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Recently, New Orleans’ status as the birthplace of jazz has been disputed, and no one spot is recognised by jazz historians as its site of origin. Nevertheless, the place certainly had a crucial role to play during its infancy, and so many recent writers have diplomatically re-christened New Orleans the ‘Cradle of Jazz’.
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It’s name is an amalgamation of the Spanish ‘El Sur Grande’ and it’s English translation ‘the Big South’. The name ‘Big Sur’ refers to the spectacular cliffs, beaches and forests south of Monterey and Carmel.
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British-American artist, Thomas Cole, was largely inspired by great British artists, Turner and Constable. And like many artists in the
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Virginia’s economy since early times has been based on agriculture. The earliest Virginians – Englishmen, Germans and Irish amongst others – soon found out what flourished best on their newly adopted land – with tobacco, pigs and peanuts all becoming nationally renowned for being made in Virginia.
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Every September, the sights and sounds of the Civil War echo across the fields of Greene County, VA as history buffs re-enact the Battles of Stanardsville and Rio Hill.
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