Virtual Globetrotting: Government - National

Virtual Globetrotting: Government - National - USA http://virtualglobetrotting.com/ A great way to explore everything that can be seen from space! en-us Copyright 2009 admin@virtualglobetrotting.com (Nic) admin@virtualglobetrotting.com (Nic) Fri, 28 Aug 2009 13:47:58 -0700 http://backend.userland.com/rss <![CDATA[FBI Acedemy students on shooting range]]>

FBI Acedemy students on shooting range
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FBI Acedemy students on shooting range
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FBI Academy combined obstacle course / shooting range
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By: kjfitz
@ 2009-08-28 13:46:42
At the FBI Academy.]]>

FBI Academy combined obstacle course / shooting range
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@ 2009-08-28 13:46:42
At the FBI Academy.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/fbi-academy-combined-obstacle-course-shooting-range/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/fbi-academy-combined-obstacle-course-shooting-range/ Fri, 28 Aug 2009 13:46:42 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/fbi-academy-combined-obstacle-course-shooting-range/ 38.53485000 -77.44335700 <![CDATA[St. Mihiel American Cemetery and Memorial]]>

St. Mihiel American Cemetery and Memorial

St. Mihiel American Cemetery and Memorial
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By: Parabellum
@ 2009-05-25 10:45:31
The St. Mihiel American Cemetery and Memorial in France, 40.5 acres in extent, contains the graves of 4,153 of American military dead from World War I. The majority of these died in the offensive that resulted in the reduction of the St. Mihiel salient that threatened Paris. The burial area is divided by Linden alignment trees and paths into four equal plots. At the center is a large sundial surmounted by an American eagle. To the right (west) is a statue of a World War I soldier and at the eastern end is a semi-circular overlook dominated by a sculpture representing a victory vase.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/st-mihiel-american-cemetery-and-memorial/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/st-mihiel-american-cemetery-and-memorial/ Mon, 25 May 2009 10:45:31 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/st-mihiel-american-cemetery-and-memorial/ 48.95569000 5.85180800 <![CDATA[Somme American Cemetery and Memorial]]>

Somme American Cemetery and Memorial
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By: Parabellum
@ 2009-05-25 10:38:58
Somme American Cemetery and Memorial in France is sited on a gentle slope typical of the open, rolling Picardy countryside. The 14.3-acre (58,000 m2) cemetery contains the graves of 1,844 of the United States' military dead from World War I. Most lost their lives while serving in American units attached to the British Army, or in operations near Cantigny. The headstones, set in regular rows, are separated into four plots by paths that intersect at the flagpole near the top of the slope. The longer axis leads to the chapel at the eastern end of the cemetery.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/somme-american-cemetery-and-memorial/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/somme-american-cemetery-and-memorial/ Mon, 25 May 2009 10:38:58 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/somme-american-cemetery-and-memorial/ 49.98575800 3.21393000 <![CDATA[Rhone American Cemetery and Memorial]]>

Rhone American Cemetery and Memorial
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By: Parabellum
@ 2009-05-25 10:29:15
The Rhone American Cemetery and Memorial is an American war cemetery in Southern France, memorializing American soldiers and mariners who died in Second World War operations in that area. The cemetery covers 12 acres (49,000 m2) within the city of Draguignan.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/rhone-american-cemetery-and-memorial/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/rhone-american-cemetery-and-memorial/ Mon, 25 May 2009 10:29:15 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/rhone-american-cemetery-and-memorial/ 43.53670600 6.47344700 <![CDATA[Oise-Aisne American Cemetery and Memorial]]>

Oise-Aisne American Cemetery and Memorial

Oise-Aisne American Cemetery and Memorial
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By: Parabellum
@ 2009-05-25 10:17:06
Plots A through to D contains the graves of 6,012 American soldiers who died while fighting in this vicinity during World War I, as well as a monument for 241 Americans who gave their lives in the service of their country and whose remains were never recovered.

Included among the soldiers here who lost their lives is poet Joyce Kilmer.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/oise-aisne-american-cemetery-and-memorial/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/oise-aisne-american-cemetery-and-memorial/ Mon, 25 May 2009 10:17:06 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/oise-aisne-american-cemetery-and-memorial/ 49.20207600 3.54814400 <![CDATA[Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery and Memorial]]>

Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery and Memorial

Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery and Memorial
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By: Parabellum
@ 2009-05-25 10:02:45
The Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery and Memorial is a 130.5-acre World War I cemetery in France. It is located east of the village of Romagne-sous-Montfaucon. The cemetery contains the largest number of American military dead in Europe (14,246)]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/meuse-argonne-american-cemetery-and-memorial/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/meuse-argonne-american-cemetery-and-memorial/ Mon, 25 May 2009 10:02:45 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/meuse-argonne-american-cemetery-and-memorial/ 49.33331700 5.09291400 <![CDATA[Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial]]>

Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial
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By: Parabellum
@ 2009-05-25 09:44:06
The Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial covers 113.5 acres and is the largest American World War II cemetery in Europe. Those interred died mostly in the fall of 1944 during the Drive to the Siegfried Line and were mainly part of the U.S. Third and Seventh Armies. The cemetery is administered by the American Battle Monuments Commission.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/lorraine-american-cemetery-and-memorial/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/lorraine-american-cemetery-and-memorial/ Mon, 25 May 2009 09:44:06 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/lorraine-american-cemetery-and-memorial/ 49.12229500 6.71719600 <![CDATA[Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery and Memorial]]>

Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery and Memorial

Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery and Memorial
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By: Parabellum
@ 2009-05-25 09:35:46
The Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery and Memorial contains the graves of 7,992 members of the American military who died in World War II. It is one of fourteen cemeteries for American World War II dead on foreign soil, and is administered by the American Battle Monuments Commission.

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Flanders Field American Cemetery and Memorial

Flanders Field American Cemetery and Memorial
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By: Parabellum
@ 2009-05-25 09:27:16
Flanders Field American Cemetery and Memorial is a World War I cemetery on the southeast edge of the town of Waregem, Belgium. This is the only American World War I cemetery in Belgium and 411 American servicemen are buried or commemorated there. Many of them fell at Spitaals Bosschen, an action of the Ypres-Lys Campaign by the 91st Infantry Division in the closing days of World War I.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/flanders-field-american-cemetery-and-memorial/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/flanders-field-american-cemetery-and-memorial/ Mon, 25 May 2009 09:27:16 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/flanders-field-american-cemetery-and-memorial/ 50.87364600 3.45369800 <![CDATA[Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial]]>

Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial
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By: Parabellum
@ 2009-05-25 09:14:16
The Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial in France, 48.6 acres in extent, is a United States military cemetery in France. It is sited on a plateau 100 feet above the Moselle River in the foothills of the Vosges Mountains. It contains the graves of 5,255 of the United States' military dead, most of whom lost their lives in the campaigns across northeastern France to the Rhine and beyond into Germany during World War II. The cemetery was established in October 1944 by the 46th Quartermaster Company (Graves Registration Service) of the U.S. Seventh Army as it drove northward from southern France through the Rhone Valley into Germany. The cemetery became the repository for the fatalities in the bitter fighting through the Heasbourg Gap during the winter of 1944–45.]]>

Brookwood American Cemetery and Memorial

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Brookwood American Cemetery and Memorial
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By: Parabellum
@ 2009-05-25 09:06:03
(C)ontains the graves of 468 American military dead and a further 563 with no known grave are commemorated. It is administered by the American Battle Monuments Commission. Close by are military cemeteries and monuments of the British Commonwealth and other allied nations.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/brookwood-american-cemetery-and-memorial/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/brookwood-american-cemetery-and-memorial/ Mon, 25 May 2009 09:06:03 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/brookwood-american-cemetery-and-memorial/ 51.30143500 -0.63969100 <![CDATA[Brittany American Cemetery and Memorial]]>

Brittany American Cemetery and Memorial
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By: Parabellum
@ 2009-05-25 08:47:29
The Brittany American Cemetery and Memorial south of Saint-James, France near the eastern edge of Brittany and contains the remains of 4,410 of World War II American soldiers, most of whom lost their lives in the Normandy and Brittany campaigns of 1944.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/brittany-american-cemetery-and-memorial/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/brittany-american-cemetery-and-memorial/ Mon, 25 May 2009 08:47:29 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/brittany-american-cemetery-and-memorial/ 48.51941900 -1.30469100 <![CDATA[Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial]]>

Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial
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By: Parabellum
@ 2009-05-25 08:07:27
The Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial is home to the graves of 5,329 members of the United States military who died in World War II. It is one of fourteen cemeteries for American World War II dead on foreign soil, and is administered by the American Battle Monuments Commission. The ninety and a half acre cemetery and memorial is located in Neuville-en-Condroz, near the southeast edge of Neupré, Wallonia, Belgium.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/ardennes-american-cemetery-and-memorial/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/ardennes-american-cemetery-and-memorial/ Mon, 25 May 2009 08:07:27 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/ardennes-american-cemetery-and-memorial/ 50.54734900 5.46494700 <![CDATA[Radford Army Ammunition Plant]]>

Radford Army Ammunition Plant
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By: Parabellum
@ 2009-05-25 06:08:24
Radford Army Ammunition Plant (RAAP) is a government-owned, contractor-operated military installation supplying solvent and solventless propellant and explosives to the Armed Forces. Construction of the current RAAP production facility began in 1940. RAAP initially consisted of two areas; (1) a smokeless powder plant [Radford Ordnance Works (ROW)] located on current RAAP property, and (2) a loading plant for artillery, cannon, and mortar projectiles [New River Ordnance Works (NROW)]. Each operated separately through 1950, when RAAP assumed ownership of NROW. RAAP is located in the mountains of southwest Virginia in Pulaski and Montgomery Counties in what is known as the New River Valley. ]]>

