Hiram, Ohio - Portage County. The cemetery was founded in 1824, and its ten acres hold the graves of Revolutionary War Veterans and pioneers of the Western Reserve.

One of largest colonial era historical cemeteries near New York City it is the final resting place for the author Washington Irving and many veterans of the Revolutionary War. When I explored here many of the the 18th and 19th tombstones that I saw were made out of stone that has not stood the test of time and were barely readable or the lettering had completely eroded away.

Old Presbyterian is by far the smallest cemetery on my tour with just 63 burials recorded in FindaGrave. However, my 5th great grandfather, Nathan Betts, a Revolutionary War veteran and his wife Anna Northrup Betts are buried here. The tiny cemetery is located between Syracuse, NY and Lake Ontario, an area that is quite remote for me, so I did not expect to ever visit the cemetery until last year. More about that in Stop 8 or 9. Old Presbyterian is located just off Plainville Road between Lysander and Plainville. The cemetery is a small grassy area that slopes off steeply at the rear. Over the centuries, the cemetery appears to have suffered from abuse as only 7 stones are standing, 3 of which are visible here. They likely do not mark the actual grave sites. Off to the left is a row of trees. In front of the trees headstones have been laid in a row. The headstone of my 5th GG father, Nathan Betts, lies flat on the ground to the right of the this picture.

I usually avoid taking photos of tourist buildings, but I thought this one was worth including. The following information comes from the plaque at the front of the property: "Built circa 1783. This pioneer log cabin was one of the first buildings constructed in this area. Built from cedar logs by Jedediah Hyde, Jr., an engineer and veteran of the Revolutionary War, it was the home of the Hyde family for over 150 years. The cabin was one large room, heated by a stone fireplace, and a loft above. Many believe this is the oldest log cabin in the United States. The cabin was moved two miles to this location in 1946 by the Vermont Historical Society and restored in 1956 and in 1985. The Grand Isle Historical Society own the collection in the building.

Cades Cove, Tennessee, United States

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Across the road from the Tipton house is a Cantilever barn, once a common site in the Smokies. It is a replica of the barn which was there in the 1800’s.

The historic Kentucky tavern was built in 1796 as a residence by a Revolutionary War Veteran. Over the years it was a pharmacy and mercantile establishment. The trees to the right are on the bank of the Ohio River. Flooding is a serious issue in this area. Recently the tavern underwent an extensive restoration.

Christian County in southwestern Kentucky was formed in 1797 with Hopkinsville being selected as the county seat. The county is named for Colonel William Christian, a native of Augusta County, Virginia, and a veteran of the Revolutionary War. He settled near Louisville, Kentucky in 1785, and was killed by Native Americans in southern Indiana in 1786. The building seen above is the 3rd version of the county courthouse and was built after the Confederates burned the 2nd version on December 12, 1864 because it was being used by the Union Army as their barracks. It was built in 1869 with architect J.K. Frick providing the design. This courthouse is included in the Hopkinsville Commercial Historic District that was added to the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) on April 30, 1979. Information about the courthouse and all the other structures included in the historic district can be found on the original documents submitted to the NRHP for listing consideration located here:

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This photo was taken in 2013 during my previous Project 365…please visit my album for this “REMASTERED” Project 365 as I revisit each day of 2013 for additional photos to share!!

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"Colonel John Maffett, an old Revolutioner supposed to be."

Decatur Cemetery

Decatur (Glennwood Estates), Georgia, USA.

29 May 2022

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▶ John Maffett (or Moffett) —b. 1741 (Virginia) - d. 1829 (Decatur, Georgia)— was a veteran of the American Revolutionary War (War of American Independence) and is buried in Decatur Cemetery.

▶ A newer headstone has been placed in front of the original marker. It reads (with a change of rank and spelling):

"CAPT John Moffett

S.C. MIL

Rev. War"

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As the shelter-in-place continues with the COVID-19 Pandemic, I continue looking through my photographic archive, ran across this image of a reflection on the Passaic River from North Arlington where my 3 kids were raised taken back in January of 2008 on a clear afternoon. The steeple in the image is that of the Dutch Reformed Church in Belleville New Jersey which has some great historic significance. When the British unsettled the George Washington led American revolutionaries in Fort Lee, they retreated along the Second River (today called the Passaic River) and paused here at the Dutch Reformed Church. The church dates to 1697 but was rebuilt back in 1725 which was the building General Washington and his Continental Army would have stopped at. The Dutch Reformed Church was a cradle and hot bed of revolutionary activities carefully monitored by the British. There was also a famous battle, the Battle of the Second River fought here on the shores of the Passaic River and 63 Revolutionary War Veterans are interred at the graveyard behind the church. The building that George Washington entered though was destroyed by a tornado and the church was rebuilt once more in 1807, then the current building in this image dates to 1853. Its steeple suffered severe damage from Superstorm Sandy in 2012 and there has been a campaign to keep restore it again.

