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View Goochland County’s historic map dating back to 19th century
Users can now view a new historic map of Goochland County, which provides people the chance to see county maps from as early as the 19th century, according to the Library of Virginia.
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How 19th-Century Guidebooks Shaped the Way Visitors Saw New York
The show is packed with hundreds of guidebooks, photobooks, viewbooks, photos, and maps, dating from roughly the early-1800s up ... described itself over the 19th century and the first part ...
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The Daring 19th-Century Reformers Who Sought to End Prostitution by Offering Financial and Emotional Support to Urban Sex Workers
Led entirely by women, the American Female Moral Reform Society gave material aid to those in need and pushed for men to be ...
Meet Williamina Fleming, a 19th-century Scottish maid who became an astronomer
Fleming made major scientific discoveries and belonged to the Harvard Computers, a team of women who processed astronomical ...
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Historic 19th-Century Mansion in Philly’s Rittenhouse Square Relisted With $1.1 Million Price Cut
The library is one of the more unique rooms, with lacquered paneling outlining a wall of maps, built-in display ... The home was first listed in early 2024 for $9.5 million and removed in July ...
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19th-century Megillat Esther linked to Gaza's Jewish community up for auction in Jerusalem
An ancient Megillat Esther scroll dating back to the 19th century, bearing rare stamps from the community of Gaza expatriates in Alexandria, is set to be auctioned at the Winners auction house in ...
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A London Duplex With Ties to Early 20th-Century Royalty Comes With a Secret Garden
A duplex unit with access to a secret garden in the heart of London’s Mayfair neighborhood is now available for £8.25 million (US$10.67 million). Like most homes in Mayfair, this one has a ...
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A Fungi Pioneer’s Lifelong Work on Exhibit
Mushrooms in 19th-century watercolors ... New York State Museum, Albany, N.Y. Supported by By Alla Katsnelson On an early summer day in 1876 near Druid Hill Park in Baltimore, a middle-aged ...
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A history of the pharmaceutical industry
The 21st century pharmaceutical and biotech sector has come a long way from its roots in 19th ... the early 20th century Bayer had the aspirin trademark and its US assets seized during World ...
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‘It’s really terrible’ — What is Trump plan to redraw Canada/U.S. border?
America had its proponents of a similar “commercial union” in the late 19th and early 20th centuries ... relevant treaties are old too — 19th century.” “There’s never been any ...
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Independence Hall
The universal principles of freedom and democracy set forth in these documents are of fundamental importance to American history and have also had a profound impact on law-makers around the world ...
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Ruins of Kilwa Kisiwani and Ruins of Songo Mnara
was occupied from the 9th to the 19th century and reached its peak of prosperity in the13th and 14th centuries. In 1331-1332, the great traveler, Ibn Battouta made a stop here and described Kilwa as ...