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Christ Crucifix – Monte Cassino Shrine – St Meinrad, Indiana

Christ Crucifix - Monte Cassino Shrine - St Meinrad, Indiana

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Christ Crucifix. The Monte Cassino religious shrine, part of the St. Meinrad Catholic Archabbey in southwest Indiana, was constructed in 1870. It was named after an archabbey in Italy founded by St. Benedict.

Fort Nelson Plaque – Louisville Kentucky History

Fort Nelson Plaque - Louisville Kentucky History

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A plaque commemorating the founding of the city of Louisville, Kentucky in 1780. Located on the former site of Fort Nelson, the official location of Louisville’s founding by George Rogers Clark. It was the second fort founded in the area, and eventually would be replaced by Fort Finney in 1784. Located on the opposite side of the Ohio River, it was located on the site of what would eventually become Jeffersonville, Indiana.