<p>The Van Wyck Homestead Museum or Van Wyck-Wharton House  is an early 18th-century Dutch colonial house in the Town of Fishkill, New York, United States of America. It served as a headquarters to a major military supply depot during the American Revolutionary War and has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since April 13, 1972; the adjoining Fishkill Supply Depot Site has been listed on the NRHP since January 21, 1974. It is located on US 9 just south of Interstate 84. Excavations during the construction of a nearby gas station and the Dutchess Mall in the early 1970s unearthed many artifacts at the site, particularly materiel.</p><br>
<h2>Background</h2><br>
<p>The Van Wycks were an aristocratic family originally from Holland who were a prominent part of Dutchess County history. Members of the Van Wyck family served in the Revolutionary and Civil Wars, and also held both local and national political positions.</p><br>
<p>In 1732, Cornelius Van Wyck (1694–1761), a surveyor, built a house with three rooms on 959 acres (approximately 3.88 km²) of land he had purchased from Catheryna Rombout Brett, the daughter of Francis Rombouts, who was one of the grantees of the original patent to the land in the area issues by King James II of England. Later (before the year 1757) the house was extended and the original structure became the east wing of the enlarged house. Since then, the building has remained a Dutch colonial construction featuring a characteristic central hall with two identical doors.</p><br>
<h2>Revolutionary War and afterward</h2><br>
<p>During the American Revolutionary War, the property was the home of Isaac Van Wyck. However, because of its strategic location with regard to the Hudson River and major roads, the Old Albany Post Road (later US 9) running north-south and the road running east-west (later NY 52 and Interstate 84), it was requisitioned by the Continental Army. The building became the headquarters of the Fishkill Supply Depot, which was created on the orders of George Washington in 1775. The Fishkill Supply Depot was the major logistical center for the Revolutionary War in the north. The depot was a military camp and storage yard which became the main provider of artillery and food for about 4,000 troops stationed in the area to prevent the British forces from passing New York City and capturing the Hudson Valley (the latter a major strategic goal of the British at the beginning of the American Revolutionary War). 70 acres (28 ha) of land surrounding the house were used for a large encampment of over 2,000 soldiers and many facilities such as an artillery park for repairing cannons, a blacksmith shop, barracks, a storehouse, and stables were set up.</p><br>
<p>Thousands of Continental troops, militia, and their families lived at the Depot complex until April 1783. Its position in the Hudson River Valley prevented enemy advances. The depot complex consisted of barracks for thousands of soldiers, officer housing, hospital, magazine, prison, parade grounds, blacksmith shops, stables and store houses. Established by General George Washington and serving at varying times as a headquarters and nexus point for General Israel Putnam, General Alexander McDougall, General Horatio Gates, Alexander Hamilton and General Lafayette, it played an essential role in the Continental Army’s victory over British forces. The Depot provided logistic operations for all of George Washingtons operations in the Hudson Valley during the war. According to retired Army colonel James Johnson, a 1969 graduate of the USA Military Academy and a former West Point military history professor, the food, clothing and armaments the depot provided to Washingtons soldiers helped them keep the redcoats from gaining control of the strategic Hudson Highlands.</p><br>
<p>It served as headquarters to General Israel Putnam and was visited by revolutionary leaders such as George Washington, the Marquis de Lafayette, Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben, Alexander McDougall, Alexander Hamilton, and John Jay. Inside the house, courts-martial were held in the homes parlor. Although under British surveillance, the Depot was never attacked, hundreds died there of wounds, hypothermia, dysentery, and smallpox. Periods of starvation were also endured by troops during the Depots seven years of service. It is the largest burial ground of American Revolutionary War soldiers identified in the United States.</p><br>
<p>A walnut tree, which stood in front of the house until 1898 when it was toppled by a storm, served as a whipping tree for punishing soldiers. An iron claw which was attached to the tree for this purpose was recovered from the tree and is now on display in the house. The mock trial of Enoch Crosby, who had infiltrated a loyalist group and is considered as the first secret agent of the United States, was held in the building. The house is therefore the likely setting for James Fenimore Coopers novel, "The Spy" which is based on Enoch Crosbys story. The Van Wyck house also served as the Quartermaster Department in charge of clothing the troops. In addition to its military functions, it also housed the printing press for the newspaper "New York Packet", which was relocated to the Van Wyck homestead from British-occupied New York City. Besides the newspaper, orders for the Army were also printed and the newspaper&#39;s publisher, Samuel Loudon, was appointed Postmaster for the State of New York with Fishkill becoming the official New York State Post Office.</p><br>
<p>After the Revolutionary War, the house was given back to the Van Wyck family and remained the family&#39;s home until the suicide of Sidney Van Wyck in 1882. Following the death of Sidney Van Wyck, two more families, the Hustis and the Snook families, owned the property. For a time, a tea room was operated in the house and was frequented by Eleanor Roosevelt when she was on her way to her estate in Hyde Park, New York.</p><br>
<h2>Recent years</h2><br>
<p>With the construction of I-84 and its exit ramps in the immediate vicinity of the homestead, the Snook family donated the house and 1 acre to the Fishkill Historical Society, which was founded in 1962 to preserve the house from demolition and has since continued to restore and to operate it as a museum. However, much of the Depot site was developed in the 1970s, causing the loss of many artifacts from the period.</p><br>
<p>The Van Wyck Homestead is the last remaining structure of the supply depot, which now contains a vast Continental Army Burial Complex. The 70 acre to the east and west of the homestead, including the exit ramps from I-84, were added to the National Register of Historic Places as the Fishkill Depot Supply Site on January 21, 1974. In 2007, a team of archaeologists using ground penetrating radar discovered hundreds of graves at the southern end of the property. Friends of the Fishkill Supply Depot and United States Senator Charles Schumer are leading a project to save the site under the Battlefield Protection Act and to create a National Park on the site.</p><br>
<p>In 2016 developer Domenic Broccoli proposed taking eight acres of land to develop Continental Commons, an “18th century colonial village,”.</p><br>
<p>Lance Ashworth, president of Friends of the Fishkill Supply Depot, asserted that this development would "destroy an authentic historical site for the sake of building a cheap replica.” He noted that Broccoli told the town planning board he wants to include an International House of Pancakes location as part of the complex. A spokesperson for Broccoli responded that the IHOP would not be located on actual burial grounds. IHOP said that no plans for a restaurant at that location has been approved.</p><br>
<h3>Archeological site</h3><br>
<p>Most of the area of the Fishkill Supply Depot was developed for the Dutchess Mall, which opened in 1974. During the construction of the mall and archaeological excavations on the site many artifacts, such as cannonballs, muskets, utensils, and uniform buttons have been unearthed and the Fishkill Historical Society holds about 10,000 pieces. It is also believed, that many soldiers of the Continental Army who died in battle or from smallpox are buried in the area, but the location of the burials remains unknown.</p><br>
<p>For that reason, the same year the mall opened the National Park Service, which oversees the National Register, separately added the 70 acre south of I-84 and bisected by Route 9 to the Register as the Fishkill Supply Depot Site. Much of that land, particularly on the east of the home, remains undeveloped and unexcavated, awaiting future investigation.</p><br>
<p>Milies  is a village and a former municipality in Magnesia, Thessaly, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality South Pelion, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 63.754 km. It is a traditional Greek mountain village, at a height of 400 m on Mount Pelion. It is 28 km from Volos, the capital city of Magnesia. Milies is connected with the GR-34A  It has traditional stone houses, cobbled roads, good restaurants and accommodation in abundance. Milies is also notable for being the terminus of the narrow gauge  Pelion Railway, built between 1895 and 1903 by the Italian engineer, Evaristo de Chirico, father of the famous artist Giorgio de Chirico. This proved to be of considerable economic advantage to the region. The recently railway runs between Ano Lechonia and Milies twice a week at the weekend. The village commands striking views across the Pagasetic Gulf and benefits from the many streams and water sources for which Mt. Pelion is renowned. These result in rich vegetation and cool, forested mountain slopes.</p><br>
<h2>Subdivisions</h2><br>
<p>The municipal unit Milies is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets):</p><br>
<p>Agios Georgios Nileias (Agios Georgios Nileias, Agia Triada, Ano Gatzea, Dyo Revmata, Kato Gatzea)</p><br>
<p>Kala Nera</p><br>
<p>Milies (Milies, Koropi, Stavrodromi)</p><br>
<p>Pinakates (Pinakates, Agios Athanasios)</p><br>
<p>Vyzitsa (Vyzitsa, Argyreika)</p><br>
<h2>Nearest places</h2><br>
<p>Koropi</p><br>
<p>Kala Nera, southwest</p><br>
<p>Ano Lechonia, northwest</p><br>
<p>Stavrodromoi</p><br>
<h2>Population</h2><br>
<h2>Geography</h2><br>
<p>The Pelion mountains dominate the area, the valley covers the central part. Farmlands are adjacent to the village, which produces fruits, olives and vegetables.</p><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<p>The town was founded by people fleeing pirate attacks on Milies on the island of Euboea. The town was constructed inland and while the sea can be seen from the village, the community cannot be seen from the sea.</p><br>
<p>Anthimos Gazis and Grigorios Konstantas opened the school "Psychis Akos" in 1814 which is now a library with books and historic features. Milies was the first community of Pelion which saw the Greek War of Independence of 1821. Magnesia lost the battle and did not join the Greek Kingdom until 1881.</p><br>
<p>When Milies and the area became part of Greece in 1881, the Ottomans left the area.</p><br>
<h2>Landmarks</h2><br>
<p>The towns features a church known as Agios Taxiarchos which was built in 1741.</p><br>
<h2>Notable people</h2><br>
<p>Anthimos Gazis (1758–1828), scholar of the Greek Enlightenment</p><br>
<p>Grigorios Konstantas (1753–1844)</p><br>
<p>Daniel Philippidis (ca. 1750-1832)</p><br>
<h2>Sister cities</h2><br>
<p>Lapithos, Cyprus</p><br>
<p>Bălţi, Moldova</p><br>
<p>The River Irt is a river in the county of Cumbria in northern England. It flows from the south-western end of Wast Water, the deepest lake in England, leaving the lake at the foot of Whin Rigg, the southern peak of the famous Wastwater Screes.</p><br>
<p>On its short journey to the coast, the Irt is crossed by the Cumbria Coastal Way long distance footpath, at Drigg Holme packhorse bridge. The Irt flows through the Drigg Dunes and Irt Estuary Nature Reserve before joining the River Esk and River Mite at Ravenglass.</p><br>
<p>In the 19th century the River Irt was famous for the extremely rare black pearls that grew in its freshwater mussels. Poaching of the pearls is thought to have led to the mussels becoming extinct in the River Irt.</p><br>
<h2>Settlements</h2><br>
<p>*Nether Wasdale</p><br>
<p>*Santon Bridge</p><br>
<p>*Holmrook</p><br>
<p>*Drigg</p><br>
<p>*Ravenglass</p><br>
<h2>Tributaries</h2><br>
<p>*Greathall Beck</p><br>
<p>*Cinderdale Beck</p><br>
<p>*Black Beck</p><br>
<p>*Kid Beck</p><br>
<p>*River Bleng</p><br>
<p>Alyzia  is a former municipality in Aetolia-Acarnania, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Xiromero, of which it is a municipal unit. It is located on the central west coast of Aetolia-Acarnania, near the island community of Kálamos. It has a land area of 148.719 km² and a population of 3,005 inhabitants at the 2011 census. Its municipal seat was the town of Kandila . The other towns are Archontochori , Mytikas , Varnakas , and Panagoula .</p><br>
<h2>Subdivisions</h2><br>
<p>The municipal unit Alyzia is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets):</p><br>
<p>Kandila</p><br>
<p>Archontochori (Archontochori, Agios Athanasios, Paliovarka)</p><br>
<p>Mytikas</p><br>
<p>Panagoula</p><br>
<p>Varnakas</p><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<p>Ancient Alyzia was one of the most important cities of ancient Acarnania. According to Strabo, the city was named after Alyzeus, son of Icarius and brother of Penelope (Odysseus&#39; wife).</p><br>
