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The Battle of Hanko (also known as the Hanko front or the siege of Hanko) was a lengthy series of small battles fought on Hanko Peninsula during the Continuation War between Finland and the Soviet Union in the second half of 1941. As both sides were eager to avoid a major, costly ground battle, fighting took the form of trench warfare, with ...
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The City of Springfield's Historic Sites Commission maintains the registry of landmarks and historic districts and recommend historic designation to the city council. [1] The commission was established in Chapter 101, Ordinance § 101.03. [1]
The district includes parts of East Walnut Street, East Elm Street, East McDaniel Street, Cordova Court, South Hampton Avenue, South Florence Avenue, and South National Avenue. The district developed between about 1870 and 1940, with 21 buildings surviving from before 1900, and 59 buildings dating between 1901 and 1910. [2] [3] [4]
Springfield is the third most populous city in the U.S. state of Missouri and the county seat of Greene County. [4] The city's population was 169,176 at the 2020 census. [5] It is the principal city of the Springfield metropolitan area, which had an estimated population of 487,061 in 2022 [6] and includes the counties of Christian, Dallas, Greene, Polk, and Webster, [7] The city sits on the ...
One of the world’s largest smelting plants was the economic engine for this Kansas City, Kansas, neighborhood in the late 1800s. ... 1901 it wasn’t unusual to see bags of gold and silver piled ...
The Jefferson Avenue Footbridge over the railroad tracks is a separately listed historic structure adjacent to the district.. The Commercial Street Historic District is a national historic district located between Washington Ave. and Grant Ave. in Springfield, Missouri, United States. [2]
This line was not fully completed at the beginning of the Continuation War and remained unused at the Battle of Hanko. But the existence of this defense line made it possible to transfer troops from the Hanko area to the east in July–August 1941. Major Komola was responsible for the construction of this line.