<p>Our Lady of the Rocks  is one of the two islets off the coast of Perast in Bay of Kotor, Montenegro . It is an artificial island created by bulwark of rocks and by sinking old and seized ships loaded with rocks. The Roman Catholic Church of Our Lady of the Rocks  is the largest building on the islet; it has a museum attached. There is also a small gift shop close to the church and a navigation light at the western end of the islet.</p><br>
<p>According to legend, the islet was made over the centuries by Croat local seamen who kept an ancient oath after finding the icon of Madonna and Child on the rock in the sea The custom of throwing rocks into the sea is alive even nowadays. Every year on the sunset of July 22, an event called fašinada in the local dialect, when local residents take their boats and throw rocks into the sea, widening the surface of the island, takes place.</p><br>
<p>Church was upgraded in 1722.</p><br>
<p>Babuyan Claro Volcano, also known as Mount Pangasun, is a volcano located on Babuyan Island, the northernmost of the Babuyan group of islands in Luzon Strait, north of the main island of Luzon in the Philippines. It is classified as one of the active volcanoes of the country with the last confirmed eruption in 1860.</p><br>
<p>The volcano is politically located in the similarly-named Barangay of Babuyan Claro, in the Municipality of Calayan, Cagayan province, in the Cagayan Valley Region (Region II) of the country.</p><br>
<h2>Physical features</h2><br>
<p>Babuyan Claro is a stratovolcano with an elevation of 843 m and a base diameter of about 8 km located in the center of Babuyan Island (also referred to as Babuyan Claro Island). It has four morphologically-fresh volcanic edifices: Mt. Cayonan in the south, Mt. Naydi and Mt. Dionisio in the southeast. Babuyan Claro has two very well-preserved craters 300 and in diameter.</p><br>
<p>The Askedna Hot Spring is located at the southern basal slope of Babuyan Claro. It has a temperature range of 44.6 to 50.2 C. The water is slightly acidic and the silica content is relatively high since the spring flows directly from lava flow deposits. The spring water can be classified as near-neutral sodium chloride brine.</p><br>
<h2>Eruptions</h2><br>
<p>Babuyan Claro has two confirmed historical eruptions: in 1831 and 1860. The eruption on 1913 is listed as uncertain by the Global Volcanism Program of the Smithsonian Institution while the 1917 eruption is confirmed as an eruption of Smith Volcano. Eruptions on Babuyan Claro is determined as probably strombolian or phreatomagmatic by the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology.</p><br>
<h2>Recent reported activity</h2><br>
<p>In July 1993, there were reports of earthquakes and alleged drying up of vegetation at the upper slopes and summit area of the volcano but volcanologists said the earthquakes were of tectonic in origin and there was no significant change in the volcanic activity.</p><br>
<p>In February 2004, there were reports of grayish steam clouds hovering above the summit but volcanologists from PHIVOLCS said the seismic swarm was of tectonic origin and the steaming activity was only wispy to weak.</p><br>
<p>The George Washington Carver Museum and Cultural Center is a museum in east Austin, Texas housed in the former George Washington Carver Library building.</p><br>
<p>The small, wood-frame building was constructed in 1926 on the corner of Ninth and Guadalupe Streets. When it was replaced by a larger stone structure in 1933, the building was moved to the east side of town, on Angelina Street, to serve the African-American Community. It was known for many years as the "Colored Branch." In 1947, the building was renamed the George Washington Carver Library in honor of the famous inventor and scientist. The library served African-Americans and others in the community until 1979, when a new, modern library building was completed next door. At that time work began to convert the building to a cultural center. The museum opened on October 24, 1980 and was expanded with a new facility in 2001.</p><br>
<p>The original colonial revival style building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.</p><br>
<h2>Juneteenth Memorial Monument</h2><br>
<p>The Juneteenth Exhibit is the core of the George Washington Carver Museum, Cultural, and Genealogy Center&#39;s permanent exhibits. The displays and information provided help visitors understand the significance of freedom to formerly enslaved African Americans. Multimedia presentations introduce students to the earliest and present day Juneteenth celebrations. It also provides the opportunity to learn about Texas’ participation in the Civil War, history of the celebration, why the holiday is significant for all Americans, as well as contrasting and comparing early commemorations and modern day activities.</p><br>
<p>The Juneteenth Memorial Sculpture Monument opened to the public June 27, 2015. It is made up of 5 bronze figures that</p><br>
<p>represent the story of Juneteeth and a paved timeline of the Black Presence in the Americas—from the Middle Passage to the Emancipation Proclamation that leads to the Bell of Freedom.</p><br>
<p>The Juneteenth Sculptures are created by Adrienne Rison Isom and Eddie Dixon. Isom, a native Austinite, created 3 of the sculpture pieces—Freed Man & Freed Woman, and Child (the girl figure). And Dixon created the remaining work—Law Maker and Pastor.</p><br>
<p>The sculptures show how the news of freedom spread. Juneteenth began on June 19, 1865 with an order read by General Gordon Grainger—a law that the Emancipation Proclamation was enforced. So Legislature learned of freedom first, then the news reached The Pastor (who represents the faith leader in African American Community). The Pastor told the enslaved people represented by the Freed Man and Freed Woman, and they shared the news with youth-the Child figure.</p><br>
<p>The blank pedestal is where visitors can stand and be a part of the piece and continue the Juneteenth Story—to remember, to reflect, and to be inspired to share the emancipation story with others.</p><br>
<p>Vetter Mountain is located in the San Gabriel Mountains and within the Angeles National Forest, Los Angeles County, California. Elevation 5,911 ft feet.</p><br>
<p>Named by USFS surveyor Don McLain (c. 1933) for Victor P. Vetter (nd.), a dedicated forest ranger and fire dispatcher. Vetter won the USFS Bissell Medal for outstanding work in forest conservation (1930).</p><br>
<p>The Silver Moccasin Trail crosses the mountain on its eastern slopes.</p><br>
<h2>Fire lookout</h2><br>
<p>Vetter Mountain was the site of historic Vetter Mountain fire lookout tower, a ground mounted BC-3 type cab.</p><br>
<p>The lookout tower was built in 1937 and remained in service until 1981. Ramona Merwin, a USFS fire lookout staffed the tower from 1953 until its closing. The tower was slated to be moved to the Chilao Visitors Center, but a group of active citizens in cooperation with the Forest Service were able to rebuild, restore, and return the tower to operational service in 1998. The tower was operated by the Angeles National Forest Fire Lookout Association (ANFFLA) citizen volunteers in cooperation with the USDA Forest Service until it was destroyed on August 31, 2009 by the Station Fire. In the years since the fire, the volunteers have been manning a temporary lookout at the base of the steps to the original lookout, keeping watch over the forest. The Angeles National Forest Fire Lookout Association (ANFFLA) volunteers began the rebuilding of the fire lookout on July 12, 2014 with a "bucket brigade," pouring a new concrete pad on which will be built a new lookout structure, using the original 1930s historic design.</p><br>
<p>The lookout overlooks several segments of the Angeles Crest Highway, and has a clear view of Mount Wilson to the south, and Mount Pacifico to the north.</p><br>
<h2>Charlton Flats</h2><br>
<p>Charlton Flats is a picnic grounds located to northeast face of Vetter Mountain, about 40 minutes drive from the Interstate 210. The picnic area has about 185 tables and stoves and is open April 1 through November 15.</p><br>
<p>The original name of the area was Pine Flat when it was renamed to Charlton Flats in honor of the "new" forest service&#39;s first forest supervisor, Mr. R.H. Charlton. Mr. Charlton served as the Angeles National Forest supervisor from 1905-1925 (20 years).</p><br>
<p>Falcon International Reservoir , commonly called Falcon Lake, is a reservoir on the Rio Grande 40 miles  southeast of Laredo, Texas, United States, and Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico. The huge lake is bounded by Starr and Zapata counties on the Texas side of the international border and the municipality and city of Nueva Ciudad Guerrero on the Tamaulipas side of the border. The reservoir was formed by the construction of the Falcon Dam to provide water conservation, irrigation, flood control, and hydroelectricity to the area.</p><br>
<p>The dam was dedicated in October 1953 by Mexican President Adolfo Ruiz Cortines and USA President Dwight D. Eisenhower. The dam and lake are managed jointly by governments of the United States and Mexico through the International Boundary and Water Commission, which was established in 1889 to maintain the border, allocate river waters between the two nations, and provide for flood control and water sanitation. The lake is named after María Rita de la Garza Falcón, for whom the town of Falcon (displaced by the creation of the reservoir) was named.</p><br>
<h2>Fish and plant life</h2><br>
<p>Falcon International Reservoir has been stocked with species of fish intended to improve the utility of the reservoir for recreational fishing. Fish present in the reservoir include largemouth bass, crappie, catfish, and channel catfish.</p><br>
<p>The bass population is in decline, a factor which has reduced the number of fishermen and tourists coming to the lake. In 2012, Falcon Lake ranked No. 1 for bass in the United States; by 2014, the rank had dropped to No. 12. Despite the threat of piracy, security on the lake has been enhanced to the point that State Representative Lyle Larson of San Antonio, a member of the House Committee on Culture, Recreation and Tourism, declared Falcon Lake "the safest park on the border."</p><br>
<p>Alligator gar, a large and heavy fish with a long lifespan, feed on the largemouth bass and can survive through droughts. In 2009, restrictions were placed on the harvest of alligator gar, but some area residents maintain that there should be no regulations and that the gar must be considered as if they were rats and be removed from the lake.</p><br>
<p>On the shores of Falcon Lake are Texas wild olive (Cordia boissieri), Mexican oregano (Lippia graveolens), hibiscus, mesquite thickets, huisache (Vachellia farnesiana var. farnesiana) and prickly pear cactus (Opuntia spp.). Greater roadrunners, collared peccaries, white-tailed deer and black-tailed jackrabbits also exist within the park.</p><br>
<h2>Recreation</h2><br>
<p>Falcon State Park is 572.6 acre located between Falcon Heights, Texas, and Nueva Ciudad Guerrero, Tamaulipas, and is the southern end of a 98,960 acre International Falcon Reservoir. The park&#39;s main activities include camping, swimming, fishing, water skiing, and boating and a self-guided nature trail. Bass fishing is particularly popular on the 98,960 acre lake.</p><br>
<h2>Piracy</h2><br>
<p>In May 2010, Los Zetas pirates on the lake claiming to be Mexican Federal Police committed at least three armed robberies. The pirates boarded USA boats and demanded either weapons, drugs, or money. Fear of robbery has since dissuaded USA fishers from the lake.</p><br>
<p>In June 2010, USA authorities also revealed a plot by Los Zetas to destroy the Falcon Dam.</p><br>
<p>On September 30, 2010, David Hartley and his wife Tiffany, from McAllen, Texas, were in Mexican waters riding jet skis back from Mexico when they were allegedly chased by two boats containing about six gunmen. The Zapata County Sheriff said the woman escaped and reported that her husband was shot. He is missing and feared dead.</p><br>
<p>On October 12, 2010, Commander Rolando Flores, the lead Mexican investigator for the David Hartley disappearance case, was beheaded by Mexican drug cartel members and sent in a suitcase to the Mexican military.</p><br>
<p>Averhoff Reservoir is a reservoir on the Nueces River 10 miles  north of the town of Crystal City in Zavala County, Texas, United States. The reservoir was formed in 1948 by the construction of two dams across two channels of the Nueces River to provide for water conservation in Zavala and surrounding counties. The dam and lake are managed by the Zavala-Dimmit County Water Impound District. Averhoff Reservoir also serves as a venue for recreation, including fishing and boating.</p><br>
<h2>Fish and plant life</h2><br>
<p>Averhoff Reservoir has been stocked with species of fish intended to improve the utility of the reservoir for recreational fishing. Fish present in Averhoff Reservoir include crappie, catfish, and largemouth bass.</p><br>
<h2>Recreational uses</h2><br>
<p>The primary recreational use of the reservoir is fishing.</p><br>
<p>There are also a number of residences at the entrance to the reservoir, which makes it ideal for summer homes.</p><br>
<p>Balmorhea Lake is a reservoir on Sandia Creek 2 miles  southeast of downtown Balmorhea, Texas. Water from Toyah Creek, fed by the nearby San Solomon Springs, is also fed into the reservoir, as is excess water in the Phantom Lake Canal. The reservoir was built in 1917 by the construction of a dam by the Reeves County Water Improvement District. The reservoir provides water for irrigation, and is a popular recreational spot for locals.</p><br>
<p>Balmorhea Lake is also known as Lower Parks Reservoir.</p><br>
<h2>Fishing</h2><br>
<p>Balmorhea Lake has been stocked with species of fish intended to improve the utility of the reservoir for recreational fishing. Fish that are present in Balmorhea Lake include largemouth bass, sunfish, European carp, mirror carp, grass carp, quillback, channel catfish, black bullhead, and gizzard shad.</p><br>
<h2>Recreational uses</h2><br>
<p>Balmorhea Lake is used for swimming, fishing, bird-watching, and boating.</p><br>
<p>Kınalıada  is an island in the Sea of Marmara; it is the closest of the Prince Islands to Istanbul, Turkey, about 12 km south. Administratively, it is a neighbourhood in the Adalar district of Istanbul.</p><br>
<p>Kınalıada means "Henna Island" in Turkish, as the land has a reddish colour from the iron and copper that has been mined here. This is one of the least forested of the Prince Islands.</p><br>
<p>Proti was the island most used as a place of exile under the Byzantine Empire. The most notable exile was emperor Romanos IV Diogenes, after the Battle of Manzikert in 1071, who remained in the Monastery of the Transfiguration on Hristo Peak of the island.</p><br>
<h2>Services from the mainland</h2><br>
