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Temple Granite Quarry
Sandy, UT
Union of Brother and Sisters of Ford's Asbury Lodge No. 1
White Marsh, MD
No to the Stamp!
Frederick, MD
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The Old Spanish Trail
Littlefield, AZ
The Old Spanish Trail, the main trade route between Santa Fe and Los Angeles, passed this way beginning in 1829. At the end of the Mexican-American War this portion of the route evolved into what was variously known as the Salt Lake Road, t… more »
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Roberto - Su?ol Adobe
San-Jose, CA
This historic adobe was built in 1836 by a native Californian, Roberto Balermino, on Rancho de los Coches. The property was officially granted to him by Governor Micheltorna in 1844. A larger one-story dwelling was built in 1847 by the new … more »
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53rd Pennsylvania Infantry
Gettysburg, PA
(Front):53rdPennsylvania Infantry,4th Brigade, 1st Division,2nd Corps.July 2. About 5 p.m. the regiment deployed with the Brigade on the northerly side of, and charged through, the Wheatfield, driving the enemy, and continuing the advance t… more »
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