<p>The Azusa Civic Center is the center of city government in Azusa, California, a city located to the northeast of Los Angeles. The Mission/Spanish Revival buildings were added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.</p><br>
<h2>Construction and history</h2><br>
<p>The City of Azusa started work on its civic center in 1904 when the citys public library was moved to the area that is now the civic center. In 1928, the City completed construction of the two main wings of the civic center, with City Hall on one side and the municipal auditorium on the other. The Civic Center was completed in 1945 with the completion of the fire departments headquarters. At the time of the centers completion, the Los Angeles Times reported that the addition of the Fire Department to "Azusas carefully designed Civic Center" added another section to the double-winged, one-story building that then housed the City Hall, Mayors office, Chamber of Commerce, Public Library, Police Department, Water and Light Department, City Clerk, Treasurer, engineer and building inspector. All of the structures in the Civic Center were designed with a common Mission/Spanish Revival style of architecture. Since 1949, the Civic Center has been the location for musical events, a carnival, a parade, and other events associated with Azusas annual "Golden Days" celebration conducted each fall.</p><br>
<h2>Celebration of a running gag: "Anaheim, Azusa and Cucamonga"</h2><br>
<p>A popular running gag on the long-running radio comedy The Jack Benny Program involved a train caller, voiced by Mel Blanc, calling out, "Train leaving on Track Five for Anaheim, Azusa and Cucamonga." The gag, which also continued on Jack Bennys television program, brought national attention to the three cities. The celebration included a parade around Azusas city hall with marching bands, drum majorettes and Benny seated on the tailgate of a small red wagon pulled by four Liliputian horses. Benny was given gold keys to the cities on Hawaiian leis presented by the queens of the three cities. Benny explained the origin of the gag as follows:</p><br>
<p>About 25 years ago on radio, we were looking for the names of three suburban cities that would rhyme for a railroad scene featuring Mel Blanc. We didnt look for sustaining gags, you cant create them artificially. We used it once, twice, three times. Each time the audience laughed louder. We were not about to give up a good thing.</p><br>
<p>The gag was so popular that, when Benny died in 1974, the headline in the Los Angeles Times read: "Last Call for Anaheim, Azusa and Cucamonga..."</p><br>
<h2>Historic designation</h2><br>
<p>The Azusa Civic Center was added to the National Register of Historic Places on February 21, 2002. It is the only site in Azusa to be listed on the National Register.</p><br>
<p>The Foster Islands, part of the Waterhouse Island Group, are two small granite islands with a combined area of 48 hectare situated in Banks Strait, part of Bass Strait, lying close to the north-eastern coast of Tasmania, Australia. The islands form part of Small Bass Strait Island nature reserve.</p><br>
<p>Other islands in the Waterhouse Group include Ninth, Tenth, Waterhouse, Little Waterhouse, Maclean, Baynes, Gygnet, Swan, Little Swan, St Helens and Paddys islands and Bird Rock and George Rocks islets.</p><br>
<h2>Fauna</h2><br>
<p>Recorded breeding seabird and wader species are little penguin, short-tailed shearwater, white-faced storm-petrel, Pacific gull, sooty oystercatcher and Australian pelican. Cape Barren geese also breed on the island. The metallic skink is present.</p><br>
<p>Åsnen is a large lake in southern Småland, Sweden, roughly 150 km² in size. The river Mörrumsån flows south from Åsnen into the Baltic Sea. The lake lies south of Alvesta and Växjö and northwest of Tingsryd and is the third-largest lake in Småland, after Vättern and. Approximately 19 km² of the lake&#39;s area is occupied by small islands. Åsnen has many small bays and islands, the largest of which is Sirkön.</p><br>
<p>Fruits (mainly apples and strawberries) are grown in the southern parts of the lake area, including on Sirkön.</p><br>
<h2>Activities</h2><br>
<p>Åsnen is well known for its richness in native fish, and is a popular attraction for anglers. The most common types of fish are pikeperch, pickerel, perch, and eels.</p><br>
<p>The lake is also a popular destination for boating and canoeing, with camping areas along the lake shore.</p><br>
<p>Brandywell, Isle of Man  or  is an area of Mountain Lands of heath moorland and coniferous woodland plantations situated in the Northern Upland Massif in the parish of Kirk Michael in the Isle of Man.</p><br>
<h2>Location and Description</h2><br>
<p>The area of Brandywell is open moorland situated in the Northern Uplands of the Isle of Man including the commons grazing land of Slieau-ny-Maggle Intack (archaic North Park) and Injerbreck Hill close to the private residence of ‘Brandywell Cottage’ a former Mountain Shepherd’s Cottage.</p><br>
<p>The area of Brandywell includes the secondary B10 Beinn-y-Phott Road, the B25 West Baldwin Road, B10 Brandywell / Sartfell Road with the junction with the B26 Ballaugh Glen (Druidale) Road at ‘Brandywell Cottage.’ The area is dominated by the nearby Snaefell Mountain with an elevation of 621m (2,036 feet) above sea level and the nearby summits of Beinn-y-Phott (544m), Sartfell (454 m) Slieau Maggle (427m) and nearby Injerbreck Hill (399m). The Sulby river has its source here.</p><br>
<h2>Area of Specific Scientific Interest</h2><br>
<p>The mountain moorland of the Beinn-y-Phot uplands including Brandywell, Injebreck Hill, Slieau Maggle mountain and part of Druidale adjacent to the Sulby reservoir is an Area of Specific Scientific Interest (ASSI) and upland conservation “hot-spot” The area of Brandywell and the adjacent Brandywell junction with A18 Snaefell Mountain Road, the Beinn-y-Phott uplands, Snaefell, Mullagh Ouhr and Clagh Ouhr mountains is the largest continuous area of grassland moorland of 2,654.60 ha (6,559.66 acres) found on the Isle of Man.</p><br>
<h2>Origin of Name</h2><br>
<p>The name Brandywell originates from a nearby water-well. For the adjacent property of ‘Brandywell Cottage,’ the publication, A Gazetteer of the Isle of Man writes about a local story;-</p><br>
<p>Brandywell in the parish of Kirk Michael was also a place where local mountain shepherds would gather to celebrate Forester’s Day and to brand and sort flocks of mountain sheep including the castration of male lambs.</p><br>
<h2>Brandywell Corner, A18 Snaefell Mountain Road</h2><br>
<p>The Brandywell Corner, previously the Mountain Gate or Iron Gate, is the site of a former parish boundary marker cairn and gates for the Crown Commons land of Beinn-y-Phott mountain. It is located between the 6th Milestone and 7th Milestone road-side markers on the primary A18 Snaefell Mountain Road and with the road junction with the secondary B10 Beinn-y-Phott road or Brandywell Road in the parish of Kirk Lonan with the adjoining boundary-line for the parishes of Kirk Braddan and Christ Kirk Lezayre in the Isle of Man. The Brandywell Road junction with the A18 Snaefell Mountain Road is the site of an Isle of Man TT Marshal communication shelter.</p><br>
<p>The publication, A Gazetteer of the Isle of Man writes:</p><br>
<h2>A18 Snaefell Mountain Road</h2><br>
<p>The A18 Snaefell Mountain Road was developed in the mid-nineteenth century from a number of pre-existing roads, carting-tracks and horse-paths. This included installation of a number of sheep-gates including the Beinn-y-Phott sheep-gate near the Brandywell Corner road junction. This section of the A18 Snaefell Mountain Road from the Keppel Gate northwards to the Corrany Gate at Park Llewellyn (North Barrule) was built on common grazing land that were transferred to the UK Crown following the sale of the Islands feudal rights by the Duke of Atholl following a report made by the Disafforesting Commission of 1860.</p><br>
<p>The Brandywell Corner was subject to road widening with the removal of the Beinn-y-Phott sheep-gate on the A18 Mountain Road for the 1935 Isle of Man TT Races.</p><br>
<h2>Regiam Viam footpath and the Millennium Way</h2><br>
<p>The footpath at Brandywell Corner is an ancient ridge-way or pathway part of the Regiam Viam (Royal Way) of the Kings of Mann and now part of the Isle of Man Millennium Way public footpath.</p><br>
<h2>Motor-sport heritage</h2><br>
<p>The Iron Gate section of A18 Snaefell Mountain Road near to the Brandywell road junction was part of the 52.15 mile Highland Course (revised to 40.38 miles in 1906) used for automobile racing including the 1904 Gordon Bennett Trial and the RAC Tourist Trophy automobile races held between 1905 and 1907. The course was modified again in 1908 as the 37.50 Mile Four Inch Course for the RAC Tourist Trophy automobile races held in the Isle of Man between 1908 and 1922.</p><br>
<p>In 1911 the Four Inch Course for automobiles was first used by the Auto-Cycling Union for the Isle of Man TT motorcycle races. This included the revised Brandywell Corner and the course later became known as the 37.73 mile Isle of Man TT (Mountain) Course which has been used since 1911 for the Isle of Man TT Races and from 1923 for the Manx Grand Prix races.</p><br>
<p>The B10 Brandywell Road / C37 Druidale Road with its junction with the A18 Snaefell Mountain Road at the Brandywell Corner has been used as part of a special timed stages for the Rally Isle of Man, the former Manx International Rally and the Manx National Rally events.</p><br>
<h2>Mountain bikes</h2><br>
<p>The B10 Beinn-y-Phott road section near to the Brandywell Cottage forms the first official manned check-point of Brandywell at 30 kilometres for the Isle of Man End-2-End Mountain Bike Challenge. The largest single day mountain bike race in Europe, the 75 kilometre route races from the Point of Ayre in the north of the Isle of Man to Port Erin in the south of the Island.</p><br>
<p>The Brandywell Corner road junction forms part of two official mountain bike routes. The first A Grand Day Out (cross country loop) a mountain bike trail of 18.5 miles follows the B10 Brandywell Road and the A18 Snaefell Mountain Road and is classified as a Red difficult route. The second official route is the St Luke&#39;s & Windy Corner (cross country loop) a mountain bike trail of 17 miles and is also classified as a Red difficult route.</p><br>
<h2>Weather</h2><br>
<p>There is a small automated Weather Station located to the side of the Isle of Man TT Marshall station at the Brandywell Road Junction, along with a similar weather station at the Mountain Box near the East Snaefell Mountain Gate. It is currently being used by the Isle of Man Department of Infrastructure and the Brandywell weather station is 425 metres above sea level near the highest point of the A18 Snaefell Mountain Road. The automated weather station utilises the TT Marshal&#39;s telephone line for digital transmission of weather data and due to the absence of an electricity supply is powered by solar panels and a small wind turbine. In 2005, the Brandywell Junction weather station recorded wind speed gusts of 97 kn.</p><br>
<h2>Sources</h2><br>
<p>Glenmere Lake is a colonial mill pond or reservoir located in Orange County, New York, United States. It is New York State&#39;s largest habitat of the Northern Cricket Frog , listed as endangered by the.</p><br>
<p>The lake is part of the greater Orange County-owned Glenmere Preserve, one of the largest wild areas in Orange County. Glenmere Lake is the most biologically diverse natural feature of Orange County, with hardwood swamp, shale ridgelines, wide marsh, mossy bogs, vernal pools and an open-water reservoir. Such biodiversity, present in New York’s fastest-growing county, underscores the critical nature of Glenmere’s unique habitat. The Glenmere Reservoir lands are home to bald eagles, six species of hawk and six of owl. Endangered plant and animal species inhabit the Glenmere lands- in fact, New York State’s largest and virtually last population of endangered northern cricket frogs inhabits the entire parcel.</p><br>
<p>Glenmere straddles Orange County’s two largest Hudson River watershed basins: The Wallkill, on its western side, and the Moodna, on its east (Represented by its westernmost tributary, the Black Meadow Creek). The Glenmere Reservoir Lands include a "watershed ambiguous zone" where small brooks split off into either watershed. The lake and associated county lands comprise sections of the towns and villages of Warwick, Chester, Sugar Loaf and Florida.</p><br>
<p>The 1912 Glenmere mansion still overlooks the reservoir.</p><br>
<p>Studies of the lake and its associated periphery are performed by the educational non-profit Glenmere Conservation Coalition.</p><br>
<p>The state recently slapped Orange County, the Town of Chester and Village of Florida with a $350,000 penalty, finding they had blown off decades of warnings to keep the Glenmere Lake Dam in safe condition and had attempted repairs on the dam without obtaining permits.</p><br>
<p>The North Bloomfield Mining and Gravel Company of North Bloomfield, California, was established in 1866 and operated a hydraulic gold-mining operation at the Malakoff Mine subsequent to the California Gold Rush. In its day, no other company&#39;s operations matched North Bloomfield Mining and Gravel Company in size or expense.</p><br>
