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West Virginia Historical MarkersBig Lime

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Oli and natural gas of the Greenbrier Limestone.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Paintedwarrior

location: West Virginia

date approved: 5/16/2013

last visited: 5/18/2013

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West Virginia Historical MarkersRider Gap

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10,000 Confederates camped here in 1861.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Paintedwarrior

location: West Virginia

date approved: 5/16/2013

last visited: 5/18/2013

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West Virginia Historical MarkersDenmar State Hospital

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Denmar Sanitarium established in 1938 to treat African Americans with tuberculosis.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Paintedwarrior

location: West Virginia

date approved: 5/16/2013

last visited: 5/18/2013

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West Virginia Historical MarkersOld Brick Church

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Tygart's Valley Presbyterian Church built in 1820, destroyed by Union soldiers in 1862~1863.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Paintedwarrior

location: West Virginia

date approved: 5/16/2013

last visited: 5/18/2013

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West Virginia Historical MarkersBishop Asbury

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Bishop Francis Asbury a famed Methodist circuit rider.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Paintedwarrior

location: West Virginia

date approved: 5/16/2013

last visited: 5/18/2013

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West Virginia Historical MarkersBeverly

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Beverly settled in 1753 by Files and Tygart familes.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Paintedwarrior

location: West Virginia

date approved: 5/16/2013

last visited: 5/11/2013

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West Virginia Historical MarkersLemuel Chenoweth

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West Virginia's most famous builder and designer of covered bridges.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Paintedwarrior

location: West Virginia

date approved: 5/16/2013

last visited: 5/18/2013

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West Virginia Historical MarkersBenjamin Wilson

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A sign telling about Benjamin Wilson.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Paintedwarrior

location: West Virginia

date approved: 5/16/2013

last visited: 5/18/2013

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West Virginia Historical MarkersWilson's Fort

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Wilson Fort built here in 1772, first county court met here.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Paintedwarrior

location: West Virginia

date approved: 5/16/2013

last visited: 5/18/2013

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Histoire du Quebec (Quebec Historical Markers)Le charnier - St-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec

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Pas d'église et de village sans charnier, et voici celui de St-Charles!

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member gemeloj

location: Quebec, Canada

date approved: 5/16/2013

last visited: 5/17/2013

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Texas Historical MarkersJunction of the Texas & Pacific and Houston & Texas Central Railroads

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Texas Historical Marker with some background on how Dallas's Pacific Avenue got its name, and just how the Houston & Texas Central Railroad was "convinced" to put their line a mile from the courthouse.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member QuarrellaDeVil

location: Texas

date approved: 5/16/2013

last visited: never

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Flags of OrganizationsDover Harbour Board - Waterloo Crescent, Dover, Kent, UK

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This flag is flown from a flagpole on the roof of the Dover Harbour Board's building on the harbour front in Dover.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Master Mariner

location: South East England, United Kingdom

date approved: 5/16/2013

last visited: never

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Flags of OrganizationsRNLI Flag - RNLI Station, Dover, Kent, UK

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This flag flies at Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) stations throughout the British Isles, including the Republic of Ireland with this one being flown at the RNLI station in Dover harbour.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Master Mariner

location: South East England, United Kingdom

date approved: 5/16/2013

last visited: never

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NRHP Historic Districts - Contributing BuildingsWashington Stable - Valley Forge National Historical Park Historic District - Valley Forge, PA

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This stone structure matches the main home known as Washington's Headquarters. Like the home and every other structure around here, it too contributes to the historic district.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Math Teacher

location: Pennsylvania

date approved: 5/16/2013

last visited: never

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U.S. National Register of Historic PlacesWatts, Ebenezer, House - Rochester, NY

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Currently, the oldest residential building in the city of Rochester. Built 1825-27, this brick Federal style building was built by Rochester's first merchant, who specialized in hardware.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member sagefemme

location: New York

date approved: 5/16/2013

last visited: 5/16/2013

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U.S. National Register of Historic PlacesThomas Kay Woolen Mill - Salem, Oregon

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Historic direct-drive water powered mill dating to 1896

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member ddtfamily

location: Oregon

date approved: 5/16/2013

last visited: never

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U.S. National Register of Historic PlacesSt. John's Episcopal Church - Globe, AZ

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Small stone church in the downtown area of an historic Arizona mining town.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member linkys

location: Arizona

date approved: 5/16/2013

last visited: never

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Ontario Provincial Plaques"JOHN BROWN'S CONVENTION 1858" - Chatham ON (Canada)

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A plaque describing an important abolitionist meeting, at a church which is still active to this day

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Bon Echo

location: Ontario, Canada

date approved: 5/16/2013

last visited: never

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Signs of HistoryMojave Air & Spaceport - Mojave, CA

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A plaque near the entrance of Legacy park on the Mojave Airport and Spaceport describes how it has evolved from an airport to serve the nearby gold mines to become America's foremost civilian spaceport.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member linkys

location: California

date approved: 5/16/2013

last visited: never

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Signs of HistoryGeorge Washington - Valley Forge, PA

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This beautiful statue has been regarded as the most accurate of George Washington. It is a copy of the original and it has also been relocated within the park to its present home located in the shadow of the Washington's Headquarters house.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Math Teacher

location: Pennsylvania

date approved: 5/16/2013

last visited: never

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NRHP Historic Districts - Contributing BuildingsBailey Building - Chillicothe Commercial Historic District - Chillicothe, Missouri

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Historic commercial building in the Chillicothe Commercial Historic District in Chillicothe, Missouri.

posted by: Groundspeak Charter Member BruceS

location: Missouri

date approved: 5/16/2013

last visited: never

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NRHP Historic Districts - Contributing BuildingsNorman & Jarvis Funeral Home Building - Chillicothe Commercial Historic District - Chillicothe, Missouri

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Historic former funeral home now art gallery in the Chillicothe Commercial Historic District in Chillicothe, Missouri.

posted by: Groundspeak Charter Member BruceS

location: Missouri

date approved: 5/16/2013

last visited: never

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NRHP Historic Districts - Contributing BuildingsMatthew McBride Building - Chillicothe Commercial Historic District - Chillicothe, Missouri

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Historic commercial building in the Chillicothe Commercial Historic District in Chillicothe, Missouri.

posted by: Groundspeak Charter Member BruceS

location: Missouri

date approved: 5/16/2013

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NRHP Historic Districts - Contributing BuildingsArnold & Mills Lumber Company Building - Chillicothe Commercial Historic District - Chillicothe, Missouri

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Commercial building at 413-417 Locust in the Chillicothe Commercial Historic District in Chillicothe, Missouri.

posted by: Groundspeak Charter Member BruceS

location: Missouri

date approved: 5/16/2013

last visited: never

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NRHP Historic Districts - Contributing BuildingsArnold & Mills Lumber Company Building Paint Section - Chillicothe Commercial Historic District - Chillicothe, Missouri

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Commercial building in the Chillicothe Commercial Historic District in Chillicothe, Missouri.

posted by: Groundspeak Charter Member BruceS

location: Missouri

date approved: 5/16/2013

last visited: never

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