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Chief of the Penacooks
Lowell, MA
Old Well
Fort Ann, NY
Belleville Copper Rolling Mill
Belleville, NJ
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3rd Massachusetts Cavalry
Winchester, VA
(Front): 3rd Mass. Cavalry Sheridans Valley Campaign 1864 Casualties Killed and Wounded 207 Erected Sept. 19, 1888 (Back): 3rd Mass. Cavalry 19th Corps … more »
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Samuel Pleasants Parsons House
Richmond, VA
Completed in 1819, 601 Spring Street was the home of Samuel Pleasants Parsons (1783-1842). Parsons, a Quaker, was an early reform-minded superintendent (1816-1822, 1824-1832) of the Virginia State Penitentiary, formerly located across Belvi… more »
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Circle of Life
Anoka, MN
The Dakota and Ojibwa people believed that the confluence of two great rivers was a sacred place. The Point was used as an encampment and gathering place for several tribes. It was also a meeting place to form hunting parties going north… more »
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VIDEO: Marker highlights Wyandot County's place in movie historyMay 23rd 2018 8:03PMA new historical marker unveiled outside the Wyandot County Courthouse in Upper Sandusky highlights the village and courthouse's role in âThe ... |
Oakland 150 Kicks off on Friday State Treasurer Don Stenberg to bring the addressMay 23rd 2018 8:01PMThe Friday kickoff begins with a dedication of a John Oak State Historical Marker taking place at 5:30 p.m. at Lions Gazebo in the City Park. |
State to honor longtime Southern University professor with historical markerMay 23rd 2018 7:39PMLongtime Southern University educator Julia Brogdon Purnell will be honored with a historical marker from the state of Louisiana on June 2.... |
State to honor longtime Southern University professor with historical markerMay 23rd 2018 7:30PMLongtime Southern University educator Julia Brogdon Purnell will be honored with a historical marker from the state of Louisiana on June 2. |
Betty Jo (âBJâ) ParrishMay 23rd 2018 6:33PMtrips (stopping at every historical marker along the way), ski vacations and frequent visits to. their cabin at Lake of the Woods where she spent time ... |
