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McDonnell Douglas F4C "Phantom II" 1963-1979
Type: Fighter BomberWeight: 58,000 lbs loadedArmament: M61 "Vulcan" Cannon in External Pod Up to 16,000 lbs of externally carried nuclear or conventional bombs, rockets or missiles like the...
- louisiana
- new orleans
- museum
- airplane
Convair F-102A "Delta Dagger" 1956-1977
Type: Supersonic InterceptorWeight: 31,559 lbs, loadedArmament: Twenty-four– unguided 2.75” RocketsSix – Hughes "Falcon” MissilesEngine: Pratt & Whitney J57-P23 Axial Flow Gas Turbine 16,000...
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- new orleans
- airplane
- museum
Douglas A-26C "Invader" 1942-1972
Type: Attack BomberWeight: 35,000 lbs, loadedArmament: Eight forward firing .50 caliber machine gunsOne turret with two .50 caliber machine gunsSix, 1,000 lb rockets under the wings 14 HVAR...
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- new orleans
- airplane
- museum
North American F-86D "Sabre" 1949-1970
Type: Supersonic InterceptorWeight: 19,975 lbsArmament: Twenty-four -2.75 RocketEngine: General Electric J47-GE-17B TurbojetMax Speed: 692 mphRange: 800 milesService Ceiling: 50,000...
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- museum
- airplane
Joaquin Miller
Pyramid to Moses
PYRAMID TO MOSES 1892 Joaquin Miller's symbol of belief in the Ten Commandments. The first of three monuments erected by Miller on these "Hights."
John C. Fremont Monument
JOHN C. FREMONT MONUMENT BUILT 1904 ERECTED BY JOAOUIN MILLER WHERE IT WAS REPUTED THAT FREMONT FIRST SAW THE SUNSET OVER THE BAY IN 846
Burrard Bridge Civic Marina
The Burrard Civic Marina is operated by the Vancouver Parks Board. It was constructed in 1963, with the help of a loan of $291,000 from the P.A. Woodward Foundation, with the stated purpose...
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Van Briggle Pottery
VAN BRIGGLE POTTERYThe 1908 Van Briggle Pottery, situated on land given to the Pottery by General William J. Palmer, is a remarkable expression of the period and a showcase for the unique...
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- architecture
The Tommy DiDomizio Memorial Award
Presented to that senior who has demonstrated an unselfish commitment to the football program at Cheshire High School,A desire to develop to his fullest potential, and a strength of...
- cheshire
- connecticut
- football
Jaques De Molay
A CET ENDROIT JACQUES DE MOLAY DERINIER GRAND MAITRE DE L'ORDRE DU TEMPLE ÉTÉ BROLÉ LE 16 MARS 1314 Submitted by @SamuraiElf
Mount Wilson
TO THE MEMORY OF BENJAMIN DAVIS WILSON DON BENITO 1811-1878 PIONEER TRAPPER CALIFORNIA IN 1841 AND IN 1864 BLAZED THE TRAILUP THIS MOUNTAIN WHICH BEARS HIS NAMETHIS TABLET WAS ERECTED...
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- radio tv tower sites
Holywell Dene
Holywell Dene History of the Land Originally named Merkel Dene, the land known today as Holywell Dene was first recorded circa 800 AD. An ancient ravine woodland that stretches from the mouth of...
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- dene
- holywell
- natural
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- england
- united kingdom
The Casualties at Ditch Bayou
The battle at Ditch Bayou was a Federal effort to drive Confederates away from the Mississippi River, where the Confederates had been harassing Union shipping. Even though the Confederates...
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- chicot county
- civil war
Hyner Cemetery
In MemoriamHyner Cemeteryestablished in 1898marks the site of those devout, courageous Italian immigrants who came to America in 1895 settling and working at Sunnyside Plantation and...
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- chicot county
- cemetery
- immigrants
Gin Office
Many twentieth century commercial gins had a separate building, or office, for weighing cotton and record keeping. Every customers wagon was weighed upon entering (full of cotton) and when leaving...
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- farming
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ROBERT EMMET
IN THE ROADWAY OPPOSITE THIS TABLET ROBERT EMMET DIED IN THE CAUSE OF IRISH FREEDOM 20th SEPTEMBER 1803 Submitted by @BigSnugALot
A Well Organized Society
Emerald Mound was the product of a complex society organized to serve and sustain the welfare of its people beginning eight centuries ago. Life revolved around family relationships and...
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Still Sacred
Emerald Mound's size is impressive. Scholar James Barnett Jr. called it the region's "crowning mound-building achievement" of the Mississippian era (1,150 to 300 years ago). only a complex society...
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- native american
- mound