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Site of the 1883 Trial of Frank James
Missouri, Daviess County, Gallatin [Title is text] (Notable Events) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
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Powder Magazine
South Carolina, Charleston County, Sullivans Island “Keep your powder dry” is a time-worn expression today, but it was vital advice for gunners of the 19th century. This powder magazine was designed to...
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John Gray Blount
North Carolina, Beaufort County, Washington Merchant & land speculator. Shipping interests across eastern N.C.; also invested in western N.C. land. Home stood here. (Notable Persons) Includes...
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1st Annual St. Patrick's Day Parade
Missouri, Clinton County, Cameron Placed here on March 17, 1981 by Frank McQuinn, John Pete O'Connell, and Jim O'Connor in celebration of the 1st Annual St. Patrick's Day Parade as a symbol dedicated...
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Fort Niagara's P.O.W. Camp
New York, Niagara County, YoungstownFort Niagara became a prisoner of war (POW) camp on June 12, 1944, to house Axis captives from increased Allied victories in World War II. One of 500 such camps in...
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Douglas A-4 "Skyhawk"
Illinois, Lake County, Naval Training Center, Great LakesPanel 1: McDonnell/Douglas A-4D (A-4) “Skyhawk” The Douglas A-4D “Skyhawk” was designed by the late Ed Heinemann in response to a Navy...
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Gen. Arnold Elzey C.S.A.
Maryland, Somerset County, near Princess AnneBorn at “Elmwood” and a graduate of West Point, Arnold Elzey (Jones) entered the Civil War, Apr 11, 1861, with the First Maryland Infantry, C.S.A. At First...
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Fort Niagara's Rifle Range
New York, Niagara County, YoungstownThru This Archway Pass the Worlds Best Marksmen Fort Niagara's Rifle Range In the 1870s, the United States Army began training soldiers in marksmanship. Prior to...
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John T. Walker
Missouri, Clinton County, Cameron The memorial tree planted nearby is dedicated by the Rock Island in affectionate memory of John T. Walker who by his industry courage and loyalty through every...
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Humboldt House
Nevada, Pershing County, near Imlay Humboldt House or Humboldt Station was originally the point of departure for Humboldt City, Prince Royal, and the mines in that vicinity. In September 1866, it...
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Applegate - Lassen Emigrant Trail Cutoff
Nevada, Pershing County, near Imlay Jesse and Lindsay Applegate headed south from Williamette Valley, Oregon, June 29, 1846, seeking a less hazardous route to that region from the east. On July 21,...
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Mine Creek Battlefield Aerial Overlay
Kansas, Linn County, Pleasanton This present day photo of Mine Creek Battlefield with overlays highlights the positions of Union and Confederate troops at 11 a.m. on October 25, 1864. Note where you...
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Old Fort Niagara Lighthouse
New York, Niagara County, YoungstownFirst Light on the Great Lakes You are standing near the site of the earliest lighthouse on the Great Lakes; a lantern room on the roof of the French Castle inside...
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Fort St. Marks Military Cemetery
Florida, Wakulla County, St. MarksHere are interred the remains of 19 soldiers of the 4th and 7th Regiments of the United States Infantry and the 4th Battalion of the United States Artillery. These men...
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Braddock's Military Road 1755 Great Swamp Camp
Pennsylvania, Fayette County, near Mt. PleasantThis tablet marks the site of General Edward Braddock's fourteenth encampment or bivouac. Here Braddock's army spent the night July 1, 1755 having marched...
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Train Station at Greensburg
Pennsylvania, Westmoreland County, GreensburgRoad versus Rail—The Lincoln Highway stretches from New York City to San Francisco. In Western Pennsylvania, the Highway converges with the Pennsylvania...
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Thomas Francis Bayard
Delaware, New Castle County, near WilmingtonThomas Francis Bayard Born October 29th – 1828 Died September 28th – 1898 “Bayard is the Purest and Most Patriotic man I know” Grover Cleveland(Back of...
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Gwynn Oak Park and the Civil Rights Movement
Maryland, BaltimoreOn August 28, 1863, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech in Washington, D. C. On that same day a victory for equal rights occurred here, as...
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Ambush
Pennsylvania, Westmoreland County, JeannetteCol. Bouquet’s army left Ligonier on August 4th, 1763, and made twelve miles progress before stopping to camp along the road. On August 5th, Bouquet resumed...
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Lace's Aces
Georgia, Chatham County, Pooler 96th Bomb Group 339th Squadron Snetterton - Heath, England 1943 - 1945 Shot down on their 15 mission 4 Mar 1944 in A/C 42-30412 Mischief Maker II near Waterloo,...
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