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An iconic Oregon waterfall was put up for sale on Redfin. Lawmakers approved the money to buy it

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The state of Oregon may soon have some new public property: A spectacular waterfall, beloved by generations, that was recently put up for sale on Redfin. Abiqua Falls — known for its 92-foot (28-meter) vertical drop over a columnar basalt cliff — has been privately owned for over a century but open to the public. … Read more

New 3D images show wreck of USS Monitor, iconic Civil War ship that sank in 1862

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More than 160 years after the USS Monitor sank off the coast of North Carolina, new 3D images are offering a detailed look at an iconic Civil War ship that helped shape naval technology and marine architecture in the 19th century.  First launched in January 1962 from Greenpoint, New York, the Monitor was the U.S. … Read more