The Pentagon
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The Pentagon
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@ 2009-05-17 09:36:06]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/the-pentagon/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/the-pentagon/ Sun, 17 May 2009 09:36:06 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/the-pentagon/ 38.87187400 -77.04810600 <![CDATA[500,000 FEMA Coffins]]>

500,000 FEMA Coffins
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By: photog
@ 2009-04-30 19:49:08]]>

500,000 FEMA Coffins
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By: photog
@ 2009-04-30 19:49:08]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/500-000-fema-coffins/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/500-000-fema-coffins/ Thu, 30 Apr 2009 19:49:08 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/500-000-fema-coffins/ 33.56576800 -83.48483900 <![CDATA[U.S. Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity]]>

U.S. Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity

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U.S. Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity
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By: skyeye
@ 2009-04-29 20:56:19
http://www.newsdesk.umd.edu/culture/release.cfm?ArticleID=1876

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U.S. Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity
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@ 2009-04-29 20:56:19
http://www.newsdesk.umd.edu/culture/release.cfm?ArticleID=1876

]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/u-s-intelligence-advanced-research-projects-activity/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/u-s-intelligence-advanced-research-projects-activity/ Wed, 29 Apr 2009 20:56:19 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/u-s-intelligence-advanced-research-projects-activity/ 38.97018700 -76.92571200 <![CDATA[U.S. Forest Service and the California Department of Forestry air attack base]]>

U.S. Forest Service and the California Department of Forestry air attack base

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U.S. Forest Service and the California Department of Forestry air attack base
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By: kjfitz
@ 2009-04-17 15:20:25
Both the U.S. Forest Service and the California Department of Forestry operate an Air Attack Base at the airport for fighting forest fires with aerial tankers.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/u-s-forest-service-and-the-california-department-of-forestry-air-attack-base/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/u-s-forest-service-and-the-california-department-of-forestry-air-attack-base/ Fri, 17 Apr 2009 15:20:25 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/u-s-forest-service-and-the-california-department-of-forestry-air-attack-base/ 36.77065900 -119.70152400 <![CDATA[Harvey Point Defense Testing Activity (CIA training facility)]]>

Harvey Point Defense Testing Activity (CIA training facility)

Harvey Point Defense Testing Activity (CIA training facility)
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By: kjfitz
@ 2009-03-30 15:29:40
The Harvey Point Defense Testing Activity facility, owned by the Department of Defense, is located on a peninsula in Perquimans County, North Carolina, along the Albemarle Sound, near the city of Hertford, NC. Established in World War II as an operating base for sea planes conducting anti-submarine surveillance of the Atlantic coast, it is currently used by the CIA's National Clandestine Service for personnel training in explosives, paramilitary combat, and other clandestine warfare techniques. A close-by Naval facility in Weeksville, NC served as a blimp base during and after WWII.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/harvey-point-defense-testing-activity-cia-training-facility/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/harvey-point-defense-testing-activity-cia-training-facility/ Mon, 30 Mar 2009 15:29:40 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/harvey-point-defense-testing-activity-cia-training-facility/ 36.09504300 -76.32391000 <![CDATA[Albany Weather Radar]]>

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Albany Weather Radar
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By: skyeye
@ 2009-03-23 13:14:47
NOAA NEXRAD (KENX) Doppler radar tower serves northern New York and western Massachusetts.

Map of all 159 national Doppler radar sites:
http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/nexradinv/index.jsp

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New York City Weather Radar
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By: skyeye
@ 2009-03-23 13:06:40
NOAA NEXRAD (KOKX) Doppler radar tower serves the New York City area and Connecticut.

Map of all 159 national Doppler radar sites:
http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/nexradinv/index.jsp

]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/new-york-city-weather-radar/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/new-york-city-weather-radar/ Mon, 23 Mar 2009 13:06:40 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/new-york-city-weather-radar/ 40.86553366 -72.86410153 <![CDATA[Boston Weather Radar]]>

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Boston Weather Radar
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By: skyeye
@ 2009-03-23 12:53:24
NOAA NEXRAD (KBOX) Doppler radar tower serves much of southern New England.

Map of all USA WX radars:
http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/nexradinv/index.jsp
]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/boston-weather-radar/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/boston-weather-radar/ Mon, 23 Mar 2009 12:53:24 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/boston-weather-radar/ 41.95582000 -71.13750400 <![CDATA[President's bungalow at Camp David]]>

President's bungalow at Camp David
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@ 2009-03-14 18:28:46]]>

President's bungalow at Camp David
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By: kjfitz
@ 2009-03-14 18:28:46]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/presidents-bungalow-at-camp-david/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/presidents-bungalow-at-camp-david/ Sat, 14 Mar 2009 18:28:46 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/presidents-bungalow-at-camp-david/ 39.64714000 -77.46255000 <![CDATA[Drug Enforcement Agency Clandestine Lab and Training Academy]]>

Drug Enforcement Agency Clandestine Lab and Training Academy

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Drug Enforcement Agency Clandestine Lab and Training Academy
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@ 2009-03-14 18:17:25]]>

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Drug Enforcement Agency Clandestine Lab and Training Academy
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By: kjfitz
@ 2009-03-14 18:17:25]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/drug-enforcement-agency-clandestine-lab-and-training-academy/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/drug-enforcement-agency-clandestine-lab-and-training-academy/ Sat, 14 Mar 2009 18:17:25 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/drug-enforcement-agency-clandestine-lab-and-training-academy/ 38.52322700 -77.45807500 <![CDATA[Presidential Gas Station]]>

Presidential Gas Station
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By: skyeye
@ 2009-03-01 17:33:55]]>

Presidential Gas Station
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By: skyeye
@ 2009-03-01 17:33:55]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/presidential-gas-station/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/presidential-gas-station/ Sun, 01 Mar 2009 17:33:55 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/presidential-gas-station/ 38.90748900 -77.02935900 <![CDATA[Embassy of the United States - Dublin, Ireland]]>

Embassy of the United States - Dublin, Ireland

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Embassy of the United States - Dublin, Ireland
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By: boothy443
@ 2009-01-28 18:47:24]]>

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Embassy of the United States - Dublin, Ireland
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By: boothy443
@ 2009-01-28 18:47:24]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/embassy-of-the-united-states-dublin-ireland/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/embassy-of-the-united-states-dublin-ireland/ Wed, 28 Jan 2009 18:47:24 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/embassy-of-the-united-states-dublin-ireland/ 53.33017200 -6.23360400 <![CDATA[Nancy Pelosi's house]]>

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Nancy Pelosi's house
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By: neotrix
@ 2009-01-24 01:36:23
The the current Speaker of the United States House of Representatives of the USA owns this house.
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Nancy Pelosi's house
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By: neotrix
@ 2009-01-24 01:36:23
The the current Speaker of the United States House of Representatives of the USA owns this house.
]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/nancy-pelosis-house/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/nancy-pelosis-house/ Sat, 24 Jan 2009 01:36:23 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/nancy-pelosis-house/ 37.79396500 -122.43952200 <![CDATA[US Embassy, Seoul, South Korea]]>

US Embassy, Seoul, South Korea
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By: jbottero
@ 2008-12-25 12:18:50]]>

US Embassy, Seoul, South Korea
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By: jbottero
@ 2008-12-25 12:18:50]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/us-embassy-seoul-south-korea/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/us-embassy-seoul-south-korea/ Thu, 25 Dec 2008 12:18:50 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/us-embassy-seoul-south-korea/ 37.57326900 126.97765200 <![CDATA[Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge]]>

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Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge
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By: jbottero
@ 2008-12-25 10:49:54
Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge, on the Nisqually River Delta in southern Puget Sound, was established in 1974 for the protection of migratory birds. Three thousand acres of salt and freshwater marshes, grasslands, riparian, and mixed forest habitats provide resting and nesting areas for migratory waterfowl, songbirds, raptors, and wading birds. ]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/nisqually-national-wildlife-refuge/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/nisqually-national-wildlife-refuge/ Thu, 25 Dec 2008 10:49:54 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/nisqually-national-wildlife-refuge/ 47.07237363 -122.71289091 <![CDATA[U.S. Inspection Station]]>

U.S. Inspection Station
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By: kkeps
@ 2008-12-09 19:42:55]]>

U.S. Inspection Station
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By: kkeps
@ 2008-12-09 19:42:55]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/u-s-inspection-station/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/u-s-inspection-station/ Tue, 09 Dec 2008 19:42:55 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/u-s-inspection-station/ 29.24806300 -104.16137700 <![CDATA[Department of Health and Human Services]]>

Department of Health and Human Services
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By: kkeps
@ 2008-11-06 14:15:44]]>

Department of Health and Human Services
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By: kkeps
@ 2008-11-06 14:15:44]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/department-of-health-and-human-services/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/department-of-health-and-human-services/ Thu, 06 Nov 2008 14:15:44 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/department-of-health-and-human-services/ 38.89205200 -77.01128500 <![CDATA[Niagara Falls Storage Site]]>

Niagara Falls Storage Site
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By: skyeye
@ 2008-08-06 22:20:02
Nuclear waste storage site.]]>

Niagara Falls Storage Site
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By: skyeye
@ 2008-08-06 22:20:02
Nuclear waste storage site.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/niagara-falls-storage-site/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/niagara-falls-storage-site/ Wed, 06 Aug 2008 22:20:02 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/niagara-falls-storage-site/ 43.21420000 -78.98446800 <![CDATA[Federal Palace (Bonn)]]>

