<p>Minxiong Township  or Minsyong Township is a rural township in Chiayi County, Taiwan.</p><br>
<h2>Geography</h2><br>
<p>The population of Minxiong Township is 71,903 (as of December 2014). It is the most populous district of Chiayi County. Minxiong Township consists of 28 villages with total area of 85.4969 km.</p><br>
<p>Mixiong Township is located on Chianan Plain with low hills in its eastern part. The climate is humid and hot.</p><br>
<h2>Administrative divisions</h2><br>
<p>Tungrong, Zhongle, Xian, Liaoding, Fuquan, Tunghu, Dinglun, Jingpu, Zhonghe, Pinghe, Xichang, Lishou, Sanxing, Tungxing, Zengbei, Beidou, Shuangfu, Fule, Daqi, Xiulin, Songshan, Xingzhong, Xingnan, Jinxing, Fuxing, Wenlong, Shanzhong and Zhongyang Village.</p><br>
<h2>Education</h2><br>
<p>* National Chiayi University - Minxiong Campus</p><br>
<p>* National Chung Cheng University</p><br>
<p>* WuFeng University</p><br>
<h2>Infrastructure</h2><br>
<p>* Chiahui Power Plant</p><br>
<h2>Tourist attractions</h2><br>
<p>* Alcohol Cultural Relics Museum</p><br>
<p>* Baolin Temple</p><br>
<p>* Chiayi Performing Arts Center</p><br>
<p>* Dashihye Temple</p><br>
<p>* Liou&#39;s Ancient House</p><br>
<p>* National Radio Museum</p><br>
<h2>Transportation</h2><br>
<p>* TRA Minxiong Station</p><br>
<h2>Notable natives</h2><br>
<p>* Huang Chu-wen, Minister of Interior (1998-2000)</p><br>
<p>Liujiao Township  is a rural township in Chiayi County, Taiwan.</p><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<p>After the handover of Taiwan from Japan to the Republic of China on 25 October 1945, Liujiao Township Office was established on 18 January 1946 as part of Dongshan Township, Tainan County. On 25 October 1950, Liujiao Township was readjusted to be part of Chiayi County.</p><br>
<h2>Geography</h2><br>
<p>It has a population total of 24,613 and an area of 62.2619 square kilometres.</p><br>
<h2>Administrative divisions</h2><br>
<p>Suantou, Suantung, Suannan, Gongchang, Wannan, Wanbei, Shuanghan, Tushi, Sanyi, Zhengyi, Xicuo, Gangmei, Fengmei, Liudou, Lunyang, Sucuo, Zhuben, Yongxian, Yuliao, Tanqi, Liujiao, Liunan, Bengshan, Gulin and Gengliao Village.</p><br>
<h2>Tourist attractions</h2><br>
<p>* Tomb of General Wang De-lu</p><br>
<p>* Zhecheng Cultural Park</p><br>
<p>Fanlu Township  is a rural township in Chiayi County, Taiwan.</p><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<p>After the handover of Taiwan from Japan to the Republic of China in October 1945, the township became part of Tainan County. After readjustment in October 1950, the township became part of Chiayi County. In 1951, the township governs 11 villages and 112 neighborhoods.</p><br>
<h2>Administrative divisions</h2><br>
<p>Jiangxi, Neiweng, Xinfu, Xiakeng, Panlu, Minhe, Chukou, Dahu, Gongtian, Gongxing and Caoshan Village.</p><br>
<h2>Geography</h2><br>
<p>It has a population total of 12,089 and an area of 117.5269 km.</p><br>
<h2>Tourist attractions</h2><br>
<p>* Bantianyan Ziyun Temple</p><br>
<p>* Chukou Nature Center</p><br>
<p>* Fonghuang Waterfall</p><br>
<p>* Jioulongshan Temple</p><br>
<p>* Longyin Temple</p><br>
<p>* Renyitan Dam</p><br>
<p>* Syongdi Waterfall</p><br>
<p>* Tongnian Resort</p><br>
<p>* Yide Temple</p><br>
<p>The Tower Site  is a prehistoric village site dating from 1000 to 1499 AD and is closely associated with the Monongahela culture. Located around 4 mi north-west of Barnesville, Ohio, United States, the site was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.</p><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<p>The site was once a prehistoric village for the Monongahela and is just one of several village sites located throughout Ohio. Located on a high hilltop with an elevation of 1,360 ft, the site is located between the headwaters of two prominent creeks, it provided an excellent site for habitation.</p><br>
<p>The village encompassed around 2-3 acres of land with huts, refuse pits and burial features ringing a central plaza devoid of any structure. The site has yielded the human remains of 3 separate natives, two female and one male. Early local residents claimed the site as a burial ground due to a large amount of human remains found when a county road was laid out through the middle of the village site. The eastern side of the site has not been investigated as permission has been repeatedly refused by the landowner.</p><br>
<p>The site was abandoned sometime around 1500 AD for unknown reasons.</p><br>
<h2>Current Condition</h2><br>
<p>The location was fenced off to keep trespassers out and also to mark the village bounds from the local mining operations. The location also houses a radio relay tower, which lends its name to the site. The site was severely "potholed" (cylindrical sections are dug up and sifted, compared to a large square excavation), revealing pottery shards, bone fragments, arrow heads and beads. The many finds brought attention to the site as it was discovered to be a village instead of just a burial ground. Several excavations during the late 1970s by Kent State University&#39;s archaeological department further discovered hundreds of animal bone fragments, pottery shards, arrow heads, cannel coal pendants, shells, beads, as well as a burial pit containing a female skeleton.</p><br>
<p>The coal company completed most operations in the area of the Tower Site, leaving the site comparatively quiet. The fence has recently been removed as the site is under ongoing surveillance to protect it from vandals.</p><br>
<p>The Imperial Glass Company is located in Bellaire, Ohio with a factory located on 29th Street and the offices located on Belmont Street. The factory was razed in 1995 to make room for commercial development and the Belmont Street location was transformed into a museum known as the National Imperial Glass Museum. The building was placed on the National Register on 1983-09-08.</p><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<p>The Imperial Glass Company was founded in 1901 by Edward Muhleman, with production beginning in 1904. The handmade glasswares were sold worldwide and were usually made of pressed glass patterns. The factory located at 29th Street was labeled as one of the largest glass factories under one roof. The company&#39;s most famous product is their "Candlewick" series, which even has a street named for it in Bellaire.</p><br>
<p>The company hit rough times in the early 1970s and was close to bankruptcy. Imperial was saved by Lenox and turned to general manufacture, but low demand eventually led to its closure in 1984. The building on Belmont Street was eventually turned into a museum housing many pieces from the company&#39;s long run, as well as a history of the company.</p><br>
<p>Rock Hill Presbyterian Church is located at 52644 High Ridge Road in Bellaire, Ohio. The building was placed on the National Register on 2009-02-18.</p><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<p>The Presbyterian&#39;s first built a church on the site in the 1800s to house their congregation. It was a simple structure compared to the current one. The first church was destroyed by fire in 1895. The congregation began planning a larger, more elaborate church soon after but nothing was constructed until 1903.</p><br>
<p>The current building, which is still used today, was built in 1903 and was designed by Belmont County native George D. Giffin, whose father, Hugh Giffin, worshipped with the Rock Hill Presbyterian Church. The building cost $13,000 to produce.</p><br>
<h2>Exterior</h2><br>
<p>The church is constructed of red brick with white wooden trim around the doors and windows. The church is designed in the shape of a cross with various entrances jutting from the basic form. The large hipped roof is supported by an entablature with dentil molding. Two large chimneys jut from the roofs along the northern and southern wings. The entrance is located in the large bell tower at the front of the building. The tower contains four pairs of arched openings supporting a large spire. A large bell hangs from a mounting in the tower.</p><br>
<h2>Interior</h2><br>
<p>The interior is illuminated by large stained glass windows, which are protected by a second plain window. The interior floor plan was designed in an auditorium style layout. The original oak pews are arranged in concentric arches to let people better hear and see the preacher.</p><br>
<p>The Zweig Building is a historic commercial building in downtown Bellaire, Ohio, United States. Constructed in 1912, it is an early example of the Chicago school. Constructed of brick, the building sits on a stone foundation and is covered with an asphalt roof. Four stories tall, the facade is four bays wide and the side eight bays wide, with two windows in each bay on each floor. Prominent pilasters separating the bays, in which are placed glass display windows on the first floor, both front and side. To the rear, part of the basement is exposed, due to sloping ground. The Windsor Hotel, established to serve travellers on the Pennsylvania Railroad, was formerly located behind the Zweig. During the early twentieth century, the building was used by small businesses, such as dentists and jewellers.</p><br>
<p>By the early twenty-first century, much of Bellaire&#39;s downtown built environment had been lost to destruction or extensive modifications. The Zweig Building presents a radically different appearance: few changes have been made, and the building retains original features such as prism-like transom lights on the exterior and metal ceilings and hardwood flooring on the interior. Due to its well-preserved historic architecture, the Zweig was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000. It is currently one of five Bellaire locations on the Register, along with the Imperial Glass Company, a house known as Belleview Heights, part of the B & O Railroad Viaduct over the Ohio River, and the towboat Donald B.</p><br>
<p>In 2001, more than $2.2 million in historic preservation tax credits was given to the buildings owner, Bellaire Housing Partners, which used the money in an adaptive reuse project to convert the Zweig Building into elder housing apartments. Their project won recognition from the Ohio Historical Society, which praised the group for retaining the buildings architecture during a worthy renovation project.</p><br>
<p>Lake Albacutya is a eutrophic lake located in the Wimmera region of Victoria, Australia. It is one of a series of terminal lakes on the Wimmera River, which form the largest land-locked drainage system in Victoria. Lake Albacutya is designated as a wetland of international importance under the Ramsar Convention.</p><br>
<h2>Location and features</h2><br>
<p>On the occasions that there is an overflow from Lake Hindmarsh to the south, water enters Outlet Creek which then feeds Lake Albacutya. When full, Lake Albacutya covers 5,500 hectare, is 8 m deep, and holds around 230 GL of water.</p><br>
<p>The lake generally fills and empties on a 20-year cycle, the longest dry period on record being 27 years. In 2011 it was reported that the lake had not received any inflow for some years and remained dry throughout the wetter years of 2011-2012.</p><br>
<p>Being less saline than Lake Hindmarsh, Lake Albacutya supports a denser cover of vegetation during its dry phase.</p><br>
<p>The Colonial Williamsburg Courthouse was constructed from 1770 to 1771 in the Georgian style. The courthouse is located facing Market Square with Duke of Gloucester Street running directly behind it. The property was acquired by Colonial Williamsburg in 1928, and was added to the National Register as a contributing property to the Williamsburg Historic District on October 15, 1966.</p><br>
<p>The courthouse once housed two separate court systems, one being the James City County Court, responsible for carrying out county cases, and the other, the Hustings Court, responsible for the city cases. The courthouse was built with red bricks with white wooden trim-boards and long arched windows with white shutters. A projected portico is located over one of the entrances and is unique in Georgian architecture. The hipped roof rests on an entablature with dentil moldings. The roof is pierced on both sides by a chimney and a central octagonal drum capped with a dome and a spire.</p><br>
<p>The courthouse was the site where Benjamin Waller read aloud the Declaration of Independence on July 25, 1776, after it arrived from Philadelphia.</p><br>
<p>The building was used as a hospital for the Confederate Army after the Battle of Williamsburg.</p><br>
<p>The Bill Wilson House is a historic 19th-century hotel at 378 Village Street in East Dorset, Vermont. Built in 1852, it is the birthplace and living memorial of Alcoholics Anonymous co-founder Bill Wilson. With 14 guestrooms and a conference room the non-profit bed and breakfast is a center for recovery seminars and regular AA and ALANON meetings. The property was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.</p><br>
<h2>Description</h2><br>
<p>The Bill Wilson House stands at the southeast corner of Village Street and Mad Tom Road in the center of East Dorset, and is one of the village&#39;s largest buildings. It is a rambling two-story wood frame building, its front facing west toward Village Street, and three sections extending along Mad Tom Road to the east. The front has a single-story porch with modest Greek Revival styling, which extends partially around the north and south sides. It is joined by a 2-1/2 story ell to a large carriage barn, which now serves as a meeting space and lounge.</p><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<p>The building was constructed and opened as a hotel in 1852 in the small Vermont marble quarry village. The owners were the Griffith family when William (Bill) Griffith Wilson was born on November 26, 1895 on the ground floor behind the bar of the hotel during a snow storm. After 2 years he moved to Rutland until the divorce of his parents. Then, at the age of 11, Bill and his sister, Dorothy, returned to East Dorset to live with their maternal grandparents, the Griffiths. In 1987 the building had been vacant for several years and Ozzie Lepper bought it in order to turn it into a living memorial to Bill W. Since then the building underwent constant renovations and is now a functioning guest house and conference center. Bill W. is buried close by in a cemetery next to his wife Lois and the Griffith family.</p><br>
