1076. James Bond - 007
by: M.I.6 For marking locations related to the world's most famous spy and his creator, Ian Fleming. |
1077. Butterfield Overland Despatch Markers
by: Smoky Hill Trail Chasers To locate and document the condition of the BOD (Butterfield Overland Despatch) markers set by Howard C. Raynesford in the mid 1960's to mark the trail of David A. Butterfield's stage line. There were originally 138 markers set on the 220 miles of the route between Fort Ellsworth (Fort Harker) and the Kansas/Colorado state line.
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1082. Big Brothers Big Sisters
by: Big Brothers Big Sisters Big Brothers Big Sisters is a non-profit organization whose mission is to help children reach their potential through professionally supported, one-to-one relationships with mentors that have a measurable impact on youths. The organization currently operates in all 50 United States and in 13 other countries around the world, including Australia, Austria, Bermuda, Bulgaria, Canada, Germany, Ireland, Israel, Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, Russia, and South Africa. |
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1084. Martello Towers 
by: Martello Towers The Irish coastline is dotted with the famous Martello Towers, small round towers with flat roofs.
These towers were designed and built as lookout posts during the Napoleonic Wars. |
1085. Cable Skiing and Wakeboarding
by: Cableways A Cableway is used to practice towed water sports such as Water Ski, Wakeboarding, or others. Instead of being pulled by a boat the user is pulled by a cable suspended above water in a specifically designed pylons. The Cableways can be used either for people with experience or without experience and are extremely fun to ride. |
1086. Interactive Wing Displays
by: Spread your Wings Profile Grid Location - K/57
Public interactive murals or permanent 3D displays of wings that provide a photo opportunity for visitors to "Spread their wings." Butterfly, Insect, Bird, Angel or other types of wings can be included in this category. |
1087. Rolling Ball Sculpture 
by: Ball Rollers Rolling Ball Sculptures, also known as Kinetic Sculptures or Gravitram Sculptures, mainly rely on gravity and one motor to move balls around the track in a varying and intricate pattern. Some include audio, water, or time keeping components. |
1088. Bismarck Towers 
by: Bismarck Towers Bismarck Towers are a unique German monument genre, to honor the ex-chancellor Otto von Bismarck. Approximately 250 of these towers were built between the German unification and the National Socialist takeover, between 1869 and 1934. They were built in various styles, on four continents (Australia, South America, Africa and Europe). Of those 250 about 170 remain.
http://www.bismarcktuerme.de/ |
1089. Time Signals
by: The Keepers of Time The purpose and goal of this category is to discover, document, and preserve the memory of "Time Balls", "Time Cannons", and "Time Flaps". These now obsolete devices were used in the 19th and early 20th century as public time markers. |
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1091. Entertainment Awards 
by: Entertainment Awards This category is designed to waymark entertainment industry awards that are on permanent public display. Such installations typically feature special pedestals, lighting, graphics, and so on. |
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1093. Bungee Jump Sites 
by: HighJumpers A place where adventurers take a leap of faith into the Unknown with nothing but some elastic cord attached.
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1095. Bifana´s House
by: Bifana's House The goal of this waymark is to create Bifana's House Waymark (Portuguese traditional fast food house). The "Bifana" is a thinly sliced pork steak sandwich, served in Portuguese traditional bread, fried on vegetable oil or olive oil with lots of garlic. It tastes real good. Some add mustard or spicy sauce. It's not a BBQ and it's not easy to find in every restaurant. There are houses that have them as their specialty, that's what this category is all about. Those houses are not BBQ houses. |
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1098. Ponce de León 
by: The Conquistadors This category documents the locations that celebrate the life and achievements of Spanish Conquistador, Juan Ponce de León (1460 – 1521) who was instrumental in the discovery, mapping and colonizing of southern portions of the United States of America, Puerto Rico, Cuba, and Hispaniola. |
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1100. Toynbee Tiles 
by: Who is Toynbee? Mysterious plaques have appeared embedded in streets in several cities across the country. Nobody knows who is placing them... |