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Seldon/Asselstine House, 20-24 Victoria Ave. (designated 1985):
20 Victoria: Built 1836, building has a cut limestone facade with a balanced arrangement of window and door openings with straight heads of brick voussoirs. Rubble stone side walls rise to parapets at the roof, supported by carved stone corbels. Later Victorian owners added a decorative verandah, now gone, and simple brackets with finials, under the eaves. Some early shutter hooks remain.
Interior has the original brick and stone fireplace.
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854 Princes Street: Built in 1858, 1.5 storey house was originally built in the Gothic Revival Style with steeply pitched rood with front centered gable. Point arc front upper window with raised brick surround, wooden soffit and fascia, arched windows, front entrance doorways (inside porch), side porch with forward protruding entrance and wooden ship lap cladded summer kitchen at rear of house.
Designation By-law 1989-042, on April 20, 1989
the origins of the village of Rivello Reviell (in dialect lucano) are dated back to the Early Middle Ages. But many are the archaeological finds which designate Rivello is the heir of the city lucana - existing from preromano period - Sirinos. The notorious is the division, starting from the middle ages, the city into two distinct neighborhoods, the upper one, whose inhabitants, said bardàv ti, were tied one to the church of the Latin rite (San Nicola di Bari) and the lower one, whose inhabitants, bardàsci, were supporters of the parish of the Greek rite (Santa Maria del Poggio).
Resist still in the toponymy ("Fonte dei Lombardi" and "Piazza dei Greci"), references to the two opposing ethnic groups, who gave life to the city: Lombards, stanziatisi certainly as a result of the barbarian invasions, and Greeks, probably originating, following its destruction by the Saracens, from nearby Velia from which it says the name derives modern (Rivello i.e. Re-Velia). Indeed, the motto of the common recitation even today "Iterum Velia renovata Revellum" (Once Velia, renewed in Rivello). Another likely etymological origin of the name, must be sought in a formation of the iterative type "King Vallare" i.e. fortify again, from which a late Latin Revallo.
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Hiram B. Smith House
46211 Sparta Line, Sparta
The H. B. Smith (Martyn) house was completed in 1865. The house is a three bay Georgian style building with a centre hall and balanced rooms on either side. It features a centre door with three paned sidelights and a five paned Roman arched transom light above. The walls are three layers of strawberry handmade brick thick with a 6 layer pattern, 5 layers with the sides facing outward and one with the ends facing outward. The windows are 6 over 6 paned with Roman arches above in brick. The details are of the Regency period with the original door recessed. It has stayed with the family to this day.
NGC 2264 designates The Cone Nebula and the Christmas Tree Cluster. Two other objects are also within this designation but not officially included, The Snowflake Cluster and the Fox Fur Nebula. All of the objects are located in the constellation of Monoceros and are around 2,300 light years distant.
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The fog signal, from two designated buildings at each end of the island, were powered by compressed air, generated from the island's power plant in the centre of the island, and delivered by 150-millimetre (5.9 in) cast-iron pipes laid on the ground to top up a series of air tanks located adjacent to both North and South buildings. The North horn provided a single blast of 7 seconds duration every 2¼ minutes and the South horn provided four 2½ second blasts of the same pitch every 2¼ minutes. The North and South horns did not blast together, being approximately 67½ seconds apart. This facility was discontinued in 1989.
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1590 St. Paul Street West
Former McCarthy’s Tavern
The building was constructed in two stages; the (original) stone part at the rear was built first in approximately 1812. In 1830 a clapboard frame was added to the front of the house. There are a number of design elements that suggest the section closest to the road, including the main façade, was built in the Georgian Vernacular Style. This irregularly shaped, two storey building has two wings added on the south side, a kitchen and a garage, each constructed of clapboard walls. The medium gabled roof of the front section is trimmed with a boxed cornice, with a sloping soffit and frieze. The main floor windows are plainly trimmed and feature a square bay window on the west side. The double hung windows are 12 over 12 (panes), typical of the Georgian style. The door is located in the centre of the main façade and is flat with moulded trim, a shelf and is not emblazed into the building. It also has side panels and a flush transom with a lantern set in the centre. The door itself is single eight-panel with a moulded rail, raised panel and no glazing. This residential building is well maintained and a good example of Georgian Style architecture. There are few surviving former taverns/inns from this era.
