| South Carolina (Laurens County), Clinton — Davison McDowell Douglas — 1869-1931 — Minister, Educator, Humanitarian |
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This building -- dedicated as a memorial to alumni killed in World War II and the Korean War -- is named Douglas House in memory of that beloved servant of God, the Reverend Davison McDowell Douglas, B.A., B.D., M.A., D.D., LL.D., who served faithfully and effectively as President of Presbyterian College from 1911-1927.
His Works Live After Him to Glorify God — Map (db m11980) |
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| Alabama (Etowah County), Alabama City — Howard Gardner Nichols 1871-1896 — Scholar, Engineer, Industrialist, Naturalist, Humanitarian |
| | Nichols came to Alabama City in 1894 to supervise construction of the Dwight Manufacturing Company. While serving as the mill's first agent, he planned and began a model mill village and was elected Mayor of Alabama City. — Map (db m18578) |
| Georgia (Richmond County), Augusta — Jessye Norman — International Opera Star and Humanitarian |
| | Riverwalk Amphitheater and Plaza named in honor
of Jessye Norman, internationally acclaimed opera star,
born in Augusta, Georgia, September 15, 1945. Miss Norman began singing at Mounty Calvary Baptist Church, 1260 Wrightsboro Road. She attended C.T. Walker Elementary School and A.R. Johnson Junior High School. After graduating from Lucy C. Laney High School, Miss Norman pursued vocal training, earning her Bachelor's Degree from Howard University and her Master's Degree from the . . . — Map (db m10032) |
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| California (San Bernardino County), Fenner — John Wilkie Safety Roadside Rest Area At Fenner |
| | As Caltrans Highway Superintendent for the Needles area, John Wilkie sought ways to improve maintenance at this Rest Area. Pursuing this goal, John became a statewide leader in increasing employment opportunities for persons with disabilities.
John's passionate belief in the abilities of people let him to develop and promote the "Roads as Bridges to Employment" program. Today, throughout California, Rest Areas are maintained by persons with disabilities.
John represented the highest . . . — Map (db m335) |
| District of Columbia (Washington), The Tidal Basin — The Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial |
| | At this site will be erected the Martin Luther King, Jr .Memorial. The memorial will embody the man, the movement and the message. It will honor this 20th century visionary who brought about change through the principles of nonviolence and equally for all. It will be a memorial symbolizing promise and hope for a brighter future for humanity.
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc is the sponsor of this memorial. Dedicated by Adrian L. Wallace, President, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc.; John H. . . . — Map (db m208) |
| Indiana (Marion County), Indianapolis — 49.2005.1 — Robert F. Kennedy Speech on Death of Martin L. King |
| | Here on the evening of April 4, 1968, Kennedy came to address a large crowd of mostly African Americans in his bid for Democratic Party nomination for president of U.S. Instead, visibly shaken, he gave an impromptu speech about the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. that day in Memphis, Tenn.
Kennedy urged the crowd to follow Rev. King’s lead and respond with understanding and prayer. Citing the need to avoid division, hatred, and violence, he called for love, wisdom, compassion, . . . — Map (db m236) |
| Tennessee (Shelby County), Memphis — 4E 85 — Ida B. Wells — 1862–1931 |
| | Ida B. Wells crusaded against lynchings in Memphis and the South. In 1892 while editor of the Memphis Free Speech, located in this vicinity, she wrote of the lynching of three Black businessmen. As a result, her newspaper office was destroyed and her life threatened.
