<p>The Josie Bassett Morris Ranch Complex comprises a small complex of buildings in what is now Dinosaur National Monument where Josie Bassett Morris, a small-time rancher and occasional accused stock thief, lived until 1963. The ranch, located in Brown&#39;s Park, Colorado, was established by the Bassett family in the 1870s. Josie grew up there, and through her family came to know a number of outlaws, including Butch Cassidy, who frequented the area. Morris established her own homestead on Cub Creek in Utah in 1914 with help from friends Fred McKnight and the Chew family.</p><br>
<h2>Josie Bassett Morris</h2><br>
<p>The Bassett family moved west from Arkansas around 1877 to establish a homestead in the west, taking their three-year-old daughter Josie. Comparatively wealthy and educated for homesteaders, they established a ranch in the Brown&#39;s Park region near the Colorado-Wyoming border. Josie married Jim McKnight at the age of 19 in 1893. In 1914 Josie and husband M.B. (Ben) Morris, without much money, established a homestead claim at Cub Creek near Split Mountain, 40 miles from the family ranch. Her son Crawford and his wife lived there for a time, and grandchildren visited.</p><br>
<p>Morris was a colorful local character, married five times and divorcing four of her husbands, and living in the cabin for over fifty years until she fell on ice and broke her hip in 1963. She died the following year at the age of 90. She was tried and acquitted for cattle rustling in her 60s and made brandy and wine from local fruit and berries during Prohibition.</p><br>
<h2>Ranch</h2><br>
<p>The ranch house started as a low square log cabin, with a kitchen added later. The house is surrounded by dependent structures, such as a chicken house, outhouse, root cellar, sheds and a small barn. A bridge provided access to the root cellar, located across the creek.</p><br>
<p>The Morris ranch complex was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 19, 1986. The National Park Service maintains an interpretive display at the site.</p><br>
<p>The Grand Canyon Inn and Campground, also known as the North Rim Inn, were built by the William W. Wylie and the Utah Parks Company as inexpensive tourist accommodations on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon, in Grand Canyon National Park. Intended to complement the more expensive Grand Canyon Lodge, the cabins and Inn were located near Bright Angel Point, but father back than their more expensive counterparts, near the Grand Canyon North Rim Headquarters. The design of the cabins and the redesign of the Inn building were undertaken by architect Gilbert Stanley Underwood.</p><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<p>William Wylie, was an established concessioner in Yellowstone National Park, where he established Wylies Tent Camps to service automobile-borne tourists. In 1916 Wylie established a similar tent camp, the Wylie Way Camp, at Bright Angel Point with ten sleeping tents and a dining tent, operating in summer months. In 1924 management of the camp was taken over by Wylies daughter Elizabeth and her husband Thomas H. McKee. Two years later they began building permanent frame cabins, culminating in 38 frame cabins, 16 tented cabins, a central pavilion, utility buildings and a power plant before they were bought out by the Utah Parks Company.</p><br>
<p>The Utah Parks Company was a subsidiary of the Union Pacific Railroad, established to feed tourist traffic into the railroads network in the southwestern United States. The Utah Parks Company operated lodges in Zion and Bryce Canyon national parks and at Cedar Breaks National Monument. The company assigned their company architect, Gilbert Stanley Underwood, to design a new lodge on Bright Angel Point at the edge of the canyon. The Wylie camp was rebuilt under Underwoods guidance in 1929 with a new central lodge with a rustic design and new cabins identical to those offered at the main lodge. A National Park Service-operated campground was established nearby, with rustic bathhouses and an amphitheater.</p><br>
<p>Located about 1 mi back from Bright Angel Point, the Inns accommodations were less desirable than the Lodges, which were almost on the edge of the precipice. The Inn building became a dining facility, then a store. The former tourist cabins became Park Service and concessioner personnel housing.</p><br>
<h2>Description</h2><br>
<p>The Grand Canyon Inn building is a single-story structure measuring about 73.5 ft by 41.85 ft with irregular extensions to the rear and a smaller projection to the front. The rustic building is a "studs-out" structure with the sheathing on the inside of the exposed structural framing. The corners are marked by peeled log posts, similar to those supporting the large porch across the building&#39;s front, which has been enclosed. The building features clerestory windows between the porch roof and the main roof.</p><br>
<p>Four studs-out duplex cabins are located to the rear of the Inn. These gabled cabins were built in 1934, with an interior renovation in 1961. The duplexes are T-shaped with individual toilets adjoining in an extension. Ten more duplex cabins, built with shared toilets, are log cabins with stone front porches. They are identical to the Grand Canyon Lodge&#39;s "regular," "economy," or "standard" cabins. Another 27 cabins are exposed-frame single-family cabins. Other structures include the laundry and the firehouse, as well as a washhouse or former dormitory and a linen house.</p><br>
<p>The North Rim Campground lies just to the south of the Inn. The campground&#39;s log restrooms and stone firewood enclosures are included in the historic district for their historical integrity and architectural character.</p><br>
<p>The former Inn, cabins and campground were placed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 2, 1982.</p><br>
<p>The El Tovar Stables at the south rim of the Grand Canyon were built about 1904, at the same time the nearby El Tovar Hotel was built, to house the animals used in general transportation around the park. Collectively called the "transportation department" in the early 20th century, the three structures comprised a horse barn or stable, a mule barn and a blacksmith shop.</p><br>
<p>The horse barn is the largest of the structures. As it stands, it is about 140 ft by 60 ft, having reportedly lost 40 ft in length due to a fire at some point. The wood frame structure is sheathed on the lower half with board-and-batten siding, with wood shingles on the upper half. The roof is covered in green asphalt shingles. The interior contains two main spaces, with an open room in the east that was probably used for wagons. The west side has two floors. The upper level was used for storage, and contains three rooms formerly used as storerooms. Downstairs are open stalls on one side and closed stalls on the other side. The building is topped by a large cupola.</p><br>
<p>The mule barn is similar to the horse barn but smaller, measuring about 90 ft by 60 ft. The interior has an upper and lower level, disposed similarly to the horse barn, except the stalls are enclosed with open ends. The mule barn has a somewhat smaller cupola than the horse barn. The blacksmith shop is an L-shaped building with a main block of 50 ft by 25 ft and an extension that projects about 35 ft. The exterior appearance matches the other two buildings. The interior is divided into three rooms, one of which contains two blacksmith&#39;s forges.</p><br>
<p>The structures continue to be used to house and support the mule trains that take visitors and supplies to the Phantom Ranch at the bottom of the Grand Canyon.</p><br>
<p>The Provo Canyon Guard Quarters is a historic building located in Provo, Utah. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.</p><br>
<h2>Provo Canyon Grand Quarters</h2><br>
<p>The Provo Canyon Guard Quarters is an important historical site, preserving the conflict held during the Utah War, a bloodless standoff between the federal government and the LDS Church which lasted from 1857 to 1858. These guard quarters were one of three fortifications built by the Mormon people in response to the threat they perceived from the federal government during the Utah War. The Provo Canyon Quarters, due to its location, was not likely to be involved in any battles and was assigned a mere ten men to keep up the defenses. After the Utah War this fortification served as a station to observe Native American activity until the end of the Black Hawk Indian War in 1868, after which the Guard Quarters have served little purpose.</p><br>
<h3>Site Information</h3><br>
<p>The Provo Canyon Guard Quarters are built off of USA Route 189 a couple hundred feet above the canyon floor and on the north side of Provo Canyon. The elevation the Guard Quarters are built upon is about five thousand three hundred and thirty feet. Although several of the walls remain intact, much of the architecture has deteriorated, giving way to scrub oak and additional vegetation. The quarters remain easily identifiable however.</p><br>
<h3>History</h3><br>
<p>In the year 1857, president James Buchanan sent a two thousand five hundred man army into the state of Utah to fight off a rumoured Mormon rebellion. There was no rebellion, however, in order to protect the LDS Church, Brigham Young responded to this action by declaring martial law and gathering in the local militia known as the Nauvoo Legion, comprising approximately one thousand two hundred men. It was at this time that fortifications were built in Echo Canyon (Summit County, Utah), Mormon Flat, and in Provo Canyon.</p><br>
<p>The Utah War was resolved in 1858 as colonel Thomas L. Kane, a respected man both among the Mormon faith and among the federal troops, helped with negotiations. New governmental officials were set in place within the territory, including Alfred Cumming replacing Brigham Young as governor, and federal troops were staged forty miles outside of Salt Lake City, at Camp Floyd. When the American Civil War arose in 1861, the army was forced to abandon their encampment and leave. This turned out to advantage the Mormon people, as the army sold many of their supplies to them at a very low cost.</p><br>
<p>Cherbaniani Reef, also known as Beleapani Reef , is a coral atoll belonging to the Amindivi Subgroup of islands of the Union Territory of Lakshadweep, India.</p><br>
<p>It has a distance of 1,880 km south of the city of Delhi.</p><br>
<h2>Geography</h2><br>