Fisher Island is a census-designated place of metropolitan Miami, Florida, located on a barrier island of the same name. As of the 2010 census, Fisher Island had the highest per capita income of any place in the United States. The CDP had only 226 households and a total population of 132 persons.
Named for automotive parts pioneer and beach real estate developer Carl G. Fisher, who once owned it, Fisher Island is three miles offshore of mainland South Florida. No road or causeway connects to the island, which is accessible by private boat or ferry. Once a one-family island home of the Vanderbilts, and later several other millionaires, it was sold for development in the 1960s. The property sat vacant for well over 15 years before development was begun for very limited and restrictive multi-family use.
May 20 has been designated as World Bee Day. To commemorate I have posted this picture from around 90 years ago, probably taken at the Royal Lancashire Show, of my dad holding a frame out of a beehive.
In later life he inherited my Granddad's bees but he became dangerously allergic to be stings and had to give up keeping them
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525 Ontario Street
Mayholme House
Mayholme is a two-storey brick house, rectangular in plan with a single storey wing attached to the rear. The house is capped by a medium pitch gable roof. The foundation is composed of sandstone rubble work mixed with liberal amounts of mortar and the exterior walls are red brick with a variance in type and design. The style of the house is a vernacular form of Classic Revival which was popular from the 1830 ́s until Confederation, and has such features as; moulded cornices, friezes, and short eave returns. The house has experienced damage at the hands of tenants over the years; the upper floors were sagging because one tenant had used the second floor to store grain. Hardwood floors were installed, the ceilings were repaired and the house was repainted. The house was electrified in 1927 and connected to the sewer system in the 1960’s.
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Hiram Burley Smith Tailor Shop
6137 Hiram Smith Lane, Sparta
Hiram Smith’s Tailoring business began in the 1830s. The 1846 brick store is made of small handmade bricks and features a scooped awning to keep rain away from the foundation. The counter, brass yard measure, shelves, cash drawer and pressed metal ceiling are original and designated as well as the exterior. Hiram was a prominent citizen who came as a Quaker but later helped establish the Methodist church.
This image comes late this morning because I was up late last night (not drinking). It rained cats and dogs (Thanks dear friends for sending *just* enough to soak the ground and cool us off) last night and I was watching it rain :-)
Have you been a designated driver? I have, on several occasions. It is real fun to drive drunk friends home :-D Try it, you will know what I mean..
Have a great weekend everybody!
This is an Anglican church in the village of Elmstone in Kent, England. The church dates back to the 13th century, and was designated a Grade II* listed building in 1963. The church is not known to feature a dedication to any known saint, a rare occurrence for Anglican churches in the United Kingdom; the church is thereby titled as "Elmstone Church" for any official purposes
The nave and lower chancel are from Norman times and are built out of flint. The chancel contains a north window and the nave contains two south windows; all three have Caen stone heads and sills, as well as jambs made of flint there are apparently interesting windows inside but they must have known I was coming as the church was locked!
The Village is recorded in the Doomsday book as Aelvetone and in later records as Ealmestone, Elmerstone and Elmeston.
The plastic chairs I think belong to a bloke named Norman!
MY THANKS TO ALL WHO VISIT AND COMMENT IT IS APPRECIATED.
Another view of the famous Pulteney Bridge in Bath. It was completed by 1774 and connected the city with the newly built Georgian town of Bathwick, which is to the right of the picture. Designed by Robert Adam in a Palladian style, the bridge is exceptional in having shops built across its full span on both sides. It has been designated as a Grade I listed-building.
Like so many of the streets in Bath, the facade is beautifully designed but the other side of the bridge is a mish-mash, with individual property owners left to complete their part of the buildings on the bridge as best they could. This architecture, described as "Queen Anne fronts and Mary-Anne backs", occurs repeatedly in Bath.
I just parked the car when I saw this face popped out from the driver's window.
Thank you so much for the visit and for the kind comments and favs. They are very much appreciated!
