Virtual Globetrotting: Military

Virtual Globetrotting: Military - Historic http://virtualglobetrotting.com/ A great way to explore everything that can be seen from space! en-us Copyright 2013 Sat, 01 Jun 2013 22:22:13 -0700 http://backend.userland.com/rss <![CDATA[Nuclear "White Train"]]>

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Nuclear "White Train"
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By: skyeye
@ 2013-06-01 22:22:13
This string of nine rail cars once transported nuclear weapons. They were labelled "ATMX" and known as Safe Secure Railcars.
]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/nuclear-white-train/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/nuclear-white-train/ Sat, 01 Jun 2013 22:22:13 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/nuclear-white-train/ 35.24435481 -101.67347407 <![CDATA[Pillbox A-4/51/A-200Y]]>

Pillbox A-4/51/A-200Y
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By: Mike1989
@ 2013-05-16 02:17:48]]>

Pillbox A-4/51/A-200Y
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By: Mike1989
@ 2013-05-16 02:17:48]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/pillbox-a-4-51-a-200y/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/pillbox-a-4-51-a-200y/ Thu, 16 May 2013 02:17:48 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/pillbox-a-4-51-a-200y/ 50.08017300 14.03399100 <![CDATA[World War 2 Pillbox]]>

World War 2 Pillbox
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By: kkeps
@ 2013-05-10 20:16:45]]>

World War 2 Pillbox
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By: kkeps
@ 2013-05-10 20:16:45]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/world-war-2-pillbox/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/world-war-2-pillbox/ Fri, 10 May 2013 20:16:45 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/world-war-2-pillbox/ 51.32391900 -2.98898200 <![CDATA[World War II pillbox]]>

World War II pillbox
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By: WacoKidd110
@ 2013-05-10 06:10:05]]>

World War II pillbox
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By: WacoKidd110
@ 2013-05-10 06:10:05]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/world-war-ii-pillbox/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/world-war-ii-pillbox/ Fri, 10 May 2013 06:10:05 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/world-war-ii-pillbox/ 50.18867800 14.03297500 <![CDATA[Ancient fortress?]]>

Ancient fortress?
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By: nico
@ 2013-05-05 18:43:39
Looks real old but some people on Google have said these were built in the 60s to deter Soviet invasion and then abandoned. Anyone have any info on these structures?]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/ancient-fortress/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/ancient-fortress/ Sun, 05 May 2013 18:43:39 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/ancient-fortress/ 42.11444000 100.90350000 <![CDATA[Piasecki H-21]]>

Piasecki H-21
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By: jbottero
@ 2013-04-21 21:57:11
The Piasecki H-21 Workhorse/Shawnee is an American helicopter, the fourth of a line of tandem rotor helicopters designed and built by Piasecki Helicopter (later Boeing Vertol). Commonly called the "flying banana", it was a multi-mission helicopter, utilizing wheels, skis, or floats.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/piasecki-h-21-1/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/piasecki-h-21-1/ Sun, 21 Apr 2013 21:57:11 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/piasecki-h-21-1/ 32.82813700 -116.96595200 <![CDATA[USS Sturgis - Floating Nuclear Power Station]]>

USS Sturgis - Floating Nuclear Power Station

USS Sturgis - Floating Nuclear Power Station
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By: jbottero
@ 2013-03-22 21:18:18
MH-1A was a pressurized water reactor and the first floating nuclear power station. One of a series of reactors in the US Army Nuclear Power Program, its designation stood for mobile, high power.

The Sturgis is the one on the left...

]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/uss-sturgis-floating-nuclear-power-station/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/uss-sturgis-floating-nuclear-power-station/ Fri, 22 Mar 2013 21:18:18 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/uss-sturgis-floating-nuclear-power-station/ 37.13143200 -76.64696600 <![CDATA[Resolution target at Cuddeback Lake]]>

Resolution target at Cuddeback Lake
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By: Fab
@ 2013-03-21 07:27:49
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kap_cris/6681740069/in/set-72157628831812949]]>

Resolution target at Cuddeback Lake
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By: Fab
@ 2013-03-21 07:27:49
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kap_cris/6681740069/in/set-72157628831812949]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/resolution-target-at-cuddeback-lake-2/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/resolution-target-at-cuddeback-lake-2/ Thu, 21 Mar 2013 07:27:49 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/resolution-target-at-cuddeback-lake-2/ 35.27302700 -117.51190600 <![CDATA[Resolution target at Cuddeback Lake]]>

Resolution target at Cuddeback Lake
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By: Fab
@ 2013-03-21 07:16:11
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kap_cris/6681734787/in/set-72157628831812949]]>

Resolution target at Cuddeback Lake
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By: Fab
@ 2013-03-21 07:16:11
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kap_cris/6681734787/in/set-72157628831812949]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/resolution-target-at-cuddeback-lake-1/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/resolution-target-at-cuddeback-lake-1/ Thu, 21 Mar 2013 07:16:11 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/resolution-target-at-cuddeback-lake-1/ 35.23523100 -117.45469200 <![CDATA[Resolution target at Cuddeback Lake]]>

Resolution target at Cuddeback Lake
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By: Fab
@ 2013-03-21 07:02:13
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kap_cris/6681731207/in/set-72157628831812949]]>

Resolution target at Cuddeback Lake
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By: Fab
@ 2013-03-21 07:02:13
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kap_cris/6681731207/in/set-72157628831812949]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/resolution-target-at-cuddeback-lake/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/resolution-target-at-cuddeback-lake/ Thu, 21 Mar 2013 07:02:13 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/resolution-target-at-cuddeback-lake/ 35.25778400 -117.48117100 <![CDATA[Ruthven Barracks]]>

Ruthven Barracks
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By: LancelotLink
@ 2013-03-20 13:09:02]]>

Ruthven Barracks
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By: LancelotLink
@ 2013-03-20 13:09:02]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/ruthven-barracks/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/ruthven-barracks/ Wed, 20 Mar 2013 13:09:02 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/ruthven-barracks/ 57.07121300 -4.03913000 <![CDATA[WWII Luftwaffe Blister Hanger]]>

WWII Luftwaffe Blister Hanger
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By: DivSock
@ 2013-01-12 02:42:55
Only the frame remains, nightfighters and ME-163 rocket powered aircraft stationed here.]]>

WWII Luftwaffe Blister Hanger
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By: DivSock
@ 2013-01-12 02:42:55
Only the frame remains, nightfighters and ME-163 rocket powered aircraft stationed here.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/wwii-luftwaffe-blister-hanger/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/wwii-luftwaffe-blister-hanger/ Sat, 12 Jan 2013 02:42:55 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/wwii-luftwaffe-blister-hanger/ 51.36811000 6.24510000 <![CDATA[USS High Point Hydrofoil]]>

USS High Point Hydrofoil
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By: DivSock
@ 2013-01-11 00:47:10]]>

USS High Point Hydrofoil
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By: DivSock
@ 2013-01-11 00:47:10]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/uss-high-point-hydrofoil/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/uss-high-point-hydrofoil/ Fri, 11 Jan 2013 00:47:10 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/uss-high-point-hydrofoil/ 46.19870000 -123.75922000 <![CDATA[Restored WWII PT-658]]>

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Restored WWII PT-658
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By: DivSock
@ 2013-01-10 22:51:57]]>

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Restored WWII PT-658
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By: DivSock
@ 2013-01-10 22:51:57]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/restored-wwii-pt-658/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/restored-wwii-pt-658/ Thu, 10 Jan 2013 22:51:57 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/restored-wwii-pt-658/ 45.56972593 -122.71948691 <![CDATA[Former artillery cadet school - a refugee camp today]]>

