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Christiana Burdett Campbell

Christiana Burdett Campbell (March 25, 1792) was a colonial innkeeper from Williamsburg, Virginia. She started the business herself in an era where it was unusual for women to do so in the colony. In 2012 Campbell was ho

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ST Empire Birch

Empire Birch was a tug built in 1941 for the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT). In 1942 she struck a mine and sank. Empire Birch was built by Henry Scarr Ltd, Hessle. She was yard number 418 and was launched on 9 August 1

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Listed buildings in Lydham

Lydham is a civil parish in Shropshire, England. It contains 39 listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England. Of these, one is at Grade II*, the middle of the three grades, and the ot

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Huntoon Creek

Huntoon Creek is a creek flowing through Leslie, Michigan and Leslie Township, originating from Huntoon Lake. Huntoon Creek provided connectivity to the region and powered wheat mills. It was a staple of early Leslie and

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Quarr Abbey House

The Quarr Abbey House was one of several houses constructed along the north coast of the Isle of Wight in southern England. Built in the 19th century from the ruins of a Norman abbey, it was a residence of the Cochrane f

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Listed buildings in Donington, Shropshire

Donington was a civil parish in Shropshire, England. It contained 17 listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England. Of these, two are at Grade II*, the middle of the three grades, and

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Colin Falconer (bishop)

Colin Falconer (1623–1686) was a 17th-century Scottish minister and Church of Scotland bishop. Born in 1623, he was the son of Beatrix Falconer née Dunbar and her husband William Falconer of Dunduff. He graduated in the

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The Burke Special

The Burke Special is a TV series broadcast on BBC1 in the United Kingdom from 15 June 1972 to 13 May 1976. The host was James Burke. The show had a "circus" format, with Burke on a radio microphone walking around interac

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