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First Permanent Court House, Morgan County

Built circa 1837 with special taxes levied for that purpose by Alabama Legislature, 1836.

Replaced first court house, built circa 1825.

Somerville was incorporated, 1819, county seat 1819-1891.

Cotaco County created February 8, 1818, renamed Morgan County, June 14, 1821.

Marker is at the ...

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Mississippi County

(Front):

Comprising 411 square miles of Missouri's great alluvial plain, this county, organized in 1845, is a high producer of cotton, grain, and soybeans. The Mississippi (Algonquin Indian for Great Water), flowing along some 70 miles of the county's eastern ...

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The Helicopter Landing Pad

Eisenhower National Historic Park

The smoothest ride I ever had in my life. Eisenhower referring to

his first helicopter ride

President Eisenhower was the first president to travel by helicopter. His first ride was in 1957 during Operation Alert, a Cold War exercise ...

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Waupaca County War Memorial

Korea • Vietnam

Erected

to honor those of

Waupaca County

Wisconsin

who answered their

country's call and gave

their lives for

the great cause of

liberty

1917 – 1919

Erected

to honor those of

Waupaca, Wisconsin

who answered their

country's call and gave

their lives for

the great cause of

liberty

1941 – 1945

Erected

to honor those of

Waupaca, Wisconsin

who answered ...

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Murrisk Abbey / National Famine Monument / Statue of St Patrick

Clew Bay Archaeological Trail sites 6, 7, 8

Murrisk Abbey • site 6

Muraisc - Sea Marsh

Murrisk Abbey was founded circa 1456 by the Augustinian Friars because “the inhabitants of those parts have not hitherto been instructed in their faith.” It quickly ...

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Hampton Springs Hotel

The Hampton Springs Hotel was built in 1908 and was destroyed by fire in 1954. The hotel was world renowned for its sulphur springs and baths known for their healing and medicinal powers. The luxurious hotel boasted lush gardens with ...

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Follow in the Footsteps

Eisenhower National Historic Park

When my father was president, he developed the habit of bringing visiting world leaders to the farm. Such informality, he reasoned, would make them feel at home.John Eisenhower

Walk in the footsteps of presidents, prime ministers and kings ...

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The Boal Troop

The Boal Troop was accepted as a provisional unit of the Pennsylvania National Guard, the Machine Gun Troop of the 1st Pennsylvania Cavalry. The troop first served in Texas, protecting the boarder against possible Mexican aggression

In April 1917, as Colonel ...

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Perry Army Air Base

The Perry Army Air Base of World War II stood in an 862 acre area south and west of this point.

The 441st and 312th Fighter Squadrons of the Third Army Air Force trained replacement pilots for combat units worldwide.

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Port Washington Fire Engine House

This fire engine house was built in 1929 on the site of an 1884 multi-purpose wooden fire house. Architect John Topzant of Milwaukee designed the Mediterranean Revival-style building with tan brick walls, a Spanish tile roof, and a campanile-like hose-drying ...

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