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  2. Statues of the National Statuary Hall Collection - Wikipedia

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    Displayed in the National Statuary Hall and other parts of the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C., the collection includes two statues from each state, except for Virginia which currently has one, making a total of 99. On July 2, 1864, Congress established the National Statuary Hall: "States [may] provide and furnish statues, in marble ...

  3. XIT Ranch - Wikipedia

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    XIT Ranch. The XIT Ranch was a cattle ranch in the Texas Panhandle which operated from 1885 to 1912. Comprising over 3,000,000 acres (12,000 km 2) of land, it ran for 200 miles (300 km) along the border with New Mexico, varying in width from 20 to 30 miles (30 to 50 km). The massive ranch stretched through ten counties in Texas and at its peak ...

  4. Palais Bourbon - Wikipedia

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    Website. www .assemblee-nationale .fr. The Palais Bourbon ( pronounced [pa.lɛ buʁ.bɔ̃]) is the meeting place of the National Assembly, the lower legislative chamber of the French Parliament. It is in the 7th arrondissement of Paris, on the Rive Gauche of the Seine across from the Place de la Concorde .

  5. Texas State Capitol - Wikipedia

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    The Texas State Capitol is the capitol and seat of government of the U.S. state of Texas. Located in downtown Austin, Texas, the structure houses the offices and chambers of the Texas Legislature and of the Governor of Texas. Designed in 1881 by architect Elijah E. Myers, it was constructed from 1882 to 1888 under the direction of civil ...

  6. Paris, Texas - Wikipedia

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    Website. paristexas.gov. Paris is a city and county seat of Lamar County, Texas, United States. Located in Northeast Texas at the western edge of the Piney Woods, the population of the city was 24,171 in 2020.

  7. France–Republic of Texas relations - Wikipedia

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    France was one of the few nations to grant semi-official recognition of Texas on September 25, 1839. In 1841 the French opened a legation which still stands in Austin , (a few miles from the site of the current Texas Capitol building), and Texas in turn opened an embassy in Paris . [1]

  8. Congress Avenue Historic District - Wikipedia

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    Congress Avenue is a major thoroughfare in Austin, Texas. The street is a six-lane, tree lined avenue that cuts through the middle of the city from far south Austin and goes over Lady Bird Lake leading to the Texas State Capitol in the heart of Downtown. Congress Avenue south of Lady Bird Lake is known as South Congress, often abbreviated to ...

  9. Replicas of the Statue of Liberty - Wikipedia

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    A replica of the Statue of Liberty is located in the downtown area of New Castle, Pennsylvania. [66] A replica of the Statue of Liberty is located near the Lincoln High School in Ellwood City, Pennsylvania. [66] A bronze replica of the Statue of Liberty resides in Neenah, Wisconsin. It was cast in California by the Great American Bronze Works.