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Sesquicentennial

noun
1.
The 150th anniversary (or the celebration of it).





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... been a historic relic since 1901. In the fall of that year minor repairs were made to the locomotive so that it might be used in the sesquicentennial celebration at Carlisle, Pennsylvania. On October 22, 1901, the engine was ready for service, but as it neared Carlisle a copper flue burst. The fire was extinguished and the Pioneer was pushed ...
— The 'Pioneer': Light Passenger Locomotive of 1851 • John H. White


Words linked to "Sesquicentennial" :   day of remembrance, anniversary


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