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Marjorie Merriweather Post, the Glossary

Marjorie Merriweather Post (March 15, 1887 – September 12, 1973) was an American businesswoman, socialite, and philanthropist.^[1]

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Adirondack Mountains

The Adirondack Mountains are a massif of mountains in Northeastern New York which form a circular dome approximately wide and covering about.

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Amy Schumer

Amy Beth Schumer (born June 1, 1981) is an American stand-up comedian, actress, writer, producer, and director.

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Ann Harding

Ann Harding (born Dorothy Walton Gatley; August 7, 1902 – September 1, 1981) was an American theatre, motion picture, radio, and television actress.

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Anne Francis (September 16, 1930 – January 2, 2011) was an American actress known for her ground-breaking roles in the science fiction film Forbidden Planet (1956) and the television action-drama series Honey West (1965–1966).

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Baker's Chocolate

Baker's Chocolate is a brand name for the line of baking chocolates owned by Kraft Heinz.

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Benjamin A. Muncil

Benjamin A. Muncil (28 Aug 1867 – 16 Dec 1930) was an American master builder in the Adirondacks early in the 20th century.

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Bentley Historical Library

The Bentley Historical Library is the campus archive for the University of Michigan and is located on the University of Michigan's North Campus in Ann Arbor.

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Boy Scouts of America

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Brookville, New York

Brookville is a village located within the Town of Oyster Bay in Nassau County, on the North Shore of Long Island, in New York, United States.

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C. W. Post

Charles William Post (October 26, 1854 – May 9, 1914) was an American innovator, breakfast cereal and foods manufacturer and a pioneer in the prepared-food industry. Marjorie Merriweather Post and c. W. Post are General Foods and post Holdings.

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Camp Topridge

Camp Topridge is an Adirondack Park Great Camp bought in 1920 and substantially expanded and renovated in 1923 by Marjorie Merriweather Post, founder of General Foods and the daughter of C. W. Post.

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Carat (mass)

The carat (ct) is a unit of mass equal to, which is used for measuring gemstones and pearls.

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Clarence Birdseye

Clarence Birdseye (December 9, 1886 – October 7, 1956) was an American inventor, entrepreneur, and naturalist, considered the founder of the modern frozen food industry. Marjorie Merriweather Post and Clarence Birdseye are General Foods and post Holdings.

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Close City, Texas

Close City is an unincorporated community in western Garza County, approximately west-northwest of Post.

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Columbia, Maryland

Columbia is a census-designated place in Howard County, Maryland, United States.

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Culture of Russia

Russian culture (kʊlʲˈturə rɐˈsʲiɪ) has been formed by the nation's history, its geographical location and its vast expanse, religious and social traditions, and both Eastern and Western influence.

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Dacha

A dacha (Belarusian, Ukrainian and a) is a seasonal or year-round second home, often located in the exurbs of post-Soviet countries, including Russia.

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Dina Merrill

Dina Merrill (born Nedenia Marjorie Hutton; December 29, 1923 – May 22, 2017) was an American actress. Marjorie Merriweather Post and Dina Merrill are American socialites, Hutton family and Philanthropists from New York (state).

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Edward Francis Hutton

Edward Francis Hutton (September 7, 1875 – July 11, 1962) was an American financier and co-founder of E. F. Hutton & Co., once one of the largest financial firms in the United States. Marjorie Merriweather Post and Edward Francis Hutton are Hutton family and mar-a-Lago.

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Eleanor Post Hutton

Eleanor Close Barzin (December 3, 1909 – November 27, 2006) was an American heiress and socialite. Marjorie Merriweather Post and Eleanor Post Hutton are American socialites and Hutton family.

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Eric Clough

Eric Clough (born September 7, 1972) is an American architectural designer.

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France

France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe.

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General Foods

General Foods Corporation was a company whose direct predecessor was established in the United States by Charles William Post as the Postum Cereal Company in 1895.

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George Washington University

The George Washington University (GW or GWU) is a private federally-chartered research university in Washington, D.C. Originally named Columbian College, it was chartered in 1821 by the United States Congress and is the first university founded under Washington D.C.'s jurisdiction.

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Glenn Close

Glenn Close (born March 19, 1947) is an American actress.

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Gloucester, Massachusetts

Gloucester is a city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States.

