Philadelphia / New Orleans / Charleston / Williamsburg / /
Company
Civil War / /
Continent
AMERICA / /
Country
United States / /
Currency
USD / /
Facility
National Monument / Mount Vernon / Independence Hall / /
IndustryTerm
emphasized technology / /
NaturalFeature
Jamestown Island / Mount Vernon / /
Organization
General Assembly / Congress / National Trust for Historic Preservation / National Park Service / federal government / Preservation Virginia / Franklin D. Roosevelt’s administration / Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities / Virginia Landmarks Commission / Mount Vernon Ladies Association / Advisory Council on Historic Preservation / Department of the Interior’s National Park Service / U. S. Department of the Interior / Virginia Department of Historic Resources / /
Person
William Goodwin / Virginia Antiquities / John D. Rockefeller / George Washington / Franklin D. Roosevelt / /
Position
rector / President / President of the United States / /
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