In JAPAN , Oriental stork is designated and proteced as one of the special national species . TOYO - OKA city in Hyogo prefecture has contributed to the protection of Oriental Storks for many years. Thanks to the effort , the number of Oriental storks has been increasing recently . Two years ago, one of them happened to fly all the way from Toyo - Oka to our town, UEDA city in NAGANO. It's more than 500km from UEDA to Toyo - oka. Since then , she has visited and stayed here in UEDA , especially around the district of SHIODA DAIRA many times . This is because there are more than 60ponds used for agriculture offering variety kinds of surroundings including different living things. That's why she seems to like the area.
By the way, let me introduce myself. I was born in Tokyo, as you know , the capital of JAPAN. I had enjoyed urban life there since my childhood . Now l live in a kind of rural area , enjoying its nature such as a panoramic view of JAPANs ALPS , Variety kinds of hot spring resort, Different kinds of living things and so on.
IN addition to that, if you visit UEDA , you can experience the atmosphere of medieval JAPAN, through visiting For example UEDA Castle, Unno JYUKU , Yanagi Machi district , Besshyo Onsen hot spring resort and so on .
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Fishleigh House
47017 Roberts Line, Sparta
The Fishleigh House was built in the late nineteenth century, by a member of the Fishleigh family. The house was originally constructed as a single dwelling farm house, and continues to be used as a private home. The structure sits on a fieldstone foundation and has a full basement. It is a two storey building and has an extension on the east side. It is made of yellow brick and supported by a wooden frame. The brick at the corner of the exterior walls includes quoins, and the base of the walls project in the form of a plinth. The main section is roofed by a medium gable. The building has projecting eaves, moulded soffits, moulded fascia, and wooded verges.
Hierapolis[pronunciation?] (Ancient Greek: Ἱεράπολις, lit. "Holy City") was an ancient city located on hot springs in classical Phrygia in southwestern Anatolia. Its ruins are adjacent to modern Pamukkale in Turkey and currently comprise an archaeological museum designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
The hot springs have been used as a spa since the 2nd century BC, with many patrons retiring or dying there. The large necropolis is filled with sarcophagi, most famously that of Marcus Aurelius Ammianos, which bears the earliest known example of a crank and rod mechanism.
Part of the archeological site of Hierapolis
The great baths were constructed with huge stone blocks without the use of cement and consisted of various closed or open sections linked together. There are deep niches in the inner section,[clarification needed] including the bath, library, and gymnasium.
Collage of the beach
a variety of different photographs.
Morfa Bychan, known locally as Black Rock Sands, is a sandy beach, with rocky areas- although the rocks aren’t actually black. The beach stretches for about 2 miles and is backed by a dune system which has been designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest. There are plenty of rockpools to explore here as well as some interesting caverns.
A river mouth lies at the south-eastern end of the beach, and the village of Morfa Bychan is a few hundred meters away. The beach has lovely views of the mountains and countryside of Snowdonia National Park.
A slipway provides vehicular access to the sands and most visitors park on the beach, making it a popular picnic destination and providing easy access for those with mobility problems. There are designated bathing and boat launching areas. Dogs are banned from the central section of the beach, but are allowed on the eastern and western sections.
There are a number of holiday parks in the area surrounding the beach. In the village of Morfa Bychan there are shops, places to eat and a golf club. There are more facilities in the town of Porthmadog, about 2 miles from the beach.
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Davey House
45922 Sparta Line, Sparta
The Davey House was constructed at some point between 1845 and 1855. The simplicity of the building epitomizes the Provincial Greek Revival style in which it was built. It also has pilastered doorways with entablatures, and a solid frieze, similar to other houses in Sparta that date back to the 1850s. The property on which the Davey House sits was originally deeded by the Crown to the Honourable James Baby. Baby sold the property to the Jonathan Doan in 1813, who then sold it to his son, Israel Doan in 1843. Wade and Vera Davey purchased the house in 1990 and have made considerable effort to restore it.
Park Place Bed & Breakfast is a grand, lovingly restored century home, in the Queen Ann Revival style, designated in 1980 as a Canadian historical landmark in Niagara Falls. It was the estate of William Doran, a local 1800’s entrepreneur.
The number of oriental white storks has increased recently. One of them happened to fly all the way from Hyo - go to our town UEDA, NAGANO prefecture about three years ago .
In addition to that, it was the first time in my life that l came across the stork around my neighborhood.
