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War Memorial

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Mantua, Ohio.
Dedicated to the memory of those who made the supreme sacrifice in the service of our country.

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

Village Government Center Building History

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Mantua, Ohio.
1867 • Mantua School 1893 • Mantua Town Hall 1926 • Mantua-Shalersville Fire Department 2006 • Mantua Village Government Center

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

World War I Memorial

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Franklin, Pennsylvania.
In Honor of World War I Veterans [Photo of troop ship] In Memory [Photo of troops in battle] In Remembrance [Photo of troops entering "No Man's Land"] Presented by the Venango County Historical Society August 2014 [Photo . . .

(Patriots & Patriotism • War, World I) Includes complete text, location, directions, 6 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Venango County Courthouse

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Franklin, Pennsylvania.
This property has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior

(Notable Buildings) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Michigan Central Railroad

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Wolverine, Michigan.
In the northern Lower Peninsula, the first railroads were built to move lumber from station to mill and from mill to cities. Later, their main business became moving passengers from one town to another. Many northern . . .

(Environment • Industry & Commerce • Parks & Recreational Areas • Railroads & Streetcars) Includes complete text, location, directions, 7 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Old Jacksonville Free Public Library

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Jacksonville, Florida.
Old Jacksonville Free Public Library Built c. 1904 has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior

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

Greenleaf & Crosby Bldg.

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Jacksonville, Florida.
Historic Landmark Greenleaf & Crosby Bldg. 1927 Marsh & Saxelbye, Architects Awarded by Jacksonville Historic Landmarks Commission

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

Soldiers of the American Revolution Associated with Jacksonville’s History

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Jacksonville, Florida.
General John McIntosh (c.) 1756-1826 was born in Darien Georgia. He assisted botanist William Bartram 1773-1774, and in 1774 they explored along the St. Johns River. His activities during the Revolutionary War included . . .

(Colonial Era • Patriots & Patriotism • War of 1812 • War, US Revolutionary) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Brigadier General Hiram B. Granbury

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Franklin, Tennessee.
(front) Born: March 1, 1831 Died: On this field, November 30, 1864 A moment before he fell, he urged his Texans on: “Forward, men, forward! Never let it be said that Texans lag in a fight!” They never did, and neither did . . .

(War, US Civil) Includes complete text, location, directions, 5 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

The Carling Hotel

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Jacksonville, Florida.
This property is listed in the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior

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

The 800s Locomotives

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, El Salvador.
Locomotoras 800’s. En 1964 la empresa norteamericana que tenía la concesión del ferrocarril de oriente, adquiere 16 locomotoras Diesel de la marca General Electric (números de la 851 a la 866). Con ello la empresa contó con . . .

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

Steam Crane

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, El Salvador.
Grua de Vapor. Esta grúa de vapor fue construida en 1926 por The Birgminghan Railway Cariiage & Wagon Co, con sede en Smethwick (Inglaterra) y es una de las piezas que fueron traídas al país por la empresa inglesa que . . .

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

Maintenance and Personnel

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, El Salvador.
Mantenimiento y Personal En la década de 1930, son importadas vía marítima desde Estados Unidos, una serie de máquinas destinadas a garantizar el funcionamiento del ferrocarril de oriente que era propiedad de la . . .

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

Beckley

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Beckley, West Virginia.
Created Apr. 4, 1838. Named for John Beckley, clerk of the House of Representatives in the terms of Washington, Adams, and Jefferson. General Alfred Beckley, his son, had home, “Park Place,” later known as “Wildwood,” built . . .

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Mr. Bradbury’s Bridge

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Bradbury, California.
With the 1907 extension of Huntington’s Pacific Electric system through Duarte to Glendora, a cut was created to level the railroad’s right of way in front of L.L. Bradbury’s country home. To provide access to his home, the . . .

(Architecture • Bridges & Viaducts • Railroads & Streetcars • Settlements & Settlers) Includes complete text, location, directions, 6 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Grand Central Air Terminal

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Glendale, California.
Grand Central Air Terminal is an intact example of an early airport passenger terminal and serves as a physical record of pivotal events that helped shape the development of air travel and the aviation industry in Southern . . .

(Air & Space • Architecture • Entertainment • Industry & Commerce) Includes complete text, location, directions, 7 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Johnny Carson Park

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Burbank, California.
Dedicated to the King of Late Night for 30 years of keeping America up late and laughing.

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

Weddington Family

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North Hollywood, California.
A Founding Family in a Fledgling Town The cold winters and the hard work of Iowa farm life once drove hundreds of thousands of "Hawkeyes" to California. One of them was named Wilson C. Weddington. He came here in 1890 to . . .

(Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Piña Colada Made Famous

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San Juan, Puerto Rico.
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(Notable Events) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Historic Walls

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Coulterville, California.
The Coulterville Main Street Historical District includes 25 structures, including this one story building built circa 1860. This building's stone and brick walls survived the 1879 and 1899 fires that destroyed Coulterville. . . .

(Architecture • Disasters • Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
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