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California Citrus State Historic Park

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By Sydney Rose
| Atlas Obscura Verified
A living museum documenting the history and produce of California's citrus industry Email In 1873, the city of Riverside was the nucleus of what would become the "second California Gold Rush" ~ the cultivation of citrus fruit. California citrus farming was not new, but the West Coast agricultural industry lacked adequate early- and midseason sweet orange varieties adapted to the climate. At the time, the US Department of Agriculture was test-cultivating Brazilian navel orange trees in Florida.
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“Mountain” Tom Clark Historic Site

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By Sydney Rose
| Atlas Obscura Verified
A spot on a busy thoroughfare that may (or may not) be the final resting place of a notorious Alabama outlaw Email Thomas Marion (Mountain Tom) Clark was a notorious and prolific criminal who terrorized Alabama during and immediately following the American Civil War. He led a gang of outlaws and bushwhackers known as the “Clifton Shebang” or “Bugger Gang.”  They wreaked havoc throughout northern Alabama and southern Tennessee until their capture and execution in 1872.
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Hôtel des Mille Collines

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By Sydney Rose
| Atlas Obscura Verified
The actual "Hotel Rwanda" that became a hiding place and refuge from the horrors of the Rwandan Genocide in the spring and summer of 1994 Email In 1973, the Belgian airline Sabena built the first grand luxury hotel in Rwanda’s capital city, Kigali. The 4-floor hotel has 112 guest rooms and three restaurants.
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