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Did You Know?
The founder of both Churchill Downs and the Kentucky Derby was
Meriwether Lewis Clark, Jr., the grandson of William Clark. The
Kentucky Derby Museum, located at Churchill Downs, Louisville,
Kentucky, chronicles the history.
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The site of the
largest prehistoric Indian city north of Mexico is Cahokia Mounds.
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The World’s Tallest Fountain, Gateway Geyser, soars to nearly
630-feet. The geyser's height mirrors that of St. Louis' famed
Gateway Arch and is located directly across the Mississippi River.
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In the mid 1800's, Hermann,
Missouri
was home to the second largest winery in the United States and the
third largest in the world. This region has become known as
the wine capitol of Missouri.
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One of the largest fresh water springs in the world and the shortest
river in the world is located in Giant Springs Park, Great Falls,
Montana.
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A 1680 Stradivari Mandelino
(one of only two in the world) is located in the
National Music Museum in Vermillion, South
Dakota.
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