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    Mount Kilimanjaro

    MOUNT KILIMANJARO CONGRATULATIONS YOU ARE NOW AT UHURU PEAK, TANZANIA 5896M/19341Ft AMSL * AFRICA'S HIGHEST POINT* WORLD'S LARGE FREESTANDING MOUNTAIN * ONE OF THE WORLD'S LARGEST VOLCANOES* WORLD...

    MOUNT KILIMANJARO CONGRATULATIONS YOU ARE NOW AT UHURU PEAK, TANZANIA 5896M/19341Ft AMSL * AFRICA'S HIGHEST POINT* WORLD'S LARGE FREESTANDING MOUNTAIN * ONE OF THE WORLD'S LARGEST VOLCANOES*...

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    Plaque, The Arch, Ceredigion

    The Arch was constructed to commemorate The Jubilee of King George in 1810. It was repaired and strengthened in 1964 and now stands in a recreation area rather than spanning the road. © Copyright...

    The Arch was constructed to commemorate The Jubilee of King George in 1810. It was repaired and strengthened in 1964 and now stands in a recreation area rather than spanning the road. © Copyright...

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    NORTH CAROLINA-SOUTH CAROLINA

    NORTH CAROLINA / Colonized, 1585-87, by first English settlers in America; permanently settled c. 1650; first to vote readiness for independence, Apr. 12, 1776 b/w SOUTH CAROLINA / Formed in 1712...

    NORTH CAROLINA / Colonized, 1585-87, by first English settlers in America; permanently settled c. 1650; first to vote readiness for independence, Apr. 12, 1776 b/w SOUTH CAROLINA / Formed in...

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    BECHTLER'S MINT

    Established near here by Christopher Bechtler in 1831. Later moved to Rutherfordton. Minted over $2 1/4 million in gold. Closed about 1849.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker...

    Established near here by Christopher Bechtler in 1831. Later moved to Rutherfordton. Minted over $2 1/4 million in gold. Closed about 1849.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker...

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    NORTH CAROLINA-SOUTH CAROLINA

    NORTH CAROLINA / Colonized, 1585-87, by first English settlers in America; permanently settled c. 1650; first to vote readiness for independence, Apr. 12, 1776 b/w SOUTH CAROLINA / Formed in 1712...

    NORTH CAROLINA / Colonized, 1585-87, by first English settlers in America; permanently settled c. 1650; first to vote readiness for independence, Apr. 12, 1776 b/w SOUTH CAROLINA / Formed in...

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    SIDNEY LANIER

    Southern poet, died in this house, September 7, 1881.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with their permission. Full page here (NC Marker ID O2)

    Southern poet, died in this house, September 7, 1881.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with their permission. Full page here (NC Marker ID O2)

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    NORTH CAROLINA-SOUTH CAROLINA

    NORTH CAROLINA / Colonized, 1585-87, by first English settlers in America; permanently settled c. 1650; first to vote readiness for independence, Apr. 12, 1776 b/w SOUTH CAROLINA / Formed in 1712...

    NORTH CAROLINA / Colonized, 1585-87, by first English settlers in America; permanently settled c. 1650; first to vote readiness for independence, Apr. 12, 1776 b/w SOUTH CAROLINA / Formed in...

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    NORTH CAROLINA-SOUTH CAROLINA

    NORTH CAROLINA / Colonized, 1585-87, by first English settlers in America; permanently settled c. 1650; first to vote readiness for independence, Apr. 12, 1776 b/w SOUTH CAROLINA / Formed in 1712...

    NORTH CAROLINA / Colonized, 1585-87, by first English settlers in America; permanently settled c. 1650; first to vote readiness for independence, Apr. 12, 1776 b/w SOUTH CAROLINA / Formed in...

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    HOKE SMITH

    Secretary of Interior, 1893-1896, Governor of Georgia, United States Senator, was born, 1855 at Catawba College, then located at this point.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker...

    Secretary of Interior, 1893-1896, Governor of Georgia, United States Senator, was born, 1855 at Catawba College, then located at this point.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical...

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    PLATO DURHAM

    Confederate captain; legislator; member of conventions of 1868, '75; conservative leader in Reconstruction period. His home was 100 ft. S.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker...

    Confederate captain; legislator; member of conventions of 1868, '75; conservative leader in Reconstruction period. His home was 100 ft. S.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker...

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    WILLIAM A. GRAHAM

    Governor, 1845-1849; Secretary of the Navy; United States Senator; Whig nominee for Vice-President in 1852. His birthplace is 3 mi. E.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program,...

    Governor, 1845-1849; Secretary of the Navy; United States Senator; Whig nominee for Vice-President in 1852. His birthplace is 3 mi. E.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program,...

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    O. MAX GARDNER 1882-1947

    Governor, 1929-33; Under Secretary of U.S. Treasury; appointed Ambassador to Great Britain, 1946. Birthplace stands here, grave 300 yds. N.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker...

    Governor, 1929-33; Under Secretary of U.S. Treasury; appointed Ambassador to Great Britain, 1946. Birthplace stands here, grave 300 yds. N.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker...

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    ANDRE MICHAUX

    French botanist, pioneer in studying flora of western North Carolina, passed through Lincolnton, July 24, Sept. 11, 1794, and April 29, 1795.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker...

    French botanist, pioneer in studying flora of western North Carolina, passed through Lincolnton, July 24, Sept. 11, 1794, and April 29, 1795.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical...

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    TRYON COUNTY

    Formed 1768, named for Governor William Tryon. Divided in 1779 into Lincoln and Rutherford Counties. Courthouse stood here.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used...

    Formed 1768, named for Governor William Tryon. Divided in 1779 into Lincoln and Rutherford Counties. Courthouse stood here.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used...

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    BATTLE OF RAMSOUR'S MILL

    Patriot militia led by Col. Francis Locke, on June 20, 1780, defeated Tories led by Maj. John Moore 400 yards west.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with...

    Patriot militia led by Col. Francis Locke, on June 20, 1780, defeated Tories led by Maj. John Moore 400 yards west.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with...

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    NORTH CAROLINA-SOUTH CAROLINA

    NORTH CAROLINA / Colonized, 1585-87, by first English settlers in America; permanently settled c. 1650; first to vote readiness for independence, Apr. 12, 1776. b/w SOUTH CAROLINA / Formed in 1712...

    NORTH CAROLINA / Colonized, 1585-87, by first English settlers in America; permanently settled c. 1650; first to vote readiness for independence, Apr. 12, 1776. b/w SOUTH CAROLINA / Formed in...

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    ELISHA BAXTER

    Governor of Arkansas, 1873-74; Union colonel in Civil War; elected to U.S. Senate, 1864, but not seated. Birthplace stood 4 1/2 miles S.E.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker...

    Governor of Arkansas, 1873-74; Union colonel in Civil War; elected to U.S. Senate, 1864, but not seated. Birthplace stood 4 1/2 miles S.E.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical...

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    'MIRACLE OF HICKORY'

    Outbreak of polio in June 1944 led to the founding of an emergency hospital 1/2 mile N.E. Closed, 1945.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with their...

    Outbreak of polio in June 1944 led to the founding of an emergency hospital 1/2 mile N.E. Closed, 1945.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with their...

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    JAMES PINCKNEY HENDERSON 1808-1858

    First governor of Texas, 1846-47; U.S. Senator; officer, Mexican War. His birthplace here.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with their permission. Full page...

    First governor of Texas, 1846-47; U.S. Senator; officer, Mexican War. His birthplace here.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with their permission. Full page...

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