— excerpt from George Washington's Presidential Farewell Address, 1796

This is my photo of the George Washington Masonic National Memorial taken from my hotel room in Alexandria, Virginia.

Historical cemetery near McConnell,IL. This was actually the site of a one room schoolhouse as well as a cemetery.The school was moved in 1975 after being used as the local American Legion Hall for many years. A veteran of the Revolutionary War is buried in the cemetery in back. There is an interesting memorial on the site about the soldier,William Shippee,and the history of the site....

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Taken a few days ago after an "April Fools" overnight snow. Perhaps my last chance to shoot snowy landscapes until late next fall. Most of the snow has already melted.

There are some interesting headstones in this cemetery including some Civil War and Revolutionary War veterans.

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Burgess Falls is named after Tom Burgess, a Revolutionary War veteran who settled along this section of the Falling Water River in the 1810's. The Burgess family used the river's rapids to power a grist mill and eventually a saw mill which supplied early settlers with corn meal and lumber. In 1924, the City of Cookeville built an earthen dam along the river a mile or so upstream from Burgess Falls. After a flood destroyed the dam in 1928, the city replaced it with this concrete dam that provided the area with electricity until the arrival of the Tennessee Valley Authority in 1944. Due in large part to calls from Cookevillians to protect the area, Burgess Falls State Park was established in 1971. Part of a pipeline bridge still spans the river in the vicinity of Little Falls (as seen in the photograph above). The pipeline originally crossed the river into a tunnel on the north walls of the gorge and emerged to cross the river again near Middle Falls en route to a powerhouse.

Three bracketed photos were taken with a handheld Nikon D5000 and combined with Photomatix Pro to create this HDR image. Additional adjustments were made in Photoshop CS6.

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Col Thomas Bull, of the Revolutionary war. Thomas BULL, born May 28, 1731, Providence Township, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania; married (1) Ann HUNTER February 28, 1771 and (2) Mrs. Lydia CROWELL; died July 13, 1837, Chester County, Pennsylvania. He was a stone mason, made cannon and shot for the Continental armies, and was a Lieutenant Colonel in the Revolution, was captured in November of 1776 and held as a prisoner of war until May, 1778, when he, Ethan ALLEN, and others were exchanged. He was a delegate to the Pennsylvania Convention to ratify the Constitution, was a presidential elector in 1792 (1st election) and a state representative in the legislature. His children included Rev. Levi BULL.

Levi, born November 14. 1780. married March 31, 1808, Ann Jacobs, daughter of Cyrus and Margaret (Old) Jacobs of Whitehall, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, born March 15, 1789, and died July 10, 1858. He died August 2. 1859. Both are buried in the churchyard of St. Mary's Episcopal Church, Warwick, Chester County, Pennsylvania

Levi Bull was born at Warwick Furnace, Chester County. Graduated from Dickinson College, in his seventeenth year, in October. 1797. He received decree of D.D. from Dickinson College, and on July 5,1804, from Alleghany College. He studied law under James Hopkins, ESQ., of Lancaster.

and while there was taken very ill, and his life despaired of. On recovery his attention wits turned to the ministry, possibly from the fact that his mother had prayed constantly before his birth that her unborn child should be a boy, promising if granted that she would influence him toward the ministry. He studied under the Rev. Dr. Nathan Grier and Bishop William White. He was ordained Deacon at Christ Church. Philadelphia, February 10,1805, and priest in the Protestant Episcopal Church, at St. Paul's Church, Philadelphia, February 16, 1806. He had charge of St. Mary's Church, founded in 1805, and one mile from home: of St. Thomas' Church at Morgantown, five miles away; of Bangor Church, Churchtown. nine miles away; of St. Gabriel'a Church, Morlatton, Berks County, eight miles away, and preached once a month at Pottstown, twelve miles from home. He preached often at Reading and Birdsboro, and he founded as offshoots of St. Mary's Church, the churches of St. Andrews of Vincent Township, and of St. Marks in Honeybrook Township, both in Chester County. For one year, in 1818, he was rector of Holy Trinity Church, Wilmington, Delaware. He was chairman of the Episcopal Convention, and it was by his influence, having himself declined the office of Bishop, the convention elected Rev. Dr. Alonzo Potter, Bishop of Pennsylvania. He was fond of horses and usually rode on horseback in all kinds of weather, until in his later years when he drove. He was spoken of as having had a horse which would pass all his parishioners if he desired. Having a large area of farms, he did not take any salary for church work, and his house was always open to his friends, who went long distances to see him. So he also went about among his people, whom he served until his death.

