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Birthplace of James M. Cox
Trenton, OH
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Townville, SC
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St. Johns County / New Switzerland Plantation
Fruit-Cove, FL
St. Johns County On July 21, 1821 Major General Andrew Jackson, Floridas first Territorial Governor, established St. Johns County, with St. Augustine as the county seat. It contained all Florida east of the Suwanee River, approximately 39… more »
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Antioch Missionary Baptist Church
Long-Beach, MS
Second oldest church in Long Beach. Organized April 24, 1880 as Bethel Baptist Church affiliated with the Hobolochitta Association by Baptist Missionary J.P. Johnston and several members of the "Sunshine Church" (established by R. W. Conn i… more »
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Joseph Edward Turner, M.D.
Wilton, CT
Joseph Edward Turner, M.D.1822 - 1889Founder And Medical SuperintendentOf The First Inebriate AsylumIn The World At Binghampton N.Y.1858 - 1866 The First PhysicianTo Put Unto Practical OperationThe Treatment Of InebrietyAs A DiseaseBy The M… more »
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UFO alien abduction story commemorated by Mississippi historical markerJune 24th 2019 2:48PMCalvin Parker and Charles Hickson claimed to have been abducted by a UFO in Pascagoula in 1973. Their story became known around the world. |
Community Leaders Gathered to Mark 1903 Delaware LynchingJune 24th 2019 12:56PMDelaware legislators and around a hundred community leaders were on hand for the unveiling of a historical marker to mark the lynching of George ... |
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