<p>First Presbyterian Church is a Presbyterian Church  church located in Muscatine, Iowa, United States. It, along with the attached Sunday School building, were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.</p><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<p>The congregation was initially organized in 1839. It was the first presbytery established in Iowa. On February 2, 1842 the Rev. John Stocker became the first pastor and the church itself was organized with the following members: Elizabeth R. Stocker, Harvey Gillete, Azel Farnsworth, Jane Lathrop, Priscilla Burdit, William Hill, Isabella Ogilvie, Martha Vanatta, Rebecca Smith, Almira Lockwood and Ann Farnsworth. At first the church did not have a building of its own and it worshiped in a building called the People’s Church, which was a union meeting house, a building occupied by Trinity Episcopal and the Masons, and a log school house.</p><br>
<p>The congregation erected its first church building in 1849 when the Rev. John Hudson was the pastor. The building measured 35 by and was located at the corner of Mulberry Street between Third and Fourth Streets. The first Iowa Synod in the Presbyterian Church was organized here in 1852. By 1856 the congregation outgrew the building and plans were made for a new one.</p><br>
<p>The present church building was built at the corner of Iowa Avenue and Fourth Street. The Gothic Revival style structure was dedicated in 1859. The dedicatory address was delivered by the Rev. W.S. Plummer, D.D. of the Western Theological Seminary in Allegheny, Pennsylvania.</p><br>
<p>The classroom wing was added to the church in 1915. The building was listed as an American Presbyterian and Reformed Historical Site in 1976 and the following year it was placed on the National Register of Historic Places. The sanctuary was remodeled in 2004-2005. The renovation featured a larger gathering space in the narthex.</p><br>
<h2>Architecture</h2><br>
<p>The church building is a rectangular structure, built on a raised basement, that follows a basilica plan. The exterior is composed of red brick, and the early Gothic Revival style exhibits Tudor Revival elements. The building is five bays in length, and divided by buttresses capped with white stone weatherings. It is also three bays wide. The shallow, gable roof features a narrow wood cornice. The three-stage central tower on the main facade includes the primary entry on the lower level and a belfry at the top. It is capped with a crenelated parapet. The door at the primary entrance is deeply recessed within a four-centered arch with a tracery-window transom. Pinnacles are located in each corner of the facade.</p><br>
<p>The Sunday School building sits to the north of the church. The plan and massing of the structure is Neoclassical with Gothic Revival details that repeat those of the church. The two-story structure is on a raised basement, and capped with a hip roof. The facade features a three-bay gabled pavilion. The windows are rectangular overall with the exception of the second floor windows in the central pavilion, which have four-centered arches. The building also reflects the neighboring church with the white trim around windows and white stone for the water table.</p><br>
<p>The two buildings are connected by an entrance pavilion. The stone trim and shape of the gable end reflects the pavilion of the Sunday School building. The wide Tudor arch and tracery panel at the entrance reflects the church&#39;s entry. The church, Sunday School building and the entrance pavilion form a U-shaped complex.</p><br>
<p>First Presbyterian Church is located in Marion, Iowa, United States. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.</p><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<p>The church was organized on February 5, 1842. There were originally nine members, many of whom transferred their membership from the Linn Grove Presbyterian Church near Springville, Iowa. It was originally called the Old School Presbyterian Church. While that generally refers to it being conservative, it also meant in the years before the Civil War that it was anti-slavery.</p><br>
<p>Initially the congregation met for services in public buildings, including the Linn County courthouse, which was in Marion at that time. There was no pastor in the early years. The Rev. Salmon Cowles, a Presbyterian missionary based in Keokuk, visited about four times a year. The Marion and Linn Groves churches shared the Rev. J.S. Fullerton as a pastor starting in 1849.</p><br>
<p>Property on Market Street (now Tenth Street) was purchased for $60 in 1851. It took five years to build a church building with volunteer labor. In 1852 a Sunday School was organized. At the same time the Rev. Alexander S. Marshall began a nearly 40 year pastorate with the church. He saw that construction was finished on the church.</p><br>
<p>The congregation grew and planning for a new building was begun. Construction on the present Gothic Revival structure began in July 1884. Stone for the building was hauled in from Stone City, Iowa. The church was dedicated on September 27, 1885.</p><br>
<p>The Westminster House was the first major addition since the church was built, and was built from 1954-56. A kitchen and a new Moller organ was purchased at the same time. A major remodeling project occurred in 1967, which included a new ceiling and new pews. A 1988 addition was built and it included a lounge, choir room, and pastor&#39;s office. The lot northwest of the church was acquired in 1989, the building on it was razed and it was made into a parking lot.</p><br>
<p>In 1997 the sanctuary was renovated with new carpet and new pew cushions. The following year the hand bell choirs were established. The first part of a three-phase restoration project of the stained glass windows was completed in 1999.</p><br>
<p>In 2000 Pastor Howard Chapman served a Presbyterian church in Scotland during the summer months, and First Presbyterian hosted Scottish Pastor Eric Foggit and his family. In 2001 the second phase of the stained glass window restoration was completed and the renovation of the Westminster House chapel as a multi-purpose room as well as a chapel was completed.</p><br>
<h2>Social Ministry</h2><br>
<p>Mission House was built by First Presbyterian in 1985 just north of the church. The Churches of Marion Pantry, which was begun in 1982, is located there. It is operated by nine local churches and makes food available to those in need. Also housed there is Helping Hands Storeroom, which is operated by volunteers from First Presbyterian. The Storeroom provides donated clothing, bedding, household items, and toys to those in need.</p><br>
<p>St. Paul&#39;s United Methodist Church is located in downtown Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States. The Louis Sullivan-designed building has been individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1985. In 2000 it was included as a contributing property in the Second and Third Avenue Historic District.</p><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<p>St. Paul&#39;s Methodist Episcopal Church, as it was known at its founding, was begun in 1840. Its first minister was the Rev. J. Hodges, who was a circuit-rider, and was sent by the Rock River Conference. He first preached in the autumn of 1840 in a log cabin owned by Mrs. John Listebarger. It is believed to be the first public religious service in the city of Cedar Rapids.</p><br>
<p>Land was purchased by the congregation for $180 on September 11, 1853 to build a church. The property later became the site for Union Station and is now the Third Avenue Parking Ramp. A one-story brick church was begun the same year. During construction the building was blown over before the roof was completed. It was dedicated in 1856. As the congregation continued to grow a larger building was needed and in 1870 a new structure was built on the corner of Fourth Avenue and Fifth Street SE. Progress on building the structure was slowed by the financial panic of 1870. The lower floor was completed in 1873 and the main auditorium was completed five years later. Henry Ward Beecher preached in the newly completed auditorium. A new parsonage, the first for the church, was built as part of the church. That site, including the church and parsonage, were later razed to provide the location of the Young Women&#39;s Christian Association, now the present-day Waypoint shelter.</p><br>
<p>Property for the present church building was purchased in 1909 at Third Avenue and Fourteenth Street, SE, which was on the edge of town at the time. Louis Sullivan was commissioned to design the new church. Sullivan lived in Cedar Rapids from 1910-1912 while he designed the church. He designed a “Modern church for a seven-day program” that included Sunday School space, a gymnasium and a sanctuary with a multi-colored glass dome in the auditorium. The building would have cost twice the amount the church was willing to spend so Sullivan was told to re-draw his plans. He resigned as the architect after making minor changes that reduced the costs only slightly. He was not willing to sacrifice the ornamentation of his design.</p><br>
<p>W.C. Jones was hired to re-draw the Sullivan plans within the budget of $100,000. He made minor changes to the design, which is essentially still Sullivan’s work. Jones largely cut out many of the decorative details, such as four large angels on the church tower as well as interior changes in the auditorium.</p><br>
<p>Bishop William Quayle dedicated the new church on May 31, 1914. The church building features a buttressed bell tower that is twenty-two feet square (2.04 m²) and 108 feet (932.9 m) tall. The church was remodeled in 1946. The project included new carpeting, a new organ, a remodeled chapel and the gymnasium was converted into classroom space. In 1954 the sanctuary, formerly referred to as the auditorium, was remodeled and in 1963 an education wing was opened. A bell loft for the hand bell choirs was added in 1976. The following year Robert L. Sipe built a new pipe organ. It includes four divisions, 43 ranks and 2,358 pipes. The building was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 27, 1985.</p><br>
<p>The Governor Charles Croswell House is a building located at 228 North Broad Street in the city of Adrian in Lenawee County, Michigan. It was designated as a Michigan State Historic Site on February 19, 1958 and later listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 16, 1972. It is located very close to but is not part of the Downtown Adrian Commercial Historic District.</p><br>
<h2>Description and history</h2><br>
<p>Charles Croswell was born in 1825 in New York. He was orphaned at an early age, and went to live with his uncle, carpenter Daniel Hicks. Hicks, with young Croswell, moved from New York to Adrian in 1831. Hicks constructed this house some time in the 1840s. Croswell purchased the house from the Hicks family after Daniel died in 1847. Croswell himself moved into the house in the early 1850s soon after his marriage to Lucy Eddy.</p><br>
<p>In 1925, Croswell&#39;s widow, Elizabeth Merrill, restored the house, and donated it to the Lucy Wolcott Barnum Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution as a memorial to Charles Croswell. Today, the chapter continues to maintain ownership of the house, which now serves as a museum.</p><br>
<h2>Description</h2><br>
<p>The Croswell House is a one-and-a-half-story Greek Revival structure, constructed of red-painted brick with white trim. A single story wing is located to one side, and a single-story extension is located at the rear. Two square-pillared verandas extend across the fronts of the main section and the wing. Each shelters an entryway, the one located in the main section which opens into a hallway, and the one located in the side wing leading into the dining room. The windows are six over six sliding sash with plain trim.</p><br>
