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  2. List of National Historic Landmarks in Texas - Wikipedia

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    This is a List of National Historic Landmarks in Texas and other landmarks of equivalent landmark status in the state. The United States' National Historic Landmark (NHL) program is operated under the auspices of the National Park Service , and recognizes structures, districts, objects, and similar resources according to a list of criteria of ...

  3. U.S. Route 69 - Wikipedia

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    Before reaching Lufkin, US-69 forms another segment of the Texas Forest Trail between SH-63 in Zavalla and FM-1818 northwest of Zavalla. In Lufkin, US-69 is concurrent with US-59 and State Loop 287 while the route through the city is named Business US-69. US-69, State Loop 287, and US-59 continue around the east side of Lufkin until US-59 ...

  4. List of places named after places in the United States

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    Texas Republic of Texas [g] Huntsville: Alabama Kansas City: Kansas United States Kansas City: Missouri [44] Knoxville: Mississippi United States Knoxville: Tennessee [45] Kokomo: Mississippi United States Kokomo: Indiana [46] Lamoille: Nevada United States: Lamoille County: Vermont Lancaster: New Brunswick Canada Lancaster: Massachusetts [47 ...

  5. List of places in the United States named after people ...

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    Colorado - Minnesota - Missouri - Texas (all spelling variants) [82] Breedsville, Michigan – Silas Breed (settler) [82] Breese, Illinois – Lt. Governor Sidney Breese [82] Brevard County, Florida and Brevard, North Carolina – Ephraim J. Brevard (possible author of the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence) [82]

  6. List of National Historic Landmarks in Minnesota - Wikipedia

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    This is a complete List of National Historic Landmarks in Minnesota. The United States National Historic Landmark program is operated under the auspices of the National Park Service , and recognizes structures, districts, objects, and similar resources according to a list of criteria of national significance. [ 1 ]

  7. List of place names of French origin in the United States

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    The suffix "-ville," from the French word for "city" is common for town and city names throughout the United States. Many originally French place names, possibly hundreds, in the Midwest and Upper West were replaced with directly translated English names once American settlers became locally dominant (e.g. "La Petite Roche" became Little Rock ...

  8. Missouri City, Texas - Wikipedia

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    The area in which Missouri City is now located holds a significant part in the history of Texas that dates back to its early days as part of the United States. In August 1853, the Buffalo Bayou, Brazos and Colorado Railway (BBB&C), began operating its first 20 miles (32 km) of rail line that stretched from Harrisburg (now Houston) to Stafford's Point (now Stafford).

  9. Mississippi River - Wikipedia

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    Two portions of the Mississippi were designated as American Heritage Rivers in 1997: the lower portion around Louisiana and Tennessee, and the upper portion around Iowa, Illinois, Minnesota, Missouri and Wisconsin. The Nature Conservancy's project called "America's Rivershed Initiative" announced a 'report card' assessment of the entire basin ...