<p>The mine is located within Malakoff Diggins State Historic Park, 16 mi east of Highway 49 on Tyler Foote&#39;s Crossing Road, and 28 mi north of Nevada City, California. The company office is still standing.</p><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<p>The North Bloomfield Mining and Gravel Company was owned by 30 capitalists from San Francisco, led by railroad baron Lester I. Robinson, and William Ralston, a silver miner from Sun Mountain in Nevada. The companys water rights were the same watershed as Summit Water and Irrigation Companys but lower down on Canyon Creek. The principal reservoir was at Bowman Lake, while others included Crooked, Island, Middle, Round, English/Rudyard, Sawmill, and Shotgun Reservoirs. The companys main canal was the Bloomfield Ditch, but, according to Superintendent L.L. Meyers, only a small fraction of the ditchs water was used for irrigation and most was used for mine operations.</p><br>
<p>The company had numerous operations in Nevada County, including Union Diggings at Columbia Hill, but those at Malakoff Mine were the most notable. Completed in 1874-11-15, the North Bloomfield Mining and Gravel Company carved a 7,800 ft long drainage tunnel through solid bedrock at Malakoff Mine. After tunnel completion, the company reached its peak processing of 50,0000 tons of gravel each day by operating seven giant monitors twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. In the companys 1879 year-end report, the companys president hailed a major improvement as</p><br>
<p>"... electric light of 12,000 candle intensity... to facilitate mining operations at night better than the pitch bonfires heretofore used."</p><br>
<h2>Sawyer Decision</h2><br>
<p>The tailings, dumped into the Yuba River, destroyed farm land as far west as Sacramento, creating California’s first major environmental controversy. in September 1882, Edwards Woodruff, a disgruntled New Yorker who owned farmland in Marysville, brought suit in Woodruff v. North Bloomfield Gravel Mining Company, an anti-debris lawsuit. By June 1883, the case was at trial. On 1884-01-07, Judge Lorenzo Sawyer handed down what became known as the Sawyer Decision, among the first environmental decisions in the United States. While North Bloomfield Mining and Gravel Company was notable for operating the world’s largest hydraulic gold mine in 1884, the Sawyer Decision abruptly ended hydraulic mining in Gold Country soon after. The tailings can still be found on the river as the Yuba Goldfields.</p><br>
<h2>Other mining companies in the region</h2><br>
<p>Birdseye Creek Mining Company, between You Bet and Red Dog, north of the Bear River</p><br>
<p>Excelsior Water and Mining Company, around Smartville</p><br>
<p>Gold Run Ditch and Mining Company, at Dutch Flat</p><br>
<p>Milton Mining and Water Company, between North San Juan and French Corral</p><br>
<p>Polar Star and Southern Cross Company, around Bear River</p><br>
<p>Spring Valley Mining Company, above Oroville on the north fork of Feather River</p><br>
<p>Summit Water and Irrigation Company, North Bloomfield</p><br>
<p>Union Gravel Mining Company</p><br>
<h2>California Historical Landmark</h2><br>
<p>North Bloomfield Mining and Gravel Company was registered as California Historical Landmark No. 852 in 1972-01-20. The plaque is situated at the park diggins overlook, affixed to a rock wall, and states:</p><br>
<p>NORTH BLOOMFIELD MINING AND GRAVEL COMPANY</p><br>
<p>"This was a major hydraulic gold-mining operation in California. It boasted a vast system of canals and flumes, its 7,800-foot drainage tunnel was termed a feat of engineering skill. It was the principal defendant in an anti-debris lawsuit settled in 1884 by Judge Lorenzo Sawyer&#39;s famous decision, which created control that virtually ended hydraulic mining in California."</p><br>
<p>CALIFORNIA REGISTERED HISTORICAL LANDMARK NO. 852</p><br>
<p>Plaque placed by the State Department of Parks and Recreation in cooperation with the Malakoff Citizens&#39; Advisory Committee and E Clampus Vitus No. 10, June 11, 1972.</p><br>
<p>Rock Ledge is a historic estate and national historic district located at Rhinebeck, Dutchess County, New York. The district encompasses five contributing buildings and five contributing structures on an estate developed between about 1904 and 1906. The manor house is a three-story, Italian Renaissance style stone dwelling. It consists of a central section with three-story projecting pavilions and a two-story wing. It has multi-level, tile hipped roofs with overhanging eaves. Also on the property are the contributing stone barn, stone carriage house, a stone stable, guest cottage, three stone pump houses, a stone foot bridge, and a cistern. It was a private estate until 1945, after which it housed a vegetarian resort, and after 1961 a novitiate for the Marist Fathers and home to Rhinebeck Country School.</p><br>
<p>It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.</p><br>
<p>The Bernard Ginsburg House is a single family private residence located at 236 Adelaide Street in Midtown Detroit, Michigan, within the Brush Park district. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.</p><br>
<h2>Significance</h2><br>
<p>The Bernard Ginsburg House is significant for both the original owner and the architect. Owner Bernard Ginsburg was an important figure in philanthropy, civic service, and the Jewish community in Detroit during the late 19th and early 20th century. Architect Albert Kahn went on to become well known in industrial and commercial architecture; the Ginsburg house and its English Renaissance style exhibited is typical of Kahn&#39;s early work.</p><br>
<h2>Bernard Ginsburg</h2><br>
<p>Bernard Ginsburg was born in Columbus, Indiana, in 1864; his parents were Polish immigrants who had arrived in America in the mid-1850s. The family moved to New York and then to Detroit, where Bernard graduated from high school in 1881. Than same year, Bernard and his father began in business as iron merchants under the name, "R. L. Ginsburg". The business was successful, and Bernard became very well-to-do.</p><br>
<h2>Description</h2><br>
<p>The Bernard Ginsburg House is a two-and-one-half-story structure made of red brick and stone. The openings for windows and doors have frames and quoins constructed of limestone.</p><br>
<p>The Athenæum, originally named Das Deutsche Haus , is the most ornate and best-preserved building affiliated with the German American community of Indianapolis. Once used as a German American Turnverein and clubhouse, it currently houses many groups, organizations, and businesses. The Athenæum is located across Massachusetts Avenue from the Old National Centre. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on February 21, 1973. On October 31, 2016, it was named the 41st National Historic Landmark in Indiana.</p><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<p>In the 19th century, many German immigrants made their home in Indiana. A majority of these immigrants, called Forty-Eighters, relocated to the United States following the failed Revolutions of 1848 in the German states. These immigrants quickly formed musical, political, and social clubs after the German idea of club life, including the Männerchor, Turnverein, and Liederkranz. Many of these immigrants believed in the philosophy of Friedrich Ludwig Jahn. In 1892, to preserve their German heritage, the German clubs formed the Sozialer Turnverein Aktiengesellschaft (German: Social Gymnastics Association), an association to finance the building of a clubhouse. The clubhouse was built as a house of culture for the mind and body. All the German clubs would be united under a single roof.</p><br>
<p>For a cost of $32,000, two lots were purchased at the corner of Michigan and New Jersey streets. A German neighborhood called Lockerbie Square, also known as Germantown, surrounded the clubhouse. Construction of the East Wing began in May 1893, and was finished in 1894. The West Wing construction started in 1897 and was completed in 1898. German American architects Bernard Vonnegut, Sr. (grandfather of Indianapolis novelist Kurt Vonnegut) and Arthur Bohn designed both wings. It was called Das Deutsche Haus and hosted many organizations, including the German-American Veterans Society, the German-American School Society, the Socialer Turnverein Womens Club, the German Ladies Aid Society, and the Turner Building and Savings Association. There were 500 members by 1896.</p><br>
<p>In 1897, the Musikverein (Music Society) was founded at Das Deutsche Haus; it included a 60-piece orchestra, a male choir, and a mixed choir. The Athenaeum Orchestra is now the oldest orchestra in Indianapolis.</p><br>
<p>In 1907, Das Deutsche Haus agreed to house the Normal College of the American Gymnastic Union in its east wing. The normal school trained physical education teachers for schools across the country. Indiana University incorporated the school in 1941, making it the School of Education of IUPUI. It is the oldest school of physical education in the United States.</p><br>
<p>With the anti-German sentiments of World War I, the clubhouse renamed itself the Athenæum. Today, the Athenaeum is operated by the nonprofit Athenaeum Foundation.</p><br>
<h2>Architecture</h2><br>
<p>The front part of the building is the East Wing. It is built in the German Romanesque style. The wing has a gable roof. There is a three storied brick tower with a conical slate roof. The entrance is flanked by two Roman Doric columns, and is arched with a semicircle of limestone. The upper windows are arched and the gymnasium has bullseye-shaped windows.</p><br>
<p>The West Wing is done in the German Renaissance Revival style and incorporates German architecture with Renaissance elements. It has a steep pitched hip roof. This wing also has a three storied brick tower but it has a curved mansard roof and spire. The wing has various window styles and some windows have stained glass. Roman Doric columns are placed beside the arched entrance. At each end of the main roof there are copper covered cupolas. The wing has a baroque pediment above its cornice. The faces of the stone voussoirs of the arches are projected outward. The facade is decorated with terra cotta grotesques. One figure in particular is Athena, the building&#39;s namesake, who is placed in the top arch.</p><br>
<h2>Facilities</h2><br>
<p>The Athenæum Foundation nonprofit organization is dedicated to preserving the historical Athenæum and serving the Indianapolis community. The foundation sponsors events and programs throughout the year. Free tours of the Athenæum are offered twice a month between March and December. Group tours can also be scheduled.</p><br>
<p>In the Athenaeum is the Rathskeller Restaurant, which is the oldest restaurant in the city.</p><br>
<h2>Events</h2><br>
<p>In October 2009, the Athenaeum held its first annual GermanFest. The event, held outside on New Jersey Street, featured the Männerchor, the Saenger Chor, Meisterwinds, dachshund races, dancing, children&#39;s activities, and a visit from Mayor Greg Ballard.</p><br>
<p>The Hudson–Evans House  is a private, single-family home located at 79 Alfred Street in Midtown Detroit, Michigan, within the Brush Park district.</p><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<p>The Hudson–Evans House was built circa 1872/73 for Philo Wright, a Detroit-based ship owner. In 1882, the house was given as a wedding present to Grace Whitney Evans, daughter of the lumber baron David Whitney Jr. (builder of the David Whitney House).</p><br>
<p>The house was designated a Michigan State Historic Site in 1973 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.</p><br>
<p>The structure is now used for the law offices of VanOverbeke, Michaud, & Timmony, P. C.</p><br>
<h2>Description</h2><br>
<p>The Hudson–Evans House is a three-story house built of red brick on a rough-cut stone foundation, designed in a French Second Empire architectural style with Italianate influences. The floor-plan is basically rectangular, but the elaborate two-story bay windows that grace both sides of the house minimize the severity of the design. Arched moldings top the windows in the home, and the mansard roof includes colored slate laid in a decorative pattern. The porch on the home was apparently added after the original construction.</p><br>
<p>La Casa Alvarado, also known as the Alvarado Adobe, is a historic adobe structure built in 1840 and located on Old Settlers Lane in Pomona, California. It was declared a historic landmark in 1954 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.</p><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<p>The Casa Alvarado is located on a portion of the 22,000 acre Rancho San Jose granted to Ygnacio Palomares and Ricardo Vejas in 1837. In 1840, Palomares invited his close friend, Ygnacio Alvarado, to live on the ranch and gave him a plot of land near Palomares own home, La Casa Primera de Rancho San Jose. The land was given to Alvarado with the stipulation that Alvarado would build a chapel in his home to be used for church services when padres visited from the Mission San Gabriel Arcángel. The Alvarados adobe living room was also the site of the first public school classes in the Pomona Valley, starting in 1870 or 1871.</p><br>
<p>For more than 120 years, the house had only three owners. It remained in the Alvardo family from 1840 to 1886, when it was purchased and occupied by Dr. Benjamin S. Nichols and his family. Prior to 1900, Dr. Nichols added redwood frame additions to the house; of the 14 rooms in the house, five are part of the original adobe. The house remained in the Nichols family for 65 years.</p><br>
