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  2. List of cities and counties in Virginia - Wikipedia

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    e. Virginia counties and cities by year of establishment. The Commonwealth of Virginia is divided into 95 counties, along with 38 independent cities that are considered county-equivalents for census purposes, totaling 133 second-level subdivisions. In Virginia, cities are co-equal levels of government to counties, but towns are part of counties.

  3. Diamond Match Company - Wikipedia

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    The Diamond Match Company, Stock Certificate, Specimen, circa Great Depression Era Logging railway north of Stirling City, California with Southern Pacific connection to the south The Diamond Match Company is a brand of matches and toothpicks , and formerly other wood products and plastic cutlery , that has its roots in a business started in 1853 by Edward Tatnall in Wilmington, Delaware .

  4. Mark Twain at the Territorial Enterprise - Wikipedia

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    Mark Twain's editor's desk preserved at the Mark Twain Territorial Enterprise Museum, Virginia City, NV. Having stumped for Abraham Lincoln 's presidential bid in 1860, Orion Clemens was appointed Secretary of the Nevada Territory in March 1861. Although the position carried a significant salary, it did not include any funds to relocate to Nevada.

  5. Virginia City, Nevada - Wikipedia

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    Virginia City, Nevada. /  39.31028°N 119.64944°W  / 39.31028; -119.64944. Virginia City is a census-designated place (CDP) that is the county seat of Storey County, Nevada, and the largest community in the county. [ 4] The city is a part of the Reno – Sparks Metropolitan Statistical Area.

  6. Matchbook - Wikipedia

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    A matchbook is a small paperboard folder (known as a matchcover) enclosing a quantity of matches and having a coarse striking surface on the exterior. The folder is opened to access the matches, which are attached in a comb-like arrangement and must be torn away before use in contrast to a matchbox where the matches are loosely packed in the interior tray.

  7. National Register of Historic Places listings in Charles City ...

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    This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Charles City County, Virginia, United States. The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in a Google map.

  8. Elizabeth City (Virginia Company) - Wikipedia

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    Elizabeth City (or Elizabeth Cittie as it was then called) was one of four incorporations established in the Virginia Colony in 1619 by the proprietor, the Virginia Company of London, acting in accordance with instructions issued by Sir George Yeardley, Governor. This allowed the crown to benefit from the offerings of the new land, including its natural resources, new markets for English goods ...

  9. Matchbook (Ralph Towner & Gary Burton album) - Wikipedia

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    Ring. (1974) Matchbook. (1975) Dreams So Real. (1976) Matchbook is an album by guitarist Ralph Towner and vibraphonist Gary Burton, recorded over two days in July 1974 and released on ECM the following year. [1]