<p>The islands are reachable by ferry services that depart from Kabataş on the European side. The voyage takes about 25 minutes by fast ferry (deniz otobus) and 40 minutes by regular ferry (vapur).</p><br>
<h2>Notable residents</h2><br>
<p>*Empress Irene (c. 752&ndash;803) - Byzantine empress</p><br>
<p>*Michael I Rangabe (c. 770&ndash;844) - Byzantine emperor</p><br>
<p>*Romanos I Lekapenos (870&ndash;948) - Byzantine emperor</p><br>
<p>*Romanos IV Diogenes (c. 1030&ndash;1072) - Exiled Byzantine emperor</p><br>
<p>*Zabel Sibil Asadour (1863&ndash;1934) - Armenian poet and writer</p><br>
<p>*Eşfak Aykaç (1918&ndash;2003) - Turkish football player and coach</p><br>
<p>*Zahrad (1924&ndash;2007) - Armenian poet.</p><br>
<p>*Mesrob II Mutafyan (1956) - current Armenian Patriarch</p><br>
<p>The West Branch Reservoir, formed by impounding about one quarter of the West Branch of the Croton River, is located in Putnam County, New York, United States, in the towns of Kent, New York, and Carmel, New York, and is only about 45 mi north of New York City&#39;s Central Park Reservoir.</p><br>
<p>The West Branch is the second northernmost reservoir in the Croton Watershed, and is one of 12 reservoirs in the watershed. Its drainage basin is about 20 square miles (32 km²), and it can hold up to 8 e9USgal of water at full capacity. The West Branch consists of two basins, separated by State Route 301. It was put into service in 1895 as part of New York City&#39;s Croton Water Supply System.</p><br>
<p>The West Branch now functions primarily as part of the Delaware Water Supply System, serving as a supplementary settling basin for the water which arrives from the Rondout Reservoir, west of the Hudson River, via the Delaware Aqueduct. The West Branch Reservoir also receives water from its own small watershed and the Boyds Corner Reservoir. In addition, the West Branch is connected to adjacent Lake Gleneida, one of the three controlled lakes that are part of the City&#39;s water supply.</p><br>
<p>Another function of the West Branch Reservoir is to receive water pumped in from the Hudson River during drought periods. This water enters the West Branch from the City&#39;s Chelsea Pumping Station in Dutchess County, 65 mi up the Hudson from New York City. The West Branch was used very briefly for this purpose during May 1989 and during the 1965–66 and 1985 droughts.</p><br>
<p>Water withdrawn from the West Branch ordinarily flows via the Delaware Aqueduct, through the Croton Falls Reservoir and the Muscoot Reservoir, before stopping at the Kensico Reservoir in Westchester County for further settling. There it mixes with Catskill system water before entering aqueducts that carry it to the Hillview Reservoir in Yonkers, at the City&#39;s northern boundary, where it enters the water supply distribution system. It would continue through the rest of the city, flowing through the boroughs of The Bronx, Queens, and Brooklyn. The water finally stops at Staten Island.</p><br>
<p>Though the West Branch Reservoir is located within the Croton watershed, it is classified as part of the Catskill / Delaware System — and not the Croton System — by the New York City Department of Environmental Protection, which controls and manages all of New York City&#39;s reservoirs.</p><br>
<p>The Sokobanjska Moravica or simply Moravica  is a river in central eastern Serbia, a 58 km-long right tributary to the Južna Morava river.</p><br>
<h2>Devica and Ozren mountains</h2><br>
<p>The Sokobanjska Moravica originates from the eastern slopes of the Devica mountain, near the village of Skrobnica. The river flows to the north, turns westward at the village of Levovik and enters the Banja region. The rivers flows between the northern slopes of the Devica and Ozren mountains (on the south) and southern slopes of the Rtanj mountain (on the north), next to the villages of Čitluk (including a coal mine), Vrela and Blendija, reaching the town of Sokobanja, a center of Sokobanja depression and of the whole Banja region.</p><br>
<h2>Bovan</h2><br>
<p>After the villages of Poružnica and Trubarevac, the Sokobanjska Moravica turns south, curving between the western tip of the Ozren and southern slopes of the Bukovik mountain. At the village of Bovan, the river is dammed, as part of the complex project of the Velika Morava river regulation. Artificial Bovan lake flooded the Bovan gorge carved by the river and is very popular local and regional tourist destination, especially among campers and fishermen, but the coastline is not put in order. The river continues to the south, in an inverse flow, and after the villages of Subotinac and Kraljevo, it empties into the Južna Morava at the town of Aleksinac. The lower section used to be a coal mining area too, just like the upper one, but the mines (Aleksinački Rudnik) are closed now.</p><br>
<p>The Sokobanjska Moravica brlongs to the Black Sea drainage basin, drains an area of 606 km² itself, and it is not navigable.</p><br>
<p>Coleto Creek Reservoir is a reservoir on Coleto Creek and Perdido Creek located in Fannin, Texas, 15 miles  southwest of Victoria, Texas. The surface of the lake extends into Victoria and Goliad counties. The reservoir was formed in 1980 by the construction of a dam by the Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority to provide a power station cooling pond for electric power generation. Coleto Creek Reservoir is a venue for outdoor recreation, including fishing and boating.</p><br>
<h2>Fish and plant life</h2><br>
<p>Coleto Creek Reservoir has been stocked with species of fish intended to improve the utility of the reservoir for recreational fishing. Fish present in the reservoir include white bass, hybrid striped bass, catfish, crappie, sunfish, bluegill, and largemouth bass. Vegetation in the lake includes cattail, pondweed, American lotus, rushes, and hydrilla.</p><br>
<h2>Recreational uses</h2><br>
<p>The Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority maintains a public park at the reservoir with recreational facilities for boating and fishing.</p><br>
<p>The reservoir has camp sites, picnic areas, cabins, a boat ramp for access to the water, a 200 ft long lighted fishing pier, a 1.5 mi hiking path, and restroom facilities.</p><br>
<p>South Mount Hawkins is located in the San Gabriel Mountains, and contained within the Angeles National Forest. The mountain was named after Nellie Hawkins, a popular waitress of the Squirrel Inn located on the North Fork of the San Gabriel River.</p><br>
<p>Although the Squirrel Inn is long gone, Nellie has her name on Mount Hawkins and South Mount Hawkins. There are two ridge bumps between the two named summits and they are unofficially known as "Middle Hawkins" and "Sadie Hawkins".</p><br>
<h2>South Mount Hawkins fire lookout tower</h2><br>
<p>For 67 years a fire lookout tower stood on the summit of South Mount Hawkins It was built in 1935.</p><br>
<p>It was one of the only all-wooden towers in Southern California. The tower was destroyed in the Curve Fire on September 1, 2002.</p><br>
<h2>Road to tower platform</h2><br>
<p>The Forest Service has abandoned</p><br>
<p>the 7 mi long dirt road which goes from the Deer Flats Group Campground</p><br>
<p>located within the Crystal Lake Recreation Area all the way to the concrete platform upon which the fire watch tower used to stand.</p><br>
<p>Because the road has been officially abandoned, no significant maintenance on the road has been performed since 2010 and the condition of the road continues to deteriorate. Hikers and bicycle riders still find the road passable however there are washouts along the road up to South Mount Hawkins and the road is strewn with rocks and boulders, making the Deer Flats route up to the mountain difficult. The other access route for hikers and bicycle riders to reach South Mount Hawkins is the Pacific Crest Trail segment which leads from Windy Gap Trail to the peak.</p><br>
<p>Lake Corpus Christi is a reservoir in coastal southern Texas. The lake was created by impoundment of the Nueces River by the Wesley E. Seale Dam. The lake and the dam that creates it are managed by the City of Corpus Christi. Lake Corpus Christi was originally known as Lake Lovenskiold. It is often referred to as Lake Mathis because of its location.</p><br>
<h2>Geography</h2><br>
<p>It is an artificial lake owned by the city of Corpus Christi, four miles southwest of Mathis on the Nueces River at the intersection of the Live Oak, San Patricio, and Jim Wells county lines (at 28°03 N, 97°52 W). The lake has a conservation surface area of 19,336 acres, a drainage area of 16,656 square miles, and a conservation storage capacity of 269,900 acre-feet. It serves as a source of municipal water supply. Wesley E. Seale Dam, a seventy-five-foot-high earthen dam, was engineered by Ambursen Engineering and constructed by Henry B. Zachry. The resulting lake submerged the old Mathis Dam. In 1934 the state leased 288 acres surrounding the lake from the city of Corpus Christi for a park. Around the lake, flat to rolling terrain is surfaced by deep, fine sandy loam that supports hardwood forest, brush, and grasses.</p><br>
<h2>Uses</h2><br>
<p>Lake Corpus Christi provides drinking water for the city of Corpus Christi. The reservoir also provides good fishing opportunities, especially for largemouth bass and catfish. Lake Corpus Christi State Park provides camping and picnicking areas and two fishing piers. Camp Karankawa is a Boy Scout of America camp operated by the South Texas Council, opened in 1944. It&#39;s 130 acres on the shore of Lake Corpus Christi is leased from Lake Corpus Christi State Park on a 99-year lease. Camp Green Hill is a Girl Scout of America camp located on 50 acres on the lake operated by the Girl Scouts of Greater South Texas.</p><br>
<h2>Fish and Plant Species</h2><br>
<p>Lake Corpus Christi has been stocked with species of fish intended to improve the utility of the reservoir for recreational fishing. Fish present in Lake Corpus Christi include crappie, white bass, catfish, and largemouth bass, sunfish, bluegill and Alligator gar. Plant life in the lake includes water stargrass, water lettuce, water hyacinth, American pondweed, coontail, rushes, and cattail. The American Alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) also inhabit the lake.</p><br>
<p>The Key West Historic District  is a USA historic district  located in Key West, Florida. It encompasses approximately 4000 acres , bounded by White, Angela, Windsor, Passover, Thomas and Whitehead Streets, and the Gulf of Mexico. It contains 187 historic buildings and one structure.</p><br>
<p>On February 24, 1983, the district was expanded to 5400 acres (22 km²), bounded by Emma, Whitehead, White, and South Streets, Mallory Square, and the Atlantic Ocean, to contain 2485 historic buildings and four structures.</p><br>
<p>For current boundaries of the historic district, visit the City of Key West&#39;s H.A.R.C. webpage.</p><br>
<p>Old Town is the name given to the historic district of the island of Key West, Florida. It is roughly the western half of the island. It is also where the central business district and majority of tourist attractions are located.</p><br>
<h2>Points of interest</h2><br>
<p>Key West Aquarium</p><br>
<p>The Armory</p><br>
<p>Audubon House and Tropical Gardens</p><br>
<p>Basilica of St. Mary Star of the Sea</p><br>
<p>Captain Tony&#39;s Saloon</p><br>
<p>Key West Cemetery</p><br>
<p>USA Coast Guard Headquarters, Key West Station</p><br>
<p>Ernest Hemingway House</p><br>
<p>Key West Heritage House Museum and Robert Frost Cottage</p><br>
<p>Key West Light</p><br>
<p>Mallory Square</p><br>
<p>Mel Fisher Maritime Heritage Museum</p><br>
<p>Birthplace of Pan-Am</p><br>
<p>Dr. Joseph Y. Porter House</p><br>
<p>Key West Museum of Art and History</p><br>
<p>Key West Shipwreck Historeum Museum</p><br>
<p>Sloppy Joe&#39;s</p><br>
<p>Richard Peacon House</p><br>
<p>Southernmost House</p><br>
<p>Thompson Fish House, Turtle Cannery and Kraals</p><br>
<p>Harry S. Truman Little White House</p><br>
<p>Western Union (schooner)</p><br>
<p>The Fernandina Beach Historic District is a USA historic district located in Fernandina Beach, Florida on Amelia Island. The Fernandina Beach Historic District was included on the National Register on July 20, 1973, encompassing approximately 1,500 acres , bounded by North 9th Street, Broome, Ash, South 5th Street, Date, and South 8th Street. On April 20, 1987, the National Register listing was expanded to include an additional 970 acres , bounded by Sixth, Broome, North 3rd, & Escambia Streets; Seventh & Date Streets, and Ash. Approximately 300 buildings are included in this district.</p><br>
<p>David Levy Yulee, one of the first United States senators from Florida, established the first cross-state railroad running from Fernandina Beach to Cedar Key, which opened on March 1, 1861. When Yulee established the railroad, he platted “new” Fernandina, shifting the town of Fernandina to its present location. Prior to this, Fernandina was located further north in what is now known as Old Town, or the Original Town of Fernandina Historic Site, also on the National Register of Historic Places. The railroad development, in addition to the bustling maritime industry along the Amelia River waterfront, caused “new” Fernandina to boom. Buildings in the Fernandina Beach Historic District reflect this late 19th and early 20th century development.</p><br>
<p>Significant buildings within the Historic District include the Nassau County Courthouse, the Post Office, the Train Depot, Public School No. 1, St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, the First Presbyterian Church, St. Michael’s Catholic Church and Academy, the Waas House, the Fairbanks House, the Tabby House (Fernandina Beach, Florida), and the Bailey House. Residential architecture is most commonly frame vernacular style, often with Queen Anne influences. Robert Schulyer, a well-known architect in northeast Florida, designed St. Peter’s and Public School No. 1. The Post Office is credited to James Knox Taylor, Supervising Architect of the United States Department of Treasury from 1897 to 1912.</p><br>
<p>The City of Fernandina Beach recognized the importance of the Historic District in telling the story of Fernandina’s heritage, and in 1975 passed a historic preservation ordinance protecting this district by establishing local boundaries. The ordinance also created design guidelines for rehabilitation and construction projects on the historic buildings, and in addition created the City’s Historic District Council, who reviews the projects. In 1985 and again in 2007, the City had the Historic District professionally surveyed to inventory the historic buildings. The ordinance and City land development regulations have been updated periodically to reflect contemporary historic preservation practices and to include updated information based on the surveys. The John Denham Palmer House, Amelia Island Lighthouse, and Peck High School have also all been individually included in the local historic district boundaries.</p><br>
