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Odd facts from early U S history and geography
The text lists historical notes such as the first national employers association, the United States Potters' Association, formed in 1875, mentions Greek paintings on a tripod in Naples museum, identifies West Quoddy Head Maine and Cape Alva Washington as extreme points, notes Moosehead Lake as Maine’s largest freshwater body, cites Detroit linked by rail to Chicago in 1852 and New York in 1854, and records Michigan’s transition from territory in 1805 to statehood in 1835.
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