After moving to New York, she began an international speaking tour where she influenced the establishment of the British Anti-Lynching Society. She cofounded the NAACP in America and organized the first Black women’s . . . — Map (db m9306) |
| Virginia (Fairfax County), Fairfax Station — Clara H. Barton — Founder of the American Red Cross |
| | Here at Fairfax Station in early Sept. 1862, after the Second Battle of Manassas and the action near Chantilly, Clara Barton ministered to the suffering. By her humane and tireless efforts this Angel of the Battlefield helped move over 3000 wounded soldiers to safety. — Map (db m102) |
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| Virginia (Prince William County), Woodbridge — Dr. A. J. Ferlazzo Building |
| | (smaller marker to the right of the entrance)
In Honor of:
Dr. A. J. Ferlazzo
Humanitarian
Prince William County
(smaller marker to the left of the entrance)
County of Prince William
Dr. A. J. Ferlazzo Building
1990 - 1991
Board of County Supervisors
Hilda M. Barg
William J. Becker
Robert L. Cole
John D. Jenkins
Edwin C. King
Kathleen K. Seefeldt
Terrence Spellane
Architect General Contractor
Eddy . . . — Map (db m3126) |
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| Georgia (Cobb County), Marietta — Rest well, Miss Mattie |
| | Mattie Harris Lyon, 97, the “Mother of Marietta,” was known for her years of zealous and affectionate service in religious, civic, welfare and patriotic activities. Her life was dedicated to the service of people of all races. A true humanitarian, she gave unselfishly through religious and social service work.
Through her inspiration, the Cobb County Welfare Department, the Cobb County Chapter of the American Red Cross, the Community Chest and other humanitarian agencies were . . . — Map (db m5198) |
| Maryland (Washington County), Myersville — The Bill Pate Portal |
| | One half mile to the west of this plaque, the gap in South Mountain, the Appalachian Trail footbridge, and I-70 symbolically form the Bill Pate Portal to the Appalachian region—a region where a people and their governments joined in a national program to reclaim a long and rich heritage through economic revitalization and human development.
On July 30, 1981, Governor Harry Hughes dedicated this portal to Bill Pate.
The vision for revitalization of the region and the humanitarian . . . — Map (db m668) |
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| District of Columbia (Washington), Southeast — Whitney M. Young, Jr. Memorial Bridge |
| | Named in honor of
Whitney Moore Young, Jr.
1921-1971
Humanitarian-scholar and venerable leader of the National Urban League whose work produced landmark changes in civil rights laws and notable progress towards social and economic justice in America. — Map (db m15606) |
| Illinois (Vermilion County), Danville — Abraham Lincoln |
| | (Left marker): These building stones were preserved from the Danville Law Office of Abraham Lincoln and the Vermilion County Courthouse where he practiced law.
This kettle was used from 1824 to 1831 at the Salt Works of Major Vance. The site of this early Vermilion County industry was about 4 miles west of this spot.
(Right marker):Preserved in memory of
Robert B. "Bob" Wright, 1914 - 1988
Journalist - Historian - Humanitarian
One of the founders of the Vermilion County Museum Society — Map (db m4747) |
| Maryland (Baltimore County), White Marsh — Union of Brother and Sisters of Ford’s Asbury Lodge No. 1 |
| | Built for the African American Community in 1874 as a school for children in the Loreley area and as home to this “benevolent” society, founded in 1872. Beginning in the late 18th century, such mutual aid societies, often formed by church congregations, were part of a national humanitarian movement to provide emergency assistance to members in times of sickness, accident and death, and to benefit communities through social, commercial and political networks. — Map (db m2082) |
| Ohio (Delaware County), Delaware — Wesley Branch Rickey — 1881 - 1965 |
| | Athlete, Teacher, Coach, Lawyer, Humanitarian
Distinguished Alumnus of Ohio Wesleyan
and loyal member of
Delta Tau Delta fraternity.
Dedicated by
his brothers of Mu Chapter of
Delta Tau Delta fraternity
October 23, 1976 — Map (db m12843) |
| Pennsylvania (Dauphin County), Harrisburg — Harrisburg State Hospital |
| | The first State mental hospital in Pennsylvania. Opened in 1851, a result of efforts by the noted humanitarian, Dorothea Lynde Dix, to improve this State's treatment of the mentally ill. The hospital is on the wooded hills east of this marker, overlooking the city. — Map (db m6474) |
| Pennsylvania (Lancaster County), Lancaster — James Hazlett Binns |
| | 1912 - 1985
Industrialist • Patriot • Humanitarian • Mentor
He rose from sales trainee to become president and chairman of Armstrong World Industries, a director of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and chairman of the National Association of Manufacturers. A leader in the revitalization of Downtown Lancaster, he exemplified the belief that individuals and businesses are responsible for the well-being of their communities. — Map (db m5324) |
| Pennsylvania (York County), Shrewsbury — Spurgeon Milton Keeny — (1893-1988) |
| | The humanitarian's boyhood home. Served worldwide, 1917-76. In Asia, directed UNICEF; aided family planning. Chief, UN's Italy relief; assisted Russian relief. A YMCA officer in Mesopotamia, Siberia, Estonia, Poland; later was on its U. S. Council. — Map (db m4546) |
| South Carolina (Greenville County), Greenville — Alester G. Furman, Jr. Administration Building |
| | Named in Honor of
Alester Garden Furman, Jr.
