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New Holstein Veterans Memorial
New Holstein, WI
Finn's Point National Cemetery
Pennsville Township, NJ
Hero's Reward
Havre de Grace, MD
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William Stanley Overlook
Great-Barrington, MA
William Stanley (1858-1916) devised an innovative electric distribution system using an alternating-current transformer. His laboratory was in Horace Days rambling, vacant rubberwear factory, the foundation of which is just visible on the … more »
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Early Oatmeal School
Bertram, TX
This building, once a combined school and church, was erected in 1869 in Oatmeal, second oldest community in Burnet County. The settlement, founded in 1849, had a post office from 1853 to 1876. This limestone structure was successor to t… more »
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The Forest Service
Riggins, ID
In 1897, the area surrounding Riggins was designated part of the Bitterroot National Forest Reserve. The Riggins area was included in the Weiser Reserve in 1906, then added to the Nez Perce National Forest in 1908. First Forest Service… more »
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130-year-old Central Texas church holds final serviceJanuary 23rd 2019 11:48PMThe Texas Historical Commission placed a Texas Historical Marker at the church in 1977. Fire destroyed the original church building in 1985, but the ... |
Focused on Mississippi: Where the Southern crosses the Yellow DogJanuary 23rd 2019 9:45PMThere is a Blues Trail marker and a Historical Marker that attests to the fact that the right-angle section of railroad track is more than just so much iron. |
Music Box historical marker to be dedicated this summerJanuary 23rd 2019 9:21PMPlanning is on schedule for the official dedication of a historic marker on the site of The Music Box for this summer.The Music Box Historical Society ... |
Bear River Massacre memorial set for Jan. 29January 23rd 2019 8:26PM... well as other Shoshone tribes, will gather at the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers Historical Marker on HWY 91, northeast of Preston, at milepost 13.1, ... |
February Happenings!January 23rd 2019 5:15PM22ndâHistorical Marker DedicationâCrusader Neighborhood Community Center (81 Coffee Bluff Villa Rd.) 10:30 a.m.â11:30 a.m.âJoin the ... |