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Hill would undergo more renovations because of a philanthropic donation. As a result of recent renovations, Pebble Hill now has an additional house on the property that neighbors the main settlement; the building is used for assembly events. The main house's interior contains multiple 19th and 20th-century artifacts, ranging from portraits and art to old
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887:Limestone
862:Jefferson
777:Covington
675:by county
520:March 11,
503:See also:
496:March 11,
273:Civil War
1468:Founded:
1448:Outreach
1229:Football
957:Randolph
917:Marshall
877:Lawrence
827:Franklin
812:Escambia
782:Crenshaw
752:Cleburne
727:Cherokee
722:Chambers
511:Archived
487:Archived
347:See also
217:, is an
195:75000318
124:Location
1403:Ask Foy
1065:Bridges
1012:Winston
962:Russell
947:Pickens
907:Marengo
902:Madison
892:Lowndes
857:Jackson
852:Houston
822:Fayette
787:Cullman
767:Conecuh
762:Colbert
737:Choctaw
732:Chilton
717:Calhoun
707:Bullock
692:Barbour
687:Baldwin
682:Autauga
666:Alabama
407:nps.gov
237:History
1347:Other:
1312:Main:
1305:Campus
1049:Mobile
1007:Wilcox
997:Walker
977:Sumter
972:Shelby
937:Morgan
927:Monroe
922:Mobile
912:Marion
837:Greene
832:Geneva
817:Etowah
807:Elmore
802:DeKalb
797:Dallas
757:Coffee
742:Clarke
712:Butler
702:Blount
597:
1424:Aubie
942:Perry
897:Macon
867:Lamar
847:Henry
772:Coosa
673:Lists
514:(PDF)
490:(PDF)
403:(PDF)
302:mayor
172:Built
1470:1856
1381:WEGL
952:Pike
842:Hale
792:Dale
747:Clay
697:Bibb
595:ISBN
522:2014
498:2014
175:1847
882:Lee
664:in
190:No.
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