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Phoenix

Maryland, Baltimore County, CockeysvillePhoenix, one of the many mill towns of the 1800s in Baltimore County, survives today as a secluded little village beside the Gunpowder River and the Northern...

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1776 Bicentennial 1976

Nebraska, Platte County, Duncanof the courageous men of America. It is the responsibility of every one of us to keep the great ideal for which they fought and died. We must keep the faith with these...

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Stone Blocks from the Camden and Amboy Railroad

New Jersey, Monmouth County, Wall TownshipThese stone blocks, which were cut by hand by prisoners at Sing Sing Prison, were originally intended to support wooden rails, topped with iron straps, as was...

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Red Front Blacksmith Shop Mural

California, Kern County, TehachapiThe original Red Front Blacksmith Shop was located directly across the street from this mural. The workers pictured represent many local ranching families. The images...

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Tehachapi Loop Mural

California, Kern County, TehachapiThe Tehchapi Loop put Tehachapi on the map when it was completed in 1876. Before that time there was no rail access across the Tehachapi Mountains. The historic Loop...

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The Lincoln Highway - Gardiner Station Section

Nebraska, Platte County, near DuncanThe Lincoln Highway Association was founded in 1913 to promote a coast-to-coast, toll- free automobile route. The Lincoln Highway, which followed existing roadways...

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Site of the Kessing Building

California, Kern County, TehachapiOn this site, the first frame building in Tehachapi was built by Mary and Bernard Kessing. They replaced the original wooden building in 1905 with a beautiful brick...

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1915 Street Dance Mural

California, Kern County, TehachapiA street dance held in 1915 commemorated the first electric streetlights installed in Tehachapi. The site of the dance was the corner of Green and F Street. The...

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Gardiner School

Nebraska, Platte County, near DuncanThis Gardiner Station Section of the Lincoln Highway also had a rural one room school about .5 mile north east of this location. Currently grain bins occupy the...

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Lone Tree

Nebraska, Merrick County, Central CityLone Tree, a giant, solitary cottonwood, was a noted Platte River landmark as early as 1833. Standing on the north side of the river some three miles southwest of...

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Ruhamah United Methodist Church

South Carolina, Anderson County, Starr1822 - 1976 Founded by Dr. William Glenn The Church in the Wildwood (Churches, Etc.) Includes location, directions, 16 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

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The Mormon Trail

Nebraska, Merrick County, Central CityFor thousands of Mormons, the great pioneer trail along the north bank of the Platte which paralleled the river about a mile south of here was an avenue of escape...

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Woman's Building

Wisconsin, Dane County, MadisonThis building, built for the Woman's Club of Madison, is significant for its association with the national Woman's Club movement and to the cultural and social history of...

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The Seedling Mile

Nebraska, Hall County, Grand IslandHere is a section of an original Seedling Mile on the Lincoln Highway. It was completed November 3, 1915. Grand Island was the second city in the United States to...

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Milwaukee Road Depot

Wisconsin, Dane County, MadisonThe Neoclassical Revival style former depot was designed by Frost and Granger of Chicago, regionally prominent designers of train depots. It is locally significant,...

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1500 Former Army Rocket Test Area Historic District (1946-1989)

New Jersey, Morris County, Picatinny ArsenalThis area served as Picatinny’s rocket engine test facility where functional and performance tests were conducted. The following rockets were tested here:...

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NARTS Test Area D & E Historic Districts (1946-1989)

New Jersey, Morris County, Picatinny ArsenalThe Naval Air Rocket Test Station (NARTS) was grouped into eight (8) test area located along Snake Hill and Lake Denmark Roads. Utilized by both the Navy and...

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Herman Buttner House

North Carolina, Forsyth County, Winston-SalemDistiller's house rebuilt from materials of the 1779 House and Distillery, which burned in 1802. Only Distiller's house in Forsyth County. (Industry &...

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Krause-Butner Pottery Shop

North Carolina, Forsyth County, Winston-SalemThe oldest brick house in Forsyth County. Built by Johannes Schaub, Jr., as a Home and Dyer Shop. Sold to Gottlob Krause for home and pottery in 1789. John...

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Community and Medical Gardens

North Carolina, Forsyth County, Winston-SalemThe only known well-documented Colonial Community Garden and the earliest known well-documented Colonial Medical Garden in the United States. (Agriculture •...

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