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Federal Palace (Bonn)
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By: neotrix
@ 2008-07-08 09:26:46
After the relocation of a part of the federal government from Bonn to Berlin took place in 1999, both the Waterworks and the Plenary Chamber, with their additional conference rooms of all sizes, are available to be rented by the public for events of all kind. Today the Plenary Chamber, the Waterworks and the extension that will be built next to the Bundeshaus until mid 2009 are known as World Conference Center Bonn]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/federal-palace-bonn/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/federal-palace-bonn/ Tue, 08 Jul 2008 09:26:46 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/federal-palace-bonn/ 50.71916200 7.12435900 <![CDATA[Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum]]>

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Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum
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By: freezout
@ 2008-03-21 17:57:28
Gerald R. Ford presidential Museum. His burial crypt is just North of the NE corner of the museum.]]>

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Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum
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By: freezout
@ 2008-03-21 17:57:28
Gerald R. Ford presidential Museum. His burial crypt is just North of the NE corner of the museum.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/gerald-r-ford-presidential-museum/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/gerald-r-ford-presidential-museum/ Fri, 21 Mar 2008 17:57:28 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/gerald-r-ford-presidential-museum/ 42.95488347 -85.67029238 <![CDATA[Boeing VC-25A in Air Force One Livery]]>

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Boeing VC-25A in Air Force One Livery
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By: mlc1us
@ 2008-01-26 13:18:09
At the Boeing Wichita Facility]]>

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Boeing VC-25A in Air Force One Livery
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By: mlc1us
@ 2008-01-26 13:18:09
At the Boeing Wichita Facility]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/boeing-vc-25a-in-air-force-one-livery/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/boeing-vc-25a-in-air-force-one-livery/ Sat, 26 Jan 2008 13:18:09 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/boeing-vc-25a-in-air-force-one-livery/ 37.62315100 -97.27553900 <![CDATA['NOAA' by Morphosis]]>

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'NOAA' by Morphosis
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By: pmoore66
@ 2008-01-24 08:01:19]]>

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'NOAA' by Morphosis
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By: pmoore66
@ 2008-01-24 08:01:19]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/noaa-by-morphosis/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/noaa-by-morphosis/ Thu, 24 Jan 2008 08:01:19 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/noaa-by-morphosis/ 38.85193700 -76.93654500 <![CDATA['Wayne L. Morse Courthouse' by Morphosis]]>

'Wayne L. Morse Courthouse' by Morphosis
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By: pmoore66
@ 2008-01-22 19:44:36]]>

'Wayne L. Morse Courthouse' by Morphosis
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By: pmoore66
@ 2008-01-22 19:44:36]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/wayne-l-morse-courthouse-by-morphosis/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/wayne-l-morse-courthouse-by-morphosis/ Tue, 22 Jan 2008 19:44:36 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/wayne-l-morse-courthouse-by-morphosis/ 44.05170900 -123.08582100 <![CDATA['San Francisco Federal Building' by Morphosis]]>

'San Francisco Federal Building' by Morphosis

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'San Francisco Federal Building' by Morphosis
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By: pmoore66
@ 2008-01-22 19:22:50]]>

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'San Francisco Federal Building' by Morphosis
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By: pmoore66
@ 2008-01-22 19:22:50]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/san-francisco-federal-building-by-morphosis/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/san-francisco-federal-building-by-morphosis/ Tue, 22 Jan 2008 19:22:50 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/san-francisco-federal-building-by-morphosis/ 37.77943900 -122.41216700 <![CDATA[Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site]]>

Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site

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Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site
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By: mlc1us
@ 2008-01-14 15:15:31
Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site was established in Topeka, Kansas on October 26, 1992 by the United States Congress to commemorate the landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision aimed at ending racial segregation in public schools. On May 17, 1954, the Supreme Court unanimously declared that "separate educational facilities are inherently unequal" and, as such, to violate the 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution, which guarantees all citizens "equal protection of the laws."
The site consists of the Monroe Elementary School, one of the four segregated elementary schools for African American children in Topeka, and the adjacent grounds.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/brown-v-board-of-education-national-historic-site/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/brown-v-board-of-education-national-historic-site/ Mon, 14 Jan 2008 15:15:31 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/brown-v-board-of-education-national-historic-site/ 39.03809100 -95.67660000 <![CDATA[Federal Law Enforcement Training Center - Charleston]]>

Federal Law Enforcement Training Center - Charleston
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By: kjfitz
@ 2007-12-24 13:21:50]]>

Federal Law Enforcement Training Center - Charleston
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By: kjfitz
@ 2007-12-24 13:21:50]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/federal-law-enforcement-training-center-charleston/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/federal-law-enforcement-training-center-charleston/ Mon, 24 Dec 2007 13:21:50 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/federal-law-enforcement-training-center-charleston/ 32.84462500 -79.94430200 <![CDATA[Federal Law Enforcement Training Center - Artesia]]>

Federal Law Enforcement Training Center - Artesia

Federal Law Enforcement Training Center - Artesia
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By: kjfitz
@ 2007-12-24 13:12:21
The FLETC’s FY89 appropriation contained funds and authorization for the FLETC to purchase and renovate the former Artesia Christian College in Artesia, New Mexico, and operate it as a training center. The FLETC is situated on 220 acres in the northwest section of the City of Artesia. When purchased in June 1989, there were seven major buildings containing approximately 94,690 square feet.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/federal-law-enforcement-training-center-artesia/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/federal-law-enforcement-training-center-artesia/ Mon, 24 Dec 2007 13:12:21 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/federal-law-enforcement-training-center-artesia/ 32.85799600 -104.41565000 <![CDATA[Federal law Enforcement Training Center driving range]]>

Federal law Enforcement Training Center driving range

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Federal law Enforcement Training Center driving range
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By: kjfitz
@ 2007-12-24 12:44:32]]>

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Federal law Enforcement Training Center driving range
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By: kjfitz
@ 2007-12-24 12:44:32]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/federal-law-enforcement-training-center-driving-range/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/federal-law-enforcement-training-center-driving-range/ Mon, 24 Dec 2007 12:44:32 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/federal-law-enforcement-training-center-driving-range/ 31.24397700 -81.47463700 <![CDATA[Homeland Security explosives training range]]>

Homeland Security explosives training range

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Homeland Security explosives training range
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By: kjfitz
@ 2007-12-24 12:41:19
Check out all the blast scorches.

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Homeland Security explosives training range
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By: kjfitz
@ 2007-12-24 12:41:19
Check out all the blast scorches.

]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/homeland-security-explosives-training-range/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/homeland-security-explosives-training-range/ Mon, 24 Dec 2007 12:41:19 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/homeland-security-explosives-training-range/ 31.23415100 -81.47754900 <![CDATA[Fake neighborhood used by Homeland Security for tactical training]]>

Fake neighborhood used by Homeland Security for tactical training

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Fake neighborhood used by Homeland Security for tactical training
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By: kjfitz
@ 2007-12-24 12:35:03
34-building "neighborhood" practical exercise area, which includes houses equipped with video cameras for recording various kinds of practical exercises.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/fake-neighborhood-used-by-homeland-security-for-tactical-training/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/fake-neighborhood-used-by-homeland-security-for-tactical-training/ Mon, 24 Dec 2007 12:35:03 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/fake-neighborhood-used-by-homeland-security-for-tactical-training/ 31.23437300 -81.46473100 <![CDATA[Federal Law Enforcement Officers conductiong pistol training]]>

Federal Law Enforcement Officers conductiong pistol training

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Federal Law Enforcement Officers conductiong pistol training
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By: kjfitz
@ 2007-12-24 12:25:59
At Federal Law Enforcement Training Center - Glynco.
The Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC) serves as an interagency law enforcement training organization for 82 United States Government Federal Law Enforcement agencies.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/federal-law-enforcement-officers-conductiong-pistol-training/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/federal-law-enforcement-officers-conductiong-pistol-training/ Mon, 24 Dec 2007 12:25:59 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/federal-law-enforcement-officers-conductiong-pistol-training/ 31.23164000 -81.48724000 <![CDATA[Federal Law Enforcement Training Center Driving Course]]>

Federal Law Enforcement Training Center Driving Course

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Federal Law Enforcement Training Center Driving Course
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By: kjfitz
@ 2007-12-24 12:09:30
The Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC) serves as an interagency law enforcement training organization for 82 United States Government Federal Law Enforcement agencies.

On the grounds of the old Naval Radio Station.

2.2 mile driver training ranges, including skid control, NEVO, highway response and urban grid.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/federal-law-enforcement-training-center-driving-course/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/federal-law-enforcement-training-center-driving-course/ Mon, 24 Dec 2007 12:09:30 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/federal-law-enforcement-training-center-driving-course/ 38.74854900 -76.85508300 <![CDATA[White House Outdoor Swimming Pool]]>

White House Outdoor Swimming Pool
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By: AlbinoFlea
@ 2007-11-30 18:45:33]]>

White House Outdoor Swimming Pool
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By: AlbinoFlea
@ 2007-11-30 18:45:33]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/white-house-outdoor-swimming-pool/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/white-house-outdoor-swimming-pool/ Fri, 30 Nov 2007 18:45:33 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/white-house-outdoor-swimming-pool/ 38.89703700 -77.03768300 <![CDATA[White House Tennis Court]]>

White House Tennis Court
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By: AlbinoFlea
@ 2007-11-30 18:42:03]]>

White House Tennis Court
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By: AlbinoFlea
@ 2007-11-30 18:42:03]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/white-house-tennis-court/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/white-house-tennis-court/ Fri, 30 Nov 2007 18:42:03 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/white-house-tennis-court/ 38.89614100 -77.03713600 <![CDATA[Interior Department Bomb Shelter]]>

Interior Department Bomb Shelter
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By: kjfitz
@ 2007-11-24 17:13:18
A bomb shelter is located under the lawn north of the National Park Service's Stephen P. Mather Training Center, formerly Storer College, off Fillmore Street in Harper's Ferry, West Virginia. The history of the shelter is still being investigated, but available information indicates that it was an emergency relocation site for Department of the Interior headquarters and the Secretary of the Interior.

