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unusual facts about Duke of Luxembourg-Piney



AK-51

As a favor to his old war buddy Nate Meineke, Piney sells a number of AK-47 assault rifles to his right-wing militia.

François de Montmorency-Bouteville

François succeeded his brother Henri in 1616 and became Duke of Luxembourg and Governor of Senlis.

Godfrey Phillips National Bravery Awards

The Godfrey Phillips National Bravery Awards (formerly: Red and White Bravery Awards) is a surrogate tobacco brand promotional activity of Godfrey Phillips India, instituted in 1990, as a PR Campaign to promote its cigaratte brand "Red and White" by awarding courageous people in Indian society, supported by a parallel advertising campaign titled, "Red & White Piney Walon Ki Baat hi Kuch Aur Hai."

James Adams Stallworth

Born in Evergreen, Alabama, Stallworth attended Old Field Piney Woods Schools.

Juniper berry

The flavour profile of young, green berries is dominated by pinene; as they mature this piney, resinous backdrop is joined by what Harold McGee describes as "green-fresh" and citrus notes.

Lake Desmet Segment, Bozeman Trail

In 1917, Levi Leiter a Chicago millionaire built an irrigation ditch from Piney Creek to Lake Desmet, and impounded additional water with a small dam.

Martha Louise Morrow Foxx

In 1945, Helen Keller visited the Piney Woods School and appeared before the state legislature to appeal for funding.

Neltje Doubleday Kings

Neltje Doubleday left New York and moved to Banner, Wyoming, where in 1966 she bought a 440-acre ranch on Lower Piney Creek.

Piney Orchard, Maryland

Piney Orchard Ice Arena, located at the corner of Piney Orchard Boulevard and Riverscape Drive, had been the practice site for the Washington Capitals ice hockey team until 2006, when they moved to their newly built practice facility, Kettler Capitals Iceplex in Arlington, Virginia.

Piney Woods Country Life School

More than 98 percent of Piney Woods' graduates go on to attend colleges, including Xavier University, Princeton University, the University of Chicago, Smith College, Harvard University, Vassar College, Tufts University and Amherst College.

Upper Piney Lake Trail

In summer, the aspen meadows along Piney River are filled with the blooms of red columbine, Aquilegia elegantula; lambstongue groundsel, Senecio integerrimus; lovage or osha, Ligusticum porteri; common harebell, Campanula rotundifolia; and wild rose, Rosa woodsii.

WGSR-LD

WGSR maintains studio facilities located on Piney Forest Road in Danville, and its transmitter is located northeast of Browns Summit, North Carolina.

Wilson Caldwell

Wilson Caldwell walked out with University President Swain, Judge W. H. Battle and others to the "foot of Piney Prospect to meet the incoming detachment of General Hugh Judson Kilpatrick's cavalry, in order to claim protection for the town and the University."


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