Humanitarian, Master Planner, Friend of Youth, Champion of Education, Guiding Light in Building the New South.
This administration building is named to honor Mr. Furman in grateful recognition of his enduring support of Furman University. — Map (db m18863) |
| South Carolina (Greenville County), Greenville — Brockman Park |
| | Upper Plaque:
Dedicated to the memory
of
Dr. William Thomas Brockman
A distinguished Surgeon -- Humanitarian -- Churchman
Citizen and Commissioner of the City of
Greenville, South Carolina
1881 ---- 1968
Lower Plaque:
Brockman Park
In honor of Dr. Thomas Brockman
for his many contributions
as alderman for the city of
Greenville, S.C. — Map (db m17503) |
| Virginia, Richmond — Arthur Ashe Monument — Monument Avenue Historic District |
| | [Inscription on east face of monument:]Arthur R. Ashe, Jr. 1943 - 1993
World Champion, Author, Humanitarian,
Founder of Virginia Heroes, Incorporated,
Native of Richmond, Virginia.
This Monument was placed at Monument Avenue and Roseneath Road on July 10, 1996, to inspire children and people of all nationalities.
[Inscription on west face of monument:]Since we are surrounded by so great a crowd of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so . . . — Map (db m22823) |
| Virginia, Richmond — Bill “Bojangles” Robinson |
| | December 14, 1878 – November 25, 1949.
Dancer •
Actor •
Humanitarian
Native Son of Richmond ———
Internationally famous actor and dancer rendered many kindnesses to the citizens of Richmond. — Map (db m1915) |
| Virginia, Richmond — Hunter Holmes McGuire, M.D. |
| | (Front):
To
Hunter Holmes McGuire, M.D., LL.D.,
President of the American Medical
and of the
American Surgical Associations;
Founder of the University College of Medicine;
Medical Director, Jackson's Corps,
Army of Northern Virginia;
an eminent civil and military surgeon,
and beloved physician;
an able teacher and vigourous writer,
a useful citizen and broad humanitarian,
gifted in minde and generouse in heart,
this monument is erected by his friends. . . . — Map (db m4735) |
| Virginia (Arlington County), Arlington National Cemetery — Ignace Jan Paderewski |
| | The American Legion
In memory of
Ignace Jan Paderewski
artist, composer, musician, statesman, patriot, humanitarian and friend of American war veterans, who, from his death to the rebirth of freedom in his homeland, here rested in honor and in dignity. Now may his soul be eternally at peace and his memory entombed in the land of his fathers, a free Poland. — Map (db m11133) |
| Virginia (Prince William County), Triangle — Second Battalion, 4th Marines — "The Magnificent Bastards" — Every Clime and Place |
| | The Legacy and Heritage of
Second Battalion, 4th Marines
Second to None
The Magnificent Bastards
Small Wars ·
Soldiers from the Sea ·
Old China Marines ·
World War II ·
Cold War Force in Readiness ·
Vietnam ·
Desert Shield ·
Desert Storm ·
Humanitarian and Evacuation Operations ·
Iraqi Freedom ·
Global War on Terror ·
Other Duties as the President May Direct — Map (db m7309) |
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| Virginia (Arlington County), Fort Myer — Seabees ~ Can Do |
| | With compassion for others
We build ~ We fight
For peace with freedom
(On the frieze behind the statue):
With willing hearts and skillful hands, the difficult we do at once; the impossible takes a bit longer
(On the panel to the left of the statue):
In Memoriam
Dedicated to the men of the United States Naval Construction Batallions
The Seabees
Born in the early days of World War II when the nation was in dire peril, their mission was to build bases . . . — Map (db m4925) |
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| District of Columbia (Washington), Southeast — Clark Calvin Griffith |
| | [south face of monument]:
{Rendering of Clark Calvin Griffith with the title} "The Old Fox"
Clark Calvin Griffith
Born Clear Creek, Missouri
November 20, 1869
Pitcher - Manager - Owner
Member of Hall of Fame
Won 237 — Lost 140
Devoted 69 years to baseball
Died Washington, D.C.
