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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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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

Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park in Georgia is offering three dates over the summer, July 9, Aug. 13 and Sept. 10, to work on its 20-plus miles of trail.

From New York Times Jun. 30, 2016

But, when baseball Commissioner Kennesaw Mountain Landis went to the president for guidance on what course the national pastime should take, Roosevelt responded with his famous "green light letter."

From Seattle Times Apr. 19, 2013

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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