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The Muny

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St. Louis, Missouri.
The Muny is America's oldest and largest outdoor musical theatre. Founded in 1919, our mission is to enrich lives by producing exceptional musical theatre, accessible to all. Generations have enjoyed everything from . . .

(Arts, Letters, Music • Entertainment • Parks & Recreational Areas) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Sant Felip Neri Bombing Memorial

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, Spain.
(Catalan:) En memòria de les víctimes del bombardeig de Sant Felip Neri Aquí varen morir 42 persones -la majoria infants- per l'acció de l'aviació franquista el 30 de gener de 1938 - (English translation:) In memory of . . .

(Wars, Non-US) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Saint Louis Art Museum

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St. Louis, Missouri.
Forest Park was site of the 1904 World's Fair (Louisiana Purchase Exposition). The site where the Museum now stands was the highest point at the Fair, and the building was three times as large. After the Fair, the temporary . . .

(Arts, Letters, Music • Notable Buildings • Notable Events) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Pettibone Tavern

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Weatogue, Connecticut.
Just to the south, on route 10, is Abigail’s, originally called the Pettibone Tavern. Jonathan Pettibone built the first Pettibone Tavern about 1780 and, after it was largely destroyed by fire, rebuilt it in 1801. The large . . .

(Architecture • Colonial Era • Science & Medicine • War, US Revolutionary) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

River Des Peres Sewage and Drainage Works

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St. Louis, Missouri.
[Top plaque:] The River Des Peres Sewage and Drainage Works extends 14 miles from the city limits northwest to Delmar and Skinker to the Mississippi River south of the city. Four miles of massive, enclosed reinforced . . .

(Charity & Public Work • Parks & Recreational Areas • Waterways & Vessels) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Camp Farnsworth

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near Fairlee, Vermont.
In 1909 Charles “Chelebe” and Charlotte “Madama” Farnsworth established Camp Hanoum for young women to experience the outdoors, gain confidence, skills, and strength in rural Vermont. Meaning “gracious lady,” Hanoum . . .

(Charity & Public Work • Notable Places • War, World I • War, World II • Women) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Concord Memorial Field

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Concord, New Hampshire.
Concord Memorial Field Dedicated to the Men and Women Who Served in the World War. 1936 ( large plaque ) In Honor of Those Who Died in the World War Thomas H. Abbott · Dante J. Baratelli · Sydney W. Beauclerk, Jr. · . . .

(War, World I) Includes complete text, location, directions, 5 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Thomas Moss ~ Calvin McDowell ~ William Henry Stewart

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Memphis, Tennessee.
In March of 1892, business partners Thomas Moss, Calvin McDowell and William Henry Stewart were arrested for defending an attack on their store, The People's Grocery. The white competitor and the deputy sheriffs he hired . . .

(African Americans • Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Civil Rights • Industry & Commerce • Law Enforcement • Notable Events) Includes complete text, location, directions, 5 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

World's Largest Chess Piece

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St. Louis, Missouri.
King piece measuring 20 feet tall (6.096 m) and 9 feet, 2 inches (2.79 m) in diameter at the base and weighing 10,860 pounds (4,926 kg). The piece is 53 times larger than its model—the "Championship Staunton" king . . .

(Air & Space • Notable Events • Sports) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Sterling Cabin

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near White Bird, Idaho.
Constructed in 1952, the Sterling Cabin was built by Dick and Bonnie Sterling for Bud Wilson, then owner of the Kirkwood Ranch. Dick was the packer and Bonnie was the cook for the Kirkwood Operation. Constructed of lodgepole . . .

(Settlements & Settlers) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Hanna Cabin

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near White Bird, Idaho.
Built by Carl Hanna ca. 1912, this cabin was originally located at the site of the Carter Mansion, approximately three quarters of a mile up Kirkwood Creek. A few years after constructing the cabin, Hanna left for Europe and . . .

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

John F. Kennedy Spoke Here

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, Germany.
John F. Kennedy Präsident der Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika Geboren 29. Mai 1917 Ermordet 22. November 1963 Sprach am 25. Juni 1963 in der Paulskirche zum deutschen Volk und zur Welt. „Niemand soll von dieser unserer . . .

(Notable Events • War, Cold) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Jackson Fork

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near White Bird, Idaho.
Once the hay was collected from the fields it has to be stored, either in a hay stack or barn. This was accomplished using a device known as a Jackson Fork. Used in combination with a complex set of lines and pulleys, the . . .

(Agriculture) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Franklin World War II Monument

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Franklin, Connecticut.
Honor Roll Dedicated by the Citizens of Franklin To Those Who Served in World War II 1941 - 1946 Richard E. Armstrong · Robert E. Armstrong · Walter V. Armstrong · John B. Ayer · Frank Babie · John Babie · Eugene J. Borque . . .

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

Sprague Civil War Monument

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Sprague, Connecticut.
Dedicated to Those Who Served In The Civil War 1861 – 1865 Abbott, James · Acker, George · Allen, John · Bartlett, John S. · Batchelder, George E. · Bigelow, James S. · Bingham, Henry L. · Birch, William H. · Bishop, Nathan . . .

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

Franklin

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Franklin, Connecticut.
Franklin In 1663 the uplands and meadows of this area, part of the Norwich “nine miles square" acquired from the Mohegan Indian chief Uncas and known as West Farms, were divided among certain occupants of the town plot of . . .

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

Sprague

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Sprague, Connecticut.
Sprague This area on the Shetucket River was part of the land deeded in 1659 by Uncas, the Mohegan Indian sachem, to form the town of Norwich. In 1786 it became parts of Franklin and Lisbon. Settlements were made at . . .

(Settlements & Settlers) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Sprague World War I Monument

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Sprague, Connecticut.
1917 — 1918 Honor Roll of Sprague Dedicated to Those of Sprague Who Served Their Country In the World War Allard, Alcide · Allard, Joseph H. · Almquist, Arthur · Anderson, Arvid · Anderson, Gustave · Arpin, Odilla · . . .

(War, World I) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Crossroads of the Great Lakes

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Mackinaw City, Michigan.
Strategically located at the meeting of Lake Michigan and Lake Huron, the Straits of Mackinac have been a Crossroads of the Great Lakes since 1670. The Forts at Mackinaw City, Mackinac Island and St. Ignace formed a . . .

(Forts, Castles) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Sprague Veterans Monument

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Sprague, Connecticut.
Those That Served Honorably Dedicated on the 150th Anniversary of the Town of Sprague World War I Blanchard, Hector J. World War II Adkins, James W. · Anderson, Benjamin H. · Anderson, Robert A. · Arpin, Roderick J. · Baah, . . .

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