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  2. Six Vermont historic sites are free to visit on Bennington ...

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    Today, a 306-foot high monument stands on the former site of the depot, second only to the 555-foot high Washington Monument in Washington, D.C., as the tallest unreinforced masonry building in ...

  3. Washington Monument - Wikipedia

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    Print of the proposed Washington Monument by architect Robert Mills, c. 1845 –1848 Bronze statue of George Washington in the monument's western alcove. George Washington (1732–1799), hailed as the father of his country, and as the leader who was "first in war, first in peace and first in the hearts of his countrymen", as Maj. Gen. 'Light-Horse Harry' Lee eulogized at Washington's December ...

  4. Burlington and Northwestern Railway - Wikipedia

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    Share of the Burlington and Northwestern Railway Company, issued 12 June 1880. The Burlington and Northwestern Railway (B&NW) was a 3 ft (914 mm) narrow gauge railroad system in Iowa that operated during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. It connected Burlington, Iowa with branches to Washington and Oskaloosa, Iowa.

  5. History Instructing Youth - Wikipedia

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    The Washington Monument and the U.S. Capitol building are visible on the obverse. The allegorical scene on the obverse of the History Instructing Youth note portrays a woman (History) instructing a young boy (Youth) about United States history. [3] The woman is on the left of the obverse and the boy is to her left. [1]

  6. Historic time capsule found at Washington Monument - AOL

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    The original cornerstone of the Washington Monument in Baltimore, thought to be long lost, was discovered last week while crews dug for a sewage tank. "We discovered the Historic time capsule ...

  7. List of Union Civil War monuments and memorials - Wikipedia

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    48th Pennsylvania Monument, in memory Colonel George W. Gowen and 48th Regiment 1907 [52] Petersburg National Battlefield: Monument to the United States Colored Troops who fought during the Siege of Petersburg. [53] Portsmouth: Civil War Monument at Lincoln Cemetery (Portsmouth, Virginia) [54] Franklin: General Thomas Highway (Route 671).

  8. Burlington, Washington - Wikipedia

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    Burlington is a city in Skagit County, Washington, United States. Its population was recorded as 9,152 in the 2020 census. [ 5 ] Burlington is located approximately halfway between Seattle and Vancouver , Canada.

  9. Mifflin E. Bell designed the Iowa State Capitol, the ...

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    This $675,000 home in Sherman Hills has historic ties to the Iowa State Capitol and the Washington Monument. Where: 808 19th St., Des Moines Asking price: $675,000