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1220:Rising
1210:Murray
1200:Bowman
1195:Monroe
1150:Gorman
1140:Haarer
1090:Butler
1055:Holmes
1045:Cooper
1025:Stuart
1015:Howard
953:Duggan
933:Archer
923:Gribbs
873:Murphy
868:Bowles
848:Martin
758:Moffat
743:Barker
738:Duncan
728:Patton
708:Harmon
648:Porter
623:Chapin
613:Chapin
598:Biddle
529:county
465:
439:
1497:Green
1482:Smith
1447:Brown
1432:Stack
1402:Stone
1397:Aplin
1367:Berry
1322:Felch
1190:Green
1185:Brown
1180:Brake
1155:McKay
1145:Odell
1120:McCoy
1115:Steel
1095:Maltz
928:Young
883:Smith
863:Lodge
858:Smith
853:Lodge
838:Lodge
763:Lewis
748:Mills
698:Ladue
658:Jones
653:Bates
282:1837
243:Notes
1477:Hart
1457:Aten
1362:Case
1347:Adam
1342:Bell
1337:Adam
1130:Rich
1065:Owen
1035:Adam
948:Bing
908:Cobo
828:Marx
808:Codd
723:Hyde
713:Hyde
638:Cook
633:Mack
618:Cook
588:Hunt
463:ISBN
437:ISBN
210:and
158:Died
146:Born
1502:Lee
1412:Dix
1382:Ely
1175:Fry
1165:Fry
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476:^
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