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Download or read book Historical Gazetteer of the United States written by Paul T. Hellmann and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2006-02-14 with total page 1666 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first place-by-place chronology of U.S. history, this book offers the student, researcher, or traveller a handy guide to find all the most important events that have occurred at any locality in the United States.