<p>In 1951, Alphonse and Isabel Fages purchased the home. Alphonse was born in Pomona and a descendant of Ricardo Vejar, who in 1837 was the co-grantee of the Rancho San Jose along with Ygnacio Palomares. Isabel was also the descendant of Spanish settlers and had served as the president of the Historical Society of Pomona Valley and the editor of the official publication of the Native Sons and Daughters of the Golden West. The Fages bought the adobe with plans to restore and preserve it. The house originally included two-and-a-half acres of land, but the Fages sold several lots reducing it to approximately one acre.</p><br>
<h2>Historic designation</h2><br>
<p>In 1954, the Native Daughters of the Golden West declared the Casa Alvarado to be a historic landmark and dedicated a historical marker on the site. The site was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. Though designated as a historic site, the Casa Alvarado remains a private home and is not open to the public. It is currently for sale (November 2009).</p><br>
<p>Holy Trinity Anglican Church is a large historic Carpenter Gothic style Anglican church building located at 40986 Western Road  in the unincorporated village of Alma, 4 miles north of Alberton, Prince Edward Island Canada. It was built of wood between 1888 and 1890 by local craftsmen Its steep pitched roof, lancet windows and entrance tower are typical of Carpenter Gothic churches. Its rear chancel has a separate roof line and appears to be an add on. The adjacent cemetery predates the church by one year. Because of its "well preserved carpenter Gothic architecture", its "association with the history of the Anglican Church in western Prince Edward Island" and "its contribution" to the community of Alma", it was designated a provincial heritage site by the province of Prince Edward Island on December 21, 2007.</p><br>
<p>Swan Island, part of the Waterhouse Island Group, is a 239 hectare granite island situated in Banks Strait, part of Bass Strait, lying close to the north-eastern coast of Tasmania, Australia.</p><br>
<p>Part of the island is privately owned and it contains an automated lighthouse, several houses and an airstrip. It has previously been subject to grazing by livestock. Several shipwrecks have been recorded here of vessels passing through Banks Strait; Brenda (1832), Mystery (1850), Union (1852).</p><br>
<p>Other islands in the Waterhouse Group include the Ninth, Tenth, Waterhouse, Little Waterhouse, Maclean, Baynes, Cygnet, Foster, Little Swan, Bird Rock, George Rocks, St Helens, and Paddys islands.</p><br>
<h2>Fauna</h2><br>
<p>Swan Island forms part of the Cape Portland Important Bird Area. Recorded breeding seabird and wader species are little penguin, short-tailed shearwater, Pacific gull, silver gull, sooty oystercatcher, pied oystercatcher, hooded plover, Caspian tern and crested tern. Cape Barren geese also nest on the island. Reptiles present include the metallic skink, Whites skink, Bougainvilles skink and tiger snake. European rabbits and house mice are present.</p><br>
<p>La Casa Primera de Rancho San Jose is a historic adobe structure built in 1837 in Pomona, California. It is the oldest home located in the Pomona Valley and in the old Rancho San Jose land grant. It was declared a historic landmark in 1954 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in April 1975.</p><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<p>The Rancho San Jose was created out of land seized from the Mission San Gabriel Arcángel in 1834 as part of the Mexican government&#39;s decree of secularization. In 1837, Mexican Governor Juan Bautista Alvarado granted the land to Ygnacio Palomares and Ricardo Vejar. The Rancho, covering 15,000 acre to 22,000 acre and much of eastern Los Angeles County, was operated by Palomares and Vejar as a sheep and cattle ranch.</p><br>
<p>After receiving the land grant, Palomares built his initial adobe homestead in 1837 on land that is now part of Pomona. The simple five-room adobe, which is known as the Casa Primera, was the first home in the Pomona Valley and was built in the Mexican adobe style with thick walls made of adobe brick. Palomares and his family lived at the Casa Primera for approximately seventeen years. Between 1850 and 1855, Palomares built a much larger adobe home for himself, known as the Ygnacio Palomares Adobe.</p><br>
<p>In 1867, Palomares son, Francisco Palomares, moved into the Casa Primera with his wife, Lujardo Alvarado. Francisco discovered an artesian well on the grounds of the adobe, the first such well discovered in the Pomona Valley. The well provided an ample supply of water, allowing Francisco to plant the area with orange trees, some of which were still thriving in the 1970s. Taking advantage of the areas water resources, Francisco and his partners also formed the Old Settlement Water Company in 1874. Portions of an old stone-lined canal built by the water company can still be seen in the area. Francisco Palomares lived in the Casa Primera until he died in 1882.</p><br>
<p>After Francisco&#39;s death, the Casa Primera was purchased by Dr. Benjamin S. Nichols, who also acquired the nearby La Casa Alvarado. Nichols, who had moved to Pomona from New York, became the President of the Pomona Land and Water Company.</p><br>
<p>In 1947, Roscoe Hart purchased the property and remained the owner until 1972. Hoping to preserve the Casa Primera, the Historical Society of Pomona Valley raised funds to purchase the property for a price up to $80,000. Another bidder said afterward she had been prepared to go to $100,000 but agreed not to raise the bid on learning she was bidding against the Historical Society.</p><br>
<p>After acquiring the Casa Primera, the Historical Society restored it with period furniture and opened it to the public as a historic museum. Since 1973, it has been a frequent location for traditional Mexican and Spanish folklorico celebrations, including Spanish shawl displays, music and dancing. In 1987, a celebration was held at the Casa Primera celebrating the 150th anniversary of the signing of the Rancho San Jose land grant. The celebration included Mexican dancers, strolling musicians, a parade of the descendants of early Mexican families, and a staged wedding ceremony with the principals and guests dressed in period costume.</p><br>
<h2>Historic designation</h2><br>
<p>The site was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1975. The building is operated as a museum by the Historical Society of Pomona Valley.</p><br>
<p>The George Rocks, part of the Waterhouse Island Group, are a group of three adjacent uninhabited granite islets and associated reefs with a combined area of 7 hectare, situated in Banks Strait, part of Bass Strait, lying close to the north-eastern coast of Tasmania, Australia.</p><br>
<p>Other islands in the Waterhouse Group include Ninth, Tenth, Waterhouse, Little Waterhouse, Maclean, Baynes, Gygnet, Swan, Foster, Little Swan, St Helens and Paddys islands and Bird Rock islet.</p><br>
<h2>Fauna</h2><br>
<p>Recorded breeding seabird species are little penguin, short-tailed shearwater, white-faced storm-petrel, silver gull, black-faced cormorant and crested tern. Introduced mammals are rabbits and rats. The metallic skink is present.</p><br>
<p>The St Helens Island, part of the Waterhouse Island Group, is a 51 hectare granite island situated in the Tasman Sea, lying close to the north-eastern coast of Tasmania, Australia.</p><br>
<p>Other islands in the Waterhouse Group include Ninth, Tenth, Waterhouse, Little Waterhouse, Maclean, Baynes, Foster, Swan, Little Swan, Cygnet and Paddys islands and Bird Rock and George Rocks islets.</p><br>
<h2>Fauna</h2><br>
<p>The island is a conservation area, though it has been burnt in the past and is still subject to severe rabbit grazing. The island forms part of the St Helens Important Bird Area, identified as such by BirdLife International because of its importance as a breeding site for seabirds and waders.</p><br>
<p>Recorded breeding seabird species are little penguin, short-tailed shearwater, common diving-petrel, white-faced storm-petrel, Pacific gull and silver gull. European rabbits have been introduced. The metallic skink is present.</p><br>
<p>The Paddys Island, part of the Waterhouse Island Group, is a 4.6 hectare uninhabited granite island situated in the Tasman Sea, lying close to the north-eastern coast of Tasmania, Australia.</p><br>
<p>Other islands in the Waterhouse Group include Ninth, Tenth, Waterhouse, Little Waterhouse, Maclean, Baynes, Foster, Swan, Little Swan, Cygnet and St Helens islands and Bird Rock and George Rocks islets.</p><br>
<h2>Fauna</h2><br>
<p>The island forms part of the St Helens Important Bird Area, identified as such by BirdLife International because of its importance as a breeding site for seabirds and waders.</p><br>
<p>Recorded breeding seabird and wader species are little penguin, Pacific gull, silver gull, kelp gull, sooty oystercatcher and Caspian tern.</p><br>
<p>William Miller Chapel and Ascension Rock is a historic district in New York that encompasses the home of William Miller, who was a Baptist preacher, from the United States, credited with beginning the mid-nineteenth century North American religious movement that was known as the Millerites. After his prophetic interpretations did not happen as he expected, new heirs of his message emerged, including Seventh-day Adventists and Advent Christians. Later movements found inspiration in Miller&#39;s emphasis on Bible prophecy.</p><br>
<p>It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975. The historic district&#39;s boundaries were increased in 1994, with the increase named William Miller Farm Historic District or alternatively as William Miller Chapel Boundary Increase.</p><br>
<p>The Adamson House and its associated land, which was known as Vaquero Hill in the nineteenth century, is a historic house and gardens in Malibu, California. The residence and estate is on the coast, within Malibu Lagoon State Beach park.</p><br>
<p>It has been called the "Taj Mahal of Tile" due to its extensive use of decorative ceramic tiles created by Rufus Keeler of Malibu Potteries. The house was built in 1929 for Rhoda Rindge Adamson and Merritt Huntley Adamson, based on a Mediterranean Revival design by Stiles O. Clements of the architectural firm of Morgan, Walls & Clements. The Adamson House was designated as California Historical Landmark No. 966 around 1977, and added to the National Register of Historic Places around 1985.</p><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<h3>Rindge-Adamson family</h3><br>
<p>Frederick Hastings Rindge was a wealthy Boston businessman who relocated to Los Angeles, and owned the "Rindge Ranch," which included the historic Spanish land concession Rancho Topanga Malibu Sequit, enlarged by subsequent land purchases surrounding the ranch. The Rindge Ranch thus encompassed present day Malibu, California, and small portions of the Santa Monica Mountains. His daughter was Rhoda Agatha Rindge Adamson.</p><br>
<p>Merritt Adamson (1888–1949) was a graduate of the University of Southern California Law School and was the captain of the 1912 football team, the first USC team to be known as the "Trojans." Adamson met Rhoda Rindge while he was employed as the foreman of the Rindge Ranch. Rhoda Rindge reportedly became interested in him when she helped to nurse him back to good health after he was injured in an accident. The couple was married in 1915. In 1916 Adamson established a dairy business in the San Fernando Valley, in Tarzana known as Adohr Farms, the name representing his wifes name spelled backwards. The business became one of the countrys largest dairies, operating one of the largest herds of Guernsey cows in the world.</p><br>
<h3>Construction and architecture</h3><br>
<p>The two-story, ten-room Adamson House was designed by Stiles O. Clements and built of steel-reinforced concrete. Completed in 1930, Stiles called the house an outstanding example of modified Mediterranean Revival-style architecture. Architectural historians refer to the style as a synthesis of Spanish Colonial Revival and Moorish Revival architecture.</p><br>
<p>The house features teak woodworking, fireplaces in several interior and outdoor patio rooms, handpainted ceilings, lead-framed bottle glass windows, and "wrought-iron filigrees fitting over the windows like intricate jewelery." The main floor is dominated by a large living room with windows on three sides. The room is still furnished as it was when the Adamsons lived there, including the large radio on which the family received news of the attack on Pearl Harbor. Other rooms on the main floor include a guest bedroom with a bathroom that is tiled literally from floor to ceiling, a dining room with an old convent table overlooking the ocean, a kitchen with an early version of a dishwasher and a colorful tiled clock, and the main entrance with its imposing wood door and tiled entrance table.</p><br>
<p>There are four bedrooms and a small kitchenette upstairs. The master bedroom, where Mr. and Mrs. Adamson slept, is on the southwest corner of the house. It has a large tiled bathroom, and Mrs. Adamsons clothes and hat collection remain in her closet. Next to the master bedroom is the one designed for the Adamsons son; its bathroom has detailed tiles depicting ships and nautical scenes. The girls bedroom in the center facing the ocean has a tremendous view of the ocean and coast. These three bedrooms open onto a large upstairs patio with the homes most spectacular panoramic view of the ocean, the Malibu lagoon and the coast in both directions. The fourth bedroom upstairs is at the eastern end of the second floor and looks out of a large Dombeya tree that blooms with spectacular bright red flowers in the spring.</p><br>