<p>Room 9 of the hotel is believed to be the room where Bill and Lois stayed during one of their visits.</p><br>
<h2>Griffith Library</h2><br>
<p>Nearby stands the Griffith Library where Bill lived with his sister and his grandparents. Today it is a museum and a library dedicated to Bill Wilson who is the author of the book Alcoholics Anonymous, the 12 steps and many other books about recovery from alcoholism. It is at this house where he had many important childhood experiences such as building a boomerang from scratch and building a radio. At the nearby Emerald Lake he met his future wife Lois Wilson.</p><br>
<p>Prior to the development of the Wilson birthplace Bill and Lois Wilson frequently came back to East Dorset staying at the Aerie inn which is in the same local as the Wilson homestead. The Wilsons spent summers at the Aerie Inn from 1960 up until his year of death in the early 1970s. The Wilsons did not have any children which led them to become close to the owners and builders of the Aerie Inn. The room of their choice to live in was room 6 which to this day has been preserved. The property fell into disrepair up until 2003 when it was purchased with the intent of keeping the integrity of the Wilsons memory intact.</p><br>
<p>Seth M. Gates House is a historic home located at Warsaw in Wyoming County, New York. It is a two-story, wood frame dwelling built in 1824 and expanded in about 1843. It started as a two-story, five-bay dwelling and the expansion added two bays on the north end. It features a Federal style cornice. Its owner from about 1843 until his death was Seth M. Gates , who served in the USA House of Representatives from 1838 to 1842. From the time of his purchase, for the next 15 years the house was a station on the Underground Railroad, Gates concealing the fugitives in the cellar and attic. From 1893 to 1924, it was home to the Society of Village Works, a local charitable organization. In 1924, it was sold to the local chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, who owned it until turning it over to the Warsaw Historical Society in 1977 for $1.00.</p><br>
<p>It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.</p><br>
<p>Argos Orestiko  is a town and a former municipality in the Kastoria regional unit, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Orestida, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 206.396 km.</p><br>
<p>In antiquity, Argos Orestikon was the main town of the Orestae. It was said to have been founded by Orestes, the son of Agamemnon, who fled from Argos in the Peloponnese after the murder of his mother.</p><br>
<p>The exact location of classical Argos Orestikon has not been found. Based on epigraphic evidence, the administrative centre of the Orestae lay near the centre of the present town Argos Orestiko, at a site named "Armenochori". During the campaign of Alexander the Great to the East, settlers from the town founded another Argos Orestikon to distant Scythian steppes during the 4th century BCE.</p><br>
<p>In Argos Orestiko is located the national airport of Kastoria Aristotelis</p><br>
<p>The Raphael Semmes House, also known as the Horta–Semmes House, is a historic residence in Mobile, Alabama. It is best known for having been the home of Admiral Raphael Semmes, captain of the Confederate sloop-of-war CSS Alabama. The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on February 26, 1970.</p><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<p>The Raphael Semmes House was built by its first owner, Peter Horta, in 1858.</p><br>
<h2>Architecture</h2><br>
<p>The overall exterior design of the two-story brick townhouse is in a simple Federal style, with a Greek Revival entrance doorway and surround. The front (south) facade is adorned with a full-width cast iron porch across the ground floor, added in the 1870s. The ironwork features a floral design motif. Due to the narrow city lot upon which it was built, the house is much longer than it is wide. The main body of the house measures approximately 30 ft wide by 40 ft deep. A two-story rear ell is attached to the northwest corner of the main house and measures approximately 15 ft wide by 27 ft deep, extending the entire depth of the house to 67 ft. The ell served as the service wing and was fronted on the courtyard side by wooden galleries on both floors that adjoined the matching rear galleries of the main house.</p><br>
<p>The interior layout features a stair hall on the west side of the house, on both floors. The stairway is mahogany with turned spindles. The stair hall opens onto a parlor and dining room on the first floor and three bedrooms on the second floor. The parlor and dining room both retain their original black marble mantles. The service ell contains a kitchen and storage room on the first floor and two servant rooms on the second.</p><br>
<p>Gilwern Hill is a 441 m high hill in the Brecon Beacons National Park, south of the village of Gilwern in Monmouthshire, Wales. It lies west of the Blorenge. The hill is a Site of Special Scientific Interest.</p><br>
<h2>Geology</h2><br>
<p>Gilwern Hill is formed from a series of rock strata of Carboniferous age, each of which dip moderately southwards. The summit plateau is formed from sandstones - the Farewell Rock and the Twrch Sandstone which overlie the Carboniferous Limestone. The latter has been extensively quarried around the eastern, northern and western margins of the hill where it is exposed. Derelict tramways are in evidence in connection with the working of these quarries for limestone in connection with iron and steel-smelting.</p><br>
<h2>Access and recreation</h2><br>
<p>Virtually the entire hill is designated as open country and so access is therefore available freely to walkers. A minor road wraps around its southern and western margins whilst a couple of public footpaths and a restricted byway cross the northern and eastern slopes of the hill. The quarries provide a minor venue for rock climbing.</p><br>
<p>Athamania  is an Aromanian village and a community of the Pyli municipality. Before the 2011 local government reform it was part of the municipality Aithikes, of which it was a municipal district. The 2011 census recorded 5 residents in the village. The community of Athamania covers an area of 27.802 km.</p><br>
<h2>Geography</h2><br>
<p>Athamania lies on the border between Thessaly and Epirus. It is located below mountain Kakarditsa (2,450m), which is the highest top of the Tzoumerka mountain range.</p><br>
<h2>Sightseeings and festivals</h2><br>
<p>Athamania has some remarkable and very important monuments like the churches of Saint Paraskevi, the Saviour, Saint Athanasios, Prophet Elias, the Saint Apostles and Saint John the Forerunner. Many festivals of various types take place in Athamania. The traditional festival of Saint Paraskevi is the most significant summer celebration.</p><br>
<p>Lincoln Park is a 1.8 acre urban park in downtown Portland, Maine. Created in 1866 following the 1866 Great Fire which burned down most of the buildings of Portland, it was named in honor of former President Abraham Lincoln. It is bounded by Congress, Pearl, Federal and Market streets. to the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.</p><br>
<h2>Description</h2><br>
<p>Lincoln Park is located near the geographic center of peninsular Portland, at the southern corner of Congress and Franklin Streets. It is shaped roughly like a parallelogram, and is a relatively flat open grassy area, dotted with trees. A network of walking paths radiate away from a fountain located near the center of the park, and there are internal park walkways adjacent to Congress and Federal Streets. (The fountain was originally at the park&#39;s center, but its eastern boundary was reduced in order to widen Franklin Street, a major city artery.) The park is encircled by iron fencing. Entrances, each of which is flanked by dressed granite posts, are located at the four corners, and at the center of the Federal Street side. A gate providing access for maintenance vehicles is located at the Congress/Federal corner.</p><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<p>The park, the citys first public park, was acquired in the aftermath of Portland devastating 1866 fire, in which more than 1,800 building were destroyed, devastating the citys downtown and port areas. The land was purchased for just over $81,000 at 75 cents a square foot. Its layout and design are credited to city engineer Charles Goodell, although a number of his design details were not implemented. In 1909, the lot immediately west of the park (across Pearl Street) was taken and landscaped as an extension to the park. It is now the location of Portland central fire station.</p><br>
<h3>Occupy Maine</h3><br>
<p>In 2011, the Occupy Maine encampment, part of the larger "Occupy" protests, began "occupying" in Lincoln Park as part of an arrangement with the city authorities. At 4am on October 25, a chemical bomb was thrown into the park at the encampment. On December 8, Portland City Council voted 8-1 in favor of denying Occupy Maine a permit to stay in the park.</p><br>
<p>The Eastern Cemetery is a historic cemetery at the intersection of Washington Avenue and Congress Street in the East Bayside neighborhood of Portland, Maine. Established in 1668, it is the city&#39;s oldest major cemetery, and has more than 4,000 marked graves. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.</p><br>
<h2>Description and history</h2><br>
<p>Portlands Eastern Cemetery is located on the northeastern part of the citys peninsula, at the base of Munjoy Hill, occupying a roughly triangular lot bounded on the north by Congress Street, the east by Mountfort Street, and the south by Federal Street. The sloping lot is only at street level along Congress and part of Mountfort Street, the rest supported by a stone retaining wall. Its street-facing sides are ringed by iron fencing, with the main entrance on Congress Street, marked by pairs of granite posts. Chain-link fencing runs along the southwestern boundary with abutting properties. The cemetery is mostly grass, with occasional trees that are generally volunteer growth.</p><br>
<p>The Eastern Cemetery is the oldest major cemetery in Portland. Established in 1668, it now has more than 4,000 graves. Mary Green&#39;s head and foot stone mark the oldest known burial of May 23, 1717. The cemetery was active until the 1860s, and is about 5.3 acre in size. The present iron and granite fence along Congress Street was erected in 1916. The granite receiving tomb to the right of the entrance was built in 1849, and the retaining walls along Mountfort and Federal Streets date to 1852.</p><br>
<h2>Notable burials</h2><br>
<p>James Alden, Jr., (1810–1877), Civil War, Mexican–American War</p><br>
<p>George Bradbury (1770–1823), US Congressman</p><br>
<p>Lieutenant William Ward Burrows II (1785–1813), USA War of 1812, commander of the USS Enterprise, killed in the line of duty during the capture of HMS Boxer on September 5, 1813</p><br>
<p>Charles Codman, (1800–1842), American landscape and marine painter</p><br>
<p>Mark Harris, (1779–1843), US Congressman</p><br>
<p>John Holmes, (1773–1843), US Congressman</p><br>
<p>Daniel Ilsley, (1740–1813), US Congressman</p><br>
<p>Commodore Edward Preble, (1761–1807), US Naval officer</p><br>
<p>George Preble, (1816–1885), US Naval officer and writer</p><br>
<p>William Widgery, (1753–1822), US Congressman</p><br>
<p>The J. Vivian Jr. and Company Building is a commercial building located at 342 Hecla Street in Laurium, Michigan. in the Italian Renaissance Revival, and Italianate architectural styles, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.</p><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<p>Captain Johnson Vivian Sr. was born in Cornwall, England. He worked in the mining industry in his home country, then emigrated to Michigan&#39;s Keweenaw Peninsula to work as a mining captain, first in Eagle Harbor, then moving to mines located in Copper Harbor, Phoenix, Hancock, and Ontonogan, among other places.</p><br>
<p>Captain Vivian had four sons, one of whom was Johnson Vivian Jr. The younger Vivian was born in the United States and attended high school in the area. Captain Vivian had a number of commercial interests, and in 1886, the younger Vivian, with assistance from his father, established J. Vivian Jr. and Company, a mercantile business, in Osceola.</p><br>
<p>In 1894 the father and son established a branch of their mercantile business in Laurium, constructing a building on Hecla Street. However, the store was an immediate success, and by 1895 employed 50 people. Other merchants followed Vivian&#39;s example, and the block on Hecla soon became the commercial center of the area. In 1903, the store was the largest in the area.</p><br>
<p>Johnson Vivian Jr. took over his father&#39;s business when the latter died in 1909. He continued as a leading citizen in Laurium. He was the president of the State Savings Bank and the Palestra (the Laurium ice rink), a director of the Laurium Park Association, and on the Board of Directors of the Calumet Public Hospital.</p><br>
<p>The J. Vivian Jr. and Company was in business until 1936.</p><br>
<h2>Description</h2><br>
<p>The J. Vivian Jr. and Company building was constructed in multiple stages. The original building, dating from 1894, was two stories tall and three bays wide, measuring 58 feet across. This soon proved too small, and in 1898 a third story was added to the structure. In 1906, a fourth bay was added on the north side, bringing the total building width to 90 feet. A one-story addition to the rear was completed in 1974.</p><br>
<p>The building is constructed in an Italian Renaissance Revival design from brick with sandstone trim. The structure has four bays, each with a two-story round-arched window. A cornice features alternating marble medallions and attic windows. Brick and sandstone piers divide the plate glass windows on the first floor.</p><br>
<p>The Hadlyme Ferry Historic District, in Hadlyme village in the town of Lyme, Connecticut, at the site of the Chester–Hadlyme Ferry, is a 11.5 acre historic district that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.</p><br>
<p>It includes six contributing buildings as well as the ferry slip site. It includes examples of Federal and Colonial architecture. The district was listed on the National Register for significance in the areas of transportation and architecture.</p><br>
<p>The district has architectural significance.</p><br>