<p>Famous natives include the regent of Ptolemaic Egypt, Aristomenes of Alyzia (fl. 190s BC).</p><br>
<p>Amfilochia  is a town and a municipality in the northwestern part of Aetolia-Acarnania in Greece, on the site of ancient Amfilochia. Under the Ottoman Empire, it was known as Karvasaras .</p><br>
<p>Amfilochia is situated by the Ambracian Gulf and features an amphitheatre. Amfilochia dates back to the ancient times and also features the ancient cities of Amphilochian Argos and Limnaia (or Limnea).</p><br>
<h2>Municipality</h2><br>
<p>The municipality Amfilochia was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 3 former municipalities, that became municipal units:</p><br>
<p>Amfilochia</p><br>
<p>Inachos</p><br>
<p>Menidi</p><br>
<p>The municipality has an area of 1090.991 km, the municipal unit 397.879 km.</p><br>
<h3>Subdivisions</h3><br>
<p>The municipal unit of Amfilochia is divided into the following communities:</p><br>
<p>Amfilochia (Amfilochia, Boukka, Limnaia and Platos)</p><br>
<p>Ampelaki (Ampelaki, Amfilochiko Argos, Ariada, Kampos and Keramidi)</p><br>
<p>Anoixiatiko (Anoixiatiko, Agia Triada, Katafourko, Mavrorachi, Moni Retha, Xirolivado, Petralona, Profitis Ilia, Ptelea, Skreiko, Triantafylloula, Tsoukka, Psila Alonia)</p><br>
<p>Kechrinia (Kechrinia, Agioi Theodoroi, Kanalos, Kompothekla, Makrychoria, Falangias)</p><br>
<p>Loutro (Loutro, Krikellos, Xirakia)</p><br>
<p>Megas Kampos</p><br>
<p>Sardinia (Sardinia, Kalyvia)</p><br>
<p>Sparto (Sparto, Pigadaki, Tria Alonia)</p><br>
<p>Stanos</p><br>
<p>Varetada</p><br>
<h2>Population</h2><br>
<h2>Persons</h2><br>
<p>Kostas Mentis (1913-November 27, 1983), a Greek actor</p><br>
<h2>Transportation</h2><br>
<p>Amfilochia is linked with the GR-5 (E55 and E951, Antirrio - Messolonghi - Ioannina) and is also linked with the GR-42 serving the extreme northwestern parts including Vonitsa, Preveza and the entire island of Lefkada. Amfilochia will be linked with the Ionia Odos. Amfilochia is not linked with a railway.</p><br>
<h2>Notable people</h2><br>
<p>Kostas Mentis (1913–1983), actor</p><br>
<p>Kyriakos Sfetsas (born 1945), composer</p><br>
<p>Nikolaos Stratos (1872–1922), politician and Prime Minister of Greece</p><br>
<p>Andreas Stratos (1905–1981), politician and historian</p><br>
<p>Anaktorio  is a former municipality in Aetolia-Acarnania, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Aktio-Vonitsa, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 214.112 km. The municipal unit is mainly flat and has a total population of 9,129 residents according to the 2011 census, roughly half of which are found in the town of Vonitsa.</p><br>
<h2>Subdivisions</h2><br>
<p>The municipal unit Anaktorio is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets):</p><br>
<p>Vonitsa (Vonitsa, Aktio, Nea Kamarina)</p><br>
<p>Agios Nikolaos Vonitsis</p><br>
<p>Drymos (Drymos, Petra)</p><br>
<p>Thyrio (Thyrio, Gourgouvli)</p><br>
<p>Monastiraki (Monastiraki, Korpi)</p><br>
<p>Paliampela</p><br>
<p>Apodotia  is a former municipality in Aetolia-Acarnania, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Nafpaktia, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 257.635 km. The seat of the municipality was the village Ano Chora.</p><br>
<h2>Subdivisions</h2><br>
<p>The municipal unit Apodotia is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets):</p><br>
<p>Ano Chora</p><br>
<p>Ampelakiotissa</p><br>
<p>Anavryti</p><br>
<p>Aspria</p><br>
<p>Grammeni Oxya</p><br>
<p>Grigori</p><br>
<p>Elatovrysi</p><br>
<p>Elatou</p><br>
<p>Kalloni</p><br>
<p>Katafygio (Katafygio, Golemi)</p><br>
<p>Kato Chora</p><br>
<p>Kentriki (Kentriki, Sellos)</p><br>
<p>Kokkinochori (Kokkinochori, Sotiro, Chrisovo)</p><br>
<p>Kryoneria</p><br>
<p>Kydonea</p><br>
<p>Lefka</p><br>
<p>Limnitsa</p><br>
<p>Mandrini</p><br>
<p>Podos</p><br>
<p>Terpsithea</p><br>
<p>Thermo  is a town and a municipality in Aetolia-Acarnania, Greece. It is located in the southeastern part of the regional unit, largely between Lake Trichonida  and the southern border of Evrytania. It has a land area of 333.701 km² and a population of 8,242 inhabitants .</p><br>
<p>Its municipal seat is the town of Thermo (pop. 1,959). Its largest other towns are Analipsis (pop. 734), Petrochori (444), Sitaralona (664), Myrtea (729), and Koniska (326). The nearby village of Mega Dendron was the birthplace of Cosmas of Aetolia.</p><br>
<p>Thermo took its name from the ancient city Thermos, that was located near the present town.</p><br>
<h2>Subdivisions</h2><br>
<p>The municipality Thermo consists of the following communities:</p><br>
<p>Thermo (Thermo, Koulouria, Mandra, Marathos, Megas Dendros, Taxiarchis)</p><br>
<p>Avarikos (Avarikos, Pini)</p><br>
<p>Agia Sofia (Agia Sofia, Mavrovoros, Pournara)</p><br>
<p>Aetopetra</p><br>
<p>Amvrakia</p><br>
<p>Analipsis (Analipsis, Kaimena Ampelia, Koftra, Marathoula, Paliouria)</p><br>
<p>Argyro Pigadi (Argyro Pigadi, Theotokos)</p><br>
<p>Diasellaki</p><br>
<p>Diplatanos</p><br>
<p>Drymon (Drymon, Agia Triada, Ano Drymon, Koskinas)</p><br>
<p>Kaloudi (Kaloudi, Dounaiika, Marathias)</p><br>
<p>Kato Chrysovitsa (Kato Chrysovitsa, Diasello, Dosoula, Koutsomilia)</p><br>
<p>Kokkinovrysi (Ampelia, Agios Theodoros, Kokkinovrysi)</p><br>
<p>Koniska (Koniska, Agios Ioannis, Poulinos)</p><br>
<p>Lefko</p><br>
<p>Myrtea (Myrtea, Loutra, Palaiomylos, Perevos)</p><br>
<p>Nerochori (Nerochori, Meligkova, Misampella)</p><br>
<p>Pamfi</p><br>
<p>Perkos</p><br>
<p>Petrochori (Petrochori, Prionaiika)</p><br>
<p>Sitaralona</p><br>
<p>Chaliki Amvrakias (Dafni, Ladikou, Nerosyrtis, Chaliki)</p><br>
<p>Chrysovitsa (Chrysovitsa, Dokimia, Roggia)</p><br>
<p>Inachos  is a former municipality in Aetolia-Acarnania, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Amfilochia, of which it is a municipal unit. It is located in the northernmost part of Aetolia-Acarnania. Its land area is 585.382 km². Its population was 4,760 at the 2011 census. Its municipal seat was the town of Neo Chalkiopoulo . Its largest other villages are Empesos , Amorgianoi , Thyamos , Perdikaki , and Nea Malesiada .</p><br>
<h2>Subdivisions</h2><br>
<p>The municipal unit Inachos is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets):</p><br>
<p>Chalkiopoulo (Neo Chalkiopoulo, Agioi Theodoroi, Agios Vlasios, Agios Minas, Agrapidokampos, Xomeri, Prosilia, Chalkiopouloi)</p><br>
<p>Agridi (Neo Agridi, Dromitsa, Kaminos)</p><br>
<p>Alevrada (Alevrada, Kremasta Sykias, Pistiana)</p><br>
<p>Amorgianoi (Amorgianoi, Malateika, Prantiko, Chamoriki)</p><br>
<p>Vrouviana (Vrouviana, Avlaki)</p><br>
<p>Giannopouloi (Paliampela, Giannopouloi)</p><br>
<p>Empesos (Empesos, Grammatsouli, Skatzokampos, Sykea, Ftelia)</p><br>
<p>Malesiada (Nea Malesiada, Ano Kampos, Maraneli)</p><br>
<p>Bampali</p><br>
<p>Patiopoulo (Patiopoulo, Thyamos, Petsalia, Fragkou)</p><br>
<p>Perdikaki (Perdikaki, Pigadia)</p><br>
<p>Petrona (Petrona, Varko Kyprio, Ypapanti)</p><br>
<p>Podogora</p><br>
<p>Stathas (Stathas, Pavliada, Potamia)</p><br>
<p>Triklino (Triklino, Ampeli)</p><br>
<p>Carpenters Hall is a two-story brick building in the Old City neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, that was a key meeting place in the early history of the United States. Completed in 1775 and set back from Chestnut Street, the meeting hall was built for and is still owned by the Carpenters Company of the City and County of Philadelphia, the country&#39;s oldest extant craft guild. The First Continental Congress met here. The building was designated a National Historic Landmark on 15 April 1970 and is part of Independence National Historical Park.</p><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<p>Carpenters Hall was designed by architect Robert Smith in the Georgian style based on both the town halls of Scotland, where Smith was born, and the villas of the Palladio in Italy. On April 23, 1773 (St. Georges Day), it was used for the founding meeting of the Society of Englishmen and Sons of Englishmen.</p><br>
<p>The First Continental Congress of the United Colonies of North America met here from September 5 to October 26, 1774, since the Pennsylvania State House (Independence Hall) was being used by the moderate Provincial Assembly of Pennsylvania. It was here that Congress resolved to ban further imports of slaves and to discontinue the slave trade within the colonies, a step toward phasing out slavery in British North America. The building has a long history as an assembly place and has been the home to numerous tenants in the arts, sciences and commerce. The meeting hall served as a hospital for both British and American troops in the Revolutionary War, and other institutions in Philadelphia have held meetings in Carpenters Hall, including Franklins Library Company of Philadelphia, the American Philosophical Society, and the First and Second Banks of the United States. The federal Custom House in Philadelphia was located at Carpenter&#39;s Hall between 1802 and 1819, save for a brief interruption between January and April, 1811.</p><br>
<p>It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1970.</p><br>
<p>Numerous dignitaries have visited Carpenters&#39; Hall, including United States Supreme Court Chief Justice Warren Burger, King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden, President Václav Havel of the Czech Republic, President Guntis Ulmanis of Latvia, and Texas Governor (later USA President) George W. Bush with Pennsylvania Governor Tom Ridge.</p><br>
<p>Today, Carpenters Hall is free to the public, visited annually by more than 150,000 tourists from around the world. The structure still serves the purpose for which it was built: a meeting place for the Carpenters Company and union meetings.</p><br>
<h2>Construction and design</h2><br>
<p>The Carpenters Company was founded in 1724, but had no meeting house of their own, resorting to rented tavern rooms for their meetings. Carpenters Company members finally selected a new building site in 1768 on Chestnut Street, a few hundred feet from Benjamin Franklin&#39;s home. Robert Smith submitted the plans for the design, but did not supervise the construction of the hall. The decision to proceed with construction was made January 30, 1770. Construction was completed in August 1774.Peterson, Charles E. Robert Smith: Architect, Builder, Patriot, 1722–1777. The Athenaeum of Philadelphia: 2000. 112–116.</p><br>
<p>Christ Church is an Episcopal church in the Old City neighborhood of Philadelphia. Founded in 1695 as a parish of the Church of England, it played an integral role in the founding of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States. In 1785, its rector, William White, became the first Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church.</p><br>
<p>From 1754 to 1810, the church&#39;s 196-foot (60 m.) tower and steeple was the tallest structure in North America.</p><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<p>Christ Church was founded in 1695 by members of the Church of England, who built a small wooden church on the site by the next year. When the congregation outgrew this structure some twenty years later, they decided to erect a new church, the most sumptuous in the colonies. The main body of the church was constructed between 1727 and 1744, and the steeple was added in 1754, making it the tallest building in North America at the time, at 60 meters. Christ Church is considered one of the nation&#39;s most beautiful surviving 18th-century structures, a monument to colonial craftsmanship and a handsome example of Georgian architecture. Modeled on the work in London of Christopher Wren, The church was rebuilt in 1777 by Robert Smith, and the interior was altered in 1883 by Thomas U. Walter.</p><br>
<p>The baptismal font in which William Penn was baptized is still in use at Christ Church; it was sent to Philadelphia in 1697 from All Hallows-by-the-Tower in London. Another baptismal font and the communion table were crafted by Philadelphia cabinetmaker Jonathan Gostelowe, who served on the vestry in the 1790s.</p><br>
<p>Christ Churchs congregation included 15 signers of the Declaration of Independence. American Revolutionary War leaders who attended Christ Church include George Washington, Robert Morris, Benjamin Franklin and Betsy Ross (after she had been read out of the Quaker meeting house to which she belonged for marrying John Ross, son of an assistant rector at Christ Church). Brass plaques mark the pews where these individuals once sat. At the convening of the First Continental Congress in September 1774, Rector Jacob Duché was summoned to Carpenters Hall to lead the opening prayers. During the war, the Reverend William White (1748–1836), rector of Christ Church, served as Chaplain to both the Continental Congress and the United States Senate.</p><br>