"Col" Thomas K. Bull

Thomas Kempis, born July 23, 1810, married (1) at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. March 20. 1839, Sarah Smith Shower, who was born January 19, 1819. and died May 10, 1852. Married (2) September 27. 1859, at Philadelphia. Pennsylvania. Julia Hannah Henderson, daughter of Thomas and Julia (Seager) Henderson, born January 25, 1823, and died December 3, 1907. He died May 29. 1893. Thomas K. Bull, Sarah S. Bull, and Julia H. Bull are buried in the churchyard of S't. Mary's Episcopal Church, Warwick, Pennsylvania. He was popularly known as Colonel Bull, but what was the origin of the title is not now known, but it is supposed to have originatd with his following his grandfather in the old house built by the Colonel after the Revolutionary War. He was a gentleman farmer and first lived on one of the farms owned by his parents, until their death, when he bought the original place, where he lived until he died. He occupied a prominent position in the affaire of Chester County, especially in his own neighborhood. He was n graduate of Dickinson College in 1831 and he was three times elected to the State Legislature, 1846, 1847, 1848.

The North Log Cabin is the oldest log cabin in Tompkins and Cayuga Counties. Originally built near the intersection of Conlon and Searles Roads in Lansing, it spent half a century at Auburn's Cayuga Museum.

The North Cabin is so called because it was built by a member of the North family in the early 1800's. It is the only log cabin still standing in the Town of Lansing and it has led an interesting life. It originally stood on a corner of the Military Lot # 71, this lot being in size 600 acres. The lot was originally patented to Captain Elias Van Benschoten in payment for his services in the Revolutionary War. But as with many other veterans of the war, Captain Van Benschoten did not want to come to the frontier of western New York Sate to tame the wilderness and so he sold his lot to John Lawrence, a large land owner and speculator in New York lands. Thomas North bought this lot from John Lawrence and built the cabin on the southeast corner of the lot at the junction of what is now Searles Road and the old Conlon Road. Thomas North's deed to the property was dated April 5, 1799 and he paid $1800, or $3 an acre, which was the going price of the land at that time.

The North Log Cabin is the oldest known log cabin in Tompkins and Cayuga Counties. Originally built in around 1800 by Thomas North in what is now the Town of Lansing, New York, the cabin has been used as a home, a school, and a museum display it its more than 200 years of existance. North was part of a family that played a significant part in American History. Members of his family moved west to Michigan around 1836 and named the new settlement Lansing after their home in New York.

Only the four walls of the 18' x 24' cabin are original. They are slotted on the ends to fit the cabin together similarly to Lincoln Logs. A kind of mud cement was used to seal the logs against the wind. During its 50 years at the Cayuga Museum in Auburn, New York it had stairs to a loft, and a faux fireplace. There it was a tribute exhibit to Millard Fillmore, who had been born in a similar log cabin built around the same time. It has been disassembled and moved three times in 1844, 1958, and 2007.

In the summer of 1990 the DeWitt Historical Society of Tompkins County learned that the Cayuga Museum was interested in returning the cabin to Lansing as they were no longer using it as a memorial to Millard Fillmore. The Lansing Association could not see their way to raise the funds to bring the cabin home to Lansing. Again in 2004 the Lansing Association was approached to see if they could get the cabin moved to Lansing but the project was too big for a small historical association even with the help of Historic Ithaca who were willing to lend a hand.

But a group of people led by Lansing Town Councilman Bud Shattuck could not let the idea of the North Cabin returning to its home go unanswered. A committee was formed and in May of 2007 the Lansing Highway Department took the cabin apart log by log for the third time and stacked it on town property.

Beers - Smith Layn Cemetery, Bristol Rd, Monkton, Vermont. Who maintains the American Flags on the graves of these Vermont revolutionary war veterans?

Chatham, Massachusetts: Shot with a Canon Digital Rebel XT and an old wide angle lens from a Sony VX-2000 video camera jury-rigged to the standard 18mm - 55mm for the occasion. This was built in 1797 by Revolutionary War veteran Colonel Benjamin Godfrey (he commanded Chatham's militia unit at Bunker Hill), to grind corn. Before then the residents of Chatham would haul their unground corn to Plymouth on wagons. Not much fun I'm sure but it was the primary source of wealth then. It was originally built along Stage Harbor Road in and was in active commercial operation until 1898. Over the course of the 20th century it was twice damaged by storms and was closed until 1956 when it was given to the town. The mill was then moved to its current location at Chase Park.

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On Memorial Day we honor those who gave their lives for our freedom.On Veteran's Day we have the opportunity to thank those who served our country and that is something to celebrate. Memorial Day is a day of remembrance. A day of thanking those who made the ultimate sacrifice so that we could live free.

When I think on this day, and I think about the place we are now, I wonder if they thought this is what they died for. I, for some reason, doubt it.

I do know this. We, at least, owe them this remembrance. May God give them and their families the Peace they deserve.

Photo was taken at Marietta National Cemetery (a very small portion of the cemetery) in North Georgia . One of the oldest National Cemeteries and one of the few in which a soldier from every war including the revolutionary war is buried.

By the way, if you are wondering, the Boy Scouts (I guess they are now just Scouts) placed those flags in front of every headstone in the cemetery. They do this every year.