<p>Cherbaniani Reef is located 33 km north of Byramgore Reef and at 12&deg;18&prime;N latitude, 71&deg;53&prime;E longitude it is the northwesternmost feature of Lakshadweep. The atoll has a roughly oval shape and was first described by ornithologist Allan Hume in 1876; its total lagoon area is 57.46 km&sup2;.</p><br>
<p>The 14 km long coral reef that encloses the lagoon has three small uninhabited islands on it.</p><br>
<h2>Ecology</h2><br>
<p>They are composed of accumulated coral sand, shingle, cuttle-bones and sea shells. There are many land hermit crabs under the boulders and among the detritus. The atoll used to be a breeding ground for pelagic birds, including the sooty tern (Sterna fuliginosa) and brown noddy (Anous stolidus), which were formerly found in great numbers.</p><br>
<h2>Demographics</h2><br>
<p>North Islet has a small seasonal guano camp.</p><br>
<h2>Economics</h2><br>
<p>Lakshadweep islanders from Chetlat and Bitra sometimes visit the islands to collect guano for the gardens of the inhabited islands, gathering eggs, dumping garbage and disturbing the nestlings of pelagic birds in the process. The beaches are strewn with marine litter composed mainly of oceanic flotsam deposited by currents, such as plastic bottles, glass bulbs, polystyrene foam and cans.</p><br>
<h2>Administration</h2><br>
<p>The Atoll belongs to the township of Bitra of Aminidivi Tehsil.</p><br>
<h2>Image gallery</h2><br>
<p>Byramgore Reef, also known as Chereapani Reef , is a coral atoll belonging to the Amindivi Subgroup of islands of the Union Territory of Lakshadweep, India.</p><br>
<p>It has a distance of 1,940 km south of the city of Delhi.</p><br>
<h2>Geography</h2><br>
<p>Byramgore Reef is located 33 km south of Cherbaniani Reef and 41 km to the northwest of Bitrā Par, in the northwestern area of Lakshadweep at 11&deg;54&prime;N latitude, 71&deg;49&prime;E longitude. The whole northern part of the atoll is submerged. The total length of the atoll, including the submerged part, is 21.5 km, with a maximum width of 6.3 km.</p><br>
<p>The lagoon area is 172.59 km&sup2;.</p><br>
<h2>Ecology</h2><br>
<p>There are a few sandbanks on the reefs, but little land is above the surface at high tide. The atoll is visited by pelagic birds, including the lesser crested tern (Sterna bengalensis) and greater crested tern (Sterna bergii).</p><br>
<h2>Administration</h2><br>
<p>The bank belongs to the township of Bitra of Aminidivi Tehsil.</p><br>
<h2>Image gallery</h2><br>
<p>Centre Mills is a historic grist mill located at Miles Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1802-1803, and is a two-story fieldstone building, with a basement and attic. It measures 44 feet, 10 inches, by 58 feet, and has a gable roof. Also on the property are a barn, stone house, and millers house. The stone house was built in 1813, and is a two-story stone dwelling, measuring 40 feet by 30 feet, with a two-story frame addition. It features a porch supported by Corinthian order columns. The millers house is a frame dwelling on a stone foundation. The stone house is operated as a bed and breakfast.</p><br>
<p>It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.</p><br>
<p>Centre Mills Centre Co PA Mill 1.jpgFront of the mill</p><br>
<p>Centre Mills Centre Co PA 2.jpgRear of the mill</p><br>
<p>Finlaystone House is a mansion and estate in the Inverclyde council area and historic county of Renfrewshire. It lies near the southern bank of the Firth of Clyde, beside the village of Langbank, in the west central Lowlands of Scotland.</p><br>
<p>Finlaystone was a property of the Dennistoun family, and passed to the Cunninghams in the 15th century. It was the seat of the Earl of Glencairn until 1796, and is now the property of the Chief of Clan MacMillan. The house is protected as a category A listed building, and the grounds are included in the Inventory of Gardens and Designed Landscapes in Scotland, the national listing of significant gardens.</p><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<p>In the late 14th century, King Robert II confirmed a grant of the lands of Finlaystone to Sir John de Danyelstoun (Dennistoun). He was succeeded by his son, Sir Robert, who was keeper of Dumbarton Castle. When he died in 1399 his estates were divided between his daughters. Elizabeth inherited Newark Castle, while Margaret inherited Finlaystone. In 1405 Margaret married Sir William Cunningham, whose family held the estate as the seat of Clan Cunningham until the 19th century. Williams grandson Alexander Lord Kilmaurs (1426–1488) was created Earl of Glencairn in 1488. The family were supporters of the Scottish Reformation, hosting the worlds first Protestant Reformed communion service by the preacher John Knox in 1556.</p><br>
<p>The architect John Douglas was commissioned to design a new house in 1746, but building works were not carried out until 1764. The new house incorporated part of the 15th-century castle. In 1796, the 15th Earl of Glencairn Lord Kilmaurs, Chief of Clan Cunningham, died without issue, and Finlaystone passed to a cousin, Robert Graham of Gartmore, whose family took the name Cunningham-Graham. The Cunningham-Grahams sold Finlaystone in 1862 to Sir David Carrick-Buchanan, who in turn sold it in 1882 to George Jardine Kidston. Kidston commissioned the architect John James Burnet to carry out a Scots Baronial style remodelling of the house, completed in 1903. The grounds of the house were extended and planted during the early 20th century. Kidston&#39;s granddaughter Marian married General Sir Gordon MacMillan, Chieftain of the Clan MacMillan. Their son George Gordon MacMillan is the current chief and owner of Finlaystone. The estate is operated as a visitor attraction, with walks and play areas in the 10 acre gardens.</p><br>
<p>Bangaram  is an atoll in the Union Territory of Lakshadweep, India.</p><br>
<p>It has a distance of 2,022 km south of the city of Delhi.</p><br>
<h2>Geography</h2><br>
<p>The atoll has a roughly rectangular shape and is 8.1 km in length with a maximum width of 4.2 km. and with a lagoon area of 36 km&sup2;.</p><br>
<p>It is located over 400 km off Kochi & 525 km from Kollam Port in the Indian Ocean.</p><br>
<p>Bangaram atoll is about 7 km northeast of the island of Agatti and 25 km to the southeast of Perumal Par, in the western Lakshadweep archipelago at 10&deg;56&prime;N latitude, 72&deg;17&prime;E longitude. Bangaram atoll is connected to the reef of Agatti through a shallow submarine ridge.</p><br>
<h3>Islands</h3><br>
<p>Bangaram Island, the largest island in the atoll, with a land surface of 0.623 km&sup2; is located at 10.94&deg;N latitude, 72.286&deg;E longitude. There is a long brackish pond in the center of the island fringed by screwpine and coconut palms.</p><br>
<p>South Bangaram Cay, the smallest island in the atoll, with a land surface of 0.001 km&sup2; is located at 10.933&deg;N latitude, 72.278&deg;E longitude. It is a small sand cay.</p><br>
<p>Thinnakara, another large island in the atoll, has a land surface of 0.522 km&sup2;. It is located 1.5 mi East-Northeast of Bangaram island, at the edge of the lagoon basin 10.945&deg;N latitude, 72.315&deg;E longitude.</p><br>
<p>Parali 1, Parali 2 and Parali 3 are three small islets at the eastern fringe of the reef 10.955&deg;N latitude, 72.33&deg;E longitude. The Islets have a total land surface of 0.089 km&sup2</p><br>
<h2>Demographics</h2><br>
<p>Bangaram Island, the main island in the atoll, has a small population of 10. Bangaram Island Resort was located on the east coast of this island.</p><br>
<p>Thinnakara, has a construction camp (~30) for the new resort being built on its west coast.</p><br>
<h2>Administration</h2><br>
<p>The island belongs to the township of Agatti Island of Kavaratti Tehsil.</p><br>
<h2>Tourism</h2><br>
<p>The Bangaram Island Beach Resort opened to tourism in 1974, but the lack of commercial flights made access difficult. Tourism took off after the Agatti Aerodrome on the nearby Agatti island was commissioned and regular commercial flights from Kochi were established. The resort had 60 cottages. Current alcohol regulations in Lakshadweep allow consumption of alcoholic drinks only on Bangaram Atoll.</p><br>
<p>The resort closed down on 2011.</p><br>
<p>The new Thinnakara is owned by locals from Agatti. It will offer numerous adventure activities, including scuba diving, snorkelling, deep sea fishing beside white sand beaches, a calm lagoon and a sparkling, clear coral reef.</p><br>
<h2>Flora and fauna</h2><br>
<p>The Atoll is popular for its serene setting. Numerous species of tropical birds are found on the island.</p><br>
<h2>Image gallery</h2><br>
<p>Telford&#39;s Warehouse is located between Raymond Street and Tower Wharf, Chester, Cheshire, England, alongside the Shropshire Union Canal. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.</p><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<p>The building was constructed in about 1790, and designed by Thomas Telford.</p><br>
<h2>Architecture</h2><br>
<p>It is built in brown brick with grey slate roofs. It is in two blocks, that facing Raymond Street having two storeys, and the block facing Tower Wharf with three storeys. In the smaller block the face overlooking the canal has two arches to allow for the entrance of boats for unloading. On the corresponding face of the larger block are loading bays in each floor, now converted into windows. The windows elsewhere are sashes.</p><br>
<p>The Judges&#39; Lodgings, formerly a town house and now a museum, is located between Church Street and Castle Hill, Lancaster, Lancashire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building. The building is the oldest existing town house in Lancaster, and was also the first house in Lancaster to have shutters. It was used by judges when they attended the sessions of the Assize Court.</p><br>
<p>Use of the house by visiting judges ended in 1975, and the building was converted into a museum; featuring a museum of childhood, and the Gillow furniture collection. The future of the museum is currently in doubt, following an accouncement from Lancashire County Council that it would be closed permanently. Closure was initially proposed to take place on 31 March 2016, but it was deferred.</p><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<h3>Previous buildings</h3><br>
<p>There is evidence that older buildings have stood on the site. The remains of a Roman kiln were discovered in the garden. It is likely that the first house on the site was built in wood, and later replaced in stone. It is possible the house built in 1314 for Robert de Holland was on this site. The oldest fabric in the present house dates from the 1550s:</p><br>
