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  2. Monticello - Wikipedia

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    Monticello and its reflection Some of the gardens on the property. Monticello (/ ĖŒ m ɒ n t ÉŖ Ėˆ tŹƒ ɛ l oŹŠ / MON-tih-CHEL-oh) was the primary plantation of Thomas Jefferson, a Founding Father, author of the Declaration of Independence, and the third president of the United States, who began designing Monticello after inheriting land from his father at the age of 14.

  3. Johnson Smith Company - Wikipedia

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    Johnson Smith Company (Johnson Smith & Co.) was a mail-order business established in 1914 by Alfred Johnson Smith that sold novelty items and gag gifts such as miniature cameras, invisible ink, x-ray goggles, whoopee cushions, fake vomit, and joy buzzers. Founded in Chicago, the company relocated to Racine, Wisconsin in 1923, [1] to Detroit in ...

  4. Gardens of Monticello - Wikipedia

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    The Gardens of Monticello were gardens first designed by Thomas Jefferson for his plantation Monticello near Charlottesville, Virginia. Jefferson's detailed historical accounts of his 5,000 acres provide much information about the ever-changing contents of the gardens. [1] The areas included a flower garden, a fruit orchard, and a vegetable garden.

  5. Robert Allerton Park - Wikipedia

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    July 18, 2007. The Allerton nature preserve is a National Natural Landmark. The Robert Allerton Park is a 1,517-acre (614 ha) park, nature center, and conference center located in the rural Piatt County township of Willow Branch, [2] (T 18 N, R 5 E) near Monticello, Illinois, on the upper Sangamon River.

  6. My Monticello - Wikipedia

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    My Monticello received starred reviews from Booklist, [2] Publishers Weekly, [3] and Kirkus Reviews, [4] as well as positive reviews from The Washington Post, [5] The New York Times, [6] Book Page, [7] Book Reporter, [8] The Today Show, People, Time, Ms., [9] Chicago Tribune, and Esquire. [10] The book was a finalist for the 2021 Kirkus Prize ...

  7. Monticello Railway Museum - Wikipedia

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    The Monticello Railway Museum (initialized MRYM, reporting mark MRMZ [1] [nb 1]) is a non-profit railroad museum located in Monticello, Illinois, about 18 miles west of Champaign, Illinois. It is home to over 100 pieces of railroad equipment, including several restored diesel locomotives and cars.

  8. National Museum of African American History and Culture

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    In January 2016, the museum announced the receipt of a $10 million gift from David Rubenstein, CEO of The Carlyle Group and a Smithsonian regent, [82] as well as a $1 million donation from Wells Fargo. [83] As of January 30, 2016, the museum still needed to raise $40 million toward its $270 million construction goal. [79]

  9. Mississippian stone statuary - Wikipedia

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    An unknown farmer discovered the kneeling figure while plowing. It was obtained by Judge Harry Innes, the first United States federal judge in Kentucky, who made a gift of the statuette to Thomas Jefferson in July 1790. This 9.75 inches (24.8 cm) example was the first of five that Jefferson eventually collected and kept on display at Monticello ...

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