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Goshen Scout Reservation

Goshen Scout Reservation is a Boy Scout reservation designated to camping, swimming, hiking and other various activities.

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Great Camps

The Great Camps of the Adirondack Mountains refers to the grandiose family compounds of cabins that were built in the latter half of the nineteenth century on lakes in the Adirondacks such as Spitfire Lake and Rainbow Lake.

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Great Purge

The Great Purge, or the Great Terror (translit), also known as the Year of '37 (label) and the Yezhovshchina (label), was Soviet General Secretary Joseph Stalin's campaign to consolidate power over the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and Soviet state.

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Greenwich, Connecticut

Greenwich is a town in southwestern Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States.

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Hans Habe

Hans Habe (born János Békessy; 12 February 1911 – 29 September 1977) was a Hungarian and American writer and newspaper publisher.

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Harry Winston

Harry Winston (March 1, 1896December 8, 1978) was an American jeweler.

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Hellmann's and Best Foods

Hellmann's and Best Foods are American brand names that are used for the same line of mayonnaise, ketchup, mustard, sauce, salad dressing, condiments and other food products.

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Hermitage Museum

The State Hermitage Museum (p) is a museum of art and culture in Saint Petersburg, Russia.

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Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens

Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens is a decorative arts museum in Washington, D.C., United States.

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History Channel

History (stylized in all caps), formerly and commonly known as the History Channel, is an American pay television network and flagship channel owned by A&E Networks, a joint venture between Hearst Communications and The Walt Disney Company's General Entertainment Content Division.

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House of Fabergé

The House of Fabergé (Dom Faberzhe) was a jewellery firm founded in 1842 in Saint Petersburg, Russia, by Gustav Fabergé, using the accented name Fabergé.

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House of Romanov

The House of Romanov (also transliterated as Romanoff; Romanovy) was the reigning imperial house of Russia from 1613 to 1917.

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J. J. Abrams

Jeffrey Jacob Abrams (born June 27, 1966) is an American filmmaker and composer.

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Jell-O

Jell-O, stylised as JELL-O, is an American brand offering a variety of powdered gelatin dessert (fruit-flavored gels/jellies), pudding, and no-bake cream pie mixes.

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Jerry Seinfeld

Jerome Allen Seinfeld (born April 29, 1954) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, writer, and producer.

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John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (officially known as the John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts, and commonly referred to as the Kennedy Center) is the United States National Cultural Center, located on the eastern bank of the Potomac River in Washington, D.C. It was named in 1964 as a memorial to assassinated President John F.

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Joseph E. Davies

Joseph Edward Davies (November 29, 1876 – May 9, 1958) was an American lawyer and diplomat.

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Joseph Stalin

Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin (born Ioseb Besarionis dze Jughashvili; – 5 March 1953) was a Soviet politician and revolutionary who led the Soviet Union from 1924 until his death in 1953.

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Joseph Urban

Joseph Urban (May 26, 1872 – July 10, 1933) was an Austrian-American architect, illustrator, and scenic designer. Marjorie Merriweather Post and Joseph Urban are mar-a-Lago.

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Léon Barzin

Léon Eugene Barzin (November 27, 1900April 29, 1999) was a Belgian-born American conductor and founder of the National Orchestral Association (NOA), the oldest surviving training orchestra in the United States.

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Legion of Honour

The National Order of the Legion of Honour (Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur), formerly the Royal Order of the Legion of Honour (Ordre royal de la Légion d'honneur), is the highest French order of merit, both military and civil, and currently comprises five classes.

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Life (magazine)

Life is an American magazine published weekly from 1883 to 1972, as an intermittent "special" until 1978, a monthly from 1978 until 2000, and an online supplement since 2008.

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Ligonier, Pennsylvania

Ligonier is a borough in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States.

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List of ambassadors of the United States to Russia

The ambassador of the United States of America to the Russian Federation is the ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary from the United States of America to the Russian Federation.

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List of National Historic Landmarks in Florida

The National Historic Landmarks in Florida are representations of a broad sweep of history from Pre-Columbian times, through the Second Seminole War and Civil War, and the Space Age.

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LIU Post

LIU Post, formally the C. W. Post Campus of Long Island University and often referred to as C. W. Post, is a private university in Brookville, New York, on Long Island.

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Manufacture nationale de Sèvres

The Manufacture nationale de Sèvres is one of the principal European porcelain factories.

