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City Hall Apartment Building

California, Contra Costa County, MartinezBuilt in 1914 by Mayor John J. McNamara, George J. Winkleman and James E. McNarmara 1st apartment building in Martinez. Built during refinery boom. Unique...

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Korean War

Georgia, Chatham County, Pooler (West face) In Honor of the Men and Women Who Served in the Armed Forces of The United States During the Period June 1950 to July 1953    On 25 June 1950 the army of...

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44th Strategic Missile Wing

Ohio, Montgomery County, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Commemoration of the Patriots who served on the Plains of Western South Dakota 1962 - 1994 (Air & Space • Patriots & Patriotism • War,...

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Giant Desert Figures

California, Riverside County, near BlytheTimes of origin and meaning of these giant figures, the largest 167 feet long, smallest 95 feet, remains a mystery. There are three figures, two of animals and...

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313th Transport Squadron

Ohio, Montgomery County, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Flew first air cargo mission to Omaha Beach (T-1, first temporary air strip). Returned to England with the first air evacuation of wounded from...

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316th Troop Carrier Squadron

Ohio, Montgomery County, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Honoring Those Who Served With Valor And Distinction Dedicated 29 September 1995 (Air & Space • Patriots & Patriotism • War, World II)...

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Glover - Sottile House

South Carolina, CharlestonC. 1775 and 1826 This splendid mansion was built in 1826 by Dr. Joseph Glover, a noted Charleston physician, utilizing the service wing of an older house of about 1775. In...

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Terracina

Pennsylvania, Chester County, CoatesvilleThe successful growth of the Brandywine mill is reflected in Terracina, which was built in 1850-1851 by Rebecca Lukens for her daughter, Isabella Lukens Huston,...

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Clench's Tavern

New York, Schenectady County, Schenectady Here St Georges Lodge No 6 F & AM Formed June 1774 Here Washington Was Entertained By Civil and Military Authorities June 30, 1782 (Colonial Era •...

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A. Wilkins Miller Cottage

Texas, Galveston County, GalvestonA. Wilkins Miller had this residence built by Galveston contractor R.B. Garnett in 1895. As president of Miller & Vidor Lumber Co., one of the largest in the...

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Lozier House

New Jersey, Bergen County, Midland ParkThis old Dutch sandstone house, shown on Erskine's 1780 map, was built by Cornelius Lozier before the Revolution. South of it was the grist mill, known as...

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First Presbyterian Church

Texas, Galveston County, GalvestonOrganized New Year's Day, 1840, in the "Academy," an old building on the northwest corner of this intersection. Rev. John McCullough, church organizer, became pastor....

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POW / MIA Monument

New Jersey, Atlantic County, Atlantic CityThroughout history, we have answered our country's call to arms, for freedom, for justice, for self - determination of an ally. We have served and sometimes...

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Site of Galveston Seminary

Texas, Galveston County, GalvestonBuilt by Reverend John McCullough in 1849. Patterned after private Presbyterian schools in historic Chester County, Pennsylvania. The institution was a landmark in...

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Scottish Rite Masonry

Texas, Galveston County, GalvestonBorn in 1867 in Galveston. One of major systems of celebrated Masonic fraternal organization. Philip C. Tucker, the Deputy Inspector General of the Masons, read...

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Old Fort Morgan

Colorado, Morgan County, Fort MorganOccupied from 1864 to 1868 and the divergence of the Denver Cut Off from the Overland Trail This monument is erected by Fort Morgan Chapter, Daughters of the...

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The Rosenberg Library

Texas, Galveston County, GalvestonThe oldest free public library in continuous operation in Texas. Established and endowed in 1900 by the will of Henry Rosenberg (1824-1893), a native of Switzerland...

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Valley Station

Colorado, Logan County, SterlingThis tablet is the Property of the State of Colorado 3.8 miles north along county road is the site of Valley Station, built in 1859 as a stagecoach station of the...

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The Overland Trail

Colorado, Logan County, SterlingCall it the Pikes Peak Trail, the Denver Road, Overland Trail, or the South Platte River Trail – by any name, it dominated the movement of people and goods in Colorado...

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Sacred Heart Church

Texas, Galveston County, GalvestonThe earliest Catholic services in the Galveston area were conducted in 1838. In 1884, as a result of the church's growth under the direction of such leaders as Bishop...

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