<p>The Historic District is home to shops, restaurants, bed and breakfasts, and residences. The Amelia Island Museum of History is directly adjacent to the District, and Fort Clinch and the beach are within a short distance east. Each year in May, the Isle of Eight Flags Shrimp Festival takes place in the Historic District, attracting thousands of visitors.</p><br>
<p>The Boyds Corner Reservoir is a small reservoir in Putnam County, New York. It is in the town of Kent, New York, and is about 50 miles  north of New York City. It is the northernmost reservoir in the Croton Watershed, and was formed by impounding the middle of the West Branch of the Croton River, submerging the village of Boyds Corner.</p><br>
<p>Completed in 1872, the Boyds Corner Dam saw the use of concrete in dam construction for the first time since the Ancient Romans. It was put into service in 1873, 78 feet high, and is the Citys second oldest reservoir (after the Croton Reservoir). Originally constructed as part of the Citys Croton system, Boyds Corner today serves mainly as part of the Catskill/Delaware water supply system.</p><br>
<p>The reservoir can hold 1.7 e9USgal. This makes it one of the smaller reservoirs in New York City&#39;s water supply system. The water that does not go to New York City flows out of the West Branch, and heads toward the end of the Croton River, passing through four more reservoirs along the way, and empties out into the Hudson River.</p><br>
<p>Water from Boyds Corner flows briefly into the Croton River and then continues southeast to enter the Citys West Branch Reservoir, where it mixes with water carried from the Rondout Reservoir, west of the Hudson River, through the Delaware Aqueduct. From the West Branch, it ordinarily flows into the Kensico Reservoir, which also receives water from the Catskill system through the Catskill Aqueduct. After settling at Kensico, the water flows through two aqueducts to the Hillview Reservoir in Yonkers, where it enters the Citys distribution system. This system delivers water throughout the city via a network of pipes and tunnels.</p><br>
<p>The Boyds Corner watershed drainage basin is 22 square miles and a mere 1.5 miles (2.4 km) in length. It includes portions of the Towns of Carmel and Putnam Valley in Putnam County, and East Fishkill in Dutchess County.</p><br>
<p>After the Teton Dam failure on the Snake River in Idaho, it was ordered that all dams in the United States be inspected for weaknesses and deterioration. In the 1980s it was discovered that, as it was then over 100 years old, the Boyds Corner Dam was in such poor shape that it was beyond repair and needed to be dismantled and rebuilt. Even though there was opposition to this by those who believed the dam was in good condition, the dam was taken down, and what was once the reservoir stood empty until the new dam was completed in 1990. The reconstruction included the addition of a new spillway with a 6.1m wide flip bucket in the central dam section and the use of post-tensioned anchors to increase dam stability. After reconstruction, the reservoir was refilled to capacity.</p><br>
<p>The Amawalk Reservoir is a small reservoir in central-northern Westchester County, New York. It is located at the intersection of USA Route 202 and New York State Route 35 in the town of Somers, and is over 32 miles  north of New York City. It was formed by impounding the middle of the Muscoot River, one of the tributaries of the Croton River. This reservoir was put into service in 1897, and was named after the small community of Amawalk, NY, which was inundated by the reservoir, and relocated near the dam.</p><br>
<p>The reservoir is one of the smaller reservoirs in NYC&#39;s water supply system. It is only about 3 miles (4.8 kilometres) long. It only holds about 6.7 e9USgal of water at full capacity, and has a drainage basin of 20 square miles (32 square kilometres).</p><br>
<p>Water which is either released or spilled out of Amawalk Reservoir flows south in the Muscoot River and eventually enters the Muscoot Reservoir, and then flows into the New Croton Reservoir. The water enters the New Croton Aqueduct, which sends water to the Jerome Park Reservoir in the Bronx, where the water is distributed to the Bronx and to northern Manhattan. On average, the New Croton Aqueduct delivers 10% of New York Citys drinking water. The water that doesnt enter the New Croton Aqueduct will flow into the Hudson River at Croton Point.</p><br>
<p>Veckatimest Island is one of the Elizabeth Islands, part of the town of Gosnold in Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States. The island has a land area of 0.0675 km²  and was uninhabited as of the 2000 census. http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/DTTable?_bm=y&-context=dt&-PANEL_ID=p_dt_geo_map&-ds_name=DEC_2000_SF1_U&-CONTEXT=dt&-mt_name=DEC_2000_SF1_U_P001&-tree_id=4001&-errMsg=&-transpose=N&-redoLog=true&-all_geo_types=N&-geo_id=100$10000US250072004006067&-geo_id=100$10000US250072004006068&-geo_id=100$10000US250072004006069&-search_results=01000US&-format=&-_lang=en&-search_map_config=|b=50|l=en|t=4001|zf=0.0|ms=sel_00dec|dw=0.1353312709871897|dh=0.07571096062885775|dt=gov.census.aff.domain.map.EnglishMapExtent|if=gif|cx=-71.37694943337014|cy=41.51140138301993|zl=4|pz=4|bo=318:317:316:314:313:323:319|bl=362:393:358:357:356:355:354|ft=350:349:335:389:388:332:331|fl=381:403:204:380:369:379:368|g=01000US&-show_geoid=Y</p><br>
<p>The island received further notoriety after Brooklyn band Grizzly Bear named their third studio album after it. The band&#39;s founding member, Ed Droste, is connected to the Forbes family, who own Naushon Island, through his mother Diana Forbes.</p><br>
<p>Pulau Indah  is an island in Klang District, Selangor, Malaysia, formerly known as Pulau Lumut. Malaysia&#39;s largest port, West Port, Port Klang, is on the island.</p><br>
<p>There are two bridges linking the island to the mainland: Westport Bridge to Teluk Gong and the Shah Alam Expressway, and the Selat Lumut-SKVE Bridge to Pulau Carey and the South Klang Valley Expressway. Prior to the completion of the bridges, the only mode of transportation for the island inhabitants was a regular one-hour ferry service to Port Klang Terminal.</p><br>
<p>In addition to West Port, Pulau Indah primarily contains Pulau Indah Industrial Park (including Selangor Halal Hub), four local villages (Kg. Perigi Nenas, Kg. Sungai Pinang, Kg. Sungai Kembong, Kg. Teluk Nipah), a seaside park (Laguna Park), a housing estate (Bandar Armada Putra), and the Malaysian Navy&#39;s Pusat Hidrografi Nasional.</p><br>
<p>Pulau Indah had significant mangrove swamps, but most of the mangroves were lost by 1999 for the development of West Port and industrial estates.</p><br>
<p>Y Mountain is a mountain located directly east of Brigham Young University  in Provo, Utah, United States. The Slide Canyon, or Y Mountain Trail, leads to a large block Y located 1.2 mi from a parking area at the mountain&#39;s base. This hillside letter was built over a hundred years ago as the insignia for BYU. For years the trail to the Y has been one of the most hiked trails in Utah Valley and provides a scenic view of Provo and Orem, the rest of the many cities in Utah Valley and Utah Lake. The trail is also regularly used by hikers, bikers, paragliders and hunters to access the backcountry in the Slide Canyon area.</p><br>
<h2>Y sign</h2><br>
<p>The large white Y on the side of the mountain has become the nationally recognized insignia for BYU and the reason why BYU is often called "the Y". It is made of rock, with a concrete retaining wall made in 1908 and is 380 feet high and 130 feet wide (116 by 40 m). The Y is larger than the letters of the Hollywood Sign in Los Angeles.</p><br>
<p>There are 14 strands of lights placed around the perimeter of the Y, which are lit five times a year by the Intercollegiate Knights. It is lit for Freshman Orientation, Homecoming, Y Days, and graduation in April and August. When the Y is lit, club members are selected to guard the Y to ensure the generator keeps the lights on until nearly midnight. The same volunteer guards assist the university grounds employees with setting up the lights (and removing them several days later) and remaining on duty to protect against vandalism as long as the lights are in place. In 2016, the incandescent lights were replaced with LED lights that can be turned on or off from the campus below.</p><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<p>Pre-1900s - Y Mountain was known formerly as its Ute name, Wahdahhekawee, which means "Blessed Mountain." One common LDS folktale is that the Native Americans told the LDS settlers that they had seen angels which told them that the people who lived in this area would be blessed with great prosperity.</p><br>
<p>Early 1906 - When the junior class of Brigham Young High School (BYHS) wanted to paint &#39;07 on the side of the mountain, the BYHS senior class became upset. To settle this conflict, BYU President George H. Brimhall and BYHS Principal Edwin S. Hinckley proposed that they paint the letters BYU on the mountain instead.</p><br>
<p>April 1906 - The plans to construct the BYU on the mountain were begun. Professor Ernest D. Partridge was assigned to conduct a survey and designed the emblem. When this was complete, a line of high school and university students, and some faculty, passed buckets of lime, sand, and rocks up the mountain in order to fill up the letters. After six hours of hard labor, only the Y had been completed, so the filling in of the remaining two letters was postponed and later abandoned.</p><br>
<p>1907 - The BYU Y Day tradition began. This consisted of thousands of students hauling, by bucket brigade, gallons of whitewash up the mountain to paint the giant Y. This tradition lasted until 1973. It was abandoned due to the mountain eroding.</p><br>
<p>1908 - A 3 ft wall was erected around the letter to keep it together. This required an additional 20,000 pounds of concrete.</p><br>
<p>1911 - Serifs were added to the top and bottom of the Y, giving it its current look.</p><br>
<p>1924 - The tradition of "lighting the Y" began. Each year during special evenings (such as homecoming), mattress batting was placed in buckets and soaked in kerosene. The buckets were then set around the edges of the Y and lit with torches. Eventually, this process evolved into using mattress batting soaked in used vehicle oil which was carried up the mountainside. Once at the Y the mixture was formed into "gook" balls (a little bigger than softballs) with a thumb size hole poked into the top. These were placed around the Y and just before lighting a bit of gasoline was poured into the holes to allow the torches to quickly light the entire Y. Using this method the Y would remain lit for about 20 minutes.</p><br>
<p>1975 - BYU began to use a helicopter to carry thousands of pounds of whitewash to repaint the Y. Repainting of the Y is accomplished about every 5 years.</p><br>
<p>1985 - As the previous method of lighting the Y was long considered hazardous (due to the potential wildland fire risk) and because of the brief amount of time the Y would actually remain lit, it was discontinued after the lighting in the spring of 1985. A generator and strands of lights were purchased for exclusive use on the Y, with up to 14 strands of the 25-watt lights bulbs being needed to outline the Y. These lights (first used for homecoming in the fall of 1985) provide several hours of much brighter light and allow the Y to be lit for several consecutive nights in celebration of each event rather than just a short while on a single evening. Initially, the lights and generator were dropped off and picked up by helicopter before and after each event, but after several years an old military ammunition bunker was installed on the mountainside near the Y to securely store the equipment when not in use.</p><br>
<p>May 20, 2006 - The 100th anniversary of the Y was celebrated. Many people hiked the Y that day to commemorate the occasion.</p><br>
<p>2013 - Representative Jason Chaffetz sponsored a bill that was passed by Congress, allowing BYU to purchase the 80 acres surrounding the Y that was owned by the US Forest Service. The sale did require BYU to maintain public access to the trail and the land.</p><br>
<p>2016 - BYU officials announce the finalization of the purchase of 81 surrounding acres, renovation of erosion damage, installation of permanent lights and trail enhancements.</p><br>
<h2>Vandalism</h2><br>
<p>Like many college symbols, the Y has been the target of various pranks, many of them involving red paint, the principal color of BYU&#39;s archrival, the University of Utah. It was most recently painted red by members of the Utah baseball team in 2004. The cost of repair was reported to be over $6,000, and therefore, in accordance with laws of the state of Utah, the perpetrators were initially charged with second degree felonies.</p><br>
<p>It has also been painted many other times, such as an incident in 2002, when vandals dumped several cans of paint down the Y, giving it a multicolored visage until it was painted white again the next day. This incident was called the worst act of vandalism against the Y in the past decade.</p><br>
<h2>Hiking to the Y</h2><br>
<p>Most BYU students end up hiking to the Y at least once during their time in school. It is a popular dating activity. Some use the access road that leads to the concrete structure, but many prefer the more direct route - straight up the steep slope of the mountain.</p><br>
<p>Bostons Old City Hall was home to its city council from 1865 to 1969. It was one of the first buildings in the French Second Empire style to be built in the United States. After the buildings completion, the Second Empire style was used extensively elsewhere in Boston and for many public buildings in the United States, such as the Old Executive Office Building in Washington, D.C., as well as other city halls in Providence, Baltimore and Philadelphia. The building&#39;s architects were Gridley James Fox Bryant and Arthur Gilman.</p><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<p>Old City Hall, built between 1862 and 1865, is located at 45 School Street, along the Freedom Trail between the Old South Meeting House and King&#39;s Chapel. The Boston Latin School operated on the site from 1704 to 1748, and on the same street until 1844.</p><br>
<p>Also on the site, the Suffolk County Courthouse was erected in 1810 and converted to Boston&#39;s second city hall in 1841, being replaced by the current building twenty-four years later. Thirty-eight Boston mayors, including John F. Fitzgerald, Maurice J. Tobin, and James Michael Curley, served their terms of office on School Street at this site over a period of 128 years.</p><br>
<p>With the move to the current Boston City Hall in 1969, Old City Hall was converted over the next two years to serve other functions – an early and successful example of adaptive reuse. The Boston based architecture firm Finegold Alexander + Associates Inc completed the adaptive use and renovation.</p><br>