Personnel access to the shelter is through a metal door, apparently of standard commercial design, set into a retaining wall adjacent to the driveway serving the Training Center's parking lot. There is no vehicular entrance to the shelter, only a parking space in front of the entrance.

The space is now used by the NPS Interpretive Design Center.]]>

'U.S. Courthouse & Federal Building' by Richard Meier

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'U.S. Courthouse & Federal Building' by Richard Meier
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@ 2007-11-07 09:33:04]]>

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'U.S. Courthouse & Federal Building' by Richard Meier
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By: pmoore66
@ 2007-11-07 09:33:04]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/u-s-courthouse-federal-building-by-richard-meier/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/u-s-courthouse-federal-building-by-richard-meier/ Wed, 07 Nov 2007 09:33:04 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/u-s-courthouse-federal-building-by-richard-meier/ 40.75976500 -73.19069400 <![CDATA[FAA Cummington Surveillance Radar Dome]]>

FAA Cummington Surveillance Radar Dome
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By: skyeye
@ 2007-10-29 15:39:04
Cummington FAA Long Range Radar (Surveillance) [QHA] atop Bryant Mountain detects slant range and azimuth of en route aircraft operating in the New York - New England area.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/faa-cummington-surveillance-radar-dome/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/faa-cummington-surveillance-radar-dome/ Mon, 29 Oct 2007 15:39:04 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/faa-cummington-surveillance-radar-dome/ 42.47455000 -72.96775800 <![CDATA[Southern Desert Correctional Center]]>

Southern Desert Correctional Center
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By: jbottero
@ 2007-10-20 20:39:43]]>

Southern Desert Correctional Center
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By: jbottero
@ 2007-10-20 20:39:43]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/southern-desert-correctional-center/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/southern-desert-correctional-center/ Sat, 20 Oct 2007 20:39:43 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/southern-desert-correctional-center/ 36.51487900 -115.55522900 <![CDATA[George P. Shultz National Foreign Affairs Training Center]]>

George P. Shultz National Foreign Affairs Training Center

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George P. Shultz National Foreign Affairs Training Center
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By: AlbinoFlea
@ 2007-09-18 03:39:25
From www.state.gov:

The Foreign Service Institute is the Federal Government's primary training institution for officers and support personnel of the U.S. foreign affairs community, preparing American diplomats and other professionals to advance U.S. foreign affairs interests overseas and in Washington. At the George P. Shultz National Foreign Affairs Training Center, the FSI provides more than 450 courses -- including some 70 foreign languages -- to more than 50,000 enrollees a year from the State Department and more than 40 other government agencies and the military service branches.

The Institute's programs include training for the professional development of Foreign Service administrative, consular, economic/commercial, political, and public diplomacy officers; for specialists in the fields of information management, office management, security, and medical practitioners and nurses; for Foreign Service Nationals who work at U.S. posts around the world; and for Civil Service employees of the State Department and other agencies. Ranging in length from a half-day to 2 years, courses are designed to promote successful performance in each professional assignment, to ease the adjustment to other countries and cultures, and to enhance the leadership and management capabilities of the U.S. foreign affairs community. Other courses and services help family members prepare for the demands of a mobile lifestyle and living abroad. FSI has one program available to the general public. Recently FSI has worked with the Overseas Security Advisory Council (OSAC) to make security awareness training available to U.S. private business members that operate overseas.]]>

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FEMA temporary trailers at former NAS Saufley Field

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FEMA temporary trailers at former NAS Saufley Field
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By: kjfitz
@ 2007-08-28 10:47:23
Prepositioned at NAS Saufley Field.]]>

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FEMA temporary trailers at former NAS Saufley Field
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By: kjfitz
@ 2007-08-28 10:47:23
Prepositioned at NAS Saufley Field.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/fema-temporary-trailers-at-former-nas-saufley-field/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/fema-temporary-trailers-at-former-nas-saufley-field/ Tue, 28 Aug 2007 10:47:23 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/fema-temporary-trailers-at-former-nas-saufley-field/ 30.46869300 -87.33559100 <![CDATA[Federal Law Enforcement Training Center]]>

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Federal Law Enforcement Training Center
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By: Ars3nic
@ 2007-08-24 01:43:21
One of three Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers (FLETC), this one in Glynco, Georgia. There is another in Charleston, South Carolina, and a third in Artesia, New Mexico. The shooting ranges are slightly separated from the rest of the facility, a bit to the southwest.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/federal-law-enforcement-training-center/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/federal-law-enforcement-training-center/ Fri, 24 Aug 2007 01:43:21 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/federal-law-enforcement-training-center/ 31.24303400 -81.47325500 <![CDATA[State flag of Colorado]]>

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State flag of Colorado
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By: mikeb9991
@ 2007-07-19 10:47:29]]>

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State flag of Colorado
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By: mikeb9991
@ 2007-07-19 10:47:29]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/state-flag-of-colorado/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/state-flag-of-colorado/ Thu, 19 Jul 2007 10:47:29 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/state-flag-of-colorado/ 39.73916300 -104.98468000 <![CDATA[Minneapolis City Hall]]>

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Minneapolis City Hall
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By: kaiken
@ 2007-07-15 07:04:35]]>

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Minneapolis City Hall
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By: kaiken
@ 2007-07-15 07:04:35]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/minneapolis-city-hall/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/minneapolis-city-hall/ Sun, 15 Jul 2007 07:04:35 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/minneapolis-city-hall/ 44.97750600 -93.26605100 <![CDATA[United States Embassy Gaborone, Botswana]]>

United States Embassy Gaborone, Botswana
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By: boothy443
@ 2007-06-22 19:04:27]]>

United States Embassy Gaborone, Botswana
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By: boothy443
@ 2007-06-22 19:04:27]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/united-states-embassy-gaborone-botswana/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/united-states-embassy-gaborone-botswana/ Fri, 22 Jun 2007 19:04:27 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/united-states-embassy-gaborone-botswana/ -24.66094600 25.90891100 <![CDATA[National Institutes of Health-Bayview Research Center (NIH-BRC)]]>

National Institutes of Health-Bayview Research Center (NIH-BRC)

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National Institutes of Health-Bayview Research Center (NIH-BRC)
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By: boothy443
@ 2007-05-19 20:54:42
The NIH-BRC Project is a replacement facility for the National Institute on Aging (NIA) and the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA). The institutes, which have shared the campus with Johns Hopkins - Bayview Medical Center in various buildings, will relocate their occupants to the new facility. ]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/national-institutes-of-health-bayview-research-center-nih-brc/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/national-institutes-of-health-bayview-research-center-nih-brc/ Sat, 19 May 2007 20:54:42 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/national-institutes-of-health-bayview-research-center-nih-brc/ 39.29271900 -76.54832500 <![CDATA[Fort Worth Air Route Traffic Control Center (ZFW ARTCC)]]>

Fort Worth Air Route Traffic Control Center (ZFW ARTCC)

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Fort Worth Air Route Traffic Control Center (ZFW ARTCC)
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By: LoneStarOne
@ 2007-05-11 23:02:30
"The United States Federal Aviation Administration defines an ARTCC as

[a] facility established to provide air traffic control service to aircraft operating on IFR flight plans within controlled airspace, principally during the en route phase of flight. When equipment capabilities and controller workload permit, certain advisory/assistance services may be provided to VFR aircraft. An ARTCC is the U.S. equivalent of an Area Control Center (ACC)."

This map shows the Fort Worth ARTCC which is responsible for high-altitude enroute traffic in a large area of airspace as far west as eastern NM, as far east as northern LA, as far north as Oklahoma City and as far south as Waco. ]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/fort-worth-air-route-traffic-control-center-zfw-artcc/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/fort-worth-air-route-traffic-control-center-zfw-artcc/ Fri, 11 May 2007 23:02:30 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/fort-worth-air-route-traffic-control-center-zfw-artcc/ 32.83067700 -97.06666200 <![CDATA[United States Federal Reserve in Richmond, Va]]>

United States Federal Reserve in Richmond, Va
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By: voldude123
@ 2007-05-11 20:21:48]]>

United States Federal Reserve in Richmond, Va
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By: voldude123
@ 2007-05-11 20:21:48]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/united-states-federal-reserve-in-richmond-va/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/united-states-federal-reserve-in-richmond-va/ Fri, 11 May 2007 20:21:48 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/united-states-federal-reserve-in-richmond-va/ 37.53560200 -77.44055600 <![CDATA[Radars at the National Severe Storms Laboratory]]>

Radars at the National Severe Storms Laboratory

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Radars at the National Severe Storms Laboratory
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By: kjfitz
@ 2007-05-11 11:06:09
The National Severe Storms Laboratory is one of NOAA's internationally known research laboratories, leading the way in investigations of all aspects of severe weather. Headquartered in Norman OK, the people of NSSL, in partnership with the National Weather Service, are dedicated to improving severe weather warnings and forecasts in order to save lives and reduce property damage.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/radars-at-the-national-severe-storms-laboratory/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/radars-at-the-national-severe-storms-laboratory/ Fri, 11 May 2007 11:06:09 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/radars-at-the-national-severe-storms-laboratory/ 35.23654300 -97.46337600 <![CDATA[Fort Reno - Grazinglands research laboratory]]>

Fort Reno - Grazinglands research laboratory

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Fort Reno - Grazinglands research laboratory
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By: kjfitz
@ 2007-05-11 11:01:21
The mission of the Grazinglands Research Laboratory is develop and deliver improved technologies, management strategies, and strategic and tactical planning tools which help evaluate and manage economic and environmental risks, opportunities, and tradeoffs, for integrated crop, forage, and livestock systems under variable climate, energy and market conditions.