<p>Another striking feature of the house is the tiled swimming pool set into the sand that was equipped with a special filtering and heating apparatus that permitted the pool to be filled with either salt or freshwater. The Los Angeles Times in 1930 noted that the unusual features made the "plunge one of the finest in the southland."</p><br>
<h3>A tile showcase</h3><br>
<p>Adamson House is best known for its extensive use of locally produced Malibu tile. In 1926, May K. Rindge (Rhonda Rindge Adamsons mother) established a tileworks east of the Malibu Pier. The factory was run by Rufus Keeler, an innovative ceramic engineer, who worked with local artisans to design decorative art tile, employing more than 100 persons in the late 1920s and creating "some of the most colorful and inventive glazed tiles in the country." Hand-crafted art tile fired from local clay was specially designed for each room of the Adamson House. Even the ceiling of one of the bathrooms was tiled. In 1930, the Los Angeles Times reported: "Striking tile effects have been obtained from original designs of the craftsmen and artists of the pottery and floors, walls and patios." Sixty-seven years later, the Los Angeles Times was still writing about the homes extraordinary tilework: "This huge Spanish-style mansion, built in 1929 (sic), might as well be called the house that tile built. Tile is everywhere — from the ceramic wall clock above the tile-topped oak table in the kitchen to the floor-to-ceiling tiled bathrooms."</p><br>
<p>One of the homes most popular examples of tilework is a 60 ft imitation Persian carpet made of tile, including small pieces designed to look like rug fringes. The Malibu Potteries only operated for six years from 1926–1932, and the Adamson House has many of the potteries most significant remaining works.</p><br>
<h3>Early use</h3><br>
<p>The house was originally a vacation beach cottage, but the Adamsons eventually made it their permanent home. In December 1932, a fire started in the electrical wiring of the garage. One of the bedrooms was badly damaged, and the entire house was threatened by intense flames. The fire was put out by pumping crews from the forestry stations at Fernwood and Las Flores, aided by the Malibu Beach colony fire department. During World War II, the bathhouse was used by the United States Coast Guard as a local headquarters to watch out over the Malibu coast.</p><br>
<h3>Eminent domain and plans for beach parking</h3><br>
<p>After the death of her husband, Rhoda Rindge Adamson continued to live in the house until her own death in April 1962. After her death, her heirs announced plans to build a $10–12 million "deluxe Waikiki-type beach resort" on the 13 acre site, while preserving the house as an art and history museum. The State of California, however, filed an eminent domain lawsuit in 1966, seeking to raze the house and turn it into beach parking. The state won its eminent domain lawsuit and purchased the property from the Adamson estate at the $2.69 million valuation set by the court.</p><br>
<h3>Preservation as a museum</h3><br>
<p>Despite the states victory in the eminent domain proceeding, the Malibu Historical Society, supported by the Los Angeles County Department of Parks and Recreation and the Adamson family, together with other leading Malibu citizens, fought over the next ten years to have the Adamson House preserved. In addition to its extensive use of Malibu tile, preservationists touted the house as "a prime example of California Moorish-Spanish architecture." In 1976, preservationists won a victory when Herbert Rhodes, the director of the states Department of Parks and Recreation, overruled staff recommendations to use the land for beach parking and recommended preservation of the entire property.</p><br>
<p>Sylvia Rindge Adamson Neville, a granddaughter of Frederick Rindge, donated money to help restore the house, and additional funds were raised by the Malibu Historical Society. The house is open to the public for tours on Wednesdays through Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.</p><br>
<p>While the house is looked after by a dedicated staff of state employees and volunteers, a lack of funding from the state has led to maintenance problems as of September 2008. The area beneath the upstairs balcony overlooking the ocean shows signs of deterioration. A large iron barbecue grill that was a gift from Will Rogers to the Adamson family had been left exposed to the elements and is in need of repair. Several tile-topped tables that formerly sat in the backyard have been vandalized and now sit in an enclosed area.</p><br>
<h2>Pop Culture</h2><br>
<p>Featured in the 1975 Mannix episode A Word Called Courage. Featured in Knots Landing season 8 to 10, as Abby Ewing&#39;s house, from 1987 to 1989.</p><br>
<h2>Historic designations</h2><br>
<p>In October 1977, the house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places. And in November 1985, it was also designated as a California Historical Landmark by the California Historic Resources Commission.</p><br>
<p>The abbey of Santa María la Real de la Oliva, or simply La Oliva, is a Cistercian monastery in Carcastillo, Navarre, Spain. It was declared Bien de Interés Cultural in 1880.</p><br>
<h2>Description</h2><br>
<p>Active Cistercian Monastery originally established 1150 as a daughter of l&#39;Escaladieu / Morimond. Present buildings date from 13th - 15th centuries.</p><br>
<p>Construction at the site is attributed first in 1134 to King García Ramírez of Navarre, known as the restorer.</p><br>
<p>This king died in 1150 and the same year the abbey was founded, or refounded, as an offshoot of the Morimond and Escaladieu Abbeys.</p><br>
<p>It is protected as a historic monument (Ex-monasterio Cisterciense de Santa María de la Oliva).</p><br>
<h2>Address</h2><br>
<p>Address: Carretera Melinda, s/n, 31310 Carcastillo, Navarra, Spain.</p><br>
<p>Hornelen is a mountain in Bremanger Municipality in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. The mountain sits on the eastern end of the island of Bremangerlandet, along the Frøysjøen strait, in the Nordfjord region of Norway. At 860 m, it is the highest sea cliff in Europe, and has for a long time been used as a landmark for naval navigation. It is a 4-hour hike to the summit from Berleneset .</p><br>
<p>The horizontal distance from the summit to the sea is approximately 500 m. Approximately 1 km to the west of the cliffside is the highest point on the island Bremangerlandet, called Svartevassegga which has an elevation of 889 m. The rock in Hornelen consists of sandstone of Devonian age, and it constitutes an important part of the geology of Norway.</p><br>
<p>The Kimlin Cider Mill is located on the east side of Cedar Avenue in the Town of Poughkeepsie, on approximately two acres of land. A mid-19th century barn forms the core of the cider mill. The Mill was part of a larger agricultural property owned and operated by the Kimlin family since the family first came to this country from Ireland in the early 1850s. A commercial cider business at this site in the 1880s.</p><br>
<p>During the period of 1925-1935, Ralph R. Kimlin began the work of expanding the old barn to include not only the cider mill but also a public attraction including a cafe and a museum room. Mr. Kimlin greatly altered the original form and composition of the old barn. He filled the museum room with old farm tools, wildlife taxidermy, Native American artifacts, and other curiosities.</p><br>
<p>For most of the 20th century the Kimlin Cider Mill operated as a producer and retail outlet for apple cider. Its popularity with local residents, particularly the area&#39;s schoolchildren and students from nearby Vassar College, prompted Ralph R. Kimlin to embellish the exterior of the building and to create indoor spaces for the enjoyment of his customers.</p><br>
<p>The property surrounding the Mill soon became a park. Mr. Kimlin also raised a sizable flock of sheep in the pasture behind the Mill with the hopes of preserving the traditional farm life that was once an integral part of life in the area, but which was already beginning to disappear at the time.</p><br>
<p>The Kimlin Cider Mill closed its doors in 1990. On February 20, 2008, the cider mill and remaining 2 acre of the farm where purchased by Cider Mill Friends of Open Space & Historic Preservation, Inc., a grass roots citizens&#39; group formed in May 2000, which became a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization in January 2001. The mission of the Cider Mill Friends is to protect open space and the historic resources in the Town of Poughkeepsie through restoration and advocacy programs and land acquisition. Through the efforts of the Cider Mill Friends, the Kimlin Cider Mill has been listed on the New York State and National Registers of Historic Places and designated as a Town of Poughkeepsie Historic Landmark.</p><br>
<p>Cider Mill Friends can be contacted through their.</p><br>
<p>Listed on the National Register of Historic Places.</p><br>
<p>The Zeledeyeva River is a river in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia. Its source is in the Byrranga Mountains.</p><br>
<p>It flows across desolate tundra regions into the Kara Sea.</p><br>
<p>The Zeledeyeva River freezes up in late September or early October and stays under the ice until June.</p><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<p>In 1922, while leading a geological expedition, Nikolay Urvantsev came across a small hut made of driftwood, 2 km from the estuary of the Zeledeyeva River. He and his party found there the lost mail of Roald Amundsen&#39;s 1919 Arctic expedition trusted to crew members Peter Tessem and Paul Knutsen. The mail and scientific data that the two ill-fated Norwegians had been carrying was lying abandoned on the Kara Sea shore strewn about by the bears.</p><br>
<p>This river is now within the Great Arctic State Nature Reserve, the largest nature reserve of Russia and one of the biggest in the world.</p><br>
<p>The Uboynaya River is a river in the Taymyr Peninsula, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russian Federation. Its source is in the Byrranga Mountains.</p><br>
<p>It flows across desolate tundra regions into the Kara Sea. The lichen Dactylina arctica is common and abundant in the area.</p><br>
<p>The Uboynaya River freezes up in late September or early October and stays under the ice until June. In the short summer the area is a breeding ground for certain birds, like the dunlin.</p><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<p>In 1922, while leading a geological expedition, Nikolay Urvantsev found abandoned skis at the mouth of the Uboynaya River. They belonged to Roald Amundsen&#39;s 1919 Arctic expedition&#39;s ill-fated crew members Peter Tessem and Paul Knutsen.</p><br>
<p>This river is now within the Great Arctic State Nature Reserve, the largest nature reserve of Russia and one of the biggest in the world.</p><br>
<p>Cape Vilda  is a headland in the Kara Sea, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russian Federation. This cape is located on the western shore of the Taymyr Peninsula, at the western end of Middendorff Bay.</p><br>
<p>The Myachina Islands, a group of two small islets, lie 3 km north of Cape Vilda.</p><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<p>In 1921 Nikifor Begichev led a Soviet expedition in search for Roald Amundsens 1919 Arctic expeditions crew members Peter Tessem and Paul Knutsen on request of the government of Norway. Checking the remains of campfires, Begichev was able to establish that Amundsen&#39;s men had passed Cape Vilda, more than halfway down their journey, and that at that point all was well. Captain Jakobsen, a Norwegian who went with Begichev, found later an abandoned sledge 90 km west of Mys Vil’da, indicating that something had gone wrong with his two ill-fated compatriots.</p><br>
<p>Whitewater Lake is located in Walworth County, Wisconsin, United States in the Kettle Moraine State Forest.</p><br>
<p>Whitewater Lake is associated through a flow with Rice Lake. Fish found in the lake include northern pike, largemouth bass, walleye, and blue gill. In the winter the lake is strewn with ice shanties when fisherman compete in the Lions Annual February "Fish-A-Ree".</p><br>
<p>Because of its location near Kettle Moraine State Forest and Natureland County Park, the area is known for biking (on-road and off-road), golf, hiking, camping, hang gliding, cross-country skiing, water skiing, swimming, fishing, and boating.</p><br>
<p>Native Americans once referred to Whitewater as "Minneiska", now the name of the local Minneiska Ski Team.</p><br>
<p>Heart Prairie Lutheran Church and Cemetery, a 150-year-old pioneer Norwegian church, sits on the shores of the lake. The church, which is on the National Register of Historic Places, is still in its original state and continues to hold summer services by oil lamp.</p><br>
<p>A smaller Whitewater Lake, a Bass Lake, a Round Lake, and a pre-glacial valley preceded the current Whitewater Lake in the same location. These lakes and the valley were impounded in 1946-47 to create the current lake. An attempt had been made to do the same in 1927, but legal action forced removal of impounding gates.</p><br>
<p>Major features of the lake include a length of 2.6 miles, a width of 0.6 miles, a shoreline length of 10.0 miles, a north bay, a south bay, and a central peninsula, a long ridge of gravel and other sediment called an esker, 1.3 miles long, extending from the north of the lake, and topped by Ridge Road.</p><br>