Former artillery cadet school - a refugee camp today

Former artillery cadet school - a refugee camp today
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By: hhgygy
@ 2013-01-07 04:10:46
During and after the 1956 Hungarian revolution, many of the refugees started their new lives here.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/former-artillery-cadet-school-a-refugee-camp-today/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/former-artillery-cadet-school-a-refugee-camp-today/ Mon, 07 Jan 2013 04:10:46 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/former-artillery-cadet-school-a-refugee-camp-today/ 48.01512800 16.28423300 <![CDATA[USS Ronald Reagan]]>

USS Ronald Reagan
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By: DivSock
@ 2013-01-06 23:27:16]]>

USS Ronald Reagan
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By: DivSock
@ 2013-01-06 23:27:16]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/uss-ronald-reagan/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/uss-ronald-reagan/ Sun, 06 Jan 2013 23:27:16 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/uss-ronald-reagan/ 47.55487000 -122.64288000 <![CDATA[Active Former WWII Drydock]]>

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Active Former WWII Drydock
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By: DivSock
@ 2013-01-06 23:09:56
Operated in Pacific Theater during the war, mother-ship to first USN bathyscaphe Trieste II in the 1960's which searched for missing subs USS Thresher & USS Scorpion. Trieste II is now preserved as a museum ship at the Naval Undersea Museum, Keyport Washington, not far from ARD-20. The drydock has been operated by various Seattle shipyards for several decades. My dive crew assisted with landing both a tugboat and research vessel on the docking blocks on 4 Jan 2013.

On Bing Maps a partially sunken houseboat is visible on the lakeshore just north of the shipyard, surrounded by oil sorbent boom.

]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/active-former-wwii-drydock/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/active-former-wwii-drydock/ Sun, 06 Jan 2013 23:09:56 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/active-former-wwii-drydock/ 47.63391580 -122.32880296 <![CDATA[Queen Charlottes Battery at the Moorish Castle.]]>

Queen Charlottes Battery at the Moorish Castle.

Queen Charlottes Battery at the Moorish Castle.
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By: Mike1989
@ 2012-12-18 06:12:44
The Moorish Castle is the name given to a Medieval fortification in Gibraltar, made up of various buildings, gates, fortified walls and its most dominant features, the Tower of Homage and the Gate House. Part of the castle itself also housed HM Prison of Gibraltar until it was relocated in 2010. The former is clearly visible to all visitors to Gibraltar, not only because of its striking construction but also because of its dominant and strategic position. Although sometimes compared to nearby alcazars in Spain, the Moorish Castle in Gibraltar was constructed by the Marinid dynasty, making it unique in the Iberian Peninsula.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/queen-charlottes-battery-at-the-moorish-castle/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/queen-charlottes-battery-at-the-moorish-castle/ Tue, 18 Dec 2012 06:12:44 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/queen-charlottes-battery-at-the-moorish-castle/ 36.14397100 -5.34941300 <![CDATA[Zánka Military Park]]>

Zánka Military Park
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By: bubaonline
@ 2012-11-24 08:41:44]]>

Zánka Military Park
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By: bubaonline
@ 2012-11-24 08:41:44]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/za-nka-military-park/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/za-nka-military-park/ Sat, 24 Nov 2012 08:41:44 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/za-nka-military-park/ 46.88165000 17.71052000 <![CDATA[RAF Oakington]]>

RAF Oakington
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By: Fab
@ 2012-10-31 03:13:16
http://www.derelicte.co.uk/raf-oakington]]>

RAF Oakington
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By: Fab
@ 2012-10-31 03:13:16
http://www.derelicte.co.uk/raf-oakington]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/raf-oakington/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/raf-oakington/ Wed, 31 Oct 2012 03:13:16 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/raf-oakington/ 52.27207000 -0.06948000 <![CDATA[RAF Bircham Newton]]>

RAF Bircham Newton
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By: Fab
@ 2012-10-31 01:50:27
http://www.rafbnmp.org.uk/]]>

RAF Bircham Newton
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By: Fab
@ 2012-10-31 01:50:27
http://www.rafbnmp.org.uk/]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/raf-bircham-newton/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/raf-bircham-newton/ Wed, 31 Oct 2012 01:50:27 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/raf-bircham-newton/ 52.87498400 0.65420200 <![CDATA[Huáscar]]>

Huáscar
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By: Hinkkanen
@ 2012-10-28 12:34:17
Huáscar is a 19th century small armoured turret ship of a type similar to a monitor. She was built in Britain for Peru and played a significant role in the battle of Pacocha and the War of the Pacific against Chile before being captured and commissioned with the Chilean Navy. Today she is one of the few surviving ships of her type. The ship has been restored and is currently commissioned as a memorial ship. She is named after the 16th century Inca emperor, Huáscar.]]>

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Rossauer Barracks
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By: hhgygy
@ 2012-10-12 11:23:23
Originally the Crown Prince Rudolf Barracks, today the Ministry of National Defence and Sport]]>

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Rossauer Barracks
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By: hhgygy
@ 2012-10-12 11:23:23
Originally the Crown Prince Rudolf Barracks, today the Ministry of National Defence and Sport]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/rossauer-barracks/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/rossauer-barracks/ Fri, 12 Oct 2012 11:23:23 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/rossauer-barracks/ 48.21848775 16.36908978 <![CDATA[CTE Bauru]]>

CTE Bauru
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By: Mike1989
@ 2012-10-11 08:33:03
USS McAnn (DE-179) was a Cannon-class destroyer escort built for the United States Navy during World War II. She served in the Atlantic Ocean and provided escort service against submarine and air attack for Navy vessels and convoys.
As Bauru she is preserved by the Brazilian Navy at Rio de Janeiro.
In 1982 she became an exhibition ship/museum and is preserved at the Brazilian Navy Cultural Center in Rio de Janeiro.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/cte-bauru/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/cte-bauru/ Thu, 11 Oct 2012 08:33:03 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/cte-bauru/ -22.90058500 -43.17408200 <![CDATA[Whampoa Military Academy]]>

Whampoa Military Academy
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By: Mike1989
@ 2012-09-03 07:38:07
The Kuomintang Army Officer Academy, commonly known as the Whampoa Military Academy, was a military academy of the Republic of China (ROC) which produced many prestigious commanders who fought in many of China's conflicts in the 20th century, notably the Northern Expedition, the Second Sino-Japanese War and the Chinese Civil War.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/whampoa-military-academy/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/whampoa-military-academy/ Mon, 03 Sep 2012 07:38:07 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/whampoa-military-academy/ 23.08825900 113.42187500 <![CDATA[Fort Santo Antônio da Barra]]>

Fort Santo Antônio da Barra
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By: Mike1989
@ 2012-08-23 05:54:49
First fort built in the city, it had the function of hindering the enemies entrance in Todos os Santos Bay. Initiated in 1582, it got the shape of an irregular polygon with ten sides, six salient and four re-entering angles. Its current dimensions, however, just came about in the 17th century. The first wooden lighthouse, which functioned with whale oil, was made in 1696 and it indicated the entrance of the bay, alerting to the dangers of the coral reef or sandbank of Santo Antônio, the current iron lighthouse, working with electricity, was built in 1836. In the fort, there are a restaurant, a bar and the Nautical Museum, with exhibitions of old maps, navigation equipment, models of vessels, artillery pieces and remains of shipwrecks that happened in Barra, mainly Galeão Sacramento's.]]>

Ostrog tower
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By: Farceur
@ 2012-08-18 07:48:36]]>

Ostrog tower
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By: Farceur
@ 2012-08-18 07:48:36]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/ostrog-tower/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/ostrog-tower/ Sat, 18 Aug 2012 07:48:36 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/ostrog-tower/ 62.02498100 129.73538400 <![CDATA[Hitler's Wolf's Lair]]>

Hitler's Wolf's Lair
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By: skyeye
@ 2012-08-02 16:17:52
Hitler spent 800 days here in his operational headquarters for the war on the Eastern Front. This was also the site of the assassination attempt.

http://www.hitlerpages.com/pagina41.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolf%27s_Lair]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/hitlers-wolfs-lair/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/hitlers-wolfs-lair/ Thu, 02 Aug 2012 16:17:52 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/hitlers-wolfs-lair/ 54.08184400 21.50365600 <![CDATA[Wehrmacht High Command Bunkers]]>

Wehrmacht High Command Bunkers
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By: skyeye
@ 2012-08-02 16:13:49
During World War II, these woods concealed the operational headquarters of the High Commands of the Wehrmacht, Army, and Luftwaffe. Tunnels connected bunkers, some as deep as 30 meters. The site was occupied by Soviet military after the war.

