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Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush speaking with attendees at the 2021 Young Women's Leadership Summit hosted by Turning Point USA at the Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center in Grapevine, Texas.
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George Spangler Farm
Nestled between fields and timber, a stone house and red bank barn still stand just south of Gettysburg. The attractive farm was owned for much of the nineteenth century by George Spangler, who lived there from 1848 until his death in 1904. All was not pristine and pleasant for George and his family, however, during the summer of 1863.
George Spangler was the eldest son of farmer and prolific property owner Abraham Spangler and his wife, Mary. George was just a youth when he lost his mother, and his father soon remarried. In all, Abraham Spangler was the father of eleven children. It was George’s half-brother Henry, the eldest son of the second marriage, who inherited much of his father’s estate. Henry’s farm is the one located on what would become the fields of Pickett’s Charge in the summer of 1863. The brothers lived only a few miles apart.
George was “a man of truthfulness and honesty in all things.” He was a dedicated farmer, and worked the land tirelessly. He purchased the farm that would bear his name in 1848 from Henry Bishop. Bishop had purchased the land from the former owner, John Dodds, who lived in an old log house on the property located in Cumberland Township just south of Gettysburg. Mr. Dodds received the land by purchasing it from the Manor of Maske, a large tract of land originally owned by the heirs of William Penn, situated on and around what would become the Borough of Gettysburg.1
George and his wife, Elizabeth, were the parents of nine children: Harriet, Benjamin, Sabina Catherine, Daniel, Almira, Beniah, Mary, George, and Emma. The family needed a larger abode than the old log cabin where John Dodds had lived. George built a spacious stone house, which, by the summer of 1863, was two stories high. There was also a fine bank barn, a summer kitchen, a smokehouse, and a wash house. Through the decades, the farm was always in “first class condition”. Mr. Spangler’s farm also contained orchards, a wheatfield, a corn field, an oat field, and a meadow for his livestock. There was plentiful timber of oak and hickory trees that surrounded the property, and a stream ran through for the watering of livestock.2
The idyllic existence came to an abrupt end in the early summer of 1863. By that time, only four of George Spangler’s children remained at home. On June 30 and July 1, 1863, the Union army, which came for battle, camped in Spangler’s fields. By the evening, the Federal Eleventh Corps established a field hospital on George Spangler’s farm.3
George and Elizabeth decided to stay on their farm, partly to keep their eyes on their property. It was, after all, miles from the battlefield, and the stone walls would stop any bullets from penetrating their home. They soon regretted their decision, as artillery shells shrieked and exploded, and wounded and dying filled their barn and the lower floor of their home. It was estimated that up to 1800 wounded were at George’s farm at one time.
“Our hospital is a large barn and is full of some 200 on the first floor where I am,” a soldier from the 17th Connecticut Infantry wrote to his wife. “There are some 80 men in the barn with legs and arms off & it is enough to make one’s heart bleed to witness the amputations.” He added, “You know nothing of the horrors of war & cannot until you go & see it for yourself.”4
Through the duration of the battle, the Spangler family waited, trapped, on the second story of their home.
In addition to the Eleventh Corps wounded, some of the wounded from Pickett's Charge were also placed at the Spangler Farm. Brigadier General Lewis A. Armistead, a commander in Pickett’s Charge, fell mortally wounded at the High-Water Mark on Cemetery Ridge. He was taken to George Spangler’s farm, where he was placed in the summer kitchen. “Armistead did not groan or move” after he was shot, and for a while those around him thought he was already dead. 5
Armistead lived for two days at George Spangler’s summer kitchen, before expiring on July 5.6
Another who died at the Spangler Farm was the ancestor of a future U.S. President. George Nixon, a private in the 73rd Ohio Infantry and father of nine children, was severely wounded while fighting near the cemetery on the second day. Part of Colonel Orland Smith’s Brigade, Nixon was a member of the Eleventh Corps – so it was natural that he would be taken to the corps field hospital. He died on July 14, 1863.7
There were hundreds more who breathed their last on the Spangler Farm. The overcrowded conditions, the heat, and the miasma of death worsened for all in the vicinity. “The offal and skins of cattle slaughtered for beef were left just where the animals were killed,” one surgeon at the field hospital wrote. “All of those vile things were left unburied…the sink holes of the men were uncovered…and the stench from all these sources pollutes and poisoned the air.”8
When the guns of battle finally grew silent and the Spanglers could leave their home at last, George Spangler surveyed his ruined property. When Mr. Spangler requested reimbursement from the U.S. Government, he claimed that his property was used as a hospital for 37 days.9
George Spangler spent nearly two decades attempting to receive funds for his damaged and destroyed property – to no avail. He requested over three thousand dollars for his destroyed oat, corn and wheat crops, his ruined fences and barn, the depletion of his stores and the damage to his home. In all, he received just ninety dollars.10
George Spangler repaired and replaced his broken farm, and continued to work until all was restored. He and Elizabeth, and their children lived to see the new century.
At the beginning of the year 1904, Mr. Spangler worked in the freezing temperatures, chopping wood for many hours. He took cold, and returned to his home. He never recovered, and died on February 2, 1904 of “exposure added to infirmities of old age.” He was 88 years old. Until his death, he had never had an illness – a trait shared by many of his family. At his funeral, five of his eleven siblings attended, including Henry, whose farm had also seen much damage from Pickett’s Charge.11
George Spangler was buried in Evergreen Cemetery. His wife, Elizabeth, died in 1907.12
Today, the farm and former field hospital is owned by the National Park Service and is operated by the Gettysburg Foundation.
George the Cat.
He certainly gets some heat from the iMac!
Ignore all the dirt on my desk......the cat brings it in! ;)
George Barnett play at The Sunflower Lounge in Birmingham, 29 December 2012.
