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  2. Paul Revere House - Wikipedia

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    The Paul Revere House, built c.1680, was the colonial home of American Patriot and Founding Father Paul Revere during the time of the American Revolution. A National Historic Landmark since 1961, it is located at 19 North Square , Boston , Massachusetts , in the city's North End , and is now operated as a nonprofit museum by the Paul Revere ...

  3. Virginia City Historic District (Virginia City, Nevada ...

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    At its height in 1863, the town had 15,000 residents. From its creation in 1859 to 1875, there were five widespread fires. The 1875 fire, dubbed the Great Fire of 1875, caused $12,000,000 in damages. [6] Virginia City continues to attract over 2 million visitors per year. In 2004, the historic buildings were considered to be in a "threatened ...

  4. North Square (Boston) - Wikipedia

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    On November 27, 1676, Mather's home, the meeting house, and a total of 45 buildings in the North End were destroyed by a fire. [3] The meeting house was rebuilt soon afterwards, and the Paul Revere House was later constructed on the site of the Mather House. [4] "In the eighteenth century Boston's two grandest houses were on North Square. ...

  5. 39 Landmark Buildings That Scream 'America' - AOL

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    2. St. Louis Cathedral, New Orleans. A church has stood in the center of Louisiana's French Quarter’s historic Jackson Square since 1727. The current cathedral, largely restored in the mid-1800s ...

  6. The One Thing You Have to Do in Every State - AOL

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    For travelers looking for a reason to visit every state, here are 50 memorable things worth putting on your bucket list, from a state fair to the 9/11 Memorial.

  7. Marlette Lake Water System - Wikipedia

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    The Marlette Lake Water System was created to provide water for the silver mining boom in Virginia City, Nevada. These structures are now listed as a National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark by the American Society of Civil Engineers , and are also listed on the National Register of Historic Places .

  8. Lies About American History We Were All Taught in School

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    The Great Chicago Fire Was Started by a Cow. The Great Chicago Fire roared for two days in 1871 — one of the worst disasters in U.S history. And for years, the fire was said to have been started ...

  9. Paul Revere - Wikipedia

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    Paul Revere (/ r ɪ ˈ v ɪər /; December 21, 1734 O.S. (January 1, 1735 N.S.) [N 1] – May 10, 1818) was an American silversmith, military officer and industrialist who played a major role during the opening months of the American Revolutionary War in Massachusetts, engaging in a midnight ride in 1775 to alert nearby minutemen of the approach of British troops prior to the battles of ...