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National Historic Landmark - Lincoln Home National Historic Site

"To this place, and the kindness of these people, I owe everything. Here I have lived a quarter of a century and have passed from a young to an old man. Here my children have been born and one ...

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National Historic Landmark - Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial

Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States, lived on this land in southern Indiana for 14 years, growing from a boy to a young man. He used his hands and his back to help carve a farm ...

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Wheatland

James Buchanan, 15th president of the United States, purchased this large Federal style house and its 22 acres of land near Lancaster, Pennsylvania in 1848. A Unionist and moderate Democrat, Buchanan won the presidential election in 1856, because voters ...

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Franklin Pierce Homestead

“…I shall never cease to remember my birthplace with pride as well as affection, and with still more pride shall I recollect the steady, unqualified and generous confidence which has been reposed in me by its inhabitants.” – Franklin ...

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Zachary Taylor Home (Springfield)

Springfield, a two and one-half story brick house just east of Louisville, Kentucky, was the boyhood home of Zachary Taylor, 12th president of the United States.  As a career military officer for most of his life, he moved often, ...

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John Tyler Home (Sherwood Forest)

John Tyler bought this 1,200-acre plantation in 1842, when he was still serving as 10th president of the United States, and it was his retirement home from 1845 until his death in 1862. He expanded the original 1780 frame ...

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Adams National Historical Park

Adams National Historical Park was the home of John Adams, the second president of the United States, and his son John Quincy Adams, the sixth president. Distinguished in public service and in literary pursuits, four generations of the Adams ...

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Timber Industry in Pend Oreille County

The timber industry has a long and storied history in northeastern Washington. The first sawmill in Pend Oreille County went into operation in 1888 in the Calispell Valley. County resident Tony Bamonte noted that “[f]rom then on, sawmills began to ...

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Cowles Scout Reservation at Diamond Lake

Located on the scenic north shore of Diamond Lake stands the Boy Scouts of America Cowles Scout Reservation, named in honor ofSpokesman-Reviewnewspaper ...

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Dalkena, Washington

Dalkena was a lumber town. Like many Pend Oreille County communities, its history is linked to the forest. When timber markets flourished, so did the town; when the industry waned, the town suffered. Over time, the town’s identity diverged from ...

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