Since then , she has visited and stayed here in UEDA many times .
By the way, it's said that there are more than 100ponds called TAMEIKE in UEDA , especially around the district of SHIODA DAIRA. TAMEIKE means the ponds built for agricultural uses, especially for rice farming . As we've had little precipitation since olden times, most of them had been built by the order of an local FUDAL Lord during the Edo Period about 400years ago .
Each pond has a variety kinds of surroundings with so many different kinds of living things .
Thus she seems to like our town very much , I think.
2015年の上田商工会議所のｶﾚﾝﾀﾞｰ1*2月の写真に、私のｺｳﾉﾄﾘ写真をと、お話しいただき実現した事も、ほんとに光栄な事でした。ありがとうございます。また県内の新聞のコンテストニュース部門で1席になったことも今となってはいい思い出です。そしてモンチッチドレスデザインコンテスト最優秀賞頂き、北原さんの箱根、河口湖おもちゃの博物館等に飾られたのも素敵な思い出です。誰も知らない土地でよくここまでやって来たなー。たまには、自分を自分で誉めてあげないといけませんね。40代半ばの中年お母さんですが、パワフルに毎日楽しく暮らしています。
Designed by Kelly Johnson and the originals built in 1943, serving in late WW2, Korea and in SAC before becoming static displays. Imagine chasing trains and catching an F-80 Shooting Star. seen here at Tri-County Airport along 561. Have been unable to find the rest of the story as to how and why it is there.
The rest of the story: It really is a Lockheed T-33 Shooting Star an American subsonic jet trainer. It was produced by Lockheed and made its first flight in 1948. The T-33 was developed from the Lockheed P-80/F-80 starting as TP-80C/TF-80C in development, then designated T-33A. Acquired for the Tricounty Airport Authority by Vernon Taylor in 1968
Þingvellir is the national shrine of Iceland. It is a key location in Icelandic history as the oldest existing parliament in the world first assembled there in 930 AD. Þingvellir has for this reason been designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Dryly designated as "Mound A," it's the largest among several at the Etowah Indian Mounds in North Georgia.
I didn't spend long exploring the grounds as it was cold and windy when I visited (especially at the top). There's so much rich indigenous history here to take in. I only saw one couple there, so I picked a great time to visit, photographically.
Panoramic stitched from several JPGs, using the Ilford Pan F Plus 50 film simulation from Fuji X Weekly.
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The Church of St. Peter and Paul is a Christian Catholic church in Bern, Switzerland. It is designated as a Cultural Property of National Significance.
During the Protestant Reformation in the early 16th century, the city of Bern adopted the new Protestant faith and the city's churches converted, leaving the remaining Catholics in Bern without a church. Over the following centuries, they remained without a church in the city. Following the French invasion of Switzerland in 1798 and the political reforms of the Helvetic Republic, the catholic community of Bern held mass in the choir of the Bern Minster until 1803. Beginning in 1804 they moved to the French Church on Zeughausgasse.
The Church of St. Peter and Paul begun in 1858 as the first Catholic church built in Bern since the Reformation. It was built next to the Town Hall of Bern, on the site of the St. Johannsen granary (which had been built over the ruins of a mint which burnt to the ground in 1787). The church was designed by H Marchal and Pierre-Joseph Edmond Deperthes in the style of the Romanesque and French cathedral Gothic. Construction began in 1858 under the supervision of Emmanuel Müller and was completed in 1864. The first mass was celebrated in the church on 13 November 1864. Following the First Vatican Council (1869-1870) some Catholics in Switzerland were dissatisfied with the Council and split away from the church to form the Christian Catholic Church of Switzerland. In 1875, the Church of St. Peter and Paul became the parish church of the Old Catholic congregation in Bern.
In 1965-67 the bell tower and south facade were renovated, followed by several additional renovations.
Ambleside Park was designated in 1918, and by 1964, the slough had been mostly filled in with sand to become Ambleside Beach.
