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First of its KindFirst Molasses Mill in Cache Valley

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Niels P. Hjorth's built Cache Valley's first molasses mill in the fall of 1867.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member brwhiz

location: Utah

date approved: 4/24/2013

last visited: never

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First of its KindFirst Blacksmith Shop in Millville

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Niels P. Hjorth owned and operated the first blacksmith shop in Millville.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member brwhiz

location: Utah

date approved: 4/24/2013

last visited: never

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First of its KindFirst Secretary of State in Utah

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James T. Hammond was Utah's first Secretary of State when it was granted statehood in 1896.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member brwhiz

location: Utah

date approved: 4/24/2013

last visited: never

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First of its KindFirst Bank in Cache Valley

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The Thatcher Brothers Bank, built in 1890, was the first one to open in Cache Valley.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member brwhiz

location: Utah

date approved: 4/24/2013

last visited: never

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First of its KindFirst Department Store in America

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The Zion's Co-operative Mercantile Institution (ZCMI), founded by the Mormon Church in 1868, was America's first chain of department stores.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member brwhiz

location: Utah

date approved: 4/24/2013

last visited: never

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First of its KindFirst Settlement in Cache Valley

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Maughan's Fort, now called Wellsville, was founded by Peter Maughan as the first settlement in the Cache Valley area of Utah.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member brwhiz

location: Utah

date approved: 4/22/2013

last visited: never

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First of its KindFirst Department Store in America

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The Zion's Co-operative Mercantile Institution (ZCMI), founded by the Mormon Church in 1868, was America's first chain of department stores.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member brwhiz

location: Utah

date approved: 4/22/2013

last visited: never

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First of its KindFIRST -- Legoland - Billund, Denmark

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This is the entrance to the first Legoland in the world.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member bluesnote

location: Denmark

date approved: 4/21/2013

last visited: never

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First of its KindFIRST -- County Court House - Easton, PA

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A large rock with a bronze tablet was placed in 1939 to commemorate the first courthouse which once stood on this site. The tablet's placement back then was of some notoriety as it was mentioned in the American Guide Series.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Math Teacher

location: Pennsylvania

date approved: 4/20/2013

last visited: never

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First of its KindFIRST - Telephone Line Established in Jacksonville, OR - 1890

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These plaques and window displays noting the first telephone service are located at the corner of Hwy 238 and N Oregon St in downtown Jacksonville, OR.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member thebeav69

location: Oregon

date approved: 4/19/2013

last visited: never

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First of its KindFIRST -- Classical School West of the Susquehanna River - Gettysburg, PA

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This former school was actually the first of its kind in America west of the Susquehanna River, an academy which enjoyed an excellent reputation for educating many professional men of renown.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Math Teacher

location: Pennsylvania

date approved: 4/18/2013

last visited: never

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First of its KindFIRST -- Marker for a Confederate Soldier - Gettysburg, PA

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This monument has the distinction of being the first marker erected to commemorate a fallen Confederate commander. The memorial denotes site where Brig. Gen. Lewis A. Armistead was mortally wounded @ the Angle area, west of Cushing's Battery.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Math Teacher

location: Pennsylvania

date approved: 4/17/2013

last visited: never

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First of its KindFIRST Settler, Henry Camfield—Perth, Australia

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A statue of the first settler of the Burswood area of the Swan River Colony.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Ianatlarge

location: Western Australia, Australia

date approved: 4/13/2013

last visited: 4/18/2013

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First of its KindFIRST - Administrative Headquarters for the New Applegate Ranger District

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This historic 100+ yr-old structure was the first ranger station built in the area and is located just east of Upper Applegate Rd and north of the current ranger station in Jackson County, OR.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member thebeav69

location: Oregon

date approved: 4/12/2013

last visited: never

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First of its KindFirst Catholic Bishop of Salt Lake City Diocese

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Bishop Lawrence Scanlon was the first Bishop of the Diocese of Salt lake City.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member brwhiz

location: Utah

date approved: 4/11/2013

last visited: never

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First of its KindFIRST - Los Altos Elementery School - Los Altos, CA

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A simple plaque in downtown Los Altos.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member saopaulo1

location: California

date approved: 4/11/2013

last visited: never

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First of its KindFirst Iron Ore Samples – Two Harbors, MN

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Two samples of the first iron ore mined in Minnesota are displayed on the south side of the “3 Spot” locomotive at Two Harbors historical museum.

posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member wildernessmama

location: Minnesota

date approved: 4/11/2013

last visited: never

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First of its KindFirst Duluth & Iron Range Locomotive – Two Harbors, MN

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This marker tells the background of this locomotive and its significance in the history of northeastern Minnesota.

posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member wildernessmama

location: Minnesota

date approved: 4/11/2013

last visited: never

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First of its KindFirst School Teacher in Bellevue

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The first school teacher in Bellevue, Utah was James C. Snow.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member brwhiz

location: Utah

date approved: 4/11/2013

last visited: never

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First of its KindFirst LDS Ward in LaVerkin

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The First LDS Ward in LaVerkin, Utah was organized on June 23, 1904.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member brwhiz

location: Utah

date approved: 4/11/2013

last visited: never

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First of its KindFirst Boy Born in LaVerkin

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Moroni Sanders was the first boy born in the pioneer settlement of LaVerkin, Utah on October 18, 1903.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member brwhiz

location: Utah

date approved: 4/11/2013

last visited: never

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First of its KindFIRST - Firehouse in Palm Desert, CA

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The current Historical Society of Palm Desert was once the very-first firehouse to be built in Palm Desert and sits along El Paseo Drive.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member thebeav69

location: California

date approved: 4/11/2013

last visited: never

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First of its KindFIRST - U.S. Fort on Colorado Soil - Sanford, CO

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Lt. Zebulon Pike constructed this stockade in 1807, the first documented American-flagged fort in the state.

posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member IJAdventures

location: Colorado

date approved: 4/11/2013

last visited: never

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First of its KindFIRST - F-14 To Drop a Bomb in Anger During a Bosnian Deployment

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F-14 Tomcat fighter aircraft is on display at the Palm Springs Air Museum.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member thebeav69

location: California

date approved: 4/11/2013

last visited: never

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First of its KindFIRST - Presbyterian Church Established in Southern Oregon

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This very historic church and memorial plaque are located on the eastern part of Jacksonville, OR, at the corner of N 6th St and Hwy 238 (E California St).

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member thebeav69

location: Oregon

date approved: 4/7/2013

last visited: never

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