4570 - Hope Mills, North Carolina, United States

Hope Mills is a town of almost 18 000 people in North Carolina and can trace its beginnings to 1766, but the first permanent settlement was established in 1789. The natural water power and abundant timber in the area attracted a variety of businesses, including a lumber camp, sawmill, gristmill, and pottery works.

The first cotton mill was built in 1839 and was powered by the Hope Mills Dam. The cotton industry became an important part of the local economy. However, during the American Civil War, General William T. Sherman's Union soldiers burned the cotton mill and many other buildings to the ground.

The original dam was built to provide power for the cotton mills and created a lake of almost 90 acres. The lake eventually became an important recreational feature of the community. However, the dam has had several problems. It failed in 2003 following heavy rainfall and breached again in 2010 because of problems beneath the spillway. The current dam was rebuilt and completed in 2016.

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3566 - Bakhmach, Chernihiv, Ukraine

Bakhmach is locarted in northern Ukraine. I'm taking this next paragraph straight out of Wikipedia: During the Russian invasion of Ukraine on February 26, 2022, at least 65 units of Russian military equipment moved through Bakhmach, with about a hundred more on the outskirts. Local residents tried to stop the convoy on their own by blocking tank tracks with makeshift objects and convincing Russian soldiers not to move towards Kyiv . One man attempted to climb onto a tank and block the road with his body (he was not hurt). However, the military equipment continued to move, and Russian forces fired several shots into the air. Слава Україні!

3564 - Kassel, Hesse, Germany

A wonderful message on this card that translates to to those wh o can wait, everything comes with time.

2352 - Cologne (Köln), North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Cologne is home to the twelve Romanesque churches. All are Catholic churches and all are found in Altstadt (old town). All were severely damaged during the 262 Allied air raids on Cologne. All twelves have been restored. St. Andreas was consecrated in 974. The crypt of the church as a sarcophagus that dates back to the third century and it holds the remains of St. Albertus Magnus, who died in 1280. St. Apostein was consecrated in the 800s. St. Cecilia was built in the 800s and it the current home of the Schnutgen Museum for Medieval Art. It still holds Catholic Mass on rare occasions. St. Georg's was built near the end of 1000s. It was extensively restored after the Second World War. St. Gerion's was established in 612. St. Kunibert was consecrated in 1247. Cunibert, the 9th Bishop of Cologne, is buried here. St. Maria im Kapital was built between 1040-1065. It was also heavily damaged during the war and restoration was finally completed in 1984. St. Maria Lyskirchem is the ...

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