In most provinces of Canada, the third Monday in February is observed as a regional statutory holiday, typically known in general as Family Day (French: Jour de la famille)—though some provinces use their own names, as they celebrate the day for different reasons. The third Monday of February is observed as "Family Day" in the provinces of Alberta, British Columbia (BC), New Brunswick, Ontario, and Saskatchewan; as Louis Riel Day in Manitoba; as Nova Scotia Heritage Day in Nova Scotia; and as Islander Day in Prince Edward Island
West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
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Gibson House
"The Gibson house at 114 Gibson Street gives this street its name. The house was built circa 1862 by Robert Lillie Gibson who had come to Grimsby in search of good stone for quarrying. Robert and the men in this family were stonemasons from Scotland, and he was commissioned to comb the escarpment for appropriate sites. Meanwhile, however, he met and fell in love with Frances Thompson, and they were married right away. Robert built the little house at 102 Gibson Street for his bride, but he began work on the lovely stone house by Forty Mile Creek.
The country park is only young and was designated in 2002 when South Somerset District Council established ownership. The country park is in a unique position, sited only 5 minutes walk from the bustling town centre and offers open access green space to residents and visitors.
The Country Park is comprised of five main areas all of which have very different characteristics and land features. The landscape varies from Ninesprings which is the most heavily used and accessible section with its network of footpaths and waterways to the Riverside walk which gives the feeling of being away from the hustle and bustle of town as you stroll through woodland following the path of the River Yeo.
Yeovil Country Park received Country Park accreditation from Natural England in 2009. Natural England believes that everyone should have access to good quality natural green space near to where they live. This provides a broad range of benefits to people and the quality of their lives, covering all the ecosystem services we depend on.
Natural England expects that, “People will have places to access and enjoy a high quality natural environment”. This is often more achievable in urban communities than in rural communities, particularly in lowland agricultural England where there is often poor access to quality green space.
The Green Flag Award Scheme recognises and rewards the best green spaces in the country. Yeovil Country Park entered the Green Flag Award Scheme in 2005 and has been awarded Green Flag status every year since due to its high standard of maintenance and community engagement. www.southsomersetcountryside.com/yeovil-country-park/abou...
Peter the Piping Plover is nesting over the four eggs while Polly was out foraging for crustaceans. From my observation, it appears that Peter was more attentive than Polly.
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This is a stately yellow brick home constructed in the late Victorian period (about 1890). It has fine bays and verandah, a steep roof, and gingerbread trim. It has been well maintained by a succession of responsible owners; it retains its charm. The well-treed and maintained grounds complement the home and add to its ambience.
This dwelling was constructed by Solomon Van Willson (1836- 922). He was the owner of grist and woolen mills which obtained their power from the harnessing of Beaver Creek, a main tributary of the Union Pond. A bridge was built over Union Pond.
Solomon married Hannah Haight (1861-1905). They had two children, Hannah Marguerite and Charles Edward. Upon Solomon's death, the property that Soloman owned was divided between the two children. Hannah (1870-1939) (nicknamed "Etta") married a distant cousin, Edgar Freeman Willson, in 1909. She lived
in the house many more years.
This house is a fine example of the architecture of this period.
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Designated as a National Important Cultural Property on August 29, 1910
Hokoku Shrine is dedicated to the warlord Toyotomi Hideyoshi (one of the three unifiers of Japan in the 16th century) and his loyal aid Kato Kiyomasa. The reason for building this structure is clearly stated in a letter by Ankokuji Ekei, head monk of Ankokuji Temple. In 1587, Ekei asked Daiganji Temple, the temple in charge of construction and repair work in Miyajima including Itsukushima Shrine, to build a Buddhist library in which the chanting of Senbu-kyo sutras could be held every month. As there is no board ceiling or outer gate, it is believed that the construction of the building was not completed.
Originally, Amida Buddha and two subordinate Buddhist saints, Anan and Kasho-sonja, were enshrined in the Buddhist altar until the early Meiji era. Since that time, however, the altar has been used in Shinto rituals.
The building is called Senjokaku (Hall of One Thousand Tatami Mats), reflecting its standing as the largest structure on Miyajima Island. The shrine was a popular landmark in Miyajima where many people came to relax and cool themselves and to buy popular souvenirs such as tooth picks, and a variety of legends and traditions have been created here.
The fact that this structure, unique among the buildings belonging to Itsukushima Shrine, is unpainted and that its exact date of founding is recorded makes it a valuable gauge of the passage of time. The traces of weathering on its pillars and floor boards can be used to determine the approximate age of any other wooden structure on Miyajima.