<p>Whitewater Lake has its major streamflow into the lake from Whitewater Lake inlet at the south end of the lake, in the south bay, where there are several springs. Inflow to the lake from this inlet is fifteen percent of the lake inflow. Fifty-seven percent more of the lake inflow is from ground water in the ground adjacent the lake. Precipitation (rain, snow, etc.) accounts for twenty-six percent more of lake inflow. Near-lake drainage of two percent completes the inflow. The lake dam is concrete, about 10 feet wide, and when water crests the dam, it flows into Whitewater Creek, which drains into Rice Lake to the north and west.</p><br>
<p>Starting from the north and moving clockwise, the following are on the shoreline or extend to the shoreline. Kettle Moraine State Forest - Southern Unit protects wooded shoreline and extends north into a camping area and a portion of the Ice Age Trail for hiking. Camp Joy to the east of the Parks reach to the shore is a Baptist summer camp and conference center. South of the peninsula, Scenic Ridge Campground provides camping, a camp store, and hosts summer performances of the Minnieska Ski Team. Nearby the Campground is Heart Prairie Church, see above. Natureland Park, a Walworth County park, is at the southwest corner of the lake, at the lake inlet, with the springs, a picnic area, pavilion, cabin, and hiking. The Whitewater Lions Club is west of Scenic Ridge. JNTs Parkside Marina is adjacent a State Park boat ramp and public beach, completing the circle of the lake.</p><br>
<p>Boating on the lake is regulated by the Town of Whitewater, with slow-no-wake areas and time-of-day speed restrictions. The area is also managed by the Whitewater-Rice Lakes Management District, which concerns itself with lake water quality and management. The Greater Whitewater Lake Property Owners Association, which represents property owners, holds events and provides area information.</p><br>
<p>Mount Elsay is a mountain in southwestern British Columbia, Canada, located 14 km northeast of the City of North Vancouver near the middle of Mount Seymour Provincial Park in the District of North Vancouver. It is a part of the North Shore Mountains, rising from the shores of Indian Arm to a summit of 1,419 m. It is named after nearby Elsay Lake and Creek. These names are thought to derive from a Scottish settler, probably after a place name in Scotland.</p><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<p>A common misconception is that Elsay was originally named Mt Jarrett in honour of George Jarrett, a South African who became the first secretary of the British Columbia Mountaineering Club (BCMC), in 1909. In fact, the name Jarrett was given to a nearby peak to the north which is sometimes called Deacon Peak.</p><br>
<p>The first recorded ascent of Elsay was on May 6, 1923 by a BCMC group of 29 hikers, led by the legendary BCMC Director Tom Fyles (England 1887 - 1979; Mount Fyles near Bella Coola is named in his honour), coming from Seymour and past Runner.</p><br>
<h2>Hiking routes</h2><br>
<p>Unlike the nearby Mount Seymour, Elsay is not visited by hikers with much frequency. Two routes are most popular; the best hike is to go out by one and return by the other. The West Trail is reached by hiking toward Mount Seymour, then bearing left (west) in the saddle between Second and Third Peaks. A rough route poorly marked with tapes takes one around Mount Seymour&#39;s West flank, across the gully below Runner Peak, then trends upward to the ridge, then a rock face to the summit. Alternately, the Elsay Lake Trail takes one to the East of Mount Seymour, across several rock slides, then up a large talus slope (bear right to the low point of the ridge) to join the other trail on the south shoulder of the mountain. The route to Vicar Lakes, Mount Bishop and the Indian Arm Trail heads left shortly after the ridge starts to rise to Mount Elsay.</p><br>
<p>The Peak is flanked by Mount Bishop and Elsay Lake on the North, with Mount Seymour and Runner Peak to the South. This is rough backcountry and should be approached only with caution and experience.</p><br>
<h2>Crash site discovery</h2><br>
<p>On 28 April 1947, a Lockheed 18 Lodestar Fin 53 CF-TDF, by Trans-Canada Air Lines (now Air Canada), disappeared in southwestern British Columbia with 15 people on board with no survivors. The crash site was discovered 47 years later, in September 1994, on Mount Elsay.</p><br>
<p>The Shinmachi River is a river found in the heart of Tokushima City in Tokushima Prefecture.</p><br>
<p>It has the Suketō River, Tamiya River, Sako River, and Sumiyoshijima River as its tributaries.</p><br>
<p>At current, the non-profit organization Shinmachi Preservation Committee is in charge of keeping the river clean and holding tours around the river via boat.</p><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<p>During the Edo period the Shinmachi River was a very busy area due to the travel of boats carrying Indigo Dyeing wares, one of the main trades supporting finance in the region at the time.</p><br>
<h2>Geography</h2><br>
<p>The Shinmachi River runs through the middle of the capital city of Tokushima Prefecture - Tokushima City, and passes by many well known tourist spots within the city area.</p><br>
<h2>Water</h2><br>
<p>Up until the early Shōwa period, the condition of the river was so good as to allow people to swim there during the summertime. However, in the coming years the river became increasingly polluted and thus unsuitable for swimming. Efforts in recent years to clean up the river have improved its overall condition greatly, but there still remains some sludge on the bottom of the river and it has yet to return to its former glory.</p><br>
<h2>Main events along the waterway</h2><br>
<h3>Events</h3><br>
<p>The Aibahama Park and Mizugiwai Park areas along the riverside are popular spots for events. The river itself is also used during an event each Christmas, in which people dressed in Santa suits distribute gifts to children along the riverside from atop boats. Over 3,000 presents are given out each year.</p><br>
<h3>Tourist spots</h3><br>
<p>Tokushima City is home to many different historical sites due to its long history as the capital city in the region.</p><br>
<p>The Suketō River, also called the Fukushima River, is a river in Tokushima Prefecture, Japan.</p><br>
<h2>Course</h2><br>
<p>It starts on the western side of Hyōtan-jima where the Shinmachi River hits the Mitsuai Bridge and runs around to meet the river again to the east. The river passes through the Maegawa, Suketō, Fukushima, and Hyōtan-jima districts, as well as several others. In midstream, the Suketō River branches out into the Ōokagawa and Sumiyoshi-jima Rivers, and is known by some people as the "Fukushima River" in the area where it passes by the district of the same name. The Suketō River is crossed by the Mitsuai, Maegawa, Nishi no Maru, Suketō, New Suketō, Myōjin, Tokusumi, Fukushima, Sumiyoshi, New Fukushima, Nakazu and several other bridges.</p><br>
<h2>Ecology</h2><br>
<p>According to research in the year 2006, the river has a COD of around 4–5ppm, making it slightly dirtied, but the water is clear to 50 cm in depth and still relatively clean. At current, the Shinmachi Preservation Committee is working towards keeping the river and its waterways clean.</p><br>
<p>In the year 2007, a stingray was found living in the waters of the river. While the exact details remain unknown, it is said to have made its way there from the Yoshino River Mouth.</p><br>
<h2>Fukushima River</h2><br>
<p>The Fukushima River is another name for the Suketō River, mostly supported by those living further downstream of the river than the Fukushima Bridge. While the name Fukushima refers to one of the prefectures in Japan, it is also a suburb in Tokushima City. Interestingly, while the river is recorded as the "Suketō River" on the Fukushima Bridge, it is recorded as "Fukushima River" on the New Fukushima Bridge.</p><br>
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<p>Elsay Lake is a lake 15 km NE of the City of North Vancouver, located near the Centre of Mount Seymour Provincial Park in the District of North Vancouver, British Columbia. Originally named Mystery Lake and still known to some as such.</p><br>
<p>It has subsequently been renamed Lake Elsay, after nearby Elsay Creek. This name is thought to derive from a Scottish settler, probably after a place name in Scotland.</p><br>
<h2>Hiking routes</h2><br>
<p>It is most easily accessed via the Elsay Lake Trail which takes one to the East of Mount Seymour and Mount Elsay. Although a rugged trail, it is fairly well marked, and can be accomplished by most reasonably fit and experienced people in 4–6 hours one way. Such is not the case for the two other, unofficial trails, one to the west of Mt Seymour and Mt Elsay, which continues on as the Indian Arm Trail after the point where one can head down to Elsay Lake, the other midway up the slopes above Indian Arm from the Mt Seymour access road to Elsay Creek, thence following the creek up to a junction with the official trail. Many inadvertent overnight stays and/or rescues have occurred here due to hikers underestimating the difficulty and time required for even the official trail. There is a small emergency shelter at the lake. Do not attempt without full knowledge of the terrain and routes.</p><br>
<p>Thunder Butte  is a prominent butte landmark located in the northwest corner of Ziebach County, South Dakota, in the United States. Thunder Butte is a landform that can be seen for many miles in every direction, and serves now  as an important orientation point for area residents, or a navigational aide for travelers crossing the surrounding plains. The prominent butte gives its name to a small community at its base, and to a small creek that runs into the Moreau River.</p><br>
<h2>Geography</h2><br>
<p>Thunder Butte was formed by differential erosion. Its summit is 2,733 feet (833.02 meters) above sea level, and rises some three to five hundred feet (90 - 150 metres) above the surrounding grasslands. Thunder Butte is the highest point in Ziebach County. Thunder Butte lies on the drainage divide between the Grand River, to the north, and the Moreau River to the south; both rivers drain eastward to the Missouri.</p><br>
<p>The butte is located about 75 miles (120 km) west of the Missouri River, and about 105 miles (170 km) northeast of the Black Hills, (both distances as the crow flies). The geographical coordinates of Thunder Butte (Wakinyan Paha) are Latitude N 45.319978 (49 19 12 N) and Longitude W -101.880704 (-101 52 51 W). The butte lies in the Southeast quarter of Section 26 of Township 16 North, Range 18 East.</p><br>
<h2>Native Americans and Thunder Butte</h2><br>
<p>Thunder Butte is “Wakinyan Paha” in the language of the Lakota people, to whom the butte has historic, religious and cultural significance. In traditional Lakota lore, thunder originated on the butte. The Lakota Sioux tribe has resided in this area since about 1776, after driving out the Cheyenne, (who had driven out the Kiowa, who had in their turn driven off previous Native American possessors.) A high concentration of Lakota Sioux people still reside around the Thunder Butte landmark -- Ziebach County, where Thunder Butte is located, has a 72.29% Native American population. The prominent landmark is clearly visible from two surrounding reservations of the Lakota and Dakota Sioux people; the butte is within the Cheyenne River Indian Reservation which has Lakota people from four bands/tribes of the Lakota nation, and the butte is only a short distance from the southern boundary of the Standing Rock Indian Reservation which has people of the Lakota and Dakota nations</p><br>
<h2>Geology</h2><br>
<p>Thunder Butte has an erosion resistant cap of harder Paleocene age sedimentary rock known as the Ludlow Formation. Lower elevations of surroundings grasslands/plains are underlain by the softer and more easily eroded Hell Creek sedimentary rock. The cap of Ludlow Formation rock is an erosional remnant, and other buttes in this area of western South Dakota are also capped by similar Ludlow Formation erosional remnants. Geological maps are available online, which show Thunder Butte, and its cap of the Ludlow Formation; see the 15 minute (1:62,500 scale) Glad Valley geologic map, which can be viewed and downloaded from the SD Geological Surveys website. The regional geological aspect can also be viewed on the Geologic map of South Dakota, but Thunder Butte&#39;s cap of Ludlow Formation rock is too small a feature to be shown on the regional map with its larger 1:500,000 scale.</p><br>
<h2>In literature</h2><br>
<p>Literary references to Thunder Butte appear in the story of Hugh Glass, a mountain man/trapper with the 1823 party of William Henry Ashley and Andrew Henry, which was traveling overland from Fort Kiowa to Fort Henry at the mouth of the Yellowstone River. In August 1823, on the south fork of the Grand River (located north west of Thunder Butte, in Perkins County, South Dakota), Hugh Glass encountered a grizzly bear and was so badly mauled that he was left for dead by the others in his party. Reviving, he found himself alone and unable to travel except by crawling. Hugh Glass crawled from the Grand River to the Moreau River and then on south to the Cheyenne River, a distance of some 80 to 100 miles (130 - 160 km). This "crawl" consumed six weeks. After reaching the Cheyenne River, Hugh Glass recuperated for a time and then fashioned a crude raft on which he floated down the Cheyenne River and Missouri River to Fort Kiowa. The Grand-to-Moreau-to-Cheyenne River "crawl" took Glass by Thunder Butte on the divide between the Moreau and Grand Rivers, and factual and fictional accounts note that in making his crawl to the Cheyenne River, Hugh Glass navigated by watching Thunder Butte which was first ahead, then alongside, then behind him.</p><br>
