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  2. Capital Beltway - Wikipedia

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    Interstate 495 Capital Beltway Capital Beltway highlighted in red Route information Auxiliary route of I-95 Maintained by VDOT and MDSHA Length 64 mi (103 km) Existed 1961–present Component highways I-495 entire route I-95 From Springfield, VA to College Park, MD going counterclockwise Tourist routes Star-Spangled Banner Scenic Byway NHS Entire route Major junctions Beltway around Washington ...

  3. Cyril of Alexandria - Wikipedia

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    Cyril of Alexandria ( Ancient Greek: Κύριλλος Ἀλεξανδρείας; Coptic: Ⲡⲁⲡⲁ Ⲕⲩⲣⲓⲗⲗⲟⲩ ⲁ̅ or ⲡⲓ̀ⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ Ⲕⲓⲣⲓⲗⲗⲟⲥ; c. 376–444) was the Patriarch of Alexandria from 412 to 444. [1] [2] He was enthroned when the city was at the height of its influence and power within the ...

  4. Maryland in the American Revolution - Wikipedia

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    The State of Maryland began as the Province of Maryland, an English settlement in North America founded in 1632 as a proprietary colony. George Calvert, 1st Baron Baltimore (1580–1632), wished to create a haven for his fellow English Catholics in the New World. After founding a colony in the Newfoundland called "Avalon", he convinced the King ...

  5. Female Stranger - Wikipedia

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    Female Stranger. The Grave of the Female Stranger is a famous historical oddity, local landmark and visitor's attraction in St. Paul's Cemetery of St Paul's Episcopal Church in Alexandria, Virginia . The grave is the resting place of an unnamed individual who died in 1816 and was elevated to national intrigue by the mysterious headstone and ...

  6. History of slavery in Maryland - Wikipedia

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    Maryland colonists turned to importing indentured and enslaved Africans to satisfy the labor demand. By the 18th century, Maryland had developed into a plantation colony and slave society, requiring extensive numbers of field hands for the labor-intensive commodity crop of tobacco. In 1700, the province had a population of about 25,000, and by ...

  7. Lighthouse of Alexandria - Wikipedia

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    The Lighthouse of Alexandria, sometimes called the Pharos of Alexandria (/ ˈ f ɛər ɒ s / FAIR-oss; Ancient Greek: ὁ Φάρος τῆς Ἀλεξανδρείας, romanized: ho Pháros tês Alexandreías, contemporary Koine Greek pronunciation: [ho pʰáros tɛ̂ːs aleksandrěːaːs]; Arabic: فنار الإسكندرية), was a lighthouse built by the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Ancient Egypt ...

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