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Berkeley Castle Gloucestershire is a castle in the town of Berkeley . The castle's origins date back to the 11th century and it has been designated by English Heritage as a grade I listed building.
The castle has remained within the Berkeley family since they reconstructed it in the 12th century, except for a period of royal ownership by the Tudors. It is traditionally believed to be the scene of the murder of King Edward II in 1327.
Berkeley is a town and civil parish in Gloucestershire, England. It lies in the Vale of Berkeley between the east bank of the River Severn and the M5 motorway within the Stroud administrative district. The town is noted for Berkeley Castle where the imprisoned Edward II was murdered.
Berkeley’s history begins in 1619 when settlers observed the first official Thanksgiving in America.
The 1726 Georgian mansion is the birthplace of Benjamin Harrison V, signer of the Declaration of Independence and governor of Virginia. The estate is also the birthplace of William Henry Harrison, ninth U.S. president and ancestral home of his grandson, Benjamin Harrison, the twenty-third president.
During the Civil War, Berkeley, known as Harrison’s Landing, was occupied by General George McClellan’s Union Army. While at Berkeley, General Daniel Butterfield composed the familiar tune “Taps”, first played by his bugler, O.W. Norton.
John Jamieson, a drummer boy with McClellan’s forces, returned to Berkeley in 1907 and purchased the house and 1400 acres. His son, Malcolm and his wife Grace are responsible for the extensive restoration seen today. The plantation is presently owned by the Malcolm E Jamieson family.
A Virginia and National Historic landmark and well worth a visit.
Yep, we have fall (and winter) color along the streets here in the season-free Bay Area. The Chinese pistaches turn first, late in the summer. Then come the ginkgo trees, brilliant gold (and I’d name others if I knew trees better). The liquidambars like these on McGee Avenue hang on well past the winter solstice. And no, raking leaves isn’t a thing here in Berkeley, despite exhortations to keep storm drains clear, etc.
The first of only two MidTOWN Direct trains from New York to Gladstone slows for a stop at Berkeley Heights.
NJT 6431 @ Berkeley Heights Station, Berkeley Heights, NJ
NJTR ALP-46A 4630
The 3500-feet Berkeley Municipal Pier, built 1926 for ferries, was a fishing pier before its closure for safety.