<p>Thunder Butte has been commemorated by white settlers who saw beauty and majesty in the prominent landmark. The following poem was written by G. M. Drummond, who was appointed Zeibach County Superintendent of Schools in 1912 and elected in 1927. A pioneer and longtime resident of the area, Mr. Drummond died in 1973.</p><br>
<p>"Thunder Butte"</p><br>
<p>In northern Ziebach County</p><br>
<p>Stands Thunder Butte alone</p><br>
<p>The monarch of surrounding hills...</p><br>
<p>With a diadem of stone!</p><br>
<p>He stood there countless ages,</p><br>
<p>While red men roamed the plains</p><br>
<p>And Buffalo and antelope</p><br>
<p>Grazed over vast domains.</p><br>
<p>There still he stands undaunted,</p><br>
<p>While seasons come and go,</p><br>
<p>Unchanged alike by summer sun</p><br>
<p>Or by the Winter snow.</p><br>
<p>The Persepolis of Persia</p><br>
<p>Stood not more dignified,</p><br>
<p>Nor the Acropolis of Athens</p><br>
<p>In its historic pride!</p><br>
<p>Rule on, Majestic Mountain!</p><br>
<p>May nothing ever mar</p><br>
<p>Your innate rugged beauty,</p><br>
<p>That may be seen afar.</p><br>
<p>G. M. Drummond</p><br>
<p>From, “South Dakota&#39;s Ziebach County, History of the Prairie” published in 1982 by the Ziebach County Historical Society in Dupree, SD.</p><br>
<h2>Other Geographical Features and Locations Named After Thunder Butte</h2><br>
<p>Thunder Butte Creek originates to the west of the butte, and flows by the southwest side of the butte, and then extends southeasterly to join the Moreau River. The small unincorporated community of Thunder Butte is located near this river junction at these geographical coordinates: Lat. 45.21166 N, Long. -101.670016 W.</p><br>
<p>The Lillian & Albert Small Jewish Museum, also known as the Adas Israel Synagogue, is located at 701 Third Street Northwest Washington, D.C., in the Judiciary Square neighborhood. It is the oldest surviving synagogue building in the District. It was erected in 1876 by the Adas Israel Congregation. The museum is operated by the Jewish Historical Society of Greater Washington. The museum&#39;s executive director is Laura Apelbaum.</p><br>
<p>The museum building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the D.C. Inventory of Historic Sites, and Historic American Buildings Survey. It is among the oldest synagogue buildings still standing in the United States. It is also an official project of the Save America&#39;s Treasures program.</p><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<p>Ulysses S. Grant attended the synagogue&#39;s dedication on June 9, 1876 — the first Jewish service attended by a sitting USA president. The congregation moved to a new building in 1908.</p><br>
<p>Originally located at 6th and G Streets Northwest, Washington, D.C., the building was moved to its current location three blocks away in 1969.</p><br>
<p>It is slated for a second move so that the property can be redeveloped for a mixed-use project. Its new permanent home will be at 3rd and F Streets NW, slightly closer to the building&#39;s original location. The new move will allow the synagogue to face east, the standard orientation in Jewish tradition.</p><br>
<p>After years of planning and fundraising, the congregation completed and dedicated its first synagogue building just in time for the nation’s Centennial celebration—providing a strong and symbolic presence for Jewish immigrants on that historic occasion. The synagogue stood at the corner of 6th and G Streets, NW, in the heart of the city’s residential and commercial center, where many of the congregants lived and worked.</p><br>
<p>An influx of immigrants from Eastern Europe and Russia swelled the congregation’s numbers. The congregation continued to worship in the original synagogue until 1908, when a new building at Sixth and I Streets, NW, was dedicated. The original building was sold to Stephen Gatti, an Italian fruit dealer and real estate investor who lived a block away. In the 1910s, Saint Sophia’s Greek Orthodox Church worshiped in the second-floor sanctuary. A succession of churches followed in the 1920s to 1940s.</p><br>
<p>During the course of the next 60 years, the former synagogue’s first floor was divided into retail spaces and housed a bicycle shop, barber, Joseph Funger’s grocery store, Anthony Litteri’s delicatessen, and other businesses.</p><br>
<p>In the 1960s, plans for the construction of Metro headquarters threatened the building with demolition. With the support of federal and city agencies, the Jewish Historical Society of Greater Washington saved the building and moved it three city blocks to its current location at Third and G Streets, NW. On September 1, 1969, President Richard Nixon signed a law authorizing the District to purchase the building and lease it to the Society for historic preservation purposes—at $1 a year for 99 years.</p><br>
<p>The historic synagogue building has been restored by the Jewish Historical Society of Greater Washington and is now home to the Lillian & Albert Small Jewish Museum. Washington’s oldest surviving synagogue building, it’s listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the D.C. Inventory of Historic Sites, and the Historic American Buildings Survey. It is among the oldest synagogue buildings still standing in the United States. It is also an official project of the Save America’s Treasures program. Today the Jewish Historical Society of Greater Washington hosts building tours, walking tours, lectures, student field trips, weddings, and bar and bat mitzvahs in the historic sanctuary.</p><br>
<p>The Elisha Taylor House is a historic private house located at 59 Alfred Street in Midtown Detroit, Michigan, within the Brush Park district. The house was designated a Michigan State Historic Site in 1973</p><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<p>The Elisha Taylor House was built in 1871 for William H. Craig, a local lawyer, land speculator, and president of the Detroit Board of Trade. The architects were Koch & Hess of Milwaukee and Detroit. In 1875, Craig sold the house to attorney Elisha Taylor. Taylor was a Detroit attorney who held many offices during his career, including City Attorney, assistant Michigan Attorney General from 1837 to 1841, and Circuit Court Commissioner from 1846 to 1854.</p><br>
<h2>Description</h2><br>
<p>The Elisha Taylor House is two-and-a-half stories tall, made of red brick on a rough stone foundation. The structure is an eclectic mix of Gothic and Tudor Revival with elements of other styles, including Queen Anne and Italianate.</p><br>
<h2>Current use</h2><br>
<p>Since 1981, the structure has been used as a center for art and architectural study. The interior has been well preserved, boasting original fireplaces, mirrors, woodwork, decorative plaster, stenciling, Mintons floor tiles, parquet floors, and etched glass.</p><br>
<p>Aberdeen Falls is a picturesque 98 m high waterfall on the Kehelgamu Oya near Ginigathena, in the Nuwara Eliya District of Sri Lanka. Aberdeen is named after the place Aberdeen, the third largest city in Scotland and the capital of Aberdeenshire. Kehelgamu Oya is a major tributary of the Kelani River.</p><br>
<p>From Ginigathena town, proceed along Ambatale Road up to the Buddha statue at the end. Then park your vehicles and walk about 1.2 km along the little bit worse road. Keep in mind that viper, snakes are in this nature. Do not bathe at the middle of the pool and do not swim to the middle, because it is very common of deaths. This waterfall is very beautiful and it is covered with a big stone complex behind. The waterfall is ranked as the 18th highest on the Island.</p><br>
<p>The Armorican Massif  is a geologic massif that covers a large area in the northwest of France, including Brittany, the western part of Normandy and the Pays de la Loire. It is important because it is connected to Dover on the British side of the English Channel and there has been tilting back and forth that has controlled the geography on both sides.</p><br>
<p>Its name comes from the old Armorica, a Gaul area between the Loire and the Seine rivers. The massif is composed of metamorphic and magmatic rocks that were metamorphosed and/or deformed during the Hercynian or Variscan orogeny (400 to 280 million years ago) and the earlier Cadomian orogeny (650 to 550 million years ago). The region was uplifted when the Bay of Biscay opened during the Cretaceous period. The Cantabrian Mountains and the Armorican Massif were then rift shoulders of the Bay of Biscay.</p><br>
<p>The competent old rocks of the Armorican Massif have been eroded to a plateaulike peneplain. The highest summit, the Mont des Avaloirs (Mayenne département), is just above sea level. The western part of the Armorican Massif (which covers Brittany) are the Monts d&#39;Arrée.</p><br>
<h2>Geology</h2><br>
<p>During the Neoproterozoic, older parts of the Armorican Massif formed the northern margin of the paleocontinent Gondwana. During the Paleozoic era, the Armorican Massif was part of the microcontinent Armorica, which probably also included terranes found in the Vosges, Black Forest and Bohemian Massif further east. Armorica rifted off the northern margin of Gondwana somewhere during the Ordovician or Silurian periods to move northward and collide with Laurussia during the Hercynian orogeny.</p><br>
<p>The oldest rocks of the massif are Neoproterozoic sediments of the Brioverian Supergroup which were deformed and metamorphosed during the Cadomian orogeny. These are overlain by lower Paleozoic (Cambrian to Devonian) (meta-)sediments. The whole sequence was deformed, metamorphosed and intruded by felsic magmas during the Hercynian orogeny.</p><br>
<p>The massif is cut in three by two major late Hercynian southeast-northwest striking shear zones (the North and South Armorican Shear Zones). The divisions are simply called the North, Central and South Armorican Zones. Generally the north was less deformed during the Hercynian orogeny than the south. The South Armorican Zone is considered part of the core of the Hercynian orogeny, comparable to the Moldanubian Zone of southern Germany and central Europe. Late Hercynian granitoid bodies were intruded along the South Armorican Shear Zone. The northern parts of the Armorican Massif have less intrusive rocks, although a small zone in the northwest of Brittany (Léon Zone) forms an exception.</p><br>
<p>Kates Cottage  is situated near to the summit of Slieau Ree  adjacent to the 34th Milestone racing road-side milestone marker used for the Snaefell Mountain Course on the primary A18 Mountain Road in Onchan parish, Isle of Man.</p><br>
<p>As Keppel Gate, the section of A18 Mountain Road including Kate&#39;s Cottage and the accompanying Keppel sheep-gates were part of the Highland Course and Four Inch Course used for the Gordon Bennett Trial and Tourist Trophy car races held between 1904 and 1922. The corner is part of the Snaefell Mountain Course used since 1911 for the Isle of Man TT and from 1923 for the Manx Grand Prix races.</p><br>
<p>The A18 Snaefell Mountain Road was developed in the mid-19th century from a number of pre-existing roads, carting-tracks and bridle paths. This included installation of a number of sheep-gates including the East Mountain Gate, the Beinn-y-Phott sheep-gate and Nobles Gate at Brandywell and Keppel Gate. This section of the A18 Snaefell Mountain Road from the Keppel Gate to Park Mooar/Park Llewellyn (North Barrule) was built on common grazing land that were transferred to the UK Crown following the sale of the Islands feudal rights by the Duke of Atholl after the Disafforesting Commission of 1860.</p><br>
<p>Contemporary photographs of the TT races in the 1920s and 1930s show sheep-gates at Kate&#39;s Cottage and also at Keppel Gate, with the name Keppel Gate referred to at both the locations. The typical nineteenth century small stone-walled cottage including sheep-folds was previously occupied by the mountain shepherd Cecil Rhodes Tate and Gladys Tate</p><br>
<p>It has often been alluded to that a BBC commentator mistakenly referred to Tates Cottage as Kates Cottage. The name may have originated as a printers typesetting error with the mountain cottage at the Keppel mountain accidentally being transposed to Kate&#39;s Cottage during the printing process. The property, formerly owned by the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, was sold at public auction and is now in private ownership.</p><br>
<h2>Sources</h2><br>
<p>The river Loimijoki is a river in Finland and the longest tributary of the river Kokemäenjoki. The river originates at the lake Pyhäjärvi in Tammela and joins the river Kokemäenjoki in Huittinen. There is a 54 m difference in elevation between the source and the mouth of the river, which is 114 km long. The river drains a catchment area of 3,140 km&sup2;. The river has several dams at Forssa, Jokioinen and Loimaa.</p><br>
<p>The Loimijoki river runs through the most fertile lands of Finland making its water relatively muddy. The river was badly polluted by sewage of industry and population centers along the river, but since the 1980s the river has been starting to recover and currently the river sees also recreational use like fishing and water sports.</p><br>
