Buffalo, New York.
. First white women to reside within the limits of Buffalo. Taken as captives from Pennsylvania in 1780, they lived among the Seneca Indians until their release in 1782. Original marker dedicated July 9, 1937. Replaced by . . .

(Native Americans • Women) Includes complete text, location, directions, 1 photo, GPS coordinates, map.

Final resting place of The Senecas

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Buffalo, New York.
Final resting place of The Senecas of the Genesee Valley that the Mt. Morris Dam inundated. Buffalo Creek Council Fire. June 22, 1952

(Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Native Americans) Includes location, directions, 1 photo, GPS coordinates, map.

St. Anthony of Padua Church

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New York, New York.
Formed in 1866, it is the oldest Catholic congregation in the United States established to serve Italian immigrants. This structure, dedicated in 1888, was the first house of worship constructed by Italians in our nation. . . .

(Churches & Religion) Includes complete text, location, directions, 5 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Ride the Rails

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Independence, Ohio.
The first steam engine chugged its way down the new Valley Railway in 1880, beginning an era of progress for the Cuyahoga Valley. Regional industrial growth boosted demand for coal and other raw materials. The railway . . .

(Industry & Commerce • Man-Made Features • Parks & Recreational Areas • Railroads & Streetcars) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Route to the Coalfields

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Independence, Ohio.
"Recent investigations have developed a wealth of coal...deposits, which will find an outlet to market over the Valley Railway...." So declared the founders of the Valley Railway Company in an 1874 prospectus. While this . . .

(Industry & Commerce • Man-Made Features • Railroads & Streetcars) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Industrial Cleveland

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Independence, Ohio.
By the late 1800s, Cleveland became part of the industrial revolution. Petroleum refining, steel making, chemical processing, and machine-tool production made the city a thriving economic center, as did its location in a . . .

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

Old Stone Church of Independence Sesquicentennial

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

The Quarry Era

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Independence, Ohio.
From 1840 to 1900 quality sandstone & grinding wheels were quarried here & shipped throughout the States via the Ohio Canal. Now only abandoned quarries remain. The Historic Society & Kiwanis Club of Independence joined in . . .

(Industry & Commerce • Man-Made Features) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Civil War Mound and Urn

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Hartford, New York.
Erected to honor the 23 Hartford men who died while in service Mound erected 1897 Urn placed 1910 22nd Infantry: John Miner, George Minor, James Wythe; 16th Artillery: John Burton, Albert Higley; 93rd Infantry: John Hughes, . . .

(Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Civil) Includes complete text, location, directions, 5 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
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