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  2. Norwood Park, Chicago - Wikipedia

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    Norwood Park is one of the 77 Chicago community areas. It encompasses the smaller neighborhoods of Big Oaks, Norwood Park East, Norwood Park West, Old Norwood Park, Oriole Park, and Union Ridge. The community area contains the oldest extant building in Chicago, the Noble–Seymour–Crippen House, built in 1833 and greatly expanded in 1868. [2]

  3. Marble Creek Bridge - Wikipedia

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    96000785 [1] Added to NRHP. July 30, 1996. Marble Creek Bridge, also known as Bridge #25, is a historic stone arch bridge located within Big Oaks National Wildlife Refuge (formerly Jefferson Proving Ground) in Shelby Township, Ripley County, Indiana. It was built about 1905, and is a one-span, round-arch bridge constructed of limestone.

  4. Old Timbers - Wikipedia

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    96000786 [1] Added to NRHP. July 30, 1996. Old Timbers is a historic home located within Big Oaks National Wildlife Refuge (formerly Jefferson Proving Ground) in Shelby Township, Ripley County, Indiana. It was built in 1932, and is a -story, Bungalow / American Craftsman style stone building. It has a jerkinhead roof and kitchen wing.

  5. Big Muddy River - Wikipedia

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    404425. Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap. The Big Muddy River is a 156-mile-long (251 km) river in southern Illinois. [2] It joins the Mississippi River just south of Grand Tower. The Big Muddy has been dammed near Benton, forming Rend Lake . The Big Muddy has a mud bottom for most of its length.

  6. Metropolitan Water District of Southern California - Wikipedia

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    Website. www .mwdh2o .com. The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California is a regional wholesaler and the largest supplier of treated water in the United States. The name is usually shortened to "Met," "Metropolitan," or "MWD." It is a cooperative of fourteen cities, eleven municipal water districts, and one county water authority ...

  7. Prairie Avenue District - Wikipedia

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    December 27, 1979. The Prairie Avenue District is a historic district in the Near South Side community area of Chicago, Illinois. It includes the 1800 and 1900 blocks of South Prairie Avenue and the 1800 block of South Indiana, and 211-217 East Cullerton. [2] It was the site of the Battle of Fort Dearborn and became the city's most fashionable ...

  8. Museum Campus - Wikipedia

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    Museum Campus is a 57-acre (23 ha) park in Chicago facing Lake Michigan in Grant Park. It encompasses five of the city's major attractions: the Adler Planetarium, America's first planetarium; the Shedd Aquarium; the Field Museum of Natural History. It is adjacent to Soldier Field, home of the Chicago Bears of the National Football League; and ...

  9. Big Oak-Little Oak Islands - Wikipedia

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    Big Oak-Little Oak Islands is located along an old shoreline of Lake Pontchartrain in or near the Bayou Sauvage National Wildlife Refuge within the city limits of New Orleans, Louisiana. It is a pre-Columbian site of the Tchefuncte culture , with earth and shell middens , dating from about 2470–2150 B.P.