<p>It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places and was designated a USA National Historic Landmark in 1970. It now houses a number of businesses, organizations, and a Ruth&#39;s Chris Steak House, though its most famous tenant, the upscale French restaurant Maison Robert, closed in 2004.</p><br>
<h2>Mayors who served in Old City Hall</h2><br>
<p>Frederic W. Lincoln, Jr. (1863–1866)</p><br>
<p>Otis Norcross (1867–1868)</p><br>
<p>Nathaniel B. Shurtleff (1868–1871)</p><br>
<p>William Gaston (1871–1872)</p><br>
<p>Henry L. Pierce (1873)</p><br>
<p>Leonard R. Cutter (1873)</p><br>
<p>Samuel C. Cobb (1874–1876)</p><br>
<p>Frederick O. Prince (1877)</p><br>
<p>Henry L. Pierce (1878)</p><br>
<p>Frederick O. Prince (1879–1881)</p><br>
<p>Samuel A. Green (1882)</p><br>
<p>Albert Palmer (1883)</p><br>
<p>Augustus P. Martin (1884)</p><br>
<p>Hugh O&#39;Brien (1885–1888)</p><br>
<p>Thomas N. Hart (1889–1890)</p><br>
<p>Nathan Matthews, Jr. (1891–1894)</p><br>
<p>Edwin Upton Curtis (1895)</p><br>
<p>Josiah Quincy (1896–1899)</p><br>
<p>Thomas N. Hart (1900–1902)</p><br>
<p>Patrick Collins (1902–1905)</p><br>
<p>Daniel A. Whelton (1905–1906)</p><br>
<p>John F. Fitzgerald (1906–1908, 1910–1914)</p><br>
<p>George A. Hibbard (1908–1910)</p><br>
<p>James M. Curley (1914–1918, 1922–1926, 1930–1934, 1946–1950)</p><br>
<p>Andrew J. Peters (1918–1922)</p><br>
<p>Malcolm Nichols (1926–1930)</p><br>
<p>Frederick Mansfield (1934–1938)</p><br>
<p>Maurice J. Tobin (1938–1945)</p><br>
<p>John E. Kerrigan (1945–1946)</p><br>
<p>John B. Hynes (1947, 1950–1960)</p><br>
<p>John F. Collins (1960–1968)</p><br>
<p>Kevin H. White (1968–1984)</p><br>
<p>Jade Dragon Snow Mountain is a mountain massif or small mountain range in Yulong Naxi Autonomous County, Lijiang, in Yunnan province, China. Its highest peak is named Shanzidou and is above sea level.</p><br>
<h2>Etymology</h2><br>
<p>The Chinese name, Yulong Xueshan, translates directly as Jade Dragon Snow Mountain. The same is sometimes translated as Mount Yulong or Yulong Snow Mountain. The mountain&#39;s Naxi name is Mount Satseto.</p><br>
<h2>Geography</h2><br>
<p>The Jade Dragon Snow Mountain massif forms the bulk of the larger Yulong Mountains, that stretch further north. The northwestern flank of the massif forms one side of the Tiger Leaping Gorge (Hutiao Xia, 虎跳峡), which has a popular trekking route on the other side. In this gorge, the Jinsha (upper Yangtze) River descends dramatically between Jade Dragon and Haba Snow Mountain. The Yulong Mountains lie to the south of the Yun Range and are part of Southwest China&#39;s greater Hengduan Mountains.</p><br>
<p>Settlements surrounding Jade Dragon Snow Mountain include Baisha Town to the south, Longpan Township to the west, Daju Township to the northeast, and Jade Water Village at the foot of the mountain to the east.</p><br>
<h2>Exploration history</h2><br>
<p>Shanzidou has been climbed only once, on May 8, 1987, by an American expedition. The summit team comprised Phil Peralta-Ramos and Eric Perlman. They climbed snow gullies and limestone headwalls, and encountered high avalanche danger and sparse opportunities for protection. They rated the maximum technical difficulty of the rock at YDS 5.7.</p><br>
<p>The Austro-American botanist and explorer Joseph Rock spent many years living in the vicinity of Mt Satseto, and wrote about the region and the Naxi people who occupy it. An interest in Rock later drew the travel writer Bruce Chatwin to the mountain, which he wrote about in an article that appeared in the New York Times and later, retitled, in his essay collection What Am I Doing Here?. Chatwin&#39;s article inspired many subsequent travellers, including Michael Palin, to visit the region.</p><br>
<h2>Tourism</h2><br>
<p>The view of the massif from the gardens at the Black Dragon Pool (Heilong Tan) in Lijiang is noted as one of China&#39;s finest views, and part of Yulong Snow Mountain National Scenic Area and National Geological Park, an AAAAA-classified scenic area. The Park operates a tourist cable car that elevates to 4680 m for close views of the snow peak, which is criticized for accelerating the melting of the snow and reducing the water retention by the mountain.</p><br>
<p>The mountain was featured on Episode 4 of The Amazing Race 18.</p><br>
<p>Woodlawn Baptist Church and Cemetery, also known as Woodlawn Missionary Baptist Church, is an US historic building in Nutbush, Haywood County, Tennessee. It is on Woodlawn Road, south of Tennessee State Route 19.</p><br>
<p>Founded in 1866 largely by freedmen, Woodlawn Baptist Church and Cemetery was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1966.</p><br>
<p>When singer Tina Turner was growing up as Anna Mae Bullock in Nutbush, Woodlawn Baptist was one of her family churches.</p><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<p>Most slave congregations were ministered by white pastors. In 1846, the young slave Hardin Smith, born in Virginia, was allowed by his master&#39;s wife to preach to a slave congregation at an evening service at the white Woodlawn Church. It was located near Woodlawn Road. He was the first slave to preach to an area congregation.</p><br>
<p>Hardin Smith was of mixed race; his white father was his mothers master Abner Smith. Hardin, his mother and siblings were sold away from Virginia. In Tennessee, he was secretly taught by his masters wife and children to read and write through the Bible; it was against state law at the time. He in turn secretly taught many slaves to read and write.</p><br>
<p>In 1866, after emancipation and the end of the Civil War, Hardin Smith and Martin Winfield were among three men in Haywood County selected by missionaries of the Baptist Home Mission Board for the first classes in ministry at the newly established Roger Williams College in Nashville. The Northern Baptists wanted to aid freedmen in the South and plant new churches. After his return to Nutbush, Smith, together with other freedmen, the Freedmen&#39;s Bureau, and a few whites, founded the Woodlawn Colored Baptist Church. (It is now known as Woodlawn Missionary Baptist Church.) He was called as the pastor there and served for the next 56 years, to the end of his life.</p><br>
<p>He consistently encouraged education among his congregation. In 1866 Smith and Winfield helped establish the Freedman School in the county seat of Brownsville. It later developed into twelve grades.</p><br>
<p>Smith was a community leader, organizing five other black Baptist churches in Haywood and nearby Lauderdale counties. Winfield helped found the First Baptist Church in Brownsville and became its pastor. All emphasized education.</p><br>
<p>These black Baptist churches soon withdrew from white supervision, as did most black Baptists in the South, establishing their own churches and associations. Smith participated in organizing the National Negro Baptist Convention, which in 1895 merged with two other groups as the National Baptist Convention USA, Inc. This formed the largest black Baptist convention in the United States.</p><br>
<p>Smith also participated in founding Howe Institute of Technology (now merged into LeMoyne-Owen College), an historically black college in Memphis; and developing Roger Williams College from its beginnings in 1866. Before 1900, more students went to Roger Williams College from the Woodlawn Missionary Baptist Church than from any other community in Tennessee. Graduates from Roger Williams helped lead other black schools and colleges; they became ministers, doctors, lawyers, and teachers.</p><br>
<p>In 1996, Woodlawn Baptist Church and Cemetery was added to the National Register of Historic Places for its historical significance.</p><br>
<h2>Tina Turner Highway</h2><br>
<p>Woodlawn Baptist Church is located 3 mi (4.8 km) southeast of Nutbush, south of Tennessee State Route 19. A stretch of State Route 19 between Brownsville and Nutbush was named "Tina Turner Highway" in 2002 after singer Tina Turner (born Anna Mae Bullock), who was born and lived as a child in Nutbush.</p><br>
<p>Woodlawn Baptist Church in Nutbush was a family church of Tina Turner. She attended and sang in the choir growing up. Her family members were church officials, musicians and singers; some are buried in this cemetery.</p><br>
<p>The Pearson Brick House  is a historic structure located on the north shore of Fort Patrick Henry Lake in Sullivan County, Tennessee. The site is located near the section of the Holston River once referred to as the Great Falls. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973, but subsequently removed in 2017.</p><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<p>After immigrating from Ireland, John Beauregard Barnes and his wife, Emaline Baker Barnes, owned 2000 acres (809 hectares) of land in east Tennessee around the time of the American Civil War. In 1860, Barnes constructed the two-story house from hand-fired brick on the site.</p><br>
<p>The Barnes&#39; slaves, brought from Ireland, would be hidden in the cellar of the house when Union soldiers or sympathizers were near the property. In addition, the family frequently caught runaway slaves and housed them in the cellar until their owners claimed them.</p><br>
<p>The house was inherited by the children of John Beauregard Barnes. A son, John Rice Barnes, and his wife, Elizabeth Hawk Barnes, raised their family of 12 children in the house. In addition to being a farmer, J. R. Barnes was a logger who cut and floated timber on the Holston River to Knoxville, accompanying the timber on the river in a flatboat.</p><br>
<p>The house has since had several owners including the Tennessee Valley Authority. The property is currently owned by Jim Pearson and his wife.</p><br>
<h2>Architectural details</h2><br>
<p>The house is constructed from hand-fired brick. A chimney with decorative brickwork is located at each end of the house. The meanings of the initials on the chimneys (E.B. and L.L.) are not precisely known. The house has a total of five fireplaces.</p><br>
<p>The house contains two cellars. One of the two cellars is dirt-walled and contains a fireplace for smoking meats and chains for restraining slaves.</p><br>
<p>A rear wing with five rooms was added to the house during the occupancy by the family of John Rice Barnes. This addition was removed in 1955.</p><br>
<p>The Jasenička river  is a river in eastern Serbia, a 55 km-long right tributary to the Danube.</p><br>
<p>The Jasenička reka originates on the eastern slopes of the meridionally elongated Deli Jovan mountain in the Carpathian region of the eastern Serbia. The river springs out under the mountain&#39;s highest peak, Crni vrh (Black peak) and flows to the east, originally under the name of Vrelska reka. The area is sparsely populated (villages of Popovica and Trnjane).</p><br>
<p>The river enters the Negotinska Krajina region, between the villages of Karbulovo and Jasenica, the river turns north, and from this point it is generally known as the Jasenička reka. The river forms an arc to the north, begins to flow to the south at the village of Miloševo and after few kilometers reaches to town of Negotin, the regional center of Negotinska krajina. The Jasenička reka then turns east, passes next to the dual village of Kobišnica-Bukovče and empties into the Danube just some 1.5 km north of the mouth of the river Timok.</p><br>
<p>The Dečani Bistrica  is a river in Kosovo. This 53 km-long right tributary to the White Drin river flows entirely within the western part of Kosovo .</p><br>
<h2>Name</h2><br>
<p>The name of the river, Bistrica, means "clearwater" in Serbian. The adjective Dečanska, "of Dečani", is added to distinguish it from other Bistrica rivers in the Metohija region: Peć Bistrica ("of Peć"), Prizren Bistrica ("of Prizren"), Kožnjar Bistrica ("of Kožnjar"), Loćan Bistrica ("of Loćan"), etc.</p><br>
<h2>Prokletije and Gorge of Dečani</h2><br>
<p>The Dečani Bistrica originates from the southern slopes of the Bogićevica mountain, a part of the massive Prokletije mountain system. The river flows north of the Đeravica peak, the highest in Kosovo (2,656 m), initially under the name of Kožnjarska Bistrica, and receives many streams from the Bogićevica, Micinat, Strečoka and Koprivnik mountains.</p><br>
<p>The river turns southeast on the northern slopes of the Koprivnik and Strečoka mountains, where it carved the deep gorge of Dečani (Dečanska klisura). The upper part of the gorge is the glacial trough of the ancient Dečani glacier on the Prokletije mountain.</p><br>
<h2>Metohija region</h2><br>
<p>As the river flows out of the gorge it reaches the medieval monastery of Visoki Dečani, which is on UNESCO&#39;s World Heritage List. The river continues eastward, in the very densely populated area next to the small town of Dečani and the villages of Istinić, Beleg, Brdlić, Vranovac and Jablanica, before it empties into the White Drin.</p><br>
<p>In the upper course, the waters of the river are used for the Kožnjar hydroelectrical power plant (6.5 MW). In the lower parts its waters are, to some extent, used for irrigation.</p><br>
<p>The Dečani Bistrica belongs to the Adriatic Sea drainage basin, drains itself an area of 300 km², and it is not navigable.</p><br>
<p>Mount Torbreck is a mountain  in Victoria, Australia 150 km from Melbourne. The mountain was listed as a place that could be declared as an alpine resort in The Alpine Resorts Act 1983, however no resort was ever developed on the site and it was recommended to be changed to a natural and scenic features reserve in 1994.</p><br>
<p>Mount Torbreck was the site of a plane crash involving an RAAF Avro Anson on the 16th of May 1940. The RAAF conducted an extensive search but could not locate the plane. The wreck and bodies of, Flying Officer Anthony Daniel and Corporals Francis Hyland, Fred Sass and Ivan Stowdor were found by two high country bushmen the following year in January 1941. A memorial dedicated to those four men was established at the crash site in the mid 1960s. After dense forest regrowth from bushfires, the memorials location had almost been forgotten about until 2013 when a group of volunteers had dedicated their time to restoring it and the access track to it. As of the 23rd of August 2014 for the first time in decades the memorial is now accessible from the intersection of Barnewall Plains & Torbreck Rds</p><br>
<p>Bellevue Plantation was the USA home of Catherine Willis Gray Murat, located in Tallahassee, Florida. It was purchased in 1854 after Catherines husband Prince Achille Murat  died in 1847.</p><br>
<h2>Plantation home</h2><br>
<p>The home was named after the Hotel de Belle-Vue in Brussels, where Catherine and Achille had lived while in Europe. It has been restored and has period furnishings.</p><br>
<p>The house is now part of the grounds of the Tallahassee Museum and is located in the Old Florida section. Visitors can learn about the area’s plantation communities. There are two adjacent reconstructed building, a plantation kitchen and a slave cabin.</p><br>
<h2>Plantation specifics</h2><br>
<p>The Leon County Florida 1860 Agricultural Census shows that Bellevue Plantation had the following:</p><br>
