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The Custom House

The Custom House
The Custom House was built about 1721 by Richard Ambler. Richard Ambler was a leading merchant in Yorktown and this undoubtedly influenced the selection of Richard Ambler as Customs Officer. He used this building as his ...

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Stephen Douglas Tomb

Known as the "Little Giant," Stephen Douglas was one of the most important figures in the Democratic Party in the mid-nineteenth century. Born in 1813 in Vermont, Douglas had amassed an impressive political resume by the time he moved to ...

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U.S. post office and Customhouse, c1900

U.S. post office and customhouse - Pensacola, Florida. 19--?. Color postcard, 9 x 14 cm. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. <https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/160691>, accessed 17 September 2016.

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Phantom Ship/Phantom Ship Overlook

Phantom Ship Overlook Nestled against the shore, Crater Lake’s “other island” escapes detection by many park visitors. Though it resembles a small sailboat, the island is as tall as a 16-story building. It’s made of erosion-resistant lava, 400,000 years old— ...

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Phantom Valley Ranch

In 1907, Squeaky Bob Wheeler opened the Hotel de Hardscrabble (later known as the Phantom Valley Ranch) in the Kawuneeche Valley for tourists. As in the past, Colorado's established and more fashionable resorts catered to these new seasonal vacationers. ...

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UNESCO World Heritage Site-Thracian Tomb of Kazanlak

Discovered in 1944, this tomb dates from the Hellenistic period, around the end of the 4th century BC. It is located near Seutopolis, the capital city of the Thracian king Seutes III, and is part of a large Thracian necropolis. ...

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New London Customhouse

The ragged, battered black hulled schooner La Amistadwas first encountered off the coast of Montauk Point, Long Island, New York, on August 26, 1839, by the surveying brig USS Washington. On board were the surviving 39 adult African males, ...

Lyndon Baines Johnson Memorial Grove on the Potomac

Shortly after Lyndon Baines Johnson died in January 1973, some of his friends began to consider creating a national memorial to the 36th president of the United States in Washington, DC. They decided that a grove of trees, a ...

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William Mckinley Tomb

This large circular, domed mausoleum is the final resting place of William McKinley, the 25th president of the United States. McKinley was born in Niles, Ohio but he called Canton home throughout his adult life. He began his career ...

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James Monroe Tomb

Hollywood Cemetery is set amongst a series of wooded hills and dales overlooking the falls of the James River. The site of Hollywood was part of the estate of Belvidere, a country house built by William Byrd III in ...

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