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Underwater MK16 Mine
New Jersey, Bergen County, HackensackThis type of mine was deployed from surface ships and submarines. The larger round section of the mine contains 600 lbs of cast TNT. When the enemy ship moves near...
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Cessna T-41A "Mescalero"
Alabama, Montgomery County, Maxwell Air Force Base The Cessna T-41 was derived from a standard Cessna Model 172 light aviation aircraft. Between 1965 and 1969 the USAF purchased 211 T-41A variants "off...
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Bofor 40 MM Auto Cannon
New Jersey, Bergen County, HackensackSpecifications:Caliber: 40 MMWeight: 6,500 lbsRate of Fire: 6,500 lbsRate of Fire: 160 Rounds per Min.Range: 4500 Yards (Tracer Burn Out)Velocity: 2890...
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The Thunderbirds
Alabama, Montgomery County, Maxwell Air Force Base All discipline for the moment seems not to be joyful, but sorrowful, yet, for those who are trained by it, afterwards, it yields the peaceful fruit of...
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351st Bombardment Group (Heavy)
Georgia, Chatham County, Pooler In Memory Of The 351st Bombardment Group (Heavy) Eighth United States Army Air Force 311 Group combat bombing missions were flown from this airfield over occupied Europe...
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Rockport Marine Laboratory
Texas, Aransas County, RockportIn 1935, Rockport Marine Lab was set up aboard the houseboat “Vivian” in Rockport Harbor to assist the Texas Game, Fish and Oyster Commission with Fisheries management....
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J.M. Koch's Hotel
Texas, Medina, D'hanisJ.M. and Mary Ann Koch owned and operated a hotel in D'Hanis beginning in 1898. They purchased the land on this site in July 1902, and built this hotel in 1906. Reportedly...
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Battle of the Arroyo Hondo
Texas, Medina County, near HondoIn 1842 the Mexican Army launched three invasions into Texas to reclaim territory lost during the Texas Revolution. Col. Rafael Vasquez's Army briefly occupied San...
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Chouteau's Post
Oklahoma, Mayes County, SalinaOldest permanent American settlement in the state. Grew out of Chouteau's fur trade at St. Louis, with Osages after they settled this region in 1802 from Missouri....
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Skullyville
Oklahoma, Le Flore County, SpiroSkullyville was founded in 1832 while removal of Choctaws to what is now Oklahoma was in process. First Choctaw Agency in the West was established here with Major F.W....
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Terrier SAM-N-7
New Jersey, Bergen County, HackensackSpecifications:Diameter: 12”Length: 27 ftWeight: 3000 lbsWings: 47”Range: 15 Miles – Ceiling of 10 MilesWarhead: 218 lbsNavigation: Radio ControlledSpeed: Mach...
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Architectural Elements
Israel, Haifa District, CaesareaThe gable, cornice, frieze and architrave are some of the architectural elements that were typical of the facades and other monumental structures. The ornamentation of...
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Jesse William Lazear
Pennsylvania, Washington County, WashingtonIn Memory of Jesse William Lazear 1868-1900, Washington and Jefferson College 1888. Physician and Scientist, he researched the cause of Yellow Fever with the...
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Talos SAM-N-6
New Jersey, Bergen County, HackensackSpecifications:Diameter: 28”Length: 19’-2”Weight: 2,700 lbsWings: 9’-2”Range: 65 MilesEngines: RamjetWarhead: Conventional 300 lbs - NuclearNavigation: Radio...
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Bivalve Oyster Shipping Sheds
New Jersey, Cumberland County, BivalveThe Central Railroad of New Jersey built this long complex of 30 sheds in 1904 to process oysters that were harvested from the Delaware Bay. Originally, oysters...
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The Theater
Israel, Haifa District, CaesareaThe only remnants left from the Theater of Caesarea are rows of seats, the orchestra, the stage and the scene-frons which is an ornamental wall behind the stage. How did...
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Maurice River
New Jersey, Cumberland County, BivalveThe Maurice River and its tributaries to the Delaware Bay have played a significant role in Southern New Jersey’s cultural landscape and shaped its diverse...
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The Schooner AJ Meerwald
New Jersey, Cumberland County, BivalveThe Schooner AJ MEERWALD is on the National and New Jersey Registers of Historic Places and is representative of an important vessel type, the “new style” Jersey...
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Delaware Bay and River
New Jersey, Cumberland County, BivalveAccording to Megan Wren, director of the Bayshore Discovery Center, “Bivalve is a gritty, working waterfront (town) that a casual visitor might call ‘lost in...
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Ecology in the Wateshed
New Jersey, Cumberland County, BivalveThe Maurice River watershed (pronounced Morris) is an area of 386 square miles that includes part of the Pinelands National Reserve, other pine, cedar and maple...
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