<p>Congregational United Church of Christ is located in the downtown area of Iowa City, Iowa, United States near the campus of the University of Iowa. The congregation was organized in 1856 and the church building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. In 2004 it was included as a contributing property in the Jefferson Street Historic District.</p><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<p>Seventeen individuals signed the charter that initiated the congregation in 1856. Chicago architect Gurdon P. Randall designed the present church and the cornerstone was laid in 1868. The building cost $30,000 to construct, and it was dedicated on December 9, 1869.</p><br>
<p>A parsonage was built on the eastside of the church in 1891, which was later sold to the university and is now the location of the biology building. In 1903 a Lyon and Healy organ was installed. Other additions to the church include the administration annex, which was built in 1924, and the Little Chapel built in 1940.</p><br>
<p>In 1957 the Congregational Church and the Evangelical and Reformed Church merged to form the United Church of Christ. The congregation was affiliated with the new church at this time. The same year a new Wicks organ was installed and the Christian Education building was added.</p><br>
<p>Renovations to the church building made for a new ground floor entry and improvements to the social hall, choir loft and chancel in 1969. The sanctuary became handicapped accessible in 1986, and was renovated in 2002.</p><br>
<p>The Casavant Frères, Opus 3867, pipe organ was donated anonymously to the congregation in 2007. It combines elements of the church’s previous instruments. The base of the retable woodwork is from the 1903 Lyon and Healy organ; the upper portion of the case, with the Gothic style embellishments, were from the 1934 additions; and seven ranks from the 1958 Wicks organ are part of the 29 ranks of the new organ.</p><br>
<h2>Architecture</h2><br>
<p>The brick, Gothic Revival structure features a square corner tower, an asymmetrical facade, and a small tower at the rear that was part of the ventilating heating system. The small turret opposite the tower originally terminated in a pinnacle. A small vestibule, added in 1969, projects from the front of the building. Above it are three lancet windows. The same type of window also lines the side walls. The main sanctuary is located above a raised basement. A 1934 renovation of the interior saw the introduction of the Gothic-styled beams on what was a plain ceiling.</p><br>
<p>Little White Mountain is a mountain near the city of Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada, near the central Okanagan Valley. It has an elevation of 2,171 meters .</p><br>
<p>It is a significant destination for backcountry recreation, with backcountry skiing, snowshoeing and snowmobiling opportunities.</p><br>
<p>The describes it as, "...one of the most attractive sub-alpine areas in the Okanagan and is a significant destination for backcountry recreation. The forested south slopes provide extensive hiking opportunities at the urban interface." The site goes on to say that "Little White Mountain provides backcountry skiing and snowshoeing opportunities".</p><br>
<p>There are snowmobiling opportunities in the park. Snowmobiles can use the KVR and Little White Mountain when</p><br>
<p>&#39;Alpinacris tumidicauda&#39; is a species of grasshopper only known from Otago and Southland, New Zealand. The genus Alpinacris is endemic to the South Island of New Zealand. A. tumidicauda was described in 1967 by Robert Sidney Bigelow, with a type locality of Obelisk  in the Old Man Range |.}} A male holotype and paratype are deposited in the Canterbury Museum, Christchurch. Like all of New Zealand sub-alpine and alpine grasshoppers, A. tumidicauda has a 2- or 3-year life cycle. The eggs must "overwinter" before they will hatch. Hoppers are found throughout the year, and adult grasshoppers can be found throughout the New Zealand summer between December and April. The adult A. tumidicauda do not overwinter.</p><br>
<h2>Distribution and habitat</h2><br>
<p>Alpinacris tumidicauda is known only from the Otago and Southland regions of New Zealand. It can be found as far south as Cleughearn Peak |({{coord|-45.8287|167.4030|type:mountain_region:NZ|format=dms|display=inline|name=Cleughearn Peak)}} and as far north as Mount Aurum |({{coord|-44.7695|168.6225|type:mountain_region:NZ|format=dms|display=inline|name=Mount Aurum).}} Alpinacris tumidicauda prefers alpine tussock grasslands between 1,300 and; it can, however, be found as low as 700 m near the Nevis River |({{coord|-45.147|169.000|type:river_region:NZ|format=dms|display=inline|name=Nevis River).}} It is one of three known species of alpine grasshoppers that are found in Fiordland, the other two being Sigaus homerensis and Sigaus takahe.</p><br>
<p>Alpinacris tumidicauda has a "sister species", Alpinacris crassicauda. There would have originally been only one species of Alpinacris in the South Island; however, the Alpine Fault has separated this species over time, so at the present there are two species—A. tumidicauda in southeast of the South Island and A. crassicauda in the northwest of the island.</p><br>
<h2>Species description</h2><br>
<p>A. tumidicauda is micropterous (small-winged), with wings measuring between 2 and, making this species flightless like most New Zealand grasshoppers. Male body length is 12 -; female body length is 21 -.</p><br>
<h3>Type information</h3><br>
<p>*Bigelow, R. S. (1967). The Grasshoppers of New Zealand, Their Taxonomy and Distribution. Christchurch: University of Canterbury</p><br>
<p>*Type locality: Obelisk, Old Man Range, Otago, 1,372 m</p><br>
<p>*Type specimen: Male; 3 December 1963; R. S. Bigelow. Holotype and paratype are deposited in the Canterbury Museum, Christchurch.</p><br>
<h3>Polymorphism</h3><br>
<p>Four colour morphs are known for adult A. tumidicauda: green, olive, dark olive and yellow-brown. The most common colour morph is green, followed by the yellow-brown colour morph.</p><br>
<p>The St. Francis Xavier Church in the Downtown district of Missoula, Montana, is the tallest church in Missoula, and one of the tallest in the state . It is also the tallest church in Missoula County, Montana. It has paintings well over 100 years old, which were done by a brother of the Society of Jesus, a kitchen helper, who painted them in his spare time. It is located at 420 West Pine Street.</p><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<p>When the church was built in 1892, it became the largest church in Montana. It is a cruciform church in the Romanesque Revival style. The arches over the windows and doors are semicircular, and there are smaller arches along the eave line, small buttresses, and a bell tower. Jesuit lay brother Joseph Carignano (1853–1919), who also painted the frescoes at St. Ignatius Mission, painted the interior. The church also has stained glass windows, a pipe organ, and a 2,270 pound church bell dedicated to Jesuit missionary Father Lawrence Palladino.</p><br>
<p>Claim House is a property in Davenport, Iowa, United States that was nominated for, but not listed, on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983, with reference number 83004790. The property was covered in a 1982 study of Davenport MRA and/or its 1983 follow-on.  Its NRHP listing status is DP, which means DATE RECEIVED/PENDING OWNER OBJECTION.</p><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<p>The house was built in 1832 or 1833 by George L. Davenport, son of Colonel George Davenport, when he was fifteen years old, It was built as a claim on his property, and is thought to be the oldest structure in the city of Davenport. At that time the property was on land that had not yet been open to white settlement. The claim was made when the Sauk and Meskwaki tribes were being forced to surrender their lands following the Black Hawk War and the area became known as the Black Hawk Purchase. Davenport was on friendly terms with the tribes and had their permission to settle on the land, Another early settler Dr. John Emerson took up a claim to the east and built a structure where he housed his slave Dred Scott.</p><br>
<p>The house was constructed of materials brought from Cincinnati, Ohio by way of the Mississippi River. The original structure stood at 18 feet square, with subsequent additions including a leanto kitchen. When looking at the front of the house there is a batten between the first and second widows from the left. The original house is to the right of the batten. A brick chimney replaces the original which was constructed of stone. The furthest window on the right side of the house was originally a door into the house. In 1867 the house was dismantled and moved from its original location to its present location.</p><br>
<p>The Königstein is a high hill in the northern Harz Foreland in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt. It is also known as the Kamelfelsen  due to its unusually shaped sandstone rock formation.</p><br>
<h2>Location and area</h2><br>
<p>The Königstein lies in the northern Harz Foreland, northwest of Westerhausen (near Quedlinburg) on the road towards Börnecke. Its neighbouring hill to the northwest is the high Jätchenberg. The federal road B 6n runs by to the north. The Königstein is a ridge running from northwest to southeast. Its northeastern flank is relatively steep, but its southwestern slopes fall away much more gently. It is mostly covered in deciduous forest. The vineyard on the southern slopes of the Königstein belongs to the Saale-Unstrut wine-growing area. The crest of the ridge is dominated by the striking Kamelfelsen rocks, whose name derives from their shape: seen from the south or north they are supposed to resemble two camels lying down.</p><br>
<h2>The Kamelfelsen</h2><br>
<p>The Kamelfelsen consist of hardened sandstone, which also has very soft and crumbly sections. This rock formation, like the well-known Teufelsmauer, was created as a result of the formation of the fault-block mountains of the Harz and the earth movements in the northern Harz Foreland resulting from it. Like the nearby Teufelsmauer, the Königstein is a "rib" of harder rock (Schichtrippe) from the Lower Cretaceous. The Königstein was first placed under protection as a geological feature in 1932 and has been registered as a natural monument since 1997. There are several climbing routes on the Kamelfelsen up to climbing grade VIIIb (Saxon grading).</p><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<p>The Königstein was probably used during the Stone Age as a cult site, and Germanic summer solstice celebrations may have taken place here, as evinced by several "sun discs" (Sonnenräder) on the rocks. These are circular shapes cut into the rock, about 1 metre or more in diameter which are distributed around the lower part of the rocks on their northern side. Some sources, however, have interpreted these artifacts as millstones. There are also several archaeological sites in the immediate vicinity. The last important find was made during the construction of the German federal road B 6n which runs close by the site.</p><br>
<p>Alajuela Lake  is an artificial lake on the Chagres River created by the Madden Dam and linked to the Panama Canal. Lake Alajuela serves as a reservoir for the canal, which lies to the lake’s southwest. The Chagres, Pequení, Boquerón, Salamanca, La Puente, Indio, Piedras, San Cristóbal and Escandaloso rivers flow into the lake. The rivers of Lake Alajuela contribute 45 percent of the total water for the canal.</p><br>
<p>The reservoir was formerly known as Madden Lake when the Canal Zone was under USA administration and was renamed after control of the canal reverted to Panama.</p><br>
<p>In early December 2010, Lake Alajuela reached its highest recorded water level, prompting authorities to close the Panama Canal for 17 hours. The canal reopened on December 9.</p><br>
<p>St. Peters United Evangelical Lutheran Church is a former Lutheran Church located in rural Clayton County, Iowa, United States. The church was a part of a village by the name of Ceres. The church building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. The property is also known as the Pioneer Rock Church.</p><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<p>The village of Ceres was initially called Independence. The Lutherans in the area traveled to Garnavillo, Iowa for services where the Rev. Paul Stockfeld was the pastor. Stockfeld, who was also a teacher and doctor, was called to help organize the church at Independence. The members who organized the new church with Rev. Stockfeld included G.H. Bierbaum; Chris Bierbaum; Casper, Henry and Carl Backhaus; H. Wiegman, J.H. Abker and Gerhard Walke. They initially met in February 1858 and elected J.H. Abker the president and Stockfeld as the secretary.</p><br>
