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  2. Quilts of the Underground Railroad - Wikipedia

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    In Stitched from the Soul (1990), Gladys-Marie Fry asserted that quilts were used to communicate safe houses and other information about the Underground Railroad, which was a network through the United States and into Canada of "conductors", meeting places, and safe houses for the passage of African Americans out of slavery.

  3. Holmes Run Acres - Wikipedia

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    Meticulous site planning, including the architects' subdivision of the land into irregularly-sized and shaped lots, was "an important factor in the general attractiveness of Holmes Run Acres." [7] Homes in Holmes Run Acres were constructed in three phases between 1951 and 1960: Luria Brothers Development - approximately 260 homes during 1951–52.

  4. National Register of Historic Places listings in Fauquier ...

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    Cromwell's Run Rural Historic District: September 19, 2008 : Along Atoka Rd., roughly bounded on the west by Goose Creek, on the north by U.S. Route 50, and on the east by Cromwell's Run; also bounded by the Fauquier County line on the north and the existing Cromwell's Run Rural Historic District on the east

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    Maps show how Palisades Fire in L.A. compares in size to major U.S. cities Underinsured face financial uncertainty after losing homes in LA fires Kansas Health Officials Are Battling An ...

  6. Freedmen's town - Wikipedia

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    Education was of the highest priority for the residents of freedmen towns. They started schools, which both adults and children attended to learn to read and write. [4] By 1915 schools built in the Freedmen's settlements were mostly small frame one or two room structures.

  7. National Register of Historic Places listings in Caroline ...

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    The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in an online map. [1] There are 22 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county, including 1 National Historic Landmark.

  8. National Register of Historic Places listings in Culpeper ...

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    Location of Culpeper County in Virginia. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Culpeper County, Virginia.. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Culpeper County, Virginia, United States.

  9. A chilling look inside the house where the Menendez brothers ...

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    The house was originally built in 1927 and redesigned in 1984 by businessman Mark Slotkin. The property boasts a pool and private tennis court, alongside a two-story guesthouse and two-car garage.