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Holland Harbor / Holland Harbor Lighthouse

Michigan, Ottawa County, Macatawa(Side 1) Holland Harbor When seeking a location for his Netherlands emigrant followers in 1847, the Reverend A.C. Van Raalte was attracted by the potential of using...

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West Side

Ohio, Montgomery County, DaytonBy 1900 Dayton’s West Side was a thriving neighborhood of working-class homes and small businesses. Some residents commuted to downtown Dayton by streetcar. Others, like...

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Bertie Academy

North Carolina, Bertie County, WindsorBaptist. Founded 1895 for blacks, coeducational. W.S. Etheridge, principal after 1901. Later public school. Was 100 yds. W. (Education) Includes location,...

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Odd Fellows Home

North Carolina, Wayne County, GoldsboroOrphanage and school opened in 1892. Provided for 960 children before closing in 1971. The original 20-acre tract is now a city park. (Notable Places) Includes...

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Honoring All Those Who Served

Missouri, Stone County, CraneHonoring All Those Who Served To protect our FreedomIncludes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

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Former Site of Red Crown Tavern and Tourist Cabins

Missouri, Platte, near FerrelviewIn 1931 Emmett Breen built Red Crown Tavern and Tourist Cabins west of here. On July 19, 1933, Platte County Sheriff Holt Coffey led a coalition of lawmen from the...

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Covered Bridge, Fair Grove, Missouri

Missouri, Greene County, Fair GroveIn memory of all those in the military who gave their lives for our freedom. Donated By Frank and Jan Wommack (Patriots & Patriotism) Includes location,...

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Whiteman AFB Memorial Park

Missouri, Johnson County, near Knob Knoster (Military) Includes location, directions, 7 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

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Mars Hill Cemetery Veterans Memorial

Missouri, near ScholtenDedicated to the men and women who have served our country and given their lives for our freedom. (Military) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

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In Honor of American Korean War Veterans

Missouri, St JamesDonated in honor of American Korean War veterans Korean War Veterans Association Chapter 281 Rolla, MO (Military • War, Korean) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS...

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Main Street, 500 Block South and City Park

Kansas, Franklin County, Ottawa The Schools at 5th and Main: Ottawa's first school house was built at 3rd and Walnut where a city parking lot now stands. It suffered a tornado and an earthquake, and...

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Toisnot Church

North Carolina, Wilson County, near WilsonBaptist. Founded 1756. Was moved 3 1/2 miles west in 1803. Early church site and graveyard are 350 yards south. (Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Churches,...

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31 Years at the Lab

Ohio, Montgomery County, DaytonSix days a week from 1917 to 1948 Orville Wright chose to come to work here in what he called the Wright Aeronautical Laboratory. Images taken by National Cash Register...

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The Professor of the Propeller

Ohio, Montgomery County, DaytonThe Wright brothers were the first experimenters to understand that a propeller for a flying machine had to work differently from a ship’s screws. The first Wright Flyer...

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Orville's Last Workshop

Ohio, Montgomery County, Dayton“For 30 years Orville Wright’s place of business was the plain brick building (here) on North Broadway. Visiting reporters found it quite ordinary. There was a reception...

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The First Airport

Ohio, Greene County, DaytonIf you walk past these trees, you can visit the cradle of aviation—84 acres of ordinary pasture where Wilbur and Orville Wright taught themselves to fly. In 1904, the Wrights...

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Teedyuscung

Pennsylvania, Luzerne County, Wilkes-BarreCalled “King of the Delawares,” he upheld the dignity of Native Americans and strove to protect their right to land in Pennsylvania. Baptized by the Moravians,...

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Aston and Middletown World War I Memorial

Pennsylvania, Delaware County, near AstonIn Memory of James L. Killen, Jr. Jesse S. Mills Rockdale Boys who died in Action in the World War 1918 Erected by Their Neighbors of Aston & Middletown...

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Aston and Middletown World War II Memorial

Pennsylvania, Delaware County, near AstonDedicated to the men of Aston and Middletown Townships who died in their country’s service in World War II G. Nelson Blackburn • Frederick Blackburn • Daniel...

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Gold Star Mothers Memorial

Pennsylvania, Adams County, GettysburgIn honor of the American Gold Star Mothers for their Sacrifice, Service, and Patriotism A Mother's tears were shed today For a battle long ago. Her precious gift...

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