Osnabrück (German pronunciation: [ɔsnaˈbʁʏk] ⓘ; Westphalian: Ossenbrügge; archaic Osnaburg) is a city in Lower Saxony in western Germany. It is situated on the river Hase in a valley penned between the Wiehen Hills and the northern tip of the Teutoburg Forest. With a population of 168,145 Osnabrück is one of the four largest cities in Lower Saxony. The city is the centrepoint of the Osnabrück Land region as well as the District of Osnabrück.
Ostend is a coastal city and municipality, located in the province of West Flanders in the Flemish Region of Belgium.
The city of Panama was founded on August 15, 1519, by Spanish conquistador Pedro Arias Dávila. The city was the starting point for expeditions that conquered the Inca Empire in Peru.
Prairie du Chien was incorporated as the Borough of Prairie des Chiens on September 17, 1821, by the secretary of the Michigan Territory.[13] It is the only municipality in Wisconsin other than Green Bay to have been known as a borough, rather than a city, town, or village.
A Ravenna landmark got a visit from a 19th century author and humorist whose name is still well known.
Samuel Clemens, better known as Mark Twain, visited the second floor of the East Main Street landmark. The structure is under renovation in Ravenna by Coleman Professional Services, which plans apartments and retail on the site.
Kathy Myers of Coleman said a local historian provided Coleman with a research packet outlining Twain’s visit in 1869.
Interviewed 7 December 1884, Room 222 Powers Hotel "Mark Twain Encountered", Rochester Herald, 8 December 1884, 8 Included in "Mark Twain: The Complete Interviews" by Gary Scharnhorst (#24)