<p>In the entrance hall is a massive stone fireplace of that date.</p><br>
<h3>Current building</h3><br>
<p>The building was constructed around 1625, re-using structural timbers and possibly on an earlier foundation. For many years the house was used as lodgings by visiting judges attending the Assizes court at Lancaster Castle. There is evidence that the house was used for this purpose as early as 1635.</p><br>
<p>Lancaster was severely damaged by Royalist forces in 1643 during the Civil War. Around 1662 the property was bought by Thomas Cole, Deputy Lieutenant of Lancashire. The building was extended and altered in 1675, and the new building was called "New Hall".</p><br>
<p>The house was sold in 1826 to the county magistrates. and the building was converted into a museum.</p><br>
<h3>Closure in 2016</h3><br>
<p>Due to cuts to local council budgets by the Cameron government, in November 2015 Lancashire County Council proposed withdrawing all funding for five museums across Lancashire: the Judges Lodgings, Fleetwood Museum, Helmshore Mills Textile Museum, Museum of Lancashire and Queen Street Mill. The leader of the council spoke of "the financial challenges facing the county council as we deal with relentless cuts to central government funding combined with rising demand for our services". Despite letters of protest and an on-line petition the council confirmed their decision at a meeting in February 2016 and the Judges Lodgings was told it would close its doors for the last time on 31 March. A group of concerned citizens formed a "Friends of the Judges&#39; Lodgings" in the hopes of finding a way to allow the museum to continue. In March 2016 the closure of all five museums was deferred until September 2016.</p><br>
<p>The museum closed on 30 September 2016, along with the other four Lancashire museums mentioned above, except for pre-booked school groups. Lancashire County Council&#39;s website states that "Negotiations are underway with a potential new operator and it is hoped they will be finalised in Autumn 2017."</p><br>
<h2>Architecture</h2><br>
<p>The building is constructed in sandstone rubble with ashlar dressings and slate roofs. It has a U-shaped plan. The entrance front faces west, is symmetrical, has three storeys and a basement, and is in seven bays. The architectural style is Georgian. The doorcase has Tuscan columns supporting blocks carved with lions&#39; heads, a triglyph frieze containing flowers, and an open segmental pediment containing a painting of the arms of Lancashire.</p><br>
<h2>Collections</h2><br>
<h3>Gillows Furniture collection</h3><br>
<p>The building houses an extensive collection of Gillows furniture, which is partly displayed in the context of a museum of the firm and partly in rooms furnished in period style.</p><br>
<p>Robert Gillow (1704-1772) started making furniture around 1727, predating Thomas Chippendale by twenty years. He made furniture for the upper middle classes and landed gentry.</p><br>
<p>Robert was succeeded by his sons: Richard managed the Lancaster production, and Robert set up a London operation. As a provincial he was unique in having a London showroom.</p><br>
<p>It was a family business until 1813, when the Gillow family sold the firm to three partners, Redmayne, Whiteside, and Ferguson, who retained the name Gillow & Co. Gillows furniture is referred to by Jane Austen, Thackeray and the first Lord Lytton, and in one of Gilbert and Sullivan&#39;s comic operas.</p><br>
<p>Much of the furniture in the Judges Lodging was commissioned by specific clients. The firms Estimate Sketch Books are preserved in Westminster City Archives. They constructed furniture to their own design and nurtured their own designers but equally they would construct furniture for designers without production capacity. He did works for Chippendale, Sheraton and Hepplewhite.</p><br>
<p>In the 1760s Gillows began producing billiard tables.</p><br>
<p>They have even been credited with inventing the billiard table, although billiards had been played for a long time before the 1760s.</p><br>
<p>They are also credited with patenting the "telescopic" (extendable) dining table and building the first Davenport desk.</p><br>
<p>By 1900, the firm was producing a complete interior decoration service but this strained the company&#39;s finances - and it was taken over by Waring of Liverpool in 1903. Waring & Gillow continued but never achieved the same reputation for quality. They folded in 1962, and the Lancaster workshops closed.</p><br>
<p>In war time, they built wings and propellors for the de Havilland DH9 and parts of the Mosquito.</p><br>
<h4>Bruce James Talbert</h4><br>
<p>During the 1860s and 70s, Gillows employed the Gothic Revivalist designer Bruce James Talbert (1838–81). The firm produced many items of furniture to Talberts designs, including two sideboards from around 1872, on display at the Judges Lodgings.</p><br>
<p>In 1867, Talbert wrote Gothic Forms Applied to Furniture, Metal Work and Decoration for Domestic Purposes, this work proved to be influential on the commercial production of furniture. Talbert recommended framed construction, decorative inlay and low-relief carving. Another recommendation was the use of large, flat metal hinges.</p><br>
<p>Talbert&#39;s work was displayed at numerous international exhibitions, including the International Exhibition of 1873, and his designs in the Medieval and Jacobean styles were produced by many cabinet making firms. His designs tended to be highly detailed, including bold geometric inlaid patterns, intricately carved squares of boxwood and rows of small turned spindles. Some pieces included a carved verse with a moral message.</p><br>
<p>In the sideboards at the Judges Lodgings, one of which is known as the Dundee Cabinet, produced by Gillows to Talberts designs, his characteristic carved squares, geometric designs and rows of spindles are clearly evident.</p><br>
<p>The Dundee Cabinet is made of stained baywood with inlaid panels of thuya and boxwood. The item is stamped Gillows of Lancaster. An identical piece to this cabinet is illustrated in an entry dated 8 March 1872 in Gillows Estimate Sketch Book. The drawing is annotated Inlaid bird panel as before, therefore it appears that a similar cabinet had been made previously. An elaborated version of the cabinet appeared in Talberts Examples of Ancient and Modern Furniture, published in 1876.</p><br>
<p>The sideboard displayed in the butler&#39;s pantry is made of oak with panels of boxwood.</p><br>
<h3>Paintings</h3><br>
<h4>English Paintings</h4><br>
<p>On display in the museum are some notable works by George Romney. Romney, who was born in the Furness district of what was then Lancashire, relocated to London in the 1760s but remained in contact with Lancashire, painting the local gentry and buying picture frames from Gillows.</p><br>
<p>A portrait of Abraham Rawlinson, MP for Lancaster in the 1780s, hangs in the entrance hall: it was acquired in 2006. There are also portraits by Joseph Wright of Derby and Sir Thomas Lawrence.</p><br>
<h4>French paintings</h4><br>
<p>There is a collection of six French paintings, the Lionel Hewlett bequest. This includes two landscapes by the impressionist Armand Guillaumin, one of the river Creuse and another of the Île de Ré, showing the influence of the artist&#39;s friend Van Gogh.</p><br>
<h3>Museum of childhood</h3><br>
<p>The displays include a nursery with spectacular 3 seater rocking horse and a reconstructed classroom. The center of the collection is the Brian Elder collection of dolls purchased for the museum in 1976. It includes examples of peg dolls, pressed felt dolls by Lenci, poured wax dolls, bisque porcelain dolls and composition dolls by Armand Marseille, Simon & Halbig and S.F.B.J. In the display cabinets are doll&#39;s houses, Lego, Meccano and some Hornby railway trains.</p><br>
<p>Benedictine Hall at St. Gregorys University in Shawnee, Oklahoma, USA, , is the central feature of the university, housing its administration, library and most of its classes. Designed by St. Louis architect Victor Klutho, the facility opened in the fall of 1915.</p><br>
<p>St. Gregory&#39;s College grew from the Sacred Heart Mission in Sacred Heart, Oklahoma. Established in 1876 in what was then called Indian Territory, the mission school considered moving to a more populated area in the 1890s. After a 1901 fire that destroyed much of what was then called the "Catholic University of Oklahoma", the decision was made to move the high school and college to Shawnee, 35 mi to the north. VIctor Klutho was hired to design the new facility. A specialist in Tudor revival architecture, Klutho designed a massive five-story brick building to combine church, school and abbey in a single edifice, opening to 40 boys in the fall term of 1915. This served until the 1940s when a new church was built nearby, and in the 1950s the abbey moved to a new campus adjoining the school. In the 1960s the school discontinued high school education and admitted women to the college.</p><br>
<h2>Description</h2><br>
<p>The college required a fireproof structure, so the new school was built of reinforced concrete, and surplus railroad rails from the Rock Island Railroad used in the foundation. The concrete walls were faced with brick, with stone accents. The building is a solid rectangle with a footprint of 260 ft by 90 ft. The central portion of the building is expressed as a battlemented tower, four stories high over a raised basement, with slender corner turrets. From the main mass on either side extend four-story wings on raised basements, accented by projecting three-story oriel bays. The top of the wing is accentuated by a segmental balustrade.</p><br>
<p>The main level contained administrative offices and the main entry. The second floor was occupied by the library. The third floor was classroom space and the fourth floor was reserved for science laboratories and classrooms. The large space within the fifth floor tower was originally a gymnasium, now a lecture hall. The basement housed support facilities. In 1967, a proposal to demolish the building was rejected due to the potential costs to raze such a solid structure. It was renovated, adding a T-section concrete stair tower to the exterior of the west side.</p><br>
<h2>2011 Oklahoma earthquake</h2><br>
<p>Benedictine Hall was damaged by the 2011 Oklahoma earthquake, destroying one of the tower&#39;s turrets and damaging the other three.</p><br>