Located on the beautiful Blackburn Fork State Scenic River, this idyllic 211-acre site in Jackson County is home to Tennessee’s eighth largest waterfall at 75 feet high. Cummins Falls is formed on the Eastern Highland Rim and has been a favorite scenic spot and swimming hole for residents of Jackson and Putnam counties for more than 100 years. Cummins Falls also has been listed as one of the ten best swimming holes in the United States by Travel & Leisure and Conde Naste magazines.

Cummins Falls’ rich history includes a time when Indians used the area to track the numerous buffalo that wallowed in the river’s shallow areas. In the 1790s, Sergeant Blackburn, a veteran of the Revolutionary War and for whom the Blackburn Fork State Scenic River was named, was awarded the land in lieu of a pension. The land was acquired by John Cummins in 1825, and he used the land to build the first of two mills. Because of his growing clientele, a larger second mill was built in 1845. Local residents would visit the mills and the falls for both commerce and recreation.

The mill was washed away during the great flood of 1928, but cars and paved highways had already begun to make the trek to Cummins Falls more accessible. The land was not rebuilt, but stayed with the Cummins family for more than 180 years until efforts by the Tennessee Parks and Greenways Foundation to purchase the land through private and public donations for resale to the state of Tennessee.

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Historic Christ Episcopal Church, built in 1793 by Revolutionary War veteran General William North, who is buried on the church grounds. Duanesburg, New York.

"The Fourth of July, 1809 -- "We hail the day that gave publicity to our Independence in 1776, and that we see this day our Commerce unfettered, and the drooping spirit of the Enterprise again revived, clear of Embargoes (***) and enforcing laws".

One part of a Toast delivered to the citizens of Iredell County, NC , by James Gay, Revolutionary War Veteran (I'm a descendant). -

See: Gay, J. A COLLECTION of Various PIECES OF POETRY, Chiefly Patriotic. Facsimile of the 1810 Edition.

Richard Walsner, McNally & Loftin, Publishers, Charlotte/Santa Barbara (1964) pp.32.

(***) Embargo? Sound familiar? See:

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From the Old First church Cemetery, Vt. Grave marked by DAR from Revolutionary War. Around 1790. Hipstamatic

Here's the full collaborative build as part of HistoryLUG's larger America 1776 display for Brickfair Virginia. A couple of notes for the MOC: the terrain, fig posing and the dark red brick house are my contributions; Ryan Keeth built that fantastic bley colonial house in the middle, and the other two houses were built by Joshua. Charlie was good enough to create some Hessians and his figs are coming forward in front of the house on the right.

General George Washington, an aide and Dr. Ryker are portrayed on the far upper left; Lt. James Monroe, future 5th president of the US, and Captain William Washington (George's nephew) are leading the attack on the Hessian artillery in the center; Colonel Mercer is on horse leading the American charge and Hessian commander Colonel Johan Rall is on horseback on the far right of the build.

And in the left foreground of course is HistoryLUG's veteran of landscaping, "The War Log". This fine piece of LEGO craftsmanship was created for The Battle of the Wilderness in 2014 by John Rudy, but outshining all other landscaping elements in the display, it survived and was then featured in supporting roles in The Battle of New Orleans, The Battle of Agincourt, and was the only thing worth looking at in the not-so-noteworthy Battle of Appomattox. It has already signed on to a role in the upcoming Battles of Saratoga collab next year. Long live the War Log.

The America 1776 display turned out well. We had 13 builders and 14 MOCs. ThugLUG's awesome Battle of Long Island won best Battle Scene; Erik Platt's outstanding British Brig won Best Watercraft, and Beyond the Brick did a full interview of the display, which can be seen here: Beyond The Brick's Battle of Trenton

So why stop a good thing? Next year's Brickfair Virginia display for HistoryLUG will be America 1777, featuring the Battles of Saratoga and the Articles of Confederation.

Middle Village is a small cemetery in Springfield, Otsego County, NY that contains the graves of many Revolutionary War veterans. Although maintained (grass is cut, trash cleared etc.) it does not appear to have new burials. I found the Dutcher family plot which includes my 5th great grandfather, and 4th great grandparents. MIddle Village is also called Town Ground Cemetery (no nearby towns) and has, perhaps, 700 graves.

Founded by the Kings Creek Presbyterian Church in 1785 this area of Beaver County saw it's first settlers arrive in 1772. Several veterans of both the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 are buried here. Local veterans groups added new markers and place flags on the grave sites annually. The cemetery was abandoned in 1906. The photo was taken just before our volunteer group began brush and downed tree removal at the site.

The Old Buffalo Presbyterian Church is located just west of Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, USA.

From the Union County Historical Society website:

"The Buffalo Presbyterian Church, organized in 1773, was the first church established in Buffalo Valley, only five years after the territory was opened to settlement. Scots-Irish Presbyterians first met in the countryside where the Old Buffalo Church would later be built. In c. 1784, Edward and Joseph Shippen gave 5 acres to the Presbyterian congregation on which to build a meetinghouse and burial place-at what is now the intersection of Buffalo Road/Route 192, and Buffalo Cross Road. The first meetinghouse was a log structure with 3 doors and 9 windows. In 1816, a stone church replaced the log structure.

