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"The Spirit of the American Doughboy"

Dedicated to

The Memory Of Our Comrades

Who Gave Their Lives In

The World War

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Presented by

The people of the Pacific Community

November 11, 1930

(Followed by list of 11 names)

(Reverse side)

Pacific Community

Honor Roll

1917-1918

(Followed by list of 224 ...

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The Niagara Movement

Here, on August 15-19, 1906, on the Storer College campus, the Niagara Movement held their first open and public meeting on American soil. Organized by W.E.B. Du Bois and others a year earlier in Erie Beach, Ontario, Canada, the Niagara ...

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History in the Mountains

"I will pledge myself that there is not a spot in the United States which combines more or greater requisites...."

George Washington

May 5, 1798

Harpers Ferry's history and geography have influenced each other for more than 250 years. Early settlers crossed these ...

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Fort Popham: Guardian of the Kennebec

Fort Popham is a Third System style granite fort built by the U.S. War Department beginning in 1862. Modifications were made and the fort was used again in the Spanish American War and in World War 1. Another fort, probably ...

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The Mule Falters

As the railroad streaked westward from Harpers Ferry, the C&O Canal fell hopelessly behind in the race for Ohio.

Burdened by a lack of building supplies and a scarcity of skilled labor, the canal encountered serious financial problems and did not ...

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Site of the Blacksmith Shop (1897, 1913)

The blacksmith shop was the first building constructed by Percy & Small after they purchased the old Blaisdell shipyard site from William Donnell in 1896. It was furnished with forges, bellows, and anvils for fabricating large quantities of ironwork for ...

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Site of the First Sweden Town Meeting

Site of the first Sweden Town Meeting April 5, 1814. Dedicated this 10th day of July 1977.

Marker is at the intersection of Lake Road (New York Route 19) and Swamp Road, on the right when traveling north on Lake Road. ...

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The Mayors of the City of Sevierville

Several attempts were made in the incorporation of the city of Sevierville since its founding in 1795, but it was not until 1901 that a continuous chartered city government was established. Ambrose M. Paine was elected Sevierville's first mayor on ...

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The Last Camp of Hi Jolly

Camel Driver, Packer, Scout

Last Camp

of

Hi Jolly

Born somewhere in Syria

about 1828

Died at Quartzsite

December 16, 1902

Came to this country

February 10, 1856

Camel Driver - Packer

Scout -

Over Thirty

Years a faithful aid

to the US Government

Marker can be reached from Cemetery Street (Business U.S. 10) 0.1 ...

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The First Presbyterian Mission in the Maumee Valley

On this ground was established

In the year 1822

The first Presbyterian Mission

In the Maumee Valley

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Rev. Joseph Badger,

Missionary, 1805 - 1812.

Rev. Isaac Van Tassell,

Its first superintendent, 1822 - 1834.

Marker is on West River Road (Ohio Route 65) north of Middleton Pike (Ohio ...

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