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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1948
Page
5
The Westminster clock known as Big Ben began operation in 1860 in the British Parliament. Legend claims the Bunker Hill mine in Idaho’s Coeur d’Alene district was found by a prospector’s donkey. The piece also notes steel use on America’s railroad network and other trivia about words and objects.
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