<p>The contributing properties include:</p><br>
<p>Samuel Brooks House, 151 Ferry Road, c. 1760, Colonial in form but with a "fine Federal doorway surround" (photo #1 in accompanying photo set).</p><br>
<p>Isaac Spenser House, 162-1 Ferry Road, 1790, also Colonial in its 5 bay form, with a Federal style doorway including fanlight in doorway&#39;s pediment (photo #2, photo #3 front).</p><br>
<p>William Spencer House, 1805, (photo #4).</p><br>
<p>159 Ferry Road, c. 1800, gable-fronted (photo #3 rear).</p><br>
<p>Comstock House, 150 Ferry Road, c. 1820, gable-fronted, later Federal style house with a fanlight in its tympanum (photo #5).</p><br>
<p>Ferry House, 162-2 Ferry Road, c. 1780.</p><br>
<p>Ferry slip site (photo #6).</p><br>
<p>Non-contributing structures in the district include four garages from early 20th century and assorted small buildings associated with the ferry. Note, unlike in some other NRHP-listed historic districts around ferry sites, the course of the ferry itself is not included in the district. The modern ferry is regarded as a periodic intrusion into views of the historic district.</p><br>
<p>Russian hospital ship Portugal&#39;  was a steam ship originally built by a French shipping company, but requisitioned for use as a Russian hospital ship during the First World War. On she was sunk by a torpedo from the German U-boat .</p><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<p>She was originally built in 1886 for the Brazil and River Plate Line of the Messageries Maritimes Company. She was chartered or purchased by the Russians for use as a hospital ship in the Black Sea.</p><br>
<h2>Sinking</h2><br>
<p>The ship&#39;s crew saw a periscope approaching the vessel but as the ship was a hospital ship and protected by the Hague conventions no evasive actions were taken. Without warning the submarine fired a torpedo which missed. The U-boat, U-33, came around again fired a torpedo from a distance of 30 feet, which hit near the engine room, breaking the ship into two pieces.</p><br>
<h2>The Vperiod</h2><br>
<p>On, another Russian hospital ship, named Vperiod (Вперёд; also transcribed, French-style, as Vperiode) was sunk between Rizeh and Batum, allegedly by German U-boat. The boat was not carrying wounded, as it was on its trip to the frontline. Seven people died, the rest were saved.</p><br>
<p>The Russian government claimed that Turkish forces sank the Portugal, and the Vperiod. The Turkish government replied that both ships were sunk by mines.</p><br>
<p>The Bunker Hill Covered Bridge is one of two covered bridges left in North Carolina, , and is possibly the last wooden bridge in the United States with Haupt truss construction. It was built in 1895 by Andy L. Ramsour in Claremont, North Carolina, and crosses over Lyle creek. The bridge is a National Civil Engineering Landmark and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.</p><br>
<h2>History and Design</h2><br>
<p>The project to build the bridge was started in 1894 when Catawba County Commissioners requested nearby owners of the Bunker Hill Farm to build and maintain a bridge that would cross Lyle Creek on the old Island Ford Road (a former Native American trail). According to local archives, Ramsour found the Haupt Truss design in a book. Since the bridge was originally constructed as an open span, its 91 ft. roof wasn&#39;t added until 1900, and in 1921, its original wooden shingle roof was replaced with a tin roof. The bridge was owned by the Bolick family until 1985 when they donated it to the Catawba County Historical Association, who restored it in 1994.</p><br>
<p>The Pejepscot Paper Company is a historic mill building located off USA 201 in Topsham, Maine, on the banks of the Androscoggin River, across from the town of Brunswick. Built in 1868, the building is the oldest surviving paper mill in the state. The mill was added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 17, 1974. The building has been restored since the fire that took out the wooden building closest to Main St  which the original foundation is now the parking lot and can still be seen, and is now a mixed-use commercial property, housing the Sea Dog Brewing Company among other tenants.</p><br>
<h2>Description and history</h2><br>
<p>The Pejepscot Paper Company Mill stands on a point projecting southward into the Androscoggin River, just east of the bridge carrying US 201 between Topsham and Brunswick. It is a large three-story brick building, with a gambrel roof and a granite foundation. The short end facing the river is eight bays wide, each bay consisting of a recessed panel housing windows set in segmented-arch openings and topped by decorative arches. Near the center of the building, a five story square tower rises to a shallow-pitch pyramidal roof.</p><br>
<p>The mill was constructed in 1868 and was originally known as the Topsham Paper Mill. Its owners were hampered by a relatively poor location, and by legal problems with patent holders, and their venture failed. The property was auctioned in 1874, and reopened under new ownership as the Bowdoin Paper Manufacturing Company. Its owners expanded rapidly, and an empire that included as many as ten mills collapsed due to overextension in 1887.</p><br>
<p>In 1998 the mill was included on the National Trust for Historic Preservation list of most endangered sites. 11 Most Endangered</p><br>
<p>It was later restored and currently houses the Sea Dog Brewing Company and a number of small businesses.</p><br>
<p>The Rackleff Building is an historic commercial building at 127-133 Middle Street in the Old Port commercial district of Portland, Maine. Built in 1867 to a design by architect George M. Harding, it is, along with the adjacent Woodman Building and Thompson Block , part of the finest concentration of mid-19th-century commercial architecture in the city. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places.</p><br>
<h2>Description and history</h2><br>
<p>The Rackleff Building is located in Portland&#39;s Old Port area, on the north side of Middle Street, west of Franklin. It is flanked on the left side by the Woodman Building, and is separated on the right from the Thompson Block by Church Street, a narrow side street. The building is three stories in height and roughly a parallelogram in shape, with a rounded section at the sharply angled corner with Church Street. The ground floor has a cast iron facade that is essentially the same as that of the Woodman building, but about one foot shorter. Piers of clustered narrow round columns support arches and an entablature. Windows on the upper levels are set in segmented-arch openings, with bracketed lintels and eared hoods that are joined by a stone stringcourse. The windows in the center of the Middle Street facade are more ornately decorated, and the building has a cornice with paired brackets, and bands of freestone hexagons and quatrefoils between. The Church Street facade has similar but simpler styling.</p><br>
<p>The building was constructed in 1867, the same year the other two buildings went up. All were built in the wake of Portlands 1866 great fire. Harding, who came to Portland in 1858, played a major role in the rebuilding of the citys commercial district after that blaze.</p><br>
<p>The Woodman Building is a historic commercial block located at 133-141 Middle Street in Portland, Maine. It was designed by architect George M. Harding and built in 1867. It is one of the most elaborate and high-style commercial buildings built in the wake of the citys devastating 1866 fire, and is one of Maines largest Second Empire buildings. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on February 23, 1972.</p><br>
<h2>Description and history</h2><br>
<p>The Rackleff Building is located in Portland&#39;s Old Port area, on the north side of Middle Street, at its corner with Pearl Street. It is flanked on the east side by the Rackleff Building. It is a four-story masonry structure, built out of brick with stone and iron trim elements. The ground floor storefronts are articulated by iron pilasters and arches, while windows on the second and third floors are combined in groups of one, two, or three, under elaborate stone arches. Stone beltcourses highlight the bottom of these arches, and also the join the sills of the windows. The building is capped by a mansard roof in the Second Empire style, with paired brackets in the eaves, corner turrets, and elaborate dormers.</p><br>
<p>The block was built in 1867 for the Woodman family after the 1866 fire devastated a large part of the city. It is one of three adjacent buildings designed by George M. Harding (the others are the Rackleff Building and the Thompson Block, further east on Middle Street), which comprise one of the city&#39;s finest blocks of period architecture. Of these, the Woodman Building is the most elaborate. The ironwork on the ground floor is a rare surviving work of a local foundry, the Portland Company.</p><br>
<p>Lake Sugema  is a man-made 574 acre lake 3 mi southwest of Keosauqua, Van Buren County, in southeast Iowa, United States. It is located south of the Des Moines River, west of State Highway 1 and north of State Highway 2.</p><br>
<p>The maximum depth of the lake is 34 ft, with a mean depth 9.3 ft, and drainage of 11,480 acre. The lake was designed as a high quality fishing lake. Facilities include parking lots, and 3 hard surface boat ramps with no motor size limit at no wake. There are fishing jetties, an accessible fishing pier for the handicapped, accessible facilities, a picnic area, restrooms, camping facilities, floating boat docks, and wildlife islands.</p><br>
<p>An asphalt road leads off of Hwy 2 to a large camping area with a shelterhouse, sewer dump station, handicapped-accessible showerhouse, playground, 23 hard-surfaced 50 ft. camp pads, 8 primitive campsites, 8 slip boat docks, and a boat trailer parking area. Cabins located in the campgrounds are available for rental throughout the year.</p><br>
<p>Lake Sugema is stocked with largemouth bass, walleye, bluegill, black crappie, channel catfish, and saugeye. The lake has fishing jetties and good shore fishing access. Special fishing regulations require for 12 in to 18 in black bass to be immediately released alive.</p><br>
<p>Extensive planning was done by the Iowa Department of Natural Resources to establish underwater structure that helps fish survive and reproduce. When the lake was constructed, steps were taken to prevent siltation. Besides the hundreds of farm ponds, crop rotations, crop residue management, and other soil saving practices farmers have established in the lake&#39;s drainage area, the lake is protected by a series of smaller sediment-control dams.</p><br>
<p>Approximately 3,000 acre immediately surrounding the lake was purchased by the Iowa Department of Natural Resources and Van Buren County to be managed as a wildlife area. That management is helping to build on the number of wild turkey, deer, squirrel, geese, quail, rabbits, songbirds, and other wild animals. Habitat is also being developed for raccoon, fox, mink, muskrats, and bald eagles, among other wildlife.</p><br>
<p>The Indian Creek Wildlife area is intended for public hunting, fishing, hiking, bird watching, cross country skiing, picnicking, nature study, primitive camping and other fun in the outdoors.</p><br>
<p>Shimek State Forest is managed as a multiple-use area for timber products, wildlife habitat and recreation. The 900 acre forest includes hiking trails and is available for public hunting.</p><br>
<p>All those activities are available to the public at Lake Sugema and the 3,000 acre Indian Creek Wildlife Area. The Iowa Department of Natural Resources and the Van Buren County Conservation Board are managing the lake, wildlife, and recreation areas.</p><br>
<p>The Thompson Block is a historic commercial building located at 117, 119, 121, 123 and 125 Middle Street in downtown Portland, Maine. It was designed by architect George M. Harding and constructed in 1867. Along with the neighboring Rackleff and Woodman Buildings , it forms one of the best-preserved period commercial street views in the entire state. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on February 28, 1973.</p><br>
<h2>Description and history</h2><br>
<p>The Thompson Block is located in Portland&#39;s Old Port area, on the north side of Middle Street. It is flanked on the left side by the Rackleff Building, which stands across Church Street, and by a less ornate brick commercial building on the right, across a narrow alley. It is a 3-1/2 story brick building, roughly trapezoidal in shape, with a polychrome slate mansard roof providing a full fourth floor. The ground floor consists of an arcade of iron supports, forming arches over either display windows or recessed store entries. A stone entablature separates the ground floor from the next two floors. These floors are divided into six bays, articulated in a 1-1-2-1-1 pattern by stone piers, and each floor is also delineated horizontally by rusticated stone beltcourses above and below the windows. Windows on the second floor are paired round-arch windows with keystones, while third-floor windows have segmented-arch tops with stone hoods. Two of these are more ornate, rising into wall dormers that interrupt the bracketed and dentillated cornice. Dormers at the roof level have round-arch windows with keystoned and eared hoods.</p><br>
<p>The block was built in 1867-68, in the wake of Portland&#39;s great 1866 fire. George M. Harding, who designed the Thompson Block and the adjacent Rackleff and Woodman buildings, played a major role in the rebuilding effort, and this trio of buildings represent some of his finest commercial work. Urban renewal of the 20th century resulted in the loss of a significant number of other period buildings, and this is one of the few places in the city where the typical rebuilt post-fire streetscape is to be seen.</p><br>
<p>The James Kinney Farmstead, also known as Country Mile Farm, is located 4 mi southeast of Belmont, Ohio on SR 147. The 57 acre property was placed on the National Register on 1999-04-29 and is only one of four farmsteads placed on the Register.</p><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<p>The property was bought by James Kinney in 1852 from John Franz. The property contained a simple log structure which once stood close to the present house. The house was built in 1863 and is largely the same as it was when first constructed. This property once served as a drove station and saw hundreds of drovers and livestock passing the house. The property was purchased in 1957 by the current caretaker, Floyd Simpson and is currently undergoing an extensive restoration project. Though the property is a private dwelling, appointments may be made for tours.</p><br>