<p>Improved Land: 470 acre</p><br>
<p>Unimproved Land: 50 acre</p><br>
<p>Cash value of plantation: $10,000</p><br>
<p>Cash value of farm implements/machinery: $200</p><br>
<p>Cash value of farm animals: $510</p><br>
<p>Number of slaves: 24</p><br>
<p>Bushels of corn: N/A</p><br>
<p>Bales of cotton: N/A</p><br>
<h2>The owners</h2><br>
<p>During Catherines years at Bellevue, she became involved in Americas first successful preservation effort of Mount Vernon, George Washingtons home, through the Mount Vernon Ladies Association. She was appointed Vice Regent for Florida, the title given the central person in each state organizing the association’s work. The state raised $3,791 toward the restoration of Mount Vernon, the largest per capita amount raised by any of the 30 contributing states. During the Civil War, Murat participated in the local "Soldiers Aid Societies," which met as sewing circles to clothe the southern troops. Early in 1866, Napoleon III, who had come to power in France in 1849, granted Murat an annuity from the French government in consideration of her losses during the Civil War. Catherine Murat died August 6, 1867 at Bellevue.</p><br>
<p>Bellevue was sold to Captain Bloxham who owned the William D. Bloxham Plantation. In June 1883, Bellevue, now at 357 acre of land, was sold to E. L. Thompson of Wisconsin.</p><br>
<p>Curles Neck Plantation  is located between State Route 5 and the north bank of the James River in the Varina district of Henrico County, Virginia. One of the great James River Plantations, Curles Neck has remained in active use for almost 400 years and remains a privately owned working farm which is not currently open to the public.</p><br>
<p>As "Curles Neck Farm", a 5600-acre property was listed on the USA National Register of Historic Places in 2009.</p><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<p>In November 1635, a year after the formal designation of Henrico County as one of 8 shires (or counties) in the Virginia Colony, a land patent for 750 acre was granted to Captain Thomas Harris, who had apparently served under Sir Thomas Dale. The tobacco farm was referred to by early settlers as "Longfield", but soon thereafter became known as Curles Neck. Captain Harris served in the House of Burgesses at Jamestown as a Burgess for Curles Neck.</p><br>
<p>The source of the name Curles Neck is unknown. Many people thought that the name derived from the meandering sweeping curves of the tidal James River in the area, which can clearly be seen by map. However, the family name of Curle is recorded in various grants over a span of one hundred years in the books at the State Land Registry Office. A prominent representative of that family was the patriot Wilson Roscow Curle of the Revolutionary era.</p><br>
<h3>Seat of Nathaniel Bacon</h3><br>
<p>In the early 1670s, the property was owned by Nathaniel Bacon. The colonists in outlying locations such as those in Henrico and the Northern Neck came into conflict with the Colonys Royal Governor, Sir William Berkeley over taking reprisal action for alleged thefts by the Native Americans. In 1676, the tension erupted into a conflict between the colonists known as Bacons Rebellion. Governor Berkeley was forced to retreat from Jamestown to the join loyalists on the Eastern Shore. Bacon fell ill and died in Gloucester, and the rebellion fell apart. In the aftermath, two dozen colonists were tried and hanged by Governor Berkeley. After Nathaniel Bacon was found guilty of treason post-mortem, his property was confiscated by the Crown, and later resold to William Randolph.</p><br>
<h3>Revolutionary and Civil War periods</h3><br>
<p>During the mid-18th century, John Pleasants donated the first Quaker meeting house at Curles Neck and was one of the trustees appointed to represent the newly formed Town of Richmond. In 1771, his slaves were granted their freedom under the terms of his will. In 1852 Charles Senff, a New York sugar merchant, purchased the then 3,250 acre Curles tract from William Allen. He also purchased two adjoining farms increasing his holdings to over 5,000 acres. Seniff built the 15-room brick Georgian Revival mansion that exists today to replace the antebellum house which had fallen into disrepair during the Civil War.</p><br>
<h3>20th century</h3><br>
<p>A man named C.K.G. Billings bought the property in 1913 and built it into one of the most important horse breeding farms in the country.</p><br>
<p>The next owner, A. B. Ruddock, started Curles Neck Dairy, which began retail operations in 1933. By the mid 20th century Curles Neck Farm under the ownership of Fred Watkins who purchased the property in 1943 had become one of the largest dairy suppliers in the eastern United States. The companys plant in the Scotts Addition section of Richmond held processing and distribution facilities, and a small retail store. The operation lasted until 1980, and generations of school children toured the large dairy barns.</p><br>
<h2>Eastern Airliner crash landing</h2><br>
<p>On Thursday 19 July 1951 Eastern Airlines Flight 601 departed Newark International Airport bound for Miami International Airport at 14:15. As it passed Philadelphia, at 14:52, the Lockheed Constellation reached cruising altitude of 18000 feet. For the next 25 to 30 minutes violent turbulence accompanied by intermittent periods of hail were encountered. The flight continued past Philadelphia for a few minutes toward Dover and the captain made a turn to the west in an attempt to avoid as much of the storm area as possible. The flight broke out in a clear area at about 15:17. The flight was able to continue VFR and descended to 8,000 feet. A second squall was encountered in the vicinity of Lynchburg at 15:50. The aircraft was slowed to 185 mph IAS, light turbulence and buffeting were experienced. After breaking out of the storm at 15:54, the buffeting became so severe that the crew believed the aircraft would disintegrate before they could reach Byrd Field (now Richmond International Airport) to attempt an emergency landing. Airspeed was further reduced, but the buffeting continued. Two minutes later, and only a few miles short of the runway, the captain radioed an emergency and the flight descended.</p><br>
<p>The captain recognized Curles Neck Farm, selected the largest field, and landed straight ahead with the flaps up and the landing gear retracted. He felt it inadvisable to make any turn, lower the flaps, or otherwise to change the flight configuration, since the cause of the severe buffeting was unknown. During the last few moments of flight, as the nose of the aircraft touched high corn in a field, the copilot and flight engineer cut all switches. A power line pole at the edge of the corn field was struck by the right wing as the aircraft passed under the wires. After passing over Curles Neck Road, a section of fence was torn down and the aircraft skidded 1,100 feet through a field, another fence, and finally came to rest in a pasture 265 feet from the second fence at 15:59. A localized fire developed outside of the No 4 engine, but was quickly extinguished by rain and the local fire department who arrived at the scene within a short time.</p><br>
<p>There were no fatalities as a result of the crash landing, and the Civil Aeronautics Board determined the probable cause of the accident to be the in-flight opening of the hydraulic access door, which caused extreme buffeting of the aircraft and resulted in the captain&#39;s decision to make an emergency landing. The airframe was salvaged, and removed from Curles Neck aboard a barge that was towed down the James River. The aircraft was repaired and put back in service but was ultimately written off after suffering another accident in 1953.</p><br>
<h2>Archaeological digs</h2><br>
<p>During excavation, archaeologists uncovered the foundation of Captain Harris&#39;s house, dating between 1635–1654, and portions of a later house probably occupied by Bacon. Landscape features include intricate terraces and traces of underground tunnels down to the James River which could be used as an escape route from potential invasions by Native Americans.</p><br>
<p>The Bog Brook Reservoir is a 379 acre reservoir in the Croton Watershed in southern New York State. It is located in the town of Southeast in Putnam County, and is approximately 38 mi north of New York City, to which it supplies water. It was formed by the damming of Bog Brook, a small tributary of the East Branch of the Croton River, which is in turn a tributary of the Croton River. This reservoir was put into service in 1892, making it one of the older reservoirs in New York City&#39;s water supply system.</p><br>
<p>The reservoir holds 4.4 e9USgal of water at full capacity, and has a drainage basin of 4 square miles.</p><br>
<p>The Bog Brook Reservoir is one of 12 reservoirs in New York City&#39;s Croton Water Supply System. Its main function is to serve as a storage reservoir for the larger East Branch Reservoir. The Bog Brook Reservoir is connected to the nearby East Branch Reservoir by an underground tunnel.</p><br>
<p>From the East Branch Reservoir, the water flows into the continuation of the East Branch of the Croton River, then into The Diverting Reservoir, then via the Croton River to the Muscoot Reservoir and the New Croton Reservoir, into the New Croton Aqueduct, and finally to the Jerome Park Reservoir in the Bronx for distribution to New York City. It then flows through Manhattan, and mix with the water from the Catskill Aqueduct.</p><br>
<p>The H. H. Bennett Studio is a historic photographic studio and photography museum located in Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin, United States. The studio building was built in 1875 by noted landscape photographer H. H. Bennett. It was operated by his family until 1998, when the studio was donated to the Wisconsin Historical Society. Today the studio, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, serves as a historical museum.</p><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<p>H. H. Bennett began his career as a photographer in 1865, when he bought a portrait studio in Kilbourn City (now Wisconsin Dells) from local photographer Leroy Gates. Although there was little demand for portraits in the area, Bennett was able to achieve fame for a series of photographs he took of the nearby Dells of the Wisconsin River. As Bennetts pictures of local scenery became popular in cities across the nation, sightseers began to flock to Kilbourn City to view the Dells in person. Bennett capitalized on this by offering the tourists souvenir postcards and portraits, and was able to build a new red brick studio in 1875. This is the structure that still stands in Wisconsin Dells today. In addition to operating as a typical photographic studio, Bennetts studio functioned as a gift shop and information center for the surrounding area, selling souvenirs and crafts to visitors.</p><br>
<p>At the studio, Bennett devised a number of new technologies to advance his photography. Among the most notable of his creations was his revolving solar printing house. Printing photos in Bennetts time required light, and because electricity was not available, sunlight was needed for Bennett to print any pictures. However, in order to ensure that he had sufficient sunlight throughout the day, Bennett needed a way to move his workspace while the sun moved in the sky. In order to achieve this, he constructed a small building with skylights, and mounted it upon rollers that rode a circular track outside his studio. Then, using a cable and pulley system, he was able to move the printing house around the track as often as needed to ensure optimum sunlight for printing. Bennetts unique creation is now housed in the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C.</p><br>
<h2>Museum</h2><br>
<p>Following H. H. Bennetts death in 1908, the operation of the photography studio passed to his children, and his descendants continued to own the studio until 1998, when it was donated to the Wisconsin Historical Society for use as a historic site. Following its acquisition of the site, the historical society restored the studio building to its 1908 appearance. This project was completed in 2000, and the restored studio is now open to the public as the H. H. Bennett Studio & History Center. In addition to offering exhibits that recreate the interior workspace of the studio as it was used by Bennett, the museum gives visitors the opportunity to view Bennetts many stereoscopic images of the Wisconsin Dells in three dimensions using LCD shutter glasses. The site is also home to a replica of Bennett&#39;s revolving solar printing house.</p><br>
<p>Cherni Vrah  is the summit of Vitosha Mountain in Bulgaria. Rising to 2290 m, the peak is the fourth highest mountain summit in the country after Musala , Vihren , and Botev Vrah .</p><br>
<p>Cherni Vrah is bounded to the northwest by Torfeno Branishte (Turf Nature Reserve) which — like the extensive adjacent territory to the south — is a no-go drinking water catchment area. Several major stone rivers are situated in the peak&#39;s vicinity, occupying the upper courses of Vladayska and Boyanska Rivers to the north, and Struma River to the south.</p><br>
<p>The peak is part of the water divide between Black Sea and Mediterranean Sea, its northern slopes draining into Iskar River, and eventually into Danube River and Black Sea, and the southern slopes draining into Matnitsa River, flowing in turn into Struma River and Aegean Sea.</p><br>
<p>Cherni Vrah hosts a weather station built in 1935, one year after the mountain became the oldest national park on the Balkans. The station provides refuge in bad weather (no tourist accommodation though), and has a well supplied cafeteria offering hot meals. A Mountain Rescue Service team is based on the peak too. The nearest mountain chalets are Aleko Chalet situated 3 km to the north-northeast (1810 m, major ski and snowboard centre accessible by gondola lift from Simeonovo, Sofia), and Kumata Chalet (1725 m) situated 5.5 km to the northwest. Ski paths link Cherni Vrah to Aleko and Kumata areas in winter, and a ski run on the northern slope of the peak itself is served by a 600-m surface lift.</p><br>
<p>With its annual average wind speed of 9.3 m/s Cherni Vrah is the second most windy peak in Bulgaria after Murgash Peak in the Balkan Range (10.3 m/s).</p><br>
<p>The legend holds it that Cherni Vrah was climbed as early as 181 B.C. by King Philip V of Macedon. Nowadays, the easiest access to the peak is by a 1.4-km track from the upper station of Romanski chair lift situated on Malak Rezen Peak (2191 m).</p><br>
<p>Cherni Vrah has a special place in Bulgarian tourism. Thanks to its proximity to Sofia the peak is by far the most visited mountain summit in the country, attracting tens of thousands of visitors annually. The first group of tourists to climb the peak involved 300 people, among them the contemporary doyen of Bulgarian literature Ivan Vazov, and was led by another famous Bulgarian writer, Aleko Konstantinov. The event took place on August 27, 1895, and annual tourist rallies are held on Cherni Vrah on that date considered the birthday of Bulgarian tourist movement.</p><br>