<p>The Klein Meetinghouse is a historic Dunkard  meetinghouse in Harleysville, Pennsylvania built in 1843. The second oldest congregation of the Brethren in the United States, which was founded in the area in 1720, built the meetinghouse, and the adjoining cemetery contains the remains of Peter Becker, who led the Brethren to America in 1714.</p><br>
<p>The meetinghouse reflects the belief in simplicity held by the Brethren and similar Pietist and Anabaptist churches in early America. The building is a single story, wood framed structure with a shingled roof. Two doorways lead inside, the central doorway for the men, and the doorway for the women to the right. The interior is just as simple and is without an altar, lectern, pulpit, candle, or stained glass. A central post is similar to those in other Anabaptist meetinghouses of the period. The central piece of furniture is known as the Liebsmaltisch, or Love Feast Table, used for the Lovefeast on Maundy Thursday. The historic site can be found on Maple Avenue in Harleysville, next to the Indian Valley YMCA.</p><br>
<p>Mayfair Mansions Apartments are historic structures in the Mayfair neighborhood of the Northeast quadrant of Washington, D.C. The garden apartments were built between 1942 and 1946 and were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.</p><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<p>Mayfair Mansions were the project of radio evangelist Lightfoot Solomon Michaux. Albert I. Cassell, one of Washington’s first professionally trained African American architects, designed the three-story buildings in the Colonial Revival style. They are among the first federally subsidized housing projects for African Americans in the United States. The complex was built on the former location of the Benning Race Track. The 411 unit complex was rehabilitated for $48 million in 2009.</p><br>
<p>Langston Terrace Dwellings are historic structures located in the Kingman Park neighborhood in the Northeast quadrant of Washington, D.C. The apartments were built between 1935 and 1938 and they were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.</p><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<p>Langston Terrace was the first federally funded housing project in Washington and the second in the United States. It was part of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s Public Works Administration and was named in honor of John Mercer Langston, a 19th-century American abolitionist and attorney who founded Howard University Law School, and served as a USA congressman from Virginia. The project cost the government $1.8 million and rooms were available for $6 per month or $4.50 per month without utilities. The complex was designed by Bauhaus-trained Washington architect Hilyard Robinson in the International Style.</p><br>
<p>The 274-unit complex was constructed primarily by African American laborers. The garden apartment buildings were built around common areas. Daniel Olney’s The Progress of the Negro Race is a terra-cotta frieze in the central courtyard. It depicts African American history from slavery to World War I migration. His Madonna and Children is located in the same courtyard. The animal sculptures also serve as climbing structures for children.</p><br>
<p>Starrsville is an unincorporated community in an exurban area 5.4 mi southeast of Covington, Newton County, Georgia, United States.</p><br>
<h2>Historic District</h2><br>
<p>Starrsville contains the Starrsville Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.</p><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<p>Starrsville was founded by the Starr and Epps families in 1821 and is mentioned as early as the 1820s for its "good schools". The post office opened in 1836.</p><br>
<p>Young John Allen, the Methodist missionary, attended high school here. Warren Akin Candler (of the Coca-Cola Candlers) described Allens conversion to Christianity while attending high school at Looneys school in Starrsville in September 1853.</p><br>
<p>The Central of Georgia Railway arrived in 1890 and the area came to be known as New Starrsville.</p><br>
<p>In 1900 Starsville had a population of 57, with a "money order post office... several good stores, and express office and (sic) does some shipping".</p><br>
<p>In 1909 Starrsville was noted for its brick plant.</p><br>
<p>The post office closed in 1976. The area is now in the midst of the exurban development of the Covington area which is part of Metro Atlanta.</p><br>
<p>In addition to the historic buildings in the Historic District there is also a Starrsville Plantation (now hosting events) and both Starrsville and Epps cemeteries in the area.</p><br>
<p>Penns Cave and Hotel, also known as Penns Cave House and Longs Cave, is an historic cave and hotel located at Gregg Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania. The property includes seven contributing buildings, one contributing site , and two contributing structures. Penns Cave House was built in 1885, and is a three-story, seven-bay, frame building with a high mansard roof. It sits on a limestone foundation. It was extensively remodeled in 1938, and again in 1960. A one-story, rear wing was added in 1962, and was a coffee shop for cave visitors. In 1980, it became a private residence. Its upper floors are used for corporate offices, private meetings and special events.</p><br>
<p>The cave is a popular tourist attraction and features a natural curiosity with its Trenton (or Beekmantown) limestone formations. The cave measures approximately 1,300 feet in length and the height of the cave roof measures up to 55 feet above the surface of the stream.</p><br>
<p>It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.</p><br>
<p>Suheli Par is a coral atoll in the Union Territory of Lakshadweep, India. It is an oval-shaped 17 km long atoll surrounded by a zone of rich marine fauna.</p><br>
<h2>Geography</h2><br>
<p>Suheli Par is located at 10&deg;05&prime;N latitude, 72&deg;17&prime;E longitude, 52 km to the SW of Kavaratti, 76 km to the south of Agatti, 139 km to the west of Kalpeni and 205 km to the NNW of Minicoy, with the broad Nine Degree Channel between them.</p><br>
<p>The Lagoon area is 87.76 km&sup2;.</p><br>
<h3>Islands</h3><br>
<p>There are three islands on the reef encircling the lagoon.</p><br>
<p>Valiyakara Located at the northern end of the lagoon. This island has retained most of its original vegetation. It has also some largely stunted, unkempt coconut trees and is visited occasionally by workers who collect the coconuts. Hermit crabs are found in abundance. There is a lighthouse on this island. Light ARLHS LAK-015.</p><br>
<p>It has a size of 0.395 km&sup2;.</p><br>
<p>Cheriyakara Located on the southeastern side of the lagoon and slightly smaller than Valiyakara. This island has a large coconut plantation. Between mid-October and mid-April, fishermen of Agatti and Kavaratti stay in temporary settlements on this island (average yearly population of 10) They catch tuna in the surrounding waters of the atoll and process it on the island. Its size is 0.383 km&sup2;.</p><br>
<p>Indira-Shastri Dweep is a long sandbank located between the two islands. It was used as a breeding ground by terns.</p><br>
<p>Its size is 0.11 km&sup2;.</p><br>
<h2>Ecology</h2><br>
<p>Both islands have coconut trees, as well as Pandanus, Scaevola taccada, Tournefortia argentea and Pemphis acidula bushes.</p><br>
<p>The grey heron and the black-capped kingfisher have been observed in this atoll. Owing to the rich marine life there was a proposal to declare Suheli Par a marine national park.</p><br>
<p>In 2006 a ship from Seychelles ran aground on this atoll, but there was no oil spill reported.</p><br>
<p>Pitti, also known as Pakshipitti , is an uninhabited coral islet in the Union Territory of Lakshadweep, India.</p><br>
<h2>Geography</h2><br>
<p>It is located at 10&deg;46&prime;N latitude, 72&deg;32&prime;E longitude about 24 km to the north of Kavaratti, 37 km to the east of Agatti and 42.5 km to the SSW of Amini Island. The island is low and arid and, lacking adequate anchorage points, of difficult accessibility. There is another island with the same name in Lakshadweep which is part of the Kalpeni Atoll.</p><br>
<p>Pitti Island is 300 x 200 m in size and devoid of vegetation. There is a dark rock on the eastern side and several stone cairns.</p><br>
<h2>Ecology</h2><br>
<p>Pitti is an important nesting place for pelagic birds such as the sooty tern (Sterna fuliginosa), the greater crested tern (Sterna bergii) and the brown noddy (Anous stolidus). The birds nest side by side, but not intermixed, on the dry coral rubble. There is a seasonal pattern in the breeding period of the birds. Since it has no protecting reef surrounding it, the islet is periodically rinsed by wave action and there is no accumulation of guano on it.</p><br>
<h2>Pitti Bank</h2><br>
<p>Pitti is located at the southern end of Pitti Bank, a largely submerged atoll, on the same bank as Amini Island.</p><br>
<p>Pitti Bank, also oriented along a northeast-southwest axis, is 49 km long, in the northern part from 2 to 7 km wide and in the southern part up to 18 km wide. The 11th parallel north passes across the bank. Pitti Bank may be considered a largely submerged and sunken atoll, with an estimated lagoon area of 415 km&sup2, with just the two islands Amini and Pitti remaining at its opposite ends.</p><br>
<h2>Administration</h2><br>
<p>The island belongs to the township of Kavaratti Island of Kavaratti Tehsil.</p><br>
<p>The Edward Morgan Log House is a historic house built c. 1700. An early owner of the house, and possibly its builder, was the Welsh Quaker settler, Edward Morgan, the maternal grandfather of Daniel Boone. Despite Morgan&#39;s Welsh heritage, the house is built in a medieval Germanic style. It is located at 850 Weikel Rd. in Towamencin Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.</p><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<p>Six-hundred acres, including the house site, was granted by the Commissioners of William Penn to Griffith Jones, a merchant, on February 12, 1702. Edward Morgan bought 309 acres of that land on February 26, 1708. An unspecified "dwelling house" was part of the purchase, though Morgan appears to have been the first settler to live on the property. Morgan came to Pennsylvania in 1698 and settled north of the area&#39;s main Welsh settlement in Gwynedd. In 1720 his daughter Sarah married Squire Boone, and ten years later, the couple moved to Berks County, where Daniel Boone was born in 1734. Other descendants of Edward Morgan include Daniel Morgan, Lowell Thomas, and Walter L. Morgan.</p><br>