<h2>Exterior</h2><br>
<p>The house is constructed in the Greek Revival style and consists of red bricks with white wooden trim boards. Rectangular windows with dark shutters pierce the facade. The front of the house contains a central portico supported by Doric columns in antis. The front entrance is reached by a flight of stairs and is framed by a pair of windows to either side. The second floor contains five windows in line with the windows and door located below.</p><br>
<p>The grounds surrounding the house contains a smokehouse, a summer kitchen, a wood and coal house, corncrib-wagon shed, and a carriage house. A timber-frame barn is located to the south of the house and was built in 1874 out of white pine and poplar. The oldest structure on the property is across SR 147 from the barn and was on the property before James Kinney purchased the property.</p><br>
<p>The property also features a 190 ft loess mound, a section of the original drovers&#39; road, and 5 acre of virgin forest connected to Dysart Woods.</p><br>
<p>The Morristown Historic District is a nationally recognized historic district embracing much of the village of Morristown, Ohio, United States. Founded along the National Road, Morristown prospered as long as the road was heavily travelled, but it stagnated after railroads became prominent. Because the community neither died nor prospered, it has retained its mid-nineteenth-century architecture into the present, making it one of the National Road&#39;s least-changed settlements.</p><br>
<p>Settled in the early nineteenth century, Morristown prospered after the National Road became its main street in 1826. In its first decades, the village was heavily dependent on the road; during the villages best years, in the 1850s, more than forty National Road-related businesses lined its streets. However, prosperity departed soon afterward: railroads were built through eastern Ohio in the 1850s, supplanting the National Road as the major mode of transportation, and because no railroad served Morristown, it lost most of its commerce. Buildings continued to be erected into the 1870s, but comparatively little construction occurred in later decades. Nevertheless, the village remained, and benign neglect contributed to Morristowns preservation: no other National Road community in eastern Ohio has experienced so few changes since the road&#39;s heyday. Part of its significance derives from construction methods. Most buildings are vernacular structures built of brick in Flemish bond, setting Morristown apart from surrounding communities, which possess few historic brick buildings.</p><br>
<p>In early 1980, the Morristown Historic District was declared, with boundaries encompassing 42 acre; seventy of the district&#39;s eighty-six buildings were rated as contributing properties, as was the village cemetery. Limited destruction and limited new construction has left Morristown with nearly all of its mid-19th century built environment, enabling the district to qualify for the Register both because of its place in area history and because of its historic architecture.</p><br>
<p>Las Banderillas or Cerro de las Banderillas, height 1993 m, is the highest mountain in the Sierra del Segura, a mountain range in Southern Spain.</p><br>
<p>The Sierra del Segura cordillera, along with Sierra de Cazorla, is part of the Pre-baetic System. Both mountain chains are included in the Sierras de Cazorla, Segura y Las Villas Natural Park.</p><br>
<p>Las Banderillas is often partly covered with snow in the winter. Its western face is a sheer cliff overlooking the Aguamulas River valley and la Campana Brook. Its eastern side, on the other hand, descends less abruptly towards the Pinar Negro and Campos de Hernán Perea plateaus.</p><br>
<p>This mountain can be explored by means of different scenic hiking trails. There is a shack on the Las Banderillas mountaintop containing forest-firefighting equipment.</p><br>
<p>Lake Massawippi is a freshwater lake in Memphrémagog Regional County Municipality in the Estrie region of Quebec, Canada. The Tomifobia River is the source of the lake at its southern tip, near the village of Ayers Cliff, Quebec. In early records, the lake was also called "Lake Tomifobi". The current of the lake flows north, funneling into the Massawippi River at the village of North Hatley, Quebec on Massawippis northern shore.</p><br>
<p>It is bordered by five municipalities: North Hatley, Hatley Township, the municipality of Hatley, Ayer&#39;s Cliff and Sainte-Catherine-de-Hatley.</p><br>
<p>Massawippi is an Abenaki word that translates to "the big deep lake" in English.</p><br>
<h2>Leisure</h2><br>
<p>A popular summer destination for wealthy Americans in the late-19th and early-20th centuries, industrialist Foxhall P. Keene, writer Upton Sinclair, and the Barron family (of Barron&#39;s Magazine) were among those who owned seasonal estates on the lake.</p><br>
<p>Today Lake Massawippi is the site of two luxury hotels — Hovey Manor and the Ripplecove Inn.</p><br>
<p>In 2003, French President Jacques Chirac spent his summer holiday on the lake at the Hatley Inn, a luxury hotel renowned for its gastronomy that has since burnt down.</p><br>
<p>Pelican Lake is the largest navigatable lake in south western Manitoba, Canada. It is about 11 miles long and 1 mile wide with a surface area of 10.2 square miles . Pelican Lake is relatively shallow with a mean depth of 3.8 metres and a maximum of 5.2 metres when the lake is at a surface water level of 412.0 metres. The lake is regulated with a normal summer target level of 412.0 metres. The lake is fed by several small waterways the main one being the Orthez drain. The total drainage area is 686 square kilometres </p><br>
<p>The lake has been a popular recreational area since the turn of the 20th century when trains brought visitors, cottagers and campers from Brandon and Winnipeg. The lake area is popular for boating, sailing, fishing, a wide variety of water activities, cottagers and home owners.</p><br>
<p>The town of Ninette is at the north end of the lake. Ninette is less than a one-hour drive to Brandon, or 2 hour drive to Winnipeg. The lake is located in the Rural Municipalities of Turtle Mountain and Prairie Lakes.</p><br>
<h2>Pelican Lake Regulation Project</h2><br>
<p>The Pelican Lake Regulation Project was constructed in 1990-1992 to control water levels on Pelican Lake. The project includes a channel and control structure to divert water into the lake from the Pembina River when lake levels are low, and another channel and control structure to discharge water from the lake to the river when Pelican Lake levels are high. (See map) These works are operated by Manitoba Infrastructure and Transportation under rules provided through an Environment Act Licence. Advice on the operation of the inlet and outlet works is provided by the Pelican Lake Advisory Committee.</p><br>
<p>The lake is normally maintained at elevations between 411.5 metres (1350.2 feet) and 412 metres (1351.7 feet) above sea level during summer months. During the spring period, the lake may be raised temporarily to an elevation of 412.2 metres (1352.4 feet). When the lake is low, water may be diverted from the Pembina River into the lake through an inlet diversion channel. The maximum rate of diversion into the lake is approximately 9 cubic metres per second (320 cubic feet per second). Diversions into the lake are not allowed when flow in the Pembina River is less than 0.4 cms (15 cubic feet per second), and diversions are not started in the spring until Lorne and Louise lakes have filled to an elevation of 1338.9 feet.</p><br>
<p>When desired, water from Pelican Lake may be discharged into the Pembina River through an outlet diversion channel. The maximum rate of diversion out of the lake is approximately 11 cms (390 cubic feet per second), and releases cannot be made without a licence variance if the combined outflow from the lake and flow in the Pembina River exceeds 700 cubic feet per second.</p><br>
<p>When the diversion into the lake is operated at full capacity for one day, an increase in lake level of approximately 1.2 inches will result. When water is being diverted out of the lake, operation of the outlet at full capacity for one day will result in a lowering of the lake level of approximately 1.5 inches. This calculation assumes no inflow into the lake and that Pembina River flows are low enough to allow the entire outlet capacity of the diversion to be used. In fact, a considerable amount of inflow enters the lake in most years, and releases from Pelican Lake are often limited by high flows in the Pembina River.</p><br>
<p>Although the works were primarily built to raise the lake level from its low of 1346.0 in 1991. Its real value came in the wet period from 1995 to 2017 when the equivalent of over 50 feet on the lake was diverted out, preventing serious flooding in many years of that period. From 1962 to 1994 the median annual inflow was equivalent to about 6.5 inches on the lake. From 1995 to 2017 it was 32.6 inches per year.</p><br>
<p>The USA Post Office in Nyack, New York, is located on South Broadway in the center of the village. It serves the 10960 ZIP Code, which covers South Nyack and Upper Nyack in addition to the village.</p><br>
<p>It was built in 1932 in the Classical Revival architectural style, a mode rarely used for American post offices between the wars. In the front lobby are several murals depicting scenes from local history. In 1988 it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and in 2004 it was renamed to honor three victims of the 1981 Brinks robbery.</p><br>
<h2>Building</h2><br>
<p>The post office is situated near the northwest corner of the intersection of Broadway and Hudson Avenue. The neighborhood is a mix of commercial, residential and institutional properties. A row of three-story brick buildings faces it from the south side of Hudson. A house is located on the north side of its driveway.</p><br>
<p>It is a one-story building of buff-colored brick in Flemish bond on a raised limestone-clad basement. The east (front) elevation is a central pavilion five bays wide with single-bay wings on either end. Limestone is also used for its quoins and window trim, including recessed panels above and below each one. A cornice of that material with blocks and parapet marks the roofline. "UNITED STATES POST OFFICE NYACK NEW YORK 10960" is set in gilded metallic letters on the frieze.</p><br>
<p>The three-bay side wings have similar limestone decorations save the cornice and recessed panels. The four-bay rear ends in a loading dock.</p><br>
<p>A set of stairs with neoclassical bronze railings and low stone walls with claw-footed tripod lamps leads up to the centrally located main entrance. They lead to a single metal and glass door, with transom of similar material, recessed between two fluted Doric pilasters with a full Doric entablature. After passing through a wooden vestibule and small foyer, they open onto a lobby floored with terrazzo in a checkerboard pattern and grey-veined white marble wainscoting to a height of seven feet (2.3 m) on the plaster walls, which have a decorative cornice.</p><br>
<p>On all sides but the west, there are murals by Jacob Getlar Smith of scenes from local history: Native Americans watching Henry Hudson sailing upriver in the Halve Maen, Dutch settlers building a log cabin and John André meeting Benedict Arnold. The north and east murals have decorative grilles as well. Two original circular bronze-and-glass customer tables remain.</p><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<p>The first post office in the Nyacks was established as part of a store at a landing now in Upper Nyack, in 1835. When the Erie Railroad was completed through the area in 1870, it was put within commuting distance of New York City, and grew as residents who had previously come for the summer built large houses overlooking the Hudson River to the east and lived there year-round.</p><br>
<p>Congress authorized a permanent post office for the village in 1910, but it was never built. In 1926 it was reauthorized and, as the Great Depression started, construction finally began in 1931. It was opened the following year.</p><br>
<p>It was designed under the leadership of James Wetmore, then Acting Supervising Architect of the Treasury Department. Wetmore was primarily a lawyer, and the actual artistic direction of the Treasury at the time was set by Louis Simon, who became Supervising Architect himself in 1935. The choice of a building so firmly in the Classical Revival style is an unusual one for the time. After World War I, the Treasury, which oversaw the design and construction of post offices and many other government buildings, began preferring the newer Colonial Revival style for its post offices, particularly those in small towns like Nyack. Neoclassical touches were often combined with modernist forms for post offices in larger cities (such as Troy&#39;s).</p><br>
<p>Smiths murals were added in 1936. He had planned for them to cover all walls and be complemented by a series of smaller panels above the tellers booths. If those were ever completed and installed, they have since been removed.</p><br>
<p>The interior has been altered only by the addition of modern heating systems and lockboxes. On the outside, a new door has replaced the original double bronze doors and a wheelchair ramp has been installed across the front of the building to comply with wheelchair accessibility requirements.</p><br>
<p>In 2004 Senator Charles Schumer and Representative Eliot Engel secured passage of legislation officially renaming the post office in memory of Waverly Brown, Edward O&#39;Grady II, and Peter Paige, two local police officers and a security guard killed by members of the Black Liberation Army during the 1981 Brinks robbery at nearby Nanuet Mall. A ceremony was held in May of that year, at which relatives of the deceased spoke.</p><br>