<p>The etymology of the name Cherni Vrah (Black Peak) is uncertain. Popularly, it is attributed to the black colour of the conspicuous rock formations dominating the peak&#39;s tip. Another belief holds it that the name derived from the darker appearance the peak presumably had in the past, when the Subalpine zone of Vitosha used to be overgrown by mountain pine (Pinus mugo) that was burnt in the Middle Ages to expand sheep pastures. Nowadays only few isolated mountain pine communities have survived in the vicinity of Cherni Vrah, and their process of expansion and recovery is very slow.</p><br>
<p>First Capitol Historic Site is a free-admission historic museum located outside Belmont, Wisconsin, United States. The museum includes two of the buildings first used by legislators to meet in Wisconsin Territory. Currently owned and operated by the Wisconsin Historical Society, the site is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.</p><br>
<h2>Background</h2><br>
<p>From 1818 to 1836, the land that is now Wisconsin was part of Michigan Territory. In 1836, Michigan itself achieved statehood and Congress created Wisconsin Territory from the frontier lands to the west. That territory was larger than you might guess, including the lands that are now Minnesota, Iowa, and the eastern Dakotas. At that time, this vast area was sparsely settled, with a total population of about 22,000. In 1836, Milwaukee had under 2,000 people. Madison was only wooded hills and swamps between the four lakes, which had just been bought by James Doty and some other real estate speculators with an eye toward founding a city there.</p><br>
<h2>Territorial capital</h2><br>
<p>Early leaders in the territory needed a place to meet and establish the territorial government. Several land speculators saw this need even before the territory was official, and tried to prepare sites which could be chosen as the territorial capital, hoping to become wealthy if the capitol was built in their city. One such speculator was John Atchison, a general merchandise businessman from Galena. In 1835 he laid out the village of Belmont, Wisconsin and in 1836 began building four public buildings there to attract the lawmakers to his site: a council house where lawmakers could convene, a lodging house for the legislators, a house for the territorial governor, and a courthouse for the territorial supreme court. These wooden buildings were constructed outside of Wisconsin (possibly Pittsburg) and shipped to Belmont for final assembly. On September 9, 1836, territorial Governor Henry Dodge announced that Belmont would be used as the territorial capital, at least for the first legislative session, making Atchisons council house the first capitol. The likely reason for Dodges selection of Belmont as capital city was its location in Wisconsins lead mining region, which at that time was the territorys most populous area. However, the selection was controversial, and some contend that Dodge had other motives for the selection based upon his earlier associations with Atchison.</p><br>
<p>The first session of Wisconsin&#39;s territorial legislature began at Belmont on October 25, 1836. Soon after the session convened, Governor Dodge gave a speech outlining the purpose of the session: to establish a system of government for the territory and make a final selection for the territorial capitol. Perhaps because of the controversy over his choice of Belmont, Dodge announced that he would approve any site the legislature voted to become the permanent capital, even though he had the legal power to veto all territorial legislation. That announcement re-opened the scramble for locating the territorial capital. Most lawmakers were opposed to the idea of continuing to use the capitol at Belmont, since the lodging house was small and overcrowded, and none of the buildings had heat or water. Burlington, Cassville, Fond du Lac and Madison had their advocates, among others. The boosters of Dubuque even invited the whole legislature over for a weekend visit.</p><br>
<p>When legislators were not debating the future site of the capital, they set the groundwork for the territorial government. In all, 42 acts were approved by the legislature before it adjourned on December 9, 1836. These acts organized Wisconsin government, created a judicial system, and established several new counties in the territory. The legislature would not meet again in Belmont, preferring to meet at a temporary location in Burlington until the new capitol at Madison was completed. Later, in 1838, Burlington became a part of Iowa Territory, forcing the legislature to move to Madison earlier than anticipated.</p><br>
<h2>Later use</h2><br>
<p>As the isthmus between Lake Mendota and Lake Monona developed into the city of Madison, the village of Belmont slowly faded. Many of the settlers who had rushed to Belmont when it became territorial capital were now leaving for Madison. Still, the village survived, although the route taken by the Mineral Point Railroad prompted most of its residents to relocate three miles to the southeast of the original town in 1867, meaning that the first capitol is now three miles northwest of Belmont.</p><br>
<p>After the territorial officials left, the capitol building and accompanying structures were used as private residences and later livestock barns.</p><br>
<p>The Robinson Hotel is located in the former mining town of Julian, California, United States. It was one of the first businesses in San Diego County owned and operated by African-Americans.</p><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<p>Albert Robinson and Margaret Tull Robinson started, in 1887, a business originally entitled the "Robinson Restaurant and Bakery." This business quickly became popular during the relatively brief gold rush that Julian experienced. Their hotel, which is still in operation under a different name (the Julian Hotel), and is the oldest continuing operating hotel in Southern California. The original hotel was constructed in 1897, with the bakery-restaurant structure having been razed to make room for the hotel. During the construction process, Albert planted cedar and locust trees around the hotel, which survive to the present day.</p><br>
<p>The hotel has stayed in business for over a hundred years and has repeatedly been expanded and improved, with air conditioning being a major new improvement added in the 21st Century. The building is currently known as the Julian Gold Rush Hotel.</p><br>
<p>Albert was a former slave who came to Julian with his former slave owner. During the gold rush days of Julian, most of San Diego Countys African-Americans lived in remote Julian, rather than the city of San Diego. Another influential black pioneer of the time, and a friend of the Robinsons, was America Newton.</p><br>
<p>Albert and Margaret met in Julian, Albert being employed at the time as a cook. They were married in the late 1880s. Albert died on June 10, 1915. Margaret sold the hotel in 1921.</p><br>
<p>The hotel is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.</p><br>
<p>Sikaiana  is a small atoll in the Solomon Islands 212 km NE of Malaita. It is almost 14 km in length and its lagoon, known as Te Moana, is totally enclosed by the coral reef. Its total land surface is only 2 km&sup2;. There is no safe anchorage close to this atoll, which makes it often inaccessible.</p><br>
<h2>Geography</h2><br>
<p>Sikaiana is located Latitude: 8° 25 0 South and Longitude: 162° 52 0 East. The main island, located at the easternmost corner, is called Sikaiana. The three small islands in the west of the atoll are Tehaolei, Matuiloto and Matuavi. There are also two artificial islands on the reef, Te Palena and Hakatai&#39;atata.</p><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<p>Administratively Sikaiana is an outlying region of Malaita Province in the Solomon Islands. Sikaianas population is approximately 300 people of Polynesian descent. In 1856, when Hawai‘i was offered the sovereignty of Sikaiana, the Privy Council voted to accept the cession. King Kamehameha IV approved the action, making Hawai‘i an imperial power of sorts. But there were second thoughts. The great distance of the atoll from Honolulu would make administration impossible, and the cession was never formalized. Some residents have claimed to be native Hawaiians and citizens of the United States. According to these residents, the Stewart Islands were given to King Kamehameha IV in 1856, and therefore the islands were part of the Kingdom of Hawai‘i at the time of the United States annexation in 1898. The United States disagrees, arguing that the 1898 law annexed only the "Hawaiian Islands and their dependencies", and that the law defined dependencies as the islands named by a report by the Hawaiian Commission that omitted the Stewart Islands. Some residents applied to register to vote in Hawai‘i in 1996, but their applications were turned down by the Hawaiian Sovereignty Election Council.</p><br>
<p>The Cross River Reservoir is a reservoir located in northern Westchester County, New York and is part of New York City&#39;s water supply system. It is situated within the towns of Bedford, Lewisboro, and Pound Ridge, about 1 mile  east of the village of Katonah, and over 25 mi north of New York City. It was constructed around the start of the 20th century by impounding the Cross River, a tributary of the Croton River, which eventually flows into the Hudson River.</p><br>
<p>The reservoir was finally put into service in 1908. The resulting body of water is one of 16 (12 reservoirs and 4 controlled lakes) in the Croton Watershed, the southernmost of New York Citys watersheds. The reservoir is approximately 3.2 mi long, has a drainage basin of 30 square miles (78 km²), and can hold 10.3 e9USgal of water at full capacity, making it one of the citys smaller reservoirs.</p><br>
<p>To reach the city, water flows through Cross River into the Muscoot Reservoir, then down that one into the New Croton Reservoir, where it enters the New Croton Aqueduct in Yorktown. Via the aqueduct, it flows into The Bronx, entering the Jerome Park Reservoir. In Manhattan, it meets the Catskill Aqueduct. It finally flows through Brooklyn and Staten Island, stopping near the end of the island.</p><br>
<p>Ragged Mountain, est. 761 ft, is a traprock mountain ridge located 3 mi west of New Britain, Connecticut in the town of Southington and Berlin, Connecticut.</p><br>
<p>It is part of the narrow, linear Metacomet Ridge that extends from Long Island Sound near New Haven, Connecticut, north through the Connecticut River Valley of Massachusetts to the Vermont border. The mountain, a popular hiking and rock climbing attraction located between metropolitan Hartford and Meriden, is known for expansive vistas, vertical cliff faces, mountain ridge reservoirs, unique microclimate ecosystems, and rare plant communities. Ragged Mountain is traversed by the 51 mi Metacomet Trail.</p><br>
<h2>Geography</h2><br>
<p>Occupying an area roughly 2.5 by, Ragged Mountain rises steeply 500 ft above the Quinnipiac River valley to the west. The mountain consists of a series of high bluffs and several lower tiers of ledges. The Metacomet Ridge continues north from Ragged Mountain as Bradley Mountain and south as Short Mountain and the Hanging Hills. Four bodies of water are located on the mountain: Shuttle Meadow Reservoir to the north between Ragged Mountain and Bradley Mountain; Wassel Reservoir nestled between the bluffs in the center of Ragged Mountain; a smaller holding pond associated with Wassel Reservoir (South Wassel Reservoir, a.k.a. Hart Pond); and the two Hart&#39;s Ponds, on the southeast slope of the mountain. The mountain also contains boulder caves and a waterfall. Wassel Reservoir is named for RMSN David Wassel, a submariner in the USA Navy who was lost in the accidental sinking of the USS Thresher off the coast of Massachusetts.</p><br>
<p>The west side of Ragged Mountain drains into the Quinnipiac River, thence to Long Island Sound; the east side of the mountain drains into the Mattabasett River, then to the Connecticut River, thence to Long Island Sound. However, some reservoirs on the mountain shuttle water through treatment facilities with alternate drainages.</p><br>
<h2>Geology and ecology</h2><br>
<p>Ragged Mountain, like much of the Metacomet Ridge, is composed of basalt, also called traprock, a volcanic rock. The mountain formed near the end of the Triassic Period with the rifting apart of the North American continent from Africa and Eurasia. Lava welled up from the rift and solidified into sheets of strata hundreds of feet thick. Subsequent faulting and earthquake activity tilted the strata, creating the cliffs and ridgeline of Ragged Mountain. Hot, dry upper slopes, cool, moist ravines, and mineral-rich ledges of basalt talus produce a combination of microclimate ecosystems on the mountain that support plant and animal species uncommon in greater Connecticut. Ragged Mountain is also an important raptor migration path.</p><br>
<h2>Recreation and conservation</h2><br>
<p>Ragged Mountain is open to rock climbing, hiking, snowshoeing, bouldering, and other passive pursuits. Cliff diving and swimming in Wassel Reservoir is strictly prohibited.</p><br>
<p>The mountain offers expansive views of the surrounding landscape from open summits and high cliff faces. A number of hiking trails and rock climbing routes traverse the mountain including the 51 mi Metacomet Trail, (maintained by the Connecticut Forest and Park Association), which extends from the Hanging Hills of Meriden, Connecticut to the Massachusetts border. The mountain is considered to be Connecticut&#39;s most popular rock climbing destination. Cliff routes were pioneered in the 1930s, with Fritz Wiessner prominent among rock climbers.</p><br>
<p>Both the Connecticut Forest and Park Association (hiking) and the Ragged Mountain Foundation (rock climbing) have noted that issues with parking and access to certain cliff faces have historically resulted in conflicts with land owners and abutting property owners; in response, they have encouraged visitors to check website updates to verify trail access, parking, and rock face closures (see external links). As of 2007, Ragged Mountain had one trailhead, located on West Lane, located off Connecticut Route 71A in Berlin, 2.75 mi south of downtown New Britain.</p><br>
<p>Wassel Reservoir has two dams, one on the NE and one on the S. It engulfs the small ridge called Shuttle Meadow Mtn, formerly traversed by the Blue Trail, on three sides. At the northern end the reservoir is fronted by a series of sheer cliffs on both sides where it fills a deep rift valley. On the Ragged Mt. side the diving cliffs begin with a tall face set back ten feet from the water and 60 ft high, called the "Running Man" on account of the running jump necessary to clear the trees and boulders at the base. Below it, going north, is a succession of steadily declining sheer cliffs much closer to the water, running from 50 ft down to 40 at the end, with a single isolated chimney at the terminus that stands a few feet lower. Paths lead around wooded slopes to the next wall, a jutting ridge of knife-cut basalt that extends out into deep water, an even 35–40 feet high save at the southern end where it descends to 20 ft. The dam carved back some of this wall in its creation. The wall extends beyond the reservoir by half a mile.</p><br>
