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The Grand Army of Liberty

To those citizens of the United States who at the call of humanity laid aside their vocations to become soldiers in the Grand Army of Liberty. This memorial is dedicated 1918

To those citizens of the United States who at the call of humanity laid aside their vocations to become soldiers in the Grand Army of Liberty. This memorial is dedicated 1918

    Pause Traveler and Be Grateful to Norton 1st

    From Robert Anton Wilson (more here)

    From Robert Anton Wilson (more here)

      Little Bay de Noc

      The Noquet (or Noc) Indians, who once lived along these shores, gave this bay its name. Here at Sand Point, in 1844, Douglass Houghton came with his party of government surveyors to chart the land...

      The Noquet (or Noc) Indians, who once lived along these shores, gave this bay its name. Here at Sand Point, in 1844, Douglass Houghton came with his party of government surveyors to chart the land...

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      Orsel McGhee House

      In 1944 the Orsel McGhees, a black family, moved here into what was then an all-white neighborhood. A neighboring family won a court order revoking the McGhees’ purchase of the house on the basis...

      In 1944 the Orsel McGhees, a black family, moved here into what was then an all-white neighborhood. A neighboring family won a court order revoking the McGhees’ purchase of the house on the basis...

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      Masters of Navigation

      Chinese Explore the World in Junks

      Chinese Explore the World in Junks

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      DuPage County Pioneer Park

        Andrews University

        This, the oldest Seventh-day Adventist college and the pioneer in a world-wide system of Christian education, was chartered in 1874 at Battle Creek as Battle Creek College. It was moved to Berrien...

        This, the oldest Seventh-day Adventist college and the pioneer in a world-wide system of Christian education, was chartered in 1874 at Battle Creek as Battle Creek College. It was moved to...

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        In Fond & Loving Memory of Anthony, Colleen & Vivien Wong

          Parque del Tepeyac

            Johnson & Wales University

              Sallie Rutherford Thaler

              Memorial Presented to the City of Oakland by Aloha Parlor No. 106 Native Daughters of the Golden West In memory of our past president Sallie Rutherford Thaler May 19, 1888 - March 8, 1958 A...

              Memorial Presented to the City of Oakland by Aloha Parlor No. 106 Native Daughters of the Golden West In memory of our past president Sallie Rutherford Thaler May 19, 1888 - March 8, 1958 A...

                Pastore e Padre Amatissimo

                  Tony Forster

                    POW Tree

                      NO. 239 MISSION SAN LUÍS REY DE FRANCIA

                      From the Flickr group Historical Markers, photo by tkksummers, full page.License is Attribution-ShareAlike License

                      From the Flickr group Historical Markers, photo by tkksummers, full page.License is Attribution- ShareAlike License

                        Centenario de la Constitucion

                          Yankees

                          "The Yankees are wonderful  people. If they emigrated to  hell itself, they would somehow  manage to change the climate." General Mariano Vallejo

                          "The Yankees are wonderful  people. If they emigrated to  hell itself, they would somehow  manage to change the climate." General Mariano Vallejo

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                          Keweenaw Bay

                          This region’s history is long and rich. Father Ménard, the Jesuit missionary, wintered near what is now L’Anse in 1660-61. Near here Father Baraga set up his mission in 1843. He and the head of...

                          This region’s history is long and rich. Father Ménard, the Jesuit missionary, wintered near what is now L’Anse in 1660-61. Near here Father Baraga set up his mission in 1843. He and the head of...

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                          Brent Moriwaki

                            The Giant Dipper

                            THE GIANT DIPPER  SANTA CRUZ BEACH BOARDWALK

                            THE GIANT DIPPER  SANTA CRUZ BEACH BOARDWALK

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