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Navy Yard, District of Columbia.
This mixed-use residential building is situated on what was formerly part of the Navy Yard annex, an expansion of the Washington Navy Yard in response to production required for Navy shipbuilding in World Wars I and II. . . .

(Industry & Commerce • War, World I • War, World II • Waterways & Vessels) Includes complete text, location, directions, 1 photo, GPS coordinates, map.

The Lumber Shed

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Navy Yard, District of Columbia.
An original historic structure from the Washington Navy Yard campus, the Lumber Shed building was a concrete, open air structure that was used for the storage and drying of wood to make molds for ship construction. The . . .

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

Circus Parade

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Brockville, Ontario.
A circus parade passes in front of Victoria Hall

(Animals • Entertainment) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

The War in Van Buren County / Troops Raised in Van Buren County

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Clinton, Arkansas.
The War in Van Buren County Most of the violence that took place in Van Buren Co. during the Civil War was caused by irregular troops. Southern units were called bushwhackers; northern guerrillas were termed jayhawkers. . . .

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

The Civil War in Cleburne County / Troops Raised in Cleburne County

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Heber Springs, Arkansas.
The Civil War in Cleburne County Cleburne County was infested with bands of bushwhackers who would prey on both military and civilian targets. Union troops operating in the area also seized food from civilians. Guerrillas . . .

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

Lower Burial Ground 1783-1863

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Kingston, Ontario.
This Anglican Church burial ground is one of the oldest consecrated cemeteries in Ontario. Loyalists, who wanted to continue living under British rule, came to Kingston after the American Revolution. A Loyalist soldier, . . .

(Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Churches & Religion • Colonial Era • Settlements & Settlers) Includes complete text, location, directions, 8 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Römerberg 34: "Haus zum goldenen Rad" / House at the Golden Wheel

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, Germany.
1954-55 Wohn-und Geschäftshaus nach Entwurf von Architekt Ferdinand Wagner für das Ehepaar Richard Andreae und Irene von Neufville Bauplastische Gestaltung über dem Eingang von Bildhauer Hans Wagner mit Wappen der . . .

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

St. Paul's Churchyard

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Kingston, Ontario.
Formerly St. George’s Burial Ground, this cemetery is the oldest in the Kingston district. Among the distinguished persons buried here are Molly Brant, Reverend John Stuart, Lieutenant Hugh Earl (Provincial Marine), Colonel . . .

(Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Churches & Religion • Colonial Era • Settlements & Settlers) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Städtische Bühnen / Municipal Theatre Company - Memorial for Victims of the Nazis

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, Germany.
Unmittelbar nach Beginn der national sozialistischen Herrschaftam am 30. Januar 1933 wurden die Stadtischen Bühnen Frankfurt zur Zielscheibe des politischen, vorallem des antisemitischen Terrors. Zahlreiche Mitarbeiter und . . .

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

The Priestly Blessing

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, Israel.
English Text: Two smaller silver objets were discovered in the bone repository, rolled up like tiny scrolls, to be worn as amulets. After the scrolls were unrolled, it emerged that they were made of pure silver, measured 27 . . .

(Anthropology & Archaeology • Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Churches & Religion) Includes complete text, location, directions, 10 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

August 1, 1993

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St. Louis, Missouri.
The bottom of this plaque indicates the high water mark of the Great Flood of 1993. On this date, the Mississippi River reached 49.58 feet, the highest level ever recorded in the City of St. Louis.

(Disasters • Waterways & Vessels) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Robert J. Baer Plaza

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St. Louis, Missouri.
The St. Louis Regional Convention and Sports Complex Authority dedicates Robert J. Baer Plaza in honor of the Authority's first Chairman. The Plaza is a tribute to Mr. Baer's vision, commitment, and extraordinary leadership . . .

(Charity & Public Work • Parks & Recreational Areas • Sports) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

City Cemetery

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Franklin, Tennessee.
The two-acre city cemetery was deeded by Joel Parrish in 1811 to the town commissioners for $100. Among the early settlers buried here are Ewan Cameron who built Franklin’s first house, and Thomas Stuart, who served as judge . . .

(Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Settlements & Settlers • War, US Revolutionary) Includes complete text, location, directions, 5 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Arkansas Peace Society / Federal Raids on Burrowville

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Marshall, Arkansas.
Arkansas Peace Society In November 1861, Confederate authorities discovered a secret Peace Society in north Arkansas whose members opposed secession. Col. Samuel Leslie called out the Searcy County militia to round up . . .

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

The Stanley Tavern

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Hopkinton, New Hampshire.
The Stanley Tavern Hopkinton, New Hampshire is listed in the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior 1791

(Entertainment • Industry & Commerce • Notable Buildings) Includes location, directions, 6 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Dedicated to Maria C. Klemack-McGraw

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Grove City, Ohio.
In recognition of her 16 years of dedicated service to the citizens of Grove City, Ohio, as a four-time elected member of City Council, and as Council President from 2002 to 2004. In 1961, following the Bay of Pigs invasion, . . .

(Politics • Women) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

"Old" Carrollton

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Carrollton, Arkansas.
Settled 1833, was on the much-traveled Carrollton-Forsyth-Springfield road during the Civil War. A training center for Southern troops, it was important in movement of troops and supplies. Guerrilla warfare ravaged the area. . . .

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

Rev Jacob Cram

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Hopkinton, New Hampshire.
Rev Jacob Cram Ordained February 25, 1789 Reception of Gen Lafayette June 22, 1825

(Churches & Religion • Colonial Era • Notable Persons) Includes location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Madison County

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Huntsville, Arkansas.
A county government was organized in Madison County in 1836, in the barn of Evan S. Polk, a short distance northwest of the present town of Huntsville which was laid out as a town and made the permanent seat, of government . . .

(Government • Political Subdivisions) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Searcy County

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Marshall, Arkansas.
The county seat of Searcy County was created in 1838 and was first located at Lebanon, on Bear Creek, about five miles west of the present town of Marshall, to which place the seat of justice was moved in 1856.

(Government • Political Subdivisions) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
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