German:
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/W%C3%BCnsdorf]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/wehrmacht-high-command-bunkers/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/wehrmacht-high-command-bunkers/ Thu, 02 Aug 2012 16:13:49 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/wehrmacht-high-command-bunkers/ 52.19330400 13.47272500 <![CDATA[Fort Atkinson]]>

Fort Atkinson
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By: Mike1989
@ 2012-07-16 08:54:25
Fort Atkinson was the first United States Army post to be established west of the Missouri River in the unorganized region of the Louisiana Purchase of the United States. Located just east of present-day Fort Calhoun, Nebraska, the fort was erected in 1819 and abandoned in 1827. The site is now known as Fort Atkinson State Historical Park and is a National Historic Landmark. A replica fort was constructed by the state at the site during the 1980s-1990s.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/fort-atkinson/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/fort-atkinson/ Mon, 16 Jul 2012 08:54:25 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/fort-atkinson/ 41.45228000 -96.01173200 <![CDATA[Camp Toccoa's last surviving building]]>

Camp Toccoa's last surviving building
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By: Hobbes
@ 2012-06-24 16:54:56
Easy Company trained here. Subject of "Band of Brothers". See http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/camp-toccoa-memorial/]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/camp-toccoas-last-surviving-building/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/camp-toccoas-last-surviving-building/ Sun, 24 Jun 2012 16:54:56 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/camp-toccoas-last-surviving-building/ 34.55011000 -83.39569900 <![CDATA[National Museum of Alpini History]]>

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National Museum of Alpini History
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By: skyeye
@ 2012-06-17 12:41:03
The Alpini are the distinguished Italian Mountain Troops.
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National Museum of Alpini History
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By: skyeye
@ 2012-06-17 12:41:03
The Alpini are the distinguished Italian Mountain Troops.
]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/national-museum-of-alpini-history/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/national-museum-of-alpini-history/ Sun, 17 Jun 2012 12:41:03 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/national-museum-of-alpini-history/ 46.07242494 11.11124988 <![CDATA[Defensive wall of the old city Palma]]>

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Defensive wall of the old city Palma
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By: Mike1989
@ 2012-04-28 17:17:49]]>

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Defensive wall of the old city Palma
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By: Mike1989
@ 2012-04-28 17:17:49]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/defensive-wall-of-the-old-city-palma/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/defensive-wall-of-the-old-city-palma/ Sat, 28 Apr 2012 17:17:49 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/defensive-wall-of-the-old-city-palma/ 39.56529333 2.65591259 <![CDATA[Tower Peraires]]>

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Tower Peraires
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By: Mike1989
@ 2012-04-28 17:07:36]]>

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Tower Peraires
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By: Mike1989
@ 2012-04-28 17:07:36]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/tower-peraires/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/tower-peraires/ Sat, 28 Apr 2012 17:07:36 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/tower-peraires/ 39.55114395 2.62378815 <![CDATA[Portmarnock Martello Tower]]>

Portmarnock Martello Tower
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By: daggerwell
@ 2012-03-16 13:49:18
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portmarnock]]>

Portmarnock Martello Tower
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By: daggerwell
@ 2012-03-16 13:49:18
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portmarnock]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/portmarnock-martello-tower/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/portmarnock-martello-tower/ Fri, 16 Mar 2012 13:49:18 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/portmarnock-martello-tower/ 53.43611100 -6.12272200 <![CDATA[Building B, Brooklyn Army Terminal]]>

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Building B, Brooklyn Army Terminal
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By: skyeye
@ 2012-03-12 18:31:10
The Brooklyn Army Terminal was Port of Embarkation in World Wars I and II, shipping 85% of the cargo sent to Europe. Building B, closer in the image, is 980 ft x 360 ft, with 52 acres of floor space. It was the largest individual building in the world when it was completed in 1919. A central atrium, covered with skylights, runs the length of the building and is large enough to hold 50 railroad cars.
]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/building-b-brooklyn-army-terminal/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/building-b-brooklyn-army-terminal/ Mon, 12 Mar 2012 18:31:10 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/building-b-brooklyn-army-terminal/ 40.64468444 -74.02606025 <![CDATA[Nathan Hale Monument]]>

Nathan Hale Monument
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By: skyeye
@ 2012-01-12 17:34:39
This monuent ommemorates Captain Nathan Hale, who was captured nearby by the British.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathan_Hale
]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/nathan-hale-monument-1/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/nathan-hale-monument-1/ Thu, 12 Jan 2012 17:34:39 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/nathan-hale-monument-1/ 40.87143000 -73.42489500 <![CDATA[Nathan Hale Monument]]>

Nathan Hale Monument
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By: skyeye
@ 2012-01-12 17:20:58
Nathan Hale was captured near this spot. The boulder has plaques commemorating his heroism.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathan_Hale

]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/nathan-hale-monument/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/nathan-hale-monument/ Thu, 12 Jan 2012 17:20:58 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/nathan-hale-monument/ 40.88395800 -73.41893600 <![CDATA[Nathan Hale Marker]]>

Nathan Hale Marker
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By: skyeye
@ 2012-01-12 16:52:24
After capture and interrogation, Captain Nathan Hale was held at General Howe's headquarters, Mount Pleasant, the Beekman mansion. Hale was hanged nearby the next morning.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3_Kkzp3BFY
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathan_Hale
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beekman_Place_%28Manhattan%29
]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/nathan-hale-marker-2/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/nathan-hale-marker-2/ Thu, 12 Jan 2012 16:52:24 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/nathan-hale-marker-2/ 40.75454800 -73.96566400 <![CDATA[Nathan Hale Statue]]>

Nathan Hale Statue
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By: skyeye
@ 2012-01-12 16:47:23
Nathan Hale (June 6, 1755 – September 22, 1776) was a soldier for the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. He volunteered for an intelligence-gathering mission in New York City but was captured by the British. He is probably best remembered for his purported last words before being hanged: "I only regret that I have but one life to give for my country." Hale has long been considered an American hero and, in 1985, he was officially designated the state hero of Connecticut.

