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Diorama de Daguerre

Here stood from 1822 to 1839 Daguerre's Diorama and his laboratory where by perfecting the invention of Joseph Nicéphore Niépce he discovered Daguerréotype @schwanmitbrille

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Gilbert-Alexander House

In the 1780s Felix and William Gilbert, Virginians, camped in a beautiful grove here and were so pleased with the scenery that they returned later to take land grants. In 1808 they erected the...

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Home of Robert Toombs

This was the home of Robert Toombs - planter, lawyer, and distinguished Southern statesman. Born July 2, 1810. Robert Toombs was educated at Franklin College, Georgia, at Union College, New York,...

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