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  2. Edgar Culbertson - Wikipedia

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    Korea Service Medal. Coast Guard Good Conduct Medal with 2 bronze service stars. Coast Guard Unit Commendation Ribbon. Edgar A. Culbertson (October 13, 1935 – April 30, 1967) was a United States Coast Guard Boatswain's Mate First Class (BM1) who died while trying to rescue three teenage brothers during a fierce storm in Duluth, Minnesota .

  3. F-94 Starfire units of the United States Air Force - Wikipedia

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    The Lockheed F-94 Starfire was the first United States Air Force jet-powered day/night all-weather interceptor. It was also the first operational USAF fighter equipped with an afterburner. Introduced in February 1950, its primary user was the Air Defense Command. It also saw service in the Korean War, replacing the F-82G Twin Mustang used by ...

  4. NEXRAD - Wikipedia

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    NEXRAD or Nexrad (Next-Generation Radar) is a network of 159 high-resolution S-band Doppler weather radars operated by the National Weather Service (NWS), an agency of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) within the United States Department of Commerce, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) within the Department of Transportation, and the U.S. Air Force within the ...

  5. Saugatuck Gap Filler Radar Annex - Wikipedia

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    The Saugatuck Gap Filler Annex (ADC ID: P-67C, NORAD ID: Z-67C, Z-34G) is a decommissioned air defense radar installation previously of the United States Air Force. It served in the vast Cold War era Semi-Automatic Ground Environment (SAGE) air defense system. Of the hundreds of SAGE radars, Saugatuck's is one of, perhaps, two that remain ...

  6. Colvill, Minnesota - Wikipedia

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    Colvill (also spelled Covill) is an extinct townsite in Cook County, Minnesota, United States. The community was located between Grand Marais and Grand Portage on Minnesota Highway 61 . Colvill was located 9 miles northeast of Grand Marais, and 25 miles southwest of Grand Portage. Kadunce River State Wayside area is located near the abandoned ...

  7. World's Best Donuts - Wikipedia

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    Website. Official website. World's Best Donuts is a doughnut shop and American restaurant in Grand Marais, Minnesota. It is located along the waterfront of Lake Superior. World's Best Donuts is an independent family-owned business established in 1969 by Merieta Altrichter. The shop has been featured in Minnesota Monthly and The New York Times ...

  8. Grand Portage, Minnesota - Wikipedia

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    Grand Portage is an unorganized territory in Cook County, Minnesota, United States, on Lake Superior, at the northeastern corner of the state near the border with northwestern Ontario. [1] The population was 565 at the 2010 census. The unincorporated community of Grand Portage and the Grand Portage Indian Reservation are both located within ...

  9. William J. Colvill - Wikipedia

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    Succeeded by. Francis R. E. Cornell. William J. Colvill Jr. (April 5, 1830 – June 12, 1905) was an American Union colonel in the American Civil War who led the 1st Minnesota Volunteer Infantry in the Battle of Gettysburg. He was Minnesota Attorney General from 1866 to 1868 and he also served in the Minnesota House of Representatives .