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| Chips off the old block celebrate preservation |
| Washington's historic Willard InterContinental Hotel, itself the target of the wrecking ball until "Don't Knock It Down" -- now the DC Preservation League (DCPL) -- saved it in the 1970s, was the site of Thursday's preservation gala celebrating 35 years of protecting this capital city's architectural history. |
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Historic Preservation News: Washington Times
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01-31-07 - District of Columbia, United States
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| Survey will have historic significance |
| Mt. Lebanon needs volunteers for the final phase of a three-year, $90,000 cultural resource survey cataloguing about 7,500 homes in the municipality that are 50 years old or older. |
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Archaeology News: Pittsburgh Tribune Review
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01-29-07 - Pennsylvania, United States
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| Train station will be ‘historically’ re-built |
| The rustic interior, mock Tutor-style beams and grooved red tiles that lined the roof had been replaced by charred beams and gutted framework hidden beneath a deteriorating plywood shroud |
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Historic Preservation News: Montclair Times
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01-29-07 - New Jersey, United States
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| Ships reveal Eastern Shore's maritime history |
| Old vessels and artifacts in and around the Wicomico River are revealing the history of the Eastern Shore for a Salisbury University archaeologist and undergraduate student. |
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Archaeology News: WMDT.com
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01-26-07 - Maryland, United States
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| Archaeologists Bring Egyptian Excavation to the Web |
| Egyptologist Betsy Bryan and her crew are once again sharing their work with the world through an online diary, a digital window into day-to-day life on an archaeological dig. |
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Archaeology News: The JHU Gazette
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01-25-07 - Egypt
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| Area acheologists help kids dig the past |
| A Valley-based organization is using 21st century technology to make the local prehistoric era come alive again. |
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Archaeology News: The Daily Review
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01-24-07 - Pennsylvania, United States
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| Make history in your own backyard |
| You call it home, but with preservation, future generations will call it a peek into the past. |
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Historic Preservation News: Orlando Sentinel
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01-23-07 - Florida, United States
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| Maps feature historic properties |
| New Arkansas maps cater to motorists who like to take the scenic route. Only these driving tours feature historic properties throughout the state. |
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Historic Preservation News: WMC Stations
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01-22-07 - Arkansas, United States
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| Teardowns threaten America |
| Americans preserve old buildings mostly when the pursuit is lucrative, and they often lament the lost opportunities. |
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Historic Preservation News: The Columbus Disbatch
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01-22-07 - Ohio, United States
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| As the Ground Shares Its Secrets |
| On the south side of Jamestown Island stands an imposing bronze statue of Capt. John Smith, put up in 1907 to commemorate the 300th anniversary of the colony he helped to found. |
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Archaeology News: US News
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01-22-07 - Virginia, United States
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| Push for drilling turns up prehistory in surveys |
| With crews spaced 100 feet apart, O'Dell and other archaeologists are walking thousands of acres of sagebrush highlands, valleys and hills, and they're achieving a remarkable increase in identification of prehistoric and historic sites - from those of ancient Native Americans to the homesteaders of the past century. |
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Archaeology News: Wilmington Star
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01-09-07 - Wyoming, United States
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| Repatriation hearings resume over cultural artifacts |
| Proceedings to determine the fate of some 83 lots of valued cultural items known as the Kawaihae Caves collection begin anew today at the Bishop Museum after a six-year halt. |
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Archaeology News: Honolulu Advisor
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01-05-07 - Hawaii, United States
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| 1800s-era graves keep coming to light downtown |
| Archaeologists uncovered 17 empty graves of soldiers and expect to find 35 more in what was the National Cemetery of the mid-1800s and will be the site of a new courthouse downtown. |
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Archaeology News: Tuscan Citizen
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01-05-07 - Arizona, United States
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