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Grange Halls by: Northcoast grangers Grange Halls are located in many rural communities. Our goal is to find them all, active or not, and post a Waymark page for them. |
Bygone Toll Houses by: Toll house Searchers This category is for the recording of old toll houses worldwide. Some are now homes, some are abandoned, some are in parks but they are still there. |
Blood Donation Centers by: Blood donation Do you know where is nearest Blood Donation Center in your neighborhood? We would like to know about them. Take your time and visit inside the center. It may be worthwhile to even donate blood though it is not required. |
Lonely Chimneys by: Chimney Hunters Lonely chimneys are located all over the world. This category is to log those chimneys and your knowledge of or guess as to what the history of this location is. |
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Woman's Clubs by: Woman's Clubs Managers Woman’s Clubs, or Women’s Clubs, were originally founded by women in the early 1800’s and have continued with significant volunteer participation in their communities with activism, programs and legislation. This category is for waymarking the buildings that are in past or present use by organizations that are identified as Woman’s Clubs. |
Giants of Commerce by: Amplus Statua Recenseo This category is looking for fiberglass, concrete, and foam giants used anywhere in the world. They must be permanent in nature. Theme park and tourist attraction giants will be accepted in this category.
Please place Muffler Men statues in the category which predates this one. |
Orientation Tables by: Orientation Tables Group An orientation table is a small tourism oriented construction, located at an observation point, which enables visitors to identify the characteristic elements of the view from that location. There are several kinds, from the simplest to the true artistic creation. Orientation tables can be found in a variety of locations, but because their main goal is to identify the features of a landscape, they are generally located at points which are higher than the surrounding countryside. |
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Painted Barn Quilts by: Painted Barn Quilts The original Barn Quilt project was funded by a Blue Ridge National Heritage Grant through Handmade in America. The mission of the organization is to protect, preserve, interpret and develop the unique natural, historical and cultural resources for the benefit of present and future generations
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Historic Trees by: Historic Trees This waymark category is for individual, historic trees. An historic tree is one that was witness to an historic event, or maybe it was planted by, or otherwise directly associated with a famous historic figure. It will usually be marked by some form of plaque, noting its significance. The fact that a tree has a plaque however does not necessarily make it eligible for this category. Trees planted in honor of an historic figure, event or as a memorial will not be considered for this category. |
Bandshells by: Bandshell Seekers
By definition, a bandshell is a bandstand with a concave, almost hemispheric wall at the rear that serves as a sounding board. |
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Coin Operated Children's Rides by: Coin Operated Rides for Children This category includes all those little kiddie rides both inside and outside your local shopping areas. We've all been bribed at one time or another when we were little that if we were good in the store we could go for a ride when we left or we have bribed our own kids. |
Fitness Trails by: Fitness Nuts A fitness trail consists of a path or course that has obstacles or stations distributed along its length for exercising the human body to promote good health. |
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Ferris Wheels by: Round and Round You Go. According to Wikipedia, a Ferris wheel is a nonbuilding structure consisting of an upright wheel with passenger gondolas suspended from the rim.
Ferris wheels are an amusement park ride and may also be found at urban parks and public places. Ferris wheels usually hold about 50-100 people.
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Public Access Lands by: Purveyors of Public Places Public access lands are areas that people can visit at their leisure where permits, special memberships, etc. are not required in order to explore and/or be educated.
This category seeks to waymark forests and lands that are accessible to the general public and do not qualify as National, State, Provincial and/or Municipal parks. |
Natural/Organic Food Stores by: Natural Food Stores Natural/Organic foods are produced without chemical fertilizers. They are foods that do not contain any additives, such as preservatives or artificial coloring.
Because Natural/Organic food production methods are generally not as suited to mass food production it is usually more expensive. Indeed, it may be seen as a luxury food, and is usually priced accordingly.
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Monuments Historiques Français by: Monuments historiques français [EN] Monument historique is a State procedure in France by which heritage protection is extended to a building or a specific part of a building, a collection of buildings or an entire neighborhood, or gardens, bridges, and other structures, because of their architectural and historical importance.
[FR] En France, le classement ou l'inscription comme monument historique est une servitude d’utilité publique visant à protéger un édifice remarquable par son histoire ou son architecture. |
The Disney Store by: Mickey's Minions When you can't get to the any of the official Disney theme parks to get all of your Disney gear, these stores help keep you thinking happy thoughts! |
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