In 1846 the present Greek Revival, brick structure was constructed, necessitated by the early deterioration of the stone church when its foundation became unsound. Stones from the 1816 church were used in the foundation of the brick church and in part of the cemetery wall.

Revolutionary War soldiers John Campbell, Wm. Irwin, George Lashells, Alexander McEwen, and Hugh Wilson; War of 1812 veterans Wm. Cornelius, James Magee, John McGee; and Civil War soldiers George W. Lashells, David M'Creight, Isaac Magee, Joshua Weiser are among those buried at Buffalo Crossroads Cemetery.

The old oak trees on site are estimated to be over 200 years old."

Historic church built in 1793 by Revolutionary War veteran General William North, who is buried on the church grounds. Duanesburg, New York.

The Old Buffalo Presbyterian Church is located just west of Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, USA.

From the Union County Historical Society website:

"The Buffalo Presbyterian Church, organized in 1773, was the first church established in Buffalo Valley, only five years after the territory was opened to settlement. Scots-Irish Presbyterians first met in the countryside where the Old Buffalo Church would later be built. In c. 1784, Edward and Joseph Shippen gave 5 acres to the Presbyterian congregation on which to build a meetinghouse and burial place-at what is now the intersection of Buffalo Road/Route 192, and Buffalo Cross Road. The first meetinghouse was a log structure with 3 doors and 9 windows. In 1816, a stone church replaced the log structure.

In 1846 the present Greek Revival, brick structure was constructed, necessitated by the early deterioration of the stone church when its foundation became unsound. Stones from the 1816 church were used in the foundation of the brick church and in part of the cemetery wall.

Revolutionary War soldiers John Campbell, Wm. Irwin, George Lashells, Alexander McEwen, and Hugh Wilson; War of 1812 veterans Wm. Cornelius, James Magee, John McGee; and Civil War soldiers George W. Lashells, David M'Creight, Isaac Magee, Joshua Weiser are among those buried at Buffalo Crossroads Cemetery.

The old oak trees on site are estimated to be over 200 years old."

May we always remember those who fought in our Revolutionary War to obtain our freedom. A small cemetery in Otsego County NY in which many Revolutionary War veterans were laid to rest.

My 4th great grandfather is counted among the Revolutionary War Veterans buried here. His wife and father are also in this cemetery along with other family members.

A Revolutionary War soldier's grave in a cemetery in Cranbury New Jersey. It is nice to see someone still honors our Veteran's graves.

Artist: Eric Grohe 2001

The mural depicts the portraits of 284 Crawford County Veterans that span the Revolutionary War to the Persian Gulf War.

Driving by, one would never notice the small horseshoe that represents Frank, a horse that fought alongside his soldier in the Revolutionary War. You may not see the dog, Nemo, peering out from behind a row of soldiers at the bottom of the mural. Nemo was a member of the canine corps during Vietnam. He was shot twice and lost an eye, proving that dog really is man’s best friend. His handler lives in the area and stated that Nemo had saved more lives than he did.

Work on the mural, showcasing Lady Liberty holding a dying soldier in her arms, began on June 1, 2001, and continued as America faced one of our worst tragedies, 9/11. The artist took ten days off for respect for those who lost their lives on that day. The inscription, “Her torch still shines, our flag still waves”, above Lady Liberty was not in the original sketch, but was added by the artist, a fitting tribute to those who have bravely served and continue to serve, our country. (tonya@travelinspiredliving.com)

This is one painted mural on a flat wall. The statue, arch and pillars are all part of the painting.

Established in 1867 as a place to inter only Civil War Confederate soldiers, many of whom died at the Battle of Wilson's Creek. It has since been expanded and opened to all veterans. Springfield National Cemetery now has the interred remains of soldiers from wars dating back to the Revolutionary War. The cemetery lends its name to National Avenue in Springfield, which formerly passed by the cemetery prior to the southern expansion of the city decades ago.

Springfield Missouri

Green County

“Blessed are they who see beautiful things in humble places where other people see nothing” ~ Camille Pissarro

The Tatra factories had survived the war quite undamaged and already in 1945 production could be restarted. Besides the traditional 57B also the streamlined T87 was offered till 1950.

As a replacement for the smaller streamlined Pre-War T97 a new model was developed: the T600 Tatraplan.

The design of this car was based on the T87 body. It shared the nose of the last T87 version, but the central rear wing was not replaced. The front wings with incorporated headlights were smoothly integrated in the body. In stead of the three-piece T87 window the T600 had a two-piece split windscreen.

The T600 was developed in 1945-46 by Josef Chalupa, Vladimír Popelář and František Kardaus (1908-86), based on the ideas of Hans Ledwinka (1878-1967) who was imprisoned by the Sovjets since 1945.