This 13-foot statue of Captain Nathan Hale faces City Hall. A closer view is not possible due to extraordinary security precautions taken in the last 10 years. The execution site may or may not have been near this spot.

http://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/cityhallpark/highlights/12384
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathan_Hale
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Nathan Hale Marker
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By: skyeye
@ 2012-01-12 16:27:41
According to this bronze plaque, Captain Nathan Hale was hanged near this site. The exact execution location is disputed.

http://www.nathanhalesociety.org/docs/hale_plaque_nyc.pdf
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathan_Hale
]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/nathan-hale-marker-1/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/nathan-hale-marker-1/ Thu, 12 Jan 2012 16:27:41 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/nathan-hale-marker-1/ 40.76534600 -73.96381400 <![CDATA[Nathan Hale Marker]]>

Nathan Hale Marker
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By: skyeye
@ 2012-01-12 16:19:16
According to this bronze plaque, Captain Nathan Hale was hanged at the British artillery park near this site. The exact execution location is disputed.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathan_Hale
]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/nathan-hale-marker/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/nathan-hale-marker/ Thu, 12 Jan 2012 16:19:16 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/nathan-hale-marker/ 40.75389400 -73.97729600 <![CDATA[Former German Observation Tower]]>

Former German Observation Tower
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By: Matheus_
@ 2011-12-20 04:58:53
During the German occupation of France, this mill was converted into an observation tower and was thereby part of Festung La Rochelle.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/former-german-observation-tower/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/former-german-observation-tower/ Tue, 20 Dec 2011 04:58:53 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/former-german-observation-tower/ 46.10107400 -1.09896900 <![CDATA[German Radiocentre Prédefin]]>

German Radiocentre Prédefin
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By: Matheus_
@ 2011-12-14 06:29:06
At about 1000 yards south of the village of Prédefin 1200 laborers started early 1943 with the construction of a large base for radio detection and radio transmission channeling. The whole installation was erected in a meadow and forested landscape around 160 – 164 meters above sea level and was connected to the railway Hesdin – Saint Pol with a supply track. The centre of the base with a surface of 25.000 m³ (approx 270,000 sq feet) consisted of a detection station with a central bunker of the type L485 and radar FuMG 52 Mammut (FuMG = Funkmessgerät, also known as Radar) and was starting to be used towards the end of 1943. It had been built underground and carried on its roof two vertical pylons for the tubes and four brackets for the steel poles of an antenna of 30 x 15 meters (roughly 100 x 50 feet) and this is where the transmission units and the guards were housed. At a distance of 750 yards to the east were dozens of bunkers built as well as barracks, guard houses, a movie theatre, a party room, a hospital, heating installations and even a gas chamber where exercises were held in preparation of gas attacks. You will still find concrete supports of two FuMG 80 Freya and two FuMG 214 Würzburg Riese Fuse 65.

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Eureka Weather Station
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By: KRL
@ 2011-12-07 13:20:43
Historic high Arctic military weather and communication station.

Airstrip 2 km northeast.]]>

Eureka Weather Station
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By: KRL
@ 2011-12-07 13:20:43
Historic high Arctic military weather and communication station.

Airstrip 2 km northeast.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/eureka-weather-station/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/eureka-weather-station/ Wed, 07 Dec 2011 13:20:43 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/eureka-weather-station/ 79.98887600 -85.93952200 <![CDATA[Cape Romanzof Air Force Station]]>

Cape Romanzof Air Force Station
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By: KRL
@ 2011-11-30 13:29:10
Historic Radar and Communications site. History at link below]]>

Cape Romanzof Air Force Station
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By: KRL
@ 2011-11-30 13:29:10
Historic Radar and Communications site. History at link below]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/cape-romanzof-air-force-station/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/cape-romanzof-air-force-station/ Wed, 30 Nov 2011 13:29:10 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/cape-romanzof-air-force-station/ 61.79010700 -165.96269100 <![CDATA[Inside Menin Gate Memorial]]>

Inside Menin Gate Memorial
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By: Dania
@ 2011-11-25 00:54:56
Its large Hall of Memory contains names on stone panels of 54,896 Commonwealth soldiers who died in the Salient but whose bodies have never been identified or found. On completion of the memorial, it was discovered to be too small to contain all the names as originally planned.

An arbitrary cut-off point of 15 August 1917 was chosen and the names of 34,984 UK missing after this date were inscribed on the Tyne Cot Memorial to the Missing instead. The Menin Gate Memorial does not list the names of the missing of New Zealand and Newfoundland soldiers, who are instead honoured on separate memorials.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/inside-menin-gate-memorial/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/inside-menin-gate-memorial/ Fri, 25 Nov 2011 00:54:56 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/inside-menin-gate-memorial/ 50.85201100 2.89093400 <![CDATA[SS Economic and Administrative Headquarters]]>

SS Economic and Administrative Headquarters

SS Economic and Administrative Headquarters
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By: LancelotLink
@ 2011-10-24 07:02:49
This building was HQ for the SS-Wirtschafts-Verwaltungshauptamt (English: Main SS Economic and Administrative Department.) The WVHA was responsible for managing the finances, supply systems and business projects for the Allgemeine-SS. It also ran the concentration camps and was instrumental in overseeing the Holocaust for the Third Reich through the Concentration Camps Inspectorate and SS camp guards.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/ss-economic-and-administrative-headquarters/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/ss-economic-and-administrative-headquarters/ Mon, 24 Oct 2011 07:02:49 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/ss-economic-and-administrative-headquarters/ 52.45258500 13.31296400 <![CDATA[Porta Pieve]]>

Porta Pieve
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By: Effi
@ 2011-10-22 12:26:46
Porta Pieve (14th century), the sole gate survived of the four once existing of italian Cento Town]]>

Porta Pieve
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By: Effi
@ 2011-10-22 12:26:46
Porta Pieve (14th century), the sole gate survived of the four once existing of italian Cento Town]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/porta-pieve/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/porta-pieve/ Sat, 22 Oct 2011 12:26:46 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/porta-pieve/ 44.72355300 11.29295500 <![CDATA[Alexai Point Landing Field]]>

Alexai Point Landing Field
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By: hhgygy
@ 2011-10-21 09:41:53]]>

Alexai Point Landing Field
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By: hhgygy
@ 2011-10-21 09:41:53]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/alexai-point-landing-field/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/alexai-point-landing-field/ Fri, 21 Oct 2011 09:41:53 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/alexai-point-landing-field/ 52.81388300 173.29891000 <![CDATA[Burt-Stark Mansion]]>

Burt-Stark Mansion
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By: forthefallendrms
@ 2011-10-04 05:17:25
The Burt-Stark Mansion, also known as Armistead Burt House was the site of the last Council of War of cabinet members of the Confederate government. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1992, specifically for being where Jefferson Davis had his last council of war.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/burt-stark-mansion/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/burt-stark-mansion/ Tue, 04 Oct 2011 05:17:25 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/burt-stark-mansion/ 34.18050200 -82.38253500 <![CDATA[Marine Barracks Marker]]>

Marine Barracks Marker
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By: LancelotLink
@ 2011-09-29 05:48:50
"Oldest Post of the Corps". Inscription reads, "Site selected by President Thomas Jefferson and Lieutenant Colonel Commandant William Ward Burrows on 31 March 1801".]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/marine-barracks-marker/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/marine-barracks-marker/ Thu, 29 Sep 2011 05:48:50 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/marine-barracks-marker/ 38.87962700 -76.99497500 <![CDATA[Yuma Quartermaster's Depot State Historic Park]]>

Yuma Quartermaster's Depot State Historic Park

Yuma Quartermaster's Depot State Historic Park
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By: Abs
@ 2011-09-08 21:04:23]]>

Yuma Quartermaster's Depot State Historic Park
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By: Abs
@ 2011-09-08 21:04:23]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/yuma-quartermasters-depot-state-historic-park/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/yuma-quartermasters-depot-state-historic-park/ Thu, 08 Sep 2011 21:04:23 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/yuma-quartermasters-depot-state-historic-park/ 32.72748200 -114.62301700 <![CDATA[Camp No]]>

Camp No
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By: jbottero
@ 2011-08-28 20:42:44
Camp No (also known as Camp Seven) is an alleged secret detention and interrogation facility in the United States detainment camps located in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. On January 18, 2010, an article by Scott Horton in Harper's magazine asserted that the Guantanamo Bay detention camps included an additional camp, Camp No. The camp was nicknamed "Camp No" by a couple of Guantanamo's guards because if any one asked about it, they were told "No, it doesn't exist". Horton speculates that the camp was used for secret interrogations, including the use of illegal interrogation techniques, like asphyxiation. Horton asserts that according to interviews he conducted with former camp guards the three detainees the military reported committed suicide by hanging themselves in their cells, actually died while at Camp No for secret interrogations.

