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By Karen Key, October 1, 2007
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RANKED BY RELEVANCE, THEN GEOGRAPHICALLY
1 Nevada, Nye County, Tonopah — County Court House — Nye County
Built in 1905 at a cost of $27,965.00 by Continental Construction Company. Site selected by commission April 1 and donated by Jim Butler's Tonopah Mining Company. On Tuesday, February 7, 1905 Governor Sparks signed the bill to remove the county . . . Map (db m3916) HM

2 British Columbia, Metro Vancouver, Vancouver, East Vancouver — Nye's Gas Station — City of Vancouver Heritage Building —
Nye’s Gas Station Architects: Townley and Matheson The firm of Townley and Matheson, best known for designing Vancouver's City Hall further up Cambie Street, designed this early brick gas station in 1922 for Captain Percival Nye . . . Map (db m236701) HM
3 Arizona, Pima County, Tucson, El Presidio — Edward Nye Fish House
E.N. Fish came to Arizona as an enterprising merchant in 1865. Three years later he built this adobe house which served as the family residence for the next half century. Fish developed many successful businesses and his wife Maria was prominent in . . . Map (db m83026) HM
4 Georgia, Chatham County, Pooler — "Nye's Annihilators" — 8th and 9th Air Force
. . . Map (db m66420) WM
5 Nevada, Carson City — 175 — Stewart-Nye Residence
This house was built about 1860 of local sandstone for William Morris Stewart who lived here until 1862. He sold it to the Territorial Governor of Nevada, James W. Nye. The two men served as Nevada's first United States Senators after the . . . Map (db m162593) HM
6 North Carolina, Henderson County, Fletcher — P-6 — Edgar W. ("Bill") Nye
Journalist, Humorist, 1850-96. "Buck Shoals", his home, stands 3 1/2 miles west. Grave one mile north.Map (db m12717) HM
7 North Carolina, Henderson County, Fletcher — Edgar Wilson Nye — Bill Nye —
1850 - 1896 American Humorist I will turn their mourning into Joy and will Comfort them and make the rejoice from their sorrow.     Jeremiah 34:13Map (db m17797) HM
8 North Carolina, Henderson County, Fletcher — Edgar Wilson Nye
In Loving Memory Edgar Wilson Nye "Bill Nye" American Humorist and Friend Born in Shirley, Maine August 25, 1850 Died At "Buck Shoals" near this spot February 22, 1898 Admitted to the Bar 1876 He belonged to the Masonic Fraternity . . . Map (db m17798) HM
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9 Utah, Weber County, Ogden — The Fred M. Nye Cottage — 2546 Jefferson — Ogden City Register of Historic Resources —
Built in 1910, this cottage for Fred M. Nye was designed by architects P. Smith & L. Hodgsen and is one of only a few residences in the Jefferson District with original "out buildings" — a modest carriage house and horse stable. The home . . . Map (db m273305) HM
10 Wisconsin, St. Croix County, River Falls — 165 — Edgar Wilson Nye — 1850 – 1896
"Bill" Nye, journalist, lecturer, author, and humorist, grew to manhood in this quiet valley of the Kinnickinnic, which flows southwesterly through River Falls. The tall-tales of frontier humor were popular regionally before 1860. Samuel Clemens . . . Map (db m9860) HM

11 Pennsylvania, Dauphin County, Hershey, Derry Township — Court of Honor — Derry Township's Defenders of America
Harold H. Ashenfelder, HIS '40 • Bruce F. Anello, MHS '65 • Gerald F. Ayres, MHS '57 • Jack R. Bennett, HIS '42 • Mark E. Blizzard, HIS '48 • Warren M. Bolden, HIS '40 • Robert E. Booth, HIS '39 • James F. Brooks, HIS '34 • Chester Craven, Jr., MHS . . . Map (db m296409) WM

12 California, Yuba County, Marysville — New Mecklenberg
The land on which Marysville was founded originally was leased in 1842 to Theodore Cordua a Prussian emigrant, by John A. Sutter. Named for his homeland, Cordua established a trading post and stock ranch on the Calif.-Oregon Trail to serve . . . Map (db m40146) HM
13 Ohio, Washington County, Marietta — Campus Martius
This house was one of the dwellings in Campus Martius. The fortification erected by the Ohio Company when the first settlement in the Northwest Territory was lake at Mariette in 1788. It stood next to the southeast blockhouse and was built by . . . Map (db m260983) HM

