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Lompoc World War I Monument
California, Santa Barbara County, LompocIn honor of our World War heroes (War, World I) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
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Italian Stone Pines
California, Santa Barbara County, LompocPlanted in the 1930's, this magnificent stand of pines is a treasure in Lompoc's landscape. Rare and historic, these trees receive global recognition for their...
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The Battle of La Belle Famille
New York, Niagara County, YoungstownJuly 24, 1759 At this location British troops set defenses against French reinforcements, intent on breaking the British siege of Fort Niagara. Though outnumbered,...
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Sparks
Nevada, Washoe County, Sparks Sparks sprang into existence in 1903 as a new division point on the Southern Pacific Railroad. Engaged in straightening and realigning the old Central Pacific trackage...
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Southern Pacific Railroad Yards
Nevada, Washoe County, Sparks Soon after 1900, some 373 miles of the original Central Pacific (now Southern Pacific) line between Reno and Ogden, Utah was rebuilt. The work involved shortening of the...
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Chinese in Nevada
Nevada, Washoe County, Sparks This honors the heroism and hardihood of the thousands of Chinese who played a major role in the history of Nevada. From across the Pacific the Chinese came to California...
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James C. Lillard Railroad Park History
Nevada, Washoe County, Sparks Railroad Park was officially dedicated on July 4, 1976, in commemoration of our nation's 200th birthday. It was officially named James C. Lillard Railroad Park, by the...
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HMCS Haida - NCSM Haida
Ontario, HamiltonHMCS Haida is the last of the Tribal class destroyers which saw heavy action with the Australian, British and Canadian navies during World War II. Built for the Royal Canadian Navy at...
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Clear Spring Veterans Memorial
Maryland, Washington County, Clear SpingThis memorial is dedicated to all those who have served honorably in the armed forces of the United States of America. The citizens of Clear Spring, Maryland...
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Crane Hook Church
Delaware, New Castle County, near New CastleBuilt in 1667, Crane Hook Church was located one mile east of here on what is now Pigeon Point Road. The Church took its name from the land located between...
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Traveling Through Hell
Nevada, Churchill County, near Lovelock Look at the barren country south of here just beyond this Rest Stop. This is the Forty-Mile Desert--a barren stretch of waterless alkali wasteland. It was the...
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About Your Journey ...
Nevada, Churchill County, near Lovelock Whichever direction your travels take you, you're going to have a similar experience to what the California-bound emigrants had. You're going to see the same...
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Battery Reed
South Carolina, Charleston County, CharlestonHere stoodBattery Reedcommanded byLt. Col.Ellison Capers,June 16, 1862. (War, US Civil) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
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1902 Anthracite Coal Strike
Pennsylvania, Schuylkill County, ShenandoahIn May 1902, 150,000 mineworkers struck for six months for higher wages, union recognition, shorter hours, and other demands. A July 30th riot of 5,000...
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Cigar Factory / “We Shall Overcome”
South Carolina, Charleston County, CharlestonCigar FactoryThis five-story commercial building, built in 1882 as a textile mill, was known as the Charleston Manufacturing Company, then Charleston Cotton...
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Site of Salt Battery
New York, Niagara County, YoungstownThis battery was an important factor in defense of the Niagara frontier in War of 1812 so named because salt bags were used in its construction (War of 1812)...
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Lake Crystal and the Railroad
Minnesota, Blue Earth County, Lake Crystal"Who says we cannot build railroads in the winter?" asked the Mankato Weekly Union on December 10, 1869, in an article announcing that the tracks of the St....
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Fort Moultrie II
South Carolina, Charleston County, Sullivans Island Fort Moultrie II was an enclosed five-sided earthwork, partly faced with brick, surrounded by a ditch and glacis. Within the fort were a hot-shot...
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Site of the 1869 James Gang Bank Robbery
Missouri, Daviess County, Gallatin [Title is Text] (Notable Events) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
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Building Forts
South Carolina, Charleston County, Sullivans Island In the days before power equipment existed fort building took muscle, sweat and ingenuity, and the big brick forts such as Moultrie III and Sumter...
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