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A Romance with Nature: The Falling Garden
Towson, MD
Millsaps College
Jackson, MS
Pioneer Oil Refinery
Santa Clarita, CA
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Plaza of the Constitution
Guadalajara, Jalisco
Plaza de la Constitucion Aunque su nombre oficial es "Plaza de la Constitucion", se conoce popularmente como de Armas pues los vecinos se preparaban aqui para luchar contra los indigenas. Al centro cuenta con un quiosco franc… more »
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Raleigh Cemetery
Memphis, TN
Here are buried some members of the generation that settled Shelby County. The County Court had been formed less than five years when, in 1824, Raleigh was surveyed as the place to which courts would be moved because of its central location… more »
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Historical marker to honor Washburn in ClintonSeptember 25th 2018 2:37AMA state historical marker in Vermillion County will be dedicated Oct. 6 as part of a two-part program to honor Henry Dana Washburn, a Civil War soldier ... |
One of the first to sign up in early 1960s, Peace Corps volunteer from Minnesota dedicates new ...September 25th 2018 1:18AMHe and other former volunteers recently gathered in Plainview, Minn., to dedicate a historical marker to the four Plainview residents who joined the first ... |
Markers focus on historical eventsSeptember 24th 2018 9:33PMThe first historical marker the group worked to get placed recognized the first DEKALB hybrid corn breeding plot. âIt was used by Tom Roberts Sr. and ... |
Marker highlights company's historySeptember 24th 2018 9:33PMDEKALB, Ill. â A new historical marker at the former headquarters of DEKALB Genetics Corp. highlights the work that developed the idea of hybrid ... |
One of the first to sign up, Peace Corps volunteer from Eagan dedicates new historical markerSeptember 24th 2018 9:00PMThe toughest job you'll ever love. It was a Peace Corps slogan in 1961 and it became truth for Ken Fliés of Eagan who was one of the first to sign up. |