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  2. Clarence Day - Wikipedia

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    The Crow's Nest (1921) Thoughts Without Words (1928) God and my Father (1932) In the Green Mountain Country (1934) Scenes from the Mesozoic and Other Drawings (1935) Life with Father (1935) After All (1936; posthumous) Life with Mother (1937; posthumous) The World of Books (1938; posthumous) Father and I (1940; posthumous) The Noblest Instrument

  3. Crow's nest - Wikipedia

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    A caboose with a crow's nest (aka angel seat) In classic railroad trains, the box-like structure above the caboose, the cupola, was also called the crow's nest. It served for observation of the whole train when in motion. [6] In hunting, a crow's nest is a blind-like structure where a hunter or a pair of hunters commit themselves to stalking game.

  4. David Blair (mariner) - Wikipedia

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    David Blair (or Davy) (11 November 1874 – 10 January 1955) was a British merchant seaman with the White Star Line, which had reassigned him from the RMS Titanic just before its maiden voyage. Due to his hasty departure, he accidentally kept a key to a storage locker believed to contain the binoculars intended for use by the crow's nest lookout.

  5. The Crow’s Nest was the perfect restaurant: It had plenty of parking, friendly servers and consistently good food. It was comfortable and affordable.

  6. William Scoresby - Wikipedia

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    Scoresby was born in the village of Cropton near Pickering 26 miles (42 km) south-west of Whitby in Yorkshire. His father, William Scoresby (1760–1829), made a fortune in the Arctic whale fishery and was also the inventor of the barrel crow's nest. The son made his first voyage with his father at the age of eleven, but then returned to school ...

  7. USCGC Eagle (WIX-327) - Wikipedia

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    USCGC. Eagle. (WIX-327) USCGC Eagle (WIX-327), formerly Horst Wessel and also known as Barque Eagle, is a 295-foot (90 m) barque used as a training cutter for future officers of the United States Coast Guard. She is one of only two active commissioned sailing vessels in the United States military today, along with USS Constitution which is ...

  8. Crowsnest Formation - Wikipedia

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    Named by. G.M. Dawson [3] Crowsnest Formation (Canada) The Crowsnest Formation, also called the Crowsnest Volcanics, is a geological formation in southwestern Alberta, Canada, on the southwestern margin of the Western Canada Sedimentary Basin. [4] It was named for the Crowsnest Pass near Coleman, Alberta.

  9. Crow's Nest Natural Area Preserve - Wikipedia

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    Owner. Stafford County. Crow's Nest Natural Area Preserve is a large wilderness area located on the southern border of Stafford County, Virginia, United States, between Potomac Creek and Accokeek Creek. The greater portion of the Crow's Nest Peninsula is approximately 3,800 acres (15 km 2) and lies within the coastal plain of Virginia.