VERY INTERESTING:

http://www.harpers.org/archive/2010/01/hbc-90006368]]>

Passetto di Borgo
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By: LancelotLink
@ 2011-08-02 09:38:15
http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/passage-connecting-the-vatican-with-castel-san-angelo/view/?service=1]]>

Passetto di Borgo
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By: LancelotLink
@ 2011-08-02 09:38:15
http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/passage-connecting-the-vatican-with-castel-san-angelo/view/?service=1]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/passetto-di-borgo/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/passetto-di-borgo/ Tue, 02 Aug 2011 09:38:15 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/passetto-di-borgo/ 41.90327600 12.46268000 <![CDATA[Fort Wędrowiec]]>

Fort Wędrowiec
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By: hhgygy
@ 2011-08-01 02:49:04]]>

Fort Wędrowiec
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By: hhgygy
@ 2011-08-01 02:49:04]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/fort-w-drowiec/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/fort-w-drowiec/ Mon, 01 Aug 2011 02:49:04 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/fort-w-drowiec/ 49.59793000 19.12073300 <![CDATA[Ordensburg Sonthofen]]>

Ordensburg Sonthofen
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By: LancelotLink
@ 2011-07-31 13:51:05
One of three "Order castles" or "school castles" built under the direction of Adolph Hitler where the future leadership of the Nazi Party would be trained.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/ordensburg-sonthofen/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/ordensburg-sonthofen/ Sun, 31 Jul 2011 13:51:05 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/ordensburg-sonthofen/ 47.50565700 10.28664700 <![CDATA[Ordensburg Vogelsang]]>

Ordensburg Vogelsang
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By: LancelotLink
@ 2011-07-31 13:46:58
This is one of three "Order castles" or "school castles" built under the direction of Adolph Hitler where the future leadership of the Nazi Party would be trained.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/ordensburg-vogelsang/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/ordensburg-vogelsang/ Sun, 31 Jul 2011 13:46:58 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/ordensburg-vogelsang/ 50.58296400 6.44961800 <![CDATA[Octagonal Roman (or Arab) military camp remains]]>

Octagonal Roman (or Arab) military camp remains
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By: hhgygy
@ 2011-07-20 00:17:12]]>

Octagonal Roman (or Arab) military camp remains
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By: hhgygy
@ 2011-07-20 00:17:12]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/octagonal-roman-or-arab-military-camp-remains/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/octagonal-roman-or-arab-military-camp-remains/ Wed, 20 Jul 2011 00:17:12 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/octagonal-roman-or-arab-military-camp-remains/ 40.66810200 -7.91023900 <![CDATA[Washington Navy Yard's Latrobe Gate]]>

Washington Navy Yard's Latrobe Gate
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By: LancelotLink
@ 2011-06-25 11:24:53]]>

Washington Navy Yard's Latrobe Gate
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By: LancelotLink
@ 2011-06-25 11:24:53]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/washington-navy-yards-latrobe-gate/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/washington-navy-yards-latrobe-gate/ Sat, 25 Jun 2011 11:24:53 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/washington-navy-yards-latrobe-gate/ 38.87669100 -76.99496600 <![CDATA[Direction arrow on ground for flying aircraft]]>

Direction arrow on ground for flying aircraft

Direction arrow on ground for flying aircraft
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By: pmailkeey
@ 2011-06-18 16:17:31
Concrete arrow on the ground at 54.224337,-3.355315 - presumably to point aircraft out to sea after following coastline before landing at RAF MILLOM 54.20091,-3.327656.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/direction-arrow-on-ground-for-flying-aircraft/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/direction-arrow-on-ground-for-flying-aircraft/ Sat, 18 Jun 2011 16:17:31 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/direction-arrow-on-ground-for-flying-aircraft/ 54.22403300 -3.35532000 <![CDATA[Bennington Battle Monument]]>

Bennington Battle Monument
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By: skyeye
@ 2011-05-27 08:15:11
This 300 foot high monument commemorates the Battle of Bennington which was actually fought in Walloomsac, New York, 10 miles to the west. The image shows its shadow.

http://www.historicvermont.org/bennington/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Bennington
http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/battle-of-bennington-site]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/bennington-battle-monument/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/bennington-battle-monument/ Fri, 27 May 2011 08:15:11 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/bennington-battle-monument/ 42.88917200 -73.21563700 <![CDATA[Battle of the Windmill National Historic Site]]>

Battle of the Windmill National Historic Site

BEV

Battle of the Windmill National Historic Site
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By: kkeps
@ 2011-05-22 17:43:42
Battle of the Windmill National Historic Site marks the site of the November 1838 Battle of the Windmill, fought around a grist windmill near Prescott, Ontario, Canada. In 1873, the original grist windmill was converted into a lighthouse by the Canadian Department of Marine. The lighthouse became known as Windmill Point Light.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/battle-of-the-windmill-national-historic-site/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/battle-of-the-windmill-national-historic-site/ Sun, 22 May 2011 17:43:42 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/battle-of-the-windmill-national-historic-site/ 44.72132420 -75.48705827 <![CDATA[Third Reich "Deutsche Stadion" Full Scale Model]]>

Third Reich "Deutsche Stadion" Full Scale Model

Third Reich "Deutsche Stadion" Full Scale Model
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By: LancelotLink
@ 2011-05-15 15:20:41
This hillside holds a full scale model of a section of what would have been the world's largest sporting stadium to be located in Nurnberg. Designed by Albert Speer, it would have held 405,000 people but it was never built.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/third-reich-deutsche-stadion-full-scale-model/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/third-reich-deutsche-stadion-full-scale-model/ Sun, 15 May 2011 15:20:41 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/third-reich-deutsche-stadion-full-scale-model/ 49.56752900 11.57436500 <![CDATA[Ukiangong Point]]>

Ukiangong Point
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By: kkeps
@ 2011-05-04 13:43:16
Ukiangong Point is the southwestern-most point on Butaritari atoll located in the Pacific Ocean island nation of Kiribati. It is located on the islet of Tabonohobi.

Ukiangong Point was fired upon by the USS Nautilus shortly after 7 AM on August 17, 1942, after the submarine had dropped Lieutenant Colonel Evans F. Carlson's Marine Raiders for their approach to Little Makin as part of the Makin Raid. Later in the war, the capture of Ukiangong point was an early objective in the U.S. Army's assault on Butaritari on November 20, 1943.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/ukiangong-point/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/ukiangong-point/ Wed, 04 May 2011 13:43:16 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/ukiangong-point/ 3.04816800 172.76327100 <![CDATA[Osama Bin Laden Compound as seen on BBC]]>

Osama Bin Laden Compound as seen on BBC
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By: Pdunn
@ 2011-05-02 08:17:38
House No 3, Street No 8-A, Garga Road, Thanda Chowa, Hashmi Colony, Abbottabad.

The target of the operation was the compound, which had at its center a large three-story building.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/osama-bin-laden-compound-as-seen-on-bbc/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/osama-bin-laden-compound-as-seen-on-bbc/ Mon, 02 May 2011 08:17:38 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/osama-bin-laden-compound-as-seen-on-bbc/ 34.16924397 73.24279189 <![CDATA[Stonewall Jackson's death site]]>

Stonewall Jackson's death site
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By: milwhcky
@ 2011-04-17 08:41:40
On May 10, 1863, Confederate General Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson died in this plantation office during the American Civil War.

