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Here Lyeth The Body

Here lyeth the body of Lionel Copley of Wadworth, County York, England, born 1648, died Sept. 27, 1693. And of Anne Boteler, his wife, of Watton, Woodhull, County Herts, England, died March 5, 1692.

He was sometime Lieutenant Governour of ...

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Entrance to First State House of Maryland

In memory of Nicholas Young of St. Mary’s Co. Maryland, elected to the House of Burgesses Nov 30, 1665.

Boxwood dedicated June 13, 1932, and tablet placed through Maj. William Thomas Chapter, D.A.R. by Delia Harris Maddox, Ann Delia Power Yellman, ...

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First School Safety Patrol in America

On May 24, 1916

the Newark Board of Education

on the recommendation of

Charles A. MacCall, Supervisor of Attendance

and

Felix Dunn of the Newark Police Department

established the first School Safety Patrol in our nation.

Patrol members through their continuous service

have practiced and taught safety

thus initiating ...

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Anderson County Confederate Monument

[North]:

(Palmetto Tree)

(Crossed swords in scabbards with a laurel wreath - representing the cavalry.)

(Confederate Battle Flag)

"Though conquered, we adore it!

Love the cold dead hands that bore it!"

[West]:

(Furled Stainless Banner)

(Cannon wheel, cannon balls, cannon swabs - representing the artillery.)

1st Battle Manassas, Williamsburg, ...

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Graves et al v. Indiana

Side One:

In 1847, three Kentucky men tried to capture Thomas Harris, fugitive slave in Bristol; a justice of the peace ruling freed Harris, who fled. In 1848, the Elkhart Circuit Court convicted the three men of causing a riot in ...

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Krider Nurseries World's Fair Garden

Side One:

Krider Nurseries constructed and exhibited Krider's Diversified Garden at Century of Progress International Exposition in Chicago 1933-1934. Some plants and structures were returned to Middlebury, and garden was reconstructed here 1935. After falling into decay, garden was restored by ...

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Command Center, Building 200

San Diego Naval Training Center

Built in 1941, The Command Center was the focal point of the base. These were offices for the highest-ranking officers, including the Admiral in Command of the Center; the Station Commander, a Captain in charge of ...

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Saint Lorenzo Ruiz

First Filipino Saint

Saint Lorenzo Ruiz

First Filipino Saint

Born: Binondo, Manila, Philippines, 1600[?]

Died for the Faith: Nagasaki, Japan, 1637

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Spirit of the Living God Charismatic Community,

Filipino Ministry and St. Columba Parish.

Dedicated, November 1, 2003

Solemnity of All Saints

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“I shall die for God, ...

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Port Tobacco

In this center of Confederate activity, at the Brawner Hotel, Detective Captain William Williams unsuccessfully offered Thomas Jones $100,000 reward for information that would lead to the capture of John Wilkes Booth.

Marker is on Chapel Point Road.

Courtesy hmdb.org

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The John T. Cunningham Memorial Bridge

The Cunningham Bridge, completed in 1925, once spanned the Cumberland River here. Erected on the site of the old Gaiser's Ferry. It was one of the first bridges to be built by the newly-formed Tennessee Highway Department and was the ...

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