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  2. Arthur, Illinois - Wikipedia

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    Arthur is a village in Douglas and Moultrie counties in Illinois, with Arthur's primary street, Vine Street, being the county line. The population was 2,231 at the 2020 census. [ 3 ] The Arthur area is home to the largest and oldest Amish community in Illinois, [ 4 ] which was founded in the 1860s.

  3. List of tombs and mausoleums - Wikipedia

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    Location of Tomb: Article: Genghis Khan: Mongol military leader and founder of the Mongol Empire: Beside a river near Kandehuo Enclosure, Ejin Horo Banner, Inner Mongolia, China; Khan's body is not there (it has never been found) Mausoleum of Genghis Khan: Damdin Sükhbaatar: Revolutionary hero and founder of the modern Mongolian state

  4. List of National Historic Landmarks in Illinois - Wikipedia

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    July 31, 2003 (Chicago: Cook: Magnum opus of landscape architect Jens Jensen.: 11: Arthur H. Compton House: Arthur H. Compton House: May 11, 1976 (Chicago: Cook: Home of Nobel Prize–winning physicist who proved light has both wave and particle aspects, the Compton Effect.

  5. Burrows Cave - Wikipedia

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    Burrows Cave is the name given to an alleged cave site in Southern Illinois reputedly discovered by Russell E. Burrows in 1982 which he claimed contained many ancient artifacts. Because the many inconsistencies and lack of evidence for his claims of discovery and findings, the cave, which has never been located, is considered a hoax by ...

  6. Arthur Callender - Wikipedia

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    Arthur Robert Callender (13 December 1875 – 12 December 1936), [1] nicknamed Pecky, was an English engineer and archaeologist, best known for his role as assistant to Howard Carter during the excavation of Tutankhamun's tomb in the 1920s.

  7. Lincoln Tomb - Wikipedia

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    Also part of the site overseen by the State of Illinois, and a short distance from the tomb, three war memorials have been erected: The World War II Illinois Veterans Memorial was dedicated in December 2004. This memorial honors the 987,000 Illinois men and women who served in World War II and the 22,000 who gave their lives. [10]

  8. List of locations associated with Arthurian legend - Wikipedia

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    The following is a list and assessment of sites and places associated with King Arthur and the Arthurian legend in general. Given the lack of concrete historical knowledge about one of the most potent figures in British mythology, it is unlikely that any definitive conclusions about the claims for these places will ever be established; nevertheless it is both interesting and important to try ...

  9. List of burial places of presidents and vice presidents of ...

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    The state with the most presidential burial sites is Virginia with seven. Since its 1789 establishment, 50 people have served as Vice President of the United States. Of these, 43 have died. The state with the most vice-presidential burial sites is New York with 10. Fifteen people have served as both president and as vice president.