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Ovid Butler, Sr.

(Front): Born 1801 in New York; moved to Indiana 1817. Admitted to bar 1825; became influential lawyer. Settled in Indianapolis 1836. His opposition to slavery on moral and religious grounds was reflected in his political affiliations and support of anti-slavery ...

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Battle of Bull Run Bridge

“Let this not become another Bull Run”

In August 1862, Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee ordered Gen. Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson from the Rappahannock River to keep Gen. John Pope’s and Gen. George B. McClellan’s Union armies from uniting. Jackson marched ...

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Battle of Bull Run Bridge

Liberia

In Aug. 1862, Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee ordered Gen. Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson from the Rappahannock River to keep Gen. John Pope’s and Gen. George B. McClellan’s armies from uniting. Jackson marched on Aug. 25, and Lee followed ...

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B-52D Stratofortress

"Diamond Lil"

Dedicated to the men and women of the

Strategic Air Command who flew and maintained

the B-52D throughout its 26-year history in the

command. Aircraft 55-083, with over 15,000 flying

hours, is one of two B-52Ds credited with a

confirmed MIG kill ...

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Big Gap Flume

In 1859 a wooden suspension flume 2200’ long was constructed across this valley by G.W. Holt and August Conrad as a link in the Golden Rock Ditch system which conveyed the water of the South Fork of the Tuolumne River ...

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Hatboro World War I Memorial

In honor of the men of Hatboro

and vicinity who answered their

country's call in the World War

1917 - 1918

Frank G. Girard [died in service]

Dedicated May 30, 1922

Marker is on Old York Road (Pennsylvania Route 263) 0.1 miles south of Byberry Road, ...

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Bear and Lynx Effigy Mounds

500-1000 A.D.

These mounds were constructed by a people of a hunting and gathering culture who met periodically at ceremonial grounds like this one to bury their dead.

Marker can be reached from the intersection of Lakeland Avenue and Maple Avenue, on ...

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Jacobs House I

1937

Built for Herbert Jacobs, Madison journalist, this L-plan structure is the first of Wright's Usonian houses designed for middle income families. The horizontal emphasis of the earlier Prairie School style is evident. Innovative construction techniques used in this house include ...

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Elizabeth Page “Molly” Stark, 1737 – 1814

Wife of General John Stark, mother of 11 children, homemaker, patriot, and defender of the household. Her love, courage, and self-reliance were common virtues among the many hearty women of frontier New England’s 18th century towns. This strength and devotion ...

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The Bell Tower

This tower was built in 1824, on the site of a frame building. It long served as a guard house for the State Guard.

The bell was a fire alarm and was also rung in emergencies. In 1861-1865 it was used ...

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