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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1WLR_new-albany-national-cemetery-historical_New-Albany-IN.html
"Falls of the Ohio" in the Civil War The towns of Jeffersonville and New Albany, Indiana are located near the falls of the Ohio River across from Louisville, Kentucky. This location made them critical to the Union war effort. Jeffersonville was…
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Throughout this city the Republican Movement has marked the spots, with commemorative plaques where IRA Volunteers died on active service. This stone is dedicated to those Volunteers who died in places where circumstances do not permit the erec…
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American Bison, migrating in great herds, created a cluster of paths along the natural topography between Illinois prairies and salt licks in Kentucky. These paths, called the Buffalo Trace, used by Native Americans and became premier travel route…
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An act of Congress in 1862 established fourteen national cemeteries for the interment of casualties from the Civil War. The first National Cemetery was at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. The New Albany National Cemetery was one of the first seven establ…
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(( Left Panel )) Honor To our Civil War Veterans ( - - Art Work - - ) (( Center Panel )) In honored memory of Floyd County men who gave their lives for our Country Dedicated by Hobart Beach Post 1693 Veterans of Foreign Wars 194…
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In honored memory of Floyd County men who gave their lives for our country 1950 —— The Korean Conflict —— 1955 (Row One) - Edward C. Andres · John H. Berryman · William S. Blasdel · Marvin L. Dav…
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In honored memory of Floyd County Servicemen who sacrificed their lives for World Peace SGT. Christopher K. Hilgert U.S. Army · Aug. 8, 1993 · Somalia SGT. Steven P. Mennemeyer US. Army · Aug. 8, 2006 · Iraq …
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Dedicated to the Soldiers and Patriotsof the American Revolution ( Obverse Side ) Piankeshaw Chapter, NSDAR Erected on their 100th Anniversary1898 — 1998
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Andrew Carnegie rose from humble beginnings in Scotland to become one of America's most famous philanthropists. From his first job at 13 in a cotton mill to his position as head of The Carnegie Steel Company, Carnegie remembered his path to succes…
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Enslaved blacks seeking freedom crossed the Ohio River from Louisville to New Albany almost from the founding of the Indiana town. The Indiana Constitution of 1816 prohibited slavery. Because of the large number of blacks crossing the river, the p…
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