<p>Silver Lake Institute Historic District is a national historic district located at Silver Lake in Wyoming County, New York. The district consists of 13 acre and is historically significant because of its association with the Silver Lake Institute, a Methodist affiliated camp facility established in 1873. The properties reflect the evolution of the institute from a Methodist Revivalist summer camp in the 1870s and 1880s to a cultural, educational, and religious summer institute in the Chautauqua tradition during the 1880s and 1890s, and finally to a secular summer cottage community in the early 20th century. The focal point of the community is the 2.03 acre Burt Park and the district includes 72 additional properties including 70 cottages.</p><br>
<p>It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.</p><br>
<p>Trout Bog Lake, also known as Bog 12-15, is a small bog lake in Vilas County, Wisconsin. It is located near the south basin of the much larger Trout Lake. The lake is entirely surrounded by vegetation, except for a logging road that provides access to it. Being a bog, the pH is extremely low; on average it is 4.8.</p><br>
<h2>Limnology and Trout Bog</h2><br>
<p>Trout Bog Lake is one of seven lakes studied at the North Temperate Lakes Long Term Ecological Research Network (LTER) site. The lake also houses a sensor buoy, which feeds data to the Global Lake Ecological Observatory Network (GLEON).</p><br>
<h2>Fish species</h2><br>
<p>Very few fish species call Trout Bog home. The most common species by far in the lake is the central mudminnow. Bluegill and black bullhead have also been recorded.</p><br>
<p>Mount Aeolus is a mountain summit in Dorset., Bennington County, Vermont, United States. Mount Aeolus is one of the Taconic Mountains. It lies 1.5 mi west of the community of East Dorset.</p><br>
<h2>Name</h2><br>
<p>Its name is derived from Aeolus, the Greek god of the wind. The Board on Geographic Names ruled in favor of the current name in 1986; prior to that time, the mountain had also been referred to as "Mount Eolus."</p><br>
<h2>Mt Aeolus and Bill W</h2><br>
<p>Bill Wilson, the co-founder of AA was born on November 26, 1895, in East Dorset, Vermont, at his parents&#39; home, then known as the Mount Aeolus Inn and Tavern, now the Wilson House. The Mt. Aeolus Inn was owned and operated by his grandfather, William Wilson. The elder Wilson had been an alcoholic and had a sobering experience while hiking on Mount Aeolus, and after that experience, remained sober for the remaining years of his life.</p><br>
<p>As a young man Bill followed in his grandfather’s footsteps, exploring the Mt. Aeolus hillsides and the trails gave him as much solace as they had for his grandfather.</p><br>
<p>Later in life, Bill found that the view from Room 6 at the Erdmans Eyrie Motel held the most meaning for him as it allowed to see the vistas that meant the most to him. Looking out the front windows he could see the towering Green Mountains with their "V" notch, which Bill used to walk as he meditated, and the back windows gave him a perfect view of Mount Aeolus - a mountain which held particular meaning for him and his grandfather. When the sun coming over the Green Mountains at dawn shines on the top of Mt. Aeolus, you can see the "halo" surrounding the mountain that was so revered by Bill and Lois Wilson. Today, one can enjoy the view of Mount Aeolus from Erdmans Eyrie which still operates under the name The Aerie Inn of Vermont.</p><br>
<p>Documentation of Bill Wilson Living at the Aerie Inn of East Dorset Vermont is available on Joyce Erdman YouTube.com It documents Bill and Lois Wilson holding meetings in the Aerie Inn lobby and on its front porch in front of room 6. The Aerie Inn continues to this day as a clean and sober resort due to the owners who purchased the property in 2003. The Wilsons adopted the owners of the resort in the 1960s as their own family since they did not have any children.</p><br>
<p>The Bartlett Historic District is a historic district in Bartlett, Texas, that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The district consists of a two block area of early 20th century commercial row buildings centered along E. Clark Street and is bounded on the east by State Highway 95 and on the west by railroad tracks. Evie Street dissects the district, and the boundaries extend one block north and one half block south along Evie to include virtually all of Bartlett&#39;s commercial buildings.</p><br>
<p>The Bartlett Historic District stands as a cohesive grouping of early 1900s commercial buildings and reflects the towns prosperity achieved during the early 20th century as a cotton shipping center in central Texas. Presenting a remarkably intact main street, the district includes the core of the citys past and present commercial activities within a well-defined boundary. Particularly noteworthy is the high percentage of contributing structures within the district—88%. Although many of the buildings remain in fair condition, few have been significantly altered.</p><br>
<p>Hum, 583 m high and the most prominent peak of the Laško region, is situated on the Savinja river&#39;s left bank. For ages, its foothills have been giving a shelter to the old castle under which thermal water has been pumped from the springs. There is a wide view from Hum on to Laško and its surroundings.</p><br>
<h2>Flora</h2><br>
<p>Hum is the growing place of many plant species, especially subalpine ones, the remains of the Pleistocene vegetation, like the hirsute rhododendron, yellow veronica, primula, mouse-ear hawkweed, Clusius gentian, houseleek, pink, etc. On the sunny side and in light deciduous forests, thermophile plants adapted to dry grounds can be found, for example daphne, smoke tree, holy grass, sessile oak, Solomons seal, stonecrop, heath and others. Beside these, the following members of the other flore do grow in this region: butchers broom, the lily of Carniola, black hellebore, honeysuckle, hacquetia, cyclamen, euphorbia, milkwort, helleborine, hart&#39;s tongue fern, cranesbill redbrown and many others.</p><br>
<p>Buttercup is the endemic plant of Hum, and quite a lot of plants have been protected there like Clusius gentian, primula, daphne, butcher&#39;s broom, and holly.</p><br>
<h2>Legend</h2><br>
<p>A legend about Hum tells the story about Wild parsonage. By the forest footpath, there is a turning to the cave being exactly at the place where he got sunk. Black poacher burst into a rage because a beautiful girl did not become his wedding bride. He pounded the girl&#39;s house door, and it also sank. The girl with the buried treasure has still been waiting for a young lad to set her free.</p><br>
<p>The 56 mi High Road to Taos is a scenic, winding road through the Sangre de Cristo Mountains between Santa Fe and Taos. . It winds through high desert, mountains, forests, small farms, and tiny Spanish Land Grant villages and Pueblo Indian villages. Scattered along the way are the galleries and studios of traditional artisans and artists drawn by the natural beauty. It has been recognized by the state of New Mexico as an official Scenic Byway.</p><br>
<h2>Description</h2><br>
<h3>Nambé</h3><br>
<p>The High Road to Taos Scenic Byway begins north of Santa Fe in Pojoaque, New Mexico, at the intersection of USA 285/84 and State Road 503. It continues along State Road 503 to Nambé Pueblo. Founded in the 14th century, Nambé means "People of the Round Earth" in Tewa, their native language.</p><br>
<p>The pueblo plaza is a registered National Historic Landmark. The church on State Road 503 is not original; ill-considered efforts to restore the grand original church caused it to collapse. The pueblo encompasses 19,000 acre of land with waterfalls, lakes, and mountainous areas. Until about 1830, Nambe was known for a pottery style called Nambe Polychrome. Today, pottery is making a comeback, especially black-on-black and red-on-white. Weaving is also reemerging.</p><br>
<h3>Chimayó</h3><br>
<p>The road continues through the rolling hills and wind-carved hoodoos of the badlands. At 7.5 mi, the High Road turns left onto State Road 98 (Juan Medina Road), which continues across the open, rolling high desert until it dips down to the green, farming valley of Chimayó. Visitors often stop at the historic Santuario de Chimayó.</p><br>
<p>Built between 1811-16, this tiny church is visited by pilgrims from all over the United States and old Mexico, especially on Good Friday of Easter week, when crowds swell to the thousands. A little farther on is the Rancho de Chimayó Restaurant, housed in a historic adobe building. Chimayó also has many traditional weaving studios owned by descendants of the original Spanish settlers.</p><br>
<h3>Córdova</h3><br>
<p>Where State Road 98 dead-ends, the road turns right onto State Road 76 and begins the climb into the Sangre de Cristo Mountains and the little villages of the High Road. First is Córdova, a collection of narrow streets above a river valley, accessible via a road on the right. Córdova is known for its traditional woodcarvers, such as George López, who carve santos (saints) in the "Córdova Style": unpainted but elaborately carved and featuring the distinctive grain and shape of the wood. A very short drive takes you into the village and back to State Road 76.</p><br>
<h3>Truchas</h3><br>
<p>The road continues to climb to the top of a high mesa and the village of Truchas, a scattering of adobe houses backed by the snow-capped Truchas Peaks. (The High Road and State Road 76 turn left, but much of the village is straight ahead on State Road 75.) This Hispanic farming community once furnished the set for the movie version of the John Nichols novel The Milagro Beanfield War. Truchas was established by a royal land grant in 1754 to create a buffer against nomadic Apache and Comanche bands who often raided both Spanish villages and Native American pueblos.</p><br>
<p>Hence, it was built as a walled compound around a plaza. Its settlers hand-dug miles of acequias (irrigation ditches) to bring water from the trout-filled river that gave the town its name. Although todays residents still work their farms, many commute to jobs in Santa Fe or Los Alamos. A few still make their living as traditional craftspeople alongside the many European-American artists and galleries that have been drawn to Truchass mountain views.</p><br>
<h3>Ojo Sarco</h3><br>
<p>The High Road continues along State Road 76 through the Carson National Forest to a series of very small villages. First is Ojo Sarco, believed to be named for a spring in a nearby cañada (glen). The name was sometimes spelled Ojo Zarco; ojo is now translated as "eye" in Spanish, but also used to mean "spring" and zarco means "light blue", hence "blue spring".</p><br>
<h3>Las Trampas</h3><br>
<p>Next is Las Trampas, founded in 1751 by a royal land grant, "Santo Tomás Apostol del Río de las Trampas" ("Saint Thomas, Apostle of the River of Traps").</p><br>
<p>Despite the heavy toll taken by a smallpox epidemic and raids by Plains Indians, the village of Las Trampas survived and the settlers managed to build the stately San José de Gracia Church, completed in 1776.</p><br>
<p>It is a National Historic Landmark, and the village is a National Historic District. The building across from the church with the little bell tower was the school.</p><br>
<h3>El Valle and Ojito</h3><br>
<p>State Road 76 continues through the Carson National Forest. Smaller roads lead off to El Valle and Ojito, both settled by colonists from Las Trampas. Both are accessed by scenic drives through the forest.</p><br>
<h3>Chamisal</h3><br>
<p>The next village on SR 76 is Chamisal. It, too, was settled by Spanish villagers moving out from Las Trampas; all of these villages lie within the Las Trampas land grant. Chamisal is probably named for the "chamisa" shrub (Chrysothamnus, or rabbitbrush) which turns golden in late summer. Chamisal Creek flows northwest to join the Peñasco River. There is a small, old church in the village (follow the sign to the old plaza).</p><br>
<h3>Picurís</h3><br>
<p>When SR 76 ends at a stop sign, the High Road turns right onto State Road 75. However, turn left to visit Picurís Pueblo. Spanish explorer Don Juan de Oñate called these people "pikuria"—those who paint.</p><br>
<p>Before the Spanish came, Picurís was one of the largest and most powerful of the pueblos, located at the confluence of two rivers and on a major pass that leads through the mountains to the Great Plains in the east. This strategic location made it a key site for trade with the Apaches, but once the Comanches arrived and the Spanish brought horses, the pueblo became vulnerable to attack.</p><br>
<p>The fierce Picurís continued to fight the Spanish even after the Reconquest, and lost many members of the tribe as a result. Like Taos Pueblo, Picurís is a Tiwa pueblo. Picurís today, while small, has a thriving buffalo herd and runs a hotel in Santa Fe. It is known for its gold-hued micaceous pottery (featuring flecks of shiny mica). When the 200-year-old San Lorenzo de Picurís church collapsed in 1989 due to water damage, pueblo members rebuilt it by hand. San Lorenzo Feast Day is August 10. (Tribal members request that visitors get permission before taking photos anywhere on the pueblo.)</p><br>
<h3>Peñasco</h3><br>
<p>The High Road continues on State Road 75 into Peñasco. The villages of Llano San Juan, Llano Largo, and Santa Barbara in the Peñasco area were first settled by Spanish colonists in 1796, the same year as Taos. Today the town of Peñasco serves residents in the many villages and rural areas surrounding it, as well as the residents of Picurís Pueblo.</p><br>
<h3>Llano San Juan and Llano de la Yegua</h3><br>
<p>Leaving Peñasco, the High Road and State Road 75 make a wide curve to the left. Going straight onto State Road 73 offers a side trip into Llano San Juan and Llano de la Yegua. (A llano is a "broad, treeless plain.") These are lush, green valleys flanked by steep mesas.</p><br>
<h3>Vadito</h3><br>
<p>The High Road continues along State Road 75 through the tiny village of Vadito, which means "little ford." Beyond Vadito, the road passes through the valley of Placita.</p><br>
<h3>Sipapu</h3><br>
<p>At the “stone wall” intersection, the High Road turns left onto State Road 518 to Ranchos de Taos. However, just a few miles east on SR 518 is Sipapu Ski Resort and Recreation Area. The drive to Sipapu through the Carson National Forest is very scenic, and there are numerous trails and fishing spots on the Rio Pueblo.</p><br>
<h3>Talpa</h3><br>