14 Massachusetts, Barnstable County, Bourne, Bournedale — Bournedale's Yesterdays — Reported missing
You are standing in the center of the Old Nye Estate. Before construction of the canal, this was the finest home in Bournedale, a sleepy Cape Cod village complete with post office, village hall, general store, and its own industry - the Tahanto Iron . . . Map (db m217361) HM

15 North Carolina, Henderson County, Fletcher — P-1 — Calvary Church Episcopal
Built 1859. Grave of "Bill" Nye. Memorials to many famous Southerners.Map (db m12885) HM

16 New York, Cayuga County, Auburn — Water Power in the City of Auburn — Northern Division Street
For nearly 200 years, water power along the Owasco River in Downtown Auburn has been at the foundation of the community's manufacturing, industrial, and economic growth. Historically, there were over 11 sites harnessing the power of the river to . . . Map (db m145774) HM

17 Pennsylvania, Lebanon County, Lebanon — Some Gave All - All Gave Some
In honor of all Vietnam Veterans of Lebanon Valley and to those who have fallen US Army •PFC Althouse, Earl I. •SP4 Hite, Franklin D. •SP5 Baal,Carl T. •SP4 Hoerner, Raymond D. •1LT Bashore, Harold E.,Jr. •PFC Kohr, Wilbur L. •PFC Boyer, . . . Map (db m224917) WM
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18 Connecticut, Capitol Region, Berlin, Kensington — Berlin Veterans Monument
1920 Erected by the Town Of Berlin in honor of her patriotic men and women who served their country in time of war For The Dead – A Tribute For The Living – A Memory For Posterity – An Emblem Of Loyalty To The Flag Of Their . . . Map (db m47327) WM
19 Massachusetts, Barnstable County, Bourne — Town of Bourne Civil War Memorial
Erected by the Town of Bourne AD • MCMXIV In memory of Soldiers and Sailors who served in the War of 1861 – 1865 Rodman Avery • Watson D. Avery • Henry F. Benson • David Blake • Joshua W. Bourne &bull Thomas Bourne • Elisha . . . Map (db m165441) WM
20 Nevada, Nye County, Tonopah — Verdi Lumber Company Coal Bin
Built around 1908, this building was used to house coal unloaded from the Tonopah & Goldfield Railroad in Tonopah. The bin was donated by Larry Moss and moved to this location by the Nye County Road Department.Map (db m89630) HM
21 Ohio, Coshocton County, Roscoe — Caldersburgh Pearl -2001 — Reported missing
The Caldersburgh Pearl was dedicated in 2001 as a full-sized replica of a three-cabin canal freighter (65' x 14'). The name Caldersburgh Pearl has special significance to Roscoe's past. Caldersburgh was the name of the original community (early . . . Map (db m217365) HM
22 Ohio, Washington County, Marietta — St. Luke's Episcopal Church
1788 Pioneer use of the Book of Common Prayer preceded Judge Arius Nye's 1826 founding of St. Luke's parish. The Reverend John Wheat's nurture led to the first church--1833. This church built 1856.Map (db m149688) HM
23 Tennessee, Sumner County, Gallatin — Gallatin, Tennessee
By an act of the Tennessee General Assembly, Gallatin became the county seat of Sumner County on February 26, 1802, when commissioners sold the first town lots. Newly laid out, the town embraced 42 ½ acres. The site had been purchased from . . . Map (db m82971) HM
24 Utah, Cache County, Providence — 143 — The Providence Players
Pioneer dramatic players entertained early Cache Valley audiences in this rock building. When erected, 1868 - 70, the only assembly hall in Providence. It has the finest dance floor, stage, proscenium, paintings, curtain in the valley. Among the . . . Map (db m44435) HM
25 Wyoming, Albany County, Laramie — Telephone Canyon
The first in the west through which a telephone line was run. The first conversation over this line was held in 1882 between Bill Nye at Laramie and Hon. E. E. Warren at Cheyenne.Map (db m47148) HM