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<p>Called the "most photographed house in the state" of Maine, the Wedding Cake House, known formally as the George W. Bourne House, is a historic house located at 104 Summer Street in Kennebunk, Maine. The home was built in 1825 by shipbuilder George W. Bourne , who later built a frame barn which he connected to the main house with a carriage house. In 1852, the barn caught fire and the carriage house was demolished to keep the fire from spreading to the house. Bourne, who during a European tour had been impressed by the Gothic beauty of the cathedral at Milan, rebuilt the carriage house and barn in what later came to be known as Carpenter Gothic style. Using hand tools, he crafted five buttresses with pinnacles on top of each. Then in order to tie the new structures in with the existing house, he added six buttresses with pinnacles to the house and then joined them together with intricate woodwork. His only help in doing this was Thomas Durrell, an apprentice ship&#39;s carpenter. Bourne spent the rest of his life adding to these embellishments. It has been said of Bourne: "The highly skilled carpenter knew no limits to his skill."</p><br>
<h2>Name</h2><br>
<p>The "Wedding Cake" name was applied to the house due to its wedding cake-like appearance. Legend developed that the busy Bourne, a sea captain, had done the carpentry work to atone for not having taken his bride, Jane, on a proper honeymoon. This was not the case.</p><br>
<h2>Restoration</h2><br>
<p>In 1983, the home was purchased from the last descendant of George Bourne to live there by Mary Burnett and her daughter Anne. The women completely restored the mansion, completing the work in 1984.</p><br>
<p>In the fall of 2005, the home was opened to the public for the first time by current owner Jimmy Barker as a fund-raiser for Hurricane Katrina relief. Unfortunately, the house&#39;s prominent trim and details have rotted and fallen apart due to harsh winters (2015).</p><br>
<p>The Salbitschijen is a mountain in the Urner Alps, overlooking Göschenen in the canton of Uri. It lies at the southern extremity of the range of the Fleckistock.</p><br>
<p>It is famous for climbing for a long time, the ridges from the south being firstly climbed in 1935 while the western ridge, that was thought to be inaccessible to earlier climbers, was first climbed in 1948.</p><br>
<p>Only since 2009 the mountain hosts the suspension bridge Salbitbrücke in its western face, which makes it possible to do a hike around it without the use of climbing gear. Of course it is still an exposed path and most people will take along a safety equipment to pass the bridge and the following ridge. Such equipment can be hired at the nearby huts Voralphütte and Salbithütte of the Swiss Alpine Club.</p><br>
<p>Guye Peak is a mountain in Washington State, United States. Named for Francis M. Guye, who held an iron mining claim on it in the 1880s, it lies in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness area of the Cascade Range and overlooks Snoqualmie Pass from the north.</p><br>
<p>Guye Peak was first climbed on October 6, 1912 by Charles Hazlehurst, Hector Abel, Paul Dubuar, and Mary Hard. The climb is 2,000 ft from the pass valley and has mixed rock climbing and scrambling, ranging from to. It is popular partly because of easy access from Interstate 90.</p><br>
<p>Like other hiking experiences in the region, Guye Peak has wet-climate hazards such as mossy or otherwise slippery rocks in the summer and avalanches in the winter. At least eight climbers have died in falls on Guye Peak, including the mathematician Oded Schramm in 2008.</p><br>
<p>The Wieboldt-Rostone House is a house that was built in 1933. Framed in steel and clad with an artificial stone called Rostone . Billed as never needing repairs, it only lasted until the 1950s.</p><br>
<p>Intended to showcase a new building material of limestone waste and shale, the Rostone House was the product of Rostone, Inc., of Lafayette, Indiana, and the Indiana Bridge Company. Construction was simplified by the completion of most design and fabrication work at a factory. The panels would be precast to the correct sizes needed for a specific project. Each panel came with pre-set nuts, that would be used to bolt the panel onto the steel frame. Both the interior and exterior walls were designed this way. The house was designed by Indiana Architect Walter Scholer.</p><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<p>Rostone Inc. and Indiana Bridge Co. rented Lot 7 in the Home and Industrial Arts group from the 1933 Century of Progress season for $2100.</p><br>
<p>Thomas E. Smith and B.R. Graham contracted with Century of Progress for the interior decoration of the house on March 1, 1933. Failure to provide a contract, and design plan lead to the contract cancellation on July 17, 1933. Tobey Furniture Co. took over as interior decorators on June 24, 1933.</p><br>
<p>Correspondence between Harrison and Smith-Graham indicated that the upstairs room, shown as a solarium in 1933 and a bedroom in 1934 was originally designed as a bedroom. Because of time constraints caused by the controversy, the room was exhibited as a solarium in 1933.</p><br>
<h2>Rostone</h2><br>
<h2>Move to Beverly Shores</h2><br>
<p>Robert Bartlett&#39;s purchased the Homes of Tomorrow Exhibition houses in 1935 and hired Civil Engineers, Ltd of Chicago to move them to Beverly Shores. The Rostone House was placed on the lakefront with its expansive windows facing the lake.</p><br>
<p>In the winter and spring of 1934, sixteen buildings were brought by barge and by truck from the site of the 1933-34 Century of Progress Exposition to Robert Bartletts subdivision at Beverly Shores, Indiana. In an attempt to capitalize on the fairs success, Bartlett reestablished a small exhibition of model houses along Lake Front Drive in Beverly Shores. Understanding the importance of the fair to Chicago and to Depression-era America is crucial for comprehending the significance of the houses for Bartlett and for those who purchased land at Beverly Shores.</p><br>
<h2>Restoration efforts</h2><br>
<p>Restoration efforts on the Wiebolt-Rostone House were started in 1997, with the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore and the Historic Landmarks Foundation of Indiana searching for potential lessees to restore the building.</p><br>
<p>The Baku Archipelago is a group of coastal islands close to Baku, Azerbaijan. The waters surrounding the islands are shallow.</p><br>
<h2>Islands</h2><br>
<p>Besides their Azeri name, most islands have a Russian name that originated in the first modern cartography of the Caspian Sea made by hydrographer Fedor I. Soimonov in the 18th century. The archipelago is made up of the following islands, in addition to a few small sandbanks.</p><br>
<h3>Islands located in the bay</h3><br>
<p>These are the islands within the Bay of Baku perimetre:</p><br>
<p>Boyuk Zira or Nargin</p><br>
<p>Dash Zira or Vulf</p><br>
<p>Qum or Peschanniy</p><br>
<p>Tava or Plita</p><br>
<h3>Islands located off the bay</h3><br>
<p>These islands are detached from the main group:</p><br>
<p>Chilov or Zhiloy</p><br>
<p>Sangi-Mugan or Svinoy</p><br>
<p>Zanbil or Duvanni</p><br>
<p>Chikil or Oblivnoy</p><br>
<p>Qara Su or Los</p><br>
<p>Xara Zira or Bulla</p><br>
<p>Qutan and Baburi (the Podvodnyye Islands)</p><br>
<p>Adsiz Ada or Bezymyannyy</p><br>
<p>Gil or Glinyanii</p><br>
<p>Kura Island or Kurinsky</p><br>
<p>Kura Rock or Kurinsky Kamen</p><br>
<h2>Ecology</h2><br>
<p>The vegetation of the islands in the Baku Archipelago has been quite damaged by the pollution caused by the oil wells in the same bay, so that most islands are almost devoid of vegetation.</p><br>
<p>Formerly this archipelago provided an ideal ecosystem for the Caspian seal. Sturgeons are still found where the waters are not too polluted. Certain birds that visit Baku Bay, like teal ducks, herring gulls, and grebes find refuge in these islands that are uninhabited except for gas-extraction installations and a lighthouse.</p><br>
<p>There is an automatic monitoring station for water pollution in the area located in Svinoy Island.</p><br>
<h2>Tourism</h2><br>
<p>Lately, tourism has been intensively developing in the Baku Archipelago.The Boyuk Zira island, of the islands located on the offshore of Baku, Azerbaijan’s capital, is on its way to a major expansion. The island will be divided into several areas; a park, a residential area, a military port etc. The park will be fragmented from the other areas, as its areas are subjected to strong winds. Baku is famous for its Old City, and to commemorate this, old style house will be built within the town’s fortress. When it comes to religions, Azerbaijan is known as of the most tolerant countries in the world. A mosque, a church, and a synagogue are planned to be built. During the reign of the Soviet Union, Boyuk Zira has been known as a place where the Stalin’s prisoners were sent - to pay tribute to this, a common grave is set to be placed.</p><br>
<p>Moreover, a mall, a school, and a clinic should be functioning on the island. Public events, such as summits, are projected to take place on the island. To ensue these, different venues including clubs and entertainment events are planned to take place on the other side of island, so that the residents will not be disturbed. This project has interested a lot of foreign investors, and a total of two to three billion manat ($255 000 000 - $382 000 000) has been set to implement this.</p><br>
<h2>Construction and modernization</h2><br>
<p>The Khazar Islands are a planned development of artificial islands 25 km (16 mi) south of Baku.</p><br>
<p>According to Avesta management a new Azerbaijan Tower will be 200 m higher than the current tallest building in the world, the Burj Khalifa. Besides business buildings and hotels, the project also promises to provide houses in capacity of 800.000 for its residents. According to Avesta, the project is planned to be completed by the period between 2020-2025.</p><br>
<p>St. Clair&#39;s Falls  is one of the widest waterfalls in Sri Lanka and is commonly known as the "Little Niagara of Sri Lanka". It is one of six waterfalls affected by the Upper Kotmale Hydropower Project.</p><br>
<p>The falls are situated 3 km west of the town of Talawakele on the Hatton-Talawakele Highway in Nuwara Eliya District.</p><br>
<p>The falls are located along the Kotmale River, a tributary of the Mahaweli River, as it cascades over three rock outcrops into a large pool, running through a tea estate, from which the falls derive their name from. The waterfalls consist of two falls called "Maha Ella" (Sinhalese "The Greater Fall"), which is 80 m high and 50 m wide and "Kuda Ella", (Sinhalese "The Lesser Fall"), which is 50 m high and located immediately downstream of the main fall. St Clair&#39;s falls are the 20th highest waterfall in Sri Lanka.</p><br>
<h2>Environmentalists concerns</h2><br>
<p>From the inception of the Upper Kotmale Project, Sri Lanka&#39;s last major hydro-electricity project, the environmentalists protested concerning that the waterfall is threatened by the Upper Kotmale Dam. The falls are located 2.2 km downstream from the dam. The Government however has stated that they will release a limited quantity of water to ensure a continuous flow of 47,250 m&sup3; water over the falls for 10 hours and 30 minutes daily, between sunrise and sunset.</p><br>
<p>Ornö is the largest island in the southern half of the Stockholm archipelago, situated just north of the island of Utö. It belongs to the municipality of Haninge. The island is approx. 15 km long and 3–4 km wide.</p><br>
<p>The primary connection with the mainland, a car ferry line, is operated by Ornö Sjötrafik. This is a community owned company. The ferry goes between Dalarö on the mainland and Hässelmara on north-western Ornö. There are some 300 people living on the island all year round. During summertime, the number of people on the island multiplies.</p><br>
<p>Each year by the end of may, the largest sailing competition in the Stockholm archipelago takes place around the island. It is called the Ornö runt or Around the island of Ornö and is open to anyone who registers for the race. There are several classes in which to enter including a family friendly class. Tyresö boatclub which arranges the race, celebrated the 35th incarnation of the competition in 2008, with 183 boats participating.</p><br>
<p>Ornö has up until recently been a military protected area, with foreigners not being allowed on or near the island. Because of this, the island is unknown abroad and the number of visiting tourists has been low. As of 1 April 1997, foreign citizens are allowed access to almost all parts of the island. There are however still places where you are not allowed to step ashore, drop anchor, dive or take pictures. Signs are posted where such rules are in effect.</p><br>
<p>The Swedish Sea Rescue Society rescue cruiser Queen Silvia is stationed in Kyrkviken. The crew is made up of volunteers living on the island.</p><br>
<p>Ornö church was designed by the architect Pehr Ulrik Stenhammar. It is situated on an elevation above Kyrkviken (church cove) and is a part of the Dalarö-Ornö-Utö congregation.</p><br>
<p>Southside Historic District is a national historic district located at Corning, Steuben County, New York. The district encompasses 624 contributing buildings, one contributing site and four contributing objects in a predominantly residential section of Corning. The district developed after 1835 and includes notable examples of Federal, Greek Revival, and Victorian architecture. Located in the district is the separately listed World War Memorial Library. Other notable buildings include the Steuben County Courthouse designed by J. Foster Warner, the "Voting Booth" , Corning Free Academy , the First United Methodist Church of Corning and Christ Episcopal Church.</p><br>
