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Oneida County Spanish-American War Memorial

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Utica, New York.
Dedicated to the Soldiers and Sailors of the Spanish American War by the Citizens of Oneida County - July 1915 –

(War, Spanish-American) Includes location, directions, 1 photo, GPS coordinates, map.

Old Meeker Farm / Old Homestead-on-the-Lake

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Huron, Ohio.
In 1837 Aaron Wright Meeker received 160 acres of Lots 26 and 32 from his parents Stephen and Polly Meeker, who originally came to the Firelands from Vermont. Heavily forested, A. W. cut the trees by hand to build a farm on . . .

(Agriculture • Parks & Recreational Areas • Political Subdivisions • Settlements & Settlers) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Molly Brant

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Kingston, Ontario.
Born about 1736, Molly Brant (Degonwadonti) was a member of a prominent Mohawk family. About 1759 she became the wife of Sir William Johnson, Superintendent of Indian Affairs in the Province of New York and a powerful figure . . .

(Colonial Era • Native Americans • War, US Revolutionary • Women) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Alter Jüdische Friedhof / Old Jewish Cemetery

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, Germany.
1272 Älteste erhaltene jüdische Begräbnisstätte der Stadt Frankfurt am Main Früheste nachweisbare Bestattungen Oldest preserved Jewish burying place of the city of Frankfurt am Main Earliest provable burials 1828 Letzte . . .

(Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Churches & Religion • War, World II) Includes complete text, location, directions, 6 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Rathaus / Town Hall

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, Germany.
Vermutlich vom örtlichen Baumeister Conrad Leonhard errichtet Sitzungssaal mit Holzverkleidung der Wande und alter Bestuhlung aus der Werkstatt Georg Brenk Burgersaal mit beeindruckenden Balkendecke - (English . . .

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

Electric Interurban Railways / Lake Shore Electric Railway

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Huron, Ohio.
For over three decades, the electric interurban railways played a major part in the economic life of the American Midwest. Their contribution was greatest in Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, and Illinois. The interurban railways . . .

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

Cave 24

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, Israel.
English Text: This is the most remarkable cave at this site, as it contains some of the most important archaeological finds in Jerusalem. The plan of room on the right is rectangular, measuring 2.0 x 3.7 meters. Three raised . . .

(Anthropology & Archaeology • Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Churches & Religion) Includes complete text, location, directions, 6 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

René-Robert Cavelier

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Kingston, Ontario.
English: Early in his celebrated career the explorer La Salle played a principal role in the expansion of the French fur trade into the Lake Ontario region. In 1673 he arranged a meeting between Governor-General Frontenac, . . .

(Colonial Era • Exploration • Forts, Castles • Industry & Commerce) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

International Fur Exchange

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St. Louis, Missouri.
This building is one of our few remaining links to St. Louis' fur trade that began with the city's founding in 1764. The International Fur Exchange opened in 1920 and soon boasted "the world's largest raw fur exchange." Here . . .

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

Yards Park

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Navy Yard, District of Columbia.
The site of Yards Park was former Navy Yard lands that were vacant and fenced off from the public since the 1890s. Yards Park now is a 5.5 acre award winning public park maintained and operated by the Capitol Riverfront BID . . .

(Parks & Recreational Areas • Waterways & Vessels) Includes complete text, location, directions, 1 photo, GPS coordinates, map.

99M

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Navy Yard, District of Columbia.
The parcel of land on which 99M—a 220,000 square-feet LEED Platinum Class A Office building—is set was once the site of Normandie Liquors. According to JDLand.com, Normandie Liquors "seemed to become a symbol of old versus . . .

(Architecture • Industry & Commerce) Includes complete text, location, directions, 1 photo, GPS coordinates, map.

1221 Van

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Navy Yard, District of Columbia.
The parcel on which 1221 Van is located was once the site of a much frequented gas station at the corner of South Capitol and N Streets, which operated until late 2007. Once owned by Monument Realty and Lehman Brothers, the . . .

(Industry & Commerce) Includes complete text, location, directions, 1 photo, GPS coordinates, map.

East Ward Fire Engine House

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Brockville, Ontario.
The home of Defiance Fire Co. No. 2 Designed by Samuel Hazlewood, Surveyor & Civil Engineer

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

Nationals Park

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Navy Yard, District of Columbia.
Nationals Park opened in April 2008 as the 42,000 seat home for the Washington Nationals Baseball Club and a catalyst for the Capitol Riverfront and the Anacostia Waterfront Initiative (AWI) framework Plan. Situated on 17 . . .

(Industry & Commerce • Sports) Includes complete text, location, directions, 1 photo, GPS coordinates, map.

Dock 79

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Navy Yard, District of Columbia.
Voted by DC residents as Best Apartment Building in Washington City Paper's 2018 "Best of DC" poll, Dock 79 sits on once-neglected riverfront land that was used by land owner Florida Rock Properties for concrete mixing and . . .

(Industry & Commerce) Includes complete text, location, directions, 1 photo, GPS coordinates, map.

Audi Field

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Navy Yard, District of Columbia.
Opened in July 2018, Audi Field is the home for the D.C. United professional soccer team. Located in Buzzard Point of Capitol Riverfront, Audi Field was a public-private partnership between the District Government and the . . .

(Industry & Commerce • Sports) Includes complete text, location, directions, 1 photo, GPS coordinates, map.

Robert Sheridan Store

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Brockville, Ontario.
Originally the store of Robert Sheridan Stove & Tinware Merchant

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

USDOT

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Navy Yard, District of Columbia.
The United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) building is a two million square-feet office building that is home to the Secretary of the DOT and approximately 7,000 employees. Comprised of two office building and an . . .

(Architecture • Railroads & Streetcars • Roads & Vehicles • Waterways & Vessels) Includes complete text, location, directions, 1 photo, GPS coordinates, map.

The Bixby

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Navy Yard, District of Columbia.
Formerly the site of the Arthur Capper Senior Citizens Facility, the Bixby was completed in 2016 as part of the Arthur Capper Carrollsburg HOPE VI redevelopment and includes a mix of affordable and market rate apartments. . . .

(Charity & Public Work • Industry & Commerce) Includes complete text, location, directions, 1 photo, GPS coordinates, map.

Victoria Hall and East Ward Market Building

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Brockville, Ontario.
A Brockville Landmark Designated Under The Ontario Heritage Act

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