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Comfort Women
New Jersey, Bergen County, HackensackIn memory ofhundreds of thousands of women and girls from Korea, China, Taiwan, the Philippines, the Netherlands, and Indonesia who were forced into sexual slavery...
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American Indians of the Potomac River
Virginia, Fairfax County, Great FallsPrehistoric people arrived along the shores of the Potomac River some 13,000 years ago. Slowly they transformed from semi-nomadic hunters into farmers and...
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Humble Oil & Refining Company
Texas, Harris County, BaytownRoss S. Sterling entered the oil business in 1909, when he invested in the Humble oil field north of Houston. Two years later he formed the Humble Oil Company with five...
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The Lucas Gusher
Texas, Jefferson County, BeaumontDiscovery well of the Spindletop Oil Field and the first important well on the Gulf Coast. It blew in on Jan. 10, 1901, flowing 100,000 barrels of oil a day from a...
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Reading Wood Black
Texas, Uvalde County, UvaldeOn this site stood home and trading post of Reading Wood Black. Native of New Jersey, he settled in Texas, 1853, near Leona River where he was successful in many business...
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Captain John Coffee Hays
Texas, Uvalde County, near SabinalIn this vicinity June 24, 1841, Captain John Coffee Hays and his Company of 16 Rangers assisted by thirty Mexicans under Captain Flores encountered ten Comanche...
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USS Gudgeon (SS-211)
New Jersey, Bergen County, HackensackCommissioned November 22, 1939U.S. Navy Yard Mare Island, Calif.Over Due – Lost May 1944In memory of 78 officers and menBy sinking a Japanese...
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Site of Camp Sabinal
Texas, Uvalde County, near SabinalEstablished July 12, 1856 by Captain Albert G. Brackett, Second U.S. Cavalry, as a protection to the San Antonio - El Paso Road and frontier settlers • Occupied by...
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Early Texas Wagon Yards
Texas, Uvalde County, UvaldePlaces of shelter for drivers, teams and wagons. Here travelers could cook bacon, eggs, beans, coffee; talk with friends and strangers. For people from the country, a wagon...
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Grand Opera House
Texas, Uvalde County, UvaldeStaged outstanding musicals, dramas. Built 1891 by local men for professional troupes. Also scene of home talent plays, some directed by Ben K. Franklin, a former actor who...
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Kincaid Hotel
Texas, Uvalde County, UvaldeThis four-story hotel building was constructed in 1927 by the family of William Davis "Billy" Kincaid (b. 1854) in memory of his life as a prominent Uvalde cattleman,...
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Submariners Memorial
New Jersey, Bergen County, HackensackIn memory ofthe brave submariners who gave their livesin peace-time for their country.USS F-4 USS S-4 USS H-1 USS G-2 USS F-1 USSO-5...
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Loudoun County/Fairfax County
Virginia, Loudoun County, Sterling(obverse) Loudoun County Area 519 Square Miles Formed in 1757 from Fairfax, and named for Lord Louduon, titular Governor of Virginia, and head of the British Forces in...
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Still on Patrol
New Jersey, Bergen County, HackensackU.S. Navy submarines paid heavily for their success in World War II. A total of 374 officers and 3131 men are on board these 52 U.S. Submarines still on...
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Kaiten Type II
New Jersey, Bergen County, HackensackNormal Displacement: 13.4 TonsMaximum Speed: 40 kts SubmergedRange: 13.7 miles @ 40 kts, 48 miles @ 20 ktsWarhead: 3417 lbs High ExplosivesPropultion: Hydrogen...
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Dr. Noble Jones
Georgia, Chatham County, Savannah He was a physician and planter who also served as Speaker of the Georgia Assembly during the Royal and Revolutionary Period. Imprisoned by the British, he later held a...
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Seehund
New Jersey, Bergen County, HackensackNormal Displacement: 14.94 TonsMax Speed: 5.6 kts (Sub), 7.7 kts (Surface)Range: 300 miles @ 7 kts (Surface) 63 miles @ 3 kts (Submerged)Armament: 2...
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Polaris A-1 Missle
New Jersey, Bergen County, HackensackPrime Contractor: Lockheed Missiles and Space CompanyType: Fleet Ballistic Missile (FBM)Diameter: 4’ – 6”Length: 28’Weight: 28,000 lbsWing or Fin Span: NonePower...
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Lark Anti-aircraft Missile
New Jersey, Bergen County, HackensackThe Lark Anti-aircraft Missile Program began in late 1944, when the U.S. Navy needed a new weapon against the ever more serious Japanese suicide-bomber (Kamikaze)...
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Regulus I SSM-N-8
New Jersey, Bergen County, HackensackSpecifications:Diameter: 56” Length: 32’ – 2”Weight: 10,311 lbs Wings: 21’ – 0”Range: 500 Nautical MilesEngines: RamjetWarhead: 3,000 lbs or a 10...
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