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Center Ridge School
Taylorsville, MS
Early British Cannon
Whitehall, NY
Biloxi Lighthouse
Biloxi, MS
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General Santos Degollado
Morelia, Michoacán
. . Gral. Santos Degollado . Gobernador de Michoacan: 1857 - 1858 . Se levanto en armas en contra de la dictadura santannista. Diputado al Congreso Constituyente: 1856-1857 Murio combatiendo por la Constitucion y las Leyes de Reforma . . … more »
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Vallandighams Speech, 1863
Mt-Vernon, OH
Side A: On May 1, 1863, Peace Democratic Party leader Clement L. Vallandigham spoke to 10,000 people from this spot. Vallandighams party, known by their opponents as "Copperheads," opposed the Civil War as an encroachment on both individu… more »
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Ground Your Firelocks!
Yorktown, VA
Under the British Flag (Left of Marker):The garrison marched out between the two lines of American troops reluctantly enough, and laid down their arms. A corporal next to me shed tears, and embracing his flintlock, threw it down, saying, &q… more »
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