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1982:Terre Haute
1962:Strongstown
1952:Springfield
1892:Ransomville
1847:Phenix City
1802:Norman Park
1712:Little Rock
1677:Lake Odessa
1462:Clarksville
1442:Canandaigua
1382:Black Hills
1377:Big Diamond
1362:Belle-Clair
1352:Baton Rouge
1194:Selinsgrove
1184:Lernerville
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863:Susquehanna
833:Lernerville
818:Humberstone
783:Evans Mills
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758:Big Diamond
722:Ransomville
717:Plattsburgh
642:Canandaigua
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2042:Zanesville
2022:Winchester
1967:Swainsboro
1877:Port Royal
1872:Portsmouth
1767:Middletown
1742:Mason City
1612:Hagerstown
1587:Georgetown
1502:Delta Bowl
1497:Des Moines
1487:Cumberland
1467:Clearfield
1457:Chatsworth
1452:Challenger
1422:Brownstown
1412:Bridgeport
1367:Belleville
1277:Cedar Lake
1272:Beaver Dam
1251:Duck River
1148:Brushcreek
1078:New Mexico
838:Middletown
813:Hagerstown
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2002:Weedsport
1987:Tuscumbia
1862:Ponderosa
1852:Pine Hall
1672:Knoxville
1627:Highlands
1607:Grandview
1402:Brewerton
1387:Bluegrass
1322:Akwesasne
1287:Outagamie
1282:Menomonie
1265:Wisconsin
1246:Bulls Gap
1234:Tennessee
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1127:Charlotte
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1011:Haubstadt
848:New Egypt
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1992:Wartburg
1977:Tazewell
1972:Superior
1922:Santa Fe
1907:Rockford
1817:Ohsweken
1792:Muskogee
1737:Magnolia
1682:Lakeside
1637:Imperial
1617:Hartford
1592:Gillette
1582:Gastonia
1572:Franklin
1507:Drummond
1482:Cornwall
1472:Columbus
1417:Brighton
1407:Brainerd
1397:Brainerd
1317:Aberdeen
1292:Plymouth
1220:Cherokee
1094:New York
1048:Richmond
1041:Kentucky
985:Fairbury
978:Illinois
883:Woodhull
873:Thompson
868:Syracuse
843:Nazareth
798:Franklin
768:Delaware
707:Ohsweken
657:Drummond
652:Cornwall
326:See also
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2083:Thorold
2032:Winston
2012:Wichita
1942:Shawano
1932:Sedalia
1927:Screven
1882:Potomac
1837:Paducah
1832:Oshkosh
1782:Moberly
1752:Merritt
1747:Memphis
1697:Lebanon
1687:LaSalle
1667:Kilgore
1652:Jackson
1647:Jamaica
1622:Hibbing
1547:Estevan
1512:Dubuque
1392:Bolivar
1357:Bedford
1337:Ashland
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1069:Ogilvie
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964:Cochran
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254:History
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228:Thorold
195:Surface
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2007:Whynot
1937:Senoia
1917:Salina
1897:Ripley
1887:Quincy
1857:Pocola
1842:Pevely
1827:Osborn
1822:Oregon
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1722:Loxley
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1557:Farley
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1432:Can-Am
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682:Granby
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282:Stocks
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