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  2. Missouri City, Texas - Wikipedia

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    History. The area in which Missouri City is now located holds a significant part in the history of Texas that dates back to its early days as part of the United States. In August 1853, the Buffalo Bayou, Brazos and Colorado Railway (BBB&C), began operating its first 20 miles (32 km) of rail line that stretched from Harrisburg (now Houston) to Stafford's Point (now Stafford).

  3. Robert Nardelli - Wikipedia

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    Robert Louis Nardelli (born May 17, 1948) is an American businessman who was the CEO of Freedom Group from September 2010 to March 2012. Prior to that role, Nardelli served as chairman and CEO of Chrysler from August 2007 to April 2009 and CEO of The Home Depot from December 2000 to January 2007. Before joining The Home Depot, Nardelli spent ...

  4. Tinley Park, Illinois - Wikipedia

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    Tinley Park (formerly Bremen) is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States (with a small portion in Will County), and is a suburb of Chicago.Per the 2020 census, the population was 55,971, and it is among the fastest-growing suburbs southwest of Chicago.

  5. District Railway - Wikipedia

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    The Metropolitan District Railway, also known as the District Railway, was a passenger railway that served London, England, from 1868 to 1933. Established in 1864 to complete an " inner circle" of lines connecting railway termini in London, the first part of the line opened using gas-lit wooden carriages hauled by steam locomotives .

  6. Royal Gorge Route Railroad - Wikipedia

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    On August 23, 1878, the United States Circuit Court for the District of Colorado found in favor of the Santa Fe and its proxy, the CaƱon City and San Juan Company, allowing construction of a railroad through the first 20 miles (32 km) of the 50-mile (80 km) canyon, which includes the Royal Gorge. The Rio Grande was given the right to lay track ...

  7. East Lansing, Michigan - Wikipedia

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    History. East Lansing is located on land that was an important junction of two major Native American groups: the Potawatomi and the Fox. By 1850, the Lansing and Howell Plank Road Company was established to connect a toll road to the Detroit and Howell Plank Road, improving travel between Detroit and Lansing, which cut right through what is now East Lansing.

  8. Category:Montrose F.C. managers - Wikipedia

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    W. Jim Weir. Eddie Wolecki Black. Categories: Montrose F.C. Football managers in Scotland by club. People associated with Angus, Scotland. CatAutoTOC generates no TOC.

  9. Tony Stewart - Wikipedia

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    Anthony Wayne Stewart (born May 20, 1971), nicknamed " Smoke ", [2] is an American semi-retired professional stock car racing driver, and current NASCAR team co-owner of Stewart-Haas Racing. He also competes in NHRA. He is a four-time NASCAR Cup Series champion, winning two as a driver (2002, 2005), one as owner/driver (2011), and one as an ...