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A place name is often the oldest story a place has. These explain where the names of streets, districts and towns come from and what they once meant.
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The Portuguese Chapel of Albreda in the Gambia
Cape Town Central Library
The Mausoleum of Mohammed V in Rabat
The Pensionnat de l'Immaculée-Conception in Saint-Denis
Maison Turquet is a listed historic monument in Saint-Denis
Rue Roland Garros 40, Saint-Denis
Mutabor 
The Mansion of Maison Fourcade
Chemin de la Boucle 1, Saint-Denis
Mutabor 
Cheminée dite Mon Repos 2
The Guétali of Villa Lucilly
The Grave of Mohamed Morsi
The historic Dar Moqri palace in the old medina of Fez
Bab al-Magharba: The Gate of the Moroccans
The Rise of Avaris, the Hyksos Capital in Egypt's Nile Delta
The Fortress of Borj El Kebir
The Domaine de Montgaillard in Saint-Denis
Saint-Denis
Mutabor 
Propriété High Hall in Saint-André
Rue du 24 septembre 192, Saint-André
Mutabor 
High Knoll Fort on Saint Helena
Ejecutores y ejecutados in Santa Cruz de Tenerife
The Siege of Paardeberg on the banks of the Modder River
The aluminium tusks of Moi Avenue
The tomb of Amenhotep III in the Western Valley
The 1929 Art Deco Scholars Corner Apartments
South Cornell Avenue 5100, Chicago
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The history of the Norcross Factory in Worcester
East Worcester Street 10;12;14
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The Last Conventionally Powered Combat Submarine of the United States Navy
Southeast Water Avenue 1945, Portland
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A Glimpse into the Five Chimneys: A Resplendent Home, Echoing with History
Washington Street 203, Blacksburg
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A Grand Chronicle: The 800 Broadway Building in Cincinnati, Ohio
Broadway Street 800, Cincinnati
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Barton Heights Cemeteries in Richmond
The 21-story Chicago school high-rise in downtown St. Louis
Locust Street 600, Saint Louis
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The Folly Boat of South Carolina
Duncan Farm Archaeological Site
The Site of Simsbury's First School and Home
Outdoor bronze bust of Jack Brickhouse
The Flour Mill That The Railroad Killed
The 2,551-mile trek of Bobbie the Wonder Dog
Hook's Tavern in Capon Bridge
Northwestern Turnpike 1678, Capon Bridge
Friendly Jane 
The Edgar Fripp Mausoleum in Frogmore
The 34-foot red steel lighthouse of Alpena Harbor
The 1937 Missouri Pacific Railway Caboose No. 928 in Bald Knob
A Dawn In The West honors the first mayor of Arcadia
A monument to the Confederate dead in Bowling Green
The Fort Smith Confederate Monument
Bashka Paeff's Bronze Boy and Bird
Bill Reid's painted steel Brady Street Beasts
On Watch
Steve Feren's Topiary Lucere in Downtown Milwaukee
Woodland Indian and Whistling Swans at the Milwaukee Public Museum
Georgia Gerber's Animals in Pools sculptures in downtown Portland
Donald Wilson's Interlocking Forms
Thinker on a Rock by Barry Flanagan
Italian Villa Built In Georgia's Most Famous Garden
Hills and Dales Drive 1916, LaGrange
Friendly Jane