26 Pennsylvania, Clearfield County, DuBois — DuBois Area Historical Society Constitution — To promote the study, preservation, and appreciation of history, especially of the local area
The DuBois Area Historical Society Inc., traces its origins to February 8, 1982, when Evo G. Facchine, president of the DuBois Chamber of Commerce (and future DuBois Area Historical Society president), made an announcement at a Chamber event . . . Map (db m265722) HM
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27 Nevada, Nye County, Belmont — Belmont Courthouse
In February of 1867 the Nye County seat was moved from lone, NV to Belmont. The county offices were scattered around town in different buildings. Due to this inconvenience and a recent jailbreak from the old jail, the county decided to build a . . . Map (db m299479) HM
28 Pennsylvania, Franklin County, Shippensburg — Vietnam War Memorial
These tablets are dedicated to and bear the names of the servicemen and women from Shippensburg and R.D.'s and nearby villages who served honorably in the American Armed Forces during the Vietnam War: July 1, 1958 -- May 7, 1975. This was a . . . Map (db m96085) HM

29 Denmark, Syddanmark, Nyborg Kommune, Nyborg — Strandporten / Strand Port — On the path of Nyborg's Past
I forbindelse med anlζggelsen af den nye bydel Nyenstad i 1540erne og byens nye fζstningsverker anlagde man for fψrste gang en stψrre skibsbro i sydlig forlζngelse af byen. Indtil da lε Nyborgs havn ved Knudshoved. Fra den nye . . . Map (db m128957) HM

30 California, Mono County, Lundy — Lundy
Home of the May Lundy Mine. Site of W. J. Lundy sawmill supplying lumber to Bodie in 1878. Organized as the Homer Mining District in 1879 by Wasson, Nye and Homer. Plagued by snowslides and partially destroyed by fire in 1886, Lundy's page of Mono . . . Map (db m37583) HM
31 Idaho, Bear Lake County, Paris — 289 — Our First Church
Paris, Idaho was settled in the fall of 1863. Two years later a building used for church, school and recreation was erected by James Nye and others, of logs hauled from George Sirrine's sawmill It was 20' X 60' with two large rooms and a stage at . . . Map (db m105873) HM
32 Nevada, Carson City — #78 — Orion Clemens House
Orion Clemens, secretary to territorial Governor James W. Nye, lived in this house with his wife, “Mollie,” from 1864 to 1866. Samuel, his brother who was a reporter for the Territorial Enterprise, stayed here periodically until leaving the . . . Map (db m284821) HM
33 New York, Cayuga County, Auburn — South Street Area Historic District
Auburn occupies the traditional territory of the Gayogohono (Cayuga) people. The first settlement of the area occurred in 1793, during the post-Revolutionary period of expansion into western New York. The area was named Auburn in 1805 when it . . . Map (db m283669) HM
34 North Dakota, Barnes County, Valley City — 001 — Herman Stern — N.D. Businessman, Community and Social Leader, Holocaust Rescuer
Born in Germany in 1887, Herman Stern immigrated to America in 1903, where he took work at the Straus Clothing store in Carrington. Stern later managed the Straus’ North Dakota businesses from his store in Valley City, where he lived for the . . . Map (db m99291) HM
35 Ohio, Muskingum County, Zanesville — 1833
Levi Whipple, A.G. Allen, Thomas Gurney, M.B. Cushing and H.C. Howells meet in Putnam to discuss slavery and oppression and consider forming an antislavery society. The next week, they are joined by Horace Nye, William Joiner, John Quigley, Charles . . . Map (db m280742) HM
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36 Vermont, Lamoille County, Johnson — Town of Johnson World War and Spanish War Honor Roll
Honor Roll Erected by the Town of Johnson In Grateful Appreciation of the Services Rendered by Her Citizens to Their Country During The World War. 1917-1919 Wallace A. Atwell • ★Howard L. Bailey • Delbert T. Dubray • C. Gordon. . . . Map (db m140636) WM
37 Vermont, Washington County, East Montpelier — North Montpelier Historic District
This small community – once called Rich's Hollow – was settled in the late 1700s and during the 19th century was an important cultural and industrial center area. Samuel Rich created North Montpelier Pond by damming the Kingsbury Branch . . . Map (db m87997) HM
38 Wyoming, Albany County, Laramie — Laramie
Founded in 1868 upon the arrival of the Union Pacific Railroad, Laramie was named after the fur trader Jacques LaRamie. The first female jurors served here in 1870 after Wyoming Territory in 1869, for the first time in history, gave women full . . . Map (db m67993) HM
39 Wyoming, Albany County, Laramie — Laramie — Reported missing
Founded in 1868 upon the arrival of the Union Pacific Railroad, Laramie was named after the fur trader Jacques LaRamie. The first female jurors served here in 1870 after Wyoming Territory, in 1869, for the first time in history, gave women full . . . Map (db m280774) HM