Fort Reno was established as a permanent post in July, 1875, near the Darlington Indian Agency on the old Cheyenne-Arapho reserve in Indian Territory. Named for General Jesse L. Reno, who died at the Battle of Antietam, it supported the U.S. Army following the Cheyenne uprising in 1874.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/fort-reno-grazinglands-research-laboratory/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/fort-reno-grazinglands-research-laboratory/ Fri, 11 May 2007 11:01:21 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/fort-reno-grazinglands-research-laboratory/ 35.56231000 -98.03642000 <![CDATA[The Western Currency Facility of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing]]>

The Western Currency Facility of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing

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The Western Currency Facility of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing
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By: LoneStarOne
@ 2007-05-09 22:37:41
One of only two locations in the United States were money is printed, the Western Currency Facility north of Fort Worth, TX, is responsible for printing money for the Federal Reserve branches west of the Mississippi River.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/the-western-currency-facility-of-the-bureau-of-engraving-and-printing/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/the-western-currency-facility-of-the-bureau-of-engraving-and-printing/ Wed, 09 May 2007 22:37:41 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/the-western-currency-facility-of-the-bureau-of-engraving-and-printing/ 32.90037500 -97.34570900 <![CDATA[DOE Nuclear Device Assembly Area]]>

DOE Nuclear Device Assembly Area
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By: kjfitz
@ 2007-04-07 14:16:38
Construction began on the Device Assembly Facility (DAF) in the mid-1980s during underground nuclear weapons testing. DAF's original purpose was to consolidate all nuclear explosive assembly functions, to provide safe structures for high explosive and nuclear explosive assembly operations, and to provide a state-of-the-art safeguards and security environment. Now that the United States is no longer conducting underground nuclear weapons tests, the DAF has other uses that include the building of subcritical experiment assemblies. It is one of the few facilities in the country that can accommodate these activities.

The DAF is a collection of 30 individual steel-reinforced buildings connected by a rectangular racetrack corridor. The entire complex, covered by compacted earth, spans an area of 100,000 square feet.]]>

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Chicago City Hall Green Roof
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By: mlc1us
@ 2007-03-30 16:37:46]]>

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Chicago City Hall Green Roof
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By: mlc1us
@ 2007-03-30 16:37:46]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/chicago-city-hall-green-roof/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/chicago-city-hall-green-roof/ Fri, 30 Mar 2007 16:37:46 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/chicago-city-hall-green-roof/ 41.88285200 -87.63140300 <![CDATA[Transmitter Site]]>

Transmitter Site
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By: boothy443
@ 2007-03-22 19:49:07
A transmitter site in the USCG Reservation South of Wildwood, NJ and East of Cape May, NJ]]>

Transmitter Site
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By: boothy443
@ 2007-03-22 19:49:07
A transmitter site in the USCG Reservation South of Wildwood, NJ and East of Cape May, NJ]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/transmitter-site/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/transmitter-site/ Thu, 22 Mar 2007 19:49:07 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/transmitter-site/ 38.94945500 -74.86711600 <![CDATA[Social Security Adminstration Headquaters]]>

Social Security Adminstration Headquaters
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By: boothy443
@ 2007-03-14 20:58:10]]>

Social Security Adminstration Headquaters
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By: boothy443
@ 2007-03-14 20:58:10]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/social-security-adminstration-headquaters/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/social-security-adminstration-headquaters/ Wed, 14 Mar 2007 20:58:10 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/social-security-adminstration-headquaters/ 39.30961400 -76.73027500 <![CDATA[NOAA Satellite Operations Control Center]]>

NOAA Satellite Operations Control Center

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NOAA Satellite Operations Control Center
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@ 2007-03-11 11:08:44]]>

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NOAA Satellite Operations Control Center
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By: mlc1us
@ 2007-03-11 11:08:44]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/noaa-satellite-operations-control-center/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/noaa-satellite-operations-control-center/ Sun, 11 Mar 2007 11:08:44 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/noaa-satellite-operations-control-center/ 38.85205100 -76.93660800 <![CDATA[FBI Academy]]>

FBI Academy
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By: kjfitz
@ 2007-02-26 18:17:34
The FBI Academy, located in Quantico, Virginia, is the training grounds for new Special Agents of the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation. It was first opened for use in 1972 on 385 acres (1.6 km²) of woodland. It is a relatively small government academy, housing only three dormitory buildings, along with associated facilities. It accommodates numerous trainees for 21-week courses throughout the year.

The main training complex has three dormitory buildings, a dining hall, library, a classroom building, a Forensic Science Research and Training Center, a 1,000-seat Auditorium, a chapel, administrative offices, a large gymnasium and outside track, along with a fully equipped garage. In addition to the main complex, there is a mock city known as Hogan's Alley, which consists of facades replicating a typical small town. The Hogan's Alley facades are primarily used for FBI and DEA New Agent Training, while behind the facades are fully functioning classrooms, audiovisual facilities, storage areas, and administrative and maintenance offices. Just beyond Hogans Alley is a 1.1 mile pursuit/defensive driving training track. The extensive firearms training provided to all FBI/DEA and other law enforcement officers is conducted at the indoor firing range, the eight outdoor firing ranges, four skeet ranges, or the 200-yard rifle range.

The units that reside here are the Field and Police Training Unit, Firearms Training Unit, Forensic Science Research and Training Center, Technology Services Unit (TSU), Investigative Training Unit, Law Enforcement Communication Unit, Leadership and Management Science Unit's (LSMU), Physical Training Unit, New Agents' Training Unit (NATU), Practical Applications Unit (PAU), and the Investigative Computer Training Unit (ICTU).[1] Most of these are training units for developing new field agents, but they are also used to help get other agents up to date on new techniques.]]>

Hogan's Alley - FBI Urban Training Facility

Hogan's Alley - FBI Urban Training Facility
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By: kjfitz
@ 2007-02-26 18:13:35
Hogan's Alley is a tactical training facility of more than 10 acres (40,000 m²) operated by the FBI Training Academy. Hogan's Alley was opened in 1987, and was designed to provide a realistic urban setting for training agents of the FBI, DEA, and other local, state, federal and international law enforcement agents. The term "Hogan's Alley" is also used generically to refer to any shooting range devoted to tactical training.

Hogan's Alley consists of a street with a bank, a post office, a hotel ("The Dogwood Inn"), a laundromat, a barber shop, a pool hall, homes, shops, and more, many of which are named after events in the FBI's past. The town is populated by actors who role play parts appropriate to the training that is in progress; most play innocent bystanders, but some play terrorists, bank robbers, drug dealers, or other criminal roles. One of the buildings really houses a classroom for training agents on site, another houses a working FBI office used in some simulated scenarios.

Hogan's Alley is used to teach agents investigative techniques, firearms skills, and defensive tactics. Scenarios involve investigations of terrorist activities, planning and making arrests, processing evidence at crime scenes, conducting interviews and searches, using ballistic shields as protection, and clearing areas and buildings so they're safe to enter. Simulated munitions, which are essentially realistic paintball guns, are used in simulated gun fights with the criminal role players.]]>

FAA Airworthiness Assurance Nondestructive Inspection Validation Center

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FAA Airworthiness Assurance Nondestructive Inspection Validation Center
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By: mlc1us
@ 2007-01-15 12:14:42
Aircraft are test beds used for nondistructive testing.]]>

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FAA Airworthiness Assurance Nondestructive Inspection Validation Center
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By: mlc1us
@ 2007-01-15 12:14:42
Aircraft are test beds used for nondistructive testing.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/faa-airworthiness-assurance-nondestructive-inspection-validation-center/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/faa-airworthiness-assurance-nondestructive-inspection-validation-center/ Mon, 15 Jan 2007 12:14:42 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/faa-airworthiness-assurance-nondestructive-inspection-validation-center/ 35.03912700 -106.62253500 <![CDATA[U.S. Department of Energy]]>

U.S. Department of Energy
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By: Concord977
@ 2006-12-31 22:42:30]]>

U.S. Department of Energy
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By: Concord977
@ 2006-12-31 22:42:30]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/u-s-department-of-energy/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/u-s-department-of-energy/ Sun, 31 Dec 2006 22:42:30 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/u-s-department-of-energy/ 39.17979500 -77.25651400 <![CDATA[National Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST)]]>

National Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST)
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@ 2006-12-31 22:39:01]]>

National Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST)
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By: Concord977
@ 2006-12-31 22:39:01]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/national-institute-of-standards-technology-nist/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/national-institute-of-standards-technology-nist/ Sun, 31 Dec 2006 22:39:01 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/national-institute-of-standards-technology-nist/ 39.13535300 -77.21678500 <![CDATA[Texarkana USA Post Office and Court House]]>

Texarkana USA Post Office and Court House

Texarkana USA Post Office and Court House
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By: bonjbrown2
@ 2006-11-25 13:11:05
This US Post Office is bisected by the Texas-Arkansas border. The street running north and south is also the border. ]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/texarkana-usa-post-office-and-court-house/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/texarkana-usa-post-office-and-court-house/ Sat, 25 Nov 2006 13:11:05 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/texarkana-usa-post-office-and-court-house/ 33.42563000 -94.04336600 <![CDATA[NASA's Space Power Facility at the Glenn Research Center]]>

NASA's Space Power Facility at the Glenn Research Center

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NASA's Space Power Facility at the Glenn Research Center
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By: Pdunn
@ 2006-11-22 20:42:00
The Space Power Facility contains the world's largest simulated space environment chamber.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/nasas-space-power-facility-at-the-glenn-research-center/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/nasas-space-power-facility-at-the-glenn-research-center/ Wed, 22 Nov 2006 20:42:00 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/nasas-space-power-facility-at-the-glenn-research-center/ 41.34952800 -82.65036300 <![CDATA[Air Force One in Arizona]]>

Air Force One in Arizona
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@ 2006-10-12 13:35:59
May 18, 2006.]]>

Air Force One in Arizona
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@ 2006-10-12 13:35:59
May 18, 2006.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/air-force-one-in-arizona/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/air-force-one-in-arizona/ Thu, 12 Oct 2006 13:35:59 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/air-force-one-in-arizona/ 32.66067600 -114.59419900 <![CDATA[Air Force One in Ohio]]>

Air Force One in Ohio
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By: kjfitz
@ 2006-10-11 00:02:32
In Cleveland, OH April 15, 2005.