<p>In September 1785, clerical and lay deputies from several states met in Christ Church and organized as a general convention, of which White was chosen president. He prepared a draft constitution for the church as well as an address to the archbishops and bishops of the Church of England, asking for the episcopate at their hands. White was also largely responsible for the liturgy and offices of the first American Book of Common Prayer (published 1789), which were to be submitted to Church of England authorities. At the convention of the Diocese of Pennsylvania in 1786, he was elected its first bishop and sailed for England with Dr. Samuel Provoost of New York, seeking consecration. After passage of a special enabling act by Parliament, White and Provoost were consecrated in early 1787 by the archbishops of Canterbury and York. Bishop White returned to Philadelphia that Easter Sunday. In 1789, under Whites direction, the first meeting of the House of Bishops was held at Christ Church, marking the first true General Convention of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America. White was the first Episcopal Bishop of Pennsylvania and served the congregations of Christ Church and St. Peters Church for decades. White is buried in the church&#39;s chancel.</p><br>
<p>Christ Church is a National Historic Landmark and a unique historic site that continues its original function as an Episcopal parish. More than 250,000 tourists visit the church each year.</p><br>
<h2>Notable interments</h2><br>
<p>Several notable people are buried in the church and adjacent churchyard, including:</p><br>
<p>Jacob Broom (1752–1810), signer of the United States Constitution from Delaware</p><br>
<p>Elizabeth Graeme Fergusson (1739–1801), poet, early American writer</p><br>
<p>General John Forbes (1710–1759), British commander during the French and Indian War</p><br>
<p>Andrew Hamilton (1676–1741), lawyer known as "The Philadelphia Lawyer"</p><br>
<p>Charles Lee (1731–1782), Revolutionary War Continental Major General</p><br>
<p>Robert Morris (1734–1806), signer of the United States Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, and the United States Constitution</p><br>
<p>John Penn (1729–1795), governor and proprietor of provincial Pennsylvania</p><br>
<p>James Wilson (1742–1798), signer of the United States Declaration of Independence and the United States Constitution</p><br>
<p>Rev. William White (1748–1836), rector of Saint Peter Church and Christ Church, first Episcopal Bishop of Pennsylvania, and first and fourth Presiding Bishop of The Episcopal Church</p><br>
<p>Many other notable people are buried at nearby associated Christ Church Burial Ground including Benjamin Franklin and four other signers of the United States Declaration of Independence.</p><br>
<p>Loon Lake Reservoir is a reservoir in the Eldorado National Forest of El Dorado County, California, United States. The 76,200 acre.ft lake is formed by Loon Lake Dam, completed in 1963 as part of the Upper American River Project by Sacramento Municipal Utility District to conserve spring snow melt runoff for use during the summer and autumn for hydroelectric power production. Loon Lake Dam impounds water at the headwaters of Gerle Creek which, prior to the dam, flowed intermittently through  Loon and Pleasant Lakes. But most of the water now stored in Loon Lake Reservoir arrives from Buck Island Reservoir in the adjacent Rubicon River watershed by way of the Buck-Loon Tunnel. Nearby is Loon Lake Chalet, a popular winter recreation destination. In summer, a boat ramp for water sports and camping are available, but the area is less popular than nearby Union Valley Reservoir and Rubicon Trail.</p><br>
<p>It is popularly referred to as Loon Lake, although strictly speaking this is the name of the former lake now inundated by the dam. Boaters still refer to the northeast portion of the reservoir as the Pleasant Lake Arm, the portion over the inundated Pleasant Lake.</p><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<h3>Development</h3><br>
<p>In 1884, Loon Lake Reservoir was constructed to provide water supply to Georgetown Ridge for mining. It was owned and operated by the Georgetown Divide Water Co. whom used it for irrigation and as a canal system from Gerle Creek to Georgetown Ridge. In 1943, E. F. Sullivan of the Bureau of Reclamation proposed that Loon Lake be used for matters of power generation. In 1948, the Georgetown Divide Public Utility District (GDPUD) applied for appropriative rights from the State of California to appropriate 260,000 acre-feet of water from the American River basin. This was in order to divert water through Loon Lake and Gerle Creek for purposes of irrigation, stock-watering and domestic use.</p><br>
<h3>Water Rights</h3><br>
<p>Originally, the Georgetown Divide Public Utility District (GDPUD) had obtained appropriative water rights from the State Water Resources Control Board. Also, GDPUD exercised pre-1914 rights for diversion of water from several tributaries of Pilot Creek in the South Fork American River. The Georgetown Divide Water Company and other water companies invested that included Sierra Pacific Power Company, Loon Lake Water and Power Company, California Water Company and the Pilot Creek Water Company claimed pre-1914 rights in the South Fork Rubicon and Pilot Creek drainages for years prior to the 20th century. These rights included storage in Loon Lake, diversion from South Fork Rubicon River, Gerle Creek and Pilot Creek and all its tributaries. The water storage in Loon Lake was diverted and re-diverted into a canal system which eventually made its way from the South Fork Rubicon drainage into Pilot Creek drainage.</p><br>
<p>A deed was signed in 1952 by GDPUD, whom paid for the rights and operation of all facilities in the Georgetown service area and the Georgetown Divide Water Company that included Loon Lake, diversions from Rubicon and Onion Creek to all Pilot Creek watersheds and diversions. Between the years of 1940 and 1950, Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) was interested in obtaining rights to facilities of the GDPUD in the South Fork Rubicon River watershed that included Loon Lake, for development of SMUD&#39;s Upper American River Project (UARP). In 1961, an agreement was made between SMUD and GDPUD and the associated rights to the South Fork Rubicon watershed were turned over. The pre-1914 water rights of the facilities in the Upper Rubicon watershed were also turned over to SMUD in the written deed. SMUD then applied for appropriative water rights in the Upper Rubicon watershed which included Loon Lake, diversions into Loon Lake and diversions out of the South Fork Rubicon basin into Silver Creek.</p><br>
<h2>Hydroelectric Project</h2><br>
<p>The Upper American River Hydroelectric Project (UARP) was constructed by SMUD between 1959 and 1985 and began revenue operation in 1961. The watersheds that supply the UARP, encompassing some 674 square miles, are characterized by the mountains in the east and incised canyons in the west. Most of the UARP lies on Eldorado National Forest and includes eight powerhouses and 11 reservoirs.</p><br>
<h3>Loon Lake Facility</h3><br>
<p>Loon Lake Reservoir lies the farthest upstream of all the UARP facilities. This development consists of a 1.6 mile long tunnel that diverts water from the Buck Island Reservoir to the Loon Lake Reservoir. Loon Lake Dam consists of a side channel spillway adjacent to the main dam, an auxiliary dam, and an and earthfill dike. Another component, the Loon Lake Powerhouse, is an underground power generator that is located more than 1,000 ft below the Loon Lake Reservoir and has a tunnel that runs from the powerhouse to the Gerle Creek Reservoir. Energy is conveyed using two transmission lines (69 kilovolts each): one runs between Loon Lake and Robbs Peak switchyards and the other runs between Loon Lake and Union Valley switchyards.</p><br>
<h3>Operation</h3><br>
<p>SMUD uses the UARP generate electricity. This also serves to safeguard the reliability of the electrical transmission system SMUD operates. The Balancing Authority that SMUD operates within is the zone or boundary that it balances power and interchanges with other power grids. The Loon Lake, Ice House and Union Valley Reservoirs generate about 90% of the total UARP storage during the peak winter and spring snowmelt seasons. In the mid-summer the reservoirs let out water storage to generate more power. The Rubicon and Buck Island Reservoirs capture and divert water into Loon Lake to produce the power it generates.</p><br>
<h3>CEQA</h3><br>
<p>Loon Lake Reservoir as a part of the UARP, is required by SMUD under the California Environmental Quality Act to prepare mitigation strategies to avoid significant environmental effects. Many of the mitigation strategies are associated with geologic, aquatic and terrestrial resources that affect the species and composition of the natural ecosystem. Some of these impacts include: manipulation of reservoir levels, altering streamflow, concentration of pathogens due to human activity, altering quality of life for fish communities and also further threaten endangered species.</p><br>
<h2>Loon Lake Dam</h2><br>
<p>Loon Lake Dam is a rockfill structure that is 0.4 mi long by 108 ft high. It includes a 250 ft long side channel spillway on the right bank, a 910 ft long by 95 ft rockfill auxiliary dam, and an earthfill dike. Construction of the present dams began in 1962 with the dismantling of an older dam at the same site, constructed before 1910.</p><br>
<h2>Water Quality</h2><br>
<p>Loon Lake water sampling historically takes place at different elevations and is carried out by the USGS, SMUD and ecologists respectively. It is collected at four times during the year, first major rain, spring runoff, summer low flow and fall turnover. The last sampling took place in mid year 2000 near the mouth of Loon Lake Tunnel-Buck Island. The water flowing inward from Ellis Creek reported 21 °C and 11 °C directly from the Buck Island location. The sampling results show that Loon Lake Reservoir is a cold, clear and well oxygenated body of water. Maximum surface temperatures 13° and 15 °C and minimum temperatures were around 8 °C. Dissolved oxygen levels between 1999 and 2000 were between 8 and 9 mg/l throughout the water body. These results are consistent with past samples taken and show that Loon Lake Reservoir is close to or at 100 percent saturation. Other tests have shown that the reservoir also shows persistent clarity and that up to 36 feet in depth there is transparency.</p><br>
<h2>Riparian Areas</h2><br>
<p>The Upper American River Project reservoirs including Loon Lake have vegetation that is considered upland type. Wetlands associated with these reservoirs are characterized by steep slope and well-drained substrates. The specific vegetation and terrain that is common there are mixed/conifer and fir trees, Huckleberry Oak, barren/rocky areas along the shoreline, wet meadows scattered throughout and Lodgepole Pines. There are two main types of wetlands that are common in this area, one of which is the lakeshore-basin meadow for seasonally and persistently flooded shorelines and there is the depressional meadows within swales. The largest wetland area is at the north end of the reservoir where it may contribute to the wetland conditions because of the accumulation of snowmelt and inundation from inflows. The total amount of area of wetland in the Loon Lake Reservoir is about 38 acres.</p><br>
<h2>Amenities</h2><br>
<p>Camping</p><br>
<p>The Loon Lake Campground is located on Highway 50 on Ice House Road on the South side of Loon Lake, about 23 miles east of Placerville. The campsite sits approximately at 6,500 ft elevation. Loon Lake Campground is typically open from mid July to mid October and the maximum amount of nights you can stay possible is 14 (annually). Single campsites only allow up to 1 vehicle and up to 6 people. There are 53 campsites total and reservations can be made at.</p><br>
<p>Rubicon Trail</p><br>
<p>The Rubicon Trail is 4-wheel drive route that spans a total distance of 22 miles. Access the off-highway-vehicle segment of this trail is available near the base of Loon Lake Main Dam.</p><br>
<p>Fishing</p><br>
<p>Boating</p><br>
<p>A boat ramp is available near the campground; no fee is charged to use it.</p><br>
<p>Hiking</p><br>
<p>Swimming</p><br>
<p>Lake Man is an area of wetlands in Okinawa that is located between the cities of Naha and Tomigusuku, and within Manko Park. Despite being called "Lake Man", it is in fact a wetland and not a lake. Lake Man covers.11 km&sup2;.</p><br>
<p>Lake Man is close to Naha Port, located at the confluence of the lower reaches of the Kokuba River and the Noha River, to the south of Naha. Travelers from outside Okinawa Prefecture, en route from Naha Airport to the city Naha, cross this estuary, with the left side commanding a view of Lake Man.</p><br>
<h2>Nature</h2><br>
<p>Lake Man is an area of brackish water at almost the same elevation as sea level. Since the 1960s, with the planting of mangroves, it has been transforming into tidelands. It has also become a relay point for migrating birds such as shorebirds and plovers, and in 1999 was designated a wetland of international importance under the Ramsar Convention.</p><br>
<p>A number of threatened species inhabit Lake Man, such as the shellfish Macoma nobilis, which is found only on Okinawa Island. The lake is also a noted home to sandpipers and plovers.</p><br>
<p>Deposition of sediments and the worsening of water quality due to the influx of wastewater are among the problems facing these wetlands.</p><br>
<p>Jampui Hills is a hill range located in the North Tripura district in the north eastern part of the Indian state of Tripura. The average altitude of the hill range is approximately 1000 metres above sea level.</p><br>
<h2>Geography</h2><br>