<p>Land for the church building was purchased for $30 an acre from Eli Carlan. Gerhard Bierbaum deeded another acre for a total of 6.16 acre. The church members quarried the stone from the Bierbaum quarry. The cornerstone for the church was laid on October 25, 1858. The building measures 55x30 feet, with the 12 feet (3.7 m) length in the back reserved for the pastor’s quarters. The structure was built for less than $1,100. A well of 35 feet (10.7 m) deep and five feet (1.5 m) in diameter was dug by Sebastian Walsh for a $1.00 a foot until he hit rick and then he was paid $1.15 a foot.</p><br>
<p>The altar was designed by Mr. Prior of Guttenberg, Iowa for $68. Casper, Henry and Carl Backhaus built the pews and were paid $2.50 for each pew. The altar and pews were painted white with the trim in walnut.</p><br>
<p>During the pastorate of Rev. Ziemer the bell tower was added to the church building in 1898 for $300. A bell was installed the same year for $111. A church organ was bought for $102 in 1874, and another was bought in 1890. Mrs. G. Blech served the church as its organist.</p><br>
<p>The Rev. Gamelin became pastor at both the Pioneer Rock Church and in Garnavillo in 1894. Services at that time were held every two weeks in the church. The last resident pastor, the Rev. John Bunge, served from 1901-1907. The last two pastors, the Rev. Mall and the Rev. Bosholm, resided in Garnavillo. In 1927 an association was formed to take care of the church and cemetery as a memorial to those who built it.</p><br>
<p>The Benjamin Nighswander House is a historic building located on the east side of Davenport, Iowa, United States. The Queen Anne residence has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1984.</p><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<p>Benjamin Nighswander was a contractor and builder who built this house between 1895 and 1896. Nighswander himself lived across the alley from this house while it was being built. William Bryson occupied the house in 1898 and it suggests that Nighswander built it on speculation and not as his own use.</p><br>
<h2>Architecture</h2><br>
<p>There are a few picturesque touches found on this house that distinguish it from the other houses in the neighborhood. The house is a frame structure that follows an L-plan with a front porch. The fanciful roofscape features a sweeping curve that extends over the porch. A small polygonal turret enhances the picturesque effect. Other noteworthy details include the gable-end shingling, the narrow, denticular belt coursing, and the second-floor window whose framing gives it a circular appearance.</p><br>
<p>The Henry Ockershausen House is a historic building located in a residential-light industrial neighborhood on the east side of Davenport, Iowa, United States. It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1984.</p><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<p>Henry Ockershausen worked as a bank clerk at Citizen&#39;s National Bank and later at the German Savings Bank. He and his wife Minnie had this house built in 1908. It is located in a section of the city that had been destroyed in the East Davenport Fire of 1901.</p><br>
<h2>Architecture</h2><br>
<p>The Henry Ockershausen House is a 2½-story, frame structure with a steep side-gable roof and a large front gable. It exemplifies the transition from the Queen Anne style, which was popular in the late 19th-century, to the Colonial Revival style that became popular in the early 20th-century. Its verticality in form, especially the large wall dormer in the center of the main facade, is from the Queen Anne style. The dormers soffits curve inward and meet the partially returned cornices. Its verticality is enhanced from its location on the crest of a hill, which naturally draws the observers eye upward. Various decorative elements suggest the Colonial Revival style. A large Adamesque oval window is located in the center of the wall dormer on the front, and there is a tall glass oval window at the main entrance. The full-length porch on the front of the house is built on a rock-faced stone foundation. It is noteworthy for the two lion statues on pedestals at the base of the steps.</p><br>
<p>The Jacob Quickel House is a historic building located on the east side of Davenport, Iowa, United States. It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1984.</p><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<p>The Late Gothic Revival style residence was built in 1880. Jacob Quickel, who worked as a cutter at the Rock Island Arsenal, began living here in 1902. He is the earliest known person to reside here. C. Rollin Marks, who worked as a clerk at his family&#39;s business, the Security Fire Insurance Company, bought the house in 1907.</p><br>
<h2>Architecture</h2><br>
<p>This is a rare Gothic Revival style house in Davenport. The style is realized in the very steep and narrow gables. It is also found in the strongly-shaped vergeboards, porch and window details, which all give the structure a rectilinear feeling. This is typical of the Late Gothic Revival in contrast to the earlier expression of the style, which is conveyed in its use of curves. The two-story frame house was built on a rock-faced stone foundation. It features a cross-gable plan and a porch that wraps around the front and the south side.</p><br>
<p>The Willam Radcliff House is a historic building located on the east side of Davenport, Iowa, United States. It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1984.</p><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<p>William and Emily Radcliff had this house built in 1911. Radcliff was the secretary and treasurer for the Register Life and Annuity Insurance Co.</p><br>
<h2>Architecture</h2><br>
<p>The Radcliffs house is one of the more distinguished examples of the American Craftsman style in Davenport. It reflects the influence of Californias prototypes of the style. These influences are found in the houses open plan, the wide eaves, the numerous gables, and the rounded ends of the porch brackets. The houses low profile emphasizes its horizontality. It is also expressed in its plain vergeboards with raked ends on the shallow gabled roofs and dormers. The materials used in the houses construction are also appropriate for the Craftsman style. It features plain wood, wall shingles, smooth brick, glazed gray terracotta and rubble fieldstone.</p><br>
<p>The Capron-Phillips House is a historic house located at 1129 Main Street in the South Coventry village of Coventry, Connecticut.</p><br>
<h2>Description and history</h2><br>
<p>It is a three-story, wood-framed structure with a low-pitch hip roof, and a two-story ell extending to the rear. The house is Italianate in style, with modillioned and bracketed eaves at both the roof line and on the porch. A projecting gable-roofed section at the front features a three-part round-arch window in the gable. Built in about 1864, it is a fine local example of Italianate style with few later alterations. and</p><br>
<p>The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 27, 1982. It was also designated a state landmark on May 6, 1991.</p><br>
<p>The Renwick House is a historic building located in the central part of Davenport, Iowa, United States. It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1983.</p><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<p>The Renwick family may have built this house in 1867, and various members of the family lived here into the 20th century. Lumber baron William Renwick, a partner in the firm Renwick, Crossett & Shaw, lived here from 1867 to around 1895, when he moved to a mansion he built closer to the Mississippi River. That house became a part of St. Katharines School and is now part of the St. Katherines Historic District. His sisters Margaret and Rebecca Renwick lived here from the mid-1890s to just before World War I. It was during this time that the house was extensively renovated. Rebecca owned her own millinery shop named Renwick and Hannah. The house has subsequently been converted into apartments.</p><br>
<h2>Architecture</h2><br>
<p>When the house was built in the late 1860s, it appears to have followed the Italianate style. This is suggested by the three-stage tower still visible at the back of the house. It features a low, bracketed hipped roof typical of the style. The house sits perpendicular to the street and may have faced a great lawn to the south. The back of the house faces 15th Street. It was converted to the Colonial Revival style when it was renovated in 1905. It features a symmetrical façade and a hipped roof with dormers. The dormers themselves have a gable roof that features partially returned cornices and fluted pilasters that flank the small windows. Egg-and-dart and denticular moldings are found on the house&#39;s main cornice. The columns on the main porch follow the Doric order. To the right of the porch is an irregularly shaped solar that has stained glass transom panels over tall windows.</p><br>
<p>The original section of the Grove , the country seat of Philip Jeremiah Schuyler and, subsequently, Mary Morton Miller, embodies the prototypical two-story, five-bay, center-hall form associated with the Federal period. Schuyler was married to Sarah Rutsen, and the land had been in the Rutsen family. The Landsman Kill, running through the property, had been the site of the Rutsen family&#39;s grist and saw mills, important settlement period industrial concerns in Rhinebeck during the early- to mid-eighteenth century. Schuyler acquired the mills, which he continued to operate, and a large parcel of land upon which he erected his elegant Federal style mansion. (The subsequent evolution of the Grove, in form, scale and decorative detailing, and its nineteenth-century historical associations place its primary significance in a later period as a 19th-century country seat. A carriage house on the property was built in the 1890s and is attributed to the noted architectural firm of McKim, Mead & White.</p><br>
<p>It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.</p><br>
<p>The Edward C. Roberts House is a historic building located on the east side of Davenport, Iowa, United States. It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1984.</p><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<p>Edward C. Roberts was the son of Uriah and Julia Roberts. At the time he had this house built in 1909 he was the president of the U.N. Roberts Co. and the Gordon-Van Tine Company. They were both local planing mills that were merged into a single company. His mother Julia ran the U.N. Roberts Company for almost 30 years before he took over its operations. The Roberts firm was the most successful planing mill located in Davenport.</p><br>
<h2>Architecture</h2><br>
<p>The Roberts house appears to be one of the styles that the Gordon-Van Tine Company offered in its catalog. The house is not a pure example of any architectural style. However, it is one of the few examples of a strong influence of the Prairie School-style found in Davenport. Its symmetry and the prominent entry reflect the influence of the Georgian/Federal Revival, which was very popular in the city. The Prairie influence is found in its horizontality, which is realized in the low hipped roof, wide eaves, and its windows that are grouped in bands. The stylized columns in antis of the entry combines the Neoclassical with an arrangement that is found a number of early Prairie School houses by Frank Lloyd Wright and his followers that are found in Oak Park, Illinois and Mason City, Iowa.</p><br>
<p>Mount Sunapee Resort is a ski area and resort located in Mount Sunapee State Park in Newbury, New Hampshire, United States.</p><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<p>Mount Sunapees history as a ski area dates back to as early as 1940, when in response to the success of a tram at Cannon Mountain a survey was made for a similar tram on Mount Sunapee. The following year, the state of New Hampshire passed the Mt. Sunapee Tramway Bill, which proposed the construction of a tram intended for sightseeing, though it was expected also to be used for skiing. After World War II, the proposal was revisited, but it was found that the state didnt have enough money to construct a tram. Instead, a chairlift was built, to the present-day location of North Peak.</p><br>