<p>In 1723, Edward Morgan deeded 104 acres, including the house, to his son John Morgan, who sold the property to Evan David in 1741. John Yeakel, a Schwenkfelder, bought the property in 1770 and then sold 82 acres to Yellis Cassel, a Mennonite, in 1774. The property stayed in the Cassel family for 99 years until Frederick Bower bought the house along with 62 acres. After several other owners, William Nash bought the house and 17 acres in 1965, and planned to develop and subdivide the land. The house was condemned in 1967, but was recognized as a historic structure the same year and an organization was formed to save it from demolition. Towamencin Township bought the house along with 1.7 acres in 1970.</p><br>
<p>The Welsh Valley Preservation Society now operates tours of the Morgan Log House.</p><br>
<h2>Architecture</h2><br>
<p>The house has two-and-a-half stories, with a center chimney. It was constructed of white oak logs with notched corners and chinked with diagonally placed stones. A pent roof runs around three sides of the house, and the gable ends were covered in vertical sheathing. The original interior is well preserved, including original hand wrought hardware and a large central fireplace.</p><br>
<p>By 1976, the floor plan was restored to three rooms on the first floor, with a spring room in the partial basement, three rooms on the second floor, and an undivided attic.</p><br>
<p>The Auld Aisle Cemetery is located in Kirkintilloch, East Dunbartonshire, Scotland. The cemetery is protected as a category A listed building, and includes graves dating back to the eighteenth century.</p><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<p>The cemetery formed the grounds of St Ninians Church, a pre-Reformation parish church. St Ninians was abandoned after 1659, following the division of the old parish of Lenzie into Cumbernauld and Kirkintilloch. The watchtower dates from the early 18th century, and the gate lodge was built when the cemetery was extended in 1863.</p><br>
<h2>Notable burials</h2><br>
<p>Alexander Bain (1811–1877), first to invent and patent the electric clock.</p><br>
<p>Nicola Ann Raphael (1985–2001), prominent bullycide victim.</p><br>
<h2>War Graves</h2><br>
<p>The cemetery contains the graves of 38 Commonwealth service personnel, 17 from World War I and 21 from World War II.</p><br>
<p>Perumal Par, also known as Peremul Par, is an uninhabited coral atoll belonging to the Amindivi Subgroup of islands of the Union Territory of Lakshadweep, India.</p><br>
<p>It has a distance of 2,001 km south of the city of Delhi.</p><br>
<h2>Geography</h2><br>
<p>Perumal Par is located at 11.164&deg;N latitude, 72.05&deg;E longitude, 33 km south of Bitra Par and 25 km to the northwest of Bangaram Atoll.</p><br>
<p>The atoll is very similar in appearance to Cherbaniani Reef further north. It has a large lagoon devoid of islands in the encircling reef, except for 3 small sandy islets located at the eastern area.</p><br>
<p>The lagoons area is 83.02 km&sup2;.</p><br>
<p>the Islands of Perumal Par are:</p><br>
<p>North Island, located at 11.2088&deg;N latitude, 72.1041&deg;E longitude, with an area of 0.1 hectare.</p><br>
<p>Middle Island, located at 11.1977&deg;N latitude, 72.0955&deg;E longitude, with an area of 0.64 hectare.</p><br>
<p>South Island, located at 11.15&deg;N latitude, 72.0875&deg;E longitude, with an area of 0.98 hectare.</p><br>
<h2>Ecology</h2><br>
<p>Terns of different species visit this atoll. Some damage to the corals of this atoll caused by Acanthaster planci crown-of-thorns starfish was observed in the 1990s.</p><br>
<p>Its surrounding waters are a good fishing area for baitfish and the place is often visited by fishermen from inhabited islands nearby. Tourists from nearby Bangaram Island resort often make excursions to this lonely atoll.</p><br>
<p>Miles-Humes House, also known as the Potter Home, is a historic home located at Bellefonte, Centre County, Pennsylvania. It currently serves as the Centre County Library & Historical Museum.</p><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<p>The Miles-Humes house was originally built circa 1814-1816 for Captain Joseph Miles, the co-founder of both Milesburg, Pennsylvania and the Centre Furnace Iron Works. He sold the house in 1830 to William Wilson Potter and his wife, Lucy, who continued to reside in the house after William&#39;s death in 1839. She lived in the house alone until she convinced her niece, Lucy Alexander, and nephew-in-law, Edward Humes, to move in with her.</p><br>
<p>After Edward Humes death in 1895, his children William Potter Humes and Ann Elmira Humes took up ownership of the house and decided to renovate it. The Humes siblings remodeled the house extensively, including moving the entire house several feet from the street. The house stayed in the Humes family until Anns death in 1934, when she donated the house for use as a public library. The house officially opened as the Centre County Library in 1939. In 1977, the main library collection moved across the street. The house continues to serve as a specialized local history and genealogical reference library known as the Pennsylvania Room on the first floor, a small local museum, and administrative offices for the library.</p><br>
<h2>Architecture</h2><br>
<p>The Miles-Humes House is a 2 1/2-story, five bay rectangular limestone building in the Georgian style architecture. It has a low pitch, gable roof and three dormer windows. In 1896, the house was moved 12 feet from the street and elevated 4 feet off the ground in order to add on new porches to the front and side of the building. The north wing was also removed and replaced with a three-story addition to the back of the house.</p><br>
<p>It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.</p><br>
<p>Boal Mansion is a historic home located at Boalsburg, Harris Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania. The original pioneer cabin was built in 1809 and was a simple 1 1/2 story stone house. It was incorporated as the kitchen and kitchen hall, when the house was expanded shortly after that. This expansion is a two-story, stone house in the Georgian style. It measures 30 feet by 50 feet and has a side hall plan. The house was expanded again between 1898 and 1905, and introduced some Beaux-Arts style design. The main facade was expanded from three to five bays. The collection on display includes the Admiral&#39;s desk of Columbus, a lock of hair of Napoleon and two pieces of the True Cross of Jesus, as well as carriages, tools and weapons of eight generations of Boals. Also on the property is the Columbus Chapel , a hipped roof carriage house , Boal Barn  and silo, a stone smoke house, and two outdoor fireplaces. The house is open as a historic house museum.</p><br>
<p>It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.</p><br>
<h2>Nittany Theatre at the Barn</h2><br>
<p>Barn is a theatre on the Boal Mansion property which is used as a playhouse during the summer months by the Nittany Theatre at the Barn. There are usually around 6 plays/musicals a summer with professional and local actors and actresses as well as smaller theater projects. Playwrights at local Penn State have also been known to have premieres, read throughs and dress rehearsals at the Barn.</p><br>
<p>Boal Mansion 3.JPGThe 1898 carriage house</p><br>
<p>Boal Mansion 4.JPGThe 1909 Christopher Columbus chapel</p><br>
<p>Boal Mansion 7.JPGThe barn</p><br>
<p>Hampshire Garden Apartment Buildings are historic structures located in the Brightwood Park neighborhood in the Northwest quadrant of Washington, D.C. They were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.</p><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<p>The buildings of the Hampshire Garden Apartments compose the first fully developed garden apartment complex in the city, although only part of it was built. The initial plan was for the complex to have 2,500 units, but the Great Depression brought construction to an end in 1929. The complex was built as middle-class housing and was an early example of cooperative ownership.</p><br>
<p>The nine buildings occupy an entire block and surround an oval shaped common lawn. They are all two-stories tall and follow a cross-shaped plan. Decorative elements in the Tudor revival style include half timbering, crenellated towers and entrances trimmed in carved stone. The exteriors of the buildings were designed by James E. Cooper and George T. Santmyers designed the interiors. Parks and Baxter served as the landscape architects.</p><br>
<p>Petworth Gardens, also known as the Webster Garden Apartments, are historic structures located in the Petworth neighborhood in the Northwest Quadrant of Washington, D.C. They were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.</p><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<p>Petworth Gardens were the first garden apartments built in Washington and an early example in the United States. The concept was inspired by the Garden city movement, and the Londonese type apartments made famous in a play about Pomander Walk, row-houses on a pedestrian street in London and a similar place which was being developed in New York.</p><br>
<p>The four brick buildings were developed in 1921 by Allan E. Walker based on the designs of Robert F. Beresford. They are simple in design and feature the eclectic revivalism of the day. The buildings themselves have hipped roofs with dormers, exposed rafter ends, wide eaves, arched entry surrounds and the occasional hexagonal bay. The narrow ends of the buildings face Webster Street, which gives the individual buildings a house-like feel to them and allows them to blend into the surrounding neighborhood.</p><br>
<p>Latin American Montessori Bilingual Public Charter School is a public charter school in the Brightwood neighborhood in the Northwest Quadrant of Washington, D.C. The school is located in the historic Military Road School. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.</p><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<p>The Military Road School was established in 1864 to educate free-people of color. The site was formerly occupied by the barracks of Fort Stevens and was located on what was then Military Road, which connected Washington’s Civil War forts. Many freedmen and women settled near forts for protection and employment. It was one of the first schools in Washington to open after Congress authorized the education of African Americans. The students who attended school came from the neighborhood, traveled from other parts of upper Northwest Washington as well as from Montgomery County, Maryland. The school remained open until 1954 when the Brown v. Board of Education decision desegregated public schools in the United States.</p><br>
