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4292 - Waltrop, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

I'm not sure if this is St. Peter Church in Waltrop or not. If it is, Waltrop developed around the parish church of St. Peter in the 9th/10th century. It was a coal mining town starting in 1905, but both mines closed in 1979 and 1992. 
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4291 - Castleton, Ontario, Canada

This is a great Scenic-Pop postcard from Niagara Falls. In the one photo it shows the "Maid of the Mist" tour boat with the American side of Niagara Falls in view. Pull on the tab and it shows a great aerial view of the Canadian Horseshoe Falls. 

4290 - Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada

A Postcrossing 20 meetup card from Ingersoll, Ontario. It looks like about 10-12 people attended, based on the signatures and ink stamps on the back. 

4289 - Manhattan, Kansas, United States

There is a Manhattan in Kansas! It is a city of 55 000 people, and nicknamed itself "the Little Apple" as a play on New York City's moniker of the "Big Apple." It was founded by the New England Emigrant Aid Company as a Free-State town in the 1850s. Eli Thayer started the company to transport anti-slavery immigrants into the Kansas Territory. The Kansas-Nebraska Act was to allow the population of Kansas Territory to choose whether slavery would be legal in the territory. Thayer and his company believed if they move enough anti-slavery immigrants to Kansas, they would be able to shift the balance of political power in the territory, which in turn would lead to Kansas becoming a free state when it eventually joined the United States.  The company wanted to send 20 000 immigrants, a number they didn't get to. In fact it is believed only about 2000 arrived. It did spur pro-slavery people from Missouri to move to Kansas to ensure its admission to the United State...

4288 - Hoogeveen, Drenthe, Netherlands

A cute card from a Dutch tween. She lives in Hoogeveen, located in northern Netherlands. It was developed in the 17th century as a peat colony. To transport the peat, wijken, or smaller canals were dug every 160 meters. This created a grid of canals in Hoogeveen. The canals were the main method of transportation for not only peat, but other goods.  In the 1960s, with the rise of automobile and truck transport, many of the smaller canals lost their economic importance and many were filled in. 

4287 - Seattle, Washington, United States

Climate Pledge Arena is a multi-purpose indoor arena located north of downtown Seattle. It was originally built in 1962 for the 1962 World's Fair. The city bought it after the fair and it was used for entertainment purposes. From 2018-2021, the arena underwent a US$1.15 billion redevelopment, which included preserving the original exterior and roof. The renovated arena has seating for 17 151 for hockey and 18 300 for basketball.  The arena is now the home rink for the Seattle Kraken of the National Hockey League, the Seattle Torrent of the Professional Women's Hockey League, the Seattle Storm of the Women's National Basketball Association, the Seattle University Redhawks, and the Rat City Roller Derby league of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association. It was the previous home of the Seattle SuperSonics of the National Basketball Association, who left Seattle for Oklahoma City in 2008.  The first National Hockey League game in Climate Pledge was the Kraken versus my bel...

4286 - New York City, New York, United States

Jeffrey's Hook Light, aka Little Red Lighthouse is located in Fort Washington Park along the Hudson River in Manhattan, under the George Washington Bridge. It was constructed in 1921. It is a New York City Landmark, and a National Register of Historic Places. It was a working lighthouse from 1920 to 1947, when it was deactivated. It was relit in 2002.