<p>On the other side the bluffs are much lower, from ten to twenty feet going south along Shuttle Meadow Mtn. Opposite "Running Man" the cliffs turn sharply inland, making a bay, along the north side of which they rise upward in a great staircase of perhaps six or seven steps, each step five feet. Then the cliff turns south again in a sheer face fifty feet high. Swimming in this reservoir is of course illegal and the Water Department Patrol Unit under (Al Mackiewicz) with assistance from the local police do patrol there, so it is not encouraged.</p><br>
<p>Much of Ragged Mountain has been conserved as nature preserve, rock climbing preserve, and as public watershed lands. Shuttle Meadow and Wassel Reservoirs are managed by the New Britain Water Department; the Metacomet Trail passes along their shores. Hart&#39;s Pond is also managed By New Britain Water Dept.and a short walking trail, the Amelia Green Trail, passes along its shore. The Ragged Mountain Foundation, a non-profit rock climbing association, in partnership with The Nature Conservancy, manages fifty-six acres of land on the mountain and has been active in overall conservation efforts and public access efforts. The Berlin Land Trust is also active in the conservation of Ragged Mountain and its viewshed.</p><br>
<p>The ecosystem of Ragged Mountain is most threatened by development. In 1990, climber and ecologist Harry White wrote The Traprock Wilderness Recovery Strategy (TWRS), a plan to protect Ragged Mountain as well as the traprock range from West Peak in Meriden to Bradley Mountain in Plainville. The plan received the Governor&#39;s Green Circle Award from the Connecticut Council on Environmental Quality in 1991. Several attempts to implement the TWRS and conserve Ragged Mountain and the neighboring traprock peaks were repulsed by local pro-development political forces in Southington and New Britain, in particular. In 2000, Ragged Mountain was included in a study by the National Park Service for the designation of a new National Scenic Trail now tentatively called the New England National Scenic Trail, which would include the Metacomet-Monadnock Trail in Massachusetts and the Mattabesett Trail and Metacomet Trail trails in Connecticut.</p><br>
<p>Madison Theatre is a historic theater in Peoria, Illinois, United States that opened on October 16, 1920, as a silent picture theatre.</p><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<p>The building was commissioned by Dee Robinson and designed by Frederick J. Klein; it was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 21, 1980. From 1996-2002, the Theatre was revived under the management of Jay Goldberg Events & Entertainment. Over 200 concerts took place during this period including live performances by George Winston, Ray Charles, The Smashing Pumpkins, Creed, REO Speedwagon, Fiona Apple, Todd Rundgren, moe., Govt&#39; Mule, and Mudvayne. The building is located across the street from the Pere Marquette Hotel, also on the National Register.</p><br>
<p>The theatre features an Italian Renaissance exterior and classical plasterwork on the interior walls and domed lobby ceilings. The lobby&#39;s terra-cotta plasterwork frames a triple-arched window above the marquee.</p><br>
<p>The theatre closed in 2003.</p><br>
<p>On June 4, 2016, firefighters were called to the theater around 10:30 P.M. for a significant fire that had broken out on or around the stage area. Officials stated the fire had been deliberately set, with damages estimated to be about $500,000.</p><br>
<p>On July 27, 2016, the City of Peoria filed a condemnation notification for the building. City inspectors reexamined the building on August 25. As most necesssary repairs were complete at that time, the citys assistant community development director stated, "well likely dismiss the demolition case" after additional minor repairs were made.</p><br>
<p>The Peoria Marriott Pere Marquette, is a historic 14-story hotel in downtown Peoria, Illinois, United States. Built in 1926, the building is Peoria&#39;s only surviving example of an upscale 1920s hotel. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.</p><br>
<h2>Description</h2><br>
<p>Philadelphia architect Horace Trumbauer was the lead architect for the hotel. Trumbauer designed many prominent homes and public buildings on the East Coast, including several upscale hotels; his design for the Père Marquette was inspired by both his earlier hotel designs and other contemporary hotels such as the Waldorf-Astoria. Herbert Hewitt, a prominent local architect responsible for many of Peoria&#39;s major buildings of the period, collaborated with Trumbauer on the project.</p><br>
<p>The fourteen-story building is mainly built from brick and stone. Its exterior design mainly emphasizes symmetry and linearity, a common architectural trend at the time. Stone window treatments surround the second-story windows, and a stone cornice with carved Native American and animal faces encircles the top of the building. The hotel is located directly across the street from the Madison Theatre building and a half block from Peoria City Hall; both buildings are also on the National Register.</p><br>
<p>The original first floor included a grand lobby and three large meeting rooms. The Cotillion Room, the hotel&#39;s original ballroom, features a high domed ceiling, French window mirrors, and decorative plasterwork. The LaSalle Room and the Cheminee Lounge both originally featured high ceilings with crystal chandeliers, though the original crystal was removed from the Cheminee Lounge. The lobby and the Cotillion Room both originally had murals by George Matthews Harding; the lobby mural depicted Père Marquette landing at Peoria, while the Cotillion Room mural showed Sieur de La Salle leaving France. The hotel features 288 guest rooms.</p><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<p>Planning for the hotel began in 1924, when several of Peorias business leaders decided that the city needed a high-end hotel. Led by Emmet C. May, the business leaders enlisted hotel manager Horace Leland Wiggins to oversee the new hotel. A sweepstakes was held to choose the hotels name; the winning entry, Hotel Père Marquette, a common name for Father Jacques Marquette, received $50. The hotel was completed in 1926 for $2.5 million (now $ million after inflation), and its grand opening was held in January 1927. The building&#39;s designers were primarily from the East Coast, and the hotel was heavily influenced by the luxurious hotels that were popular there in the 1920s. It was one of two major high-end hotels in Peoria at the time, along with the Jefferson Hotel, and is the only one which is still operating.</p><br>
<p>Renovations took place in 1954 and in 1961. The hotel had further renovations in 1972 when the Père Marquette joined the Hilton Hotel chain, as the Peoria Hilton and a renovation and restoration in 1981. The hotel later left the Hilton chain and reverted to its original name. On August 12, 1982, the hotel was added to the National Register of Historic Places.</p><br>
<p>The Peoria City Council approved the final agreement with developer Gary Matthews to close the hotel for an extensive renovation and expansion into a full-service, upscale Marriott hotel. The Hotel was closed December 2, 2011 to begin these renovations and reopened in June 2013.</p><br>
<p>Moldøen  is a small island in Vågsøy Municipality in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. It is located immediately east of the town of Måløy in the Ulvesund strait between the large island of Vågsøy and the village of Degnepoll on the mainland. Historically, the island was stragetically placed in the main shipping lane on Norway&#39;s coast with harbour facilities for vessels sailing between Bergen and Northern Norway and was visited by King Frederik IV in 1704. The island became an important trading post for the region and was the original site of the town of Måløy. Moldøen with its trading privileges was owned by a number of succeeding families such as Fester, Glad, Friis, Knoph, Schmidt and Lem until the area was expropriated by the municipality for development. The town has since spread onto the island of Vågsøy, where the majority of the town is now located.</p><br>
<p>During World War II, Moldøen was the site of a German coastal fort. Operation Archery took place on and around the island, and during the fighting, all the island&#39;s original buildings were destroyed. Today, the island is connected to Måløy by a land-filled causeway and is the site of a park featuring the remains of the German fort, two memorials of World War II and a disc golf course. The island also has a modern rope and trawl factory, a large freeze warehouse, and an ISPS port. The island is also the base for several pillars that support the Måløy Bridge which connects the island of Vågsøy to the mainland.</p><br>
<p>Llyn Peris is a lake in Snowdonia, Wales, approximately 1.8 km long and situated close to the villages of Llanberis and Nant Peris. The lake was formed glacially and is an example of a moraine-dammed lake. Llyn Peris is named after Saint Peris, an early Christian saint of whom little is known. The lake is flanked on one side by the mountain Elidir Fawr and the former slate quarry of Dinorwig. Above the opposite bank are the hills of Derlwyn and Clogwyn Mawr and a rock formation known as the Lady of Snowdon, due to its resemblance to a human face. The ruins of Dolbadarn Castle are also located on a mound above the lake.</p><br>
<p>The lake now forms the lower reservoir of Dinorwig power station, and the administrative buildings for the station are situated on the lake shore. Water is released into the lake from Marchlyn Mawr (the upper reservoir) to produce electricity during periods of peak demand. This water is, in turn, pumped back to the upper reservoir using electricity purchased at off-peak periods. The water level of the lake therefore varies considerably, depending on UK electricity demand. Excess water from the lake drains into Llyn Padarn.</p><br>
<p>During construction of the power station, when the capacity of the lake was increased considerably at this time, with the removal of a large quantity of slate waste, rare Welsh Arctic char were removed to four other lakes in the neighbouring Carneddau mountains, namely Ffynnon Llugwy, Llyn Cowlyd, Llyn Melynllyn and Llyn Dulyn, where they are still to be found. Although Llyn Peris itself was not restocked, some char have found their way back to the lake.</p><br>
<p>Parts of the lake shore are designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest for Glacial Geology.</p><br>
<p>The Loring–Greenough House is the last surviving 18th century residence in Sumner Hill, a historic section of Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, a neighborhood of Boston. It is located at 12 South Street on Monument Square at the edge of Sumner Hill. It is situated on the border of two National Historic Districts .</p><br>
<p>This mid-Georgian mansion was built as a country residence and farmstead in 1760 for wealthy British naval officer Commodore Joshua Loring on the original site of John Polley&#39;s estate established in the 1650s. Originally, the Loring–Greenough house was situated on a 60 acre estate. Loring, a Loyalist prior to the American Revolution, abandoned the house in 1774, just prior to the conflict, and he fled from Boston in 1776. The house was confiscated by colonial forces and in 1776 served as a headquarters for General Nathanael Greene and, soon after, a hospital for Continental Army soldiers following the Battle of Bunker Hill.</p><br>
<p>In 1780, the house was sold to Isaac Sears, the rebel leader from New York, and was then purchased in 1784 by Ann Doane, a rich widow, who soon after married David Stoddard Greenough. General William Hyslop Sumner married the widow of David Stoddard Greenough II (Maria Doane Greenough) in 1836 and by the late 1850s the process to subdivide the estate and farmland had begun. The Greenough descendants lived here for five generations until 1924. At that time the Jamaica Plain Tuesday Club (until 1993 a ladies&#39;-only club and today a community group) purchased the house, along with almost two acres of landscaped grounds, to preserve it and save it from development.</p><br>
<p>The Loring–Greenough House is a very well preserved structure of almost 4,500 ft&sup2, on property that includes sweeping lawns, historic flower beds, handsome trees, and the two-and-one-half-story house itself. The property is fenced and gated; the public is invited to enjoy the grounds during daylight hours, and to attend events inside and outside the House throughout the year. The Tuesday Club has been careful to preserve the house and grounds over many decades. The most recent restoration occurred with a $350,000 grant and included painting and other repairs.</p><br>
<p>The Loring–Greenough property is still owned and operated by the Tuesday Club, which offers tours on Sundays and other programming and events throughout the year. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is designated both a Massachusetts Landmark and a Boston Landmark.</p><br>
<p>Muskegon Lake is a 4,150 acre fresh-water lake in Muskegon County, Michigan, USA. Located in the lower peninsula at the mouth of the Muskegon River, Muskegon Lake forms a 12 square miles broad harbor along the eastern shoreline of Lake Michigan, approximately 2.5 mi wide by 5.5 mi long.</p><br>
<h2>Hydrology</h2><br>
<p>The Muskegon River, Michigan&#39;s second-longest river, originating at Houghton Lake and flowing southwest for 227 mi, empties into Muskegon Lake at the eastern end before entering Lake Michigan. On the north, Bear Creek/Lake empties into the lake via the Bear Lake Channel and on the south, Ryerson Creek and Ruddiman Creek flow into Muskegon Lake.</p><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<p>Muskegon Lake played an important role in the early development of the city of Muskegon, as well as the logging industry in Michigan. Timber, particularly white pine, was harvested throughout central Michigan and floated downstream on the Muskegon River to the lake, which at one time boasted more than 47 sawmills along its banks.</p><br>
<h2>Cities and parks</h2><br>
<p>Cities located on Muskegon Lake include Muskegon, Michigan and North Muskegon, Michigan. Major parks located along Muskegon Lake include Muskegon State Park on the north at Lake Michigan, Heritage Landing in downtown Muskegon, and Pere Marquette Park on the south at Lake Michigan.</p><br>
<h2>Transportation</h2><br>