<p>The Jampui Hills stretch from North to South and are bordering the state Mizoram in the east. 930 m high Betalongchhip, also known as Betlingchhip, Balinchhip and Thaidawr, is the highest point in Tripura.</p><br>
<p>There are 10 small villages in Jampui hills and most of the inhabitants are the Mizo community. The villages are (from North to South) Vaisam, Hmawngchuan,Hmunpui, Tlaksih, Vanghmun, Behliangchhip, Bangla Zion, Tlangsang, Sabual and Phuldungsei. Vanghmun is the headquarters of Jampui R.D Block and there is a police station too. Besides these, UBI Bank and State Cooperative Bank have their branches functioning at Vanghmun. The whole of Jampui hills falls within Kanchanpur sub-division under North Tripura district with its headquarters located at Dharmanagar. There is a black topped road to Jampui Hills which is being developed to make it an interstate highway connecting with Mizoram. The nearest village, Hmunpui is 23 km (Approx) far from Kanchanpur, the Sub-Divisional Headquarters.</p><br>
<p>The official languages in the area are Mizo, English and Bengali. Owing to the high priorities given to education, Jampui hill have produced many outstanding academicians, officers,etc. in the state and other places. The first among the Mizo community (including Mizos from Mizoram, Manipur, Assam, Burma and Bangladesh) to passed an M.A. was Mr. Khawtinkhuma from Tlaksih Village of Jampui Hills. Many people of the Hills are absorbed in the Government service sectors. The people of Jampui Hills are very hard working too. Despite geographical disadvantages, the people of Jampui Hills have succeeded in horticultural plantations like orange, betel-nut, ginger,coffee plantations, etc. on a large scale. These plantations are a major source of income for the farmers of Jampui. Orange plantation has been the major source of income for most of the families of Jampui but due to unscientific practices, the orange yield has declined considerably. However, fresh orange plantations are showing sign of success at Hmunpui, Vanghmun and Tlaksih villages. However, the southern areas of Jampui covering Sabual and Phuldungsei village are still yield maximum production of oranges even today. Despite many new concepts of livelihood, few families still practice the traditional jhum cultivation for their livelihood. Agricultural produce from these Jhum fields are sold in the local market and also outside the area. They are mostly organic in nature and highly prized for its taste and purity.</p><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<p>Jampui Hills was occupied by the Mizo people in the 16th century. Slowly they migrated westwards and entered into the interior part of Tripura and they were then called "Kuki" by the Tripuris. Descendants of these tribes are now called Halam community (a name given to them by Maharaja of Tripura). Jampui Hills was later occupied by another Mizo group under the Chieftainship of Zadeng, Rivung and Thangluah tribes (These are among the chief tribes of Mizo). Sibuta was one of the greatest Mizo chiefs in the 17th-18th century in northern part of Tripura, as mentioned in the Rajmala and in the book of Alexander Mackenzie. Jampui Hills was vacated by the Mizos in the mid 1800s due to a dreaded disease called "Zawnghri". These people were later called Kuki. The last batch of Mizo migrant settled in Jampui Hills under the chieftainship of Dokhuma Sailo in 1910 and Hrangvunga Sailo in 1912. In 1930, Dokhuma Sailo was crowned Raja Bahadur title and Hrangvunga Raja Hrangvunga by the Maharaja of Tippera. Along with them, a wise and brave man Vungsakeia, a right hand man of Chief Dokhuma Sailo was also crowned Montri title by the Maharaja. Since the beginning of the 20th century the Mizo continues to inhabit Jampui Hills peacefully.</p><br>
<h3>Orange Festival</h3><br>
<p>Orange plantation started in Jampui hill during the early 60s. It began as a fruit plantation for self consumption. Later on, when markets opened the people realized the economic potential of oranges. New gardens were created and within a few years, almost all families started an orange plantation for commercial purpose in their lands. In course of time income from orange plantations drastically changed the economic conditions and standards of living of the people of Jampui. The quality of orange was so good that it won 1st position at fruits exhibition at New Delhi in the mid 80s. Since then, Jampui became famous as a place where best quality oranges are grown commercially. With this recognition, more tourist became interested in visiting the area. So, for promotion of tourism, the Information and Culture department of Tripura started the unique Orange & Tourism festival celebration every year at Jampui hill. A large number of tourists, both domestic and foreign, participate and enjoy this festival. However, due to spread of orange disease like milky dew, dieback, and attack by pests, about two-third of the orange plantations has been wiped out. At present, Orange festival has been discontinued due to decline in orange productions and for other reasons. During this festival season, September to December, the hill is covered with floating clouds and it provides a rare experience for the tourists. The formation of clouds at the bottom of the hill range and its gradual ascendance from the bottom to the top slowly engulfing the whole hill range in its mystic lap is an experience to treasure.</p><br>
<h2>Tourism in Jampui Hills</h2><br>
<p>Jampui Hills can be accessed by road from Dharmanagar and Kailashahar via Kanchanpur. It can be accessed from Mizoram through Tuipuibari towards the South and from Kanhmun towards the North. Also, Helipad is available at Vanghmun and at Phuldungsei where Helicopters can land with ease.</p><br>
<p>The view of rising and setting sun from various view points in Jampui hills is a wonderful sight for the tourists. Tourists visiting the Jampui hill cannot afford to miss the view of the sunset and the sunrise. Various view points in the hill range provide excellent panoramic views of the valley and villages of Mizoram. From the watchtower at the highest peak,(Thaidawr) Balinchhip Ba-a species of tuber, Lin-to plant(in mizo), Chhip -a peak(in mizo)(3200 feet above sea level), the Chittagong Hill Tracts, the Kanchanpur - Dasda valley other hill ranges of Tripura and Mizoram unfold an enigmatic scenic vista. Jampui Hills have huge eco-tourism potential which the state Government is trying its best to develop it.</p><br>
<p>Tourism Department of Government of Tripura has constructed one very modern tourist lodge- Eden Tourist Lodge at Vanghmun village in the Jampui hills which has a capacity of 30 persons and is well equipped with all modern amenities. Earlier, owing to limited seats, getting a seat at Eden lodge needs 2–3 months advance bookings during the month of September to March. At present, new buildings have been constructed besides the main Eden lodge to accommodate more visitors. In addition, local hospitable Mizo people also extend "paying Guest" Accommodation facilities in their houses.</p><br>
<h3>Tour from Agartala</h3><br>
<p>For facilitating the visit of tourists to Jampui hill, Tourist Department, Government of Tripura is organizing various package tours from the capital town of Agartala. Jampui hill is a real tourist paradise which attracts a large number of tourists with its virgin forests and peaceful and eco-friendly ambience including beautiful orchids and colourful dance & music. Being sparsely populated it provides an ideal opportunity for leisure tourism. The tourist can visit the scenic villages, meet the people, interact with them and explore their culture and traditions.One can experience age old cultures and beautiful local dances like Cheraw " Bambo dance" as is widely known.</p><br>
<h2>Language</h2><br>
<p>The local language is called Lusei tongue. Lusei language is the common language spoken by the many Mizos living in Mayanmar, Mizoram, Manipur, Assam, Bangladesh, Tripura and other places. Originally Lusei was spoken by only a particular group of the Mizos known as Lusei group, other Mizo groups speaks their own dialect. After a passage of time, the Lusei dialect became the most widely used dialect and is today the official language of the Mizo community as a whole.</p><br>
<p>Bengali is known by most adults in Jampui though most are unable to read and write in Bangla.English is common and popular among the educated youths and most are fluent in speaking English.</p><br>
<p>Chalkeia  is a former municipality in Aetolia-Acarnania, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Nafpaktia, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 114.189 km. Population 2,397 . The seat of the municipality was in Trikorfo.</p><br>
<h2>Subdivisions</h2><br>
<p>The municipal unit Chalkeia is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets):</p><br>
<p>Trikorfo</p><br>
<p>Ano Vasiliki</p><br>
<p>Vasiliki (Kato Vasiliki, Perama)</p><br>
<p>Gavrolimni</p><br>
<p>Galatas (Galatas, Kryoneri)</p><br>
<p>Kalavrouza (Kato Kalavrouza, Kalavrouza)</p><br>
<p>Perithori</p><br>
<h3>Kryoneri</h3><br>
<p>Kryoneri (Greek: Κρυονέρι meaning "cold water") is a settlement located east-southeast of Messolongi. Its population in 2001 was 110. It is located by the banks of the Evinos river and is a popular summer destination. The rocks of Varasova, a very steep mountain is to the east. It features owned beds and hotels. It had the old railway line of the Hellenic Railways Organisation, the Northwestern Greece Railway of the (SVDE) in which it ferried freights from the port of Patras in which is across. Kryoneri has a few churches and a square.</p><br>
<p>Makryneia  is a former municipality in Aetolia-Acarnania, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Agrinio, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 149.687 km. Population 3,681 . The seat of the municipality was in Gavalou. The municipal unit is located south and southeast of Lake Trichonida, and northwest of the mountain Arakynthos. There are farmlands near the lake shore, and forests on the mountain slopes. Makryneia is southeast of Agrinio, northeast of Missolonghi and northwest of Naupactus.</p><br>
<h2>Subdivisions</h2><br>
<p>The municipal unit Makryneia is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets):</p><br>
<p>Agios Andreas or Bourlesia (Agios Andreas, Ano Metapa)</p><br>
<p>Akres or Lithovouni (Akres, Saranti, Varka)</p><br>
<p>Dafnias (Dafnias, Palaiozefgaro)</p><br>
<p>Gavalou (Gavalou, Kourtelaiika)</p><br>
<p>Kato Makrinou</p><br>
<p>Kapsorachi (Kapsorachi, Palaiochori)</p><br>
<p>Makrinou (Makrinou, Agia Triada, Agioi Apostoloi, Kypseli, Metaxas)</p><br>
<p>Mesarista (Mesarista, Kazanaiika, Paradeisi, Tsiligiannaika)</p><br>
<p>Potamoula Trichonidas</p><br>
<p>Trichonio</p><br>
<h2>Population</h2><br>
<p>Oiniades  is a municipal unit of the municipality Missolonghi, Greece. The municipal unit has an area of 270.899 km. It was named after the ancient town of Oeniadai.</p><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<p>Ancient Oeniadai (Οἰνιάδαι) was a port town on the west bank of the river Achelous and one of the most important towns of ancient Acarnania. Oeniadai was first mentioned in the 5th century BC.</p><br>
<p>It was situated against a hill in the marshes, which protected it from invaders. Its location has been identified on that of the present village Katochi.</p><br>
<p>It was an important port on the route to Corfu. It changed its alliances repeatedly in the course of history; at first it was a member of the Peloponnesian League, but in 424 BC it was incorporated in the Delian League. In the Hellenistic period, Oiniadai allied with the Aetolians until 218 BC when Philip V declared it free. From 211-189 BC during the Roman-Macedonian wars the city was again under Aetolian control. In Roman times it lost its strategic importance. However it was still inhabited in the 3rd century AD judging from coin finds.</p><br>
<h2>Archaeology</h2><br>
<p>The city walls are well preserved and several buildings were excavated beginning in 1900-1901:</p><br>
<p>a theatre</p><br>
<p>a bath complex</p><br>
<p>a shipyard.</p><br>
<h2>Municipality</h2><br>
<h3>Subdivisions</h3><br>
<p>The municipal unit Oiniades is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets):</p><br>
<p>Neochori Mesolongiou (Neochori, Magoula, Marmara)</p><br>
<p>Gouria</p><br>
<p>Katochi</p><br>
<p>Lesini</p><br>
<p>Mastros (Mastros, Platania)</p><br>
<p>Pentalofo</p><br>
<h3>Population</h3><br>
<p>Platanos  is a village and a former municipality in Aetolia-Acarnania, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Nafpaktia, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 169.678 km. Population 1,611 . The population of the village was 207 in 2011 and the population of the municipal district, which includes the village Kato Platanos, was 253. The river Evinos is situated east of the town.</p><br>
<h2>Geography</h2><br>
<p>The municipal unit Platanos is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets):</p><br>
<p>Platanos (Platanos, Kato Platanos)</p><br>
<p>Agios Dimitrios</p><br>
<p>Arachova (Arachova, Kranes)</p><br>
<p>Achladokastro</p><br>
<p>Dendrochori (uninhabited)</p><br>
<p>Kastanea</p><br>
<p>Klepa</p><br>
<p>Livadaki</p><br>
<p>Neochori Nafpaktias (Neochori, Petroto)</p><br>
<p>Perdikovrysi</p><br>
<p>Perista</p><br>
<p>Chomori (Chomori, Agia Triada)</p><br>
<h2>Historical population</h2><br>
