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         <description><![CDATA[<div>Liam Reff - Checkpoint Charlie is an important symbol of the Cold War. Similar to the Berlin Wall, Checkpoint Charlie represented the divide between Democracy and Communism. Signs on both sides clearly state which region you are entering or leaving. A heavily armed and guarded checkpoint may have been you only option when attempting to flee the USSR.&nbsp;</div>]]></description>
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         <title>Mothman Statue and Marker, 4th Street, Point Pleasant, WV, USA</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>Cryptozoology and Mythology&nbsp; is a big sub culture for people who believe in mythological animals and folklore.&nbsp;<br>-Alex Minter</div>]]></description>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>Matthew Seidita, Built by the Romans, this aqueduct was repurposed as a walking trail. </div>]]></description>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>&nbsp;We do not know who built Stonehenge. All we know it was early man, We really don't fully know what it was used for, proably time and space.<br><br>P.Strickland<br><br></div>]]></description>
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         <title>Taj Mahal, Dharmapuri, Forest Colony, Tajganj, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India</title>
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         <title>Carlisle Indian Boarding School Cemetery, East North Street, Carlisle, PA, USA</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>(Rosanne Simeone) This is one of many residential schools in the United States and Canada. These are sites to which indigenous children were taken from their families and cultures for assimilation into Anglo cultures, resulting in cultural genocide.</div>]]></description>
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         <title>Palacio Nacional, Zócalo, Historic center of Mexico City, Centro, Mexico City, CDMX, Mexico</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>-Eric Munoz</div>]]></description>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>Important to the Inca Empire. Was built by Emperor Pachacuti in the Andes Mountains. Today it is a big draw for tourists, showing&nbsp;how the Icas lived, and the ruins of the emperor's city.</div>]]></description>
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         <title>Kilkenny Castle, The Parade, Gardens, Kilkenny, Ireland</title>
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         <title>Trans Siberian Express Service, улица Внутрипортовая, Nakhodka, Russia</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>The Railway allowed the Russian people to be connected from St. Petersburg to Vladivostok.  Oronde Andrews</div>]]></description>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div><br>Since 1924, this National Monument, is recognized as a universal symbol of freedom and democracy.</div>]]></description>
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