State Names on Washington Avenues A Puzzle for Visitors
A National Geographic Society bulletin notes Washington DC avenues honor each state, with Pennsylvania Avenue as the central axis and others like Massachusetts and Virginia avenues nearby. The Lincoln Memorial features state name carvings, inviting visitors to spot the geographic pattern across the capital.
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Washington
D. C
Senate
House
District of Columbia
National Geographic Society
Pennsylvania Avenue
Capitol
Re House
Pennsylvania
L' Enfant
America
Virginia Avenue
Massachusetts Avenue
Massachusetts
Unter Dep Linden
Berlin
White House
New England
Connecticut
Vermont
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
Union
Florida Avenue
Boundary Avenue
Baltimore
State Memorials and Historic Flags at Washington D C
Read about the arrangement of states on memorials and the Capitol galleries. Descriptions cover the Lincoln Memorial dedication puzzle, the Washington Monument shaft inscriptions, and the annual Flag Day displays at the post office building. Includes notes on historic flags and state heroes in Statuary Hall.
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The
Union
Lincoln
United States
Lincoln Memorial
Washington Monument
Post Ofice Department
Pennsylvania Avenue
Capitol
Nevessa
New Mexico
North Dakota
Wyoming
Post Office Department
St. George
St. Andrews
St. Patrick
Benjamin Franklin
Maryland
Calvert's
Statuary Hall
United States Capitol
Alabama
J. L. M. Curry
Joseph Wheeler
Kansas
James P. Clarke
Uriah M. Rose
Connecticut
Roger Sherman
Jonathan Trumbull
Filroida
John Gorrie
E. Kirby Smith
Idaho
George Loup
Ilinois
James Shields
Nees E. Willard
Indiana
Lew Wallace
Oliver P. Morton
Iowa
James Harlan
Samuel J. Kirkwood
George W. Glick
John J. Ingalls
Maine
William King
Charles Carroll
John Hopson
Massachusetts
Samuel Adams
John Winthrop
Notable U.S. Figures by State Across History
A list of historical figures associated with various states includesHenry M Rice Missouri Thomas H Benton Philip Kearny New York Robert Livingston George Clinton North Carolina Zebulon B Vance Ohio James A Garfield William Allen Oklahoma Sequoyah Pennsylvania John P G Muhlenberg Robert Fulton Rhode Island Nathanael Greene er Williams South Carolina John C Calhoun Texas Stephen F Austin Samuel Houston Vermont Ethan Allen John Collamer Virginia George Washington Robert E Lee West Virginia John E Kenna Francis H Pierpont Wisconsin Father James Marquette.
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Eolutl Mamene
Thery Ileresota
Henry M. Rice
Missouri
Thomas H. Benton
Philip Kearny
New York
Robert Livingston
George Clinton
North Carolina
Zebulon B. Vance
Ohio
James A. Garfield
William Allen
Oklahoma—Sequoyah
Pennsylvania
John P. G. Muhlenberg
Robert Fulton
Rhode Island
Nathanael Greene
Er Williams
South Carolina
John C. Calhoun
Texas
Stephen F. Austin
Samuel Houston
Vermon
Ethan Allen
John Collamer
Virginia
George Washington
Robert E. Lee
West Virginia
John E. Kenna
Francis H. Pierpont
Wisconsin
James Marquette
Hair styles and domestic rituals noted in Atchison
A quirky Atchison note describes bobbed hair trends for women and a married couple spending Sunday shaving each others necks as a domestic pastime.
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Atchison, Ka
Man's Trouble Arrested by Mayr's Wonderful Remedy
A testimonial from a man claiming long stomach catarrh and colic improved after using Mayr's Wonderful Remedy. The ad promotes the product as removing intestinal mucus and inflammation, including appendicitis, with a money back guarantee and availability at The White Pharmacy and other druggists.
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Mayr
West Virginia Police Nab Counterfeit Ring
State police arrested two men and a woman from Cooktown Raleigh County on counterfeiting charges. They allegedly produced convincing $5 and $10 bills that fooled bankers and travelers in several states. The gang leader was a young woman skilled at pen work and tracing. Police recovered counterfeit notes and related materials at multiple hotels and locations while pursuing a fourth suspect.
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West Virginia
Cooktown
Raleigh
Kentucky
Ohio
Thomas Barton
Jeff D. Watts
Mullens
John Harlow
Henry Crick
Flo Summerfield
W. R. Toler
United States
W. Va
R. E. O'Connor
Harlow
Crick
Fayette
Beckley
Busy Bee
Henry
John
Filo Crick
Summerfield
Oakwood
Barto
Watts
Mak
Fan Harlow
Corgity
Ming County
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