Northern Ireland counties-Derry City and Strabane

Can you answer these questions about the Northern Irish county of Derry City and Strabane?
This includes the city of Derry itself and the surrounding local areas formerly part of Derry City Council until 2016.
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Built in 1890, this red brick, Beaux Arts town hall contains a pipe organ, clock tower and museum; the titular council holds its meetings here
Guildhall
White gable wall located within the Bogside area of Derry; it is regularly used to display political slogans and artwork
Free Derry Corner
Massacre committed in April 1972 by the British Army in the Bogside
Bloody Sunday
Protestant fraternity founded in 1814 in honour of those who fought in the 1689 Siege of Derry
Apprentice Boys of Derry
Broadcasting and telecommunications tower that, at 305 metres in height, is the tallest structure in the whole of Ireland
Strabane transmitting station
Singer and broadcaster on BBC Radio Ulster, nicknamed 'Uncle Hugo' and 'The Wee Man from Strabane'
Hugo Duncan
Elegant white pedestrian suspension bridge crossing the river Foyle, connecting the west and east sides of Derry
Peace Bridge
Village near the border that in 2010 recorded a temperature of -18.7 C, the coldest temperature ever recorded in Northern Ireland
Castlederg
Unusually for Ireland, this sport is particularly popular in the region south of Strabane
Cricket
Tree-lined planned former industrial village built by the Herdman family in 1835; it housed a large linen mill
Sion Mills
Tranquil, picturesque forest containing rapids, mixed woodlands, a nature reserve and a 30 metre high waterfall
Ness Country Park
Georgian country estate that is the ancestral home of the Duke of Abercorn(hint: shares its name with a London suburb)
Baronscourt Estate
Printer who produced many of the first copies of the United States Declaration of Independence
John Dunlap
American aviator who landed in a field outside Culmore after completing her Transatlantic solo flight in 1932; there is a museum dedicated to her achievement in the town
Amelia Earhart
In 2024, this woman was elected as the first black mayor of any Northern Irish town or city
Lilian Seenoi-Barr
The city was given this title in 2013
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