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Unidentified Rural Schoolhouse

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Description: View from road up hill of teacher and students posing in front of a clapboard and one-room schoolhouse. A horse and buggy are on the hill on the right.
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Former Headquarters for General Washington

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Description: View of a home which was once General George Washington's headquarters, with people sitting on benches outside along a sidewalk. There are cannons on the l...
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Replica House

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Description: A view of the replica of the first house on Revolutionary Burial Hill.
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National Monument to the Forefathers

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Description: A view of the National Monument to the Forefathers, formerly the Pilgrims monument. The stone structure has three pedestals at the base with seated statues...
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Jefferson Davis Mansion

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Description: View across street toward the Jefferson Davis mansion. Caption reads: "Jefferson Davis Mansion, now Confederate Museum."
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Secession Hill

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Description: A view of 'Secession Hill', where the first secession meeting was held in November of 1860. Caption reads: "'Secession Hill' Abbeville, S.C."
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View of Secession Hill

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Description: View of 'Secession Hill' where the first secession meeting was held beneath the pictured trees on November 22nd of 1860. Caption reads: "Secession Hill, Ab...
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Aerial View of Dousman Mansion

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Description: The Villa Louis, also known as Dousman Mansion, in an aerial view.
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Betsy Ross House

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Description: Frontal view of the Betsy Ross House, located at 239 Arch Street and built around 1740. The house features a display window with historic photographs and a...
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Historic House Tourists

Date: 1945
Description: Visitors to the historic Charles A. Grignon House (built 1837-1839), probably during the 1940s. The visitors are seated on a corner of the front porch unde...
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Ethan Allen House

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Description: View of the Ethan Allen House, built in 1787 and named after Vermont's founder. The courthouse can be seen to its right, originally built in 1836, burned i...
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The First House in Wisconsin

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Description: Historical marker identifying the location of the first house in Wisconsin built between Washburn and Ashland in 1658.
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Howland House

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Description: Exterior view of Howland House, a colonial dwelling. Text on the sign outside the house reads, "Oldest House in Plymouth, Built 1667-Restored 1913, The la...
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Residential Street and Log Cabin

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Description: View down a residential street featuring colonial homes and a log cabin.
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Birthplace of Andrew Johnson

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Description: Birthplace of Andrew Johnson (1808-1875), built in the late 1700s. Published by E.F. Pescud.
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President Monroe's Law Office

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Description: Exterior view of President Monroe's Law Office. Sign near entrance reads, "President of the United States and Author of the Monroe Doctrine Feb. 6, 1786 -...
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Stephen A. Douglas Marker and Homestead

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Description: Exterior of the old Douglas homestead, built in 1802, and the Stephan A. Douglas marker.
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Wayside

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Description: Exterior of Wayside, the residence of Nathaniel Hawthorne, partially obscured by foliage.
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Captain John White House

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Description: Exterior of Captain John White House, built about 1707, a modest home overgrown with greenery. Published by H. W. Newcomb.
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Wistaria Lodge

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Description: View of Wistaria Lodge, an early American residence, built in 1733. Also known as the Caleb Gardner House, the building features a central entrance and ch...

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