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The Presbytery of Baltimore
Maryland, Baltimore County, EdgemereThe Presbytery of Baltimore here commemorates the first regular services of the Presbyterian Church within its bounds. These were held by the Rev. Hugh Conn in the...
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The Home of William Dunn
Tennessee, Macon County, LafayetteOn Feb. 7, 1842, the Justices of Smith and Sumner Counties met at the home of William Dunn, located in this vicinity, for the purpose of forming a new county. Along...
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General Braxton Bragg
Georgia, Catoosa County, Fort OglethorpeHeadquartersArmy of Tennessee.General Braxton Bragg.September 20, 1863. (War, US Civil) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
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The Magnolia Hotel
Mississippi, Harrison County, BiloxiBuilt by John Hohn in 1847. Its operation for a century attests to the Gulf Coast as a resort area. In 1972 structure moved to present location 100 yds. north of...
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Gulf Coast Military Academy
Mississippi, Harrison County, GulfportThis preparatory school for boys was founded in 1912. The senior division campus, closed in 1951, is now the site of the Armed Forces Retirement Home-Gulfport,...
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William Bartram Trail
Mississippi, Harrison County, BiloxiWilliam Bartram, noted naturalist and journalist, traveled down the Mississippi and along the Gulf Coast in 1777. His observations of plant life, geography and...
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Robinson-Maloney-Dantzler House
Mississippi, Harrison County, BiloxiOriginally a raised-cottage Greek Revival mansion similar to Beauvoir, the house located here was built ca. 1849 by J.G. Robinson, a wealthy English cotton planter....
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Kellier-Sternberg House
Mississippi, Harrison County, GulfportThe Iconic-columned, neoclassical house that once stood here was originally built ca. 1900 by T.G.B. Kellier and was later owned by Edward Sternberg, southeastern...
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Tivoli Hotel
Mississippi, Harrison County, BiloxiA six-story, blonde-brick structure with an arcaded gallery that wrapped its first story, the Italian Renaissance Revival-style Tivoli Hotel was one of Biloxi's...
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Bristoe Station
Virginia, Prince William County, BristowIn this vicinity stood the home of Thomas K. Davis and his family. Davis purchased 136 acres in 1858 and by 1861 had built a substantial home, barn and...
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The Springs
Alabama, Baldwin County, Magnolia SpringsOld tales have it that early explorers and even pirate vessels obtained potable water from springs scattered throughout the community of Magnolia Springs. This...
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Half Moon
Texas, Lavaca County, ShinerThe community of Half Moon was first mentioned in a 1689 account from Gov. Alonso De Leon's expedition when the group encountered a Native American tribe that called Half...
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Herder Half Moon Place
Texas, Lavaca County, ShinerThis Greek revival home (200 yds. N) was built in the 1880s by George Herder (1818-1887), veteran of the Texas Revolution and pioneer farmer and rancher in the Half Moon...
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Ambush at Meadowville
Tennessee, Macon County, LafayetteDuring the Civil War, Macon County experienced internal strife as did many other areas of Tennessee. In the spring of 1863, a Confederate partisan band established...
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Vicinity of Salt Works and Camp Anderson
Alabama, Baldwin County, Bon SecourBoth people and animals need salt to remain healthy. Before the Civil War the people of Alabama consumed about 50 pounds of salt per person per year, most of which...
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The History of Boot Lake
Indiana, Elkhart County, near Elkhart An Icy Beginning Millions of years ago Elkhart was covered by glaciers. The Glaciers moved south, eroding the land collecting glacial drift. 9,000 BC The glaciers...
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A Family Tragedy
Tennessee, Macon County, LafayetteThousands of Tennessee families were caught in the crossfire of the Civil War. Dempsey Parker’s family, which lived in the Hillsdale community here in Macon County, is...
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Donavon F. Smith Veterans Memorial Park Monument
Michigan, Berrien County, Niles Dedicated to all veterans by the people of the greater Niles area "Our country is free only because it is the Home of the Brave" (Military) Includes location,...
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Donavon F. Smith
Michigan, Berrien County, Niles This Veterans Memorial Park is named in honor of Donavon F. Smith, Lt. General, USAF. General Smith graduated from Niles High School in 1940. After flight training, he...
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Macon County Confederate Soldiers Monument
Tennessee, Macon County, LafayetteThis monument dedicated in memory of the men who served in the Confederate States Army from Macon County, Tennessee during the war between the states 1861-1865 These...
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