<p>It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.</p><br>
<p>The Ksamil Islands, consist of four rocky islands located in the direct proximity to the Ionian Sea in Southern Albania. The village of Ksamil, after whom the islands are named, is located to the east of the islands. Furthermore, the islands are situated within the boundaries of the Butrint National Park.</p><br>
<p>The islands lies to the extreme south of the Albanian Riviera along the Ionian Sea. They are remote and can only be accessed by boat. The combined areas of the four islands is only 8.9 hectare. The two outer islands are connected by a narrow strip of sand. In terms of geology, islands has been shaped into its current form over the Jurassic period, with its disjunction of the mainland due to the water activity.</p><br>
<p>The islands falls phytogeographically within the Illyrian deciduous forests terrestrial ecoregion of the Palearctic Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub. The vegetation of the islands includes many communities of a Mediterranean type, while the most important habitats include the Mediolitoral and Infralitoral zone. The seagrasses along the coast are dominated by posidonia oceanica, halophila stipulacea and cymodocea nodosa. Posidonia oceanica is mostly abundant in the shallow waters and can extend more down to more than 30 metres in the depth. The forested land area is mostly covered by species such as holly oak, common alder, elm, bay laurel and myrtle. The marine waters are rich in cetacean diversities including such as short-beaked common dolphin and common bottlenose dolphin.</p><br>
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<p>Temple Cronan is a ruined medieval oratory or chapel built near a holy well in the Burren, County Clare, Ireland. The current building apparently dates from the 12th and 15th centuries, although it may partly incorporate earlier buildings . It may have been the site of an early Christian monastery. Temple Cronan is located in the parish of Carran, eight miles from Corofin and about sixteen miles from Ennis, Ireland.</p><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<p>Some have argued on the basis of the existing visible structures that Temple Cronan was originally built to serve as a pagan temple.</p><br>
<p>Early features include the "cyclopean" masonry, trabeate doorway (with inward sloping jambs) and the small window in the west wall.</p><br>
<p>Some parts of an older construction, such as part of a doorway, may have been reused in the 12th-century construction. In the 12th century Temple Cronan was a site for pilgrimages. The building was most likely renovated again in the 15th century as is evidenced by the Gothic arch of the door.</p><br>
<p>No excavations have been conducted here, so much of the history of the place has to be pure speculation.</p><br>
<h2>Construction and building features</h2><br>
<p>The possible monastic site includes the chapel/oratory, two shrines, a holy well, a termonn wall, a termonn cross and several domestic buildings.</p><br>
<p>The ruins of the latter are located to the north and they most likely fulfilled non-religious duties for the monastery. Also to the northeast of the monastery is a quarry. It is from this quarry that much of the construction material used to build Temple Cronan and the other nearby buildings was likely gathered. In the northwest corner of the area, there is the remains of a large stone high cross "of considerable height" and its pedestal, which probably marked the boundaries of the Temple Cronan grounds (a termonn cross).</p><br>
<p>The one-roomed oratory itself is a rectangular building 6.6 m metres long and 3.9 m wide. Because of its age, the high pitched roof, decorated with corbels at its corners, has fallen apart, but the side walls and gables are still erect. The lower walls are made of limestone blocks. The original door on the west side of the oratory is blocked by rubble, and the current entrance to the oratory is located on the north wall. This door, probably constructed in the 15th century during the second renovation, is topped by a carved stone head. There are six or seven Romanesque carved stone human and animal heads at irregular points along the wall as decoration, several apparently not in their original location.</p><br>
<p>The two tomb shrines are constructed of two slabs of stone, on the east side of the building, probably built in the twelfth century and possibly the destination of pilgrims travelling to the Temple Cronan. Around 100 meters to the south of the site is a holy well at the base of a small cliff called Tobar Chronain, most likely named after St. Cronan.</p><br>
<p>The Forest of Halatte  in Picardy is one of the largest remaining blocks of natural old growth forest in France. Situated in the département of Oise near Senlis and Pont-Sainte-Maxence, it currently embraces 43 square kilometers. Together with the Forest of Chantilly and the Forest of Ermenonville it forms the Massif des Trois Forêts. On the north it borders the Forest of Compiègne. The Forest of Halatte is still a source of oak and beech timber.</p><br>
<p>The forest, a fragment separated from the ancient Silva Cotia (forêt de Cuise) cited in the 6th century CE, which became the Forest of Compiègne, bears numerous traces of its prehistoric habitation, in the form of menhirs and dolmens and late Iron Age burials. In the commune of Ognon are the remains of a Gallo-Roman temple dedicated to a curative deity, built in the mid-1st century CE and abandoned during the 4th century. The temple&#39;s stones were then quarried for reuse, and the site became overgrown by the forest. the temple was discovered and excavated in 1873-74 and more professionally examined in 1996-99. The objects discovered over the course of the excavation, including coins, votive offerings, fibulae and other jewellery, are exhibited at the Art and Archeology museum of Senlis.</p><br>
<p>The inexplicable name Halatte first appears in a document of 1165, as Locus Halachius. A hunting accident in the Forest of Halatte claimed the life of King Philip IV of France, in November 1314. At a meeting at St-Christophe-en-Halatte, Edward III of England made his last act of homage for Gascony, to Philip VI, in April 1331. The forest was in part a royal domaine and otherwise divided among clerics and nobles. To this day, boundary markers carved with coats-of-arms mark the old divisions. At the French Revolution, the whole forest was declared domaniale, a national property.</p><br>
<p>An obelisk raised to commemorate the King of Rome, Napoleon&#39;s heir, stands in the forest, south of Pont-Sainte-Maxence.</p><br>
<p>The Forest of Halatte is traversed by a network of walking and bicycling trails maintained by the State.</p><br>
<p>The Batova  is a river in northeastern Bulgaria. The river flows in a wide valley between the Dobruja plateau to the north and the Franga plateau to the south, ultimately flowing directly into the Black Sea. The Batova is only 39 kilometres long, but it is notable as the only river in Southern Dobruja that does not run dry on an annual basis. The river is deep between November and May, with a peak in February, and shallow during the remaining five months, particularly in July and August. The Batova&#39;s drainage basin covers 339 square kilometres and its average flow is 340 litres per second. The river passes through the village of Batovo in Dobrichka municipality, Dobrich Province, after which it is named.</p><br>
<p>According to a report from 2001, the Batova&#39;s waters exhibit mid to light pollution.</p><br>
<p>The Cabin Lake Guard Station is a Forest Service compound consisting of six simple rustic buildings located in the Deschutes National Forest in central Oregon. It was originally built as a district ranger station for the Fort Rock Ranger District. It was later converted to a summer guard station. The guard station is now closed, but the adjacent campground is open. While still very remote, it is a popular location for bird watching and nature photography. The Cabin Lake Guard Station is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.</p><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<p>In the 1920s and 1930s, forest road networks were not well developed. To facilitate work in National Forests, the Forest Service built district ranger stations at strategic locations within the forest to house full-time employees and provide logistics support to fire patrols and project crews working at remote forest sites. After World War II, the Forest Service greatly expanded its road network, allowing employees to get to most forest areas within a few hours. As a result, many of the more isolated ranger stations were closed or converted to summer guard station.</p><br>
<p>The Cabin Lake Guard Station is located in the Deschutes National Forest forty miles southeast of Bend, Oregon. It was originally built as a district ranger station, and served as the headquarters for the Fort Rock Ranger District from 1921 until 1945. Throughout most of that time, there were five full-time rangers living and working at the site.</p><br>
<p>From 1934 to 1938, a Civilian Conservation Corps camp was located adjacent to the ranger station. The existing guard station buildings were constructed by Civilian Conservation Corps work crews during that time. The Civilian Conservation Corps built a total of seven buildings for the ranger station compound including ranger residences, a warehouse, maintenance shop, and a gas station. Six of the seven structures remain today. The seventh building was moved to another guard station after the ranger station was closed.</p><br>
<p>In 1945, the district headquarters was moved to Bend, and the ranger station was converted to a guard station. It was used as a bunkhouse and supply station for Forest Service fire crews that patrolled the surrounding forest during summer fire season. The Forest Service closed the guard station in 2002. Today, the guard station site is unoccupied. However, Forest Service archaeologists are working with volunteers to renovate the guard station facilities. Once the buildings are restored, the Forest Service may open two of the ranger residences for use as recreation rental cabins.</p><br>
<p>Because of the rustic architecture of the remaining six buildings and the site&#39;s unique historic value as an early Forest Service ranger station, the Cabin Lake Guard Station was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.</p><br>
<h2>Structures</h2><br>
<p>The Cabin Lake Guard Station is located in a very remote area of the Deschutes National Forest near the forest&#39;s boundary with high desert public lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management’s Lakeview District. The guard station is made up of six main buildings and several minor structures surrounded by relatively open forest land. The elevation at the site is 4,510 feet. The forest around the guard station is Ponderosa pine and western juniper with sagebrush, antelope bitterbrush, Idaho fescue, and bluebunch wheatgrass as the primary ground cover.</p><br>
<p>The guard station buildings are wood-frame structures with concrete foundations. The exteriors are covered with weatherboard. Wooden shingles are used for roofing. All the buildings except one are painted light green with dark brown trim so they blend into the surrounding forest landscape. One residence is painted a cream color with brown trim. The interior rooms of the ranger residences have pine paneling with a brick fireplace in the living room. Several of the residences still have simple furnishings, including wooden chairs and tables. In addition to the ranger residences, there is a warehouse, maintenance shop, gas station, and several other minor structures that make up the guard station compound.</p><br>
<p>There is a Forest Service campground next to the historic guard station. The campground has 14 primitive camp sites. However, there is no water or toilet facilities available at the site. The dirt road leading the guard station can be rough. Two-wheel-drive vehicles can usually make the trip from April through November. A four-wheel-drive vehicle is recommended the rest of the year.</p><br>
<h2>Bird watching</h2><br>
<p>Because Cabin Lake Guard Station is located on the border between the eastern Cascade pine forests and the high desert eco-systems, the guzzler’s water attracts an unusually wide range of birds typical of both environments. Among the birds common to the site are Lewiss woodpecker, white-headed woodpecker, hairy woodpecker, northern flicker, gray flycatcher, loggerhead shrike, Clarks nutcracker, mourning dove, pygmy nuthatch, Stellers jay, pinyon jay, gray jay, common poorwill, green-tailed towhee, mountain chickadee, Brewers sparrow, chipping sparrow, white-crowned sparrow, Cassins finch, red crossbill, mountain bluebird, western bluebird, yellow-rumped warbler, and Townsends solitaire. Many bird photographs used in Wikipedia articles were taken at the Cabin Lake viewing blind.</p><br>
<p>Thirsty mammals also use the guzzlers. During the day, the most common wildlife seen from the blinds are least chipmunk, yellow-pine chipmunk, golden-mantled ground squirrel, and American badger. In evening, mule deer, bushy-tailed woodrats, deer mice, and several species of bats coming to drink at the guzzlers.</p><br>