On May 2, during the Battle of Chancellorsville, Jackson and his staff returned to their camp at night, when they were mistaken as invading Union soldiers by his own troops. He was shot three times in the arm and hand.

His left arm was amputated, and he was taken 27 miles away to Thomas C. Chandler's plantation to recover on May 4. Unfortunately, doctors did not recognize his symptoms of pneumonia, which took his life days later.

Today, this site is operated by the National Park Service as a shrine to Jackson.
]]>

Site of the Battle of Gully Hole Creek
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By: kkeps
@ 2011-04-06 13:35:18
A mile and a half short of Fort Frederica, their target, the Spaniards were set upon by a column of Georgia Rangers, aided by more numerous Chicksaw, Yamacraw and Creek warriors, all under General Oglethorpe's personal direction. He led a quick charge that succeeded in killing or capturing 36 of the Spaniards, nearly a third of the forces in that group. Among those killed were Sanchez and his second-in-command Captain Nicolas Hernandez.

The rest of the Spanish retreated in disorder back to the south. They were met by 200 Spanish grenadiers under Captain Antonio Barba, who had just marched from Fort St Simons and covered their retreat.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/site-of-the-battle-of-gully-hole-creek/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/site-of-the-battle-of-gully-hole-creek/ Wed, 06 Apr 2011 13:35:18 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/site-of-the-battle-of-gully-hole-creek/ 31.21999500 -81.38195500 <![CDATA[Volkswagen Kübelwagen]]>

Volkswagen Kübelwagen
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By: GlobalPlayer
@ 2011-03-31 12:21:50
The Volkswagen Kübelwagen (short for Kübelsitzwagen, meaning "bucket seat car") was a military vehicle designed by Ferdinand Porsche and built by Volkswagen during World War II for use by the German military (both Wehrmacht and Waffen-SS). Based heavily on the Volkswagen Beetle, it was prototyped as the Type 62, but eventually became known internally as the Type 82.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/volkswagen-k-belwagen/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/volkswagen-k-belwagen/ Thu, 31 Mar 2011 12:21:50 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/volkswagen-k-belwagen/ 48.17613000 11.55009200 <![CDATA[Cannon in a Park]]>

Cannon in a Park
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By: CheesyCheetah
@ 2011-03-28 23:02:19]]>

Cannon in a Park
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By: CheesyCheetah
@ 2011-03-28 23:02:19]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/cannon-in-a-park/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/cannon-in-a-park/ Mon, 28 Mar 2011 23:02:19 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/cannon-in-a-park/ 42.71851000 -87.81536000 <![CDATA[Original McChord Hospital]]>

BEV

Original McChord Hospital
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By: jbottero
@ 2011-03-22 17:47:33
This building served as the McChord hospital well into the mid 90's with an annex of double-wides behind it that are no longer there.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/original-mcchord-hospital/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/original-mcchord-hospital/ Tue, 22 Mar 2011 17:47:33 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/original-mcchord-hospital/ 47.13268464 -122.48435656 <![CDATA[RAF Upottery (Band of Brothers)]]>

RAF Upottery (Band of Brothers)
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By: Parabellum
@ 2011-03-12 10:55:26
Remains of the crosswind runway.

506th Parachute Infantry Regiment and 101st Airborne Division 'Screaming Eagles' flew to Normandy on D-Day from this airfield.

The Airfield was featured in the first few episodes of the television mini-series Band of Brothers.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/raf-upottery-band-of-brothers-1/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/raf-upottery-band-of-brothers-1/ Sat, 12 Mar 2011 10:55:26 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/raf-upottery-band-of-brothers-1/ 50.88922500 -3.16266700 <![CDATA[Sajmište Concentration Camp]]>

Sajmište Concentration Camp
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By: LancelotLink
@ 2011-03-06 14:08:01]]>

Sajmište Concentration Camp
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By: LancelotLink
@ 2011-03-06 14:08:01]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/sajmi-te-concentration-camp/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/sajmi-te-concentration-camp/ Sun, 06 Mar 2011 14:08:01 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/sajmi-te-concentration-camp/ 44.81253200 20.44599700 <![CDATA[Ohrdruf Concentration Camp]]>

Ohrdruf Concentration Camp
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By: LancelotLink
@ 2011-03-06 14:00:03
Ohrdruf was liberated on April 4, 1945, it was the first Nazi concentration camp liberated by the U.S. Army.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/ohrdruf-concentration-camp/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/ohrdruf-concentration-camp/ Sun, 06 Mar 2011 14:00:03 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/ohrdruf-concentration-camp/ 50.83258600 10.75419900 <![CDATA[Kaiserwald Concentration Camp]]>

Kaiserwald Concentration Camp
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By: LancelotLink
@ 2011-03-06 13:28:03
Kaiserwald was built in March, 1943, during the period that the German army occupied Latvia. The first inmates of the camp were several hundred convicts from Germany.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/kaiserwald-concentration-camp/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/kaiserwald-concentration-camp/ Sun, 06 Mar 2011 13:28:03 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/kaiserwald-concentration-camp/ 56.99725400 24.13143800 <![CDATA[Fort VII concentration camp]]>

Fort VII concentration camp
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By: LancelotLink
@ 2011-03-06 08:07:23]]>

Fort VII concentration camp
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By: LancelotLink
@ 2011-03-06 08:07:23]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/fort-vii-concentration-camp/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/fort-vii-concentration-camp/ Sun, 06 Mar 2011 08:07:23 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/fort-vii-concentration-camp/ 52.41686300 16.86862700 <![CDATA[Falstad concentration camp]]>

Falstad concentration camp
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By: LancelotLink
@ 2011-03-06 07:56:13
Falstad concentration camp was a prison camp in Ekne in Skogn, used mostly for political prisoners from Nazi-occupied territories.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/falstad-concentration-camp/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/falstad-concentration-camp/ Sun, 06 Mar 2011 07:56:13 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/falstad-concentration-camp/ 63.69123700 11.04037600 <![CDATA[Sasel Concentration Camp]]>

Sasel Concentration Camp
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By: LancelotLink
@ 2011-03-05 14:28:21
From September 1944 to April 1945, Jewish women from the subcamp Hamburg-Sasel were forced to build houses. This is the last existing house and is now a memorial.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/sasel-concentration-camp/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/sasel-concentration-camp/ Sat, 05 Mar 2011 14:28:21 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/sasel-concentration-camp/ 53.65275100 10.08818500 <![CDATA[Fuhlsbüttel Concentration Camp]]>

Fuhlsbüttel Concentration Camp
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By: LancelotLink
@ 2011-03-05 14:08:40
Sub-camp of the Neuengamme concentration camp that held Communists, Social Democrats, Jews, Jehovah's Witnesses, gypsies, homosexual men and others whom the regime deemed a "danger".]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/fuhlsb-ttel-concentration-camp/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/fuhlsb-ttel-concentration-camp/ Sat, 05 Mar 2011 14:08:40 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/fuhlsb-ttel-concentration-camp/ 53.62295400 10.01845200 <![CDATA[Dessauer Ufer (concentration sub-camp)]]>

Dessauer Ufer (concentration sub-camp)
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By: LancelotLink
@ 2011-03-05 13:59:06
Dessauer Ufer was a sub-camp of the Neuengamme concentration camp. The camp opened in mid-July 1944 for 1,000 Czechs and Hungarian Jewish woman selected from Auschwitz-Birkenau.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/dessauer-ufer-concentration-sub-camp/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/dessauer-ufer-concentration-sub-camp/ Sat, 05 Mar 2011 13:59:06 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/dessauer-ufer-concentration-sub-camp/ 53.52609800 10.01075100 <![CDATA[Site of the Wöbbelin concentration camp]]>

Site of the Wöbbelin concentration camp
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By: kjfitz
@ 2011-03-05 09:54:36
The Wöbbelin camp, near the city of Ludwigslust, was a subcamp of the Neuengamme concentration camp. The SS had established Wöbbelin to house concentration camp prisoners whom the SS had evacuated from other camps to prevent their liberation by the Allies. At its height, Wöbbelin held some 5,000 inmates, most of whom were suffering from starvation and disease. The camp was freed on May 2, 1945.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/site-of-the-w-bbelin-concentration-camp/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/site-of-the-w-bbelin-concentration-camp/ Sat, 05 Mar 2011 09:54:36 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/site-of-the-w-bbelin-concentration-camp/ 53.36766300 11.49177400 <![CDATA[WW II Medical Experimentation Site]]>

WW II Medical Experimentation Site
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By: Parabellum
@ 2011-02-23 05:08:55
TOKYO - The Toyama No. 5 apartment block is quiet at midday -- laundry flapping from balconies, old people taking an after-lunch stroll. But the building and its nearby park may be sitting on a gruesome World War II secret.