October 27, 1955.
An expression of love and admiration by his friends and the fans of Washington.
[east face of monument]:
Manager
First manager . . . — Map (db m15615) |
| Georgia (Chatham County), Savannah — Solomon's Lodge No. 1 F. & A.M Savannah, Georgia |
| | Organized as a Masonic Lodge, February 21, 1734. Its first worshipful Master was General James Edward Oglethorpe, English Soldier, Statesman, Humanitarian, and founder of Georgia, who raised the flag of England at Savannah on February 12, 1733.
Chartered by the Grand Lodge of England in 1735 as "the Lodge at Savannah in ye province of Georgia," Solomon's is the oldest continuously operating English constituted Lodge in the Western Hemisphere. In 1786 the Independent Grand Lodge of Georgia, . . . — Map (db m6584) |
| Ohio (Cuyahoga County), Cleveland — 59-18 — Charles Waddell Chesnutt |
| | Charles Waddell Chesnutt was born in Cleveland on June 30, 1858 and died November 15, 1932. He has been called "The pioneer of the color line" and was an author, crusader for racial and social justice, humanitarian, and forerunner of the Harlem Renaissance, a black literary movement from World War I through the mid-1930s. With the publication of The Conjure Woman in 1899, he emerged as the first person of acknowledged African descent to be published by an established publisher of the day. . . . — Map (db m17649) |
| Ohio (Franklin County), Columbus — The Jesse Owens Track |
| | James Cleveland (Jesse) Owens, 1913-1980, Ohio State University Track and Field Star, Olympic Champion, Ambassador of Sports, Humanitarian, Friend of Youth.
Jesse Owens' incomparable achievements as an Ohio State and Olympic athlete are legendary.
During the Big Ten Championships in 1935, he set three world records and tied a fourth. In the 1936 Olympic Games he won four gold medals.
He carried the name of this University and this country to world acclaim. He personified the . . . — Map (db m12773) |
| Pennsylvania (Adams County), Gettysburg — Politics and "Penelope" |
| | This is the 1863 site of the COMPILER newspaper office, Gettysburg's weekly "voice" of the Democratic party, and the home of its outspoken publisher Henry Stahle. During the Battle of Gettysburg Stahle took into his home a badly wounded Union officer and persuaded a Confederate surgeon to come and perform a life-saving leg amputation. This humanitarian act led to Stahle's temporary incarceration at Ft. McHenry in Baltimore for aiding the enemy to capture a Union officer, a . . . — Map (db m18056) |
| South Carolina (Fairfield County), Winnsboro — 20-3 — James Henry Carlisle — 1825-1909 |
| | [Marker Front]:
Born in this house on May 24, 1825, the son of William and Mary Ann Carlisle, this noted teacher received his education at Mount Zion Institute and South Carolina College. A delegate in 1860 to the Secession Convention and a legislator in 1864, his greatest sevice was as the third President of Wofford College from 1875 to 1902, where he had taught since 1853. He died October 21, 1909.
[Marker Reverse]:
Educator, humanitarian, religious leader, college . . . — Map (db m14323) |
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| California (Sacramento County), Sacramento — U.S.S. Sacramento 1914 – 1942 — The Galloping Ghost of the China Coast |
| | Brought into service in 1914 to join the United States “Great White Fleet”, dubbed such for the sparkling white paint used on naval ships at the time, she was in service 28 years and two world wars. A 226-foot gleaming white steam gunboat with a crew of 160, she earned her many names and associations.