Note the black SUVs standing guard around the plane and along the perimeter of the airport. Also the buses lined up blockingthe view of the plane. Also note the two C-17s that travel with Air Force One on the tarmac to the east.

Originally posted here.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/air-force-one-in-ohio/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/air-force-one-in-ohio/ Wed, 11 Oct 2006 00:02:32 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/air-force-one-in-ohio/ 41.40207900 -81.85387900 <![CDATA[National Agricultural Library (NAL)]]>

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National Agricultural Library (NAL)
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By: AlbinoFlea
@ 2006-05-22 00:25:36

From www.goprincegeorgescounty.com:

Established in 1862 under legislation signed by President Lincoln, the National Agricultural Library, along with the Library of Congress and the National Library of Medicine, is one of the three national libraries of the United States. It is the largest agricultural library in the world with over 2.3 million volumes on 48 miles of shelves located on 14 floors.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/national-agricultural-library-nal/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/national-agricultural-library-nal/ Mon, 22 May 2006 00:25:36 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/national-agricultural-library-nal/ 39.02255400 -76.92214200 <![CDATA[United States Department of State Office of Foreign Missions (OFM)]]>

United States Department of State Office of Foreign Missions (OFM)

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United States Department of State Office of Foreign Missions (OFM)
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By: AlbinoFlea
@ 2006-05-15 22:00:33

From www.state.gov:

Mandated by Congress, the Office of Foreign Missions (OFM) provides the legal foundation to facilitate secure and efficient operations of U.S. missions abroad, and of foreign missions and international organizations in the United States. In doing so, OFM serves the interests of the American public, the American diplomatic community abroad, and the foreign diplomatic community residing in the United States to see that all diplomatic benefits, privileges, and immunities are properly exercised in accordance with federal and international laws. As part of the Bureau of Diplomatic Security, OFM works closely with the Bureau's Protective Liaison Division and the Foreign Missions Branch of the U.S. Secret Service to ensure the safety and security of the foreign missions and their personnel.

The Office of Foreign Missions has three missions: protecting the interests of the United States and its citizens from foreign diplomats' abuses of privileges and immunities; improving the treatment of U.S. personnel assigned abroad by imposing reciprocal treatment on foreign diplomats assigned to the United States; and providing service to the foreign diplomatic and consular community in matters relating to motor vehicles, tax, customs, property, and travel.

OFM establishes and maintains relationships with U.S. law enforcement and security communities at the national, state, and local levels to educate about diplomatic privilege and immunity issues. OFM personnel conduct outreach and training seminars with these constituencies in conjunction with representatives from other Diplomatic Security offices, the Bureau of Consular Affairs, and the Office of Protocol.

As an advocate for reciprocal agreements, OFM presses for fair treatment of U.S. personnel abroad while assuring foreign diplomats based in the United States receive the same treatment that each respective government provides in return. Additionally, OFM assists foreign missions in dealing with local government offices in the United States .

Finally, OFM provides a range of services to the foreign diplomatic community, including the issuance of vehicle titles, registrations, driver's licenses, and license plates; processing tax exemption and duty-free customs requests; and facilitating property acquisitions within local zoning law restrictions. By assisting, advising, and regulating services for foreign diplomats, their dependents, and their staffs while residing in the United States , OFM promotes and strengthens the relationship between governments.]]>

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Old Federal Courthouse
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By: tlp333
@ 2006-04-28 15:08:30
The courthouse was the scene of many rallies, speeches and several important trials, including the suit by Dred Scott for freedom from slavery and Suffragist Virginia Louisa Minor for the right to vote.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/old-federal-courthouse/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/old-federal-courthouse/ Fri, 28 Apr 2006 15:08:30 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/old-federal-courthouse/ 38.62567400 -90.18965600 <![CDATA[Altes Rathaus Bonn (Old City Hall)]]>

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Altes Rathaus Bonn (Old City Hall)
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By: DonMartini
@ 2006-04-07 04:27:16
The town hall brilliantly dominates the three-cornered market place. In 1737, Elector Clemens August laid the foundation stone for this impressive building at the place of an older Gothic building, whose architect was Michel Leveilly, who also constructed the magnificent “Koblenzer Tor”. The town hall’s flight of outdoor stairs with its golden grating had been the scene of historical events for several times already: Gottfried Kinkel wove the black-red-golden flag here in 1848, and Theodor Heuss, the first Federal President, stepped in front of Bonn’s citizens the night he was elected on September 12, 1949.
Today, the Lord Mayoress escorts VIPs into the town hall over the stairs with the golden grating, as her predecessors did in the past. In 1962, Charles de Gaulle, the French President of the State, delivered an address here, and US President John F. Kennedy did so in 1963. The list would become quite long, if all emperors, kings and presidents, as well as all world stars from the sectors of music and sports were to mention here who visited Bonn. For more than 700 years the town hall from the Rococo era and its predecessor building has been the seat of the citizens’ self-government. Since 1971, it has also been the scenery for the open-air cultural programme called “Bonner Sommer”.]]>

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Atlanta City Hall
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@ 2006-04-02 12:12:08]]>

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Atlanta City Hall
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By: damein234
@ 2006-04-02 12:12:08]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/atlanta-city-hall/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/atlanta-city-hall/ Sun, 02 Apr 2006 12:12:08 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/atlanta-city-hall/ 33.74843000 -84.39020500 <![CDATA[Albert V. Bryan U.S. Courthouse (United States v. Zacarias Moussaoui)]]>

Albert V. Bryan U.S. Courthouse (United States v. Zacarias Moussaoui)

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Albert V. Bryan U.S. Courthouse (United States v. Zacarias Moussaoui)
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By: AlbinoFlea
@ 2006-03-29 00:17:08
Where the United States v. Zacarias Moussaoui case is being held.

From www.dmjmhn.aecom.com:

Given the historically sensitive environment of the Old Town district in Alexandria, Virginia, the design for this 515,000-square foot courthouse required satisfying the concerns of the City of Alexandria, the National Capital Planning Commission, and a variety of other community groups. It also had to pass design reviews with the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA), judges, and representatives of the U.S. Attorney and U.S. Marshal services. Another design challenge involved fitting the court's significant space requirements into the constrained site, which was met through the design of a 255-foot, 10-story tower flanked by two wings of five and three stories, respectively. The tower includes space for 15 courtrooms, judges' chambers, the offices of the U.S. Attorney, the offices of the U.S. Marshal, court support functions, and a 500-car, belowground parking structure. With security being a primary concern, the building incorporates motion sensors and detectors, a perimeter intrusion system, closed circuit TV monitoring, magnetic switches, metal detectors, a central command center, and three separate circulation patterns for the public, judges, and detainees.]]>

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Mount Weather
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By: kjfitz
@ 2006-03-25 03:16:54
The Mount Weather Special Facility is a Continuity of Government (COG) facility operated by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The 200,000 square foot facility also houses FEMA's National Emergency Coordinating Center. Located on a 434 acre mountain site on the borders of Loudon and Clarke counties, the above ground support facilities include about a dozen building providing communications links to the White House Situation Room.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/mount-weather/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/mount-weather/ Sat, 25 Mar 2006 03:16:54 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/mount-weather/ 39.06324876 -77.89261580 <![CDATA[Secret Service Uniformed Division Headquarters]]>

Secret Service Uniformed Division Headquarters

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Secret Service Uniformed Division Headquarters
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By: AlbinoFlea
@ 2006-03-16 13:01:17
Not a whole lot of info available about this building... no real indicators on the outside if you're walking by at street level either.

From www.bizjournals.com, although the article is 6½ years old now:

The future home of the U.S. Secret Service Uniformed Division is now under construction at 1111 18th St. NW, where a four-story, 100,000-square-foot office building was demolished to prepare for the new structure.

The Secret Service has committed to a 20-year lease of the entire 72,250-square-foot building, which will be six stories high, have windows on three sides and include two levels of underground parking. Construction is under way and is expected to be completed by June 2000.

Lack of space at 13th and L streets -- the present location of the Uniformed Division -- made the move necessary.

"The old building needed expansion, but that structure couldn't accommodate the additions necessary," said Art Turowski, deputy assistant regional administrator for the General Services Administration.

The structure incorporates the option of someday adding five stories to its height and more than doubling the square footage to 137,750 square feet, said Steve Lustgarten, executive vice president of Blake Real Estate.

Blake, which worked with the Secret Service on a previous project, is serving as developer and property manager for the building.