<p>Beginning in the 2003–2004 school year, the school has been used as the Latin American Montessori Bilingual Public Charter School.</p><br>
<h2>Architecture</h2><br>
<p>The front part of the present school building was one of the first buildings designed by the office of the Municipal Architect, which had been established in 1909, and to be reviewed by the Commission of Fine Arts, which had been established in 1910. The two and a half story building was designed by Snowden Ashford. A large contemporary addition was completed behind the building in 2009.</p><br>
<p>The building is faced with red brick and is accented by stucco panels and limestone trim. It is one room wide and has a central entrance porch. The large banks of multi-paned windows are located on the front and the sides of the building for maximum light. There are recessed brick panels on the back of the building. The gently flared hipped roof features wide scrolled eaves and is topped by an octagon shaped cupola.</p><br>
<p>Nathaniel Parker Gage School is an historic structure located in the Bloomingdale neighborhood in the Northwest Quadrant of Washington, D.C. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008. The building now houses condominiums.</p><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<p>The Gage School was designed by Lemuel W. Norris in the high Colonial Revival style. It was built from 1904 to 1905. Snowden Ashford designed a complimentary addition, which was built three years later. Students who came to this school lived in the LeDroit Park, Bloomingdale and the Eckington neighborhoods. It also served as community meeting and recreation facility.</p><br>
<h2>Parker Flats Condominiums</h2><br>
<p>The former Gage school property has since been converted into a private condominium development, called the "Parker Flats" Designed by Architect David Haresign, AIA, Parker Flats is ranked among the top 12 Residential Designs for 2008. According to the AIA, "this old DC public school building near LeDroit Park in Northwest Washington had sat empty for more than 30 years. Today, the historic landmark is the centerpiece of a 92-unit condominium project that has catalyzed neighborhood revitalization. In addition to the complete restoration of the Gage School, the development includes two new flanking buildings that are in keeping with the architecture of the area’s early 20th century apartment buildings and row houses."</p><br>
<p>The Mathias Sharp House is a historic residence in the city of Rockport in the southwestern part of the USA state of Indiana. Built in the third quarter of the nineteenth century, it was the center of a prominent murder trial not long after its construction, and it has been designated a historic site.</p><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<p>Mathias Sharp was one of Spencer County&#39;s leading early residents. At an uncertain time after the end of the War of 1812, Sharp moved from his native New Jersey to the vicinity of present-day Rockport, where he purchased wide lands along the Ohio River. Here, he became a prosperous farmer, and a prominent citizen of the county. By the mid-1850s, he had established himself firmly enough to be able to participate in the creation of a local high school, buying 2 of the original 176 shares of stock in a company formed to establish the school.</p><br>
<p>Sharps wife Mary died in 1854, and he remarried slightly less than two years later to a much younger woman, Catherine Shumaker. After about a decade of marriage, the couple had the present house constructed; according to family legend, he built it for her, despite the long gap between their marriage and its construction. Mathias did not long enjoy the new property; just two years after the house was built, he died of apparent poisoning. Just one year later, Catherine married a local merchant, who in turn died in early 1871, less than a year after their marriage. and a widely publicized trial resulted; it was more sensational than all other contemporary trials in the region, despite being moved to the courthouse at Cannelton in Perry County at Catherines request. Unable to pay for her defense, she gained the help of German-born Rockport businessman John Eigenmann. After she was acquitted of murder, he took possession of the house in exchange for his aid, and his family owned the property until 1913. In that year, it was purchased by Francis Posey, whose family owned it into the late twentieth century.</p><br>
<h2>Architecture</h2><br>
<p>The Sharp House is a brick building constructed in the plan of a cross; except for the western (rear) arm, it is a two-story structure. The primary entrance is through a door on the western arm; it is accessed by means of a decorated porch and flanked by a transom and sidelights. Numerous windows pierce the walls of the western wing.</p><br>
<p>Despite the westward orientation of the main entrance, the house primarily looks to the east, due to its location atop a bluff on the western bank of the Ohio River. Massive elements, such as a bay window and a large pavilion, contribute to the elaborate appearance of the eastern facade. Other elements present on various sides of the house include decorative porches, stone windowsills, a detailed cornice, and entablatures above many windows. The interior features a grand entrance with a walnut stairway, a cathedral ceiling, eight fireplaces with iron or wooden mantels, oak fretwork, and extensive use of poplar.</p><br>
<h2>Preservation</h2><br>
<p>Despite its construction in the third quarter of the nineteenth century, the Mathias Sharp House was preserved unusually well by its owners into its second century. Its Italianate style and its location atop a river bluff have made it one of the city&#39;s leading buildings. In 1983, the house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places, qualifying because of its historically important architecture.</p><br>
<p>Manukan Island  is the second largest island in the Tunku Abdul Rahman National Park, Malaysia&#39;s first marine national park. It is located in the East Malaysian state of Sabah, just off the coast of Kota Kinabalu and is easily accessible by boat.</p><br>
<p>Manukan is the most popular island with Kota Kinabalu residents. Manukan has some good stretches of beaches on the southern coastline. The best beach is on the eastern tip of the island. Offshore of Manukan are coral reefs, which is ideal for snorkelling, diving and swimming. Out of the five islands making up Tunku Abdul Rahman National Park, Manukan features the most developed tourist facilities that includes 20 units of chalets, a clubhouse, and few restaurants and a diving centre. Recreation facilities include a swimming pool, football field, Volleyball and Sepak Takraw courts. Infrastructural facilities include support-water, electricity, desalination plant, sewerage system, and even a solar public telephone. It is covered in dense vegetation and has hiking trails.</p><br>
<p>Jesselton Point Ferry Terminal in downtown Kota Kinabalu is the ferry terminal for those heading to the islands in Tunku Abdul Rahman National Park. This ferry terminal is also the departure point for patrons staying at the Manukan Island Resort.</p><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<p>Before the Ice Age, the island formed part of the Crocker Range mass of sandstone and sedimentary rock on the mainland. However, about one million years ago, the melting ice brought about changes in the sea level and parts of the mainland were cut off by the sea to form the islands of Gaya Island, Sapi, Manukan, Mamutik and Sulug. Evidence of this can be seen from the exposed sandstone of the coastline forming the cliffs, caves, honeycombs and deep crevices.</p><br>
<p>Jesselton Point Ferry Terminal in downtown Kota Kinabalu is the ferry terminal for those heading to the islands in Tunku Abdul Rahman Marine Park (Gaya Island, Sapi Island, Manukan Island, Mamutik Island and Sulug Island). This ferry terminal is also the departure point for patrons staying at either Manukan Island Resort or Gayana Resort.</p><br>
<p>In 1974, the major part of Gaya and Sapi islands was gazetted as Tunku Abdul Rahman National Park, covering an area of 8,990 acre. In 1979, the park was increased to 12,185 acre with the inclusion of the three nearby islands of Manukan, Mamutik and Sulug islands.</p><br>
<h2>Transportation</h2><br>
<p>The main public transportation to the island is by speedboat from Kota Kinabalu to the island jetty for about 20 minutes. Speedboats leave from Kota Kinabalu Ferry terminal (Jesselton Point Ferry Terminal) and services run from 8.30am to 4.15pm.</p><br>
<h2>Accommodation</h2><br>
<p>The main resort in the island, Manukan Island Resort provide accommodation on the island. The Resort offers two restaurants which include Perahu restaurant, offering a local and international choices; and the Resort&#39;s restaurant which serves breakfast and becomes a grill for lunch.</p><br>
<p>Abraham Elder Stone House is a historic home located at Halfmoon Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania. The first section was built in 1808 and a second phase of construction took place in 1832. It is a 2 1/2-story, five bay limestone building. The center entrance features an elliptical stone arch with a fanlight, and a door with sidelights. The house served as a tavern stand for many years on the Bellefonte-Pittsburgh Turnpike.</p><br>
<p>It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.</p><br>
<p>Abraham Elder one of the first settlers in Half Moon. He came from Franklin County in 1784, finding an abandoned cabin and staying there for the summer. The following fall, Elder returned to his wife Susanna (née Ardery) and two children in Franklin County, and they returned in the spring of 1785, along with Elder&#39;s brother, David. He built a log cabin afterward, before it was replaced with the present stone structure.</p><br>
<p>Abe Elder stone house newer part.jpgLooking north, showing the 1832 section</p><br>
<p>The Ekdahl–Goudreau Site is an archaeological site located just west of Seul Choix Point in Schoolcraft County, Michigan. It is also known as the Ekdahl–Goodreau Site or the Seul Choix site. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.</p><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<p>The Ekdahl–Goudreau Site was discovered by George I. Quimby and James R. Getz in 1962. In 1965, Earl J. Prahl returned to the site to perform further excavation. Pottery artifacts date the site to the Late Woodland period.</p><br>