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Mar-a-Lago

Mar-a-Lago (Sea-to-Lake) is a resort and National Historic Landmark in Palm Beach, Florida.

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Marie Antoinette

Marie Antoinette (Maria Antoina Josefa Johanna; 2 November 1755 – 16 October 1793) was the last queen consort of France prior to the French Revolution as the wife of King Louis XVI.

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Marie Antoinette Diamond Earrings

The Marie Antoinette Diamond Earrings are a pair of diamond earrings on permanent display in the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C., United States.

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Marie Louise Diadem

The Marie Louise Diadem is a diamond and turquoise diadem on permanent display at the National Museum of Natural History in Washington D.C..

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Marie Louise, Duchess of Parma

Marie Louise (12 December 1791 – 17 December 1847) was Duchess of Parma from 11 April 1814 until her death in 1847.

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Marion Sims Wyeth

Marion Sims Wyeth (February 17, 1889 – February 4, 1982) was an American architect known for his range in styles such as Art Deco, Mediterranean Revival, and classical Georgian, French, and Colonial. Marjorie Merriweather Post and Marion Sims Wyeth are mar-a-Lago.

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Maximilian I of Mexico

Maximilian I (Fernando Maximiliano José María de Habsburgo-Lorena; Ferdinand Maximilian Josef Maria von Österreich; 6 July 1832 – 19 June 1867) was an Austrian archduke who became emperor of the Second Mexican Empire from 10 April 1864 until his execution by the Mexican Republic on 19 June 1867.

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Maxwell House

Maxwell House is an American brand of coffee manufactured by a like-named division of Kraft Heinz in North America and JDE Peet's in the rest of the world. Marjorie Merriweather Post and Maxwell House are General Foods.

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Merriweather Post Pavilion

Merriweather Post Pavilion is an outdoor concert venue located within Symphony Woods, a lot of preserved land in the heart of the planned community of Columbia, Maryland.

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Mission to Moscow

Mission to Moscow is a 1943 propaganda film directed by Michael Curtiz, based on the 1941 book by the former U.S. ambassador to the Soviet Union, Joseph E. Davies.

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Mount Vernon Seminary and College

The Mount Vernon Seminary and College was a private women's college in Washington, D.C. It was purchased by George Washington University in 1999, and became the Mount Vernon Campus of The George Washington University.

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Mystery on Fifth Avenue

"Mystery on Fifth Avenue" is the title of a New York Times article written by Penelope Green in June 2008 about a mystery apartment on Fifth Avenue in New York City.

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Napoleon

Napoleon Bonaparte (born Napoleone di Buonaparte; 15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821), later known by his regnal name Napoleon I, was a French military and political leader who rose to prominence during the French Revolution and led a series of successful campaigns across Europe during the Revolutionary Wars and Napoleonic Wars from 1796 to 1815.

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Napoleon Diamond Necklace

The Napoleon Diamond Necklace is a diamond necklace commissioned by Napoleon I of France c. 1811–1812 from the Parisian jeweler Marie-Étienne Nitot.

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National Symphony Orchestra

The National Symphony Orchestra (NSO) is an American symphony orchestra based in Washington, D.C. Founded in 1930 by cellist Hans Kindler, its principal performing venue is the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.

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Owen Johnson (writer)

Owen McMahon Johnson (August 27, 1878 – January 27, 1952) was an American writer best remembered for his stories and novels cataloguing the educational and personal growth of the fictional character Dink Stover.

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Palm Beach, Florida

Palm Beach is an incorporated town in Palm Beach County, Florida, United States.

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Penguin Group

Penguin Group is a British trade book publisher and part of Penguin Random House, which is owned by the German media conglomerate Bertelsmann.

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Philanthropy

Philanthropy is a form of altruism that consists of "private initiatives for the public good, focusing on quality of life".

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Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story

Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story is a 1987 television biographical drama starring Farrah Fawcett.

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Post Consumer Brands

Post Consumer Brands (previously Post Cereals and Postum Cereals; also known as simply "Post") is an American consumer packaged goods food manufacturer headquartered in Lakeville, Minnesota. Marjorie Merriweather Post and Post Consumer Brands are post Holdings.

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Post, Texas

Post is a city in and the county seat of Garza County, Texas, United States.

