Here and there, crosses or stakes marked the hasty burial of the thousands of German and Russian soldiers who had fallen on this plain.

No longer needed, the tall stakes still marked the boundaries of home.

Letsitsi also says the stakes mark a dam, which will prevent future droughts.

(3) Josiah Gregg, famed historian of western commerce, says the stakes marked the course between water holes.

A few hundred yards ahead, a white stake marked the mouth of the creek, which turned out to be part of the network of canoe trails that crisscross much of the Everglades.

At the Queens Museum of Art, starting Sunday, there is documentation of Matta-Clark's original work, with stakes on the museum's panorama marking the locations of the plots.

Numbered stakes mark their spots in the long rows of dry red earth.

Some plastic stakes and yellow tape would further mark the site; she started writing the tag for it.

The twin stakes for juveniles mark the ascent of young horses into the big leagues of racing, but don't necessarily cast shadows into this year's championships or next year's Triple Crown.

The statements from Mr. Bush and Dr. Allawi, as well as the continuing violence, demonstrated anew the stakes riding on the elections, which both American and Iraqi leaders are hoping will mark a turning point in the attempt to build a stable democratic state here.