<p>The High Road turns northwest along SR 518 and passes through more valleys and vistas of the Carson National Forest. Eventually it reaches Talpa, the last High Road village. Talpa is an ancient site; pit houses and pueblos were built here from 1100 to 1300. It was settled by Spanish colonists in the early 18th century, about the same time as Taos. Talpa, which means "knob", may refer to a formation in one of Talpa&#39;s little canyons.</p><br>
<h3>Ranchos de Taos</h3><br>
<p>Although the High Road officially ends where SR 518 meets SR 68 in Ranchos de Taos, symbolically it ends at the famous San Francisco de Asis Mission Church a few blocks south. This is probably one of the most painted and photographed churches in the nation—especially the buttresses in the back, famously painted by Georgia O&#39;Keeffe and photographed by Paul Strand and Ansel Adams. Completion of its construction took from 1772 to 1815.</p><br>
<h2>Location</h2><br>
<p>Beginning: 35.897&deg; latitude, -106.020&deg; longitude</p><br>
<p>End: 36.358&deg; latitude, -105.608&deg; longitude</p><br>
<p>Bathwick Hill in Bath, Somerset, England is a street lined with historic houses, many of which are designated as listed buildings. It climbs south east from the A36 towards the University of Bath on Claverton Down, providing views over the city.</p><br>
<p>To the north is Sham Castle, a folly built in 1762 by Richard James, master mason for Ralph Allen, "to improve the prospect" from Allen&#39;s town house in Bath. It is a screen wall with a central pointed arch flanked by two 3-storey circular turrets, which extend sideways to a 2-storey square tower at each end of the wall. It is illuminated at night.</p><br>
<p>As the hill rises away from the city centre it passes over a tunnel, built in 1840, on the Great Western Railway close to Bath Spa railway station and the Kennet and Avon Canal at Bath Locks via an elliptical arch bridge.</p><br>
<h2>Houses</h2><br>
<p>Numbers 1 to 23 are on the south side and numbers 35 onwards on the north side.</p><br>
<h3>South side</h3><br>
<p>Number 1 (Bathwick Lodge) is a 2-storey villa with a steep Mansard room, built in 1825, extended in 1840 and the late C19. Probably by John Pinch the Elder. Number 2 is from the early 19th century and has shutters over the windows. Number 3 includes a porch which is elaborately enriched with carving, Neo-Grecian gate posts and wrought iron gates. Number 4 has a parapet which sweeps up to central balustrade with a rococo flourish, as does number 5 which is also known as Cornwall Lodge. Number 6, which is also known as Willow House, includes a wrought iron verandah on the 1st floor. Number 7 has a shallow hipped roof. Number 8 has also been known as Upsala Villa and later as Mendip Lodge. The road elevation of number 9, built in 1820, extended in 1870, presents half an octagon in plan with overhanging eaves.</p><br>
<p>Number 10 is a 2-storey Neo-Grecian villa built in the early 19th century by Thomas Baldwin. The central projection has a curved portico with 4 fluted Ionic columns and Ionic pilasters which go through 2 floors. It is a Grade I listed building.</p><br>
<p>Numbers 11, 12 and 13 form a block of attached villas. Number 14 is also from the early 19th century. Number 15, which is also known as The White Loge, is of a similar vintage and includes a 2-storey porch with Doric columns, as does number 17. Number 18 is from the late 18th or early 19th century and includes a wrought iron veranda, and number 19, which is also known as Woodland House, has a balustraded parapet. Numbers 20 and 21 form a block. Number 22 has a rusticated ground floor and quoins.</p><br>
<p>Number 23 was built in 1817 by William Smith of Walcot, for J Barnard. It is a 3-storey building with a mansard roof.</p><br>
<p>Claverton Lodge was built around 1825 and later enlarged and altered in classical style when a columned loggia porch with a conical roof was added.</p><br>
<p>Combe Royal was built in Jacobethan style between 1815 and 1820. The lodge is in a similar style.</p><br>
<h3>North side</h3><br>
<p>Number 35 is a 3-storey building with a portico of 4 Doric columns, while numbers 36 and 37 form a block of two semi-detached houses. Number 38, which is also known as Bayfield House, has a portico with Doric columns, while numbers 39 and 40 form a block of two semi-detached houses similar to numbers 36 and 37.</p><br>
<p>Ardenlee is thought to be an early 19th-century recasing of an earlier building.</p><br>
<p>Woodland Place is a Regency terrace of six houses, designed in about 1826 by Henry Goodridge. The large Italianate villa, Bathwick Grange, which was formerly known as Montebello, was built by Goodridge as his own house, and includes a lodge. He is also though to have built Bathwick Hill House next door. Fiesole is another Italianate house probably by Goodridge which later became a Youth Hostel.</p><br>
<p>Oakwood, which was formerly known as Smallcombe Grove, which is also in the style of Goodridge was built for local painter Benjamin Barker. It has an ornamental garden, bridge and pool with fountain.</p><br>
<p>Casa Bianca and La Casetta also have an Italianate style and include Tuscan columns.</p><br>
<p>Miles House followed in a similar style around 1840 to 1850.</p><br>
<p>Uplands dates from around 1840, and Upton House has been dated to the early 19th century.</p><br>
<p>US Post Office-Wellsville is a historic post office building located at Wellsville in Allegany County, New York. It was designed and built in 1931-1933. It is one of a number of post offices in New York State designed by consulting architects W.B. Olmsted and F.V. Murphy to the Office of the Supervising Architect of the Treasury Department. It is a two story, brick clad structure on a limestone clad foundation with two one-story wings. The structure is in the Classical Revival style. The interior includes two bas relief panels; one depicting the first League of Peace of the Iroquois tribes and the second depicting Mary Jemison, "White Woman of the Genesee." It is located across from Wellsville Erie Depot.</p><br>
<p>It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.</p><br>
<p>Belvidere, also known as Villa Belvidere is a historic home located in Angelica, near Belmont, Allegany County, New York. It is an outstanding example of Federal architecture, built in 1804 from plans attributed to Benjamin Henry Latrobe. It was built by early settler John Barker Church, former English Member of Parliament and brother-in-law of Alexander Hamilton through his wife Angelica Schuyler Church. It is a large stone-and-brick mansion with a -story central block over a partial basement, a 2-story over basement east wing, and -story service wing. The house contains 30 rooms and 13 fireplaces. Also on the five acre site are a nine-sided barn and hexagonal tea house, which was built in 1806.</p><br>
<p>It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.</p><br>
<p>The USA Post Office in Haverstraw, New York, is located on Main Street in the center of the village. It serves the ZIP Code 10927, which covers the village.</p><br>
<p>It was built in the mid-1930s as a New Deal project. Like many other post offices from that era, it is a brick building in the Colonial Revival architectural style. It features a high level of ornamentation, possibly due to the influence of James Farley, a native of the Haverstraw area who was Postmaster General at that time. In 1988 it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.</p><br>
<h2>Building</h2><br>
<p>The post office is located on the south side of Main between Front and South streets, across from the Haverstraw King&#39;s Daughters Public Library. To the east the land slopes gently down through a park to the Hudson River a short distance away. Houses are located to the west and south.</p><br>
<p>Its square main block is a one-story, five-bay structure of brick in Flemish bond with an east wing and a slightly projecting pavilion on the north (front) elevation. The flat roof is topped with a cornice and parapet.</p><br>
<p>Fenestration on the front pavilion consists of three round-arched openings. All are flanked by limestone Greek Revival-inspired Corinthian pilasters with a similar keystone in the arch. Above the pilasters on the facade is a frieze with rosettes at the ends and "UNITED STATES POST OFFICE" in carved lettering.</p><br>
<p>The windows at the sides of the pavilion have a Federal style carved garland lintel, recessed panel above and rusticated piers on the sides. The south and west facades follow a similar pattern. On the east is a wing with a loading dock.</p><br>
<p>Granite steps and a wheelchair ramp lead up to the main entrance, modern aluminum doors between two Doric pilasters supporting an entablature with swans-neck pediment. It leads into a wooden vestibule with carved rosettes and triglyphs, which opens onto the main lobby. There, terrazzo flooring is complemented by panelled wainscoting and plaster walls, ceiling and Gothic cornice. The door to the postmasters office is framed with carved rosettes, sheaves of wheat and dentils.</p><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<p>Haverstraw&#39;s first post office, also the first in Rockland County, was established in 1815. A post office was located on the present site from the 1880s to 1915, and afterwards in a leased location on New Main Street.</p><br>
<p>In 1931 the construction of a new post office in Haverstraw was authorized when Congress passed an amended version of the Public Buildings Act of 1926, in an early attempt to ease the Great Depression. Construction did not begin until 1935, when James Farley, then Postmaster General, a native of nearby Stony Point, laid the cornerstone.</p><br>
<p>Farleys influence may not only have secured funding for the building, it may have affected the design. Most new post offices of the era were also brick Colonial Revival structures, designs often reused in different locations. Haverstraws, designed by Treasury Department Supervising Architect Louis Simon, shares a similar basic form with the Norwich post office upstate, built two years earlier. Few have the intricate ornamentation of Haverstraw&#39;s, with liberal use of limestone and terra cotta.</p><br>
<p>Since its construction there have been some alterations. A balustrade on the roof was removed. All the front window sash save for the window above the main entrance has been replaced, and the loading area was moved from the south to the east. New lockboxes and lighting have also been installed in the lobby.</p><br>
<p>Cheap Street in Bath, Somerset, England is adjacent to Bath Abbey and contains several listed buildings.</p><br>
<p>The road was known as Souter Street (meaning Shoemakers Street) until 1398.</p><br>
<p>Number 13 which adjoins the abbey and is Grade II* listed.</p><br>
<p>Number 14 was built around 1720. The central doorway is flanked on either side by pairs of windows with elliptical arches and Doric pilasters. There are also four Ionic pilasters and a central pediment on the 1st floor above the doorway and four Corinthian pilasters on the floor above that. It is adjacent to Marshal Wade&#39;s House in the Abbey Church Yard, and has been designated as a Grade I listed building.</p><br>
<p>Number 15 to 19 were built as a block, including shop fronts divided by Doric columns, by Thomas Baldwin around 1789.</p><br>
<p>Number 21 and The Roundhouse, which used to be known as the Abbey Wine Vaults, is a mid to late 19th century radiused round corner of Cheap Street and Stall Street.</p><br>
<p>The Kahler Asten is an 841.9-metre-high mountain in the Rothaar range in the district of Hochsauerland, in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It is a popular destination, receiving more than 500,000 visitors annually.</p><br>
<h2>Geography</h2><br>
<p>The Kahler Asten is located in the northwestern part of the Rothaargebirge in the Hochsauerland region, a little southwest of Winterberg between the villages of Altastenberg, Neuastenberg and Lenneplätze.</p><br>
<h3>Climate</h3><br>
<h2>Height</h2><br>
<p>Erroneously, the Kahle Asten is often said to be the highest mountain in North Rhine-Westphalia or even sometimes in the whole of northwest Germany, because it is shown on the WDR weather map. In fact the highest peak is the 843.1-metre-high Langenberg on the state border with Hesse; and the nearby summit of the Hegekopf (842.9 m) in Hesse, where the Rothaar Mountains merge into the Upland near Willingen, is even higher. The height of the Kahle Asten on the latest topographical maps is given as 841.9 m, but its height is also recorded on a marker stone at the spot as 842 m. The Kahle Asten is therefore only the third highest mountain in the region, but the most well known by far.</p><br>
<h2>Watershed</h2><br>
<p>Part of the Rhine-Weser watershed runs over the Kahler Asten, and the Lenne also has its source near the summit. The enclosed spring, which only wells up from time to time, is located at a height of 820 m and is thus the highest river source in northwest Germany. The Lenne flows west into the Ruhr and on into the Rhine. Another stream, the Odeborn, emerges on the southeast slope of the mountain, whilst the Sonneborn rises on the northeast side and flows southeast. These two streams reach the Weser via the Eder and Fulda rivers.</p><br>
<h2>Weather station</h2><br>
<p>There is a permanent German Weather Service weather station on the Kahler Asten which is part of the weather bureau at Essen. It has contributed significantly to the public&#39;s awareness of the mountain.</p><br>
<h2>Hochheide</h2><br>
<p>The summit of the Kahler Asten is part of a mountain heath. Because many rare and threatened species live there, it has been placed under conservation protection as part of the Kahler Asten nature reserve and Special Area of Conservation (48.69 ha). Hardly any trees grow on the heath, because the vegetation is kept short by sheep grazing. In places, however, natural reforestation has already taken a strong hold because the grazing is insufficient. Through manual intervention using chain saws and strimmers, attempts are being made to stop this reforestation. The vegetation consists mainly of common heather (Calluna vulgaris), mat-grass and subshrubs. Breeding birds on the heath include the meadow pipit and tree pipit. The black grouse used to breed here, but the population died out decades ago.</p><br>
<h2>Observation tower and hotel-restaurant</h2><br>