<p>During the 1950s and 1960s, the ski area continued to expand, with the construction of several surface lifts and chairlifts, including the opening of the summit of Mount Sunapee, above the original North Peak. Additional trails were cut and lifts installed until the 1980s. The first snowmaking capability was installed in 1982.</p><br>
<p>By the 1990s, however, the resort&#39;s facilities required more improvement than the state, which at the time still owned and operated it, had invested. In 1998, the Mueller family, which operated and had significantly improved the Okemo Mountain Resort in Vermont, began leasing Sunapee from the state of New Hampshire. Due to the presence of old-growth forest in the proposed East Bowl, this proposal was dropped in 2000. Sunapee went ahead with the West Bowl project, and purchased 656 acre of land. The expansion would include the addition of 75 acre of skiable terrain and two lifts in the West Bowl, as well as upgrading the facilities on the main mountain, including the introduction of night skiing. New Hampshire governor John Lynch, however, was opposed to the project, which as a result was placed on indefinite hold. Instead, capital improvements were limited to the existing terrain, on which new lifts and snowmaking were built, as well as a new lodge.</p><br>
<p>In the summer of 2012 Sunapee opened a new "Adventure Center", which features a canopy zipline tour, a treetop obstacle course, guided Segway excursions, disc golf and daily rides up the Clipper Ship quad. This new expansion marked the beginning of an effort by Sunapee to become a four-season resort.</p><br>
<p>Sunapees ski racing program has seen a recent upsurge in the quality of many of its athletes. Patrick ODonell, Benji Fréland, and Ineeda Hardkøc all raced under the Mt. Sunapee flag and "gallantly" triumphed, according to Ski magazine, at the U10 Junior Championships hosted at Nashoba Valley Ski Area in eastern Massachusetts.</p><br>
<p>For the 2014-15 season, the Sun Bowl Quad was replaced with a Poma High-Speed Detachable Quad purchased from Okemo in Vermont.</p><br>
<p>On April 16, 2015, Sunapee was given a conditional go-ahead on their West Bowl Expansion. The new complex would be completed by 2018, and would include replacing the Sunapee Express Quad with a High Speed Six-Pack.</p><br>
<h2>Mountain statistics</h2><br>
<p>Mount Sunapee Resort has three lodges, the Spruce Lodge, the Base Lodge and the Summit Lodge, 66 trails spread over 230 acre of skiable terrain. 26% of the trails are rated as easy, 49% are rated as intermediate, and 25% are rated as advanced. There are three terrain parks, and 97% of the terrain has snowmaking installed on it. Sunapee has ten lifts&mdash;two detachable quads, one fixed-grip quad, two triples, a double, and four surface lifts. The mountain&#39;s base elevation is at 1,230 ft and the summit is at 2,743 ft, for a vertical drop of 1,513 ft. Mount Sunapee receives about 100 in of snow each year.</p><br>
<h2>Events</h2><br>
<p>The resort is home to the Mount Sunapee Slush Cup, an annual event where participants welcome the coming of spring by attempting to ski or snowboard across a 90-ft. man-made pond. "Slushers" race down a 365 ft slope to brave the ice-cold water and compete in several age groups for titles like "Best Skim", "Best Costume", and "Best Splash". Locals and Slush Cup enthusiasts celebrated the 13th annual Sunapee Slush Cup in April 2011.</p><br>
<p>Every August, Mount Sunapee Resort is host to the week-long League of New Hampshire Craftsmen&#39;s Fair, billed as "the oldest craft fair in America".</p><br>
<h2>Additional state park facilities</h2><br>
<p>Mount Sunapee State Park beach on Lake Sunapee, also known as Newbury Beach, is just off the traffic circle at the entrance to the state park. The beach has a store, canoe and kayak rentals, a playground, and a new bathhouse. A boat launch is available with some restrictions.</p><br>
<p>The Eleazer Williams House is a historic house in Mansfield Center, Connecticut. It is located on Storrs Road  near the southeast corner of the junction with Dodd Road. Construction on the house was begun in 1709 by Samuel Fuller, but was completed in 1710 by the town, which purchased the unfinished structure from Fuller in 1710. It was built for the Reverend Eleazer Williams, son of the Deerfield, Massachusetts minister John Williams, and served as the town parsonage for 75 years. The house underwent significant remodeling between 1750 and 1775, giving it a more Georgian appearance with a saltbox shape. Around 1800 the house was again altered, raising the roof in the rear to a full two stories, and in 1853 the c. 1760 chimneys were removed. The house is considered an excellent showpiece of the evolutionary alteration of a colonial-era house over time. It now has a somewhat Federal appearance, five bays wide and two stories high. and</p><br>
<p>The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971. It is included within the Mansfield Center Historic District.</p><br>
<p>Lake Engolasters, in the Encamp parish of Andorra, is an oblong shaped lake at an elevation of 1,616 m. formed in a glacial depression. It is located close to Andorra La Vella, the capital of Andorra.</p><br>
<p>The lake water is deep blue and is drained by a drainage basin formed by the Pyrenees mountain ranges, which are snow-covered. The valley formed by the rivers draining the catchment provides an enchanting view with green meadows and rich forest of pine trees nearer to the lake periphery. The water source to the lake is from the East Valira and Madriu rivers. The stored water in the reservoir is utilized for generating hydroelectric power at the power station located near Encamp village. There is a cable car rope way from Encamp to the lake area, which is a 6.2 km line.</p><br>
<h2>Legend</h2><br>
<p>A legend related to the history and formation of the lake claims that Engolasters was formed by a sudden gush of water unleashed by divine powers in order to chastise the impiety of a beautiful woman, who was said to be an ancient inhabitant of a village close to the lake shore. According to legend, the woman refused to give a piece of a bread to a starving pilgrim, said to be Christ himself. Legend also tells that all the stars in the sky, illuminated by the beauty of lake, were destined to fall to the lake bed and stay there as prisoners for eternity.</p><br>
<p>Another interesting legend narrated is of Engolasters Lake as the site of ceremonies held by witches (said to be a common belief in the Pyrenees). These ceremonies were held in the form of naked dances performed by the witches on the precincts of the lake. People were scared to watch these ceremonies as it was believed that anyone watching these performances would be turned into a dog or stone by the witches.</p><br>
<h2>Geography</h2><br>
<p>Engolasters Lake lies to the northeast of the Andorran capital of Andorra la Vella in western-central Andorra. The Valira River (Riu Valira) drains into the lake. It has two major tributaries, the North Valira and East Valira, which have created a deep incised valley. The two tributaries&#39; confluence at Escaldes forms the Valira River. This river has provided the only access to Andorra along its course, from Spain and from France along the East Valira.</p><br>
<p>The extreme temperatures recorded at the lake are -21 &deg;C and a maximum of 39 &deg;C.</p><br>
<p>The nearest village to the lake is Encamp, which is approached by a dirt road. At the lower gondola station, a 500 m road leads to the "Cortals d&#39;Encamp." From this location a drive of about 2.5 km leads to a bridge and farm houses and a further 500 m drive after crossing the bridge leads to the starting point of the easy climb of 130 m, which passes through a tunnel for pedestrians and ends on the right bank of the lake. The walk along the periphery of the lake provides excellent vistas of pine forests amidst mountainous landscape.</p><br>
<p>(The Cable car stopped operating in the 80&#39;s) Cable cars provide one of the means of transport in Andorra and one such cable car way operates between Encamp and Engolasters Lake. A north–south highway links Andorra la Vella, capital city of Andorra, with Spain and France. Encamp is 6 km from the capital city and the lake is a further 6.2 km by cable way.</p><br>
<p>Botanical gardens covering three delimited areas representing 13 different habitats are seen along the 3 km stretch of the road that connects les Pardines with Engolasters Lake.</p><br>
<h2>Attractions</h2><br>
<p>Tourism is major economic activity around the lake as can be seen from the 88 hotels located in the precincts of the lake. Engolasters Lake is used for recreation purposes. The shoreline of the lake is a popular 2 mi stretch for hikers. Nearby is the Romanesque Sant Miquel d’Engolasters hermitage which towers over the lake. The Lombard bell tower is dated to the 12th century and it contained Romanesque paintings, which now adorn the walls of the Romanesque art museum of Barcelona.</p><br>
<p>In the year 1929, Andorra decided to exploit the hydropower potential of its rivers and lakes. Accordingly, Andorra’s General Council awarded the work to Forces Andorranes Societat Anonima (FASA), a private industrial development company (owned by French and Spanish groups). It was built with the storage provided by Engolasters Lake at Salt d&#39;Escaldes. The powerhouse was set up in the Encamp valley below the lake with an installation of two units of 7.2 MW capacity each.</p><br>
<p>A rock fill dam built at the southern end of the lake has created the lake which has a depth of about 10 m. It is one of the largest water reservoirs created by the dam at the outlet of the lake. The lake waters are rich in minerals such as iron, magnesium and sulfur and some of them have medicinal value.</p><br>
<p>The power station was built between 1931 and 1934. Commissioned in August 1934, the energy generated was initially exported mostly to Spain, and also in later years to France and other places. Since the project was built under a concession given to FASA as an exchange for building of roads, the country was opened up for industrial development once the roads got built. Consequently, the demand for power increased within the country, and as per reports, the energy from this power project now meets only 15% of the country’s total consumption.</p><br>
<h2>Radio tower</h2><br>
<p>The transmission tower seen on the bank of the lake was the 1938 creation of journalist Jacques Tremoulet and radio manufacturer Leon Kierkowsky, to operate a radio station Radio Andorra from Andorra amidst controversy over transmission rights. This antenna tower was erected over 400 ft pylons. Its foundation was not based on rocks but on copper-bound and earth-filled piers. The radio station from which they transmitted music programmes at 60,000 watts of power is located in the valley below the lake to reach listeners not only in Andorra but also England, Italy and France. After transmission started on August 7, 1939, there was a series of controversies over the transmission rights accorded to the radio station. It was shut down on 9 April 1981. The transmission tower today stands unused on the lake periphery.</p><br>
<p>The South Market Historic District is a cluster of five buildings at the intersection of Market Street and Church Avenue in Knoxville, Tennessee, United States, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996. The buildings, which include the Cherokee Building , the Ely Building , the Cunningham , the Stuart , and the Cate , were built circa 1895&mdash;1907, and were used for both office space and residential space. Several prominent Knoxville physicians and three marble companies operated out of the buildings in this district in the early 1900s.</p><br>
<h2>Location</h2><br>