In Japan she was called the “Sacramento Moru”, and in Central America she was part of the “Banana Fleet.” In 1919, she served in Murmansk, Russia, . . . — Map (db m16475) |
| District of Columbia (Washington), Downtown — W.3 — Asbury United Methodist Church — Civil War to Civil Rights — Downtown Heritage Trail |
| | Stories of slavery and freedom, of struggle and achievement are woven through the history of this African American congregation. Founded in 1836, by the time of the Civil War Asbury United Methodist Church was the preeminent Black church in the city, its membership of 600 making it the largest of 11 African American congregations in Washington. Today, Asbury counts among its members descendants of District slaves who tried a dramatic escape to freedom in 1848 aboard the ship Pearl. . . . — Map (db m10904) |
| District of Columbia (Washington), Washington Navy Yard — The Center for Naval History - The Navy Museum |
| | The Center for Naval History The Dudley Knox Center for Naval History is housed in the complex of buildings adjacent to the Leutze Park and extending down Dahlgren Avenue. Building 57, which was erected in 1866 as a warehouse, was enlarged in 1899, and from the 1920's to World War II housed offices of the Naval Ordnance School. Also housing ordnance activity in this complex were Building 44, constructed in 1890, and Building 108, constructed in 1902. The later was expanded during World War . . . — Map (db m10141) |
| Georgia (Richmond County), Augusta — Colonel William Few, Jr. |
| | [Marker Front]:
One of Georgia's two signers of the United States Constitution.
Born in Baltimore, Maryland June 18, 1748.
Lieutenant Colonel, Georgia Militia during the American Revolution, 1776-1770.
Representative, Georgia General Assembly 1777, 1779, 1783, 1793.
Delegate, Continental Congress 1780-1788.
Delegate, Constitutional Convention and Signer of the United States Constitition for Georgia, 1787.
Member, Georgia Convention to ratify the United States . . . — Map (db m10108) |
| Maryland (Anne Arundel County), Annapolis — Admiral Ben Moreell — Father of the Seabees |
| | [First Panel]:]
About the Seabees
Born in the early days of World War II when the nation was in dire peril, their mission was to build bases for the combat forces, to defend those bases, and to provide other support of whatever kind required.
Organized and commanded by officers of the Civil Engineer Corps of the Navy, recruited largely from the building trades of organized labor, buttressed by the construction industry, the Seabees quickly proved their total competence. . . . — Map (db m9620) |
| New Mexico (Socorro County), White Sands Proving Grounds — McDonald Ranch House Trinity Site — National Historic Landmark — 1972 |
| | Restored by
US Army White Sands Missile Range
US Department of Energy
National Park Service
1984
In the front room of this humble ranch house the world's first nuclear device was assembled on 13 July 1945. The device was then taken to Trinity Site, two miles from here, where it was placed into a test bomb and detonated at dawn on 16 July 1945. This historic event signaled the dawn of a new age and was forever to change the human experience. While nuclear technology was born of war, it . . . — Map (db m15072) |
| Ohio (Delaware County), Delaware — Delaware County: Anti-Slavery Stronghold / The Underground Railroad — Historic Underground Railroad |
| | Delaware County: Anti-Slavery Stronghold
A unique combintation of strong-principled religous communities, free black settlements, and tightly knit extended families fostered a wide-spread attitude of willful defiance that made Delaware one of Ohio's strongest anti-slavery counties in the early nineteenth century.