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My Husband calls me a WalMart junkie. I guess this set of pictures proves it. Everything you see in these pictures is George brand clothing (boots, tights, dress, blouse) purchased from WalMart.
Born George Edward Cole in Tooting, London.
His successful film career began in the 1940s, appearing with Alastair Sim and Sir John Mills in the film Cottage to Let (1941). Further success came throughout the 1950s and 1960s, where he played the part of "Flash Harry" in the popular "St Trinians" films, alongside his close friend and mentor, Alastair Sim. By 1963, Hollywood had recognized the talents of Cole and he was cast in the iconic film, Cleopatra (1963), starring Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton and Rex Harrison. During the 1970s, George continued to star in films and television programmes, becoming a regular and sought after actor. It is interesting to note that, in 1971, he appeared with Dennis Waterman (who would later become his Minder (1979) co-star) in the horror film, Fright (1971). In 1979, Cole was cast as the hapless "Arthur Daley", a self-professed entrepreneur in the ITV drama Minder (1979), a role he played until 1994. The role showcased Cole's acting prowess and brought him to the attention of a younger audience.
I took this photograph during a break on 'Minder'
Various dates, principally early C18 mid C19 and 1924. Red sandstone ashlar. Northern part (left) is the oldest, 3 storeys, centre carriage entry with cornice and curved pediment, flanked by small shop fronts (Nos 19 and 20), above are 6 sash windows on each floor in stone architraves, top moulded cornice. Present mid C19 main front to S of this is 4 storeys, with centre Roman Doric porch with cornice and stone balustraded balcony, a 2-storeyed canted bay window at each side with stone mullions, and centre sash in moulded architraves with cornices; triple sashes on second floor, and 2 semi-circular eyes on top floor. Large portion farther S added in 1924 is similar style.
Prince Charles Edward Stuart stayed here 22 November 1745.
during the sixth round match between Barbados and Trinidad & Tobago in the Regional Under-19 One-day Tournament on Tuesday, August 12, 2014 at Everest.
Photo by WICB Media/Adriel Richard
Trying to reproduce
George Hart's 72 pencils sculpture.Get stuck with the forth direction
. Much easier with povray...
George Hincapie warming up before the start of the Individual time-trial of the 2007 Tour de France.
George Hincapie, Discovery Channel, USA, finished 3rd on the day with a time of 9:13.75
George Hincapie assisted Lance Armstrong in all seven of his Tour de France victories. Hincapie was also a domestique for Alberto Contador during his 2007 Tour de France victory. On the 2009 tour, George was instrumental in offering his support for Mark Cavendish in his six stage wins.
He is the only rider to have raced on eight Tour-winning teams. As of the end of the 2009 Tour, Hincapie has raced the Tour de France 14 times, finishing all but the first year.
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George Lynch with Lynch Mob 5-8-10 @ The Key Club - Hollywood
The singer is Oni Logan.
Photo by Oscar Jordan
Actor George Hamilton at the taping of The Fabulous Miss Piggy Show inside the CTV studios in Toronto.
Toronto, Canada ~ August 16, 1982.
Statue of George IV (1762-1830) by Sir Francis Chantrey (1781-1841). Inscribed 1828, unveiled 1830. Bronze on a granite pedestal, above a stone base. Outside the North Gate of the Royal Pavilion, Brighton; moved here in 1922. This is a replica of the marble statue of the king at the head of the grand staircase in Windsor Castle.
This is the statue which stands in the middle of the town centre in Nuneaton. George Eliot was the pen name of Mary Ann Evans a Victorian Novelist who wrote novels such as "Silas Marner", "Middlemarch" and "Mill On The Floss". She was born and raised on the Arbury Estate at Nuneaton in Warwickshire. Her father was a farmer on the Estate who worked for the Newdigate Family.
The elegant St. George and the Dragon relief on the statue's base, executed in schiacciato (also known as bas-relief or basso rilievo) is one of the first examples of central-point perspective in sculpture.
This is another shot of the main facade of the George Eastman House. Designed by J. Foster Warner of Rochester. The structure is adorned with a portico of four Corinthian columns, finely careved in limestone. Now a little bit of history: After his death in 1932 his residence and its grounds were left to the University of Rochester, which chose to use it to house its president. It served this purpose until 1947. Between the years of 1935 & 1947, however, many interior and exterior alterations were made to suit the family in residence. Most radical was the removal of the decorated ceilings in the living room, dining room, and the billiard room. The woodwork was entirely changed in the Living Room. In 1947, the university donated the house to the board of the newly formed George Eastman House, Inc., s non-profit educational institution created by charter to "maintain a museum of photography and allied pursuits in or about the City of Rochester, as a memorial to the late George Eastman". Years after his death his house and grounds suffered from hard use as an active public institution. A group of interested Rochester citizens had realized since 1979 that Eastman's home must in part be restored as a historic house museum. The work to restore the house began late in 1987 and was completed in January 1990. Early on it it was decided that the house must match the high state of finish Eastman had originally specified. For purposes of restoration, photographs were used in many ways often being enlarged to assist the artisans in their work. The elaborate plaster ceilings were recreated from information gathered from old photographs and a few surviving clues. Woodwork was replaced. Old finishes were revived or completely restored sometimes using old formulae. Master craftspeople restored color to walls of plaster and wood, and restored or reproduced Eastman's furnishings as necessary. Rugs and carpeting were copied or replaced, using the photographs for guidance and period palettes for color inspiration. A nationwide search recoverd many of Eastman's original furnishings once lost or thought destroyed. Original furnishings continue to reappear. Accuracy was a prime objective in the restoration. Located at the George Eastman House & Gardens, 900 East Ave in Rochester, NY.