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27 Apr

Clover Archeological Site and the boarding house prison that held Mother Jones were designated National Historic Landmarks

National Historic Landmarks, which are sites of national historic significance, are designated by the U.S. Secretary of the Interior. They represent a higher level of recognition than the National Register of Historic Places, whose sites may be me...

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