<h2>Description</h2><br>
<p>The Ekdahl–Goudreau Site is located above a small natural harbor among sloping beds of limestone along the shore of Lake Michigan. The harbor is about 200 feet long and slightly less in width, with a sloping sand beach on the landward side. The site is located a few hundred feet back from the harbor and 20 feet above the waterline, on a level sandy area.</p><br>
<p>Debris, consisting of pottery sherds, flints, and fragments of copper artifacts, were spread over an extensive area, likely by the wind.</p><br>
<p>The Gilbert–Sinton Historic District is an area in the southern portion of the Walnut Hills neighborhood of Cincinnati, Ohio, United States. A triangle measuring slightly more than 13 acre in area, the district&#39;s edges are generally Morris Street and Sinton Avenue  and the substantially larger Gilbert Avenue, which is concurrently designated as USA Route 22 and State Route 3.</p><br>
<p>Most of the district was created by a small group of real estate developers working in conjunction with each other. As a result, none of the present buildings were constructed before 1880, and little construction occurred after the turn of the 20th century. Additionally, the architecture is relatively homogenous: most of the buildings are large residences constructed as homes for the wealthy, and the architectural styles exhibited in the district (which is predominately Queen Anne and Shingle style</p><br>
<p>In its early years, life in the present-day Gilbert–Sinton neighborhood was accompanied by plentiful amenities. When public transportation was initially established in the area, its first route ran along Sinton Avenue, and Cincinnatis first cable car line used Gilbert Avenue. Neighborhoods all along this pioneer cable car route expanded rapidly, and Gilbert–Sinton was no exception. Even today, the impact of these early public transportation routes is evident in the neighborhood. Residents did not need to travel for entertainment; besides being the districts southern boundary, Morris Street is the northern boundary of the large Eden Park.</p><br>
<p>In 1983, the Gilbert–Sinton neighborhood was named a historic district and listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Eighty-seven of the districts ninety buildings were counted as contributing properties. Among these properties are the Gilbert Row along Gilbert Avenue and a pair of buildings known as Madam Fredins Eden Park School and Neighboring Row House on Morris Street, which had already been listed on the National Register in 1982 and 1979 respectively.</p><br>
<p>The Observatory Historic District is a historic portion of the Hyde Park neighborhood of Cincinnati, Ohio, United States. Centered the Cincinnati Observatory and strung largely along a single street, the district has been named a historic district by both local and federal historic preservation agencies.</p><br>
<p>In 1873, the Cincinnati Observatory was erected within the boundaries of the present district, When the Cincinnati and Eastern Railway built a nearby rail line in 1882, housing construction began in earnest; the house at 3300 Observatory Place had already been built by Observatory director Ormond Stone in 1877, but most residences were built between 1886 and 1904. Given the forty-year span over which the houses were constructed, numerous architectural styles are found in the district, including the Neoclassical, the Second Empire, and various other Victorian styles. Despite its varying styles, the neighborhood presents a unified theme — all of the residences feature architectural detailing typical of late Victorian period, and their orientation unambiguously focuses attention on the Observatory: the result is a cohesive late nineteenth century neighborhood, easily distinguished from other streets in the neighborhood. The residences are comparable in size and shape, generally built as two-story single-family houses with similar setbacks, while the district is surrounded by open land rather than closely packed residential neighborhoods in order to reduce light pollution for the Observatory.</p><br>
<p>The district comprises ten contributing properties, plus the Observatory: six buildings that are critical to the district and four that are peripheral, all along or near Observatory Place. Cincinnati&#39;s planning office has named the neighborhood a historic district, and it was named a federal historic district by addition to the National Register of Historic Places in September 1978. The planning office has established provisions for continued preservation of the neighborhood including the district, including ensuring that any modifications be sympathetic (i.e. that the new construction minimize stylistic changes), preserving architectural details and windows, exercising care in painting and repointing walls, emphasizing the importance of constructing any new buildings with the same shape and height as existing buildings, and avoiding the addition of signage, new fences or walls, and additional pavement.</p><br>
<p>Lytle Park Historic District is a historic district in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States. Roughly bounded by 3rd, 5th, Sycamore, Commercial Sq., and Butler Sts. in downtown Cincinnati, it centers on Lytle Park.</p><br>
<p>In 2014, Western & Southern Financial Group, owner of many properties within the Lytle Park Historic District asked the city to remove historic status of several historic buildings. The company hopes to demolish sections of the district in order to build new office space.</p><br>
<h2>Lytle Park</h2><br>
<p>Lytle Park has a storied history and represents one of the oldest areas in the city. Originally a hardwood forest, the park and its vicinity was the early site of Fort Washington, built in 1789 to protect early settlers of the Ohio River town from Indian attacks.</p><br>
<p>The site next served as the homestead of the prominent Lytle family. Surveyor General of the Northwest Territory William Lytle II built his house there in 1809, about ten years prior to the completion of the neighboring Martin Baum mansion (now the Taft Museum of Art). The land then known as Lytle Square was purchased by the City of Cincinnati in 1905 and Lytle Park was dedicated July 6, 1907.</p><br>
<p>The 11 ft bronze statue of Abraham Lincoln facing the entrance of the park was commissioned by the Charles P. Taft family. The unusually beardless statue is the only public monument to an individual ever produced by sculptor George Grey Barnard. The statue was dedicated amid great fanfare on March 31, 1917, by former president William Howard Taft. The adjacent USA Marine Corps Memorial is a granite boulder with bronze plaque and Marine emblem atop a globe. It was dedicated in 1921.</p><br>
<p>When an expressway was planned to be built downtown, Lytle Park faced its possible demise. Former Mayor Charles P. Taft went to Washington to fight for the right to restore buildings on top of the proposed tunnel and for the next six years groups of citizens from all over the city fought to preserve the area. In a non-competitive bid process, Western & Southern was eventually awarded the rights to develop an apartment building in exchange for a concrete slab to "cap" the portion of the new freeway trench running under the new structure, with public tax dollars used for the far bigger part under the park itself. When the Lytle Tunnel was completed in 1970, Lytle Park was the first park to be located above an interstate road.</p><br>
<p>Described as an "urban oasis", Lytle Park is known for its large seasonal flower beds of tulips and chrysanthemums in entirely urban surroundings.</p><br>
<h2>Properties contained within the historic district</h2><br>
<p>In 1976, the buildings around the park were declared a historic district, and the resulting Lytle Park Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The district includes examples of the Georgian, Greek Revival, and Italianate architectural styles, as it was an elite residential district from the early days of Cincinnati&#39;s history kept free of surrounding industry.</p><br>
<h3>List</h3><br>
<p>Source:</p><br>
<p>Baum-Taft House (Taft Museum)</p><br>
<p>Literary Club of Cincinnati</p><br>
<p>Anna Louise Inn (1909)</p><br>
<p>Christ Church Cathedral</p><br>
<p>Guilford School building (1914)</p><br>
<p>Lytle Park</p><br>
<p>Phelps building (built 1926, now Residence Inn Cincinnati Downtown)</p><br>
<p>Police Station No. 2</p><br>
<p>University Club of Cincinnati</p><br>
<p>Western & Southern Financial Group building</p><br>
<p>The Hoffner Historic District is a historic collection of buildings in the Northside neighborhood of Cincinnati, Ohio, United States. Built primarily at the end of the nineteenth century, the district has experienced few changes since it was built, and it has been named a historic site.</p><br>
<p>Northside, also known as "Cumminsville", was first owned by John Cleves Symmes as part of his Symmes Purchase. Included within the boundaries of Mill Creek Township, the land was bought by Ezekiel Hutchinson and David Cummings in 1811 and 1817 respectively; the two men owned what is now the neighborhoods western and eastern portions, respectively. Both lands were bought by wealthy landowner Jacob Hoffner in 1836; he turned them into some of the grounds of an estate of more than 400 acre. The estate failed to endure: Hoffner resided at the estate until his 1891 death, but the grounds were quickly subdivided and sold. Before long, the districts buildings had been constructed, and since the 1890s the neighborhood has experienced numerous changes: despite overwhelming technological advancement since the 1890s, the district retains its original appearance of a small village whose businesses can fulfill all needs of all residents within easy walking distance of their homes.</p><br>
<p>In 1978, the Hoffner Historic District was officially designated and listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It is composed of twelve buildings in an area of 5 acre: eleven that contribute to its historic nature, and one that does not. The district qualified for the National Register because of its distinctive historic architecture; built largely in the Italianate style, the buildings demonstrate the influence of German cultural influences in their uniform construction methods. Several houses are located in the district, along with a train station, a Masonic lodge, and a former train station.</p><br>