A wartime nurse has broken more than 60 years of silence to reveal her part in burying dozens, perhaps hundreds, of bodies there as American forces occupied the Japanese capital.

The way experts see it, these were no ordinary casualties of war but possible victims of Tokyo's shadowy wartime experiments on live prisoners of war -- an atrocity that the Japanese government has never officially recognized but that is well-documented by historians and participants.
]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/ww-ii-medical-experimentation-site/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/ww-ii-medical-experimentation-site/ Wed, 23 Feb 2011 05:08:55 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/ww-ii-medical-experimentation-site/ 35.70452600 139.71512000 <![CDATA[Location of the scuttling of the German fleet (21 June 1919)]]>

Location of the scuttling of the German fleet (21 June 1919)

Location of the scuttling of the German fleet (21 June 1919)
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By: kjfitz
@ 2011-02-09 18:44:07
The scuttling of the German fleet took place at the Royal Navy's base at Scapa Flow, in Scotland, after the end of the First World War. The High Seas Fleet had been interned there under the terms of the Armistice whilst negotiations took place over the fate of the ships. Fearing that all of the ships would be seized and divided amongst the allied powers, the German commander, Admiral Ludwig von Reuter, decided to scuttle the fleet.

The scuttling was carried out on 21 June 1919. Intervening British guard ships were able to beach a number of the ships, but 52 of the 74 interned vessels sank. Many of the wrecks were salvaged over the next few years and were towed away for scrapping. The few that remain are popular dive sites.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/location-of-the-scuttling-of-the-german-fleet-21-june-1919/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/location-of-the-scuttling-of-the-german-fleet-21-june-1919/ Wed, 09 Feb 2011 18:44:07 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/location-of-the-scuttling-of-the-german-fleet-21-june-1919/ 58.89506900 -3.17333200 <![CDATA[Tatsuoka Castle]]>

Tatsuoka Castle
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By: kaiken
@ 2011-01-13 07:54:31
One of two star forts in Japan. At present it houses Taguchi primary school.]]>

Tatsuoka Castle
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By: kaiken
@ 2011-01-13 07:54:31
One of two star forts in Japan. At present it houses Taguchi primary school.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/tatsuoka-castle/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/tatsuoka-castle/ Thu, 13 Jan 2011 07:54:31 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/tatsuoka-castle/ 36.19611400 138.50169900 <![CDATA[An Tho Citadel]]>

An Tho Citadel
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By: kaiken
@ 2011-01-13 07:29:05
Built in 1832 and completed in around 1836; it was the administrative center of the feudal government in Phu Yen.]]>

An Tho Citadel
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By: kaiken
@ 2011-01-13 07:29:05
Built in 1832 and completed in around 1836; it was the administrative center of the feudal government in Phu Yen.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/an-tho-citadel/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/an-tho-citadel/ Thu, 13 Jan 2011 07:29:05 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/an-tho-citadel/ 13.34552900 109.21762000 <![CDATA[ruins of Camp Nichols]]>

ruins of Camp Nichols
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By: neotrix
@ 2010-12-15 14:13:49
Camp Nichols, also known as Fort Nichols or Camp Nichols Ranch, was a historic fortification located in present-day Cimarron County, Oklahoma. It was built by New Mexico and California volunteers under the command of Col. Kit Carson to protect travelers on the Cimarron Cut-off of the Santa Fe Trail from raids by the Kiowa and Comanche Indians. Established in 1865 and abandoned the next year, it was the only manmade structure along the Cimarron Cut-off while it was an active route.
Only ruins remain. The site is located on private property and is not accessible to the public.
The site was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1963 and subsequently listed on the National Register of Historic Places.]]>

Fortaleza de São Miguel
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By: Tyco
@ 2010-12-03 16:08:42]]>

Fortaleza de São Miguel
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By: Tyco
@ 2010-12-03 16:08:42]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/fortaleza-de-s-o-miguel/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/fortaleza-de-s-o-miguel/ Fri, 03 Dec 2010 16:08:42 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/fortaleza-de-s-o-miguel/ -8.80946400 13.22586500 <![CDATA[Big Guns]]>

Big Guns
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By: mlc1us
@ 2010-11-26 11:55:50]]>

Big Guns
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By: mlc1us
@ 2010-11-26 11:55:50]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/big-guns/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/big-guns/ Fri, 26 Nov 2010 11:55:50 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/big-guns/ 43.37818900 -8.43817100 <![CDATA[Remains of Fort C. F. Smith]]>

Remains of Fort C. F. Smith
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By: kjfitz
@ 2010-11-24 16:34:07
Fort C. F. Smith was a military post established in the Powder River country by the United States Army in Montana Territory on August 12, 1866, during Red Cloud's War. Established by order of Col. Henry B. Carrington, it was one of three forts (along with Fort Phil Kearny and Fort Reno) that was intended to protect travelers on the Bozeman Trail, which connected the Montana gold fields with the Oregon Trail.

Originally named Fort Ransom, the post was renamed in commemoration of Gen. Charles Ferguson Smith. It included a 125-foot square stockade made of adobe and wood for protection, with bastions for concentrated defense. Two companies of the 18th Infantry Regiment (approximately 90-100 officers and men) were stationed at Fort Smith during 1866, and during 1867 the garrison consisted of 400 men of the 27th Infantry.

A large Sioux party unsuccessfully attacked haycutters guarded by 20 soldiers near the Fort in the Hayfield Fight in 1867. The Army abandoned Fort C.F. Smith as a condition of the Fort Laramie Treaty of 1868.

The site of the fort is located on private land, on what is today the Crow Indian Reservation. It is just outside the town of Fort Smith, Montana. Since most of the fort's buildings were made of adobe, as of 2010 the foundations of the structures can still be seen as low mounds rising a foot or two off the pasture. By looking carefully, the arrangement of buildings around the perimeter of the old parade ground can be discerned. A stone monument in the approximate center of the parade ground (placed in the 1930s) commemorates the fort. A wooden sign, in poor repair, marks the Bozeman Trail.]]>

Site of Fort Assinniboine
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By: kjfitz
@ 2010-11-24 16:30:41
Fort Assinniboine, a fort in Montana and within the military Department of Dakota, was built in 1879, in the aftermath of the Great Sioux War of 1876-77 and the disastrous defeat of U.S. Army forces led by General Custer at the Battle of Little Big Horn on June 25, 1876. The fort is located in Hill County six miles southwest of Havre (the county seat) on Highway 87. The fort gets its name from the Assinniboine people.

Fort Assinniboine was established primarily to ward off possible attacks by the Sioux, led by Chief Sitting Bull, from the Cypress Hills and by the Nez Perce, some of whom were also in Canada following the defeat and capture of Chief Joseph by the U.S. Army in the Battle of Bear Paw in 1877. However, no such attack or raid ever occurred.

