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5 hours ago · By 1961, the 260-acre property, an old west town with an oddly midcentury aesthetic, was shipping droves of eager tourists to its peak via chairlift to enjoy can-can dancers, stagecoaches, a shootout at high noon in the street, and even a large roller coaster. After the chairlift failed in the 2000s, the property changed hands a couple of times.
20 hours ago · The Battle of New Orleans was fought on January 8, 1815, between the British Army under Major General Sir Edward Pakenham and the United States Army under Brevet Major General Andrew Jackson, [3] roughly 5 miles (8 km) southeast of the French Quarter of New Orleans, [7] in the current suburb of Chalmette, Louisiana.
20 hours ago · Los Angeles, [a] often referred to by its initials L.A., is the most populous city in the U.S. state of California.With an estimated 3,820,914 residents within the city limits as of 2023, [8] It is the second-most populous city in the United States, behind only New York City; it is also the commercial, financial and cultural center of Southern California.
20 hours ago · A second film, titled Silent Hill: Revelation, written and directed by M. J. Bassett and based on Silent Hill 3, [179] was released in 2012. In a 2020 interview, Gans expressed interest in making a third film, stating that a script was being developed centered on puritanism. [180]
Oct 29, 2024 · West Virginia University developed a ground-wheeled autonomous precision pollination robot named “BrambleBee” Utilizing synchronous positioning and mapping algorithms, LiDAR, and RGB-D cameras, this robot can create detailed geometric maps of its environment for route planning, autonomous navigation, flower recognition, positioning, and attitude detection.
20 hours ago · According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 345 square miles (890 km 2), of which 340 square miles (880 km 2) is land and 4.0 square miles (10 km 2) (1.4%) is water. [18] The county is located in the upper Piedmont region of the state, with a few mountains located within the county, considered to be part of the southernmost extensions of the Appalachian Mountains .
20 hours ago · Official website of the Town of Culpeper, VA, providing information on local government, services, and community events.
