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1288:Jerome Bonaparte Pillow House
645:Köppen Climate Classification
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1367:The Helena-West Helena World
1208:Helena–West Helena, Arkansas
1052:Blues: A Regional Experience
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678:(1936–2007), American singer
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277:Helena-West Helena, Arkansas
1384:King Biscuit Blues Festival
1276:Helena Confederate Cemetery
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832:"Central High School"
767:"U.S. Census website"
532:U.S. Decennial Census
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670:Angie Craig
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538:As of the
335:90°38′40″W
332:34°32′45″N
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171:Population
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70:34°32′45″N
1297:Education
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606:Education
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321:Geography
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285:Arkansas
255:05-74450
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116:Arkansas
1394:History
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99:Country
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1162:, and
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123:County
1359:Media
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