40 Connecticut, Capitol Region, Coventry, Coventry Lake — Coventry World War II Memorial
Roll Of Honor In Honor Of The Men And Women Of Coventry Who Served Our Country In World War II This Memorial Was Made Possible By The Citizens Of The Town Of Coventry ★ Merrick Aborn ★ Eugene F. Edgerson ★ John Jones . . . Map (db m144520) WM
41 Ohio, Washington County, Marietta — Pioneer Families of the Ohio Company
Erected by the New Century Historical Society to record the names and commemorate the landing near this spot of the pioneer families of the Ohio Company August nineteenth 1788. Their homes were established in Campus Martius. Benjamin Tupper . . . Map (db m20637) HM

42 Togo, Maritime, Golfe, Lomι — Paul Ahyi, Forces Vives, 1989
Paul Ahyi, Forces Vives, 1989 6 mιtres de haut sable, gravier, fer, cement blanc, peinture acrylique, ιmaux Statue restuarιe en 2016 par Ayaba Emmanuel Massassi et son ιquipe (financement du FAC – Fond d’aide a la culture . . . Map (db m229043) HM
43 Togo, Maritime, Lomι Commune, Lomι — The Lomι Advanced Training School
Deutsch Die Fortbildungsschule von Lomι Geschichte Die Fortbildungsschule war zur deutschen Kolonialzeit eine von der Kolonialregierung gegrόndete Berufsschule. Sie wurde am 24.1.1911 erφffnet, um die Kinder reicher Togoer . . . Map (db m240294) HM

