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Nov. 14, 2026

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Inmate dies at Maryland's Cumberland prison • Nov. 11, 2026, 4:49 PM ET (CBS)

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Hand-drawn map by George Washington showing rivers, mountains, and route from Cumberland, Maryland, to Fort le Boeuf near Lake Erie, with a distance chart and handwritten notes.

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