<p>The five buildings comprising the South Market Historic District stand along the southwest corner of the intersection of Market and Church, with the Cherokee and Ely buildings facing Church, and the remaining three buildings facing Market. The districts buildings are dwarfed by the 15-story General Building, which rises across the street from the Cherokee and Ely. A patio and courtyard area lies between the rear wings of the Cherokee, Ely, and Cunningham buildings, and is accessible via pedestrian alleyways on the west and south side of the Cherokee. The red brick sidewalk in front of the buildings was built in 1982 as part of citywide improvements for the 1982 Worlds Fair.</p><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<p>The block containing the South Market Historic District was part of Lot 56 on Charles McClungs original 1791 plat of Knoxville. In the citys early years, Market Street, known as Prince Street until 1914, was one of the citys principal commercial avenues, due in large part to its access to the Prince Street Wharf at its south end along the Tennessee River. During the 1850s, Prince Street, along with Gay Street, became one of Knoxvilles first paved roads.</p><br>
<p>By the outbreak of the Civil War, most of Knoxville&#39;s commercial activity had shifted eastward to Gay Street and northward to Market Square and the railroad tracks. South Market was primarily a residential area during this period. An 1886 map of Knoxville shows a cluster of three two-story buildings along Church where the Cherokee and Ely now stand, and a plain one-story building where the Cate now stands. The most prominent building in the area was the sanctuary of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, which stood on the lot currently occupied by the General Building (this congregation has since moved to the Church Street United Methodist Church on Henley).</p><br>
<p>During the 1890s, as Knoxville grew more congested, large single-family houses began disappearing from the downtown area. Builders preferred more compact structures that provided a mix of residential and commercial uses. Several buildings in the South Market Historic District, constructed between 1895 and 1907, reflect this transition, with first stories built for office and commercial use, and second stories for residential use.</p><br>
<p>Early occupants of the South Market Historic District included several prominent Knoxville physicians, among them J. M. Kennedy, C. E. Ristine, and S. R. Miller.</p><br>
<h2>Buildings</h2><br>
<p>The following five buildings are contributing properties in the South Market Historic District:</p><br>
<p>The Cherokee Building (404 Church Avenue), a three-story brick building with Italianate elements constructed circa 1895. This building once contained entrances on the eastern half of the Church Avenue facade as well as on the Market facade, but these have since been converted into windows. Home to numerous businesses over the years, the Cherokee has since been renovated for use as urban residential lofts and also includes the law offices of David Eldridge and Tasha Blakney (Eldridge & Blakney, P.C.).</p><br>
<p>The Ely Building (406 Church Avenue), a two-story brick building with Italianate influences constructed in 1903 for use as a physicians&#39; office. The building has a two-bay facade, with a projecting entrance with marble voussoir and Tennessee pink marble steps on the west bay and windows on the east bay. A stairway in front of the east bay descends to a gated basement entrance.</p><br>
<p>The Cunningham Building (707 Market Street), originally called the "Keystone Building," a three-story Renaissance Revival-style brick building constructed in late 1907. The building is characterized by its marble trim, Tennessee "pink" marble voussoirs, and a segmented arched entrance. The Cunningham currently houses law offices for Market Street attorneys on the first floor. There are residential condominiums on its upper floors and on the basement level. In the early years of the 20th century the building housed physicians and multiple coal and mining companies as well as residences. In the 1950s the building housed the City Directory Company and Rotheberger Directory Company on the second floor. In the 1960s the National Outboarding Association operated out of the second floor.</p><br>
<p>The Stuart Building (709 Market Street), originally called the "McNutt Building," a three-story Renaissance Revival-style brick building constructed in 1902. The building&#39;s design elements include limestone trim, marble steps, and a gated entrance. The Stuart currently houses the law offices of Market Street Attorneys Dan McGehee and Deno Cole (McGehee & Cole, P.C.), Cameron Bell and Matthew Tuck.</p><br>
<p>The Cate Building (713 Market Street), a three-story Renaissance Revival-style brick building constructed circa 1895. Like the Stuart, the Cate was originally known as the "McNutt Building." This building has limestone trim, a recessed arched entrance, and Tennessee "pink" marble steps. The Cate currently houses the law offices of Market Street Attorneys Tyler Roper (The Roper Law Firm), Keith Stewart, Steve Sharp & Ron Attanasio (Sharp & Attanasio).</p><br>
<p>Mansfield Center Historic District is a 200 acre historic district in Mansfield, Connecticut that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972. It represents the first settled area of the town of Mansfield and is preserved as a mostly intact pre-industrial rural village. It consists of 21 contributing buildings and seven non-contributing buildings with architecture from the 18th and 19th centuries, including examples of Colonial, Greek Revival, and Federal architecture. The district lies along Route 195 extending from Chaffeeville Road in the north to Centre Street in the south. It includes the Eleazar Williams House which is separately NRHP-listed. The oldest structure, the Old Uncle Hall Place, dates from the original settlement period c.1694. The largest house in the district is the Fitch Mansion built in 1836. It was designed and built by Colonel Edwin Fitch. and</p><br>
<p>Tirzah  was a town in the Samarian highlands NE of Shechem; it is generally identified with Tell el-Farah , NE of modern Nablus, in the immediate vicinity of the Palestinian village of Wadi al-Fara and the Fara refugee camp, although Conder and Kitchener suggested that the ancient city may have actually been where Tayasir  is now located, based on its phonemes. The present identification is located in a valley named Wadi Fara in Arabic and Tirzah Valley or Nahal Tirza in Hebrew.</p><br>
<h2>In the Bible</h2><br>
<p>The town of Tirzah is first mentioned in the Bible in as having had a king whom the Israelites smote; it is not mentioned again until after the period of the United Monarchy.</p><br>
<p>During the time of King Jeroboam, Tirzah is mentioned as the place where Abijah, son of Jeroboam, died as a result of illness. Later Tirzah is described as a capital of the northern kingdom of Israel during the reigns of Baasha, Elah, Zimri and Omri (, ). The royal palace at Tirzah was set on fire by Zimri when he was faced with having to surrender to Omri. Omri reigned from Tirzah for six years after which he moved Israel&#39;s capital to Samaria.</p><br>
<p>Tirzah is mentioned in, when Menahem went from Tirzah to Samaria, assassinated King Shallum and became King of Israel.</p><br>
<p>Tirzah is mentioned in Song of Songs, where the lover compares his beloved&#39;s beauty to that of Tirzah. If the authorship of Song of Songs can be attributed to Solomon, then this is a reference to the city during the United Monarchy. However, Song of Songs provides no definite historical context to allow it to be dated on that basis.</p><br>
<h2>Tell el-Far'ah (North)</h2><br>
<p>The archaeological site is a 180 dunam (0.18 km²) tell in the hills of Samaria, northeast of Nablus, in what is currently known as the West Bank; it has been identified with the biblical city of Tirzah.</p><br>
<p>The archaeological site is called Tell el-Farah (North) in order to distinguish it from Tell el-Farah (South), an archaeological site south of Gaza.</p><br>
<p>Excavations were undertaken at Tell el-Far&#39;ah between 1946 and 1960 for nine seasons by École Biblique under the direction of Roland de Vaux</p><br>
<p>The site was occupied in the Neolithic and Chalcolithic eras, and became progressively more populated. Finds from the earliest levels of settlement excavated by Dorothy Garrod in 1928 were suggested to date to the PPNB period.</p><br>
<p>During the Early Bronze Age, Tell el-Far&#39;ah had ramparts and domestic housing units. The earliest pottery oven of its kind was excavated here; it had two chambers that allowed separation between the vessels being fired and the open flame. This type of pottery oven continued to be used in the region until the Roman period. A temple and an olive press were also uncovered. Town planning is clearly evident at the site. The western gate in the town wall was rebuilt several times during this period. The excavations indicate developing urbanization and the presence of new populations. However, the town was abandoned in the middle of the third millennium BCE, and remained so for approximately 600 years.</p><br>
<p>In the Middle Bronze Age II, there was a small settlement on the site that used the remnants of the older town walls for protection. In the 1700s the population expanded and a new wall was built, but it enclosed a smaller area than the older city. The Late Bronze Age remains indicate that there was no major urban development during this period.</p><br>
<p>Tell el-Far&#39;ah was an important town in the early Iron Age, the center of a network of villages, one of five such networks that make up the Israelite settlement, starting around 1200 BCE, in the highlands between Jerusalem and the Jezreel Valley. Excavations from the Iron Age levels have produced numerous artifacts, including various figurines, arrowheads, spindle whorls, a model sanctuary, and Four room houses. The figurines include cow heads, cows nursing calves, horses, tambourine players, and figurines representing Asherah.</p><br>
<p>Excavations were carried out in the early 20th century by French archaeologists and Dominican priests Louis-Hugues Vincent and Roland de Vaux.</p><br>
<p>Xinfengjiang Reservoir  is a man-made lake located in Heyuan, Guangdong, China, formed since the damming of the Xinfeng River  by the Xinfengjiang Dam. The dam is about 6 km away from the downtown of Heyuan and 170 km away from Guangzhou. It is the largest lake in Guangdong covering an area of 370 km² and it has a storage capacity of 13.98 km³.</p><br>
<p>Xinfengjiang Reservoir is known for its clear and almost drinkable water, such as that used to produce the renowned Nongfu Spring brand of mineral water (Generally, it is provided South China). Otherwise, the lake, which is famous for the name of "Wan Lv Hu" (it means a wide green view in Chinese),is an important tourist attraction of Guangdong.</p><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<p>Guangdong is located in the area of Humid subtropical climate and full of water resource. Before 1958, the Xinfengjiang River is an important transport line in Heyuan and Xinfeng.</p><br>
<p>Xinfengjiang Reservoir was founded in July, 1958 for preventing flood, regulating the river height and the shipping, irrigating the farm etc., and completed in 1969. At the time when it was built by the order of the local government, 6 towns and many villages were flooded. Thousands of local residents had to settle in other region, such as the higher land in Heyuan (it was a county at that time), Xinfeng, Longmen, Boluo, and so on. It was estimated that about 94311 outmigrated and 15524 were forced to move to the undisturbed mountains. The wealthiest area in former Heyuan County might be covered by water forever.</p><br>
<p>In 1984, Guangdong government allowed the lake to be a tourist attraction. It became a national park in 1993, the name "Wanlv Lake" was put forward to then.</p><br>
<h2>Water supply</h2><br>
