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1024:Contributing property
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158:34.79028°N 87.52806°W
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908:Tuscaloosa
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788:Lauderdale
444:References
410:balustrade
406:storm door
333:in 1915.
295:Huntsville
287:Wilson Dam
283:fertilizer
275:Henry Ford
271:The Shoals
149:87°31′41″W
146:34°47′25″N
898:Talladega
883:St. Clair
803:Limestone
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693:Covington
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518:See also:
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347:Byzantine
331:San Diego
261:in 2004.
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833:Marshall
793:Lawrence
743:Franklin
728:Escambia
698:Crenshaw
668:Cleburne
643:Cherokee
638:Chambers
526:Archived
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351:Medieval
303:Congress
222:04000559
197:Built by
126:Location
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928:Winston
878:Russell
863:Pickens
823:Marengo
818:Madison
808:Lowndes
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768:Houston
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582:Alabama
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418:tornado
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359:Baroque
265:History
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923:Wilcox
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618:Blount
398:stucco
357:, and
858:Perry
813:Macon
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688:Coosa
589:Lists
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182:Built
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758:Hale
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