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in Prelinger Collection, of United States. Library of Congress. Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Collection; produced by G. W. Shadwick (Irvine, CA: Conagra Brands), 22 mins
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in Images of America (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing), 128 page(s),
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Images of America, Around Boonville
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in Images of America (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2009), 128 page(s),
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Nestled in the Black River valley with the Tug Hill Plateau to the east and the Adirondack Mountains to the west, Boonville traces its origin to the failure of a grand investment scheme. In the mid-1790s, Gerrit Boon, agent for the Holland Land Company, purchased vast acreage in northern New York, hoping to establ...
in Images of America (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2009), 128 page(s),
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Images of America, Augusta County
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in Images of America (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2014), 128 page(s),
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When Augusta County was formed in 1738, it was America’s “Wild West”—stretching from the Mississippi River to the Great Lakes. Today’s more moderately sized county lies nestled between the Blue Ridge and Allegheny Mountains in the heart of the Shenandoah Valley. Virginia’s second-largest county has wit...
in Images of America (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2014), 128 page(s),
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Images of America, Bonita
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in Images of America (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2009), 128 page(s),
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The small rural community of Bonita is nestled in the fertile valley of the Sweetwater River. For over a century, families from nearby San Diego and Chula Vista have built secluded homes on large lots carved from the pioneer ranches that emerged in the 1870s on Rancho de la Nacion. Ulysses S. Grant Jr. and the Mar...
in Images of America (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2009), 128 page(s),
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Images of America, Bonita Springs
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in Images of America (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing), 128 page(s),
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The pioneer history of Bonita Springs stretches back to the 1880s, when an Alabama cotton planter named B. B. Comer bought 6,000 acres of land along Surveyors Creek. He started a tropical fruit plantation, and his tiny village became known as Survey, in honor of the U.S. Army engineers who had first surveyed the r...
in Images of America (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing), 128 page(s),
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Images of America, Brewing in Greater Pittsburgh
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in Images of America (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing), 128 page(s),
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Although Pittsburgh is best known for the many steel mills that have dotted its landscape, it has also been a major center for the brewing of beer and ale throughout its history. Since 1765, when common beer was first brewed for British soldiers at Fort Pitt, the city has produced a tremendous amount of beer to qu...
in Images of America (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing), 128 page(s),
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Images of America, Brewing in Seattle
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in Images of America (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing), 128 page(s),
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Brewing beer in Seattle can be traced back to 1864, when in the small, unincorporated town of under 1,000 people the first brewery opened and began manufacturing porter and cream ales. Over the next 50 years, innovation and entrepreneurship would take Seattle brewed beer to extraordinary heights. By the eve of Pro...
in Images of America (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing), 128 page(s),
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Images of America, Chardon and Chardon Township
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in Images of America (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2011), 128 page(s),
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The name Chardon, a French word meaning “thistle,” was adopted by the township and settlement of Chardon around 1812 in tribute to the owner of extensive local land holdings. Peter Chardon Brooks, a wealthy Boston merchant, deeded land for a village square modeled after the town plans of many New England villa...
in Images of America (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2011), 128 page(s),
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Images of America, Chase City
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in Images of America (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2008), 128 page(s),
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The rich and vibrant history of Chase City, originally called Raine’s Tavern, dates back to the mid-1700s. With its mineral springs and fertile farm and timberlands, Chase City, named for former Supreme Court justice Salmon P. Chase, has been a tourist destination since 1733 when surveyor William Byrd II dubbed...
in Images of America (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2008), 128 page(s),
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