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Samuel Barber

(1910 - 1981)

Boyhood home of this composer of orchestral and vocal works, including the "Adagio for Strings" and Knoxville; Summer of 1915." Won Pulitzer Prizes in music, 1958 & 1963. Graduate, Curtis Institute. He wrote West Chester High's Alma ...

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Rushmore Library

Built in 1923 by the

Charles E. Rushmore family,

Mt. Rushmore is named for

Charles E. Rushmore.

Marker is at the intersection of New York 32 (New York Route 32) and Weygant Hill Road, on the left when traveling north on New York 32. ...

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Robert Lee McKenzie's Home and Office

(Front Side): The McKenzie House is a large two-story clapboard frame dwelling built in the Dutch Colonial style typical of the turn of the century houses still standing in Northern Michigan.

It was built 1909 by Belle Booth who married R. ...

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Railroad Bridges Over the Pecos

A major tributary of the Rio Grande, the Pecos River was long a barrier to transportation, particularly across the deep gorge that once marked its joining with the Rio Grande. Construction of the first railroad bridge over the Pecos took ...

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Jefferson Bridge

Jefferson Bridge

Over Mill (Wepawaug) River

First Bridge 1802

Built During

Presidency of Thomas Jefferson

As a Part Of

Milford – New Haven Turnpike

Freelove Baldwin Stow Chapter

N S D A R

Milford, Conn. July 4, 1976

Marker is on River Street 0.1 miles north of ...

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Buck Mickel

In Remembrance

Buck Mickel

An extraordinary Leader

Whose Vision, Generosity

and Perseverance

Inspired the Transformation of Greenville

into a Vibrant and Beautiful

Community

Marker can be reached from Hammond Street.

Courtesy hmdb.org

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The Treasury Building of the Confederate States of America

This wall was once a part of the Treasury Building of the Confederate States of America.

In it were the offices of the President, the Secretary of State, the Secretary of the Treasury, and the Treasurer of the Confederate Government.

Here ...

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Job Hoisington Buffalo's 1812 War Hero

A hero was born when "Gallant" Job Hoisington sacrificed his life at this location on Dec. 30, 1813. During a battle between Capt. Hull's US Army Militia and British forces with their Native allies, the 51-year old Hoisington single-handedly held ...

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Louis Booker Wright

Louis Booker Wright (1899-1984), scholar of American colonial history and Elizabethan culture, was born in the Phoenix community and spent his early years at Maxwellton near this site. A prolific author, he was educated at Wofford College and received the ...

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Billie Bowlegs III

Chufi Hajo

In the Ortona cemetery, eight miles west of here, lie the remains of a noble citizen of the Seminole Tribe of Florida, a faithful representative of his people and a true friend of the white man.

Marker is on W ...

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