<p>There is an observation tower on the summit of the Kahler Asten immediately next to the hotel-restaurant called the Astenturm (Asten tower). From the platform of the tower, which is, there is a superb all-round view over the Rothaargebirge and other parts of the Sauerland. In very clear weather, even the Brocken mountain in the Harz (Saxony-Anhalt), 163 km away, can be seen without the aid of binoculars.</p><br>
<p>Plans for a monument on the Kahler Asten go back to the Vormärz period in the first half of the 19th century. As early as 1843 King Frederick William IV of Prussia visited the Kahler Asten. At the time it was planned to commemorate the 1000th anniversary of the Treaty of Verdun by building an observation tower as a monument. This treaty sealed the division of the Carolingian Empire into three kingdoms: West Francia, East Francia and Lotharingia and was seen as the beginning of the separate development of the French and German nations. During the 1848 year of revolutions the Asten tower was the target of a demonstration for the aims of the March revolution and of German unity.</p><br>
<p>Plans for a monument were not taken any further, however, until 1881. The foundation stone was laid on 22 June 1884 by the district administrator, Federath, in the presence of numerous honoured guests. In the same year the construction of a tower began. The 25-meter-high skeleton fell victim to an autumn storm, however. Rumours of faulty construction could not be proven in the subsequent legal action. By 1889 the district administrator was able to persuade private donors and the Westphalian provincial association to provide the means to rebuild the tower. It was opened in 1895.</p><br>
<p>Since 1900 the tower has been an official monument of the Province of Westphalia. Since 1918 the tower has also been a weather station.</p><br>
<p>The first renovations were needed in 1923 as a result of weather-induced metal fatigue. At the same time, the restaurant was built. New modification plans were started in 1930 and implemented in 1937. During the Second World War the tower was almost completely destroyed by a direct hit from artillery. The repair of war damage was not completed until 1955. In 1967 the damaged slate sheathing had to be replaced by copper. In 1995 an exhibition room was added. In 2004 ownership of the tower passed to Westphalia-Lippe Property Management, a subsidiary of the Westphalia-Lippe Regional Council (Landschaftsverband Westfalen-Lippe). A thorough renovation and refurbishment was then carried out by December 2005.</p><br>
<p>After its restoration the hotel-restaurant opened its doors again in December 2005 and the Astenturm itself was re-opened on 20 March 2006. It now has a self-service area, a restaurant area and 17 double rooms with 34 beds.</p><br>
<h2>Exhibition on the mountain</h2><br>
<p>Since October 2008 visitors can learn more about the mountain at its summit through an exhibition called the Kahler Asten - the roof of Westphalia. The central themes of the exhibition are the nature reserve with its mountain heath, the weather station and the history of the Asten tower. In addition clips of amateur film from past decades are shown.</p><br>
<h2>Winter sport</h2><br>
<p>The Kahler Asten and the surrounding area, with its sister mountains, out to about 40 kilometres is one of the most well-known winter sport regions in the German Central Uplands due to its good snow conditions. The Kahler Asten itself is part of the ski lift complex known as the Skiliftkarussell Winterberg.</p><br>
<p>Barriles , is one of the most famous archaeological sites in Panama. It is located in the highlands of the Chiriquí Province of Western Panama at 1200 meters above sea level. It is several kilometers west of the modern town of Volcán. This places the site in the Gran Chiriquí culture area . The site was originally named for several small stone barrels found in the area, although these have also been found elsewhere in the Río Chiriquí Viejo valley and in Costa Rica. This area has a cool, spring-like climate with a pronounced rainy season between May and November, and a dry but windy season the rest of the year. The region lies on the western flanks of Volcán Barú, a dormant volcano and the highest mountain in Panama.</p><br>
<p>Like El Caño in Central Panama or Panamá Viejo in Panama City, Barriles is one of the few archaeological sites in Panama regularly accessible to the public. The northwestern portion of the site is accessible to the public through the Landau finca (which is a private property), who have a variety of artifacts on display in their yard, in the walls of a fake excavation block, and in a small private museum. Not all of the artifacts on display were found on-site. The family offers guided tours of the collections and their gardens in both Spanish and English. Donations are greatly appreciated.</p><br>
<p>The site is believed to have once been a socioceremonial center with a substantial residential population between 500-1000 individuals. It contains a small mound which was once associated with a row of 14 statues. Ten of these depicted solitary individuals, while four included one individual- often chubbier, taller, wearing a conical hat and ornaments- riding atop the shoulders of a naked man, though some of these individuals also wore conical hats. Many scholars have interpreted these double individual statues as evidence for the existence of higher and lower status social groups within Barriles. A large metate (grinding stone) whose border was adorned by tiny stone heads has also been interpreted as evidence for violence or human sacrifice in the past. Many of the statues and the metate are on currently display in the Museo Antropológico Reina Torres de Araúz in Panama City.</p><br>
<h2>Chronology</h2><br>
<p>Barriles was largely occupied during the Aguas Buenas Period (A.D. 300-900) (see ), known locally as the Bugaba Period. Nine radiocarbon dates have been taken from Barriles, six of them clustering between A.D. 500-800 (or the Late Bugaba Phase). Pottery from this period was generally unpainted and occasionally included engraved, incised and appliqué decorations. Stone artifacts, including small chips created from the manufacture of stone tools (i.e. blades, axes, and metates), were generally made from andesite, basalt, rhyolite, and chert. Organic materials, like plant fibers and animal bones, have not preserved well in the acidic soils.</p><br>
<p>The Aguas Buenas Period was preceded by the Tropical Forest Archaic (4600-2300 B.C.), which is known from rockshelter sites found outside of the valley. The Concepción Phase (roughly 300 BC to AD 400) was associated with the earliest ceramic using populations in the area, and evidence suggests that populations were low and spatially dispersed, though more sites are known from lower elevations. The Aguas Buenas Period was associated with the development of settlement system containing large villages and small farmsteads. The subsequent Chiriquí Phases (AD 900-1500) witnessed the dissolution of the previous villages, and populations returned to ephemeral and spatially dispersed patterns. This suggests that major population reorganization during the sequence may have been associated with the political and ceremonial rise and decline of Barriles.</p><br>
<p>A hypothetical AD 600 eruption of nearby Volcán Baru was thought to have devastated other archaeological settlements upstream from Barriles, prompting a movement into, and subsequent colonization of, the Caribbean watershed. Recent geological and archaeological work has seriously questioned the veracity of the AD 600 eruption, and evidence now points toward a much later eruption event, possibly around AD 1400. Recent archaeological work in the Caribbean watershed has also raised the possibility of earlier and denser populations than previously believed.</p><br>
<h2>History of research</h2><br>
<p>Barriles was the subject of early archaeological investigations by Dr. Matthew Stirling (late 1940s), who did not publish extensively on his findings. Stirling was the archaeologist who recovered fragments of the Barriles statues and the large metate. Alain Ichon and Wolfgang Haberland (1950s and 1960s) were interested in studying the ceramics from Barriles, and collected samples from a few small excavations.</p><br>
<p>In the early 1970s, the region (and other areas in Western Panama) became the focus of the multi-year Adaptive Radiations project led by the Panamanian archaeologist Dr. Olga Linares. The project involved several influential figures in modern Central American archaeology, including Dr. Richard Cooke, Dr. Anthony Ranere, and Dr. Payson Sheets. This project surveyed a portion of the Río Chiriquí Viejo valley and identified dozens of sites. They concluded that the Río Chiriquí Viejo was once home to substantial and complexly populations supported by maize agriculture. According to them, this was not as easily possible in the neighboring Caribbean lowlands, which did not exhibit the same complex social organization as the mountains. The accuracy and implications of last point has become the subject of considerable debate. Some collections of ceramics and lithics from this project are housed in Temple University. The site was then briefly revisited by Dr. Catherine Shelton in the 1980s, but the majority of her work dealt with sites at lower elevations. The Argentinian scholar Dr. Vidal Fraitts studied the Barriles statues during the 1990s, but did not conduct new fieldwork at the site.</p><br>
<p>The first decade of the 21st century has witnessed renewed interest in the site. A German-Panamanian team of archaeologists excavated the remains of a structure in 2001, which suggested to them that Barriles was probably a village rather than an empty ceremonial center or cemetery. This large excavation block has been left open for tourists to visit today. Dr. Karen Holmberg (Brown University) sampled volcanic stata from this excavation, though much of her work was ultimately conducted near the modern towns of Boquete and Caldera on the other side of the volcano. Dr. Scott Palumbo (College of Lake County) recently conducted the most extensive work at the site by sampling different domestic sectors with hundreds of small excavations. His work suggested that Barriles contained a far denser residential population compared to other sites in the region, and that the activities which drew people to the village were likely ceremonial feasts, perhaps associated with funerary rituals. Differences between social ranks, however, was subtle and not nearly as clear as the distinctions supposedly advertised in the double individual statues.</p><br>
<h2>Myths and Misconceptions</h2><br>
<p>Because Barriles has received relatively little archaeological attention compared to flashier sites in Mesoamerica or Peru, it has become the subject of considerable rumor and speculation.</p><br>
<p>One of the more popular rumors is that Barriles was settled by two populations, one of African descent and another of Asian descent (not completely unlike modern Panama). Proponents of this theory point to the supposed ethnic characteristics they claim to see on the Barriles statues. There are three reasons to doubt this possibility. The first is the ceramic styles and patterns of domestic organization studied at Barriles have identifiable and direct antecedents in the previous Concepción Phase, rather than representing an intrusive complex of artifacts introduced from elsewhere. The second reason to doubt this theory is that the statues themselves appear quite stylized, suggesting that certain physical features (like perfectly squared shoulders) may have been part of the ancient artistic canon of the sculptors, rather than an accurate copy of actual physical characteristics. The final reason is that some of the statues&#39; faces have been interpreted as reflecting possibly mutilated individuals</p><br>
<p>Pointing to poorly demonstrated trans-oceanic contacts is an example of a hyper-diffusionist theory. Such theories often do not give proper credit to descendant indigenous groups for their ancient cultural achievements, a practice which may be interpreted as implicitly racist and colonial.</p><br>
<p>Another common myth is that the Barriles population was conquered by Mayan groups from Mesoamerica (Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, parts of Honduras and El Salvador). Part of this theory is based on the presence of painted, polychrome ceramics from the end of the sequence. These exact ceramics are commonly associated with the later Chiriquí (or Boruca) Period and have been extensively described by neighboring Costa Rican archaeologists. There is no evidence for Maya contact or occupation that has been accepted by professional archaeologists.</p><br>
<h2>Anthropological significance</h2><br>
<p>According to some, Barriles is believed to have been the seat of a small regional polity of settlements liked by ceremonial ties, warfare, and the production or exchange of polished stone axes, used for forest clearing and woodworking activities. The possible connection of political or religious organization to different degrees or forms of social inequality has been the subject of a recent investigation. Changes in social organization, especially those associated with the early development and persistence of political hierarchies or social inequalities, are of theoretical interest to many anthropological archaeologists who seek to understand these important shifts in human history. This is one of the reasons why Barriles has a theoretical importance that transcends Central American archaeology.</p><br>
<p>Barriles also plays an important role in discussions of a Macro-Chibchan identity, based on genetic, linguistic and archaeological studies from elsewhere in Central America. The individuals wearing conical hats in the statues may be possibly associated with a shamanistic religious tradition. However, studies of Macro-Chibchan identity have been largely based on qualities between trade items which are hypothesized to have bound different Chibchan-speaking groups into a similar religious tradition, items which are entirely absent at Barriles. This observation, however, is based largely on collections of ancient domestic trash, not the systematic excavation of tombs where valued items may have been consumed as grave goods.</p><br>
<p>Wellman House is a historic home located at Friendship in Allegany County, New York. It is a -story, clapboard dwelling constructed in 1835 and remembered as the residence of Col. Abijah Wellman. A Mansard roof was added later to the original house. It is surrounded by three and a half acres of well kept formal gardens and is the centerpiece of the town of Friendship.</p><br>
