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Evans Creole Candy Factory

Louisiana, Orleans Parish, New OrleansAn important part of Louisiana's heritage is the famous Creole cuisine which produced such tasty delicacies as the praline, crisp candy made by adding pecans to...

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Bagg's Tavern

New York, Oneida County, UticaBagg's Tavern Originally a log house Founded 1794 by Moses Bagg Washington, LaFayette Henry Clay & Gen. Grant Were guests here (Notable Buildings) Includes location,...

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The Site of Old Fort Schuyler

New York, Oneida County, Utica[Text on north side of marker]: The Site of Old Fort Schuyler 1758 [Text on south side of marker]: The historical and patriotic societies of Utica place this stone to mark...

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Defenses of Richmond

Virginia, Henrico County, near VarinaNearby stood one of the outer Confederate defensive lines that guarded Richmond during the Civil War (1861-1865). A series of earthworks and fortifications was...

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1862 Peninsula Campaign

Virginia, Henrico County, near VarinaIn April 1862, Union Gen. George B. McClellan began marching his huge Army of the Potomac west up the Peninsula between the James and York Rivers from Fort Monroe...

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Lee vs. Grant

Virginia, Henrico County, near VarinaEarly in May 1864, Gen. Ulysses S. Grant hoped to end the Civil War by attacking Confederate armies simultaneously throughout the South. The commander in chief of...

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Opposunoquonuske

Virginia, Chesterfield County, near ChesterIn 1607, Opposunoquonuske, sister of the Appamattuck Indian chief Coquonasum, headed an Appamattuck town on the James River at the mouth of the Appomattox. On...

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Point of Rocks

Virginia, Chesterfield County, near Colonial HeightsPoint of Rocks, named for a sandstone cliff on the Appomattox River, marked the southern end of the Union defensive line that stretched across the...

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The Great Ford of the Mohawk

New York, Oneida County, Utica40 mile route taken by Gen. Herkimer Aug. 3-6, 1777 for the relief of Fort Stanwix. The Battle of Oriskany Aug. 6, between Herkimer's men and St. Leger with his Indians...

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The Site of Old Fort Schuyler

New York, Oneida County, Utica40 mile route taken by Gen. Herkimer Aug. 3-6, 1777 for the relief of Fort Stanwix. The Battle of Oriskany Aug. 6, between Herkimer's men and St. Leger with his Indians...

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General Herkimer Camped Near This Spot.

New York, Oneida County, Utica40 mile route taken by Gen. Herkimer Aug. 3-6, 1777 for the relief of Fort Stanwix. The Battle of Oriskany Aug. 6, between Herkimer's men and St. Leger with his Indians...

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Rhea County Courthouse

Tennessee, Rhea County, Dayton(left brick column near sidewalk) Rhea County Courthouse 1891 Site of Scopes Evolution Trial 1925 National Historic Landmark 1977 (right brick column near sidewalk) Scopes...

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Rhea County Veteran's Memorial

Tennessee, Rhea County, DaytonIn honor of the gallant men and women of Rhea County who participated in the struggle to keep American mighty and free WORLD WAR II (left plaque) U.S. Army Allen, Glen C....

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Remnants of the University of Nashville

Tennessee, Davidson County, NashvilleThese Ionic column capitals once adorned the Cumberland College building constructed in 1806 just south of downtown Nashville. Originally founded in December 1785...

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Post Rock Limestone and the Czechoslovakian Immigrant Experience

Kansas, Russell County, LucasInnovative use of native Dakota sandstone, a unique geological formation found only in this region, by pioneer Czech settlers can still be seen in our fencelines,...

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Garden of Eden

Kansas, Russell County, Lucas This property has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior (Arts, Letters, Music • Man-Made Features)...

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Evinston Community Store and Post Office / History of Evinston, Florida

Florida, Alachua County, EvinstonEvinston Community Store and Post Office The Evinston community store, originally a warehouse, was built of heart pine in 1884 by W.P. Shettleworth. it was bought by...

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Orchards (1890 - 1970)

Arizona, Yavapai County, SedonaFruit growing played a significant role in the early Sedona economy. Over time, settlers constructed ditches, flumes, pipelines, reservoirs, and water wheels to provide...

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Van Deren Ranch

Arizona, Yavapai County, SedonaLee Van Deren, cattleman, arrived to put his children in the new Sedona school opened in 1910. Ranching was a major part of Sedona’s early economy. Round ups and cattle...

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Andrew Jackson Myers

California, San Diego County, OceansideOn this site is the former homestead of the founder of Oceanside, Andrew Jackson (A.J.) Myers. A native of La Salle County Illinois, A. J. Myers was born in 1840,...

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