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802. Military Surplus Stores by: GSA The waymarks in this category document the locations of stores that sell military surplus goods such as ammo boxes and decon containers. If "[show additional information]" is visible below, please click it to see the full category description and requirements. |
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806. Painted Mailboxes by: Mailbox Graffiti Artists To show off the many hand painted mailboxes that someone has hand decorated with a mural or a painting.
- Not to be confused with the Category of "Themed Homemade Mailboxes"
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<b>Single photo Waymarks submitted before Oct. 01-2009 will be grandfathered.</b>
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807. State Park Passport Locations by: Customs Agents Places where you can obtain collectible stamps, cancellations, or other proof-of-visitation from state, provincial, municipal or non-profit parks or protected areas.
20 States/provinces represented so far: Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Kansas, Maine, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, New Jersey, Nevada, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, and Virginia. |
808. Bait Shops by: MVCA Goes Waymarking Everyone who has ever picked up a fishing pole has at one time or another strolled through a bait shop. Large or small they all have one thing in common, they all sell bait for fishing. In order to qualify for this category your shop must sell bait. |
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810. Sphinx Sculptures by: Sphinx Manager Group <p>Locate a sculpture, building, or anything that resembles the famous Egyptian or Greek figures.<p>
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<p>"A Sphinx is an iconic image of a recumbent lion with a human head, invented by the Egyptians of the Old Kingdom, but a cultural import in archaic Greek mythology, where it received its name (Greek Sf???, "strangler"). The best known is the Great Sphinx of Giza."<p> |
811. Shipwrecks by: Shipwrecks Waymark Commitee A shipwreck is the remains of a ship after it has sunk or been beached as a result of a crisis at sea. Shipwreck also refers to the event that caused the damage, destruction & loss of the ship or boat.
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812. Old Spanish Trail Auto Route by: Old Spanish Trail Blazers This category seeks to waymark the unique pieces of Americana and history that still lie along the Old Spanish Trail Auto Route. It connects the old Spanish colonial towns of St. Augustine, Florida, on the U.S. Atlantic coast and San Diego, California, on the U.S. Pacific Coast. The Old Spanish Trail Auto Route is not to be confused with the 19th century cattle trail of the same name that wound from Santa Fe to Los Angeles. |
813. City Names in Giant Letters by: City Names We want to find every City Name made in giant letters all around the world. The only requirement is that the name of the city must be written in giant letters. |
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817. Afghanistan-Iraq War Memorials by: Grateful Americans This category's purpose is to waymark memorials dedicated to those men and women who served/perished in the Afghanistan-Iraq War theater in the war against terrorism. (Desert Storm is not part of this war) We as Citizens of the free world should always hold dear the honor of those who serve our nations and this great cause. There are just a few of these memorials at present, but in the future there will be many, and this category is a fitting honor by waymarkers to their sacrifice. |
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820. International Space Station Sightings by: Space Science This is a game that requires two or more players to "catch" the International Space Station as it visibly passes through the night sky across hundreds or thousands of miles in one of its orbits around the globe. |
821. Paleontology and Fossils by: Fossil Finders This category is to discover paleontological and fossil locations that are open to the public. Please click on "show additional information" below to see requirements for posting in this category. |
822. Hostels by: Hostellers Hostels are - in short - community-style accommodations for travel on the cheap. |
823. Quaker Meeting Houses by: Friends of Friends The Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) was founded in England in the 17th century as a Christian religious denomination by people who were dissatisfied with the existing denominations and sects of Christianity. Their "churches" are known as meeting houses. |
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825. Hourglass by: Petit Passe-Temps This category is seeking hourglasses and clepsydras around the world, anywhere they may be found and visited. We will accept physical hourglasses, sculptures of hourglasses, paintings or works of art featuring hourglasses -- anything permanently at a particular location, and on public display. |