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 Landmarks - Washington County Historical Association
Washington County was among the earliest organized in Nebraska, having been established in 1854.
The board and batten structure was constructed in 1874 by George Sutherland, a local builder, to the designs of Charles F. Driscoll, an Omaha architect.
It is operated as a state historical park by the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission.
www.newashcohist.org /landmarks.asp   (994 words)

  
 Australian Railways
An expanding railway network quickly grew in the three states shown on the game board.
Commercial development boomed and the first railway was completed in 1854.
Many of Australia's early railways were built by the individual state governments to further the development of the boom.
www.boardgamegeek.com /viewitem.php3?gameid=11988   (994 words)

  
 Territory of Highland as they knew it.
The Territory of Highland, as they knew it is much the same today...but many of the oak trees have been replaced by hard maples...the bears are starting to make a comeback, game is still abundant, and the land is as fertile for crops and raising a family as it was in the 1800s.
In Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in 1854 he married a redheaded Irish Lady by name of Elizabeth McGrath, daughter of Rebecca Hines and Patrick McGrath, both born in Galway County, Ireland.
served several terms on the County Board of Supervisors and 9 months as a Corporal of the Voluntary Wisconsin 47th, Company G, during the Civil War in 1865.
www.geocities.com /degrene/pion2.html   (994 words)

  
 The man within always win
According to Maelzel, Napoleon placed a magnet on the chess board before the second game because he had heard that the Turk relied on magnets for its operation.
Maelzel died in 1838 and the Turk eventually ended up in a museum in Philadelphia, where it was destroyed in a fire in 1854.
Napoleon had a grossly inflated view of his abilities as a chess player because his courtiers were reluctant to beat him and, on the first encounter, the Turk easily defeated him in 19 moves.
www.btimes.co.za /98/0719/tech/tech8.htm   (1264 words)

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