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Greenbelt Park

Maryland, Prince George's County, GreenbeltThis is a place of contrast. Once this land was covered with virgin forest, then it was farmland, and then a proposed housing development. Now it is an...

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Gauler Twin Houses

Illinois, Cook County, ChicagoBuilt as speculative housing by John Gauler, this pair of wood-and-stucco residences is a rare example of a "twin" Prairie School design. Their architect is...

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Indian Boundary Park

Illinois, Cook County, ChicagoThis 13.06 acre park commemorates the treaty of 1816 which established the land boundaries of the Pottawatomie Indians. (Native Americans) Includes location, directions, 2...

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Indian Boundary Village

Illinois, Cook County, ChicagoLong ago, Native American Indians lived on this land. Before recorded history, the Mound Builders traveled the area, perhaps along the nearby Ridge. Later the Illinois...

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1877 Keystone from City Hall Building

Illinois, Cook County, ChicagoThis keystone, taken from the arch of the Washington Street entrance, in the City Hall Building Chicago, which was erected in 1877, replaced by the present building in...

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Philip Rogers Home Site

Illinois, Cook County, ChicagoPhilip Rogers, born in Ireland, came to Rogers Park about 1834 and bought 1600 acres from the government. First lived in a log house at Lunt and Western Avenues. Died in...

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Jackson Cemetery

Indiana, Elkhart County, near Benton Jackson Cemetery Established 1827 A Historic Cemetery Listed in Indiana's Cemetery and Burial Grounds Registry of the Indiana Department of Natural Resources...

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Aberdeen Veterans Memorial

Maryland, Harford County, AberdeenDedicated May 30, 1975 In honor of all who serve honorably in the military forces of their country in wars declared or undeclared Erected by American Legion Post 128...

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Bull Cemetery

Indiana, Elkhart County, near Wakarusa Bull Cemetery Established circa 1848 A Historic Cemetery Listed in Indiana's Cemetery and Burial Grounds Registry of the Indiana Department of Natural Resources...

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The United States Marine Corps

Wisconsin, Kenosha County, Kenosha [Title is text] Anchor donated by Sgt. Richard Mickelsen (Man-Made Features • Patriots & Patriotism • War, Vietnam • War, World II) Includes location, directions,...

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Naval Memorial

Wisconsin, Kenosha County, Kenosha In memory of Capt. John J. Frost USNR Retired WWII Korea Destroyer Duty ———————— Dedicated in memory of departed shipmates of the Navy, Marines and Coast Guard of...

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Schuylkill Canal

Pennsylvania, Schuylkill County, Port CarbonThe 108-mile canal from Philadelphia linked this region's anthracite coal fields with industrial markets along the U.S. east coast. In 1828 the Schuylkill...

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Remember Pearl Harbor

Wisconsin, Kenosha County, Kenosha In memory of these men who gave their lives at Pearl Harbor and other bases December 7, 1941 [Roll of Honored Dead from the State of Wisconsin] (Patriots &...

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Delaware & New Jersey WWII Submariners Memorial

Delaware, New Castle County, near New CastleLeft Side of Marker U.S. Submarine Veterans World War II 52 United States Submarines On Eternal Patrol U.S. Navy Submarines Paid Heavily for their success in...

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Historic Cold Springs

Tennessee, Sumner County, PortlandCold Springs, a rural one room school, was built near cold water springs on the Thomas Baskerville farm, near Mitchellville, Northern Sumner County. During the Civil...

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Cold Spring School

Tennessee, Sumner County, Portland2.8 miles northeast is the site of Cold Spring School. It was built on land donated in May 1857 by Thomas Baskerville for a school and meetinghouse. Early in the Civil...

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Cold Spring School

Tennessee, Sumner County, PortlandIn May 1861, the Tennessee General Assembly passed legislation to raise and equip the Provisional Army of Tennessee and train the units at camps throughout the state....

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Fort Smith

Tennessee, Sumner County, PortlandOne and one-quarter miles northeast at Mitchellville Station on the L&N Railroad stood Fort Smith. There a railhead began as a Union supply depot for General...

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Fallen Confederate Soldiers

Tennessee, Robertson County, Springfield In Memorium Pro Artis et Focis (For hearth and home) Not for fame or reward, not for place or for rank Not lured by ambition or goaded by necessity But in...

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Duval-Groves House

Tennessee, Robertson County, near PortlandJames Duval constructed this house between 1850 and 1853, and James and Mariah Groves owned and occupied it during the Civil War. Mariah Groves lived here...

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