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    The Sprague Fire was a wildfire in Glacier National Park in Montana. It was first reported on August 10, 2017, around 8:30 pm after being caused by a lightning...
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    Lyon Sprague de Camp (/ˌspreɪɡdəˈkæmp/; November 27, 1907 – November 6, 2000) was an American author of science fiction, fantasy and non-fiction literature...
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    Sprague Fire, Glacier National Park, 16,790 acres (6,790 ha) Moose Peak Fire, Kootenai National Forest, 13,903 acres (5,626 ha) Gibralter Ridge Fire,...
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    the structures with a fire resistant sheeting. The fire was started by the same dry lightning storm that ignited the Sprague Fire near Lake McDonald that...
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    the Sprague Fire. The wood portions of the main chalet burned, gutting the structure, but the surrounding outbuildings were saved. After the fire, U.S...
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    changed to honor General John W. Sprague, a railroad executive. Sprague was destroyed by fire on August 3, 1895. The fire and subsequent decision by the...
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    blockhead, fire eating and breathing, gavage, sword swallowing, the bed of nails, the Human Dartboard, the cranial corkscrew, and the insectivore. Sprague participates...
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    backcountry patrol cabins, fire lookouts, and concession facilities. In 2017, Sperry Chalet closed early for the season due to the Sprague Fire which subsequently...
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    Albert Frederick "Ziggy" Sprague (January 8, 1896 – April 11, 1955) was a World War II–era officer in the United States Navy. Sprague was born in Dorchester...
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  • Richard E. Sprague (August 27, 1921 – January 27, 1996) was an American computer technician, researcher and author. According to American journalist Richard...
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    The Great Fire of 1910 (also commonly referred to as the Big Blowup, the Big Burn, or the Devil's Broom fire) was a wildfire in the Inland Northwest region...
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  • structures such as when the Sperry Chalet was nearly destroyed by the Sprague Fire in 2017. "The Organization". Glacier National Park Conservancy. Retrieved...
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    William Sprague IV (September 12, 1830 – September 11, 1915) was the 27th Governor of Rhode Island from 1860 to 1863, and U.S. Senator from 1863 to 1875...
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    Ian Broun Sprague (1920–1994) was an Australian twentieth-century studio potter, ceramic sculptor and graphic artist. Delayed by the Second World War...
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    Sprague, built at Dubuque, Iowa's Iowa Iron Works in 1901 by Captain Peter Sprague for the Monongahela River Consolidated Coal and Coke Company, was the...
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    09:07, the heavy cruiser Tone exchanged fire with Heermann until she too turned away at 09:10. By 09:17, Sprague ordered Hathaway to lay smoke on the port...
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    of Sprague, Connecticut, United States, and a census-designated place (CDP). The population of the CDP was 1,250 as of the 2010 census. The Sprague town...
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    Jack Eugene Sprague (born August 8, 1964) is an American former stock car racing driver who has competed in all of NASCAR's three top divisions, most...
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  • Joseph Sprague (July 25, 1783 – December 12, 1854) was an American businessman and politician who served as Mayor of Brooklyn. Sprague was born on July...
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    incorporated. Sprague was incorporated in 1913, when it was no longer required there be a population of at least 200 people. In 1912 and again in 1927, fires broke...
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    John Wilson Sprague (April 4, 1817 – December 27, 1893) was an American soldier and railroad executive. He served as a general in the Union Army in the...
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  • (monolithic IC) chip. Between late 1958 and early 1959, Kurt Lehovec of Sprague Electric Company developed a way to electrically isolate components on...
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    soccer player Billy Ray Smith Jr., NFL player Brian J. Smith, actor Lyon Sprague de Camp, fantasy writer Barbara Staff, co-chair of Ronald Reagan's 1976...
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    Sprague Lake is a scenic lake in Rocky Mountain National Park, located on the south side of Glacier Creek, about two miles south of the Hollowell turnoff...
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    " Ralph Sprague was a significant figure in Bridgeton's history. He bought the mill in 1862. In 1868, fire claimed this mill as well. Sprague decided...
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  • Second Blood, a Kuwaiti action film inspired by Rambo: First Blood Part II Sprague, Mike (June 12, 2019). "Stallone happy to return as Rambo if Last Blood...
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    researchers Josiah Thompson and Richard Sprague, who noticed the open umbrella in a series of photographs. Thompson and Sprague suggested that the "umbrella man"...
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    Henry William Sprague "Peg" Cleghorn (March 11, 1890 – July 12, 1956), also known as "The Big Train", was a Canadian professional ice hockey player from...
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  • Jesus") Kevin Leahy Shawn Mullins Brandon Bush, brother of Kristian Bush Sprague, David (1994-01-15). "Pilgrim's Progress To Be Measured With Tower Tour"...
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    The Mount Brown Fire Lookout in Glacier National Park is significant as one of a chain of staffed fire lookout posts within the park. The low two-story...
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