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Juliana Marc

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Haus zum goldenen Löwen In diesem Hause wohnte bis 20. XII. 1812 Juliana Marc. Schülerin von E.T.A. Hoffmann. Urbild seiner schönsten Frauengestalten. - (English translation:) House at the Golden Lions. In this house . . .

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

Dr. Georg Michael von Weber

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Hier wurde geboren am 20 Januar 1768, der k. bayerische Appellations-Gerichts- Präsident Dr. Georg Michael v. Weber berühmt als Rechtsgelehrter gestorben am 2. März 1845. zu München. - (English translation:) Here on . . .

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

Fort Assiniboine

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near Havre, Montana.
Established in 1879, Fort Assiniboine was one of the most strategically-placed U.S. Army posts in the northwest. Headquarters for the District of Montana, the fort and military reserve encompassed the entire Bears Paw . . .

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

C-9A/C

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Dover Air Force Base, Delaware.
The museum's C-9 was the first delivered to the military airlift command in 1968 In the mid-1960s there was a definite need to replace the propeller-driven C-118 and C-131 aircraft that had been used as medical evacuation . . .

(Air & Space • Science & Medicine • War, Korean) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

The Atrium

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Havre, Montana.
This building once stood as home for the famed Buttrey retail store. This store brought shoppers from all over Montana and Canada to the area. Created by Frank Buttrey, the store began as a small shop called "The Fair" in . . .

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

E.T.A. Hoffman

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, Germany.
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(Arts, Letters, Music) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

C-130E

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Dover Air Force Base, Delaware.
Designed in 1951 for the U.S. Air Force's Tactical Air Command, the C-130 Hercules set a new pattern for military transportation aircraft. Previously types usually had piston engines, tailwheel landing wheel, and side doors. . . .

(Air & Space • Science & Medicine • War, Vietnam) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Major General Alfred T.A. Torbert

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Milford, Delaware.
Alfred Thomas Archimedes Torbert was a gallant and distinguished officer and leader during the Civil War achieving the rank of Major General in the Union Army. He was a strict disciplinarian who saw to the needs of his . . .

(War, US Civil • Wars, US Indian) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Indian Trails of Dekalb County

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Decatur, Georgia.
The trails shown on this map of Dekalb County were a part of the great trade routes of the Indians, the Cherokees to the North and the Creeks to the South. These trails became the wagon roads of the white man. Many of them . . .

(Native Americans • Roads & Vehicles) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Dekalb County Confederate Monument Contextualization

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Decatur, Georgia.
In 1908, this monument was erected at the DeKalb County Courthouse to glorify the "lost cause" of the Confederacy and the Confederate soldiers who fought for it. It was privately funded by the C. A. Evans Camp of Confederate . . .

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

A-26C

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Dover Air Force Base, Delaware.
Intended to be built in large numbers to replace the USAAF's three medium bombers (A-20 Havoc, B-52 Mitchell, and B-26 Marauder), Douglas' A-26 Invader served briefly in Europe and the Pacific in the closing months of World . . .

(Air & Space • War, Korean • War, Vietnam • War, World II) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Joseph Heller

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Geburts- u. Sterbehaus des Heimatforschers u. Kunstschriftstellers Joseph Heller. Er hinterließ der Staatsbibliothek-Bamberg eine sehr wertvolle Kunstsammlung. *1798 +1849 - (English translation:) Place of birth and . . .

(Arts, Letters, Music) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

O'Connell's Birth Place

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At Carhan Bridge O'Connell's home comes into view on the banks of Carhan River. He was born on August 6th 1775 at Carhan House. His parents were Morgan O'Connell and Catherine Mullane who hailed from North Cork. There were . . .

(Education • Man-Made Features • Settlements & Settlers) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

C-7A

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Dover Air Force Base, Delaware.
The Canadian DHC-4 Caribou, a dedicated short takeoff and landing (STOL) utility transport, first flew in 1958. The aircraft was designed to combine the STOL performance of the Canadian Otter aircraft with the load-carrying . . .

(Air & Space • Science & Medicine • War, Vietnam) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Swift Steeds Tie East to West

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near Fallon, Nevada.
"The Mail Must Go Through" From April 3, 1860 to November 21, 1861, mail was delivered by the Pony Express between St. Joseph, Missouri and Sacramento, California. It was a relay system between 190 stations along the route. . . .

(Communications • Industry & Commerce • Roads & Vehicles) Includes complete text, location, directions, 6 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

What Are Those Rocks Out There?

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near Fallon, Nevada.
Sand Springs Deserved its Name The rocks you see in front of you were once Sand Springs Pony Express Station. The Pony Express ended in November 1861, but this Station was used as a stopover for freight wagons until the late . . .

(Communications • Industry & Commerce • Man-Made Features • Railroads & Streetcars) Includes complete text, location, directions, 6 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

C-123K

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Dover Air Force Base, Delaware.
One of many innovative aircraft designs to come on the scene just after WWII, the C-123 Provider began life as the XG-20 cargo glider. This all-metal glider was designed with conversion to a powered assault transport in . . .

(Air & Space • War, Vietnam) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

The Daniel O'Connell Memorial Park

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"The town which climbs the mountain and looks upon the sea in sleeping time or waking that's where I want to be." Sigerson Clifford 1913-1985 As well as being the birthplace of Daniel O'Connell, Cahersiveen has more . . .

(Forts, Castles • Man-Made Features • Settlements & Settlers) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

C-119G

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Dover Air Force Base, Delaware.
Twin-boom cargo planes were Fairchild's trademark in the post-1945 era. These heavy-lift transports helped the United States to reach out with its new-found postwar power. C-119s formed the backbone of the USAF transport in . . .

(Air & Space • War, Cold • War, Korean • War, Vietnam) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Fort Belle Fontaine

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Spanish Lake, Missouri.
Fort Belle Fontaine was built in 1805 on a low plain near the confluence of the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers. Belle Fontaine was the first U.S. military post located in the newly acquired Louisiana Territory and was . . .

(Exploration • Forts, Castles • Native Americans • Politics) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
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