 | Historical Sites
Description: There are other categories that cover state and national parks and other major places. This group is for those that are small in nature and managed by smaller groups such as State or local Historical or Genealogy groups.
Date Created: 11/7/2009
Category Managed: Historic Sites
Members: 14
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 | Locomotives
Description: This group will be used to manage a category marking locomotives that have been taken out of commission and placed in public places like parks as a rememberence of the historic rail era.
Date Created: 7/20/2006
Category Managed: abcdefg
Members: 14
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 | Political Revolutions Group
Description: Our mission it to promote and administrate the Political Revolutions Category.
Date Created: 1/2/2012
Category Managed: Political Revolutions
Members: 15
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 | Converted Factory Buildings
Description: As there are many factory buildings that have been convertet to something else, and there is no more production in them, we would like to make a worldwide list of converted factory buildings.
Date Created: 3/9/2011
Category Managed: Converted Factories
Members: 15
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 | Dome Heads
Description: To catalog, photograph and record the inside of domes with a decidedly artistic appeal. The insides of these domes have to be works of art and not plain and unappealing. This is not for the architecture but for the art.
Date Created: 2/9/2011
Category Managed: Domes of the (Under) World
Members: 15
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 | Historic Eats
Description: To find and waymark eating establishments that have a long history; nothing that hasn't been around for at least 50 years. Restaurants that relocated within the past 50 years are acceptable, as long as they originally opened at least 50 years ago. Also...
Date Created: 7/13/2010
Category Managed: Historic Eats
Members: 15
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 | The Nuggets
Description: To document, photograph, preserve and waymark rock and mineral displays and specimens. Acceptable waymarks will be rock and mineral displays, glacial erratics (a piece of rock that differs from the size and type of rock native to the area in which it rests),...
Date Created: 6/3/2010
Category Managed: Rock and Mineral Displays
Members: 15
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 | Fans of Fiction
Description: To find and catalog statues which pay homage to fictional characters seen on television, stage or movies, whether they be human, alien, cartoon, or animal.
Date Created: 4/18/2010
Category Managed: Famous Fictional Figures
Members: 15
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 | Blacksmith Shops
Description: To locate, photograph, and waymark existing, historic, and former blacksmith shops.
The trade of the blacksmith dates back to antiquity, with one of the classical Greek gods working as the smithy for that pantheon. Blacksmith shops are likely...
Date Created: 9/6/2009
Category Managed: Blacksmith Shops
Members: 15
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 | Bear Statues
Description: This is a category that identifies and highlights statues of bears throughout the world.
Date Created: 7/24/2009
Category Managed: Bear Statues
Members: 15
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 | Independent Pharmacies
Description: Marking the locations of independent pharmacies around the world.
Date Created: 1/18/2009
Category Managed: Independent Pharmacies
Members: 15
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 | The Walkabouts
Description: The purpose of this group is to maintain the Category, Self Guided Walks and Trails.
Date Created: 10/25/2008
Category Managed: Self Guided Walks and Trails
Members: 15
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 | Out In The Rain
Description: Outdoor Altars are permanent structures made of wood, metal or stone that are positioned outdoors for the purpose of worship outdoors. These are unique creations in religions where worship is traditionally performed indoors as much as possible. Despite having...
Date Created: 10/2/2008
Category Managed: Outdoor Altars
Members: 15
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 | I Triple-Dog Dare You
Description: An Urban Legend is a type of legend told as a factual incident. A Superstition is an irrational belief arising from ignorance or fear.
This group will manage a game that visits sites of Urban Legends and Superstitions, and tests them where...
Date Created: 10/1/2008
Category Managed: Urban Legends and Superstitions
Members: 15
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 | Bandshell Seekers
Description: We're looking for community bandshells. According to Wikipedia: "A bandshell is a large, outdoor performing venue typically used by bands and orchestras. The roof and the back half of the shell protect musicians from the elements and reflect sound...
Date Created: 3/9/2008
Category Managed: Bandshells
Members: 15
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 | Orthodox Churches
Description: This is to document the distinctly beautiful Orthodox Churches around the world. Their most recognizable feature is the dome or domes of the church.
Date Created: 11/17/2007
Category Managed: Orthodox Churches
Members: 15
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 | Lifeboats
Description: Photograph and places of rescue boats and their stations.
[NL] Langs de kust en op grote wateren zijn veel reddingsboten actief. Het doel is het verzamelen van foto's van reddingsboten met hun namen en eventuele nummers. Ook foto's van de...
Date Created: 11/13/2007
Category Managed: Lifeboats and Rescue Stations
Members: 15
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| Great Buildings
Description: The purpose of this group is to manage the Great Buildings of the World category. Great Buildings are those listed on the Great Buildings Collection website - http://www.greatbuildings.com/ The list is maintained by Architecture Week magazine.
Date Created: 11/10/2007
Category Managed: Great Buildings of the World
Members: 15
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 | Ancient Traces
Description: The goal of this category is to locate indications of old pathways that served as a basis for a current road. Many of these were first formed by traces created by animals in their seasonal migrations. Aboriginal people would often use these to travel through...
Date Created: 10/27/2007
Category Managed: Ancient Traces and Roads
Members: 15
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 | National Road Managers
Description: This group manages the National Road/U.S. Route 40 category. The National Road originally reached from Cumberland, MD to Vandalia, IL. Through several changes and additions The National Road is now part of present day U.S. Route 40.
Date Created: 10/23/2007
Category Managed: U.S. 40 - The National Road
Members: 15
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 | Monopoly Boards
Description: Find and photograph the real world locations of the properties that are found on a Monopoly board or one of the Monopoly variants.
A waymark can be made for any property in the world that is on a Monopoly board, of any edition that has a...
Date Created: 9/28/2007
Category Managed: Monopoly in the Real World
Members: 15
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| Flea Markets
Description: This group is for managing a category for flea markets. Flea markets are for selling antiques, used items, and perhaps some new items. They are seasonally open but always in the same place. The majority of the sales areas will be under tarp structures or...
Date Created: 9/6/2007
Category Managed: Flea Markets
Members: 15
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 | Connecticut Historic Markers
Description: Waymarking Connecticut Historic Markers.
Date Created: 8/28/2007
Category Managed: Connecticut Historical Markers
Members: 15
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 | Nations Within
Description: To document the "Nations Within" Nations around the world where indigenous peoples live. These are commonly known as "reservations" but are known by different names in different parts of the world. In the United States these are Indian...
Date Created: 8/28/2007
Category Managed: Nations Within Nations
Members: 15
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 | Lifeguards
Description: We manage the Public Swimming Pools of the World. Helping everyone find a nice place to go cool off on those Dog days of summer! So when your taking a dip, think of us and post your favorite pubic swimming pools.
Date Created: 6/7/2007
Category Managed: Public Swimming Pools
Members: 15
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