<p>Pyllini  is a former municipality in Aetolia-Acarnania, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Nafpaktia, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 123.966 km. Population 857 . The seat of the municipality was in Simos.</p><br>
<h2>Subdivisions</h2><br>
<p>The municipal unit Pyllini is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets):</p><br>
<p>Famila (Platanias, Sykea, Famila)</p><br>
<p>Anthofyto (Anthofyto, Leptokarya)</p><br>
<p>Gavros (Gavros, Koutsogiannaiika)</p><br>
<p>Dorvitsa</p><br>
<p>Eleftheriani</p><br>
<p>Milea</p><br>
<p>Palaiopyrgos (Palaiopyrgos, Perivolia)</p><br>
<p>Pokista</p><br>
<p>Simos (Simos, Kampos, Palaiochori)</p><br>
<p>Stranoma (Stranoma, Ano Kampos, Kato Kampos, Loutra Stachtis)</p><br>
<p>Stylia (Stylia, Agia Tiada)</p><br>
<p>Alea  is a village and a former community in Argolis, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Argos-Mykines, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 143.206 km. In 2011 its population was 103 for the village and 660 for the municipal unit. The seat of the community was Skoteini. Alea is situated in the mountainous northwestern part of Argolis, 5 km southeast of Kandila, 12 km northwest of Lyrkeia, 14 km northeast of Levidi and 27 km north of Tripoli. The Greek National Road 66  passes near Skoteini.</p><br>
<h2>Subdivisions</h2><br>
<p>The municipal unit Alea is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets):</p><br>
<p>Agios Nikolaos (Agios Nikolaos, Exochi, Platani)</p><br>
<p>Alea</p><br>
<p>Frousiouna</p><br>
<p>Skoteini</p><br>
<h2>Population</h2><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<p>Alea was an ancient city of Arcadia, founded by the mythical king Aleus, a son of Apheidas. It was situated near Stymphalos. The city had temples of Artemis of Ephesus, Athena Alea and Dionysus. Every other year the Skiereia, a celebration for the god Dionysus, were celebrated. Traces of ancient buildings have been found near the modern village.</p><br>
<p>Achladokampos  is a village and a former community in Argolis, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Argos-Mykines, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 105.883 km. Population 497 . It is located on a mountainside approximately midway between Argos and Tripoli  at an elevation of approximately 450 meters.</p><br>
<p>The community has, through a project with the Ministry of Development and EEN Hellas SA (a subsidiary of the French energy holding company EDF Energies Nouvelles), installed 10 Vestas V90-3MW wind turbines on the mountain above the village.</p><br>
<p>A significant number of emigrants from Achladokampos have settled in the United States since the early 20th century and have formed the as a means of keeping in touch.</p><br>
<p>Valtetsi  is a former municipality in Arcadia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Tripoli, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 210.243 km. Population 917 . The seat of the municipality was in Asea. Valtetsi is located in the highlands southwest of Tripoli and northeast of Megalopoli.</p><br>
<h2>Subdivisions</h2><br>
<p>The municipal unit Valtetsi is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets):</p><br>
<p>Agriakona</p><br>
<p>Ampelaki (Ampelaki, Lianos)</p><br>
<p>Arachamites</p><br>
<p>Asea (Asea, Kato Asea)</p><br>
<p>Athinaio (Athinaio, Marmaria)</p><br>
<p>Dafni (Dafni, Maniatis)</p><br>
<p>Dorizas</p><br>
<p>Kaltezes (Kaltezes, Kouvelia)</p><br>
<p>Kerastaris</p><br>
<p>Manaris</p><br>
<p>Mavrogiannis</p><br>
<p>Palaiochouni</p><br>
<p>Paparis</p><br>
<p>Valtetsi</p><br>
<h2>Population</h2><br>
<p>North Kynouria or Vóreia Kynouría  is a municipality in Arcadia, Greece. It is located in the eastern part of the regional unit, between the northwestern shores of the Argolic Gulf and northern Laconia. Its land area is 576.981 km². Its population is 10,341 . The seat of the municipality is in Astros . Its largest other towns or villages are Ágios Andréas , Paralio Astros , Doliana , Ágios Pétros , Meligoú , Korakovoúni , Prastós  and Kastrí .</p><br>
<h2>Subdivisions</h2><br>
<p>The municipality is divided into 26 communities:</p><br>
<p>Agia Sofia</p><br>
<p>Agios Andreas (Agios Andreas, Arkadiko Chorio, Paralia Agiou Andreou)</p><br>
<p>Agios Georgios (Aetochori, Vathia, Melissi)</p><br>
<p>Agios Petros (Agios Petros, Moni Malevis, Xirokampi)</p><br>
<p>Astros (Astros, Agios Ioannis, Agios Stefanos, Varvogli, Iera Moni Loukous, Chantakia)</p><br>
<p>Charadros (Charadros, Agioi Asomatoi)</p><br>
<p>Doliana (Ano Doliana, Dragouni, Kato Doliana, Kouvlis, Prosilia, Rouneika)</p><br>
<p>Elatos</p><br>
<p>Tou Karatoula</p><br>
<p>Kastanitsa</p><br>
<p>Kastri</p><br>
<p>Korakovouni (Korakovouni, Neochori, Oreino Korakovouni)</p><br>
<p>Koutroufa</p><br>
<p>Meligou (Oreini Meligou, Agia Anastasia, Portes, Cheimerini Meligou)</p><br>
<p>Mesorrachi</p><br>
<p>Nea Chora</p><br>
<p>Oria</p><br>
<p>Paralio Astros</p><br>
<p>Perdikovrysi</p><br>
<p>Platana</p><br>
<p>Platanos</p><br>
<p>Prastos (Prastos, Agios Panteleimon, Moni Eortakoustis)</p><br>
<p>Sitaina</p><br>
<p>Stolos (Stolos, Fountoma)</p><br>
<p>Vervena (Vervena, Kato Vervena)</p><br>
<p>Xiropigado (Xiropigado, Metamorfosi, Plaka)</p><br>
<p>Kleitor  is a former municipality in Arcadia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Gortynia, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 150.582 km. Its population was 1,406 in 2011. The seat of the municipality was in Mygdalia.</p><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<h2>Subdivisions</h2><br>
<p>The municipal unit Kleitor is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets):</p><br>
<p>Agridi</p><br>
<p>Drakovouni</p><br>
<p>Kerpini (Kerpini, Ano Kalyvia, Kato Kalyvia)</p><br>
<p>Mygdalia (Mygdalia, Palaiopyrgos)</p><br>
<p>Pournaria (Pournaria, Mouria)</p><br>
<p>Prasino (Prasino, Kalyvia Karnesi)</p><br>
<p>Theoktisto</p><br>
<p>Valtesiniko (Valtesiniko, Kourouveli, Olomades)</p><br>
<p>Xirokarotaina</p><br>
<h2>Population</h2><br>
<p>Kontovazaina  is a village and a former municipality in Arcadia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Gortynia, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 137.496 km. In 2011 its population was 386 for the village and 1,171 for the municipal unit. Achaea borders the municipal unit to the north and Elis to the west. It is situated in mountainous northwestern Arcadia, between the rivers Erymanthos and Ladon. The Ladon reservoir is in easternmost part of the municipal unit, and the mountain Afrodisio  is in the north. The village Kontovazaina is situated in a valley, 3 km north of the Ladon. It is considered a traditional settlement.</p><br>
<h2>Subdivisions</h2><br>
<p>The municipal unit Kontovazaina is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets):</p><br>
<p>Dimitra (Dimitra, Stavri)</p><br>
<p>Kardaritsi</p><br>
<p>Kontovazaina</p><br>
<p>Monastiraki (Monastiraki, Arsinaia, Peleki)</p><br>
<p>Paralongoi (Paralongoi, Agios Nikolaos, Petas)</p><br>
<p>Vachlia (Vachlia, Pera Vachlia)</p><br>
<p>Velimachi (Velimachi, Aposkia, Soudeli)</p><br>
<p>Vidiaki</p><br>
<p>Voutsis</p><br>
<h2>Population</h2><br>
<p>Leonidio  is a town and a former municipality in Arcadia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality South Kynouria, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 418.652 km, the community 102.667 km. It is considered a traditional settlement.</p><br>
<h2>Landscape</h2><br>
<p>The town of Leonidio, with a population of 3.826, emerges from a spectacular landscape, bound by two abrupt mountainsides enclosing the town from the north and south. The River Dafnon passes through the town, and its banks are linked with three bridges. The town is capital of the Tsakonia region, notable for its cultural and linguistic particularities, and the settlement itself offers striking and picturesque architecture; now a protected architectural site, there are very strict regulations for building within the town&#39;s limits.</p><br>
<h3>Plaka</h3><br>
<p>Plaka is the picturesque port of Leonidio, situated 4 km from the town. It functions mainly with the help of tourism, but a small fishing fleet is also to be found; a well-regarded beach lies 4 km across the shore. The port takes in a number of taverns and bars immediately adjacent to the sea, while every August, it also hosts the "Tsakonian Eggplant Festival", attracting well-known chefs from across Europe and achieving ever-growing popularity.</p><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<p>Leonidio is situated near the ancient city of Prasiae, which was an important harbour for Sparta until its ruin by the Athenians during the Peloponnesian War. The ancient Greek traveller Pausanias describes the area as the "garden of Dionysus", because of the fertility of its plain, and in ancient myth the young Dionysus was found on its beach and later brought up in a cave emerging from it. There is also a second variant of the story, influenced by Christian tradition, recounting the finding of the relics of Saint Leonides atop the beach of Leonidio, where a church was to be built in his honour, remaining to this day; this is a common suggestion for the derivation of the area&#39;s name. During the Middle Ages, Leonidio found itself used only as a winter refuge for the inhabitants of Prastos, the former capital of Tsakonia. When Prastos was burned to the ground by Ibrahim Pasha during the Greek Revolution, however, its refugees found shelter in Leonidio, protected by the morphology of the landscape. In ensuing years the town flourished and thrived, counting among its residents wealthy merchants and seamen, closely associated with Constantinople and Odessa; during this period beautiful neo-classical house and tower house structures were built within its limits, including the "Tsikaliotis Tower". On January 21, 1949, a major battle of the Greek civil war took place in the town.</p><br>
<h3>Modern Era</h3><br>
<p>Today, Leonidio is a lively and colourful town, especially in summer months, as a result of newly developing tourism. Agriculture, nevertheless, remains a main source of income for its residents, and the benefits of the exploitation of the plain are irreplaceable. The town is also famous for its unusual Easter celebration, when the custom of aerostata (air balloons) attracts spectators. Greek comedy writer Dimitrios Psathas once recommended the virtues of passing: ".carnival in Patras, and Easters in Leonidio".</p><br>
<h2>Geography</h2><br>
<p>The municipality is situated on the eastern coast of the Peloponnese and, although coastal, opening on to the Myrtoon Sea, it is also mainly mountainous, punctuated by the Parnon. Leonidio town itself, however, is to be found on the areass plain, which proves fertile and very important for the local economy, with its high level of agricultural employment. Apart from citrus fruit, tomatoes and olives, the areas most famous and widely distributed product is the Tsakonian eggplant, characteristic in its sweet taste, and acknowledged and protected by the European Union.</p><br>
<h3>Geology</h3><br>
<p>Thanks to its position on the mountain of Parnon, the Leonidio municipality is home to a number of stunning geological formations, such as the Peleta Sinkhole, and the Propantes pothole (a vertical cave).</p><br>
<h2>Demographics</h2><br>
<p>Newly developing tourism is also a vital part of the area, with its scenic, clean beaches and breathtaking mountain scenery. Notably, the area is part of Tsakonia, and the Tsakonian language is still spoken in some areas. Its communities take in the following: Leonidio, Agios Vasileios, Kounoupia, Mari, Paliochori, Peleta, Pigadi, Platanaki, Poulithra, Pragmatefti, Tsitalia, and Vlisidia.</p><br>
<p>Kosmas  is a mountain village and a former community in Arcadia, Peloponnese, Greece. It is considered a traditional settlement. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality South Kynouria, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 85.220 km. In 2011 its population was 362. Kosmas is situated in the southeastern part of the Parnon mountains, at about 1150 m elevation, on the road from Skala  to Leonidio. It is 13 km southwest of Leonidio, 28 km east of Sparti, 28 km northeast of Skala, 35 km south of Argos and 57 km southeast of Tripoli. Kosmas has a school, a church and a library.</p><br>
<h2>Population</h2><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<p>In the area which is now known as Kosmas was the ancient city of Selinous, which had a temple of Apollo. Kosmas was first mentioned in 1592 in a letter of Gennadios, metropolitan of Monemvasia. Many inhabitants of Kosmas participated in the Greek War of Independence. The village suffered destruction during World War II and the Greek Civil War (1946-1949).</p><br>
<p>Ritter Island is a small crescent-shaped volcanic island 100 kilometres north-east of New Guinea, situated between Umboi Island and Sakar Island.</p><br>
<p>There are several recorded eruptions of this basaltic-andesitic stratovolcano prior to a spectacular lateral collapse which took place in 1888. Before that event, it was a circular conical island about 780 metres high. At about 5:30 am local time on 13 March 1888 a large portion of the island, containing perhaps 5 km of material slid into the sea during a relatively minor, possibly VEI 2, phreatic eruption. Eyewitnesses at Finschhafen, 100 km to the South, heard explosions and observed an almost imperceptible ash fall. Tsunamis 12–15 metres high were generated by the collapse and devastated nearby islands and the adjacent New Guinea coast killing around 3000 people.</p><br>