"We designed an expandable building," said Lustgarten. "We're constructing the parking garage with an underground link to another parking facility on the same block, so that also can be expanded someday if needed." ]]>

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Lynn City Hall
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@ 2006-03-06 14:37:11]]>

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Lynn City Hall
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By: romulusnr
@ 2006-03-06 14:37:11]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/lynn-city-hall/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/lynn-city-hall/ Mon, 06 Mar 2006 14:37:11 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/lynn-city-hall/ 42.46366700 -70.95144700 <![CDATA[Houston Processing Center]]>

Houston Processing Center
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By: romulusnr
@ 2006-02-24 13:37:44
INS detention facility]]>

Houston Processing Center
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By: romulusnr
@ 2006-02-24 13:37:44
INS detention facility]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/houston-processing-center/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/houston-processing-center/ Fri, 24 Feb 2006 13:37:44 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/houston-processing-center/ 29.94985000 -95.31219000 <![CDATA[Playas, NM (Dept. of Homeland Security training)]]>

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Playas, NM (Dept. of Homeland Security training)
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By: robsv
@ 2006-02-16 14:32:00
The town of Playas was built in 1972 by Phelps Dodge to house workers for the nearby Hidalgo smelter. The smelter shut down in 1999, and nearly all of the families left. Using a grant from the Department of Homeland Security, New Mexico Tech bought Playas in 2004. It now operates as a counter-terrorism training center.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/playas-nm-dept-of-homeland-security-training/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/playas-nm-dept-of-homeland-security-training/ Thu, 16 Feb 2006 14:32:00 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/playas-nm-dept-of-homeland-security-training/ 31.91530500 -108.53402100 <![CDATA[Number One Observatory Circle (Vice President's House)]]>

Number One Observatory Circle (Vice President's House)

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Number One Observatory Circle (Vice President's House)
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By: AlbinoFlea
@ 2006-02-15 15:10:09
Still obscured with a case of the giant pixels, but not quite as bad as GL/GE. Apparently, Digital Globe has unobscured imagery available... see cryptome.org.

From Wikipedia:

Number One Observatory Circle is the official residence of the Vice President of the United States and his family.

Located on the grounds of the United States Naval Observatory in Washington, DC, the house was built in 1893 for its superintendent. In 1923, the Chief of Naval Operations loved the house so much that he took over the house for himself. It remained the residence of the CNO until 1974, when Congress had the house refurbished and turned it into the official residence of the vice president.

Before that time, the vice president lived in his own home, but the cost of providing security for these private residences had become prohibitive.

Although Number One Observatory Circle was made available to the vice president in 1974, three years passed before a vice president lived in the home. Vice President Gerald Ford became president before he could use the home, and his vice president, Nelson Rockefeller, only used the home for entertaining since he already had a luxury residence in Washington. Vice president Walter Mondale was the first vice president to move into the home and every vice president since has lived in the house.

The vice presidential mansion was refurbished by the United States Navy in early 2001, only slightly delaying the move of new vice president Dick Cheney and his family.

After the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in New York and Washington, plans were quietly made to renovate the house to make it more secure. In late-2002, neighbors reported incidents of what was likely blasting under the house to create a bunker for the vice president's family and staff. The work lasted several months.]]>

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Trenton Processing and Distribution Center (PD&C)
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By: AlbinoFlea
@ 2006-02-07 23:41:58

One of the postal facilities closed due to the 2001 Anthrax mailings.

From www.usps.com:

Address: 680 State Highway #130
Number of employees: 697
Jobs performed: supervisors/managers, distribution clerks, mail handlers, technical employees, vehicle operators, maintenance workers
Size of the facility: 5.8 million cubic feet (In comparison, the Daschle suite in the Hart Senate Office Building was only 100,000 ft³ and the Curseen-Morris P&DC in Washington is 14.2 million ft³.)
Number of loading docks: 65
Number of mail delivery trucks based at Trenton: 100
Number of mail pieces processed each day: 4 million
Number of mail processing machines: 29
Number of local post offices that receive mail from Trenton P&DC: 51
Number of contaminated letters that are known to have passed through the Trenton facility: 4 - those meant for Senators Daschle and Leahy in Washington, and for the New York Post and NBC News Anchor Tom Brokaw in New York.
Date the facility closed after the discovery that the letters were processed there: October 18, 2001.
Number of employees who contracted either the skin or inhalation forms of anthrax: 3 mail processors at the plant, plus a letter carrier in West Trenton.
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Judge Dredd Filming Location
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By: killslowly
@ 2006-02-01 14:50:54
This is the location where that dreadful film was shot (at least parts of it). The large diamond shaped building is the Metropolitan Detention Center (which burns at the end of the film). The Circular Plaza was also used for shots.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/judge-dredd-filming-location/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/judge-dredd-filming-location/ Wed, 01 Feb 2006 14:50:54 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/judge-dredd-filming-location/ 34.05361100 -118.23846800 <![CDATA[Pioneer Courthouse]]>

Pioneer Courthouse
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By: jbottero
@ 2006-01-31 12:01:44
The Pioneer Courthouse is arguably the most important building in the Pacific Northwest and is the oldest standing Federal Building in this region. The Courthouse and its surrounding park site occupies a full city block in the center of downtown Portland. The Pioneer Courthouse was designed by Alfred B. Mullett, who designed the United States Mint in San Francisco at about the same time. On February 24, 1869, the City Council authorized Mayor Hamilton Boyd to sell the city block to the United States Government for $15,000. The original building cost $396,000. to construct and was completed on October 1, 1875. Trees that were planted in the last years of construction are still standing. Pioneer Courthouse Square Park, to the west of the courthouse, is the site of many summer concerts and other public events, and a popular place for the city denizens to hang out.]]>

Thurgood Marshall Federal Judiciary Building (TMFJB)
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By: AlbinoFlea
@ 2006-01-24 08:53:41
From www.fjc.gov:

he Federal Judicial Center is the research and education agency of the federal judicial system. It was established by Congress in 1967 (28 U.S.C. §§ 620-629), on the recommendation of the Judicial Conference of the United States. The many specific statutory duties of the Center and its Board fall into a few broad categories:

*Conducting and promoting orientation and continuing education and training for federal judges, court employees, and others;

*Developing recommendations about the operation and study of the federal courts;

*Conducting and promoting research on federal judicial procedures, court operations, and history.

By statute, the Chief Justice of the United States chairs the Center's Board, which also includes the director of the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts and seven judges elected by the Judicial Conference. The Board appoints the Center's director and deputy director; the director appoints the Center's staff. Since its founding in 1967, the Center has had nine directors. Judge Barbara J. Rothstein became director in 2003. She was appointed U.S. district judge for the Western District of Washington in 1980 but has been resident in Washington, D.C., since becoming director. The deputy director is John S. Cooke.

The Director's Office is responsible for the Center's overall management and its relations with other organizations. Its Systems Innovation & Development Office provides technical support for Center education and research. Communications Policy & Design edits, produces, and distributes all Center print and electronic publications, operates the Federal Judicial Television Network, and through the Information Services Office maintains a specialized library collection of materials on judicial administration.

The Education Division plans and produces educational programs, services, and resources for judges and for nonjudicial court personnel, such as those in clerk's offices and probation and pretrial services offices. Its products include travel-based and in-court programs that participants attend in person, Web-based programs and publications, television programs broadcast by satellite, and manuals, monographs, and other print publications.

The Research Division undertakes empirical and exploratory research on federal judicial processes, court management, and sentencing and its consequences, often at the request of the Judicial Conference and its committees, the courts themselves, or other groups in the federal system.

The Federal Judicial History Office develops programs relating to the history of the judicial branch and assists courts with their own judicial history programs.

The Interjudicial Affairs Office caries out the Center's statutory mission to provide information about federal courts to officials of foreign judicial systems and to acquire information about foreign judicial sysstems that will help the Center perform its other missions.

Also, from www.uscourts.gov:

Construction of the Thurgood Marshall Federal Judiciary Building (TMFJB), began in April 1990 and was completed by the original target day of October 1, 1992. “To American citizens, [the building] helps put a face on a branch of government that is spread out across the nation, and serves as a strong testament to the important work that is accomplished here,” Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts Director Leonidas Ralph Mecham said in commemorating the anniversary of the TMFJB.]]>

Rayburn House Office Building
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By: AlbinoFlea
@ 2006-01-24 08:44:54

From www.aoc.gov:

The Rayburn House Office Building, completed in early 1965, is the third of three office buildings constructed for the United States House of Representatives. It occupies a site southwest of the Capitol bounded by Independence Avenue, South Capitol Street, C Street S.W., and First Street S.W. (A map of the U.S. Capitol complex [112k] showing the locations of the congressional office buildings is available.)

Earlier efforts to provide space for the House of Representatives had included the construction of the Cannon Building and the Longworth Building. In March 1955 Speaker Sam Rayburn introduced an amendment for a third House office building, although no site had been identified, no architectural study had been done, and no plans prepared. The Architect of the Capitol, J. George Stewart, with the approval of the House Office Building Commission, selected the firm of Harbeson, Hough, Livingston and Larson of Philadelphia to design a simplified, classical building in architectural harmony with other Capitol Hill structures. The area west of the Longworth Building on Squares 635 and 636 was chosen, with the main entrance on Independence Avenue and garage and pedestrian entrances on South Capitol Street, C Street, and First Street SW. The cornerstone was laid in May 1962, and full occupancy of the building began in February 1965.

The design of the building is a modified H plan with four stories above ground, two basements, and three levels of underground garage space. A white marble facade above a pink granite base covers a concrete and steel frame. One hundred sixty-nine Representatives were accommodated in three-room suites, with modern-for-the-time features such as toilets, kitchens, and built-in file cabinets; nine committees were also moved to this building. Amenities include a cafeteria, first aid room, Library of Congress book station, telephone and telegraph room, recording studio, post office, gymnasium, and facilities for press and television. A subway tunnel with two cars connects the building to the Capitol, and pedestrian tunnels join it to the Longworth Building.

