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Brookwood American Cemetery and Memorial

The 4.5 acre Brookwood American Cemetery and Memorial in England lies to the west of the large civilian cemetery built by the London Necropolis Co. and contains the graves of 468 of our military dead. Close by are military cemeteries ...

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Brittany American Cemetery and Memorial

The Brittany American Cemetery and Memorial in France covers 28 acres of rolling farm country near the eastern edge of Brittany and contains the remains of 4,410 of our war dead, most of whom lost their lives in the Normandy ...

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Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial

The approach drive at Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial in Belgium leads to the memorial, a stone structure bearing on its façade a massive American eagle and other sculptures. Within the memorial is the chapel, three large wall maps composed ...

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Oteen Veterans Administration Hospital Historic District

Asheville has long been known as a health retreat, beginning first with American Indians who set this region aside as a place to bring their sick and ailing. Dr. Z. P. Gruner opened the country's first private sanitarium in Asheville ...

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Biltmore Estate

George W. Vanderbilt, youngest son of William H. Vanderbilt and grandson of "Commodore" Cornelius Vanderbilt, enjoyed visiting western North Carolina for its mild climate and spectacular scenery. During a visit in the mid-1880s, Vanderbilt was inspired by a view from ...

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Clarence Barker Memorial Hospital (Biltmore Hospital)

Shortly after All Soul's Parish was established in 1896, George W. Vanderbilt gave the land and contributed handsomely to the endowment of the Clarence Barker Memorial Hospital, incorporated on June 13, 1900. The hospital was designed by Richard Sharp Smith, ...

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American Museum of Natural History

Located on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, the American Museum of Natural History is one of the largest and most acclaimed museums in the world. The Museum is comprised of over 20 interconnected buildings, housing exhibition halls, research laboratories, ...

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Unearthing Florida: Dade's Massacre

When Major Francis Dade marched his troops from Fort Brooke in Tampa to Fort King in Ocala - in the winter of 1835 - they had no idea it would ignite the longest Indian war in American history.

At about the ...

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Aisne-Marne American Cemetery and Memorial

With headstones lying in a sweeping curve, the 42.5-acre Aisne-Marne American Cemetery and Memorial in France, sits at the foot of Belleau Wood. The cemetery contains the graves of 2,289 war dead, most of whom fought in the vicinity and ...

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Unearthing Florida: Battle of Okeechobee

In the year 2000, a portion of the largest battleground of the Second Seminole War was purchased by the state and designated as Okeechobee Battlefield Historic State Park.

The battle occurred on Christmas Day of 1837 on the north shore of ...

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