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    The year is 1784. The Treaty of Paris has just been signed by the American Colonists and the British Empire. Our story begins in Philadelphia, as the Confederation Congress was in session. The snow slowly trickled down on the streets of the city as the men furiously argued to adopt some piece of legislation that would stop the British onslaught. “Order! Order!” George Washington yelled, as he slammed his gavel on his desk. The room became silent. All of the men from all of the colonies stopped

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    Rhyolite History

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    dried up, many of these newly-found, remote towns emptied out, as its inhabitants moved to larger areas looking for new opportunities. These are some of the coolest ghost towns that still stand within American territory. Number Seven: Bodie, California Prospector W.S. Body founded Bodie in 1859 in California, close to the Nevada border, after finding gold reserves in the area. At the peak of the Gold Rush, Bodie had a population of 10,000. By 1950, the town was completely deserted. Nowadays, it remains

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    Fort Worth Case Study

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    influence and creation of Bass Hall benefit the popularity of art in Fort Worth?” April 9th, 2015 Abstract As there is not a whole lot known about the revitalization of Fort Worth Texas, so it is important to draw attention to the transformation of the city hiding in Texas from the beginning of Revitalization in 1979 to the end of it in 2011. Fort Worth was in economic disorder after WWII and it was seen through the crumbling state of the city… people moved from cities into suburbs and these people

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    Growing up in a small town, Community is everything. Everyone rallies together for the same cause and belief. Knowing that, my hometown of Maple Lake has a small population of about 2,000 residents, many people see our town as a “Drive-By town”. Every town has a story to tell, I believe Maple Lake needs a new design to our downtown area, to encourage growth and thriving business, which in turn helps boost the town's economy. The current downtown area is a simple street with a few businesses and

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    Alabama Geography

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    and has a population is 212,113 and the name Birmingham came from one of the UK’s major industrial cities. During the post-Civil War Reconstruction period, through the merger of three pre-existing farm town. Has the population of 95,334 people and also it is located in the Black Warrior River and it’s the fifth largest city in Alabama. It was incorporated as a town in December13, 1819. It is a city in and the seat of Tuscaloosa County is in the west central Alabama. Huntsville is located primarily

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    night. I slowly looked down upon the town, away from the harsh contrast of black and white to instead a blur of color. Children dashed in small circles around their parents, women danced across the square wearing vibrant dresses, men sat to the side as they drank, made cheerful conversation, and smiled, admiring the festival around them just as I was from the top of my overlook, hidden by the night. I didn’t want to leave. This was my new favorite location in town. Unfortunately, I didn’t want to miss

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    and quiet town and it will forever be my home. It’s where I learned to be an intelligent and successful young adult. A town, holding slightly less than 800 residents and home of a single gas station, a tiny diner, a very small Postal Office, a library that isn’t visited as often as it used to, the City Hall, and a park that is nearly in ruins. Keiser, Arkansas is the small town everyone passes through to get to their destination. It has several problems that could be improved. New city officials

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    This magnificent architecture and landscaping painting of the town of Sienna and the countryside around about in the fourteenth century and it was made by Ambrogio Lorenzetti, this painting was for the Palazzo Pubblico ( Town Hall) of Siena. This painting haves a lot of activities going on, inside the city and just outside the city’s wall there is a landscape distance showing the beautiful side of nature. At the right side of the painting just outside the city’s wall, there is an angel holding

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    Chinatown Essay

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    ethnic towns were formed due to the anti-ethnic legislation, which forced many people of color to live in certain areas of the city. After the relaxation of some anti-ethnic legislation, especially in residential segregation, these ethnic towns changed. No longer are these ethnic groups forced to live in segregated areas due to legislation, but rather because of economic and cultural survival due to the resources that are found in these ethnic towns. Chinatown, Korea town, and Thai town are ethnic

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    for all the things that Chelsea could benefit from as a town. The problem in Chelsea is, Chelsea doesn’t have enough space because the city has many historical buildings and just old abandoned buildings as well that serve no purpose and Chelsea has no need to tear more space down in the forest if the city has space taken up by old abandoned buildings that serve no

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