The Tatra company was nationalized in 1948. In 1951 the state planning department decided the replace the T600 production to the Škoda plants. Both Czech car producers were not happy with this decision.

In 1952 production was ended. The T600 was quite popular in Europe and 2164 items (one third) was send abroad. This pictured T600 is one of the 146 which went to Hungary.

In total 6342 T600 were built, from which 4242 in Kopřivnice (Tatra plant) and 2100 in Mladá Boleslav (at Škoda).

1952 cc air-cooled boxer rear-engine.

1170 kg.

Production T600 Tatraplan: 1947-1952 (although some sources claim till 1954 or even till 1956).

Archive: Collection Budapest Capital Archives - photos.

Description: Closed-row, multi-storey corner building with a high roof Fountain, pen repair, Old street name: József Nádor tér - József Attila utca - Erzsébet tér.

Location: Hungary, Budapest V., József Nádor tér (old street name) - József Attila utca - Erzsébet tér.

Date: 1950s.

Photographer and exact date unknown.

Source: gallery.hungaricana.hu

Halfweg, July 14, 2021.

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This Tatra with its special body is an unique car: just one piece was built as a present to Josef Stalin. It was built by coachwork company Sodomka and based on the 2-door T601 Sports Car.

This car still exists and is on display in the Tatra Technical Museum, Kopřivnice, CZ.

This photo gives us an impression of the interior of the Tatra factory where this cabriolet just had arrived for the final check before it was offered as a present.

In the back several Tatra T87 bodies are waiting to be finished. All in the back a row of T600 Tatra are parked.

The Tatra factories had survived the war quite undamaged and already in 1945 production could be restarted. Besides the traditional 57B also the streamlined T87 was offered till 1950.

As a replacement for the smaller streamlined Pre-War T97 a new model was developed: the T600 Tatraplan.

The design of this car was based on the T87 body. It shared the nose of the last T87 version, but the central rear wing was not replaced. The front wings with incorporated headlights were smoothly integrated in the body. In stead of the three-piece T87 window the T600 had a two-piece split windscreen.

The T600 was developed in 1945-46 by Josef Chalupa, Vladimír Popelář and František Kardaus (1908-86), based on the ideas of Hans Ledwinka (1878-1967) who was imprisoned by the Sovjets since 1945.

The Tatra company was nationalized in 1948. In 1951 the state planning department decided the replace the T600 production to the Škoda plants. Both Czech car producers were not happy with this decision.

In 1952 production was ended. The T600 was quite popular in Europe and 2164 items (one third) was send abroad. This pictured T600 is one of the 146 which went to Hungary.

In total 6342 T600 were built, from which 4242 in Kopřivnice (Tatra plant) and 2100 in Mladá Boleslav (at Škoda).

1952 cc air-cooled boxer rear-engine.

1170 kg.

Production T600 Tatraplan: 1947-1952 (although some sources claim till 1954 or even till 1956).

Production Tatra T601 this cabrio version: 1949.

Picture was found on the internet.

Source: Tatra Technické Museum, Kopřivnice, CZ.

Original photographer, exact place and date unknown.

See also: www.tatramuseum.cz/z-archivu/

Or: www.tatratrucks.com/about-the-company/history-of-tatra/ta...

And also: auta5p.eu/lang/en/katalog/auto.php?idf=Tatra-600-Cabriole... note photo 21 and 22: they're taken on the same place and occasion as the picture shown above.

Amsterdam, Febr. 21, 2020.

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Old Presbyterian is by far the smallest cemetery on my tour with just 63 burials recorded in FindaGrave. However, my 5th great grandfather, Nathan Betts, a Revolutionary War veteran and his wife Anna Northrup Betts are buried here. The tiny cemetery is located between Syracuse, NY and Lake Ontario, an area that is quite remote for me, so I did not expect to ever visit the cemetery until last year. More about that in Stop 8 or 9. Old Presbyterian is located just off Plainville Road between Lysander and Plainville. The cemetery is a small grassy area that slopes off steeply at the rear. Over the centuries, the cemetery appears to have suffered from abuse as only 7 stones are standing, 6 of which are visible here. They likely do not mark the actual grave sites. Off to the left is a row of trees. In front of the trees headstones have been laid in a row. The headstone of my 5th GG father, Nathan Betts, lies flat on the ground to the right of the this picture.

I need to go back here. But for now here is a shot from a couple months back.

Strasburg Railroad number 90 a 2-10-0 Decapod built by Baldwin in 1924 for Colorado's Great Western Railway leads a big train of nine coaches and a caboose past Carpenters Graveyard.

#90 is currently one of the only two operating Decapods in the United States, the other one being former Frisco #1630, which operates occasionally at the Illinois Railway Museum.

The returning 3:30 trip is approaching Carpenters Crossing westbound and passing the historic graveyard, the oldest in Lancaster County. The young person memorialized on the headstone toward the front wall passed in 1832, the same year the Strasburg was chartered and the flags denote soldiers who were veterans of the Revolutionary War.

