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Flagship USS Minnesota/Hotel de Afrique

Side A:Flagship USS MinnesotaUSS Minnesota, a wooden steam frigate built in 1855, was the flagship for the Atlantic Blockading Squadron commanded by Flag Officer Silas H. Stringham. Seven U.S. Navy warships bombarded Forts Hatteras and Clark, August 28-29, 1861. This ...

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Exercise Tiger Memorial

In honor of the men of the Army 1st Engineer Special Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, VII Corps Headquarters, and Navy 11th Amphibious Force Convoy T-4, who suffered and perished on April 28, 1944. While conducting “Exercise Tiger” at Slapton Sands, ...

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Roebuck Spring

In 1850 George James Roebuck and his wife Ann Hawkins Roebuck built a log cabin at the mouth of Roebuck Spring. His Influence and leadership led to the area around it to be known as Roebuck. In 1900 Alabama Boys ...

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Centre Bridge / Delaware and Raritan Canal Feeder

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Centre Bridge

The Center Bridge Company was incorporated to construct a toll bridge across the Delaware River here in 1812, completely reconstructed in 1830, and substantially repaired in 1841 after a damaging flood. The bridge, a covered timber structure, was ...

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Willich's Brigade.

Wood's Division - Granger's Corps.

Willich's Brigade.

Wood's Division - Granger's Corps.

Brig. Gen. August Willich.

Nov. 25, 1863.

25th Illinois - Col. Richard H. Nodine.

35th Illinois - Lieut. Col. W. P. Chandler.

89th Illinois - Lieut. Col. W. ...

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Springerville Schoolhouse

1884-1983

This bronze school bell summoned children until 1950. This 2 room adobe with high pitched roof & bell tower was added onto with brick, altering the entry & roof in 1927 & again in 1950. The school served the community ...

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Bridge Street

The original roadway connecting the Centre Bridge across the Delaware River and the road running along the river's east edge (now N.J. Route 29) was built by the Center Bridge Company and opened for traffic in 1813. The eastern portion ...

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All Wars Memorial to Colored Soldiers and Sailors

(Front Inscription): Erected by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in honor of her Colored Soldiers.

(Back Inscription):To commemorate the heroism and sacrifice of all Colored Soldiers who served in the various wars engaged in by the United States of America, that ...

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1950 Start/Finish

Historic Race Circuits of Elkhart Lake

Four races were held on the 1950 circuit. First place in the sixty-mile main event went to Jim Kimberly driving a Ferrari Tipo 166.

Marker donated by: Augie Pabst in honor of Briggs Cunningham and Alfred ...

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Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Church

Completed in 1912, the Church of The Assumption is an example of the Mission Revival style of architecture. The third church built for Assumption Parish, it replaced the second church built on this site in 1884, which burned down in ...

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