A piece of wood used as a measuring device in the reconstruction work of the O-Torii in 1873 hangs on a pillar under the floor of the south part of the shrine. Countless votive picture tablets that had been hanging on the walls of Itsukushima Shrine buildings until the mid Meiji era decorate the walls inside the hall.
The shrine did not yet exist at the time of the Battle of Itsukushima in 1555 when the Mori clan defeated the Sue clan to unify the Chugoku region. The headquarters of the Sue clan was located on this hill, which was then called To-no-oka (Pagoda Hill). Starting in the Meiji era, the hill was developed through the establishment of stone steps, among other additions.
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Its bare appearance may not intrigue you at first. Only unfinished walls and a hundred pillars. Although the building is pretty, there is something missing. But once inside, look up: the gigantic ceiling is covered with a mosaic of paintings whose subjects are as varied as the styles and periods of implementation. Medieval battles, Buddhist representations, landscapes and animals in a modern style, the eye does not know where to turn.
Ornate patterns are the norm in Islamic countries due to the iconoclastic tradition as can be seen with these items in this shop in the covered kasbah of Fez (Fès), Morocco. The old medina of Fez was designated a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1981.
Nelson is a census-designated place in Clark County, Nevada, United States. The community is in the Pacific Standard Time zone. The location of Nelson is in El Dorado Canyon, Eldorado Mountains. The town is in the southeast region of the Eldorado Valley. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 37. Nelson is located along Nevada State Route 165, about 8 miles (13 km) southeast of its junction with U.S. Route 95. Route 165 continues east 5 miles (8 km) to a dead end at Nelsons Landing on the Colorado River, 18 miles (29 km) by water north of Cottonwood Cove on Lake Mojave. Nelson is about 25 miles (40 km) from Boulder City by road. The area known as Nelson was originally called Eldorado in 1775, by the Spaniards who made the original discoveries of gold in the area that is now Eldorado Canyon. The town was the site of one of the first major gold strikes in Nevada and one of the biggest mining booms in state history. Gold and silver were discovered here around 1859. The rush to the canyon began in 1861, several mining camps were established in the canyon, and a steamboat landing at the mouth of the canyon on the Colorado River, called Colorado City. In its heyday, the area established a reputation for being rough and lawless. During the American Civil War, deserters from both the Union and Confederate armies would wander there, hoping that such an isolated location would be the last place military authorities would look for them. Among the early mines established was the notorious Techatticup Mine in the middle of the canyon. Disagreements over ownership, management and labor disputes resulted in wanton killings so frequent as to be routine and ordinary. Despite the sinister reputation of the mine, it along with others in the town produced several million dollars in gold, silver, copper and lead. The mines in the canyon were active from about 1858 until 1945. The community called Nelson was named for Charles Nelson, a camp leader who was slain in his home, along with four other people, in 1897 by the renegade Indian, Avote. Between, 1901 and 1905 the San Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad was built across southern Nevada, through Las Vegas, to Daggett, California where it connected to the AT&SF, and the complete Salt Lake–Los Angeles line was opened on May 1, 1905. This nearby railhead ended the need for steamboats at Eldorado Canyon, the landing and the mill there were abandoned. The town of Nelson was born near the head of the canyon nearest the road to the railroad, the post office of Eldorado was closed on August 31, 1907 and moved to Nelson. The mines and the landing are accessible through the town of Nelson off US 95 about 25 miles southwest of Las Vegas. Much of Nelson, which was not impacted by the 1974 flood, remains today and is located near the top of the wash, away from the flood channels. The sparsely populated community consists mainly of privately owned ranch houses, and a river and mining tour business housed in a former Texaco gas station, north of the road from the Techatticup Mine, that has been used as a filming location for several feature films, including 3000 Miles to Graceland. The fate of Nelson's Landing is a warning to visitors to this region who should watch for conditions leading to flash flooding. They should also be cautious of open mines and ventilation shafts.