Paradise, Pennsylvania

Saturday August 1, 2020

A cluster of gravestones seem to be leaning on each other for support at the Salem Burial Ground in Salem, N.Y. Historians have documented the burial of over 100 Revolutionary War veterans here, one of the largest concentrations in the state.

This very old cemetery in Sturbridge dates from the mid 1700's and the flags represent a Revolutionary War veteran's tombstone.

The Tatra factories had survived the war quite undamaged and already in 1945 production could be restarted. Besides the traditional 57B also the streamlined T87 was offered till 1950.

As a replacement for the smaller streamlined Pre-War T97 a new model was developed: the T600 Tatraplan.

The design of this car was based on the T87 body. It shared the nose of the last T87 version, but the central rear wing was not replaced. The front wings with incorporated headlights were smoothly integrated in the body. In stead of the three-piece T87 window the T600 had a two-piece split windscreen.

The T600 was developed in 1945-46 by Josef Chalupa, Vladimír Popelář and František Kardaus (1908-86), based on the ideas of Hans Ledwinka (1878-1967) who was imprisoned by the Sovjets since 1945.

The Tatra company was nationalized in 1948. In 1951 the state planning department decided the replace the T600 production to the Škoda plants. Both Czech car producers were not happy with this decision.

In 1952 production was ended. The T600 was quite popular in Europe and 2164 items (one third) was send abroad. This pictured T600 is one of the 146 which went to Hungary.

In total 6342 T600 were built, from which 4242 in Kopřivnice (Tatra plant) and 2100 in Mladá Boleslav (at Škoda).

The rear wheel cover panel is a accessory. At most T600 it is not mounted.

1952 cc air-cooled boxer rear-engine.

1170 kg.

Production T600 Tatraplan: 1947-1952 (although some sources claim till 1954 or even till 1956).

Archive: Collection BTK Institute of Musicology - photos.

Without title.

Location: Nyírvasvári County, Satu Mare Town (North-Eastern Romania, near the Hungarian border): Nyírvasvár.

Date: 1956.

Photographer: Eszter Berkes.

Exact place and date unknown.

Source: gallery.hungaricana.hu

Halfweg, July 14, 2021.

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....honor.

The magnificent memorial you view today was created in a very unusual and special way. It started with a contest among local high school students. The memorial committee was of the opinion that the youth of the community must be brought into the creative design and concept phase of the project. After all, military veterans fought for the future of our country so that younger generations might enjoy the blessings of freedom and the American dream as they knew it.

Three students shared in the final design concepts upon which the memorial was created -- Edward Davis of Bayside High School, Audrea F. Powell of VoTech, and Martha Ellen Clark of First Colonial High School. From their winning renderings three main themes emerged: "A World Divided By War," represented by the spherical forms at the focal point of the site, "An Effort To Bring All People Together," represented by the water element at the base of the forms, and finally, "The Service Rendered By The Veterans," symbolized by the wall of flags on the north side of the site.

Integrating these three themes and concepts into a final design for the memorial was the task of local artists, sculptures and architects. Another competition was held. From among twenty-five entries, a young architect, Joseph A. Miller, of Talbot and Associates, Ltd., a local firm, won first place with the design you view today.

The manner in which the forms are split emphasizes the effect and makes the whole form more dynamic. This feature reflects the unique way and manner in which the world is divided by war. The cut-out void in the spherical shapes symbolizes the part of the world that is lost when war takes place. The constantly moving waterfall also symbolizes the turmoil of war, yet represents the unifying factor to bring people together -- a message from the past together with a message for the future.

The flags located to the North of the center structure are of the United States, the Commonwealth of Virginia, and the five military services, and a specially designed Tidewater Veterans Flag. Flying beneath the United States flag and in special recognition of recent conflicts and our commitment to those who have not yet returned is the POW-MIA flag. This flag will remain in place until each of our Missing in Action and Prisoners of War are accounted for.

The committee did not want something that just focused on the past. It had to be something that lifted the spirits and would speak to everyone who viewed it. It had to have a message for the future.

From concept to reality, the memorial is now a part of the great legacy of service rendered by the military of this area. It was dedicated on Memorial Day, May 30, 1988. It honors the service and sacrifice of all Tidewater veterans from the American Revolutionary War to the War in Iraq.

Tidewater is proud of its veterans and with this memorial pays everlasting homage to these solders who have given their all, sacrificing everything, so that freedom and democracy would thrive forever.

We Salute Them!

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The Pension Building, now the National Building Museum, stands as a memorial to Civil War veterans. From 1887- 1926, the Pension Bureau distributed $8,300,000 in benefits to 2,763,063 veterans (and their survivors) of the Revolutionary War, the War of 1812, the Mexican War, and the Civil War.