44 Arizona, Pima County, Tucson, El Presidio — Main Gate
The main gate of the presidio was located near what is now Alameda Street, just north of this spot. The gate was built from mesquite timbers and had a platform above, where a guard stood watch. In the late 1860's, the families of Milton Duffield, . . . Map (db m83204) HM
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45 Arizona, Pinal County, Florence — E. N. Fish & Co. Store
Built in 1874 of unplastered adobe with pitched roofs, this second Edward Nye Fish mercantile store in Florence changed hands to become the, Joseph Collingwood & Co. Store and Wells Fargo office in 1877. Collingwood, Florence's first postmaster, had . . . Map (db m26717) HM
46 Arizona, Pinal County, Florence — E.N. Fish & Co. Store — Historic Site
Edward Nye Fish, prominent Tucson merchant, and his partner/manager Joseph Collingwood, first Florence postmaster, opened Florence's first store in this building in 1868. Building additions from 1867 to 1888 formed a U-shaped complex, and . . . Map (db m26708) HM
47 Colorado, Montrose County, Montrose — Preserving Our Heritage
Within a few years, one generation passes and another comes on the scene. If those who follow are to have any notion of what it was that went before, it must fall to those who possess a tie to the past to preserve what may be known. In that . . . Map (db m120141) HM
48 Indiana, Whitley County, Columbia City — Whitley County Viet Nam Memorial
To the men of Whitley County who gave their lives during the Viet Nam Conflict so that mankind might live in freedom Gary M. Archibald • Kinsley B. Brennan • Roger Egolf • Lynn Harris • Max Johnson • Dennis Kneller • Douglas Kreider • Dale E. . . . Map (db m80554) HM
49 Indiana, Whitley County, Columbia City, Columbia Township — Whitley County Vietnam Memorial
Reino A Panula • James R Parrett • Terry T Wricht • Rodger L Egolf • Lynn A Harris • Stephan C Himes • Robert W Wilfong • Dale F Mills • Gary M Archibald • Max A Johnson • Everett T Culp • Avery M Nye III • Rickey L Scott • Lyle E Smith • Roy D . . . Map (db m228154) WM
50 Maryland, Worcester County, Berlin — Peregrine Falcon Migration
Each autumn Assateague Island is a refuge for migrating tundra peregrine falcons (Falco peregrinus tundrius). In 1938, falconer and conservationist Alva G. Nye, Jr. confirmed the presence here of this previously-unrecognized race of peregrines. . . . Map (db m282144) HM
51 Montana, Big Horn County, Crow Agency — Seventh Cavalry Horse Cemetery — Little Big Horn — National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior —
After the battle, 39 cavalry horses that had been shot for breastworks during Custer’s Last Stand, were found among the dead on Last Stand Hill. In 1879, a temporary cordwood monument was erected by the Army on the crest of the hill. The area, . . . Map (db m45604) HM
52 Montana, Stillwater County, Absarokee — Cobblestone School
The opening of the Crow Indian Reservation to homesteaders brought settlers to this area who founded the town of Absarokee in 1893. School District #52 was created and by 1903, a log cabin with a potbelly stove served the town’s first children. In . . . Map (db m190710) HM
53 Nevada, Nye County, Tonopah — 15 — Tonopah
To Jim Butler, District Attorney of Nye County, goes the credit for making the ore discoveries which ended the twenty-year slump in Nevada's economy. Migratory Indian bands originally applied the name Tonopah to a small spring in the nearby San . . . Map (db m42454) HM
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54 Nevada, Storey County, Virginia City — The Glory of Solidarity and Fraternity
In Sept. 1864, while Atlanta smoldered, the first use of military force to allay labor unrest in the West occurred when Governor J. W. Nye ordered 2 companies of Calvary from Fort Churchill to end a strike by The Story County Miner’s League. The . . . Map (db m21957) HM
55 New York, Niagara County, Newfane — In Memory of Those Who for Their Splendid Spirit of Duty
1914 World War 1918 This tablet erected by Newfane Post 873 In memory of those who for their splendid spirit of duty and patriotism were chosen from this township to serve the Allied cause Aiken, Bryan · Allen, Frank · Andrews, Fred D.· . . . Map (db m83065) WM
56 Ohio, Athens County, Chauncey, Dover Township — Chauncey Civil War Patriots
During the War of the Rebellion three young men from Chauncey traveled to Parkersburg and Clarksburg, VA., to enlist in what was then the 1st Virginia Cavalry (USA). These "Loyalist Regiments” became West Virginia regiments in June 1863 just . . . Map (db m242161) HM
57 Ohio, Pickaway County, Tarlton — Zane's Trace
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58 Ohio, Washington County, Marietta — The Castle
A fine example of Gothic Revival architecture was built in 1855 for Melvin C. Clarke, a lawyer who died in the Civil War at Antietam. Later owned by the Nye and Bosley families. The house is a treasure of fine woodwork, furnishings and changing . . . Map (db m143557) HM
59 Pennsylvania, Franklin County, Shippensburg — World War II Memorial — A. D. — 1941 — 1945
Died in Service Mark L. Bauserman • Paul H. Beidel • George W. Bert • Roy C. Buhrman • John L. Burkholder • Wilbur C. Burkholder • Wayne L. Clendening • William J. Dowd • Hugh Eckenrode • Robert M. Etter • John M. Fogelsanger • John H. . . . Map (db m96182) WM
60 Texas, Tarrant County, Grapevine — "Walking to Texas" — Statue
This statue honors the early settlers who walked along side their wagons to Texas seeking the promise of a better life for themselves and their children. They established the first permanent settlement of Grapevine in 1884. William D. Tate, . . . Map (db m193580) HM
61 Wyoming, Park County, Meeteetse — Arland — 1884 - - 1897 — Wyoming —
      A few miles up Meeteetse Creek from here, stood one of the toughest settlements of Wyoming’s frontier history. The town was founded in the spring of 1884 by Victor Arland, a French businessman, and John Corbett, a buffalo hunter. From 1880 . . . Map (db m87608) HM

62 Vermont, Windsor County, Norwich — Town of Norwich War Memorial
Town of Norwich Vermont Armed Forces In Time of War 1776 — 1947 1776 Amos Ames · Parke Avery · Elijah Baldwin · Jonathan Ball · Joseph Ball · Gershom Bartlett Jr. · Jonathan Bartlett · Joseph Bartlett · Elihu Baxter · Nathaniel Boardman · . . . Map (db m158708) WM
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63 Wyoming, Albany County, Laramie — Laramie Timeline
This marker is made up of a dozen plaques embedded in a cement patio and a map of historic Laramie also embedded in patio. As each plaque has the same format, only a few of them have been illustrated. 1810-1820 French Canadian . . . Map (db m76849) HM