<p>Docks for the Lake Express Cross-Lake Ferry which provides ferry service across Lake Michigan between Muskegon, Michigan to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, are located on the southern shore of Muskegon Lake. Muskegon Lake sightseeing trips are also available aboard the Port City Princess.</p><br>
<h2>Recreational activities</h2><br>
<p>Several public and private marinas and boat launch facilities are located along the shores of Muskegon Lake and recreational sailing and boating are popular activities. Sport fishing is also popular on Muskegon Lake where King Salmon, Coho Salmon, Steelhead, Brown Trout, Lake Trout and Perch are found. Other popular activities include camping, hiking, picnicking, ice boating, concerts and festivals.</p><br>
<p>The Thomas Scott Buckham Memorial Library is a historic library in Faribault, Minnesota, United States.</p><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<p>The public library as a tax-supported institution in Faribault dates from 1897, when it was housed in the City Hall building. Mrs. Anna Buckham gave the Thomas Scott Buckham Memorial Library building to the City of Faribault in memory of her husband. The cornerstone was laid in September 1929, and dedication of the building took place on July 20, 1930.</p><br>
<h2>Architecture</h2><br>
<p>The library&#39;s architecture is centralized around Greek themes. This was because Mr. Buckham was an avid reader and scholar of Greek literature. A Greek window made by Charles Connick of Boston and on the facade of the original building. Additionally, a Greek mural depicting scenes from Athens, Sparta, Delphi, and Olympia can be found on the second floor. The mural was painted by Alfred J. Hyslop.</p><br>
<p>Lake Texana is a reservoir on the Navidad River, 8 mi east of Edna, in Jackson County, Texas. The reservoir is formed by the construction of Palmetto Bend Dam. The dam and lake are managed by the Lavaca-Navidad River Authority, and supply water to surrounding communities and industries. Lake Texana is the only reservoir managed by the Authority.</p><br>
<h2>Fish and plant populations</h2><br>
<p>Lake Texana has been stocked with fish intended to encourage recreational fishing. Fish present in Lake Texana include catfish, largemouth bass, white crappie, white bass, hybrid striped bass, and sunfish. A variety of native plant species thrive in the lake, including, coontail, spikerush, cattail, pondweed, bull&#39;s tongue, pickerel weed, and duckweed. Three exotic, invasive species exist in the lake: water hyacinth, hydrilla and giant salvinia. The giant salvinia is presently limited to the Sandy Creek arm of the reservoir.</p><br>
<p>There are also American alligators.</p><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<p>Palmetto Bend Dam was begun in 1968 and completed in 1980 by the United States Bureau of Reclamation at a cost of approximately $92 million. The resulting reservoir covered the ghost town of Texana, which had been founded in 1832 near the junction of the Navidad and Lavaca rivers.</p><br>
<p>A bill to convey to Texas ownership of the dam and reservoir project was introduced by Congressman Ron Paul on August 2, 1999. After paying the "adjusted net present value of current repayment obligations" (an amount approximated to be $45 million in September 2000), Texas assumed responsibility for all aspects of operation, maintenance, and replacement of the dam and reservoir, a responsibility transferred to the Lavaca-Navidad River Authority.</p><br>
<p>Sheldon Lake is a reservoir on Carpenters Bayou in the San Jacinto River basin, 16 miles  northeast of downtown Houston, Texas. The reservoir was created in 1943 when the federal government built a dam to provide fresh water for shipbuilding and shipping industries on the Houston Ship Channel during World War II. After the war, management of the reservoir was assumed by the City of Houston. In 1952, after the construction of the dam that creates Lake Houston, the city sold the reservoir to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department for use as a waterfowl sanctuary and public fishing site. In 1984, land around the reservoir was designated the Sheldon State Wildlife Management Area.</p><br>
<h2>Fish and plant populations</h2><br>
<p>Sheldon Lake has been stocked with species of fish intended to improve the utility of the reservoir for recreational fishing. Fish present in Sheldon Lake include catfish, largemouth bass, crappie, bluegill, and sunfish.</p><br>
<h2>Recreational uses</h2><br>
<p>Birdwatching and fishing are both popular recreational uses of the park. SLSP has four distinct habitats: bottomland woods; restored coastal prairie; open water and marsh of the lake; and cypress swamp. These habitats are a microcosm of those found on the Upper Texas Coast.</p><br>
<p>A five-year bird census of the park was completed in July, 2006. Nearly four dozen additional bird species were added to the parks checklist. The newly revised SLSP bird checklist features 249 bird species. Each spring over 200 bird species are possible. Texas largest inland waterbird colony can be found on 29+ spoil islands. The nonstop sight and sounds of this colony is best viewed from along the west levee. This colony is growing and now hosts over 2,200 heron, egret, roseate spoonbill, anhinga, Neotropic cormorant and ibis nests each year. Purple gallinule and least bittern also breed on the lake. Also in spring, over 22 Neotropic migrant species are reported.</p><br>
<p>Winter is the next best birding season at SLSP. Over 160 bird species are possible here in winter. Annual winter bird counts find over 90 species of wintering birds on the park in a day. Some winter specialties include ash-throated and vermilion flycatchers, fish crow, Le Contes and grasshopper sparrows. Also American bittern, canvasback and Rosss goose. A great kiskadee over-wintered in 2005-06.</p><br>
<p>Visit for an updated checklist and tips for birding SLSP.</p><br>
<p>The William Lloyd Garrison House, also known as Rockledge, is a National Historic Landmark house, located at 125 Highland Street in the Roxbury Highlands section of Boston, Massachusetts. Probably built in the 1840s or 1850s, it is significant as the longtime home of William Lloyd Garrison , one of the most high-profile abolitionist activists of the mid-19th century United States. Garrison published The Liberator, the principal organ of the abolitionist movement, and spoke for the immediate emancipation of slaves. Despite significant later alterations to accommodate institutional uses, the building has retained much of its 19th-century fabric. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1965 and is a pending Boston Landmark.</p><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<p>It is not known exactly when, by whom, or for whom, the house was originally built. It was purchased by William Lloyd Garrison in 1864, and was his home until his death in 1879. It was then acquired by a non-profit organized by African-American supporters called the Rockledge Associates, who sought to preserve the property as a memorial to Garrison. In 1904 it was purchased by the Episcopal Sisters of the Society of St. Margaret, who altered the building to operate a home for needy elderly. In 2012 the Sisters property, including the Garrison House, was purchased by Emmanuel College, which operates its Notre Dame campus there.</p><br>
<p>William Lloyd Garrison (1805–1879) was born in Newburyport, Massachusetts, trained as a printer, and was from an early date involved in the anti-slavery cause. In 1830 he began publishing The Liberator, which, despite a relatively modest circulation, became the leading publication of the abolitionist cause. On its pages Garrison regularly called for the immediate emancipation of all slaves. His advocacy was uncompromising, and upset not only slave-holding interests, but also members of the moderately anti-slavery business community. His advocacy sometimes resulted in physical violence against him and like-minded supporters; in one notable incident in Boston in 1835, Garrison was attacked by a mob and only narrowly escaped serious injury. In 1842 he began advocating a split of the Union if slavery was not abolished. His untiring advocacy provided a moral basis for the actions of Northerners in the American Civil War (1861–65). Garrison ceased publication of The Liberator in 1865, and semi-retired to Rockledge. He remained active in other progressive causes until his death.</p><br>
<h2>Description</h2><br>
<p>The core portions of the Garrison house are its two-story main block and a two-story wing extending to the rear of the house. The main block stands on a rock ledge overlooking a grassy park at the base of the ledge. It has Italianate styling, some of which has been obscured by later alterations, with some details that were removed and later restored. The main facade is three bays wide, with single-story porch extending across its width. The porch is currently supported by grouped square columns with simple capitals; these are replacements for 19th-century columns that were more ornate. The main entrance is flanked by sidelight windows, and is framed by a molded surround rising to form a trefoil pattern. The corners of the house are quoined, a feature removed and later restored. Above the main entrance is a projecting oriel window, which is a 20th-century addition. Also a 20th-century addition is the glassed-in porch on the left side of the house. The rear wing has also had a bay window added, and a 19th-century single-story ell was replaced with a two-story mansard-roofed square structure at some time. The only interior spaces that have not been significantly altered are the entry hall and the main parlor (to the right of the entrance).</p><br>
<p>Mermaid House Hotel, located on East St. Louis Street in Lebanon, Illinois, was built in 1830 by the retired New England sea captain Lyman Adams. He named it for the mermaids he reported seeing at sea.</p><br>
<p>The Mermaid House was visited by Charles Dickens in 1842 and received a mention in his book American Notes.</p><br>
<p>The public-house was so very clean and good a one, that the managers of the jaunt resolved to return to it and put up there for the night, if possible. This course decided on, and the horses being well refreshed, we again pushed forward, and came upon the Prairie at sunset.</p><br>
<p>Returning to Lebanon that night, we lay at the little inn at which we had halted in the afternoon. In point of cleanliness and comfort it would have suffered by no comparison with any English alehouse, of a homely kind, in England.</p><br>
<p>The Mermaid House was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 4, 1975.</p><br>
<p>Camp Lake is a small tarn located in the Emigrant Wilderness in Tuolumne County, California, approximately 10 km north of Yosemite National Park. It is accessible only to hikers and equestrians via the popular Deer Lake Trail.</p><br>
<p>Once a good fishing lake for Brook Trout, Camp Lake is no longer stocked by the California Department of Fish and Game due to the ongoing restoration of the Mountain Yellow Legged Frog in the Sierra Nevada. The lake once suffered from both winter and summer kills and relied on annual plants to sustain the fish population. The lake no longer contains trout.</p><br>
<h2>Trail information</h2><br>
<p>The Crabtree Camp Trailhead is large and usually full. The trail to Deer Lake descends a little, then begins climbing. Camp Lake, the destination for most hikers, is 2.8 mi off the trailhead, at 7,590 ft elevation. Backpackers continue to other lakes beyond.</p><br>
<p>The Texas Governors Mansion, is a historic home for the Governor of Texas in downtown Austin, Texas. It was built in 1854, designed by prominent architect Abner Cook, and has been the home of every governor since 1856. Governor Greg Abbott and First Lady Cecilia Phalen Abbott are the 40th family to live in the Texas Governors Mansion and Abbott is the 41st governor to live in the mansion full-time.</p><br>
<p>On June 8, 2008, while midway through a major renovation, the mansion was badly damaged by an arson fire started with a Molotov cocktail.</p><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<p>The mansion is the oldest continuously inhabited house in Texas and fourth oldest governors mansion in the United States that has been continuously occupied by a chief executive. The mansion was the first-designated Texas historic landmark, in 1962. It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places as "Governors Mansion" in 1970, and further was declared a USA National Historic Landmark in 1974.</p><br>
<h2>Original architecture</h2><br>
<p>Built by Abner Cook in a Greek Revival style and completed in 1856, the building occupies the center of a block and is surrounded by trees and gardens. The original mansion was 6,000 ft&sup2;. Remodeling in 1914 increased the size of the mansion to 8,920 square feet. The original mansion had 11 rooms but no bathrooms. The remodeling brought the room count to 25 rooms and 7 bathrooms. In 1931, at the recommendation of former Texas First Lady Mildred Paxton Moody, the Forty-second Texas Legislature established the Board of Mansion Supervisors to oversee all interior and exterior upkeep and enhancements to the mansion. Mrs. Moody was the first head of the Board, which was abolished in 1965.</p><br>
<h2>2008 fire</h2><br>
<p>The mansion was partially destroyed by a four-alarm fire during the early morning of June 8, 2008. Then-Governor Rick Perry and his wife Anita Thigpen Perry were in Europe at the time of the fire. They had relocated in October 2008 for a $10 million major deferred maintenance project that began in January 2009. The project was to include a fire suppression system. State Fire Marshal Paul Maldonado said the next Sunday that investigators had evidence that an arsonist targeted the 152-year-old building.</p><br>
<p>On February 2, 2011, Chief Tony Leal, an assistant director of the Texas Rangers, announced that a person of interest has been identified that is connected to an Austin-based anarchist group which has also been linked to an attack (involving Molotov cocktails) which was planned for the Republican National Convention in St. Paul during September 2008.</p><br>
<p>No one has ever been charged and there has never been any evidence linking anarchist involvement to date. An official close to the investigation said agents determined the fire was a criminal act "after reviewing footage from security cameras." To date the crime has gone unclaimed. A restoration was begun, with a scheduled completion in 2012.</p><br>
<p>In May 2009, $22 million was allocated to the restoration of the Governor&#39;s Mansion, $11 million of which came from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. An additional $3.4 million has been raised through private fund raising.</p><br>
<p>The restoration area, which includes the mansion and the adjacent segment of Colorado Street, has been closed to the public with a chain-link fence and barbed wire.</p><br>
