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    CBGanimal
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    1/20/2022 Monument La Puerta de Alcala is one of the ancient gates into the city of Madrid

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    #1117266
    HokieBeth
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    @bikedavid 214076 wrote:

    Monument to Daniel Webster who seems to have had a pretty long political career serving as a senator for both New Hampshire and Massachusetts and the Secretary of State in 3 administrations.
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    The desk he used in the senate chamber is in the Rotunda of the capitol, which you can see if it ever opens to the public again

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    #1117271
    bikesnick
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    @CaseyKane50 214134 wrote:

    This park is dedicated to the life and work of Rear Admiral Grace Hopper. She was a computer scientist who helped pioneered the development of the COBAL computer language, among many accomplishments.

    I still have the nanosecond that I received from her.

    #1117309
    Sophie CW
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    Richard Montgomery sign on E Jefferson Street between Maryland Ave and S. Washington Street in Rockville.
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    #1117331
    consularrider
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    James Fenimore Cooper on the back of the former James Fenimore Cooper JHS (now Bethel Gospel Assembly) on E 119th St in East Harlem.

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    #1117337
    CBGanimal
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    1/21/2022 Monuments In the middle of the Plaza de Santocaz stands a water fountain dedicated to the town citizens as is the entire plaza.

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    #1117406
    Sophie CW
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    Beall-Dawson House in Rockville was home to a local prominent family:
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    https://montgomeryhistory.org/beall-dawson-house/

    #1117433
    CBGanimal
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    1/22/2022 monument in the middle of most little towns here there is a monument dedicated to the town this one is in Pezuela de las Torres.

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    #1117448
    consularrider
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    World War I Memorial in Astoria Park from the citizens of Long Island City.

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    #1117459
    SFrank
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    Lewis & Clark monument in Clarksville, INa75410aa11e29a2a8e527c91b73fe278.jpg

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    AlanA
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    @SFrank 214431 wrote:

    Lewis & Clark monument in Clarksville, INa75410aa11e29a2a8e527c91b73fe278.jpg

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    Those guys really got around!! A few years ago, I was driving along the Lewis & Clark trail out west. It’s fun to follow their adventures.

    #1117500
    sszibler
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    American Veterans Disabled For Life Memorial – Washington Ave. across from the US Botanic Gardens.

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    CBGanimal
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    1/23/2022 Monuments Here in the middle of the town of Loeches stands a small memorial to the prior mayor for all his efforts in beautifying the town.

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    #1117542
    CaseyKane50
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    Seabees Memorial
    1 Memorial Avenue
    Arlington, Virginia

    #1117545
    consularrider
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    Alexander Hamilton times two

    Statue in Central Park behind the MET

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    Hamilton Grange W 141st St, Hamilton Heights/West Harlem

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