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El Dorado Canyon is a canyon in southern Clark County, Nevada famed for its rich silver and gold mines. The canyon was named in 1857 by steamboat entrepreneur Captain George Alonzo Johnson when gold and silver was discovered here. It drains into the Colorado River at the former site of Nelson's Landing. The town of Nelson lies in the upper reach of the canyon. Eldorado Canyon Mine Tours operates mid way in the canyon at the Techatticup Mine one of the oldest and most productive mines in the canyon. Prospecting and mining in the El Dorado Canyon had been going on from at least 1857 if not earlier. But in April 1861, as the American Civil War began, word got out that silver and some gold and copper lodes had been discovered by John Moss and others in what became known as El Dorado Canyon, in New Mexico Territory, now Nevada. The canyon was on the west side of the river sixty five miles above Fort Mohave at what was then considered the limit of navigation of the river. George A. Johnson came up river and made a deal to supply the mines with his steamboats at a lower price than that provided overland across the Mohave Desert from Los Angeles. That fall news of the strikes in the Colorado Mining District, (by 1864 also called the Eldorado Canyon District), brought a flood of miners to the canyon. Several mining camps were founded in the canyon over the years. At the beginning San Juan, or Upper Camp were at the top of the canyon miles from the river near the modern town of Nelson. Midway down the canyon near the Techatticup Mine were Alturas and Louisville. At the mouth of the canyon was the boat landing of Colorado City. During the time of the American Civil War, three new mining camps developed in the middle canyon. In 1862, Lucky Jim Camp was formed along Eldorado Canyon above January Wash, south of the Techatticup Mine. Lucky Jim Camp was the home of miners sympathetic to the Confederate cause. A mile up the canyon was a camp with Union sympathies called Buster Falls. In late 1863, Col. John R. Vineyard, at the time a California State Senator for Los Angeles, completed a ten stamp mill the first in the canyon, on its north side just below Lucky Jim Camp, at what soon became El Dorado City. Vineyard's mill, assembled from mill parts salvaged from abandoned works in the Mother Lode country of California, processed the ore of its mines and cut out the cost of shipping the ore out to San Francisco for such processing, cutting costs in half. George Alonzo Johnson's steamboat company losing this downstream ore trade and making fewer trips up to the Canyon responded by raising its freight rates. From 1865 to 1867 as part of Mohave County, Arizona Territory, El Dorado Canyon had its own post office. In 1867, to secure the riverboat traffic and protect miners in the canyon from Paiute attacks the U.S. Army established Camp El Dorado, an outpost at the mouth of El Dorado Canyon that remained until it was abandoned in 1869. From 1870 the mines again were active to the point where from 1879 to 1907 El Dorado Canyon again had a post office, now in Clark County, Nevada. The mines continued to produce ore until World War II.
Later in the afternoon the Noordam entered Milford Sound in New Zealand's Fiordland National Park.
Milford Sound is the jewel of the park and is the only fiord in New Zealand accessible by road.
In 1823 sealer John Grono was the first European settler to visit the sound. He named it Milford Sound after Milford Haven, a long narrow inlet on the Welsh coast.
The park is part of Te Wahipounamu, a 1990 designated UNESCO World Heritage site.
Most cruise ships enter the 13 km (8 mi) long Milford Fiord to admire the scenery and then turn round and head back to the Tasman Sea.
In 1823 a sealer called John Grono was the first European settler to visit. He named it Milford Sound after Milford Haven, a long narrow inlet on the Welsh coast.
Bristol Museum & Art Gallery, Queens Road, Clifton, Bristol, Avon.
As part of Bristol Museums, Galleries & Archives it is run by the city council with no entrance fee. It holds designated museum status, granted by the national government to protect outstanding museums. The designated collections include: geology, Eastern art, and Bristol's history, including English delftware. In January 2012 it became one of sixteen Arts Council England Major Partner Museums.
The museum includes sections on natural history as well as local, national and international archaeology. The art gallery contains works from all periods, including many by internationally famous artists, as well a collection of modern paintings of Bristol.
In the summer of 2009 the museum hosted an exhibition by Banksy, featuring more than 70 works of art, including animatronics and installations; it is his largest exhibition yet. It was developed in secrecy and with no advance publicity, but soon gained worldwide notoriety.
The building is of Edwardian Baroque architecture and has been designated by English Heritage as a grade II* listed building.