The fort was located on a massive reserve and, at its peak, housed over 750 officers, enlisted men, and their families. With 104 buildings, the fort remains one of the largest ever built in the United States. Among the military officers stationed at the fort in the 1890s was John Pershing, who later achieved fame as the leader of the American Expeditionary Force in World War I.

In 1916, a portion of Fort Assinniboine was ceded to the Rocky Boy Indian Reservation (home of the Chippewa Cree tribe).

Another portion of the reserve was ceded to Hill County to create Beaver Creek Park, the largest county park in the United States. Most of the buildings at the Fort were razed; a handful of surviving structures are now an agricultural extension station associated with Montana State University.]]>

Twin 240mm Mle 1893-96 armored turret
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By: kjfitz
@ 2010-11-24 09:23:32
With the development of Dakar as a major port and naval base, a reassessment of the defensive requirements of the whole area, including Gorée Island, was made and between 1900 and 1914 new works were put in hand. An armoured turret with modern twin 240mm Mle 1893-96 guns was emplaced on Bastion 3 of the fort on Le Castel.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/twin-240mm-mle-1893-96-armored-turret/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/twin-240mm-mle-1893-96-armored-turret/ Wed, 24 Nov 2010 09:23:32 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/twin-240mm-mle-1893-96-armored-turret/ 14.66489500 -17.39747800 <![CDATA[Port Havannah]]>

Port Havannah
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By: kjfitz
@ 2010-11-23 15:17:49
This harbour was a focal point during World War II, with many troops stationed there, including posts on Moso itself. Today, small tokens of the soldiers' presence can still be seen on Moso.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/port-havannah/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/port-havannah/ Tue, 23 Nov 2010 15:17:49 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/port-havannah/ -17.57186600 168.24806200 <![CDATA[Gauhaus, Nazi Party HQ in Nürnberg]]>

Gauhaus, Nazi Party HQ in Nürnberg
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By: LancelotLink
@ 2010-11-22 17:09:53
Headquarters of the Nazi Party in Nürnberg, and of Gauleiter Julius Streicher, the "Frankenführer," or Nazi leader of Franconia.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/gauhaus-nazi-party-hq-in-n-rnberg/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/gauhaus-nazi-party-hq-in-n-rnberg/ Mon, 22 Nov 2010 17:09:53 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/gauhaus-nazi-party-hq-in-n-rnberg/ 49.44843800 11.08722100 <![CDATA[Tianluokeng Tulou cluster]]>

Tianluokeng Tulou cluster
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By: kjfitz
@ 2010-11-18 14:15:24
Tianluokeng tulou cluster is one of the better known Fujian Tulou cluster. It is located in Fujian province, Zhangzhou City, Nanjing County, Shuyang Township, Tian Luo Keng Village (literally "Snail Pit" Village) in southern China.

The cluster consists of a square earth building at the center of a quincunx, surrounded by four round earth buildings (or more exactly, 3 round earth buildings and one oval shape earth building), figuratively nicknamed Si cai yi tang" (four dishes with a soup).

A tulou (lit. "earth building") is a unique architecture found only in the mountainous areas bordering Fujian and Guangdong in southern China. The "Earth building" is an enclosed buildings, usually square or circular in shape, with a very thick earth wall (up to 6 feet thick) and wooden skeletons, from three to five storeys high, housing up to 80 families. These earth buildings have only one entrance, guarded by 4–5-inch-thick (100–130 mm) wooden doors re-enforced with an outer shell of iron plate. The top level of these earth building have gun holes for defence against bandits. In spite of the earth wall, some of them are more than 700 years old, surviving thru centuries of natural elements, including earthquakes, yet still standing solid. There are more than 35,000 earth buildings to be found in southern China, among them a little over 3,000 have being classified as Fujian Tulou.]]>

Fujian Tulou
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By: kjfitz
@ 2010-11-18 14:12:51
Fujian Tulou is "the most extraordinary type of Chinese rural dwellings" of the Hakka and others in the mountainous areas in southeastern Fujian, China. They were mostly built between the 12th and the 20th centuries.

A tulou is usually a large, enclosed and fortified earth building, rectangular or circular in configuration, with very thick load-bearing rammed earth walls between three and five stories high and housing up to 80 families. Smaller interior buildings are often enclosed by these huge peripheral walls which can contain halls, storehouses, wells and living areas, the whole structure resembling a small fortified city.

The fortified outer structures are formed by compacting earth, mixed with stone, bamboo, wood and other readily-available materials, to form walls up to 6 feet (1.8 m) thick. Branches, strips of wood and bamboo chips are often laid in the wall as additional reinforcement. The end result is a well-lit, well-ventilated, windproof and earthquake-proof building that is warm in winter and cool in summer. Tulous usually have only one main gate, guarded by 4–5-inch-thick (100–130 mm) wooden doors reinforced with an outer shell of iron plate. The top level of these earth buildings has gun holes for defensive purposes.]]>

German-Russian Museum (where WWII ended)

German-Russian Museum (where WWII ended)
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By: LancelotLink
@ 2010-11-18 10:56:39
World War II in Europe ended officially on 8 May 1945 in this building in the Berlin suburb of Karlshorst. Field Marshall Wilhelm Keitel and other German military leaders signed the unconditional surrender papers in the presence of leaders of the victorious Allied forces.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/german-russian-museum-where-wwii-ended/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/german-russian-museum-where-wwii-ended/ Thu, 18 Nov 2010 10:56:39 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/german-russian-museum-where-wwii-ended/ 52.48600100 13.53876800 <![CDATA[T-34 - Soviet World War II tank]]>

T-34 - Soviet World War II tank
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By: GlobalPlayer
@ 2010-11-18 04:08:06
The T-34 was a Soviet medium tank produced from 1940 to 1958. Although its armour and armament were surpassed by later tanks of the era, it has been often credited as the most effective, efficient and influential design of World War II. First produced at the KhPZ factory in Kharkov (Kharkiv, Ukraine), it was the mainstay of Soviet armoured forces throughout World War II, and widely exported afterward. It was the most-produced tank of the war, and the second most-produced tank of all time, after its successor, the T-54/55 series. In 1996, the T-34 was still in service in at least twenty-seven countries.

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Berlin Wall
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By: kjfitz
@ 2010-11-17 18:37:06]]>

Berlin Wall
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By: kjfitz
@ 2010-11-17 18:37:06]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/berlin-wall/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/berlin-wall/ Wed, 17 Nov 2010 18:37:06 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/berlin-wall/ 52.50408700 13.44243200 <![CDATA[Checkpoint Charlie]]>

Checkpoint Charlie
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By: LancelotLink
@ 2010-11-17 17:45:30]]>

Checkpoint Charlie
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By: LancelotLink
@ 2010-11-17 17:45:30]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/checkpoint-charlie-1/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/checkpoint-charlie-1/ Wed, 17 Nov 2010 17:45:30 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/checkpoint-charlie-1/ 52.50763000 13.39035100 <![CDATA[Reichsmarschall Hermann Göring's Air Ministry Building]]>

Reichsmarschall Hermann Göring's Air Ministry Building
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By: LancelotLink
@ 2010-11-17 17:23:37
Survived the bombing of Berlin during WWII.]]>

Reichsmarschall Hermann Göring's Air Ministry Building
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By: LancelotLink
@ 2010-11-17 17:23:37
Survived the bombing of Berlin during WWII.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/reichsmarschall-hermann-g-rings-air-ministry-building/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/reichsmarschall-hermann-g-rings-air-ministry-building/ Wed, 17 Nov 2010 17:23:37 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/reichsmarschall-hermann-g-rings-air-ministry-building/ 52.50745300 13.38584000