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tending eaglets in a nest is perched above the main entry. The work was sculpted by
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1390:McDonald
1345:Lawrence
1265:Harrison
1240:Franklin
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1125:Caldwell
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1445:Oregon
1435:Newton
1425:Morgan
1415:Monroe
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1395:Mercer
1385:Marion
1380:Maries
1315:Jasper
1290:Howell
1285:Howard
1260:Grundy
1255:Greene
1250:Gentry
1220:DeKalb
1210:Dallas
1195:Cooper
1150:Carter
1135:Camden
1120:Butler
1100:Benton
1090:Barton
1070:Andrew
1003:Sports
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879:(1986)
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834:(1921)
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1620:Texas
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1370:Macon
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