<p>It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.</p><br>
<h2>Colonel Abijah Joslyn Wellman</h2><br>
<p>Colonel Wellman was a great-great-great-great-grandson of Puritan Thomas Wellman. Abijah was born in Friendship on 6 May 1836 and engaged in mercantile business in 1855 and in banking in 1860. In September, 1861, he recruited a company of volunteers for the American Civil War, and was appointed their captain. He was appointed a major when his volunteers became Company C of the 85th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment, and commissioned a lieutenant colonel on 14 March 1862. He was wounded in the head at the Battle of Seven Pines on 31 May 1862. He was disabled by the wound and honorably discharged 24 March 1863. He married Kate Miner of Friendship on 17 September 1863 and they had five children. He became cashier of the First National Bank of Friendship in 1864 and was elected state senator for Allegany, Livingston, and Wyoming Counties from 1874 to 1877. He was a successful Allegany oil field operator from 1882 until his death in Friendship on 8 June 1889.</p><br>
<p>Lough Iron  is a small lake on the River Inny, in County Westmeath, Ireland.</p><br>
<h2>Description</h2><br>
<p>A long and narrow lake, about 4 kilometers in length, it lies downstream from Lough Derravaragh, close to Lough Owel.</p><br>
<p>It is a renowned bird and wildlife sanctuary, and also known for its coarse fishing. The level of the lake has dropped dramatically since the 1960s due to drainage of the Inny; this has led to the development of freshwater marshes on large areas of the lake bed.</p><br>
<p>Lough Iron is not easily accessible as there is no road close to the lake or public access. Taking a boat down the River Inny is the only option.</p><br>
<h2>History and etymology</h2><br>
<p>Local landowner and antiquarian Sir Henry Piers, writing in the 1680s, described a traditional story of the lake&#39;s origin:</p><br>
<p>Despite his reservations, Piers added that "at the northern end of the lake, where the Inny runneth into it (as aforesaid) in a fair, calm and clear summer&#39;s day, you may be able to trace the old channel of the Inny, and plainly discern in eight or ten foot of water, the ancient banks the river had, on both sides thereof, before it overflowed and drowned all. Hereof I myself and many others, are witness."</p><br>
<p>Adlisberg, with an elevation of 701 m, is a wooded mountain in Switzerland overlooking Zürichsee  to the northwest near the Zürichberg.</p><br>
<h2>Geography</h2><br>
<p>Adlisberg mountain is located to the east of the city of Zürich, between the Glatt river valley and Lake Zürich. Its highest point is about 200 m above the Lake Zürich. The mountain range is part of a chain of hills — among them Käferberg, Forch and Pfannenstiel — between Greifensee (Lake Greifen) and Lake Zürich.</p><br>
<p>On the southern and western flanks of the Adlisberg are located the Zurich quarters Hottingen, Hirslanden and Witikon. The upper part of Hottingen is called Dolder and is a residential quarter of Zürich. On a terrace on the north side of the city of Zurich are situated the hamlets Tobelhof, Gockhausen and Geeren; the latter villages of the city of Dübendorf.</p><br>
<h2>Points of interest</h2><br>
<p>It is a picturesque location and the lower western side of the hill is now part of the residential district of Zürich. The Zürich Zoo and FIFA&#39;s headquarters are located to the northwest, on the plateau between Adlisberg and the Zürichberg respectively the latter one on the southern flank of the Zürichberg. It is also the location of restaurants, hotels, among them the high-levelled Grand Hotel Dolder. At the Grand Hotel Dolder, a small golf course was built. Nearby, on the hilltop, sport courts are situated, among them a popular wave pool (Wellenbad Dolder), a mini-golf course, a Curling hall, tennis clubs, a driving range, and the Dolder ice rink, built in 1930 and considered to be one of the largest artificial ice rinks in Europe. Waldschule Adlisberg aims at children, provided by the city of Zürich.</p><br>
<p>The upper part of the hill is mostly woodland and a popular recreational area for hiker and biker enthousiasts. On the eastern hilltop, 690 m above sea level, is a 33 m meter high observation tower located, Loorenkopf nearby Witikon, which offers a panorama over Lake Zurich, Pfannenstiel region and the Glatt Valley. On the northeastern side of the Adlisberg the ruins of the Dübelstein castle are situated; from 1487 to 1489 the home of Hans Waldmann, former mayor of the city of Zürich.</p><br>
<h2>Transportation</h2><br>
<p>The Dolderbahn rack railway runs up to the hilltop, and buses provided by the Verkehrsbetriebe Zürich (VBZ) run between Zürich and the neighbouring communities of Dübendorf, Fällanden and Maur, as well as the Tobelhofstrasse connecting the southeastern parts of Zürich with Glatt Valley and Pfannenstiel region.</p><br>
<h2>Waldstadt</h2><br>
<p>Sigmund Widmer, then Stadtpräsident (mayor) of the city of Zürich, in 1971 initiated the plans for the satellite town Waldstatt (also called Sigi-Ville) for about 100,000 inhabitants, comprising an area of about 4.5 km&sup2; on the Adlisberg hill plateau. In addition to 30,000 relatively inexpensive housing, 230 classrooms, 10 double gyms, swimming pools, shops, cinemas, churches, a hospital, hotels, a convention center and theater, as well as a subway and underground motorway connections were planned. Thus a completely car-free settlement on the surface would have occurred, but the project was opposed, mainly for ecological reasons, and never realized.</p><br>
<p>The Haverstraw King&#39;s Daughters Public Librarys original home, also known as the Fowler Library Building, is located at Main and Allison streets in the village of Haverstraw, New York, United States. It is a red brick building.</p><br>
<p>The library itself, established near the end of the 19th century, is the oldest chartered public library in Rockland County. Shortly after its creation, it moved into the building, combining two contemporary revival architectural styles, after money was raised by the local chapter of the Kings Daughters, a womens civic organization. A similar wing was built in 1983, and in 1991 it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.</p><br>
<p>At the end of the 20th century the library moved into a new main building. The old building&#39;s interior was restored in the mid-2000s and continues to serve as a branch.</p><br>
<h2>Building</h2><br>
<p>The library is located on a small lot at the corner, across from the post office. A granite retaining wall, original to the site and thus considered a contributing resource to the Register listing, runs along the south side. The lot slopes gently toward the Hudson River a short distance to the east. The surrounding buildings are mostly residential.</p><br>
<h3>Exterior</h3><br>
<p>Its main section is a two-story, rectangular structure with a rounded southeast corner, exposed basement and flat roof. The brick is set off by a variety of stone trim: a bluestone water table, sandstone quoins and window trim, and limestone brackets on the overhanging eaves at the roofline. The roof is surfaced in asphalt and pierced by a brick chimney with corbeled cap at the center of the west face.</p><br>
<p>Below the cornice is a limestone frieze decorated with carvings of garlands tied together in ropes and the letters "FOWLER LIBRARY BUILDING" on the south face. The fenestration includes large arched windows at both reading rooms, the adult room on the east side first story and the children&#39;s on the south side of the second story. Another arched window tops the arched main entrance on the corner. All have sandstone voussoirs. The mullions of the reading room windows are Ionic pilasters.</p><br>
<p>The north facade has similarly asymmetrical fenestration, with a projecting bay. On the west is a sympathetic wing built in 1983 in conformance with National Park Service standards. It is also brick with a flat asphalt roof, and has a simple limestone cornice.</p><br>
<p>Two wrought iron gates protect the main entrance. Behind them four bluestone steps, matching those at the street corner, lead up to the vestibule and its tiled floor. The sidelighted oak doors lead into an interior vestibule with similar paneling. A bronze dedication plaque commemorates the librarys opening on May 14, 1903, and lists the names of its principal donor and the societys board of directors at that time.</p><br>
<h3>Interior</h3><br>
<p>The interior layout of both stories remains unchanged, as do many of the finishes. Both the adult rooms downstairs and the children&#39;s rooms upstairs have fireplaces with galzed brick, marbleized tile floors, carved mantels and beveled mirrors. The central stair has oak wainscoting, ash banisters, and newel posts topped with carved urns. The flooring, moldings and plaster walls are all original, as are the bookshelves and most other furniture.</p><br>
<p>On the west wall, the original brick and stone window trim is still visible from the new wing side. The original plaster remains on the other side. In the basement, the brick flooring set in dirt is believed to be that of a hotel building on the site before the library was constructed.</p><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<p>Haverstraw was incorporated in 1854, and quickly grew due to a successful brick industry that tapped the large clay deposits along the river. In 1891 a group of wives of some of the communitys wealthier businessmen organized the Haverstraw Ladies Home Mission Circle. Originally a sewing circle meant to help the villages less fortunate, it soon saw a need for a wider scope. In 1894 a plan for a larger organization was drawn up, and the next year it formally incorporated as the Kings Daughters Society.</p><br>
<p>That year the president of the society suggested the organization set up a public library, a common charitable goal during the Gay Nineties. The members agreed, and petitioned the New York State Board of Regents for a charter. The request was approved, and Melvil Dewey, then director of the New York State Library, signed the charter, making the new library the oldest chartered public library in Rockland County.</p><br>
<p>In 1896, the library opened in Jenkins Hall, to the west of the current building. Two years later, it moved to the National Bank Building at Main and Second streets. Soon the library became popular enough that it was apparent a building of its own was necessary. In 1899, local brickmaker Denton Fowler offered to donate $10,000 ($ in contemporary dollars) toward the purchase of land and the construction of a building to be named after him, as long as it was matched.</p><br>
<p>Nothing happened for three years, as the society was unable to raise additional money. They decided on a smaller building, and two of the members were able to raise the money necessary. Construction began in October 1902, and the library opened seven months later.</p><br>
<p>William H. Parkton, a local architect who had designed many buildings in downtown Haverstraw, was chosen to design the library. He mixed Classical Revival elements like the wide frieze, quoins and pilasters with Renaissance Revival features like the round-arched windows, detailed cornice and rusticated stonework.</p><br>
<p>In 1956 a fire badly damaged the upper floor. The building was repaired, but its entire collection was lost.</p><br>
<p>The area grew, and in 1978 the Thiells branch was opened in a storefront on US 202 further inland to serve patrons in the other areas of the Town of Haverstraw. That same year the state granted the library a new charter as a special library district, giving residents the right to vote on budgets and elect trustees to the board. The Thiells branch soon moved to the basement of Town Hall.</p><br>
<p>In 1983, a combination of state and federal funding helped the library expand the Fowler Building with the west wing. Named after Kay Freeman, the director of the library for 21 years, a condition of the federal contribution was that the wing be architecturally sympathetic with the existing building. The original building&#39;s exerior was also restored during construction, and a wheelchair ramp added.</p><br>
<p>Three years later, the library began looking for land for new facilities, a process that would take it most of the next decade. During the time, the original building was listed on the Register and, in 1993, received an award from the county historical society for continuing use.</p><br>
<p>In 2001 the Town Board approved a subdivision on Rosman Road that would allow the library to build a new main branch at Garnerville. Ground was broken later that year and it opened in 2003. Three years later, the library board closed the Fowler building to restore its interior. It reopened in 2007.</p><br>
<p>Horseshoe Lake, a National Natural Landmark, is located in the American Bottom of Illinois within the greater St. Louis metropolitan area, is 2,400 acre in size, and is the second-largest natural lake in Illinois after Lake Michigan. An oxbow lake which is a remnant of a Mississippi River meander, the lake&#39;s elevation is 403 feet  above sea level. The lake is the site of Horseshoe Lake State Park, which is 2,960 acre in size. The lake is bordered by the towns of Madison and Granite City. The lake is located within Nameoki Township, about four miles east of St. Louis, Missouri.</p><br>
<p>The lake is very shallow, about three feet (1 m) deep throughout most the lake, but there is one deep spot, about 54.5 feet (16 m) deep, due to dredging for sand in years past. The lake is annually drained in part to provide habitat for shorebirds. At least 287 bird species have been found at this lake, which includes most of the species found statewide. Canada geese winter here, as well as bald eagles. Other prominent birds include the mallard duck, snowy egret and little blue heron, and the Eurasian tree sparrow, limited to this region in North America. Fish species include bluegill, sunfish, shortnose gar, spotted gar, crappie, largemouth bass and channel catfish. The western part of the lake is industrialized, dominated by the Granite City Works facility of the United States Steel Corporation.</p><br>