<p>The collapse left a 140 metre high 1900 metre long crescent-shaped island with a steep west-facing enscarpment. At least two small eruptions have occurred offshore since 1888, one in 1972 and another in 1974, which have resulted in the construction of a small submarine edifice within the collapse scar.</p><br>
<p>The Nagara River has its source in the city of Gujō, Gifu Prefecture, and its mouth in the city of Kuwana, Mie Prefecture, Japan. Along with the Kiso River and Ibi River, the Nagara River is one of the Kiso Three Rivers of the Nōbi Plain. Previously, the river was named Sunomata River . With a length of 166 km, it drains an area of 1,985 km&sup2; in the Chūbu region and empties into Ise Bay. The government of Japan classifies it as a Class 1 river.</p><br>
<h2>Outline</h2><br>
<p>Also, famous for being a clear-flowing river, it has been named one of the "Three Clear-Flowing Rivers in Japan," along with the Kakita River in Shizuoka Prefecture and the Shimanto River in Kōchi Prefecture. In 1985, the middle section of the Nagara River was named to "Japans 100 Famous Waters." Also, it was included among Japans top bathing areas in both 1988 and 2001. The river is also a popular tourist destination because of Nagaragawa Onsen, a collection of natural hot springs (mostly in the city of Gifu) that are known for their high iron content.</p><br>
<p>Downstream, the Nagara River converges and diverges with the Kiso and Ibi rivers at multiple times. Though the Nagara River is considered part of the Kiso River system, various construction projects over the years have kept the two rivers separate all the way to the mouth of the river.</p><br>
<p>Other construction projects had previously changed the flow of the river, too. Up until the Showa period, two minor rivers diverged from the Nagara River in the heart of the city of Gifu, but construction in 1939 created the current path of the river through the system. As a result of this construction, about 160 hectare of land was recovered, upon which the Gifu Memorial Center, schools, and other buildings were built.</p><br>
<h2>Cormorant fishing</h2><br>
<p>Cormorant fishing is an ancient tradition in which cormorants are used to catch various fish in lakes and rivers. Cormorant fishing takes place in two cities: Gifu, where it is called "Cormorant Fishing on the Nagara River," and Seki, where it is called "Oze Cormorant Fishing" (小瀬鵜飼 Oze Ukai). Though eleven other places in Japan also host cormorant fishing, only the fishing masters on the Nagara River are Imperial Fishermen of the Household Agency.</p><br>
<h2>River communities</h2><br>
<p>The river passes through or forms the boundary of the following communities:</p><br>
<p>Prado Reservoir is a reservoir in northwestern Riverside County and southwestern San Bernardino County, a couple of miles west of the city of Corona, in the USA state of California. The reservoir has a capacity of 362,000 acre.ft and is formed by Prado Dam on the Santa Ana River. The dam is composed of rock-fill and has a height of 106 feet  above the original streambed. It was built on the upper end of the Lower Santa Ana River Canyon, where there is a natural constriction in the river. It is below 2,255 square miles  of the 2,450 square miles Santa Ana River watershed. The dam was built by the United States Army Corps of Engineers and was completed in 1941.</p><br>
<p>Prado Dam and Prado Reservoir provide flood control and water conservation. Their operation is coordinated with the facilities upstream. Prado Reservoir is not a storage reservoir, so water is released as quickly as possible while still allowing for groundwater recharge. When the water level reaches the top of the buffer pool, whose size changes depending on time of year, water is released at the maximum rate that the downstream channel will safely allow. As of 2006, the capacity of the channel is 5,000 cuft per second (140 m³/s), but channelization will eventually increase the capacity to 30,000 cuft per second (850 m³/s). During flood season, the buffer pool only has a capacity of 8,437 acre.ft, while outside of flood season, the capacity increases to 25,760 acre.ft. Since this is 2.3 and 7.1 percent of the reservoir&#39;s total capacity, respectively, the reservoir is usually fairly empty.</p><br>
<p>The Breaksea Islands Group is a group of six islands, located in the Southern Ocean, off the south western coast of Tasmania, Australia.</p><br>
<p>Located near the mouth of Port Davey, the group comprise the North Breaksea and Main Breaksea Islands, the Fitzroy, Kathleen, and Munday islands, and the Mavourneen Rocks. The group have a total area of approximately 16 hectare and are contained within the Southwest National Park, part of the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Site and the Port Davey/Bathurst Harbour Marine Nature Reserve.</p><br>
<h2>Fauna</h2><br>
<p>The islands are noted as a breeding site for many seabird species, including little penguin (400 pairs), short-tailed shearwater (3-5000 pairs), fairy prion (20 pairs) and silver gull. The Tasmanian tree skink is present. and have caused some damage to vegetation and soil.</p><br>
<p>The islands are part of the Port Davey Islands Important Bird Area, so identified by BirdLife International because of its importance for breeding seabirds.</p><br>
<p>The Premier Range is a group of mountains within the Cariboo Mountains of east-central British Columbia, Canada. The range  is bounded by the Raush River and Kiwa Creek to the north, the North Thompson River on the south and west and the Fraser River and its tributaries to the east.</p><br>
<p>In 1927, the year of Canada&#39;s Diamond Jubilee, it was decided that the names of the higher peaks in this range would be reserved to pay tribute to prime ministers of Canada, prime ministers of the United Kingdom, and premiers of the province of British Columbia. In practice, however, only one British prime minister and one British Columbia premier have been so honoured, and recent changes to Canadian geographic naming regulations make it unlikely that any British prime minister or other non-Canadian will receive such an honour in the future.</p><br>
<p>The named summits of the Premier Range are, in order of elevation:</p><br>
<p>Before the Premier Range was selected, many mountains outside this area were named after Canadian prime ministers. Mount Mackenzie, Mount Tupper, Mount Macdonald and Mount Laurier rise over the Canadian Pacific Railway tracks that travel through the Rogers Pass near Golden, British Columbia. Mount Robert in the Coast Mountains of British Columbia honours Sir Robert Borden. There is also a Mount John Diefenbaker in British Columbia named after John Diefenbaker. Other than Laurier (who was also honoured with the name of a mountain in Yukon), none of these prime ministers have received the honour of also having a mountain named for them in the Premier Range.</p><br>
<p>Winehaven was a winery and town in Richmond, California, that held the title of "world&#39;s largest winery" for 12 years . It later became a fuel depot for the United States Navy.</p><br>
<p>After the 1906 San Francisco earthquake left the city in ruins, the California Wine Association moved to Point Molate, a promontory on the east shore of San Pablo Bay, and began construction of Winehaven. At the peak of the season, as many as 400 workers lived here, as all of the California Wine Association&#39;s shipments to foreign, coastal and New York markets sailed from the Winehaven dock—shipment capacity was 500,000 gallons (1,892,705 liters) a month, and 40 ships sailed annually for New York alone. The winery was shut down by Prohibition in 1919, and the company sold off its assets to avoid bankruptcy. Winehaven went mostly unused from about 1920 until the late 1930s.</p><br>
<p>A post office operated at Winehaven from 1910 to 1925.</p><br>
<p>The Navy bought the 412 acre site in 1941, moved into the winery buildings, and constructed 20 large concrete tanks on the hillsides above for a fuel depot. Thousands of drums of fuel were stored in huge buildings, pipelines were laid, a new pier was built and the old one was eventually removed. The old Winehaven Hotel was pressed into service for a period as barracks and mess hall, and the workers&#39; houses were renovated for the use of naval personnel. The Commanding Officer of the Naval Fuel Depot was assigned the largest house on the bluff overlooking the others, which previously had been the home of the winery superintendent.</p><br>
<p>Despite the switch from wine to fuel, the historic district remains virtually unaltered from its days as a winery. There are 35 buildings in the National Register historic district built between 1907 and 1919, the most notable being the castle-like Winehaven Building adorned with crenellated parapet and corner turrets. Also within the district is the Winemasters House (Building 60), which became the Commanding Officers residence, and the Village of Point Molate, a row of turn-of-the-century cottages used to house Winehaven and military families. The Navy continued to operate the fuel depot during the Korean War and Vietnam War until it was decommissioned in 1995.</p><br>
<p>Mount Stanley Baldwin is a mountain located in the Premier Range of the Cariboo Mountains in the east-central interior of British Columbia, Canada. The mountain is located at the head of the Gilmour Glacier. It was originally named Mount Challenger by Allen Carpe during his 1924 ascent of the mountain.</p><br>
<p>The name honours the British Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin who made an official visit to British Columbia in 1927, the year in which the Premier Range was dedicated and the mountain was renamed. Although the Range was originally meant to honour both British and Canadian heads of government, Stanley Baldwin is the only British prime minister to be so honoured. Recent restrictions upon naming Canadian geographic features after non-Canadian citizens make it likely that he will be the last.</p><br>
<p>Gray Crag is a fell in the Lake District in Cumbria, England.</p><br>
<h2>Topography</h2><br>
<p>The fell reaches a height of 699 metres (2,293 feet) at the northern end of its summit ridge and this is the accepted highest point which gives the best views, although there is a spot height of 710 metres (2,329 feet) less than a kilometre to the south. Both tops have small cairns set on grass. Gray Crag is located in the far eastern sector of the national park, five kilometres south east of the village of Patterdale, and is basically the narrow grassy northern ridge of the adjoining fell of Thornthwaite Crag. It is characterised by very steep flanks with crags and gullies which fall away towards Hayeswater on the eastern side and Pasture Beck to the west. This fell should not be confused with Grey Crag another Lakeland Fell also in the far eastern sector above Longsleddale.</p><br>
<h2>Ascents</h2><br>
<p>Gray Crag is almost invariably ascended from the hamlet of Hartsop where there is a car park, Hayeswater Gill is followed for 1.5 kilometres until the filter house just below Hayeswater is reached. The steep grassy northern ridge of Gray Crag is then ascended passing a rocky outcrop before reaching the flatter plateau and then the summit. An alternative from the same starting point is to follow Pasture Beck up to the head of the valley at Threshthwaite Mouth and then contour round onto Gray Crag. Alfred Wainwright gave this as his preferred route. Most walkers will continue their walk along the ridge south to Thornthwaite Crag which is two kilometres away and return to Hartsop over Caudale Moor and Hartsop Dodd.</p><br>
<h2>View</h2><br>
<p>The view from the top gives a good aspect of the Helvellyn range, with other views obtained by walking to the edges of the ridge and looking down into the valleys on either side.</p><br>
<p>The Naval Live Oaks Reservation  is part of the Gulf Islands National Seashore, and is near Gulf Breeze, Florida. It was purchased by USA government in 1828 as the first and only federal tree farm and began operations January 18, 1829. It serves today as part of the Gulf Islands National Seashore forest community preserved by the National Park Service on January 8, 1971, and added to the USA National Register of Historic Places on September 28, 1998.</p><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<p>The land which comprises the present Naval Live Oaks Area was purchased with the goal of reserving the valuable live oaks resources for shipbuilders. President John Quincy Adams is credited for the authorization to establish this federal tree farm. Superintendent Henry Marie Brackenridge, who lived on the tree farm, experimented with cultivating the live oak tree. He was perhaps the United States&#39; first federal forester.</p><br>
<p>The practice of using live oaks in shipbuilding was well established in America by 1700. Early famous live oak vessels include the USS Hancock (1776), an American revolutionary privateer, and the USS Constitution (1797) and USS Constellation (1797). The USS Constitution saw action against the British during the War of 1812, receiving the nickname "Old Ironsides" due to the strength of its live oak construction. The need for wooden ship timber diminished with the advent of iron and steel warships. However, in 1926 live oak timbers from the Pensacola area were found to be useful in the restoration of the USS Constitution, a National Monument.</p><br>