64 Nevada, Mineral County, Hawthorne — Nine Mile Ranch
The history of the Nine Mile Ranch has a long and interesting past, beginning with the Paiute Indians who inhabited this area long before John C. Fremont’s expedition into Nevada in 1843-1844. According to Fremont’s journal he camped in this area . . . Map (db m191201) HM
65 Nevada, Nye County, Belmont — 138 — Belmont
Belmont sits at an elevation of 7400 feet. A spring flowing year round made this a gathering site of the Shoshone Indians for rabbit drives and celebrations. In 1865, silver ore discoveries led to the development of an attractive tree-shaded . . . Map (db m287507) HM
66 Ohio, Muskingum County, Zanesville — Zanesville Underground Railroad
(Front): A tale of two cities. During the time of the Underground Railroad, Zanesville and Putnam were two communities separated by the Muskingum River with two distinct moral views. The people in Zanesville were proslavery, in Putnam . . . Map (db m5624) HM
67 Ohio, Stark County, Massillon — Ronald Venton Hacker — Sergeant - U.S. Army — April 8, 1948 - April 3, 1969 —
Sergeant Hacker served as an infantryman with Company C, First Battalion, Twenty-Second Infantry Regiment, Fourth Infantry Division. Near Pleiku, Dontum, in the Central Highlands, during an engagement with the enemy, when he exposed himself to . . . Map (db m273232) HM WM
68 South Carolina, Horry County, Myrtle Beach — Splinter City
In March 1942, units of the United States Army Air Corps opened formal operations at what was named the Myrtle Beach Bombing and Gunnery Training Range, which also encompassed the Beach airport. Construction began to meet the urgent needs for . . . Map (db m102128) WM
69 Tennessee, Giles County, Pulaski — Establishment of Pulaski / Giles County
On November 14. 1809, the Tennessee General Assembly passed an Act which brought Giles County, and its County Seat, Pulaski, into being. The new six hundred square mile county was formed from land ceded to the State in 1805 by treaty with the . . . Map (db m168698) HM
70 Texas, Caldwell County, Lockhart — 13080 — Clark's Chapel Cemetery
As part of a group of settlers, William A. Clark moved with his wife, Nancy (Copenhaver), and children to Caldwell County from Alabama in 1850. Clark purchased land in this vicinity in 1854. Early community residents met in homes and out of doors . . . Map (db m180763) HM

