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Veterans Memorial

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Dushore, Pennsylvania.
Dedicated To All Who Served [Armed Forces Emblems] [POW/MIA and First Responder Emblems]

(Charity & Public Work • Churches & Religion • Fraternal or Sororal Organizations • Patriots & Patriotism) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Bill Hall

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Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
A hallmark of the Brewers clubs in the 2000s, the versatile Hall played eight seasons in Milwaukee. From 2000-2009, only Geoff Jenkins appeared in more games and had more hits for the Brewers than Hall. Earned 2006 Brewers . . .

(African Americans • Sports) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Darryl Hamilton

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Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Known for his keen eye at the plate, Hamilton played seven of his 13 Major League seasons in Milwaukee. At the conclusion of his tenure with the Brewers, Hamilton's .290 batting average ranked third in franchise history . . .

(African Americans • Sports) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Massapequa 1925

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Massapequa, New York.
1st modern multiclass school 5 classrooms, 5 teachers, 79 students, library & kinder- garten, combined gymnasium cafeteria & auditorium, K-8

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

Teddy Higuera

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Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
As one of the most dominating pitchers in franchise history, Higuera played his entire career in a Brewers uniform. Enjoyed instant success as the A.L. Rookie of the Year runner-up with a 15-8 record and 3.90 ERA in 1985. . . .

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

M. Eugene Deegan

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Dushore, Pennsylvania.
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(Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Disasters • Railroads & Streetcars) Includes complete text, location, directions, 1 photo, GPS coordinates, map.

Architectural Elements of the Church-Synagogue

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, Israel.
The stones exhumed form the fill beneath the mosaic floors of the Byzantine building (IV-V century) can be classified: (1) bases, more or less preserved, often having traces of plaster; (2) imposts of a double-arch with a . . .

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

Ackerman Building

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Bowling Green, Kentucky.
History The Ackerman Building has graced Bowling Green’s public square for more than a century, housing a variety of enterprises, including a bakery, candy shop, department store, attorney’s offices and a coffee house. . . .

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

George Connell House/Maison George Connell

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Woodstock, New Brunswick.
Built circa 1868 this house is considered to be the best example of High Victorian architecture in Woodstock. The house was built on land that was originally part of the grounds of the Honourable Charles Connell House. It is . . .

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

Vanhyning-Roerig

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near Round Lake, New York.
C. 1803 house, centerpiece of large Vanhyning Farm. In the family over a century. Purchased in 1938 by August and Isabelle Roerig. Home of Ruth Weed Roerig since 1973. Designated a malta landmark 1994

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

Tyson Building

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Floral Park, New York.
The oldest commercial building was built by George Tyson in 1894 and housed the post office.

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

Samuel Cunard

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Halifax, Nova Scotia.
English: Samuel Cunard was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia on November 21, 1787. He was the eldest son of Abraham and Margaret Cunard, United Empire Loyalists who emigrated from Philadelphia (Germantown) to Nova Scotia in 1783. . . .

(Industry & Commerce • Waterways & Vessels) Includes complete text, location, directions, 5 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Sir Samuel Cunard

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Halifax, Nova Scotia.
English: Born in Halifax of Loyalist parentage, Cunard founded in the maritime provinces a commercial empire embracing banking, lumber, land, coal and, especially, shipping. Involved in transatlantic steam navigation from . . .

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

Methodist Parsonage / Presbytère méthodiste

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Woodstock, New Brunswick.
English: Built for the Hon. Charles Connell about 1855, this is probably the oldest surviving brick house in Woodstock. The mansard roof, which gives the house a Second Empire appearance, was added in 1880. The house may . . .

(Architecture • Churches & Religion) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

3rd Field Artillery Regiment, RCA

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Woodstock, New Brunswick.
English: This plaque commemorates the bicentenary of the 3rd Field Artillery Regiment (The Loyal Company), Royal Canadian Artillery, formed in Saint John, New Brunswick, on May 4, 1793 as “The Loyal Company of Artillery” . . .

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

Flemming House / La Maison Flemming

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Woodstock, New Brunswick.
English: Built c1905 for R. Norman Loane, this four square Edwardian house was designed by the same architect who built St. James United Church. Two provincial premiers have lived in this house: J. K. Flemming (premier from . . .

(Architecture • Politics) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Women's Institute Home / Maison de l'Institut féminin

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Woodstock, New Brunswick.
English: The Women's Institute is a Canadian innovation, founded at the close of the 19th century as a discussion and action group for rural women. New Brunswick's WI was organized in 1911, at about the same time as . . .

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

Byzantine Mosaics

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, Israel.
The most important mosaic floors are found inside the Basilica in the area in front of the Holy Grotto. Those shown here come from the monastery on the south side of the Byzantine Church. They had the value of "sealed . . .

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

Forest Management

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Wells, Michigan.
Michigan's pine, which proved more valuable than all California's gold, was gone by the early 1900's. The original hardwoods were cut by 1935. Today, due to fire protection and increasing management, more timber is grown . . .

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

Lumberjacks

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Wells, Michigan.
The first white settler in Delta County was Louis A. Roberts, a fur trader who settled just upstream from here at Flat Rock in 1830 and later operated a waterpowered sawmill on the Whitefish River. The first buildings in . . .

(Horticulture & Forestry • Industry & Commerce • Natural Resources • Settlements & Settlers) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
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