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Preston Sturges

Preston Sturges (born Edmund Preston Biden; August 29, 1898 – August 6, 1959) was an American playwright, screenwriter, and film director.

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Rafael Trujillo

Rafael Leónidas Trujillo Molina (24 October 1891 – 30 May 1961), nicknamed El Jefe, was a Dominican military commander and dictator who ruled the Dominican Republic from August 1930 until his assassination in May 1961.

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Russian Empire

The Russian Empire was a vast empire that spanned most of northern Eurasia from its proclamation in November 1721 until its dissolution in March 1917.

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Russian Revolution

The Russian Revolution was a period of political and social change in Russia, starting in 1917.

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Russophilia

Russophilia is the admiration and fondness of Russia (including the era of the Soviet Union and/or the Russian Empire), Russian history, and Russian culture.

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Sea Cloud

Sea Cloud is a sailing cruise ship owned by Sea Cloud Cruises of Hamburg, Germany.

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Sigma Alpha Epsilon

Sigma Alpha Epsilon (ΣΑΕ) is a North American Greek-letter social college fraternity.

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Smithsonian Institution

The Smithsonian Institution, or simply the Smithsonian, is a group of museums, education and research centers, the largest such complex in the world, created by the U.S. government "for the increase and diffusion of knowledge." Founded on August 10, 1846, it operates as a trust instrumentality and is not formally a part of any of the three branches of the federal government.

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A socialite is a person usually from a wealthy or aristocratic background who is prominent in high society.

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Soviet Union

The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), commonly known as the Soviet Union, was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991.

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Springfield, Illinois

Springfield is the capital city of the U.S. state of Illinois and the county seat of Sangamon County.

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SV Mandalay

The SV Mandalay is a three-masted schooner measuring pp, with a wrought iron hull.

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The Medium

The Medium is a short (one-hour-long) two-act dramatic opera with words and music by Gian Carlo Menotti.

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The New York Observer

The New York Observer was a weekly newspaper established in 1987.

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The New York Times

The New York Times (NYT) is an American daily newspaper based in New York City.

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The Salvation Army

The Salvation Army (TSA) is a Protestant Christian church and an international charitable organization headquartered in London, England.

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Time (magazine)

Time (stylized in all caps as TIME) is an American news magazine based in New York City.

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Tretyakov Gallery

The State Tretyakov Gallery (Gosudarstvennaya Tretyakovskaya Galereya; abbreviated ГТГ, GTG) is an art gallery in Moscow, Russia, which is considered the foremost depository of Russian fine art in the world.

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Unfrosted

Unfrosted is a 2024 American comedy film directed by Jerry Seinfeld from a screenplay he co-wrote with his writing team of Spike Feresten, Barry Marder, and Andy Robin.

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United States dollar

The United States dollar (symbol: $; currency code: USD; also abbreviated US$ to distinguish it from other dollar-denominated currencies; referred to as the dollar, U.S. dollar, American dollar, or colloquially buck) is the official currency of the United States and several other countries.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marjorie_Merriweather_Post

Also known as Marjorie M. Post, Marjorie Post, Merriweather Post.

, List of National Historic Landmarks in Florida, LIU Post, Manufacture nationale de Sèvres, Mar-a-Lago, Marie Antoinette, Marie Antoinette Diamond Earrings, Marie Louise Diadem, Marie Louise, Duchess of Parma, Marion Sims Wyeth, Maximilian I of Mexico, Maxwell House, Merriweather Post Pavilion, Mission to Moscow, Mount Vernon Seminary and College, Mystery on Fifth Avenue, Napoleon, Napoleon Diamond Necklace, National Symphony Orchestra, Owen Johnson (writer), Palm Beach, Florida, Penguin Group, Philanthropy, Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story, Post Consumer Brands, Post, Texas, Preston Sturges, Rafael Trujillo, Russian Empire, Russian Revolution, Russophilia, Sea Cloud, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Smithsonian Institution, Socialite, Soviet Union, Springfield, Illinois, SV Mandalay, The Medium, The New York Observer, The New York Times, The Salvation Army, Time (magazine), Tretyakov Gallery, Unfrosted, United States dollar, University of Michigan, Washington, D.C., World War I, World War II, Yacht.

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See also

General Foods

Hutton family

Mar-a-Lago

Mount Vernon Seminary and College alumni

Post Holdings

References