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  2. James J. Hill Sapphire - Wikipedia

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    The unnamed Kashmir sapphire is a 22.66 carat (4.532 g) gem. It is known for its former owner, railroad executive James J. Hill, who purchased it in 1886 for his wife as part of a diamond- and sapphire-adorned necklace. It was eventually split off and given to one of their children. It was later donated to the Minnesota Historical Society, who ...

  3. Sapphire (color) - Wikipedia

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    Sapphire (color) The 423-carat (85 g) blue Logan Sapphire. Sapphire is a saturated shade of blue, referring to the gemstone of the same name. Sapphire gems most commonly occur in a range of blue shades, although they can come in many different colors. Other names for variations of the color sapphire are blue sapphire or sapphire blue, shown below.

  4. Push (novel) - Wikipedia

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    ISBN. 978-0-679-76675-9. Push is the debut novel of American author Sapphire. Thirteen years after its release in 1996, the novel was made into the 2009 film Precious, which won numerous accolades, including two Academy Awards .

  5. Sapphire, North Carolina - Wikipedia

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    Sapphire, North Carolina. /  35.10694°N 83.00306°W  / 35.10694; -83.00306. Sapphire is an unincorporated community in Transylvania County, North Carolina, United States. Sapphire is 8.5 miles (13.7 km) east of Cashiers. Sapphire has a post office with ZIP code 28774. [3] [4]

  6. Harriman, New York - Wikipedia

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    New York Route 17, US Route 6, and Interstate 87 (New York State Thruway) connect north of the village. Harriman State Park is located east of the village. History. The village is named after E. H. Harriman, former president of the Union Pacific railroad, whose estate — Arden — is adjacent to the village. Previously, the village was known ...

  7. Sapphire (disambiguation) - Wikipedia

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    SAPPHIRE (Health care), a health information system based on Semantic Web and RDF language. SAPPHIRE, SAP's customer-facing event. Sapphire programming framework, a framework in the PHP language, distributed with the SilverStripe content management system. Sapphire Worm, another name for the SQL slammer worm.

  8. Portal:New York City/Did you know - Wikipedia

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    Portal:New York City/Did you know/17. ... that the Latting Observatory (pictured), described as " New York's first skyscraper ", was the tallest building in the United States at 315 feet (96 m) during its brief life from 1853 until it burnt down in 1856? ... that Four Freedoms Park was built from plans found in the architect 's pocket when he ...

  9. Yogo sapphire - Wikipedia

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    An uncut/rough yellow sapphire found at the Spokane Sapphire Mine near Helena, Montana "Yogo sapphire" is the preferred term for gems found in the Yogo Gulch, whereas "Montana sapphire" generally refers to gems found in other Montana locations. More gem-quality sapphires are produced in Montana than anywhere else in North America.