<p>Currently, the land comprises over 1,300 acre in Gulf Islands National Seashore and is owned by the Department of the Interior, National Park Service. USA Route 98 goes through the southern portion of the land. To the south of Highway 98 is a visitor&#39;s center for the Gulf Islands National Seashore and some public beach areas. On the north side there is one picnic area with a trail to a bluff overlooking Pensacola Bay. There are trails throughout the park.</p><br>
<p>Zembra  is a Tunisian island. The island is a 432 m tall rock formation, and as such contains many 400 metre-high cliffs. It has an area of 369 hectare. Located 15 km from Sidi Daoud and 50 km from the port of La Goulette, it is a natural extension of the peninsula of Cap Bon. Zembra is a natural fortress that housed a resort until 1976 and then passed into the hands of the Tunisian army. On the southern coast there are remains of an ancient harbour. The island has a Mediterranean climate.</p><br>
<p>Zembra has a fragile ecosystem and has been classified as a protected area by UNESCO since 1977. The island&#39;s vegetation consists of about 266 plant species which are distributed according to topography of land. The native soils include rock, clay, sand and magnesium lime. The flora is characterised by a canopy of dense bush, including olive and Phoenician juniper and gorse, and the presence of rare plants which favour of saline soils.. There are also invertebrates and terrestrial mammals introduced by man, such as rabbit, Corsican sheep, black rat and feral cat. In addition, Zembra is located on an avian migration route between Tunisia and the Strait of Sicily, and hosts more than 25,000 pairs of migrating birds which nest in the rocky cliffs. The island is home to the largest colony of shearwaters in the Mediterranean. Dolphins are also common in the waters surrounding the island.</p><br>
<p>Church Bay is perhaps the most popular snorkelling beach in Bermuda. It is located in Church Bay Park off South Road in Southampton Parish on the main island. The reef is close to the shore and many colourful fish gather along it.</p><br>
<p>This "W" is located incorrectly on the map of Bermuda. It is not near Wilkinson Ave nor is it in Harrington Sound. It is located as described in the narrative.</p><br>
<p>Church Bay beach is located in Bermuda&#39;s Southampton parish. It has always been one of our great favorites for snorkeling. This is a little cove formed by coral cliffs at the western end of the south-shore beaches. The beach area is very small and practically disappears during high tide. We usually take bus #7 to reach the Church bay beach park. The beach park is at the top of a small hill. The bus stops near the car park. A steep pathway and a staircase from the park leads down to this wonderful beach.</p><br>
<p>Agnanta  is a village and a former municipality in the Arta regional unit, Epirus, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Central Tzoumerka, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 124.344 km. Agnanta is one of the largest villages of the Tzoumerka region. The population of the municipal unit is 1,800 . It is located at a distance of 55 km north of the city of Arta and east of the city of Ioannina. The geographical center of the village has an altitude of 650–700 m, while some of its highest districts approach an altitude of 1000 m. The name Agnanta has its origin in the Greek adverb agnantia, which means across .</p><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<p>There are no documents or written evidence to certify exactly when Agnanta first appeared as an organized community. The first preserved written evidence is a TAPU (Turkish title deed) from 1729, which refers to properties and forest regions of Agnanta. It is likely that an organized village existed there much earlier and probably since the early decades of the 17th century, when populations moved from other areas towards Tzoumerka due to indictments and diseases in other areas.</p><br>
<h2>Natural characteristics</h2><br>
<p>The key characteristics of the village are its abundant vegetation and its natural springs. In its dense forests, a variety of trees can be found, among which firs, maple and pine trees dominate. Agnanta&#39;s vegetation composes an uninhibited natural landscape of a rich variety of colors, lighting and glint, which transform fully with the seasons.</p><br>
<h2>Entertainment</h2><br>
<p>Entertainment and dining options include several traditional restaurants (taverns), café-bars and nightclubs. There are also hotels located in the center of the village and a hotel located in the region of Plaka with Plaka Bridge, approximately 15 km away from the village. A variety of outdoor activities is offered by the hotel owners and other companies are rafting, canoeing and hiking.</p><br>
<p>Mewstone is an unpopulated island, composed of muscovite granite, located close to the south coast of Tasmania, Australia. The 13.1 hectare island has steep cliffs and a small flat summit and is part of the Pedra Branca group, lying 12 km southeast of Maatsuyker Island, and 22 km off the south coast of Tasmania. Mewstone comprises part of the Southwest National Park and the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Site.</p><br>
<p>The highest point of the island is approximately 150 m above sea level. Mewstone has abundant bird life and has been identified by BirdLife International as an Important Bird Area (IBA) because it supports over 1% of the world populations of shy albatrosses and fairy prions.</p><br>
<h2>Etymology</h2><br>
<p>In 1642 it was described by Abel Tasman, who said it "resembles a lion". In 1773 it was named by Tobias Furneaux in. It is likely that Mewstone was named after the Great Mewstone, an island about 8 km south-southeast of Furneaux&#39;s birthplace in Plymouth, United Kingdom. The Great Mewstone got its name from the old English name for the herring gull; mew.</p><br>
<p>Although it is sometimes referred to as Mewstone Island or The Mewstone, its official name is simply Mewstone.</p><br>
<h2>Flora and fauna</h2><br>
<p>There is very little flora due to the rocky nature of the island. What little plant life there is grows in crevices in the rocks where soil has accumulated.</p><br>
<p>Recorded breeding seabirds include fairy prion (20,000 pairs), silver gull, black-faced cormorant and shy albatross (7,500 pairs). Mewstone is the largest of only three shy albatross breeding colonies in the world, the other two being Albatross Island and Pedra Branca. Australian fur seals haul-out on small ledges. The Tasmanian tree skink is also present.</p><br>
<p>The V. R. Coss House is a historic house in Muskogee, Oklahoma. It was built in 1906 by Virgil R. Coss, an early banker and real estate dealer in Muskogee.</p><br>
<p>The house consists of 3 stories with a partial basement. The first level is predominately made of quarter-sawn oak while the second level is made of maple. The home has the original stairway as well as a smaller servant stairway which had initiated at the butlers pantry. The butlers pantry was recently combined with the original kitchen to make a larger modern kitchen. The original dining room was fashioned after a railway dining car, so done because of Mr. Coss&#39;s close friendship with George Pullman. It remains in its original condition. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.</p><br>
<p>Lake Burdur  is a large saline lake of tectonic origin, positioned at the frontier between Burdur and Isparta provinces, in southwestern Turkey. It is located at around {{coord|37.75|N|30.18|E|type:waterbody_region:TR}}. It has an area of 250 km and maximum depth variously reported at between 50 and 110 m. Water level in the lake fluctuates. Lake Burdur is also an important wetland site for many bird species and is designated a Ramsar site.</p><br>
<p>Lake Burdur is among the largest and deepest lakes of Turkey, located at the Lake District Region in south-western Anatolia (37°43′351′′ N, 30°10′878′′ E), within a closed basin. Catchment area is 6150 km. The average depth is 40 m and maximum depth 68 m. Maximum surface area is 140 km at 854 m elevation. It is salty and highly alkaline (pH 9.5) and it never freezes.</p><br>
<p>Lake Burdur is one of the deepest lakes of Turkey. The aquatic plants are not observed in the lake because of the amount of sodium sulphate and chlorine content. Since the lake does not freeze in winter, it serves as a winter refuge for the birds. The ecosystem of the lake is threatened by the presence of an industrial complex and an airport close to the northern shore. The decrease of water levels (because of construction of upstream dams and unknown causes), increasing of sedimentation (from catchment erosion), organic pollution (from food processing and Burdur City raw sewage waste) and inorganic effluent (from a sulphur mine) represent long-term threats to the integrity of the lake. The water level has decreased from 1975 to 2002 due to construction of dams and ponds in catchment basin, resulting in the loss of 27% of the lake area during the period of 27 years. Nowadays the estimated lake area ranges between 140 km or 153 km.</p><br>
<p>Lake Burdur has great ornithological importance harbouring numerous wintering bird species. It is the most important wintering site in the world for the white-headed duck, a globally threatened species. It has also served habitats to 10 other internationally important waterfowl species. Lake Burdur has been a Ramsar Site since 1993 and Wildlife Reserve since 1994. Aphanius anatoliae sureyanus (the only fish species) and A. burduricus are endemic species of the lake.</p><br>
<p>The formation of the lake began 5 million years ago as a tectonic depression.(Burdur area is in first grade earthquake zone)</p><br>
<p>It is known that the lake maintained fresh water character for long period of time.</p><br>
<p>The altitude in Plio-pleistocene period was 100 m higher, so the lake extended in NE–SW direction. In late Pleistocene period salinization and shrinking of the lake began, which is a process in progress today. Since 1975 an altitude change of −10 m and 27% volume loss has been recorded. The main reasons for this figures are dams and ponds constructed on main sources of the lake, like Bozcay stream, the severe drought between 1988 and 1995 and especially extensive use of aquifers by local farmers.</p><br>
<p>Peta  is a town and a former municipality in the Arta regional unit, Epirus, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Nikolaos Skoufas, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 105.571 km. In 2011 its population was 1,563 for the town, 4,105 for the community and 4,781 for the municipal unit. Peta is located north of Amfilochia, northeast of Arta, south-southeast of Ioannina and east of Preveza. The Arachthos River and its reservoir lies to the northwest.</p><br>
<h2>Subdivisions</h2><br>
<p>The municipal unit Peta is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets):</p><br>
<p>Peta (Peta, Agios Dimitrios, Amfithea, Ano Agioi Anargyroi, Kleisto, Neochoraki, Pournari)</p><br>
<p>Markiniada (Markiniada, Diasella, Zygos, Megkla, Melates)</p><br>
<p>Megarchi</p><br>
<h2>Population</h2><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<p>Peta was ruled by the Ottomans with some interruption, the town was affected by the Greek War of Independence and lost their victory to become a part of Greece. The Turks recaptured the village and continued ruling the region until 1881 with a brief Greek occupation in the 1850s but it was reconquered.</p><br>
<p>Peta finally joined Greece during the liberation of the modern southeastern Arta which included most of Thessaly that ended the Ottoman Turkish rule in 1881. The tract of land northwest of Peta remained in Ottoman hands until the Balkan Wars of 1913. Its economy slowly improved.</p><br>
<h2>Notable people</h2><br>
<p>Nikos Rizos (1924–1999), actor</p><br>
<p>Theodoriana  is a former community in the Arta regional unit, Epirus, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform, it is part of the municipality, Central Tzoumerka, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 44.398 km. In 2011 its population was 163 for the village and 173 for the community . Northeast is the Trikala regional unit. The Pindos and the Athamanian mountains cross the northeastern part. The Acheloos river flows by the village along with the GR-30 .</p><br>
<h2>Population</h2><br>
<h2>About Theodoriana</h2><br>
<p>The entire area of Theodoriana are mountains and pine trees along with forests dominate the whole municipality except for the upper parts and the valley areas where farmlands are located. Some of its residents live only during the summer months and leave during the winter months. On March 2006, the village and the area was featured on an episode of Travelling in Greece (Menoume Ellada) on ERT.</p><br>
<p>Kommeno  is a village and a former community in the Arta regional unit, Epirus, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Nikolaos Skoufas, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 14.354 km. Population 769 .</p><br>
<h2>Kommeno massacre</h2><br>
