51.  Canadian Benchmarks 
by:  Canadian Benchmarks Canadian Benchmarks will include several types of permanently fixed survey markers, monuments or other devices that are used for taking accurate measurements within Canada.
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53.  Elevation Signs
by: The Elevated A place to waymark signs that prominently display the elevation above sea level of where they are located.
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55.  Sundials
by: Sundial Hunters A sundial measures time by casting a shadow on a flat surface marked with the hours of the day. There are many designs and many are marked with commemorative dates and details. Press "show additional information" for maps of waymarked sundial locations. |
56.  Specific Veteran Memorials
by: Specific Veteran Memorials
Monuments and memorials dedicated or commemorated to specific veterans or units for their outstanding careers. This can be for on duty or off duty commemorations and for single or multiple people. The specific purpose of the memorials posted in this category is to be primarily focused on a particular person or unit. This category is not for memorials which are primarily focused on a specific war(s). |
57.  Roadside Attractions
by: Roadside Attractions A Roadside Attraction is an unusual, often oversized or comical tourist attraction along side the road and is used by a community or area to present some information or history of the community or area; sometimes even just a mascot. Add the Roadside Attraction you have found in your travels across the country or around the world. This category is NOT for general tourist locations that would better fit in the Official Local Tourism Attractions category |
58.  Penny Smashers
by: Elongated Coins Group Smashed pennies are no new kid on the memory-maker block. The World's Colombian Exposition of 1893, held in Chicago, USA to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the discovery of America by Christopher Columbus, was the first known time that souvenir smashed coins were made for a specific event.
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60.  American Guide Series
by: New Dealers During the Depression, the federal government employed writers in the Writers' Program of the Works Projects Administration (WPA) to compile the first comprehensive guidebooks to the United States, the American Guide Series. Guides were published for the 48 states, Alaska, and countless cities. This category is for waymarking places referred to in the series.
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62.  Superlatives
by: Extremists Discover items, places, people, events, etc. that represent the extremes of their class, identified by any superlative (with a few exceptions).
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65.  Blue Plaques
by: Blue Plaques Group A "blue plaque" is a sign attached to a house where (maybe) someone famous once lived, or placed where a notable event took place, or attached to a building that is remarkable in another way.
Note: Please see additional updates below for some minor adjustment to the Requirements for this Category made on 12/27/2008. |
66.  Medieval Churches
by: Medieval Churches This category contains churches from the medieval times. The churches can be from any religion but the time when the church was built must be from the medieval times. |
67.  American Civil War Monuments and Memorials
by: The Civil War This category is for monuments and memorials erected to honor those who fought in the American Civil War of 1861 to 1865. Photos are required for new waymarks and visits to existing waymarks. At least one of the photos must be a tight shot of the entire monument, top to bottom, taken from the front. Additional photos are welcome. Click on "show additional information" below to review photo and naming requirements prior to submitting waymark |
68.  Bells
by: Bell Ringers Bells that are on public display. Static locations only that can be viewed by the public. The option for a person to be photographed with the Bell must exist to list it here successfully. Normally these would be 'ground-based' by nature but exceptions may exist. See previously accepted listings for examples. |
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72.  Cycling Routes
by: CyclingNode-maintainers Numbered nodes where Cycling Routes intersect.
The category is meant for all Cycling Routes using any numbered system to identify the different routepoints in the world.
Genummerde Fietsknooppunten waar fietsroutes elkaar kruisen. |
73.  European Post Offices
by: European Post Offices Our goal at European Post Offices is to locate and waymark post office locations, including licensed post offices. We are particularly interested in standalone, 'traditional' Post Office locations - past and present. |
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75.  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. |