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    W. T. Preston is a specialized sternwheeler that operated as a snagboat, removing log jams and natural debris that prevented river navigation on several...
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  • John T. Preston is a venture capitalist and entrepreneur who previously ran Technology Licensing for the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, best known...
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  • notable people from Preston, Lancashire, England. For other Prestons see Preston. Contents A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z References...
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  • his death in May 1995. Born New York City, Preston was the son of Lewis T. and Priscilla Baldwin Preston. His father was a World War I flier and a well-known...
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  • later that year. W. T. Preston was a sternwheeler that operated from 1929 to 1981 as a snagboat on rivers in Puget Sound. HMS Preston – any one of three...
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  • Preston North End Football Club, commonly referred to as Preston, North End or PNE, is a professional association football club in Preston, Lancashire...
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    the United States Army Corps of Engineers on the Sacramento River. W. T. Preston is a specialized sternwheeler that operated as a snagboat, removing...
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  • Preston W. Farrar was an American lawyer and politician. He served in the Mississippi House of Representatives from Wilkinson County. In 1848 he served...
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    Preston (/ˈprɛstən/ ) is a city on the north bank of the River Ribble in Lancashire, England. The city is the administrative centre of the county of Lancashire...
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    53°47′02″N 2°42′02″W / 53.7839°N 2.7005°W / 53.7839; -2.7005 Preston College is a further education college in the city of Preston, Lancashire, England...
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    the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers operated "snagboats" such as the W. T. Preston in the Puget Sound of Washington State and the Montgomery in the rivers...
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    Preston (DD–19) was a Smith-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War I. She was the third ship named for Samuel W. Preston. Preston...
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    Thomas Jex Preston Jr. (October 26, 1862 – December 25, 1955) was an American archeology professor and academic administrator. Preston was born on October...
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    Preston Thomas Tucker (21 September 1903 – 26 December 1956) was an American automobile entrepreneur who developed the innovative Tucker 48 sedan, initially...
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  • Alice "Kiki" Preston (née Gwynne, formerly Allen; 1898 – December 23, 1946) was an American socialite, a member of the Happy Valley set, and the alleged...
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  • 1743–1803 ", Cambridge University Press. Retrieved 17 July 2018. Timothy C. W. Blanning, "The French Revolution and the Modernization of Germany." Central...
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    Preston Hollow is a neighborhood in north Dallas, Texas, United States. It is bordered on the south by the city of University Park. Beginning in the 1850s...
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    returned to their ranch in Crawford, Texas. They bought a home in the Preston Hollow neighborhood of Dallas, Texas, where they settled down. Bush made...
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  • Preston Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Iowa. It is a tributary to the Des Moines River. A variant name was "Preston Branch". Preston Creek was...
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  • Preston Theodore King (born March 3, 1936) is an American academic and African-American civil rights activist. He taught extensively in universities in...
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  • questionable account of Preston Nichols and Al Bielek, who both claimed to have recovered repressed memories of their own involvement. Preston Nichols also claims...
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  • Clearwater River. Access to Preston Lake is from Highway 955. Preston Lake Wildlife Refuge (57°24′18″N 109°11′00″W / 57.4049°N 109.1833°W / 57.4049; -109.1833)...
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    Preston is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2000 by Sir Mark Hendrick, a member of the Labour Party and Co-operative...
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    Byron W. Preston (February 13, 1858 – January 18, 1939) was a justice of the Iowa Supreme Court from 1913 to December 31, 1924, appointed from Mahaska...
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    Heron Preston Johnson is an American artist, fashion designer, and disc jockey. He is a co-founder of the men's streetwear brand Been Trill, alongside...
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  • Preston Sturges (/ˈstɜːrdʒɪs/; born Edmund Preston Biden; August 29, 1898 – August 6, 1959) was an American playwright, screenwriter, and film director...
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    Woodbury Preston (June 29, 1846 – September 26, 1924) was a prominent American businessman at the turn of the 20th century. Andrew Preston was born in...
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    Samuel William Preston (6 April 1842 – 15 January 1865) was an officer in the United States Navy during the American Civil War. He was killed in action...
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    Preston Lacy (born August 14, 1969) is an American stunt performer, actor, comedian and one of the stars of the reality stunt show Jackass. Lacy was born...
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  • Ormskirk Preston This is a list of places within the ceremonial county of Lancashire, England. Contents:  A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y...
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