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Dr. John Logan

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Murphysboro, Illinois.
Dr. John Logan, born in Ireland in 1788, came to America with his family in 1793. He moved to Jackson County in 1822 where he married Elizabeth Jenkins. Dr. Logan served four terms in the Illinois Legislature and became a . . .

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

George Rogers Clark Campsite

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near Murphysboro, Illinois.
Lt. Col. Clark and his troop of 170 Virginians camped near here on July 2, 1778. It was their third campsite during a march from Fort Massac to Kaskaskia to capture that post from the British. Earlier that day, the troop was . . .

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

Route of Gen. George Rogers Clark

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near Vienna, Illinois.
Route of Gen. George Rogers Clark on march from Ft. Massac to Kaskaskia 1778

(Forts or Castles • War, US Revolutionary) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

King Neptune

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near Anna, Illinois.
Buried here: King Neptune; Famous Navy Mascot Pig Auctioned for $19,000,000.00 in War bonds. 1942-1946 to help make a free world. This memorial site dedicated by Don C. Lingle, PNAC, NR-R To the millions of people, who gave . . .

(Animals • Patriots & Patriotism • War, World II) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Huttner-Pasqualini Post, American Legion Memorial

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Staten Island, New York.
In honor of all men and women who served in the Armed Forces of our country and in memory of those who gave their lives in its defense. Dedicated by Huttner-Pasqualini Post No. 1367 American Legion

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

McDonnell Douglas F4C "Phantom II"

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New Orleans, Louisiana.
Type: Fighter Bomber Weight: 58,000 lbs loaded Armament: M61 "Vulcan" Cannon in External Pod Up to 16,000 lbs of externally carried nuclear or conventional bombs, rockets or missiles like the "Sidewinder" and "Sparrow" Air . . .

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

Center Avenue

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Bay City, Michigan.
Center Avenue presents one of the most spectacular displays of late nineteenth and early twentieth century residential architecture in Michigan. Between 1870 and 1940 Bay City´s prominent citizens favored Center Avenue as . . .

(Roads & Vehicles) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

St. Stanislaus Kostka Roman Catholic Church

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Bay City, Michigan.
St. Stanislaus Kostka Roman Catholic Church In the second half of the nineteenth century, Polish refugees who escaped Prussian domination settled in Bay City. In 1874 they formed a society under the patronage of Saint . . .

(Churches & Religion) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

444th Bombardment Group (V.H.)

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United States Air Force Academy, Colorado.
The First B-29 Group Dedicated to the men of the 444th Bomb Gp (V.H.) who helped achieve victory through air power - especially those who paid the supreme sacrifice for that victory 676th Bomb Sq. • 677th Bomb Sq. • 678th . . .

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

58th Bomb Wing

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United States Air Force Academy, Colorado.
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(Air & Space • Patriots & Patriotism • War, World II) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Mordecai Lincoln Mill and Homestead

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Scituate, Massachusetts.
Site of homestead and mill built in 1691-1692 by Mordecai Lincoln, great-great-great grandfather of Abraham Lincoln

(Colonial Era • Industry & Commerce) Includes location, directions, 1 photo, GPS coordinates, map.

The Pattee Area

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Salem, New Hampshire.
A cordwainer (shoemaker) by trade, Jonathan Pattee used this portion of the site as the foundation for his house. The wooden structure burned in 1855. Pattee's techniques for stonework were cruder and more utilitarian then . . .

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

3rd Photo Reconnaisance Squadron

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United States Air Force Academy, Colorado.
In honor of all who served, because of their bravery and dedication, the Third Photo Reconnaissance Squadron was able to provide the 20th Air Force to photographic intelligence necessary to bring the war against Japan to a . . .

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

Horton Veterans Memorial

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Horton, Michigan.
In honor of those who served their country

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

Floud Memorial Park

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Halfmoon, New York.
This park is dedicated to the memory of Harry and Betty Floud, lifelong residents and public servants of the Town of Halfmoon. Harry Floud worked for the Town of Halfmoon from 1950-1959 as constable. Betty Floud worked for . . .

(Parks & Recreational Areas) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Veterans Memorial Bridge

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Pulaski, Virginia.
Weterans Memorial Bridge Dedicated July 4, 2000 to all Veterans of Wars

(Military) Includes location, directions, 5 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Valentine Residence

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Algiers, Louisiana.
“Kid” Thomas Valentine (1897-1987), trumpeter and bandleader, lived here at 825 Vallette Street in 1928. Born in Reserve, LA he moved to Algiers in 1923. He played at Speck’s Moulin Rouge in Marrero and Fireman’s Hall in . . .

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

468th Bomb Group (VH)

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United States Air Force Academy, Colorado.
To All Who Served Whose inspiring leaders -- Colonels Howard E. Engler, Ted S. Faulkner and James V. Edmundson -- made more of men than they were. Bases: Kharagpur, India • Pengshan, China • West Field, Tinian Unit . . .

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

The De Soto Trail

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Elkmont, Alabama.
Today, after 450 years of searching, the exact route of Hernando de Soto through the southeastern United States remains the foremost historical mystery of the South. Despite the work of professional and amateur . . .

(Exploration) Includes complete text, location, directions, 1 photo, GPS coordinates, map.

330th Bomb Group (VH) Association

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United States Air Force Academy, Colorado.
457th, 458th, 459th Bomb Squadrons The 330th Bomb Group (VH) carried the air war to Japan from March to August 1945, flying a total of 47 missions from its base at North Field on the island of Guam. This plaque is . . .

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