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  2. Plantation, Florida - Wikipedia

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    Plantation is a city in Broward County, Florida, United States. It is a part of the South Florida metropolitan area. The city's name comes from the previous part-owner of the land, the Everglades Plantation Company, and their unsuccessful attempts to establish a rice plantation in the area.

  3. Cradle of civilization - Wikipedia

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    Pictured are the Giza Pyramids. A cradle of civilization is a location and a culture where civilization was developed independent of other civilizations in other locations. The formation of urban settlements (cities) is the primary characteristic of a society that can be characterized as "civilized".

  4. Tree planting - Wikipedia

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    Tree planting is an aspect of habitat conservation. In each plastic tube, a hardwood tree has been planted. Tree planting in Ghana. Tree planting is the process of transplanting tree seedlings, generally for forestry, land reclamation, or landscaping purposes. It differs from the transplantation of larger trees in arboriculture and from the ...

  5. Slave health on plantations in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Slave health on plantations in the United States. The health of slaves on American plantations was a matter of concern to both slaves and their owners. Slavery had associated with it the health problems commonly associated with poverty. It was to the economic advantage of owners to keep their working slaves healthy, and those of reproductive ...

  6. Scotlandville, Baton Rouge, Louisiana - Wikipedia

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    59 ft (18 m) GNIS feature ID. 555993 [1] Scotlandville is a community located in north Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States. It was originally a small, independent rural community that developed along the Mississippi River in northern East Baton Rouge Parish. [2] In 1914, Southern University and A&M College relocated to this community.

  7. Harvest of Hope Foundation - Wikipedia

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    He also was the special events leader for over three years while working for the City of Plantation, Florida. He helped plan an average of 18 events per year. Mission. The Harvest of Hope Foundation's mission is to provide humanitarian support and emergency financial assistance to migrant farmworkers and their families.

  8. Sarasota County, Florida - Wikipedia

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    Additionally, SCFD provides EMS service to the City of Sarasota, all unincorporated areas of the county (including areas covered by the Nokomis and Englewood fire districts) plus the city of Venice. Law enforcement. The Sarasota County Sheriff's Office (SSO) is the county's primary law enforcement agency. It is responsible for patrolling the ...

  9. Spartanburg, South Carolina - Wikipedia

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    Beaumont Mill, north of the downtown, has recently been purchased by Spartanburg Regional Healthcare who moved their billing, human resources, and medical records to the 180,000-square-foot (17,000 m 2) mill. The adjacent mill village has been designated as a local historic district.