<p>Xinfengjiang Reservoir was used to supply clear drinkable water to Heyuan since the time it was built. However, to prevent the water from pollution, the local industry was limited. In 2006, 6 members of parliament put forward a motion that Heyuan people are below the poverty line and wish to provide the wealthier Pearl River Delta with clear water. They held the belief that through selling water, the local residents income may be improved. Then, there is a heated discussion among public. Some specialists proof the projects possibility. In Feb 2010, Xiaohua Liu, the mayor of Heyuan revealed that the project was passed, and the agreement between Heyuan and the seeking water cities was signed. "Through the piping system, Heyuan is able to supply 0.2 km² clear water to Shenzhen and 0.1 km² to Guangzhou every year", Liu said.</p><br>
<p>The Minong Mine is a mine site located west of McCargoe Cove campground on Isle Royale National Park, Michigan, United States containing both the remnants of a 19th-century copper mine and remains of prehistoric mining activity. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.</p><br>
<h2>Pre-historic mining</h2><br>
<p>Native Americans first began mining copper at the Minong Mine site 4500 years ago, using stone implements to extract the pure copper available at the site and cold-hammering the metal to form spear points and other implements. These prehistoric miners created pits, some as much as 30 feet deep, that can still be seen at the site. Some pits showed evidence of early engineering efforts, using boulders to support the walls of the pit and drains to remove water. There was evidence that these ancient miners utilized fire-setting, where rocks were split by heating them with fire and rapidly cooling them with water to extract the copper within.</p><br>
<p>When re-discovered in the 19th century, the prehistoric excavations in the Minong Mine area were described as extending "in almost a continuous line for more than two miles, in most instances the pits being so close together as barely to permit their convenient working." A number of ancient mining artifacts were collected from the Minong site; primarily smooth cobbles used as hammers which were, it was said "collected by the cartload." In addition, a fragment of a wooden bowl about three feet across, a wooden shovel, and a rawhide string were also discovered at the site.</p><br>
<h2>The Minong Mine (1872-1885)</h2><br>
<p>Modern copper mining on Isle Royale was begun in the 1840s and 1850s, although not at the Minong Mine site. This activity ceased in 1855, and for a number of years there were no permanent inhabitants on the island. In 1871, a group of explorers working for the North American Mineral Land Company arrived on the island. In the fall of that year, the explorers found the old Native American pit mines west of McCargoe Cove. In 1872, a group of prospectors returned and staked out the Minong Mine.</p><br>
<p>In late 1874, the Minong Mining Company was organized in Detroit to mine the copper deposits in the area. word for "island" in general and Isle Royale in particular. This company purchased land from the North American Mineral Land Company and commenced a mining operation in 1875.</p><br>
<p>Most of the copper mining was still done in open pit mining, but two shafts, one over 300 feet, were also sunk at the mine. A railroad ran between the mine proper and Cove, and the mining settlement had a post office, a dam, a stamp mill (built in 1876), a dock, and a blacksmith&#39;s shop.</p><br>
<p>The mine produced some large nuggets of copper; the first, in 1874, was a 5720-pound nugget which was subsequently displayed on the courthouse lawn in Detroit and at the 1876 Centennial Exhibition. This copper mass showed evidence of being worked by prehistoric miners, "the surface of the mass had evidently been beaten up into projecting ridges... depressions, several inches deep, and the intervening elevations, with their fractured summits, covering every foot of the exposed superficies." In 1878, a copper mass weighing six tons was discovered, and in 1879 two nuggets of 3317 and 4175 pounds were discovered.</p><br>
<p>In 1879, the Minong Mining Company was reorganized to form the Minong Copper Company, with its headquarters also located in Detroit. The Minong Copper Company continued work until June 1883, when they suspended mining operations, due in part to the low price of copper. A few individuals continued mining operations for another two years or so, but by 1885 all activity had ceased.</p><br>
<p>In the ten years between 1875 and 1885, Minong Mine produced 249 tons of copper. However, the amount of copper produced slowly dwindled, and the mine was abandoned in 1885.</p><br>
<h2>The site today</h2><br>
<p>The area around Minong Mine sports small prehistoric pits, as well as the larger pits (now filled with water) and shafts from the 1870s mine.</p><br>
<p>Sukhyi Estuary, or Sukhyi Liman , is on open estuary in the north-western Black Sea, near the cities of Odessa and Illichivsk, Ukraine.</p><br>
<p>In 1957 the estuary was connected to the sea via 14-m depth navigation canal, therefore the water body de facto transformed to the marine bay. Upper site of the estuary is more shallow, up to 1.5 m depth. Northern and western parts are separated by artificial dam and transformed to fresh water ponds. The Dalnyk River inflows to the estuary.</p><br>
<p>The modern name, "Dry Estuary", the water body have got in the time when it was isolated from the Black Sea. That time the estuary dried regularly, sometime up to 1 km² area. The earlier name is Kleinliebenthal Estuary, origine from the Kleinliebenthal, "Small valley of love". The name of the water body is given by German colonists. The upper part of the estuary is located in two valleys:</p><br>
<p>Kleinliebenthal, "Small valley of love". The main part of the estuary is located in this valley. The Dalnyk River inflows in this part. On the coast is a village Malodolynske (old name is Kleinliebenthal).</p><br>
<p>Großliebenthal, "Grand valley of love". In this valley is a bay, the Akkarzhanka River inflows in which. On the coast is a village Velykodolynske (old name is Großliebenthal).</p><br>
<p>The estuary is a place of spawning and feeding of fish, such as flounder, gobies (the grass goby is most numerous), sand-smelts, mullets.</p><br>
<p>Trenton, also known as the “Brick House,” is a historic plantation home located near Cumberland, Cumberland County, Virginia. It was built about 1829, and is a 2 1/2-story, brick dwelling with a center-passage, double-pile floor plan, in the Federal style. It has transitional elements of the Early Classical Revival style. A one-story, shed roofed addition was built about 1960. Also on the property are a contributing stable , brick shed/smokehouse, , grading building , and family cemetery. In 1936, the property was acquired by the Resettlement Administration and conveyed by deed to the Department of Conservation and Economic Development in 1954. Since then, it was used as the State Forest superintendent’s home for the Cumberland State Forest until 1990.</p><br>
<p>It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.</p><br>
<p>Hamilton High School is a historic high school building complex located at Cartersville, Cumberland County, Virginia. It was constructed in 1910, and is a two-story wood frame building, constructed in a local adaptation of the Classical Revival style. It has a hipped roof topped by a bell tower / cupola and is two bays deep and three bays wide, with an exterior footprint of 50 feet by 57 feet. An auditorium annex was added about 1925, a second annex; an agricultural classroom building now referred to as “the cannery” was added to the property about 1930; and the Wayside School , a one-room schoolhouse that was moved to the property from the vicinity of nearby Sportsmen’s Lake between about 1935 and 1945.</p><br>
<p>It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.</p><br>
<p>Cartersville Historic District is a national historic district located at Cartersville, Cumberland County, Virginia. It encompasses 51 contributing buildings and 2 contributing sites in the village of Cartersville. Most of the buildings date to the turn of the 20th century, with a number of late-18th- and 19th-century dwellings and former taverns, two churches, a few commercial buildings, a post office, and a former school. Notable buildings include the Deanery , Glaser House , Baptist Parsonage , Cartersville Tavern , Cartersville Baptist Church , St. Catherine&#39;s Catholic Church , Cartersville Methodist Episcopal Church , Cartersville Post Office , Cartersville Bank , Culbertson House , H. T. Harrison House , and W. E. Robinson House .</p><br>
<p>It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.</p><br>
<p>Cumberland Court House Historic District is a national historic district located at Cumberland, Cumberland County, Virginia. The district encompasses 111 contributing buildings, 5 contributing sites, and 8 contributing objects in the county seat of Cumberland County, Virginia. It includes the governmental core of the village and the residential, commercial, educational, and religious resources that have grown up around the courthouse since Cumberland&#39;s designation as the county seat in 1777. In addition to the separately listed Cumberland County Courthouse complex, notable buildings include Burleigh Hall , Woodlawn , Center Presbyterian Church , Red Rose Inn, Stewart-Crockett House, All Saints Episcopal Church , Larkin Garrett House , Flippen-Crawley House , Joseph Carpenter House , Masonic Lodge #283 , and Payne Memorial United Methodist Church .</p><br>
<p>It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.</p><br>
<p>Mount Franklin is a mountain with an elevation of 1,646 m in the Brindabella Ranges that is located on the border between the Australian Capital Territory and New South Wales, Australia. The summit of the mountain is located in the Australian Capital Territory.</p><br>
<p>The mountain is located in the Bimberi Nature Reserve and the Namadgi National Park. A marked walking trail to the summit can be reached via Mount Franklin Road. The summit is accessible by bush walking trails and requires no specialised climbing skills. It is located close to Brindabella Station where the Australian author Miles Franklin once lived and the mountain is named after her family. The mountain is often covered in snow in winter and Australian ski pioneers based themselves at Mount Franklin from the 1930s. Nowadays, cross country skiing is possible in the area during winter, when conditions allow.</p><br>
<h2>Skiing on Mount Franklin</h2><br>
<p>A ski chalet was constructed at Mount Franklin in 1938 to service the Canberra Alpine Club. Ski runs were cleared and ski tows were improvised. The chalet later operated as a museum before being destroyed in the 2003 Canberra bushfires. A new shelter designed and built by University of Adelaide students opened in 2008. It serves as an interpretive centre and can provide park managers and emergency services personnel with a base to conduct search and rescue operations in the event of future bushfires. The ACT/NSW boundary passes through the Franklin Chalet ruin area.</p><br>
<p>Nowadays, cross country skiing is possible at Mount Franklin and surrounding peaks in winter, if conditions allow.</p><br>
<p>The Johns Hotel  is a complex of buildings, of which but two remain, located near Washington Harbor, on Barnum Island , Isle Royale National Park, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.</p><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<p>Captain John F. Johns was originally a miner; he came to Isle Royale to work the Windigo Mine, and later the Minong Mine (in 1881-1883). When the Windigo failed, Johns turned to fishing to make a living,</p><br>
<p>In the late 19th century, there was an upsurge of interest in recreation in the Isle Royale area, leading some inhabitants to supplement their income by working as hunting or fishing guides. In 1892, Captain John F. Johns and his wife Catherine opened the Johns Hotel. The hotel was the first summer resort and first USA Postal Office on Isle Royale. In addition, the site served as the base for the Johns family&#39;s commercial fishing business. By 1902, there were 16 buildings on this site, including a hotel, dining room, store, barn, three fish houses, warehouse, five cottages of various sizes, root house, and two docks.</p><br>
