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The Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Missouri was built in 1965, commemorating Thomas Jefferson and the westward expansion of the United States. One of the most influential people in the history of United States, Thomas Jefferson (1743 – 1826) was the the third U.S. president and author of the Declaration of Independence.
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3 miles east of Oglesby, Illinois, is a surprising pocket of beauty you have to see to believe, because the surrounding countryside is flat farmland for miles.
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