Blida
Blida , town (1998 pop. 226,512), N Algeria, at the foot of the Mitidja Atlas Mts. The name also appears as El Boulaïda. It is an administrative center and an agricultural trading town. Blida is surrounded by gardens and by orange, olive, and almond tree plantations. Wheat, barley and tobacco are also grown. The city is noted for its fruit and flower essences. Built on the site of a Roman military base, Blida was founded in 1553 by Andalusians, who developed irrigation works and orange cultivation. Most of the old town was destroyed by earthquakes in 1825 and 1867.
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BURIED HISTORY BROUGHT TO LIGHT IN ARLINGTON RESTORATION ENDS ERA OF NEGLECT FOR A BLACK CEMETERY
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 6/3/1990; ; 700+ words
; ARLINGTON - Cemeteries usually are not...Prince Hall Masonic Cemetery, believed to...has been called Arlington's Forgotten...459 in Boston, Arlington Historical Society...property on the National Register of Historic...
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The Life Of Arlington National Cemetery
Magazine article from: Army; 4/1/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...so that Arlington National Cemetery may continue...daily. What sets Arlington National Cemetery apart from other national cemeteries is the fact that it is not just a cemetery; it is a walk through history. Arlington will receive more...
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Arlington cemetery will expand
Newspaper article from: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; 2/24/2002; ; 700+ words
; Arlington cemetery will expand, with room for 350,000 more By CONNIE CASS Associated Press Sunday, February 24, 2002 Arlington, Va. -- Arlington National Cemetery is expanding by 60 acres to make room for another...
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Arlington National Cemetery to Expand
News Wire article from: AP Online; 2/18/2002; ; 700+ words
; 00-00-0000 Title: Arlington National Cemetery to Expand [image omitted] ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) _ Arlington National Cemetery is expanding by 60 acres to make room to receive another...
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ARLINGTON CEMETERY AND BATTLE MONUMENTS COMMISSION:MR. JOHN CHARLES METZLER, JR.
Transcript from: Congressional Testimony; 3/30/2006; 700+ words
; ...budget will support Arlington National Cemetery`s efforts to improve...service expected at Arlington and Soldiers` and Airmen`s Home National Cemeteries. GRAVESITE DEVELOPMENT...needed to ensure that Arlington National Cemetery remains...
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ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY GAINS 70 ACRES OF LAND
Transcript from: Regulatory Intelligence Data; 6/1/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...06-01-2005 6/1/2005 - ARLINGTON, Va. (AFPN) -- In 1998...they would run out of room at Arlington National Cemetery in about 25 years. After years...as a buffer zone between the Arlington House and the cemetery. There...
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America's Sacred Shrine: Arlington National Cemetery
Magazine article from: Soldiers; 5/1/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...to rest at Arlington National Cemetery...Beginning Arlington National Cemetery was just...existing cemeteries grew over...all wars. Arlington is one of more than 130 national cemeteries. It and...National Cemetery in Washington...
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America's sacred shrine: Arlington national cemetery.
Magazine article from: Soldiers Magazine; 5/1/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...to rest at Arlington National Cemetery...Beginning Arlington National Cemetery was just...existing cemeteries grew overcrowded...all wars. Arlington is one of more than 130 national cemeteries. It and...National Cemetery in Washington...
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ARLINGTON CEMETERY BURIALS SHOULD BE RESERVED FOR VETERANS
Transcript from: Capitol Hill Press Releases; 3/30/1998; 657 words
; ...THE WEEK OF MARCH 30, 1998 ARLINGTON CEMETERY BURIALS SHOULD BE RESERVED FOR...surfaced about burial rights in Arlington National Cemetery being given out for political purposes. Arlington National Cemetery is one of...
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For Warriors Past and Future; Arlington National Cemetery Plans to Move Beyond Its Borders As More WWII Veterans Die and Are Joined by Iraq Casualties
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 10/7/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...The department's National Cemetery Administration says...War -- adding 12 national cemeteries around the country...declared the eight-acre cemetery at the historic Army...buried there. At Arlington, which is run by...
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Arlington National Cemetery
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to United States History
Arlington National Cemetery. Administered...confiscated his estate in Arlington, Virginia, and...it into an army cemetery. After the war...federal military cemeteries administered by...burial section at Arlington for the southern...
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Cemeteries, Military
Encyclopedia entry from: Macmillan Encyclopedia of Death and Dying
Cemeteries, Military...Soldier at Arlington Cemetery stand guards...maintains 119 national cemeteries...Potomac from the national capitol lie...faced by the National Cemetery Administration...119 national cemeteries are closed...only sixty of ...
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Arlington
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C. Arlington is a residential and commercial suburb of Washington. Within its boundaries are Arlington National Cemetery ; Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial ; the Pentagon...
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The Robert E. Lee Memorial Arlington House
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
The Robert E. Lee Memorial Arlington House 28 acres (11 hectares), NE Va., in Arlington National Cemetery ; est. 1955. Formerly called...Confederate General Robert E. Lee . Arlington house was the home of Lee...
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Arlington Memorial Bridge
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Arlington Memorial Bridge granite and concrete bridge across the Potomac River connecting the Lincoln Monument in Washington, D.C., with Arlington National Cemetery, N Va.; built 1926-32.
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