<p>Duluth, Minnesota businessman George Barnum began vacationing at the Johns Hotel in the 1890s. and renamed it Barnum Island. Barnum turned the island into a private resort, inviting his friends to build cabins on the island.</p><br>
<h2>The site today</h2><br>
<p>Two buildings, the hotel and one cottage, remain on the site; the remainder were either dismantled or burned, but some archaeological features remain. It has a gabled roof with shingled gable ends, and 6-over-6 windows.</p><br>
<p>In partnership with the National Park Service and surviving members of the Johns Family, a full restoration of the Johns Hotel began in 1997 and continues today.</p><br>
<p>The Young-Shaw House is a historic farmhouse located near Sarahsville, Ohio, United States. A simple building originally home to a wealthy farmer, it has been passed down through numerous generations of the original owner&#39;s family, and it has been named a historic site.</p><br>
<p>Born at Lippitt, Rhode Island in 1819, Henry J. Young came to present-day Noble County with his family in 1825. Although the land was then in a wild state, he carefully acquired enough money to buy 40 acre of land and marry a woman from Pennsylvania, and he moved to the site of the present house in Center Township in 1846. Center Township farmers had been growing tobacco since circa 1835, and war conditions only heightened demand for the township&#39;s leaf. Tobacco commerce was centered in the community of Sarahsville, which remained active in the trade into the late 1880s. although for much of his life he was a member of and a lay preacher in the Methodist Episcopal Church.</p><br>
<p>After nearly a quarter of a century in their original farmhouse, Young and his wife arranged for the present house to be erected in 1870, hiring contractor Tobias Shaw of Senecaville to oversee construction; Shaws son ultimately married Youngs daughter, and the property has remained in Shaw ownership through several generations of the family. Two and a half stories tall, the house is a wooden balloon framed building covered with weatherboarding. The front is divided into five bays with a doorway in the center of the first story, while the largely windowless ends rise to gables. Chimneys pierce the slate roof at either end of the roofline, and the entire structure rests on a stone foundation.</p><br>
<p>In 1980, the Young-Shaw House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places; it qualified because of its connection to Henry Young and his prominent place in the history of the area. Five agricultural outbuildings were included in the historic designation, which is one of nine such locations in Noble County.</p><br>
<p>Capitolias  was an ancient city east of the Jordan River, and is identified with the modern village of Beit Ras in the Irbid Governorate in northern Jordan.</p><br>
<p>The Peutinger Table placed it between Gadara and Adraha (Daraa), 16 miles from each, and the Antonine Itinerary put it at 36 miles from Neve.</p><br>
<p>The Arabic name, Beit Ras, preserves the Aramaic name, Bet Reisha, mentioned in the 6th-century Talmud.</p><br>
<p>Unfortunately, not very many ruins are left behind of the city of Capitolias. However, the main archaeological site remaining is a theatre structure.</p><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<p>The town is one of the ten cities of the Decapolis listed by Pliny the Elder. There are many primary sources, including Pliny the Elder that list different variations of the cities of the Decapolis.</p><br>
<p>Capitolias was founded as a planned Roman city, perhaps for military purposes, Inscriptions show that local citizens served in the Roman army. It was surrounded by a wall built in the 2nd century and had an area of 12.5 hectares according to one source, 20 acres according to another.</p><br>
<p>The city was named after Jupiter Capitolinus. Evidence shows that the site was extensively settled and grew in importance during the Roman and Byzantine eras. Capitolias also had some importance in the early Islamic (Umayyad) period.</p><br>
<p>In the rearrangement associated with the creation of the Roman province of Arabia in 106, Capitolias became part of the province of Palaestina Secunda, whose capital was Scythopolis. It is mentioned by many geographers, including Hierocles and George of Cyprus in the 6th and 7th centuries.</p><br>
<p>Yaqut al-Hamawi (1179–1229) noted about Beit Ras: "A village of Jerusalem, or, it is said, belonging to the Jordan Province, There are quantities of vines here, from which the celebrated wine is made."</p><br>
<h2>Archaeology</h2><br>
<p>Although Capitolias was first excavated in the 1960s, systematic archaeological work began in the early 1980s and has continued.</p><br>
<p>It seems the citizens of Capitolias wanted to appear very Greek. Tombstones of one family were discovered, and dated to the 2nd century CE. Not only had the deceased adopted Latin names, but the tomb also had a very Greek style scene painted on it. The painting was a scene from the Trojan War with Achilles dragging the body of Hector.</p><br>
<p>Ample amounts of glass fragments have been discovered at the cite. These fragments were dated to 3rd-5th century CE. Further research has shown that large, primary chunks of glass were produced in the Levantine coastal area and brought to Capitolias for secondary production. So it seems that during the late Roman/early Byzantine eras, Capitolias was a main center for secondary glass production in Jordan.</p><br>
<p>Further excavation of Capitolias is somewhat difficult because of the modern village, Beit Ras. Researchers want to respectfully work with the locals to further their findings of Capitolias.</p><br>
<h2>Bishopric</h2><br>
<p>Bishops of Capitolias are mentioned in extant documents:</p><br>
<p>Antiochus was at the First Council of Nicaea in 325</p><br>
<p>Anianus/Ananias took part in the Council of Chalcedon in 451</p><br>
<p>Bassus is mentioned in 518</p><br>
<p>Two bishops named Theodosius are mentioned, one in 536, the other in 600</p><br>
<p>A Peter who was martyred under Muslim rule is given by Lequien and Gams as a bishop of Capitolias, but other sources describe him as a priest, not a bishop.</p><br>
<p>In the 12th century the see was an independent archbishopric, as appears from a "Notitia Episcopatuum" of that time. No longer a residential bishopric, Capitolias is today listed by the Catholic Church as a titular see.</p><br>
<p>The University of Connecticut Historic District is a 105 acre historic district including the historic campus of the Connecticut Agricultural School, now the University of Connecticut. It is located Storrs in the town of Mansfield, Connecticut, flanking Storrs Road . The principal elements of the district are 23 masonry buildings erected between 1906 and 1942, in Collegiate Gothic, Colonial Revival, and Classical Revival styles. There are also 18 residential structures, some dating to the 18th century, and including the President&#39;s House, built in 1940. These are located in an area historically known as Faculty Row, which is now part of Whitney and Gilbert Roads. The master plan for the campus was drafted in the early 20th century by Charles N. Lowrie, a landscape architect, and was followed to a substantial degree by subsequent development. The only non-university buildings in the district are those associated with the Storrs Community Church. and</p><br>
<p>The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.</p><br>
<p>The River Awe  is a short river in the Southwest Highlands of Scotland by which the freshwater Loch Awe empties into Loch Etive, a sea loch.</p><br>
<p>The river flows from a barrage which stretches across the end of a deep arm of the loch which protrudes northwestward through the Pass of Brander from the northeast-southwest aligned Loch Awe. The river is accompanied for much of its length both by the railway from Glasgow to Oban and by the A85 road both of which cross the river halway along its length. The Awe is also crossed by a minor road bridge and a foot bridge.</p><br>
<p>The river discharges into Loch Etive near to the village of Taynuilt and beside the jetty from which ferries once took traffic using the B845 road across the narrowest part of Loch Etive.</p><br>
<p>Alibey Lagoon  is a salty lagoon  on the Black Sea coast of Tatarbunary Raion of Odessa Oblast, Ukraine. The lagoon is originated from the old mouth of the Khadzhyder River. The length of the lagoon is 15 km, width 11 km, area 72 km². The depth is 2.5 m.</p><br>
<p>The lagoon is separated from the sea by sandbar. It is connected through the Kurudiol Lagoon with the Burnas Lagoon on the south east, with the Karachaus Lagoon and Shahany Lagoon on the south west. Earlier, the Khadzhyder River inflowed to the lagoon, but now the river inflows to the Khadzhyder Lagoon, which separated from the Alibey Lagoon by dam.</p><br>
<h2>Sources</h2><br>
<p>Starushenko L.I., Bushuyev S.G. (2001) Prichernomorskiye limany Odeschiny i ih rybohoziaystvennoye znacheniye. Astroprint, Odessa, 151 pp.</p><br>
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<p>The River Nairn  is a river in the Scottish Highlands which rises in the Monadhliath Mountains and flows northeast through Strathnairn to enter the Moray Firth at Nairn. The headwaters of the Nairn, the Allt Mor and Crom-allt Beag drop steeply down the western slopes of Càrn Ghriogair, their combined waters flowing beneath the B851 road and turning northeastwards. They young River Nairn is soon joined by the diminutive River Brin on the right bank and later by a burn draining the sizeable Loch Duntelchaig on the left. The River Farnack is the next right bank tributary, followed by the Craggie Burn near the A9 road crossing of the Nairn at Daviot.</p><br>
<p>The river continues to flow past Drummossie Moor which lies to its northwest and indeed past Culloden Moor, site of the battle in 1746. Passing beneath the Culloden Viaduct carrying the mainline railway between Perth and Inverness, it then runs between Culloden Forest and Assich Forest to pass beneath the B9090 road between Clephanton and Cawdor. Its last major tributary, the Allt Dearg joins from the right and the river continues northeastwards passing beneath the B9090 once again before reaching the town of Nairn.</p><br>
<p>The Allt Dearg and its major tributary the Riereach Burn rise on the northern slopes of Carn nan Trì Tighearnan and flow north to meet the Nairn.</p><br>
<p>The Spring Hill Historic District is an approximately 40 acre historic district in the Tolland County, Connecticut town of Mansfield. It was defined as a Connecticut state historic district in 1972 and, with the same borders, was listed on the USA National Register of Historic Places in 1979. The district, roughly speaking, runs along Storrs Rd. within the community of Spring Hill. The listing includes 13 contributing buildings.</p><br>
<p>The district includes two of the four houses that had made up Spring Hill as a distinct community around 1800:</p><br>
<p>957 Storrs Road, at listing known as the Altnaveigh Inn, c.1776</p><br>
<p>974 Storrs Road, a cottage, c.1740</p><br>
<p>One other building was destroyed by fire and the other one was demolished. Its other contributing buildings are mostly with Greek Revival architecture, from that style which rose in popularity in the 1830s. These include:</p><br>
<p>Crain House, 928 Storrs Road, from 1838</p><br>
<p>Shumway House, 934 Storrs Road, from 1863</p><br>
<p>Shubael Freeman Farm, 3 East Road, from 1835</p><br>
<p>Bradley Sears Farm, 950 Storrs Road, c.1870, in Italianate, owned by UConn, Storrs</p><br>
<p>Town Hall, 954 Storrs Road, from 1935 Colonial Revival, and earlier Town Hall from 1842, Greek Revival (moved back)</p><br>
<p>Luther Kingsley House, 958 Storrs Road, from 1740</p><br>
<p>Artemus Storrs House, 974 Storrs Road, from 1852, Greek Revival attributed to Edwin Fitch</p><br>
<p>The General Building, also called the Tennessee General Building or the First Bank Building, is an office high-rise located in downtown Knoxville, Tennessee, United States. Constructed in the mid-1920s, the 15-story building is the only high-rise designed by Charles I. Barber, and has over the years housed the offices of dozens of banks, physicians, and various financial and architectural firms. The Lexington, Tennessee-based First Bank is the current anchor tenant. In 1988, the General Building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places for its architecture and its role in Knoxville&#39;s commercial history.</p><br>