In 1881 the U.S. Congress directed General Montgomery C. Meigs (1816-1892), Quartermaster of the U.S. Army and a graduate of West Point, to develop a fireproof building for the Pension Bureau. Meigs envisioned the building as both office space and as a monument to those who died fighting in the Civil War. In commemoration of those heroes, Caspar Buberl (1834-1899) sculpted a 1200-foot terra cotta frieze depicting the Union's Army and Navy.

Construction began in 1882 and ended in 1887. Seeking to create a light and airy environment for federal workers, Meigs incorporated numerous ingenious engineering innovations into the structure, his last project. Responsible for such important engineering feats as the Capitol Dome, Meigs considered the Pension Building to be his greatest achievement. Others did not agree, disparaging it as "Meigs's old red barn."

When the Pension Bureau became part of the U.S. Veterans Administration in 1930, the U.S. General Accounting Office (GAO) took over the building. An approved expansion plan was abandoned due to concern that an enlarged Pension Building would reduce space for growth of the nearby Courts. By 1950, when GAO moved into its own modern facility, the Pension Building was considered obsolete and demolition was contemplated.

Public perceptions of the building began changing in the late 1950s when an exhibition by the American Institute of Architects promoted it as worth preservation. In 1969 it was listed in the National Register of Historic Places. In 1980 an Act of Congress designated the Pension Building as the site of a new museum celebrating American achievements in the building arts. The National Building Museum opened in 1985, the same year the building was designated a National Historic Landmark.

Day 111 of 365 - June 24th, 2012

Gordon House - Natchez Trace Parkway - Maury & Hickman County, Tennessee

Captain John Gordon, a loyal friend of Andrew Jackson who proved his worth many times over during the hardships of the Creek War, was also one of the first people to take advantage of the designation of the Natchez Trace as a national road. He formed a partnership with William Colbert, a Chickasaw leader and veteran of the Revolutionary War, to run a ferry and stand, or inn, on the Duck River just inside Chickasaw territory. Gordon managed the day to day operations of the site from his home in Nashville, Tennessee. When the Chickasaw ceded the land in 1805, the state of Tennessee granted it to Gordon based on his prior improvements.

Gordon moved his family permanently to the Duck River site in 1812, and shortly thereafter went to fight the Red Stick faction of Creek with Jackson. While he helped Jackson put down mutinous militia and gained a reputation for his fearlessness in battle, his wife, Dolly, managed the land. Gordon returned in 1814, but then was called away again in 1818 when Jackson needed him to command a company of "spies" (scouts) for a campaign against the Seminole. Though frequently apart, John and Dolly planned to build a new home, which became one of the most elegant on the frontier at the time. Gordon sent letters to his wife describing his vision, and Dolly oversaw the construction.

John Gordon returned to his completed home later in 1818, but died a short time later in June of 1819. Dolly Gordon remained at their house until her death in 1859. The home they planned together still stands at milepost 407.7 on the Parkway. (source: www.nps.gov/natr/historyculture/john-gordon-captain-of-th...)

Portland Head Light is the oldest lighthouse in Maine.

Standing at the entrance to Portland Harbor, the 72-foot high stone lighthouse was built by local masons and completed in January 1791. The first lighthouse keeper, appointed by President George Washington, was Captain Joseph Greenleaf, a Revolutionary War veteran

Poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, who was born in Portland, was a frequent visitor in his younger years. It is believed that this was the inspiration for Longfellow's poem "The Lighthouse."

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National Wreaths Across America at the Idaho State Veterans Cemetery in Boise, the mission is to Remember, Honor and Teach. From the Revolutionary War to present day conflicts, our veterans are devoted sons and daughters, fathers and mothers, sisters and brothers. They come from all backgrounds in life to place those lives on the line for our freedoms.

Fort Parker State Park includes 1,458.8 acres (758.8 land acres and a 700-acre lake) between Mexia and Groesbeck, in Limestone County. It was opened to the public in 1941.

Fort Parker State Park was created in 1935 on land donated by the city of Mexia and three local landowners. The Civilian Conservation Corps constructed all the recreational facilities in the late 1930s and built a dam across the Navasota River in 1939, creating Fort Parker Lake.

The park was named for Fort Parker, a nearby historic settlement established in 1833 and the site of the well-known Comanche Indian raid in May 1836 during which Cynthia Ann Parker was captured. During captivity, Cynthia Ann became the mother of the last great Comanche chief, Quanah Parker. The old fort was reconstructed by the CCC as a 1936 centennial project.

The parklands encompass the historic town of Springfield. Springfield was established in 1838, and when Limestone County was created in 1847, the community became the first county seat. Springfield began to fade away in the early 1870s after the railroad bypassed the town and the courthouse burned. The county seat was moved to Groesbeck in 1873, the post office closed in 1878, and Springfield soon became a ghost town. Only the cemetery remains, the last resting place of many East Texas pioneers, including an American Revolutionary War veteran and two veterans of the Battle of San Jacinto during the Texas Revolution.

Source: Texas Parks and Wildlife.