71 Nevada, Nye County, Rhyolite — Red-Light District — Rhyolite
You are currently standing in the middle of Rhyolite's Red-Light District. Rhyolite was officially surveyed as a town in February 1905, and a Board of Trade was organized in December of that same year. However, Nye County did . . . Map (db m269788) HM
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72 United Kingdom, England, Greater London, City of London, Barbican — Pewterers Hall — The Worshipful Company of Pewterers
This stone was laid by the Rt Hon The Lord Mayor of London Sir Edmund Stockdale On March 10th 1960 G.B. Slater – Master David Nye & Ptnrs   Architects Holloway Bros.   BuildersMap (db m118141) HM
73 Alabama, Montgomery County, Montgomery — Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church
Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church was organized in 1918 at this location by ministers of what later became the American Lutheran Church under whose auspices the congregation organized a day school on the property across the street. That school . . . Map (db m272027) HM
74 Arizona, Pima County, Vail — Historic Empire Ranch
Behind you are many of the original buildings of the historic Empire Ranch, established in the 1870s by Edward Nye Fish on 160 acres with a four-room adobe ranch house and corral. In 1876, Walter L. Vail and Herbert R. Hislop purchased the . . . Map (db m84196) HM
75 Connecticut, Southeastern Region, Stonington, Mystic — Whale Ship Charles W. Morgan
Whale Ship Charles W. Morgan Built by Jethro and Zachariah Hillman Launched New Bedford July 21, 1841 Deeded by Gift to Whaling Enshrined Inc. Charles S. Ashley – 1/32 • James F. Avery – 1/32 • Clarance H. Bartlett – 1/32 • John H. . . . Map (db m68306) HM
76 Kansas, Wilson County, Neodesha — World War II Memorial — 1941 - 1945 — In Memoriam —
In honor of those who served our country in World War II [Roll of Honored Dead] Leonard M. Anstine · Robert J. Bone · Paul E. Boyer · Robert Bray · Edgar C. Briles · Billy Casey · Harold E. Cooper · Ray N. Daugherty · Bufford Deeds · . . . Map (db m57632) WM
77 Massachusetts, Barnstable County, Bourne — Town Of Bourne World War I Memorial
Dedicated to the Citizens of Who Devoted Themselves to the Cause of Freedom And Served Their Country in the World War 1914 - 1918 Alves Gregory · Ames Alton C. · Angus Andrew H. · Ashley Harrison L. · Avery Harry L. · Bartelt Elmer E. · . . . Map (db m158663) WM
78 Nevada, Lyon County, Dayton — Odeon Saloon - Billiard Parlour — Dayton Lodge No. 5 I.O.O.F.
The first community building was built by the Odd Fellows in 1863 costing $30,000. Lodge offices and Hall were on the second floor. The Odeon Saloon and Billiard Parlour occupied the west side of the street floor, hosting such notables as Mark . . . Map (db m89448) HM
79 Nevada, Nye County, Tonopah — Belmont Mine Fire Mural — Dedicated November 19, 2005
The mural you are viewing was painted by noted mural artist, Lee Bowerman of Grand Junction, Colorado and is dedicated to Nevada Mine Safety in remembrance of the Belmont Mine Fire of February 23, 1911 and the heroism of cage tender, William . . . Map (db m129265) HM
80 New York, Clinton County, Champlain — The Shipwrights of Champlain / La construction navale α Champlain
[English]  Looking over the quiet recreation fields today, it is hard to believe this riverbank was a bustling, industrial place for more than 100 years. Before railroads and highways, Lake Champlain was an important . . . Map (db m268407) HM
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81 North Carolina, Henderson County, Fletcher — James Whitcomb Riley — "The Hoosier Poet"
In Loving Memory James Whitcomb Riley "The Hoosier Poet" Born in Greenfield Indiana October 7, 1853 Died in Indianapolis, Indiana, July 22, 1916 A friend of "Bill Nye" A visitor at "Buck Shoals" on the French Broad River near this . . . Map (db m81020) HM
82 Ohio, Meigs County, Pomeroy — The Three Sycamore Trees
The Three Sycamore Trees were planted on the Ohio River bank by George Nye shortly after the close of WWI, as a memorial for the first three soldiers from Meigs County killed in WWI. Pvt McKinley (Kinney) Thompson of . . . Map (db m178591) HM WM
83 Ohio, Muskingum County, Zanesville — 18-60 — Anti-Slavery Tensions in Muskingum County
Side A In the early 1800s, opposing attitudes existed in the separate communities of Putnam and Zanesville. Anti-slavery New Englanders settled Putnam while pro-slavery Virginians and Kentuckians settled Zanesville. The Emancipation Society . . . Map (db m94534) HM
84 Pennsylvania, Tioga County, Mansfield — World War I Memorial — Our Boys In Service Of Our Country — 1917 • 1919 —
Killed in Action Gerald N. Austin • Gordon Bailey • Sgt. John F. Cox Croix de Guerre [sic on marker] Nurse Sylvene A. Nye [Honor Roll of Veterans by community] That government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall . . . Map (db m120360) WM
85 Rhode Island, Washington County, Westerly — Westerly Veterans Memorial
Westerly World War Memorial 1917 – 1918 ( south plaque on the column ) 5th Co., C.A.C., R.I.N.G. Adams, Edmund • Adams, Irving R. • Arnott, George • Asher, Lloyd • Barber, Wilfred • Bentley, John I. • Bernasconi, Peter • . . . Map (db m69006) WM
86 Vermont, Windsor County, Windsor — Windsor Korean Conflict Honor Roll
[Roll of Honored Dead] Clifton G. Baker · Wilfred H. Humphrey · Theodore L. Rich [Honor Roll of Veterans] Lewis I. Adams · Roland C. Adams · Arthur J. Blaine · William L. Blaine · Raymond R. Blake · Frank F. Blanchard Jr. · Frederick . . . Map (db m233336) WM

87 Ohio, Wood County, Bloomdale — Bloomdale Veterans Memorial
James Acocks • Allen Allion • Jerrame Allgire • Maurice Allgire • John J Ambrose • Weldon Apple • Richard Apple • Reginald Chub August • Jeffery August • Raymond Atchison • Robert Babcock • Fred Babcock • Kenneth Babcock • . . . Map (db m170302) WM