<p>During the Axis Occupation of Greece in World War II, the village was the site of a massacre perpetrated by 12 Company of the 98th Regiment, of the German 1. Gebirgs-Division (First Mountain Division), which, on 16 August 1943, executed 317 inhabitants and torched the village.</p><br>
<p>On 12 August 1943, a two-man Wehrmacht reconnaissance team had come across a small group of andartes in the village and had reported back to divisional headquarters in Ioannina. On the evening of 15 August 1943, Colonel Josef Salminger, the commanding officer of the 98th Regiment, ordered 12 Company to attack the village on the following morning. The attack was led by 12 Companys leader, Lieutenant Röser, who personally shot the village priest at the outset of the assault. Men, women and children (74 of them under the age of 10) were killed indiscriminately, but almost half of the villages population managed to escape by swimming across the Arachthos river. The first Wehrmacht reports recorded that 150 civilians had died. As the reports moved up the command chain, they were amended so that "150 civilians" became "150 enemy". The names of the 317 villagers who were killed are now recorded on a marble monument in the village&#39;s main square.</p><br>
<h2>Cultural Association of Kommeno</h2><br>
<p>The massacre has become the basic cause leading to the foundation of the Cultural Association of Kommeno. The association was founded in 1976, the result of collaboration by students and farmers inhabiting the village. One of its main goals is to make the world familiar with the history of the village and to change the habits and ways of thinking of its citizens’ mainly the village’s youth.</p><br>
<p>Since 1980, the association has launched a series of activities that aim to trigger the villagers’ interest and to make them more responsive and sensitive when it comes to matters of history and culture. We’ as members of the association, would like the people to understand and feel that they inhabit on a diverse world with different ways of thinking and answers on common issues. The young people have to be open minded to new trends according with theories and practices that are becoming the starting points of our era.</p><br>
<p>These activities that the association is organizing are centered on music, theater, cinema, sports, visual arts, reading, cycling, theatrical games, puppet constructions and shows, drawing and dancing as well as any form of art that contributes to the educational uprising of the people. Well-known local and international musicians and actors have been invited to take part at the annual memorial festivities.</p><br>
<p>Since the year of 2008 a "Percussion Camp" (Κρουστοπανήγυρις) has been taking place in various spots around Kommeno. Hundreds of artists became familiar with the background of the village and performed in front of the village’s inhabitants as well as people from nearby villages. Among them, artists from various countries have also taken part, such as Germany, Italy, Bulgaria, United States, Africa, Cuba and more. Among famous artists that have been taking part is Gunter Baby Sommer’ a well known German percussionist creating his album “Songs for Kommeno which he has performed at various European cities (the jazz festival in Berlin, Zyrich, Vienna etc), as well as Paul Wertico, the seven-time Grammy Award winner drummer, former member of the famous Pat Metheny jazz group. These people all visited Kommeno on the days that the Festival has been taking place. Their participation has been a tremendous help for the villagers as they became more familiar with various forms of Art, culture and mentalities coming from different civilizations.</p><br>
<p>In order to accomplish its goals, the members of the association are cooperating with other national NGO’s on matters of environment, employment, youth entrepreneurship and history. Three years before, we’ with the help of the Cultural Antenna of Preveza region implemented the program “The Europe for its citizens”, under the title “Places and Words of memory; placement and technical skills of the citizens”. The main goal of that program was to link the efforts of retaining the memory of the past with the creation of the future, centered on a democratic European society, with the absence of various social exclusions. The project was founded by the European Commission’ part of the program “The Europe for its Citizens”. The central aims of this action was to offer opportunities to the European citizens to meet each other through the sharing of common history and experiences related to the Nazi-Fascism era as well as the Second World War in order to trace the educational pillars for peace, the rights of the citizens and the founding principles of democracy.</p><br>
<h3>Missions abroad</h3><br>
<p>Since August 2013, for the first time after its establishment, the association is reaching out for Europe. Participating in different projects around Europe, it is expanding its mission.</p><br>
<p>In October 2013, representatives of the association participated at the project that took place in Turkey under the title “Am I a Mother, Woman or Laborer?”. The main theme of the project was the placement of the farming women in their local societies, regarding their social and political rights, as well as their relations with the opposite sex.</p><br>
<p>The association is working on new forms of action and projects. The actions that the association is centered on is the promotion of cultural heritage and the protection of the environment. Its main interests is the quality of life, the harmonic and equal coexistence between humans and nature as well as to trigger the local community.</p><br>
<p>The latest project that was launched in Copenhagen, Denmark, back in August 2013, will be implemented in August 2014 and stands under the title "The Dialogue Agents", a collaboration between Denmark, Turkey, Hungary and Greece. Its main theme will be the dialogue challenges within a sociopolitical and religious content. Both visits-along with the preparatory visit in May 2014- will take place in Erbaa city, in Turkey.</p><br>
<p>The LeConte Memorial Lodge is a structure in Yosemite National Park in California, United States. LeConte is spelled variously as Le Conte or as Leconte. The lodge was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1987.</p><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<p>The LeConte Memorial Lodge was built by the Sierra Club in 1903 in memory of Joseph LeConte, one of the founding members of the Sierra Club, who died in 1901. The US$4,500 cost to build the Lodge was contributed by students, alumni and faculty from the University of California and Stanford University, San Francisco businesses, and friends and relatives of LeConte. The Sierra Club levied a $1.00 assessment on each of its members to help raise the funds.</p><br>
<p>The Lodge was constructed at the base of Glacier Point in Curry Village and was dedicated on July 3, 1904. In 1919, the lodge was moved west in the Yosemite Valley to its current location across from Housekeeping Camp. For four years from 1920, Ansel Adams served as the lodge&#39;s summer custodian.</p><br>
<p>In 2016 the lodge was renamed "Yosemite Conservation Heritage Center" at the request of the Sierra Club, after consideration of writings by Joseph LeConte about white superiority.</p><br>
<h2>Design</h2><br>
<p>Architect John White designed the Lodge. The design was influenced by his brother-in-law, Bernard Maybeck. White&#39;s design reflected the vertical nature, color and texture of Yosemite Valley by featuring a steep, pitched roof, rough-hewn granite stone walls and exposed beams.</p><br>
<p>The Lodge served as the first visitors center in Yosemite National Park, but has since been replaced by a larger National Park Service facility near Yosemite Village. Today, the Lodge is owned by the National Park Service and is operated by the Sierra Club as a conservation and natural history library, a museum on the life of Joseph LeConte and the history of the Sierra Club, and a lecture hall.</p><br>
<h2>Description</h2><br>
<p>The Tudor Revival lodge is built of rough-shaped granite in a rough-coursed ashlar pattern, unlike most stone park structures which were built using rubble coursing. The Y-shaped building, set at the base of a cliff, is entered by a small porch at the center of the Y. A steeply pitched gable roof is defined at the ends with parapets. The small wings have substantially lower height. The roof is supported by exposed hammer beams that in turn support scissors trusses. The interior is divided into three rooms, with a main meeting room in the base of the Y and two smaller rooms in the angled arms. The main meeting room has two levels, with an intimate lower section next to the fireplace opposite the entrance.</p><br>
<p>Despite the "lodge" in its name, LeConte Memorial Lodge does not provide accommodations. Originally Yosemite Valley&#39;s first visitor center, today it provides information and education about Joseph LeConte, after whom it is named, Yosemite Valley and the Sierra Club, which oversees and manages programs provided there.</p><br>
<p>The Dixieland Historic District is a USA historic district  located in Lakeland, Florida. The district is bounded by Walnut Street, Florida Avenue, Lake Hunter, Hartsell Avenue and Belvedere Street. It contains 556 historic buildings.</p><br>
<p>The Dixieland Historic District in Lakeland, Florida was originally an area of 160 acres that was developed by Henry B. Carter and C. W. Deen in 1907. It was developed south of the downtown area. By 1910 a water system was installed. Local newspapers promoted the area as a "fashionable suburb". There was a housing boom in the 1920s and the 1940s.</p><br>
<p>Dixieland was accorded historic district status by the Lakeland City Commission in 1993. Lakeland issued regulations to preserve the heritage of Dixieland in the 1990s.</p><br>
<p>Restoration efforts continue.</p><br>
<p>The Interlaken Historic Residential District is a USA historic district  located in Winter Haven, Florida.</p><br>
<p>The neighborhood of Interlaken is approximately 300 acre. It is bound in by the lakes and canals of the Chain of Lakes. The term "Interlaken" means "between lakes". The primary boundaries are the north shore of Lake Howard, the southwest shore of Lake Mirror, and the Cannon-Howard Canal.</p><br>
<p>The neighborhood consists exclusively of single-family homes. More than two-thirds of the homes in Interlaken, 50 homes in total, are on the National Register of Historic Places. The majority of these home were built between 1910 and 1924, with some being built as late as 1949. These homes are noted for their grace and beauty, and as prime examples of Colonial Revival architectural style.</p><br>
<p>Interlaken Park is a small public park in the neighborhood, located at Avenue L and Orange St. The land for the park was originally platted for a single family home construction, like the rest of the neighborhood. However, speculators drove up the price of the lot, only to have it crash in the Florida land bust of 1925 and the Great Depression. Dr. Willey Terrell Simpson, who lived across from the park, purchased it during the height of the depression at a greatly reduced price. He then donated it to the city for use as a public park. It is the only lot in the neighborhood not developed as a single-family home. Today the park provides open space and individual picnic facilities.</p><br>
<p>The Tominé Reservoir  is a reservoir in northern Cundinamarca, Colombia about 60 km north of Bogotá. It is 18 km long and 4 km wide, and when completely filled reaches a maximum depth of 38 m. Its objectives are to control water levels for hydroelectric plants in the region and supply drinking water to Bogotá. It is adjacent to the municipalities of Sesquilé and Guatavita.</p><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<p>The reservoir was completed in 1967. The town of Guatavita was intentionally flooded for the construction and functioning of the reservoir. Guatavita was rebuilt on higher grounds. Today, Tominé hosts water sports and other water-related events. The reservoir, the biggest on the Bogotá savanna, is seven times larger than the Neusa and Sisga Reservoirs. At lowstand lake levels, the top of the tower of the old church of Guatavita is visible above the water level.</p><br>
<h3>Panoramas</h3><br>
<p>Naval Air Station Tillamook, located just south of Tillamook, Oregon, was a U.S. Naval Air Station during World War II. Commissioned in 1942 and decommissioned in 1948, it was used primarily to house blimps. The station was the base of operations for Squadron ZP-33, with a complement of 8 K-ships.</p><br>
<p>US Naval Air Station Dirigible Hangar B, listed on the USA National Register of Historic Places, is on the station.</p><br>
<h2>US Naval Air Station Dirigible Hangar B</h2><br>
<p>Due to rationing during World War II, the hangars were built entirely of wood. Hangar B was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989 and remains one of the world&#39;s largest wooden structures; it currently houses the Tillamook Air Museum. Hangar A was destroyed by a fire in August 1992.</p><br>
<p>The historic hangar faces an insecure future, as a result of a need for costly repairs and a decision by the museum, announced in April 2013, to move from Tillamook to Madras, Oregon. The move date has yet to be decided, but the museum&#39;s lease of the blimp hangar ends in January 2016.</p><br>
