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For God And Country

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Yarmouth, Massachusetts.
For God And Country Dedicated In Grateful Tribute To Those Who Who Served In The Armed Forces Of The United States World War II Greater Love Hath No Man This That A Man Lay Down His Life For His Friends World War I · Persian . . .

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

Father Fagan Park

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New York, New York.
This park commemorates four local heroes who perished in the face of fire, losing their lives that others might live. Born in Rio de Janeiro, Father Richard Fagan (1911-1938) moved with his family to Boston, Massachusetts as . . .

(Churches & Religion • Disasters) Includes complete text, location, directions, 8 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

McIntosh House

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Missoula, Montana.
Unlike many neighborhoods in railroad towns, the lots here in Urlin’s Addition were not owned and developed by the Northern Pacific, but sold to private individuals who built rental housing for railroad employees. This . . .

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

1028 Wolf Street

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Missoula, Montana.
xpansion of the railroad after the turn of the twentieth century brought many new residents to Urlin’s Addition on Missoula’s Northside. Rental housing such as this one-story Pyramid Cottage style residence, constructed . . .

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

Coventry World War II Memorial

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Coventry, Connecticut.
Roll Of Honor In Honor Of The Men And Women Of Coventry Who Served Our Country In World War II This Memorial Was Made Possible By The Citizens Of The Town Of Coventry ? Merrick Aborn ? Eugene F. Edgerson ? John Jones ? . . .

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

Home of Madam Catharyna Brett

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Beacon, New York.
1709 The Home of Madam Catharyna Brett Born in the City of New York,1687 - died in this house, 1764 Wife of Roger Brett and daughter of Francis Rombout co-patentee with Gulian Verplanck of Rombout Precinct, comprising . . .

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

Welcome to Beacon

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Beacon, New York.
Named for the signal fires lit by Washington's troops atop our mountain during the American Revolution, Beacon is a city with a rich history dating back 400 years to when Henry Hudson's Half Moon anchored here in this . . .

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

Welcome to Beacon

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Beacon, New York.
Named for the signal fires lit by Washington's troops atop our mountain during the American Revolution, Beacon is a city with a rich history dating back 400 years to when Henry Hudson's Half Moon anchored here in this . . .

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

1776: British Invasion of New Jersey

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Alpine, New Jersey.
At Lower Closter Dock – on the riverfront just south of here – a British invasion force of 5,000 troops commanded by Lord Cornwallis landed before dawn on November 20, 1776. Guided by three Bergen County residents, they . . .

(War, US Revolutionary) Includes complete text, location, directions, 5 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Matteawan Train Station

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Beacon, New York.
Matteawan Train Station Built in 1869 by the Dutchess and Columbia R.R. Co. running from Dutchess Jct. to Hopewell Jct., Millbrook, etc…

(Railroads & Streetcars) Includes location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Spanish Pentecostal Church / Rothery File Factory

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Beacon, New York.
Spanish Pentecostal Church Built in 1869 as 1st Methodist church on the former site of St. Anna’s Episcopal Church. Rothery File Factory Built in 1835, the company made the first wood files in America starting in 1828 at a . . .

(Churches & Religion • Industry & Commerce) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Emergency Responders Clock

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Beacon, New York.
City of Beacon Emergency Responders This clock is dedicated to the City of Beacon to recognize and honor the men and women of Beacon’s fire, police, and EMS personnel – past, present and future It is further dedicated in . . .

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

Ron & Ronnie Sauers Bridge

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Beacon, New York.
Whereas, when Ron and Ronnie Sauers arrived in Beacon in the mid-1980's, Main Street buildings were boarded up with plywood and covered in graffiti, but Ron and Ronnie saw an opportunity to revitalize Beacon; and Whereas, . . .

(Architecture • Bridges & Viaducts • Industry & Commerce) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Layers + Lines

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Dupont Circle, District of Columbia.
[Northern plaque at the Connecticut Avenue overlook, just south of Dupont Circle:] Nekisha Durrett Up 'Til Now © 2019 Reclaimed hemlock, polycarbonate, LED lighting, found architectural elements, reducing lens, natural and . . .

(Architecture • Arts, Letters, Music • Roads & Vehicles • Settlements & Settlers • Women) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Redbud Chapel

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Marlow, Oklahoma.
At the turn of the last century, families from Marlow had to travel many miles to celebrate mass every six weeks. Because of the muddy trails, even horses and buggies had problems negotiating the roads, making the trip . . .

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

Saint Croix Island International Historic Site / Lieu historique international de l'Île Sainte-Croix

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Bayside, New Brunswick.
English: Welcome On Saint Croix Island in 1604, French nobleman-courtier Pierre Dugua Sieur de Monts established a settlement. This outpost was the first attempt by the French at year-round colonization in the territory they . . .

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

The River Flows On... / La rivière poursuit son cours...

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Bayside, New Brunswick.
English: Samuel de Champlain, explorer and geographer on Sieur de Monts' expedition, recorded in late June 1604 that: ”...we entered a river... wherein...we found two islands — one very small and near the western shore, and . . .

(Colonial Era • Exploration • Settlements & Settlers) Includes complete text, location, directions, 6 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

In Champlain’s Footsteps / Sur les traces de Champlain

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Bayside, New Brunswick.
English: The precise mapping of Acadie in the 17th century was the work of one individual — Samuel de Champlain. Between May 1604 and August 1605, travelling by barque, pinnace, canoe or on foot, Champlain surveyed and . . .

(Colonial Era • Exploration • Waterways & Vessels) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

A Winter of Despair / Un hiver de désespoir

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Bayside, New Brunswick.
English: ”It was difficult to know the country without having wintered there... Winter came upon us sooner than we had expected..." Could you survive a winter on Saint Croix Island if... • dangerous ice cut you off from the . . .

(Anthropology & Archaeology • Colonial Era • Exploration • Settlements & Settlers) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Bryant House

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Independence, Missouri.
The home of Dr. and Mrs. Bryant was built ca. 1867, and expanded to its present Queen Anne-Eastlake design by ca. 1890. Dr. Bryant was a prominent physician and successful businessman. Harriet Smart was the daughter of Judge . . .

(Architecture • Industry & Commerce • Science & Medicine) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
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