Among the Delaware County congregations participating in the Underground Railroad were Berlin United Presbyterian, Wesleyan Methodist, Alum Creek, Friends and Otterbein's . . . — Map (db m12829) |
| Ohio (Franklin County), Columbus — The Underground Railroad / Black Conductors of Columbus — Historic Underground Railroad |
| | The Underground Railroad was neither underground nor a
railroad, but a system of loosely connected safe havens
where those escaping the brutal conditions of slavery
were sheltered, fed, clothed, nursed, concealed, disguised,
and instructed during their journey to freedom. Although
this movement was one of America’s greatest social,
moral, and humanitarian endeavors, the details about it
were often cloaked in secrecy to protect those involved
from the retribution of civil law and . . . — Map (db m10251) |
| Ohio (Pickaway County), Circleville — The Underground Railroad / The Underground Railroad in Pickaway County |
| | The Underground Railroad
The Underground Railroad was neither underground nor a railroad, but a system of loosely connected safe havens where those escaping the brutal conditions of slavery were sheltered, fed, clothed, nursed, concealed, disguised, and instructed during their journey to freedom. Although this movement was one of America's greatest social, moral, and humanitarian endeavors, the details about it were often cloaked in secrecy to protect those involved from the retribution of . . . — Map (db m21994) |
| Pennsylvania (Dauphin County), Harrisburg — The Calder/Olmsted/McCormick Mansion |
| | The origins of the mansion at 105 N. Front Street can be attributed to William Calder, Jr. (1821-1880), Simon Cameron's business partner, banker and manufacturer. Calder's father had been a preeminent Harrisburg stage coach operator and helped to establish Harrisburg's importance as a transportation center as the nucleus of early route development throughout the U.S. northeast. Calder Jr. was co-founder and president of the Harrisburg Car Works, president of the First National Bank of . . . — Map (db m6341) |
| Texas (Williamson County), Taylor — 13616 — Dr. James Lee Dickey |
| | Physician, humanitarian, civil rights advocate and concerned citizen Dr. James Lee Dickey (d. 1959) had a profound effect on the quality of life in his adopted hometown of Taylor. Born in McLennan County in 1893, he attended Waco public schools and Tillotson College, Austin. Military service in World War I interrupted his training at Meharry Medical College in Nashville, Tennessee, but upon graduation in 1921, he returned to central Texas to help his widowed mother raise his eight siblings. He . . . — Map (db m3087) |
| West Virginia (Jefferson County), Ranson — The Right Reverend Ernest Eugene Baltimore |
| | 1912–1999. A distinguished clergyman, humanitarian, and civic leader in the community. Bishop Baltimore served as Senior Bishop & General President of the King’s Apostle Holiness Church of God, Inc. He was Pastor of The Baltimore Temple Church for 51 years, 1948 to 1999. Bishop Baltimore received an honorary Doctorate of Divinity from the Trinity Hall College and Seminary. He served the City of Ranson as Councilman, Finance Committee member, Sanitation Committee member, and Chairman . . . — Map (db m2030) |
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| Georgia (Liberty County), Sunbury — The Famous Sunbury "Masonic" Oak |
| | [West Face]:
Northeast of this spot stood the famous Sunbury Oak of early Colonial Masonic legend. The tree is said to have been of tremendous size and provided an ideal
place for safe, comfortable campsites.
The legend of the Sunbury "Masonic" Oak is based on a tradition that has been passed down for generations from the earliest days of the Colony of Georgia. There is a strong belief that Georgia's first Masonic meeting was held under the protective branches of the great oak . . . — Map (db m9481) |
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| Virginia (Prince William County), Triangle — Once a Marine .... Always a Marine |
| |
Patrick F. Taylor
1937 – 2004
“I used to think that it was the Marine Corps training that made former Marines such an extraordinary group. I have now come to realize that the Marine Corps attracts an extraordinary type of individual to undergo their training.”
A true American patriot, Patrick F. Taylor, believed in the power of the American people. He was a successful oilman, philanthropist, educational reformer and a strong supporter of the U.S. military and all . . . — Map (db m2830) |
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| Maryland (Howard County), Columbia — The Town of Guilford — Patuxent Branch Trail |
| | The Town of Guilford
History
Once, a thriving community prospered here along the banks of the Little Patuxent River. Guilford was a center for milling, quarrying, and cotton=cloth production in the late 18th through the early 20th centuries. It featured a post office, schools, churches, a general store, a hotel, and homes for the workers. One of the county's main roads passed through the center of town, and a spur track connected the town to the B&O Railroad.
Times . . . — Map (db m19884) |
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