On either side of the main entrance to the building stand two ten-foot marble statues by C. Paul Jennewein, Spirit of Justice and Majesty of Law. On the east and west walls are eight marble rhytons, drinking horns formed of mythical figures known as chimeras. Speaker Sam Rayburn, for whom the building was named in 1962, is represented in the building in an oil portrait by Tom Lea, a marble relief by Paul Manship, and a six-foot bronze statue by Felix de Weldon.]]>

Longworth House Office Building
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By: AlbinoFlea
@ 2006-01-24 08:41:21

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Completed in the spring of 1933, the Longworth House Office Building is the second of three office buildings constructed for the United States House of Representatives as well as a fine example of the Neo-Classical Revival style popular in the second quarter of the twentieth century. It occupies a site south of the Capitol bounded by Independence Avenue, New Jersey Avenue, C Street S.E., and South Capitol Street. (A map of the U.S. Capitol complex showing the locations of the congressional office buildings is available.)

Plans to provide the House of Representatives with a second office building were begun in 1925. Severe overcrowding in the Cannon House Office Building (completed in 1908) led to the renovation of the Cannon Building and the construction of the Longworth Building. It is the smallest office building, with a floor area of just under 600,000 square feet. Under the direction of Architect of the Capitol David Lynn, preliminary designs for the building were prepared by a local firm known as The Allied Architects of Washington (Inc.). The principal architects were Frank Upman, Gilbert LaCoste Rodier, Nathan C. Wyeth, and Louis Justemente. They produced two schemes for a simple, dignified building in harmony with the rest of the Capitol Complex. In January 1929 Congress authorized $8,400,000 for acquiring and clearing the site and for constructing the new building. The foundations were completed in December 1930, and the building was accepted for occupancy in April 1933.

Because of its position on a sloping site, the rusticated base of the Longworth Building varies in height from two to four stories. Above this granite base stand the three principal floors, which are faced with white marble. Ionic columns supporting a well-proportioned entablature are used for the building's five porticoes, the principal one of which is topped by a pediment. Two additional stories are partially hidden by a marble balustrade. It presents a somewhat more restrained appearance than the neighboring Cannon Building, which was designed in the more theatrical Beaux Arts style. The Longworth Building takes its place along with the National Gallery of Art (1941) and the Jefferson Memorial (1943) as one of Washington's best examples of the Neo-Classical Revival.

When the Longworth Building was completed, it contained 251 congressional suites, 5 large committee rooms, 7 small committee rooms, and a large assembly room now used by the Ways and Means Committee. It was in this room, which seats 450 persons, that the House of Representatives met in 1949 and 1950 while its chamber in the Capitol was being remodeled. The building was named in 1962 in honor of Nicholas Longworth of Ohio, who served as Speaker of the House of Representatives (1925-1931) when the building was authorized.]]>

Cannon House Office Building
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By: AlbinoFlea
@ 2006-01-24 08:37:42

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The Cannon House Office Building, completed in 1908, is the oldest congressional office building as well as a significant example of the Beaux Arts style of architecture. It occupies a site south of the Capitol bounded by Independence Avenue, First Street, New Jersey Avenue, and C Street S.E. (A map of the U.S. Capitol complex showing the locations of the congressional office buildings is available.)

The first congressional office buildings were constructed immediately after the turn of the century to relieve overcrowding in the Capitol. Previously, members who wanted office space had to rent quarters or borrow space in committee rooms. In March 1901 Congress authorized Architect of the Capitol Edward Clark to draw plans for fireproof office buildings adjacent to the Capitol grounds. In March 1903 the acquisition of sites and construction of the buildings were authorized. In April 1904 the prominent New York architectural firm of Carrère and Hastings was retained. Thomas Hastings took charge of the House Office Building project, while John Carrère oversaw the construction of an almost identical office building (now named the Russell Senate Office Building) for the Senate. Their Beaux Arts designs were restrained complements to the Capitol.

Architecturally, their elevations are divided into a rusticated base and a colonnade with an entablature and balustrade. The colonnades with thirty-four Doric columns that face the Capitol are echoed by pilasters on the sides of the buildings. Both buildings are faced with marble and limestone; the Russell Building's base and terrace are gray granite. Modern for their time, they included such facilities as forced-air ventilation systems, steam heat, individual lavatories with hot and cold running water and ice water, telephones, and electricity. Both are connected to the Capitol by underground passages. Originally there were 397 offices and fourteen committee rooms in the Cannon Building; the 1932 remodeling resulted in 85 two- or three-room suites, 10 single rooms, and 23 committee rooms.

Of special architectural interest is the rotunda. Eighteen Corinthian columns support an entablature and a coffered dome, whose glazed oculus floods the rotunda with natural light. Twin marble staircases lead from the rotunda to an imposing Caucus Room, which features Corinthian pilasters, a full entablature, and a richly detailed ceiling. The Cannon Building was occupied during the 60th Congress in December 1907. By 1913, however, the House had outgrown the available office space, and fifty-one rooms were added to the original structure by raising the roof and constructing a fifth floor. In 1962 the building was named for former Speaker Joseph Gurney Cannon.]]>

Hart Senate Office Building
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By: AlbinoFlea
@ 2006-01-24 08:34:03

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The Hart Senate Office Building is the third office structure designed and built to serve the United States Senate. Located northeast of the Capitol on a site bounded by Constitution Avenue, C Street, First Street, and Second Street N.E., it adjoins the Dirksen Senate Office Building. (A map of the U.S. Capitol complex showing the locations of the congressional office buildings is available.)

Earlier efforts to provide space for the Senate had included the construction of the Russell Building and the Dirksen Building. By 1967 the Senate began to experience a strain on its existing office facilities and initiated the process that led to the creation of the Hart Building. In 1972 the Senate Office Building Commission authorized Architect of the Capitol George M. White to commission John Carl Warnecke & Associates to prepare studies. In addition to satisfying space and design requirements, the architects were required to preserve the neighboring 19th-century Belmont House.

In August 1974, the Senate Office Building Commission and the Senate Committee on Public Works approved a proposed nine-story extension to the Dirksen Senate Office Building (the extension would later be named the Hart Senate Office Building). The design included suites for fifty senators, with over one million square feet of interior space, including three floors of garage and service facilities, eight floors of offices, and a mechanical equipment floor at the top. A central atrium provides offices and corridors with light in an energy-efficient manner. To allow flexible office space design, Warnecke introduced a two-story "duplex suite," consisting of a Senator's office with traditional sixteen-foot ceilings and two staff levels that can be easily rearranged by the use of demountable partitions.

Excavation began in December 1975, and in August 1976 the building was named in honor of former Senator Philip A. Hart. The first occupant, Majority Leader Howard H. Baker, moved into the building in November 1982.

Installed in 1986 in the building's atrium was the sculpture Mountains and Clouds by Alexander Calder, creator of the mobile. The matte black aluminum clouds, the largest of which weighs 1 ton, are suspended from the roof, revolving above the 39-ton steel mountains.

Also, the Hart Senate Office Building required the most clean-up after the October 2001 Anthrax mailings. You can read an excerpt form the Congressional Record here: The Avalon Project at Yale Law School.]]>

Dirksen Senate Office Building
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By: AlbinoFlea
@ 2006-01-24 08:25:03

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The Dirksen Senate Office Building was the second of three office buildings constructed for the United States Senate. Located northeast of the Capitol on a site bounded by Constitution Avenue, C Street, First Street, and Second Street N.E., it adjoins the later Hart Senate Office Building. (A map of the U.S. Capitol complex [112k] showing the locations of the congressional office buildings is available.)

Despite past efforts to accommodate the needs of the Senate, including the construction and expansion of the Russell Senate Office Building, the growth of staff and committees in the 1930s and 1940s prompted efforts to provide the Senate with additional space. In 1941 the Senate Office Building Commission directed the Architect of the Capitol, David Lynn, to prepare preliminary plans and cost estimates for an additional office building. The site east of the Russell Building was acquired and cleared in 1948-1949, and New York architects Otto R. Eggers and Daniel Paul Higgins were engaged to prepare the preliminary plans.

Eggers and Higgins submitted a plan for a simple, seven-story building faced in marble. Each committee room was designed with a committee rostrum and room for reporters and witnesses. Features incorporated into the design of the building, which reflected the modern advances of the time, included an auditorium seating approximately five hundred persons and equipped with radio, television, motion picture, recording, and broadcasting facilities; a cafeteria seating seven hundred persons; a telephone exchange system; a parking garage for two hundred cars; and a fluorescent lighting system. The original subway system, which had been installed in 1909, was expanded to a double-track system in a new tunnel to the Russell and Dirksen Buildings.

The final plans and specifications were approved by the Senate Office Building Commission in 1949, but construction was delayed until 1954. As a result of the delay and increasing costs, it became necessary to delete the entire interior center wing of the building. The latter was finally completed in 1982, as part of an entirely new building that was named the Hart Senate Office Building. The ground-breaking exercises for the Dirksen Building, named in 1972 for former Minority Leader Everett McKinley Dirksen, were held in January 1955, and the building was occupied in October 1958.

The principal (First Street) elevation was designed with a pilastered central bay with an entablature and pediment. The bronze doors at the north and south entrances were designed by Otto R. Eggers and modeled by the Rochette and Parzini Corporation. In the center are the American Eagle and symbols representing Equality and Liberty. Five figures on the spandrels of the windows represent shipping, farming, manufacturing, mining, and lumbering.]]>