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Post by Erik_Kowal » Tue Nov 16, 2010 8:19 pm

I suspect Edwin's reference is to Scutari Barracks (now known as Selimiye Barracks) in Üsküdar, Turkey, the former hospital where Florence Nightingale worked.
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Post by marie26 » Wed Nov 17, 2010 1:20 am

Remember, not everyone lives in the US. :)

Even those of us that DO need to do some Googling!
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