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12 Cards in this Set
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Frank Sprauge
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Designed the first electric streetcar system in 1887.
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Fredrick Law Olmstead
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Planned spacious central park in New York City.
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R.H. Macy
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Opened a nine-story department store in 1902.
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James Naismith
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Invented basketball.
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Will Rogers
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One of the best-loved entertainers in the nation.
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Scott Joplin
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A music entertainer.
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John Phlip Sousa
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Famous for his marches.
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Skyscraper
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Tall building with many floors.
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Suburb
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Residental area on the outskirts of the city.
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Department Store
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Large retail store offering a variety of goods organized in seperate departments.
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Vaudeville
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Variety show made popular in the late 1800s.
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Ragtime
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Popular music of the late 1800s.
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