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  2. The Breakers - Wikipedia

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    The Breakers is a Gilded Age mansion located at 44 Ochre Point Avenue, Newport, Rhode Island, US. It was built between 1893 and 1895 as a summer residence for Cornelius Vanderbilt II , a member of the wealthy Vanderbilt family .

  3. 8 jaw-dropping facts about the famous Breakers mansion ... - AOL

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    The Breakers mansion was commissioned to be built by railroad tycoon Cornelius Vanderbilt II in 1893 and quickly became the summer home for the Vanderbilt family for generations to come, Now a ...

  4. The Breakers (1878) - Wikipedia

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    The Breakers (1878) /  41.46972°N 71.29861°W  / 41.46972; -71.29861. The Breakers (built in 1878) was a Queen Anne style cottage designed by Peabody and Stearns for Pierre Lorillard IV and located along the Cliff Walk on Ochre Point Avenue, Newport, Rhode Island. [1] In 1883, it was referred to as "unquestionably the most magnificent ...

  5. The Breakers (hotel) - Wikipedia

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    The Breakers Palm Beach is a historic, Renaissance Revival style luxury hotel with 534 rooms. It is located at 1 South County Road in Palm Beach, Florida . The current structure, opened in December 1926, is the third version of The Breakers, as the previous hotel buildings on the site burnt down in 1903 and 1925.

  6. The Breakers (American band) - Wikipedia

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    The Breakers were an American garage rock band from Memphis, Tennessee who were active in the 1960s. They became one of the most popular bands in the Memphis area and enjoyed considerable success with their regional hit "Don't Bring Me No Flowers (I Ain't Dead Yet)". There has been a resurgence of interest in the Breakers amongst garage rock ...

  7. Bletchley Park - Wikipedia

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    Bletchley Park is an English country house and estate in Bletchley, Milton Keynes ( Buckinghamshire ), that became the principal centre of Allied code-breaking during the Second World War. The mansion was constructed during the years following 1883 for the financier and politician Herbert Leon in the Victorian Gothic, Tudor and Dutch Baroque ...

  8. Newport Cliff Walk - Wikipedia

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    The Newport Cliff Walk is considered one of the top attractions in Newport, Rhode Island, in the United States. [1] It is a 3.5-mile (5.6 km) public access walkway that borders the shore line. It has been designated a National Recreation Trail, the first in New England. The Cliff Walk starts from the east end of Bailey's Beach to the western ...

  9. Gobstopper - Wikipedia

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    The largest one is 3 inches (~7.5 cm) in diameter. Gobstoppers, also known as jawbreakers in the United States and Canada, are a type of hard candy. They are usually round, and usually range from 1 to 3 cm (0.4 to 1.2 in) across; though gobstoppers billed as having a diameter as large as 3.25 in (83 mm) have been marketed. [1]