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Palo Alto, historic site, Texas

(Encyclopedia)Palo Alto, locality not far from Brownsville, Tex., where the first battle of the Mexican War was fought on May 8, 1846. American troops under Gen. Zachary Taylor defeated a Mexican force led by Gen. ...

Whitman Mission National Historic Site

(Encyclopedia)Whitman Mission National Historic Site: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table); Whitman, Marcus. ...

Weir Farm National Historic Site

(Encyclopedia)Weir Farm National Historic Site: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...

San Juan National Historic Site

(Encyclopedia)San Juan National Historic Site: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...

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