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Kennesaw Mountain

American  
[ken-uh-saw] / ˈkɛn əˌsɔ /

noun

  1. a mountain in N Georgia, near Atlanta: battle 1864. 1,809 feet (551 meters).


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In 2019, however, he slipped and fell while frolicking with his young nephew in a natural waterfall during a Memorial Day outing at Georgia’s Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park.

From Washington Post Oct. 16, 2020

Kennesaw Mountain Landis’ name will be removed from the American and National League MVP trophies after 75 years of being etched on the plaques given to the players voted to be the best in baseball.

From Fox News Oct. 3, 2020

Landis’ father, however, was a Union Army surgeon wounded in the Civil War at the battle of Kennesaw Mountain in Georgia, which became the inspiration for the commissioner’s unique name.

From Washington Times Jul. 2, 2020

Of course, this was baseball unsanctioned — and only grudgingly permitted — by Giamatti’s imposing predecessor Kennesaw Mountain Landis.

From New York Times Oct. 23, 2018

Concealing himself in the debris of joists and flooring Searing looked across the open ground between his point of view and a spur of Kennesaw Mountain, a half-mile away.

From The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce — Volume 2: In the Midst of Life: Tales of Soldiers and Civilians by Bierce, Ambrose

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