88 Florida, Lee County, Fort Myers — Edison’s Florida Paradise — Seminole Lodge in the Works — Edison and Ford Winter Estates —
Thomas Edison befriended Ezra Gilliland when they were telegraph operators in Adrian, Michigan. Later, they became roommates and co-workers in Cincinnati, Ohio. Gilliland was known for his mechanical, technical, and sales expertise, helping Edison . . . Map (db m281752) HM
89 Massachusetts, Bristol County, East Freetown — Freetown World War II Monument
Dedicated in Honor and Memory of Those from the Town of Freetown Who served their country 1941   World War II   1945 Alves, Napoleon A. · Arnold, George R. · Ashley, Edson W. · ★Ashley, Edward W. · Ashley, Emerson · Ashley, Frank H. . . . Map (db m208884) WM
90 Massachusetts, Worcester County, Barre — Barre World War I Honor Roll
World War Honor Roll 1914 — 1918 Barre, Massachusetts Died in Service ★Frederick Addy · ★Joseph Bentley · ★Edwin Bowen · ★J. Alexander Brown · ★Robert J. Clapp · ★John Cranston · ★Salvatore Dannolfi · . . . Map (db m198488) WM
91 Nevada, Nye County, Gabbs — 159 — Ione
Ione Valley had a dense and permanent aboriginal population, dating back about 5,000 years. Unusual property arrangements and agricultural methods were practiced later by the Shoshone and northern Paiute indians. Silver was discovered . . . Map (db m299440) HM
92 Nevada, Storey County, Virginia City — Dowling's Blacksmith Shop
Established on this corner in 1861 by Edward & Hughes, castings and mining equipment of all kinds were manufactured here. In 1869 the Transcontinental Railroad link would stimulate development and exploitation, changing the Western U.S. forever. . . . Map (db m226924) HM
93 Ohio, Allen County, Fort Shawnee — Shawnee High School Students Who Have Passed Away During Their High School Years — Shawnee High School Teachers Who Passed Away During Service
Shawnee High School students who have passed away during their high school years Clyde Burtchin - Class of 1935 • Raymond Kerr Jr. - Class of 1939 • Carl Hegemier - Class of 1939 • Mildred Naum - Class of 1940 • William Conkle - Class of . . . Map (db m262982) HM
94 Ohio, Marion County, Caledonia, Claridon Township — Caledonia Veterans Memorial
Revolutionary War John Irey • Ebenezer Lewis War Of 1812 John Hart • Jacob Rice • Thomas Lacey Spanish American War Homer M. Messenger • James Sharrock • John Lloyd Wichess United States Ateteran Riley H. Eighlinger Civil . . . Map (db m236762) WM
95 Ohio, Perry County, New Straitsville — In Loving Memory
In Loving Memory For God and Country All gave some - Some gave all POW-MIA You are not forgotten Dedicated to the honor and self-sacrifice of the men and women of New Straitsville and the surrounding area who served faithfully in the . . . Map (db m250091) WM
96 Oregon, Hood River County, Hood River — Overlook Memorial Park
Dedicated to the Men and Women Who Served to Keep America Free Listed on This Stone Are Those of Hood River County Who Made the Ultimate Sacrifice World War I W. Lucian Carson • Guy Eastman • Floyd Gramp • Arthur L. Granstrom • . . . Map (db m112258) WM
97 Pennsylvania, Dauphin County, Hummelstown — Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church
1753 — Earliest record of congregational meeting. 1756 — Land donated for church by Frederick & Rosina Hummel. May 16, 1766 — Log church building dedicated destroyed by fire Dec 1817. May & Sept. 1769 — Visits by Henry . . . Map (db m137411) HM
98 West Virginia, Mason County, Point Pleasant — Livia S. Poffenbarger
Livia Nye Simpson, born 1 March 1862, was among youngest female publishers in US with purchase of the Point Pleasant State Gazette in 1888. Organized a DAR chapter in 1901; lobbied for state purchase of Point Pleasant battlefield; and . . . Map (db m125330) HM

99 Norway, Oslo, Gamle Oslo — «Kutψrjet»
Her lε Grψnlands Torg «Kutψrjet» Anlagt 1866 for salg av dyr til slakt Kommunal kjψtthall 1908 Slaktehus 1913 Revet 1974 Nye bygninger reist 1993 (English translation:) This was the location of . . . Map (db m253547) HM
100 Maryland, Prince George's County, Laurel — Laurel Harnessed the River to Power the Cotton Mill — Riverfront Park Heritage & Nature Trail
Laurel's earliest mill was established on land originally inhabited by Native Americans. The early mills were located on the banks of the Patuxent River at the fall line. Here the River elevation changes and provides an excellent source of water . . . Map (db m72074) HM

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