antebellum
adjective
an·te·bel·lum
ˌan-ti-ˈbe-ləm 
: existing before a war
especially
: existing before the American Civil War
antebellum houses
the antebellum South
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Photos published by local outlet WVUE showed the home, which dates back to the antebellum South and was once home to enslaved Americans, ruined by the fire that sparked on May 15.
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Melina Khan, USA Today, 16 May 2025
Since the day of the explosion, neighbors surrounding the area, which is part of the town’s antebellum historic district, have been angry.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 12 May 2025
To learn more about Apalachicola during antebellum times, stop into the free Raney House Museum, run by the Apalachicola Area Historical Society.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 27 Apr. 2025
Travis and Maria Summers had been smelling the faint and sickly sweet odor of gas around their antebellum home in Lexington, Missouri, for hours on Wednesday afternoon when, around 7:30 p.m., Maria fell asleep in the living room while Travis watched TV.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 11 Apr. 2025
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Melina Khan, USA Today, 16 May 2025
Since the day of the explosion, neighbors surrounding the area, which is part of the town’s antebellum historic district, have been angry.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 12 May 2025
To learn more about Apalachicola during antebellum times, stop into the free Raney House Museum, run by the Apalachicola Area Historical Society.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 27 Apr. 2025
Travis and Maria Summers had been smelling the faint and sickly sweet odor of gas around their antebellum home in Lexington, Missouri, for hours on Wednesday afternoon when, around 7:30 p.m., Maria fell asleep in the living room while Travis watched TV.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 11 Apr. 2025
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“Antebellum.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/antebellum. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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antebellum
adjective
an·te·bel·lum
ˌant-i-ˈbel-əm
: existing before a war
especially
: existing before the American Civil War
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