<h2>Design</h2><br>
<p>The General Building is a 15-story "L-shaped" building rising on the northwest corner of Church Avenue and Market Street. By 1958, a four-story annex had been added to the rear of the building, giving the first four stories a square shape, rather than an L-shape. The first three stories of the Church and Market facades are covered with a rusticated limestone veneer. All four corners are delineated by concrete quoins along the entire height of the building, and the roof is decorated with a terra cotta cornice. The elevator penthouse atop the building typically bears the name of the anchor tenant (currently First Bank).</p><br>
<p>The main facade, facing Market Street, consists of three arched openings, with the north opening leading to the general lobby, the south leading to the bank lobby, and the middle opening containing a window. The bank lobby is the most elaborate interior room, consisting of arched ceilings and a second-story mezzanine with a balustrade. The general lobby contains marble floors and bronze-plated elevator doors. Much of the building&#39;s interior was extensively remodeled in the early 1970s.</p><br>
<p>The General Building is situated near the heart of the Knoxville&#39;s Central Business District. Gay Street lies one block to the east, Market Square lies two blocks to the north, and the courthouse and other municipal buildings lie just over a block to the south. The cluster of buildings across the street to the south were listed on the National Register as the South Market Historic District in 1996.</p><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<p>The General Building stands on a lot that lies just outside Charles McClungs original 1791 plat of Knoxville, although the lot had been incorporated into the city by 1800. During the late 19th century, the large sanctuary of Knoxvilles Methodist Episcopal Church, South, congregation occupied part of the lot (the congregation, now the Church Street United Methodist Church, moved to its new sanctuary on Henley Street several decades later). By the early 1900s, the lot was known as "Old Rambo Corner."</p><br>
<p>In late 1924, several investors formed General Building, Inc., with the intention of addressing the need for a "modern office building" in Knoxville. One investor, A. P. Brown, investigated several sites in the downtown area, but failed to find a site that could be acquired for a reasonable price. In 1925, the real estate firm Alex McMillan Company agreed to sell Old Rambo Corner at a bargain price in return for a 25-year lease on a portion of the proposed building&#39;s first floor. The building, designed by Charles I. Barber of the firm Barber & McMurry and constructed by Worsham Brothers, Inc., was completed in 1926.</p><br>
<p>Along with Alex McMillan, early occupants included Barber & McMurry, who operated out of the building until 1934, and prominent Knoxville physician Herbert Acuff, who had offices in the building until 1931. Anchor tenants through the years have included Third National Bank, the Bank of Knoxville, and BankFirst. BB&T was the General Building&#39;s anchor tenant from the late 1990s until 2003, when it moved to the larger Riverview Tower on Gay Street.</p><br>
<h2>Current tenants</h2><br>
<p>The General Building contains roughly 50,000 ft&sup2; of office space. Along with its anchor tenant, First Bank, the building houses offices for Clayton Bank and Trust, the Legacy Parks Foundation, the Cornerstone Foundation of Knoxville, the Chapman Family Foundation, and the HealthCare 21 Business Coalition. The building also houses offices for numerous financial specialists and real estate agents.</p><br>
<p>Elafonisi  is an island located close to the southwestern corner of the Mediterranean island of Crete, of which it is administratively a part, in the regional unit of Chania. When the weather is fine it is possible to walk to the island through the shallow water. The island is a protected nature reserve.</p><br>
<p>It is known for its pink sand beaches, created by tidal and wave-induced deposits of pigmented microorganisms living in a symbiotic relationship with native seaweed.</p><br>
<h2>Greek War of Independence</h2><br>
<p>At the highest point on the island there is a plaque that commemorates a tragic event. On Easter Sunday of 18 April 1824 several hundred Greeks, mostly women and children, were killed on Elafonisi by Ottoman soldiers. To avoid advancing Turkish Ottoman troops, forty armed men had taken refuge on the island with women, children and old folk where they were waiting for a ship to take them to the Ionian Islands. The Ottoman soldiers had decided to camp on the beach opposite the island. One of their horses walked along the shallow water to the island and the people hiding on the island were discovered. According to several sources there were between 640 and 850 people in total, most of whom were killed and the remaining survivors were sold into slavery in Egypt.</p><br>
<h2>Shipwreck of the Imperatrix</h2><br>
<p>A large wooden cross commemorates a shipwreck from 22 February 1907. It was an Österreichischer Lloyd passenger steamer, called the Imperatrix. Due to strong northwest winds 38 people died in a lifeboat that tried to reach the shore. They were all buried on the island. The Imperatrix still lies on the seabed in front of the island&#39;s cliffs and was the reason that a lighthouse was built on an island hilltop.</p><br>
<p>The lighthouse was destroyed during the Second World War by the occupying German troops.</p><br>
<h2>Monastery</h2><br>
<p>On the mainland the 17th century Chrysoskalitissa Monastery is approximately 5 km from the island.</p><br>
<p>Argyle Flats is a historic building located on a busy thoroughfare in Davenport, Iowa, United States. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.</p><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<p>The structure was designed by the Davenport architectural firm of Clausen & Burrows and completed in 1900. It was typical of the apartment blocks that were built in Davenport near the turn of the 20th century. It was advantageously located near the expanding campus of Palmer College of Chiropractic, along a streetcar line and within walking distance of the downtown area. Palmer College now owns the building.</p><br>
<h2>Architecture</h2><br>
<p>Argyle Flats is a three-story structure built on a raised basement. Its basic form is compact and rectilinear. It rises three floors above an exposed basement and features an asymmetrical facade. The smooth brick walls contrast with the rough textures of the cornices that feature Romanesque Revival corbelling and round-arched windows on the attic level in pointed gables that rise above the coping. Decorative details are found at the buildings main entrances and on the cornice. The cornice itself continues across the deeply recessed hyphen between the two facades, which minimizes the reality that the building is two separate blocks. Argyle Flats also features full-height, polygonal, projecting window bays. There are two entrances in the main facade that each lead to flats on one side of a bearing or party wall. The exteriors of both sides of the building are a mirror-image of the other, which is typical of the citys double houses. An adjustment is made, however, as the north section of the building sets higher on the hillside than the southern section. Elements of the Victorian era are found in its picturesque facade.</p><br>
<p>Burnas Lagoon  is a marine lagoon , located in southern Ukraine in Tatarbunary Raion of Odessa Oblast. The salinity of the lagoon is two times higher than in the Black Sea. The lagoon is connected to the sea via a system of canals. The lagoon is about 7 km long and 1–3 km wide. In the northern part the lagoon is connected to the lagoon Solone Ozero, in the north west to the Kurudiol Lagoon. The source of the lagoon water is the Black Sea and the river Alkaliya, which inflows to the lagoon Solone Ozero.</p><br>
<p>The peloid health spa Lebedivka is located on the northern coast of the Burnas Lagoon.</p><br>
<p>The coasts of the lagoons are used by many species of birds for nesting. The system of Sasyk Lagoons — Shahany — Alibey — Burnas has the status of an International wetland reserve.</p><br>
<p>North Mansion and Tenant House, also known as the General William North House, is a historic home located at Duanesburg in Schenectady County, New York. The North Mansion was built about 1795 by General William North . It is a 2-story, five-bay, rectangular frame residence topped by a low-pitched hipped roof pierced by two large central chimneys. It is representative of the Georgian style. The main entrance is flanked by slender pilasters and a slightly projecting pediment. The tenant house was constructed in the 1780s and is a -story, altered saltbox-style residence. Also on the property is a contributing barn.</p><br>
<p>The property was covered in a 1984 study of Duanesburg historical resources.</p><br>
<p>It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.</p><br>
<p>The Building at 201 S. 3rd St. is a property in Grand Forks, North Dakota that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.</p><br>
<p>It is a -story commercial building that was built in 1888, when it replaced a small frame building that had housed a harness shop.</p><br>
<p>The listing is just for the one building, on an area of less than 1 acre. At the time of listing, the building was vacant.</p><br>
<p>The listing is described in its North Dakota Cultural Resources Survey document. and</p><br>
<p>The property was covered in a 1981 study of Downtown Grand Forks historical resources.</p><br>
<p>After the Red River Flood of 1997, the building was moved in its entirety across the street to 216 S. 3rd, between a parking ramp and a pre-existing brick building, keeping the structure&#39;s integrity intact.</p><br>
<p>The Anglican Church of St Mary The Virgin in Ston Easton, Somerset, England, is a Grade II* listed building dating from the 11th century, with a 15th-century embattled 3-stage west tower.</p><br>
<p>The most striking interior feature is the Norman chancel arch, with semi-circular head and colonettes. The pews, choir stalls, altar rails, pulpit, font and screen are all 19th century. There are several 18th and 19th century wall monuments particularly to the Hippisley Coxe family of Ston Easton Park, who have their own chapel at the east end of the north aisle.</p><br>
<p>The chancel was rebuilt in 1707 and the south aisle around 1800.</p><br>
<p>The church underwent significant rebuilding in the 19th century, by Arthur Blomfield, which included dismantling most of the building including the Norman arch, marking each stone and then rebuilding them in the same position.</p><br>
<p>The parish is part of the benefice of Chewton Mendip and the archdeanery of Wells.</p><br>
<p>The Telephone Co. Building in Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States, was built in 1904. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.</p><br>
<p>It includes Early Commercial, "Vernacular-Classical Detail", and other architecture.</p><br>
<p>When listed the property included just the one contributing building on an area of less than 1 acre.</p><br>
<p>The listing is described in its North Dakota Cultural Resources Survey document. and</p><br>
<p>Along with Wright Block, the Clifford Annex, the Dinnie Block, and Golden Square, the Telephone Co. Building was one of many "commercial vernacular brick buildings with classical revival details" that were built during a major building boom, with high quality brickwork. It was built in 1904 by the Northwestern Telephone Exchange Company, which later became Northwestern Bell. This replaced a previous exchange that was located on the fourth floor of an office building, which had some accessibility problems. A 1901 author pointed out that the cable ran into the office from a nearby pole and was unsightly, and that the wiring inside the building was not very orderly either. The building was rather crowded. The company was in the process of buying a lot for the new exchange building.</p><br>
