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Palmetto High School
Mullins, South Carolina.Palmetto High School, completed in 1953, was built as a school for African American students. It replaced the previous Palmetto High School, which was a Rosenwald School...
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Burgerweeshuis / Orphanage
, Netherlands.Oorspronkelijk gesticht in 1408 als Mariaconvent. Tussen 1574 en 1958 deed het pand dienst als wees- huis. Daarvoor werd de Spaanse graaf van Bossu hier gevangen gehouden na de slag op de...
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Military Air Crash Site
near Bayboro, South Carolina.Near here on Dec. 5, 1972, thirteen American military officers and airmen were killed on a training mission during the Vietnam War, when at 7:19 PM an S.C. Air National...
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L'Église Saint-Eustache/Saint-Eustache Church
Saint-Eustache, Québec.[Français] Les traces de boulets de canon encore visibles sur la façade nous rappellent que cette église, construite entre 1780 et 1783, a été au cœur de la bataille de...
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U.S. Lighthouse Service General Depot
Staten Island, New York.ESTABLISHED IN 1863 Yor are standing on the site of the U.S. Lighthouse Service (U.S.L.H.S.) General Depot, established in 1863 to consolidate service and to supply to light...
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First Baptist Church of Mineral Wells
Mineral Wells, Texas.First Baptist Church of Mineral Wells, organized in 1882, grew out of an early revival. William Evander Penn, known as the “Texas Evangelist,” conducted worship services in Palo...
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James Nesbit Stuart House
Strawn, Texas.Built in 1874 by J. N. Stuart (1837-1910) and wife, Sally Allen Stuart (1835-1918), of materials hauled by ox-wagon from east Texas. A ship builder, Andrew Murdock, joined frame with...
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Home of Stephen Bethel Strawn
Strawn, Texas.Born in Giles County, Tennessee. Came to Palo Pinto County, 1859, among first settlers in region. Married Jane Allen, July 18, 1860. Served in Co. B, State Troops, during Civil War,...
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Comanche Trail Through Palo Pinto County
near Graford, Texas.Plains Indians of the 18th century blazed a trail to a Taovaya village on the Red River from raids on settlements in northern New Spain. The trail linked watering holes and natural...
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Service in the U.S. Military
Scottsboro, Alabama.What are the Ways to Serve? • Commissioned Officer, Warrant Officer, or Enlisted Service Member • Active Duty: Full-time Military • Reserves: Military service that combines a...
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Enlisted Service Members
Scottsboro, Alabama.How do I join the Military as an Enlisted Service Member? • Find a recruiting station • Go thru testing and evaluation. If accepted, you sign a contract with the US Military,...
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In honor of the Revolutionary Soldiers buried in Madison County
Huntsville, Alabama.Benjamin Adkins • Sergt. Robert Allen • John Amonette • Samuel Ayers • Richard Bacon • Eldridge Bailes • Moses Bailey • Uriah Bass • Hezekiah Baylis • Col. Peter Efford Bentley •...
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Wounded Warrior Combat Medic Statue
Huntsville, Alabama.These statues pay tribute to the special sacrifice of those wounded in combat. It honors the courage and bravery of the thousands of wounded warriors who have been injured while...
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Aviator
Huntsville, Alabama.The U.S. Armed Forces Avaitor Statue depicts an aviator proudly featuring from a successful mission. It pays tribute to all U.S. Military Aviators and commemorates their courage,...
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Gerben Wagenaar
, Netherlands.Gerben Wagenaar, geboren op 27 september 1912 te Amsterdam Strijder tegen discriminatie, racisme en fascisme. Een der leiders van de Februaristaking in 1941 (het protest tegen razzia's op...
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Microstegium vimineum (Japanese stiltgrass)
Buckhannon, West Virginia.Family: Poaceae (Grass Family) Distribution: This plant is distributed throughout the eastern United States as far west as Texas but has not yet reached northern New England....
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East Texas Musical Convention
Henderson, Texas.Sacred Harp (Fasola) singing is based on a system of shaped notes, dispersed harmony and minor chords. In its origins it was rural, folk, religious music that allowed singers to...
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Beall - Ross Home
Henderson, Texas.This board-and-batten, five-room, dog-trot house, built in 1884, has been restored to its appearance in 1900. It was built at Church Hill by Robert Augustus Beall and wife, Ida Jane...
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Cotton Gin
Henderson, Texas.The Mt. Enterprise Cotton Gin was donated by the Barts family of Mt. Enterprise, Texas: Mark, Sandi, Brian, April, Timmy, Jacob and Bailey, to the Rusk County Historical Commission for...
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T.J. Walling Log Cabin
Henderson, Texas.In 1841 Thomas Jefferson Walling (1811-1902) and his wife Nancy (Price) erected this one-room log cabin. Typical of many pioneer farm homes in this area, it was built of hand-hewn...
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Arnold Outhouse
Henderson, Texas.Prominent Henderson businessman and civic leader John R. Arnold moved his family to this property in 1908. He added a second story to the home (razed in 1966) that already existed at...
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The Railroad in Rusk County
Henderson, Texas.Although plans for a rail line were made as early as 1852, railroad tracks were not laid in this area until after the end of the Civil War. Overton (14 mi. NW) became the center of...
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Claes Stapelhofje / Claes Stapel Almshouse
, Netherlands.Vrouwenhofje, gesticht in 1682, met tien eenkamerwoningen achter twee 17de-eeuwse huizen aan het Munnickenveld. Het hof is klassiek van opzet met twee vleugels aan weerszijden van een...
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Platanus occidentalis (American sycamore)
Buckhannon, West Virginia.Family: Platanaceae (Planetree Family) Distribution: The American sycamore is widespread throughout the eastern United States and Ontario. It also occurs in the mountains of...
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Gustav Adolph Heinze
, Netherlands.Gustav Adolph Heinze 1820-1904 Dirigent in Amsterdam van de Duitse Opera, de liedertafel Euterpe en de Vincentius- concerten. Van 1862 tot 1885 directeur van de Muziekschool van...
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