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  2. New Harmony, Indiana - Wikipedia

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    In May 1825 the last Harmonists left Indiana after the sale of their 20,000 acres (81 km 2) of property, which included the land and buildings, to Robert Owen for $150,000. [23] [24] [25] Owen hoped to establish a new community on the Indiana frontier, one that would serve as a model community for communal living and social reform.

  3. Ashland (Henry Clay estate) - Wikipedia

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    October 15, 1966. Designated NHL. December 19, 1960. Ashland is the name of the plantation of the 19th-century Kentucky statesman Henry Clay, [2] located in Lexington, Kentucky, in the central Bluegrass region of the state. The buildings were built by slaves who also grew and harvested hemp, farmed livestock, and cooked and cleaned for the Clays.

  4. Blackacre Nature Preserve and Historic Homestead - Wikipedia

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    Blackacre State Nature Preserve is a 271-acre (110 ha) nature preserve and historic homestead in Louisville, Kentucky. The preserve features rolling fields, streams, forests, and a homestead dating back to the 18th century. For visitors, the preserve features several farm animals including horses, goats, and cows, hiking trails, and a visitor's ...

  5. Henderson, Kentucky - Wikipedia

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    Because the Indiana-Kentucky border is defined as the low-water mark on the north bank of the Ohio River as of 1792, and because the river changed course as a result of the New Madrid earthquake of 1812, a small portion of Henderson County (approximately 4 miles (6 km) long and 1 mile (1.6 km) wide), lies north of the current course of the ...

  6. Lake James (Indiana) - Wikipedia

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    1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. Lake James is a natural lake located in the northeast corner of the state of Indiana in the United States. It is popular as a place for boating and fishing and has a wide variety of wildlife. As the state's fourth-largest natural lake, it has over 1,200 acres (490 ha) of surface water, and consists ...

  7. National Register of Historic Places listings in Kentucky

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    Retrieved February 13, 2009. ^ The following sites are listed in multiple counties: Battle of Mill Springs Historic Areas (Pulaski and Wayne), Boone Creek Rural Historic District (Clark and Fayette), Cumberland Gap National Historical Park (Bell and Harlan), East Main Street Bridge (Knox and Whitley), Falls of Rough Historic District ...

  8. RE/MAX - Wikipedia

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    RE/MAX was founded in January 1973 by Dave Liniger and Gail Main (who later married Liniger and became Gail Liniger) in Denver, Colorado. [5] [6] [7]The company was established with a maximum commission concept, meaning that agents would keep nearly all of their commissions and pay their broker a share of the office expenses, rather than paying their broker a share of the commission of each ...

  9. Daniel Boone National Forest - Wikipedia

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    Daniel Boone National Forest. The Daniel Boone National Forest (originally the Cumberland National Forest) is a national forest in Kentucky. Established in 1937, it includes 708,000 acres (287,000 ha) of federally owned land within a 2,100,000-acre (850,000 ha) proclamation boundary. The name of the forest was changed in 1966 in honor of the ...