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Description of the Property: Old Foundry 9-15 King St East:
The Old Foundry, also known as the Bell Tower Building, is centrally located in the Town of Gananoque on the north bank of the Gananoque River, near the King Street Bridge and on the east side of King Street East. Built in stone a single-storey high and on an irregular plan, the Old Foundry is the most prominent structure of a former industrial complex that today includes three other one-to-two storey buildings on a large polygonal lot.
Statement of Cultural Heritage Value or Interest:
The Old Foundry has design or physical value for its stone construction executed to a high degree of craftsmanship, multiple large openings, and for its unique monitor and small bell tower capping its roof. Its historical value lies in its direct association with Gananoque's heritage as a thriving industrial centre in the 19th century, and for its use for many years by the Gananoque Spring and Axle Company, later a part of Ontario Steel Products Company Limited. The building is considered a local landmark and through its materials, design, massing, and location in downtown Gananoque in close proximity to the river maintains and supports the Town's historic industrial and commercial character.
Description of Heritage Attributes
Key attributes that express the value of the Old Foundry include its:
• Single storey massing with irregular quadrilateral plan aligned with King Street East;
• Hip roof capped with a multi-sashed monitor and octagonal bell tower;
• Coursed rubble stone walls with large cut stone quoins;
• Symmetrically placed openings with segmental arched heads; and,
• Paired four-over-four sash windows on the north and south sides.
• Key attributes that express the property's contextual value include its:
• Location near the centre of the Town and siting with minimal setback on a main
thoroughfare and directly adjacent the Gananoque River; and,
• Visual relationships with other 19th century historic properties including the Public Library (10 King Street East) and Town Hall (30 King Street East).
JANDINA.
Jandina is designated as a pleasure craft and has an overall length of and breadth of 11 x 4 metres and registered in Great Britain and has the call sign of MQAY5.
When I caught up with Jandina she was in the English Channel of the coast of Dover and was caught up in windy conditions as she pushed her way along in the choppy Channel waters.
Dover, Great Britain.
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Forge and Anvil Museum
46316 Sparta Line, Sparta
Forge and Anvil Museum was built about 1827 of clay and straw by a Mr. Kellar from England. It served as the village blacksmith shop until 1944. Note the thickness of the walls, the protruding rafters, and the tiny window panes. The roof is supported by one central beam using mortise and tenon construction. When the shop closed, Edgar A. Smith purchased it and gave it to the Sparta Sorosis Women's Institute as a meeting place and museum. In 1995 it was turned over to the Sparta and District Historical Society.
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Ledingham Cottage
In 1879, Ledingham Cottage was built by Reverend Gallagher, and it had several owners over the years. The cottage received its name from the Ledingham family who lived there the longest and were the last to occupy it as a summer residence. Over time, the surrounding Methodist Camp evolved into an amusement park which eventually faded away, and the summer cottages became permanent year-round homes.
Earlier on in 1846, John Beamer Bowslaugh, a devout Methodist, offered the use of a grove along the shores of Lake Ontario, for a giant temperance meeting. In 1859, a summer revival took place and they carried this tradition on for 16 years, except in 1862.
In 1874, Noah Phelps had a dream of building a community modeled on the new Methodist Camp at Chautauqua, New York. By 1875, John Bowslaugh deeded 12.5 acres to the Methodists. The Ontario Methodist Camp Ground Company was established with Noah Phelps as the first president. Fifty cottages were subsequently built quite close together on the original tent sites and were adorned with fretwork. Many cottages were built by Edward Bowslaugh (brother of John Bowslaugh). Typically, they were 1.5 stories, many with small balconies off the bedrooms on the second floor, just like Ledingham Cottage.
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Moore Cottage
This regency cottage was built in 1864 for Joseph Chambers, blacksmith and mason, who allowed part of it to be used as the Private School for Boys before the construction of the new "Common" School on Elm Street in 1867. Tom Rome, famed as a cricketer was the Headmaster before he went on the become Headmaster of the new Elm Street School when it opened. Later, its owner was Bessie Kinzie Moore who owned and operated Moore's Theatre on Main Street East. Mrs. Moore and her husband, Albert brought movies to Grimsby in 1910 when they opened a theatre at Grimsby Park.
The cottage has been significantly renovated since being built in 1864, and looks little like it originally did.