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Fairmount Dam

Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia The steam engine originally used to pump river water up to the Reservoir were dangerous and expensive to operate. Because of this, the Watering Committee...

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Trials in an Old Swamp

Ohio, Greene County, DaytonWe are in a large meadow of about 100 acres…skirted on the west and north by trees…Also the ground is an old swamp and is filled with grassy hummocks some six inches high so...

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The Delaware Regiment

Delaware, Kent County, DoverOn December 9, 1775, the Continental Congress resolved that a body of troops be raised in Delaware "for the defense of American liberty." Commanded by Colonel John Haslet,...

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Flying Field to Air Force Base

Ohio, Greene County, DaytonThe vast base you see all around you started in 1917 as a World War I Army Signal Corps post called Wilbur Wright Field. The installation grew through the 1920s, 1930s and...

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Glencarlyn Station

Virginia, Arlington County, ArlingtonIf you arrived here by train on a summer Sunday afternoon in the 1870s, you would find crowds of people enjoying Arlington's premier amusement park. This wooded...

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Moon Lake Gardens and Dude Ranch

Florida, Pasco County, New Port RicheyDevelopment of this former 9,000 acre sportman's paradise was begun in 1933 by Ed Haley's Moon Lake Company. It opened in 1937, complete with bridal paths, native...

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Miss that Tree!

Ohio, Greene County, DaytonBefore tackling the problems of how to fly, Orville and Wilbur had been bicycle enthusiasts. The Wrights knew that a cyclist has to learn into high-speed turns. That same...

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A Starting Device

Ohio, Greene County, DaytonTo take off by engine power alone in Dayton’s light winds, the Wright brothers had to lay out as much as 240 feet of wooden rails. If the breeze shifted, the track had to be...

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Moon Lake Gardens Stone Barn

Florida, Pasco County, New Port RicheyConstructed of native limerock in the early 1930s, this stone barn is one remaining structure of Ed Haley's Moon Lake Gardens and Dude Ranch. This barn served some...

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Lake Jovita Club

Florida, Pasco County, San Antonio(side 1) Lake Jovita Golf and Country Club incorporates the site of W.E. Currie's Lake Jovita Club of the 1920s and 30s. Gene Sarazen, a leading professional golfer of...

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They Had Done It!

Ohio, Greene County, DaytonAs spring weather improved in 1905, the Wright brothers were back here at the flying field every day, hard at work. They put up a hanger, and readied their new machine....

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Follow the Flight Path

Ohio, Greene County, DaytonThe trail you see ahead curving gently to the right retraces the way Wilbur and Orville Wright flew here in 1904-1905. Look for seven tail flag poles that mark the corners of...

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St. Albertus Church

Michigan, Wayne County, DetroitPolish immigrants arrived in Detroit as early as the 1850s, but not until the Reverend Simon Wieczorek founded St. Albertus Roman Catholic Parish in 1872, did their...

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Trimble County Jail

Kentucky, Trimble County, BedfordOld stone jail erected ca. 1850 on site of original jail; second story added in 1899. For some 133 years, until 1983, this building was physical symbol of law and order...

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College of the Ozarks Veterans Grove

Missouri, Taney County, Point LookoutCollege of the Ozarks Veterans Grove (Military) Includes location, directions, 7 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

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Zur Sempacher Helbard

Switzerland, Zurich (canton), Zurich (district), Zurich1423 erstmals erwähnt als >. Das mittelalterliche wohnhaus wurde im 18. Jh. Mit dem südlich anstossenden nachbargebäude unter einem giebeldach...

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Grave stone of Lucius Aelius Urbicus

Switzerland, Zurich (canton), Zurich (district), ZurichGrabstein des Lucius Aelius Urbicus um 200 n. Chr., auf dem erstmals der römische Name Zu (missing)STA(TIONS) TURICEN(SIS), genannt wird.br “D(is)...

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Jesuitenkirche

Switzerland, Lucerne (canton), Lucerne (district), Lucerne1666-1677 von den Jesuiten als Ordenskirche erbaut und 1756-1757 durch einen westlich gelegenen Flügel mit dem Kollegium verbunden. Die Pläne...

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Kapellbrücke

Switzerland, Lucerne (canton), Lucerne (district), LucerneThe Chapel Bridge and Water Tower were built in the 14th century. The bridge served as a rampart, as well as part of the town fortification....

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Hot Shot Furnace

Georgia, Bryan County, Richmond HillThe hot shot oven was used to heat cannonballs red hot to set fire to attacking wooden vessels. (Forts, Castles) Includes location, directions, 6 photos, GPS...

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