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The Defenders Of The Fort
Connecticut, New London County, StoningtonThe Defenders Of The Fort Aug. 10, 1814. Geo. Howe Fellowes. Who Nailed the Flag to the Mast. Amos Denison, Jr. Jere. Haley. Simeon Haley. Jere. Holmes. Seth...
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Hubs of Activity
Maryland, Caroline County, DentonSailboats and steamboats unloaded and loaded passengers and freight all along the Choptank. As trade increased in the 1800s, people built wharves and landings every few...
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Chumash and Salinan Nations Village Site
California, San Luis Obispo County, Paso RoblesThis knoll is the site of a Native American village believed to have been occupied for over 100 generations or 3,000 years. It has been preserved to honor...
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"Star Square"
Switzerland, Lucerne (Canton), Lucerne (District), LucerneDer Platz, auf dem fünf Gassen zusammentreffen, hiess 1259 und bis weit über das Mittelalter hinaus >. Der Name verrät eine lockere,...
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Nest of Traitors
Maryland, Caroline County, DentonOn August 17, 1862, the steamboat Balloon arrived at Denton wharf and disembarked a company of New York infantry and a troop of cavalry. The soldiers quickly arrested...
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Steamboats on the Choptank River
Maryland, Caroline County, DentonSteamboats carrying passengers and freight brought prosperity to Denton and Caroline County during the late 1800s and early 1900s. Caroline County's economy was based...
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Emma Monk Guild House
Arizona, Pinal County, FlorenceEmma Monk came to Arizona Territory to teach school at Fort Thomas in the 1880s. She married William Guild in 1887 and taught school in Florence off and on from 1885 to...
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John Zellweger House
Arizona, Pinal County, FlorenceOne of a series of Craftsman bungalows on Willow Street, this was the home of the John Zellweger family. Zellweger was a founder of the First National Bank of Florence....
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Granville Wheat Outbuilding
Arizona, Pinal County, FlorenceThe smaller adobe outbuilding was constructed by Grandville Wheat and appears on an 1869 army map of Florence. The flat earthen roof was replaced with a rare mono-pitched...
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Andronico Loroña House
Arizona, Pinal County, FlorenceThis Sonornan-styled adobe house was built by rancher Andronico Loroña in 1886 and it is typical of the houses built in early Florence by ranchers. The original flat roof...
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Ignacio Manjarres House
Arizona, Pinal County, FlorenceIgnacio Manjarres was a rancher in Florence as early as 1898 when a brand was registered in his name with the county. He was a charter member of the Pinal County Cattle...
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Carmen Michea House
Arizona, Pinal County, FlorenceBuilt between 1886 and 1889, this Sonoran row house was the most common house type in territorial Florence. It was transformed to Spanish colonial revival in 1940. This...
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Frederick Douglass
Maryland, Caroline County, HillsboroThe anti-slavery movement was a major factor in the regional contention that led to the Civil War. During the 1840s and 1850s, no individual generated greater...
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Houppert Winery
Michigan, Van Buren County, LawtonGrape growing began in Lawton in 1868 when A.B. Jones planted 100 vines. By 1900 many eastern Van Buren County farmers converted their land to vineyards. In 1903 the...
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Paw Paw Public Library
Michigan, Van Buren County, Paw PawThis building opened as the Paw Paw Public Library on June 26, 1920. Jackson architect Claire Allen designed the library, as well as the nearby county courthouse....
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St. Mark's Church / The Reverend Darius Barker
Michigan, Van Buren County, Paw Paw (Side One) St. Mark's Church St. Mark's parish, organized at the county courthouse on February 22, 1851, is Paw Paw's oldest Episcopal congregation. The Reverend...
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Edward A. King
Georgia, Catoosa County, near Fort OglethorpeEdward A. KingColonel 68th IndianaCommanding Second BrigadeReynold's DivisionKilled here at 5:00 P.M.September 20, 1863 (War, US Civil) Includes location,...
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Territorial Road
Michigan, Van Buren County, Paw PawOne of the three great east-west routes of pioneer days, the Territorial Road from Detroit to St. Jos tapped the rich lands of the second "tier" of counties. Approved...
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Trousdale Place
Tennessee, Sumner County, GallatinThis was the home of William Trousdale (1790-1872), governor of Tennessee (1849-1851) and U.S. minister to Brazil (1853-1857). During the Union army’s occupation of...
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Trousdale Place
Tennessee, Sumner County, GallatinBuilt by John Bowen prior to 1820 and purchased in 1822 by William Trousdale, Governor of Tennessee, 1849-1851. He fought in the War of 1812, and the Creek, Seminole,...
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