<p>Peebles&#39; Corner Historic District is a registered historic district surrounding the intersection of East McMillan Street and Gilbert Avenue in the neighborhood of Walnut Hills in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States. It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on November 14, 1985.</p><br>
<p>Beginning in 1883, the northeast corner was the site of the first branch of the Joseph R. Peebles Sons Co. grocery store. The name Peebles Corner caught on with the public when the store owners persuaded conductors to announce their store as a stop on Cincinnati streetcars. The intersection served (and still serves) as a key cross-town transit transfer point in the city. The intersection had previously been called Kays Corner, after the W. L. Kay & Co. grocers on the southeast corner. Peebles grocery store closed in 1931 at the height of the Great Depression.</p><br>
<p>The Orpheum and Paramount theatres once stood at Peebles Corner. Established in 1909, the Orpheum was the first playhouse built outside of the city center. The Opheum provided vaudeville entertainment then showed silent films. It was closed in 1952 and then later demolished. In the 1950s, businesses at Peebles Corner declined further as white flight blighted this urban core. In the 1960s, blight was exacerbated by the riots of 1967. The Peebles Corner Historic District was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on November 14, 1985. By 2009, several proposals had been aired for restoring Peebles Corner. One vision of the Walnut Hills Area Council is for the city to acquire 10 to 15 buildings, and selectively tear down half. Resources would be concentrated on the buildings scheduled to become anchors in the district.</p><br>
<p>Peachtree Park is a neighborhood in the Buckhead Community of Atlanta, Georgia.</p><br>
<p>It is bounded by:</p><br>
<p>Peachtree Road and North Buckhead on the northwest</p><br>
<p>Georgia 400 and Lenox Square and Pine Hills on the east</p><br>
<p>MARTA north-south rail line and the Miami Circle design district of Lindbergh/Morosgo on the southeast</p><br>
<p>Piedmont Road and Buckhead Village and Garden Hills on the west</p><br>
<h2>Historic district</h2><br>
<p>The neighborhood is roughly contiguous with the Peachtree Highlands-Peachtree Park Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places.</p><br>
<p>The district is significant for a collection of architectural styles from 1921–1957 and for community planning and development. Styles include Colonial Revival, Craftsman, and English Vernacular revival.</p><br>
<p>The district was listed on April 25, 2008 (listing number 08000325) and is larger than its predecessor, the Peachtree Highlands Historic District (listed 1986), which it superseded.</p><br>
<h2>Government</h2><br>
<p>Peachtree Park is part of Neighborhood planning unit (NPU) B.</p><br>
<p>The Spring Valley Shopping Center is an historic shopping center, located at 4820, 4860, 4872, 4874, Massachusetts Avenue and 4301 49th Street, Northwest, Washington, D.C., in the Spring Valley neighborhood.</p><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<p>It was designed by A.C. Miller in 1939; the Colonial Revival buildings were originally known as the Spring Valley Shopping Center.</p><br>
<p>Original tenants included Esso, D.G.S. Market, Garfinckel&#39;s Department Store (Spring Valley Branch), and other retailers.</p><br>
<p>The buildings were added to the National Register of Historic Places on August 7, 2003. Current tenants include Crate & Barrel, Bank of America, Capital One Bank (formerly Chevy Chase Bank), Starbucks Coffee, and Le Pain Quotidien.</p><br>
<p>In 2015, Washington Real Estate Investment Trust announced development plans.</p><br>
<p>The Department of Labor Building, also known as the William Jefferson Clinton Federal Building, is an historic office building, located at 14th Street, and Constitution Avenue, Northwest, Washington, D.C., in the Federal Triangle. It was the headquarters building for the United States Department of Labor from its opening until the 1970s. It later housed the USA Customs Service, and is currently occupied by the USA Environmental Protection Agency .</p><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<p>Arthur Brown, Jr. designed the building between 1928 and 1931, and construction was completed in 1934.</p><br>
<p>The building was constructed as part of the Federal Triangle development.</p><br>
<p>Although plans to redevelop the slum Murder Bay had existed for decades, Congress did not fund the purchase of land or construction of buildings in the area until 1926. In March 1927, the government proposed adding a second building to the east (between 12th and 13th Streets NW) for "Independent Offices" (the building&#39;s purpose was later changed to be the headquarters of the Interstate Commerce Commission, or ICC). Design work proceeded slowly. In April 1930, President Herbert Hoover proposed building a $2 million "Departmental Auditorium" to connect the Labor and ICC buildings.</p><br>
<p>President Hoover laid the cornerstones for the Labor/ICC building on December 15, 1932.</p><br>
<p>Freemasons trained in masonry assisted the President in laying the cornerstones.</p><br>
<p>Hoover personally oversaw the dedication of the cornerstone at the Labor end of the building.</p><br>
<p>His words were broadcast over loudspeaker to the workers at the ICC end of the structure, who placed the ICC cornerstone simultaneously at the President&#39;s instruction (becoming the first time in Washington history that a single person dedicated two cornerstones at the same time).</p><br>
<p>William Green, President of the American Federation of Labor (AFL), attended the laying of the cornerstone for the Labor building.</p><br>
<p>The building was designated by Congress as a contributing structure to the Pennsylvania Avenue National Historic Site in 1966, and it was subsequently listed in the National Register of Historic Places.</p><br>
<h2>Agency occupants</h2><br>
<p>The Department of Labor was the original occupant of the building. It vacated the building in 1979 when its employees moved to the Frances Perkins Building. The Customs Service took occupancy in 1979 and remained until the late 1990s, when it moved to the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center. In 2002 EPA moved in, and the building was designated as the "EPA West" building.</p><br>
<p>In 2013 Congress designated the William Jefferson Clinton Federal Building as a complex including the EPA West Building, along with two adjacent buildings which were formerly known as the Interstate Commerce Commission Building (and subsequently designated as "EPA East") and the Ariel Rios Federal Building.</p><br>
<p>The Pico Cão Grande  is a landmark needle-shaped volcanic plug peak in São Tomé and Príncipe, in the south of São Tomé Island in Obo National Park west of the settlement of Clotilde, northwest of Villa Irene and north of Monte Mário, it is also almost west of São João dos Angolares and NNE of Porto Alegre. It rises dramatically over 370 m  above the surrounding terrain and the summit is 668 m  above sea level. The volcanic plug was formed by magma solidifying in the vent of an active volcano. It is the 37th tallest mountain in São Tomé, and the 42nd tallest in São Tomé and Principe.</p><br>
<p>The volcanic plug was first climbed in 1975 by a Portuguese team of climbers, and the first summit was completed by a Japanese group of climbers. In June 2016, climbers Gareth Leah, from England, and big wall veteran Sergio "Tiny" Almad, from Mexico, established the first rock climbing route on the peak. The route is both extremely long and technically very demanding. The pair spent four weeks on the peak producing a route which they named Nubivagant - ascent into the clouds. The new route the duo established is a bolt protected climb. The route is 15 pitches (455 metres) in length and is graded F8b (5.13d). They climbed all but three pitches clean. Their climb was plagued with various difficulties, including snake bites and blown battery chargers. The most difficult portions of the climb are in the first 100 meters, after which the difficulty drops considerably. The moss growing on the rocks due to high moisture content make the climb more difficult. In addition, snakes live on the volcanic plug, making the traverse even more difficult.</p><br>
<p>Capel Manor House is a small modern steel-framed private house in Horsmonden, in Kent in southern England. It was designed by Michael Manser for John Howard, who had been a Member of Parliament and Parliamentary Private Secretary to Edward Heath. It was built between 1969 and 1970. The house was constructed on the site of, and within the remains of, Capel House, an earlier mansion built by Thomas Henry Wyatt in Italian Gothic style in the mid-nineteenth century and demolished in the 1960s. The architectural writer John Newman describes the Manser house as "a severe Miesian pavilion." The colonnades of Wyatt&#39;s winter garden now enclose a swimming pool. The house is an important example of modern architecture in Britain, and in 2013 was designated a Grade II* listed building.</p><br>
<p>Ana Chaves Bay  is the harbour and port to the capital city of São Tomé in São Tomé and Príncipe. It ranges from the runway of São Tomé International Airport at the north to Ponta São Tomé at the south. Forte de São Sebastião, now part of São Sebastião Museum, formerly occupied Ponta São Tomé, but reclaimed land now extends.2 mi past the point. The bay ranges in depth from 2 m near shore to.3 mi seaward. The bay provides safe anchorage to small vessels; those drawing more than 10 ft cannot enter the bay.</p><br>
<p>At the bay in the city of São Tomé is the bays rear lighthouse, built in 1994 for ships entering and leaving the citys port. Its focal height is 9 metres and its range is nearly 12 km (6 nmi).</p><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<p>Birds, frogs and other animals dominate the bay before the island was inhabited. Around the 19th century, wildlife became less dominant. Wildlife within the bay is not common as the earlier times. Several endangered birds includes the São Tomé olive pigeon are seen and rarely the São Tomé fiscal.</p><br>
<p>In the 18th and the 20th centuries, coffee and cocoa were exported to other countries particularly Portugal and also supplied to other parts of Europe, at the time, Portuguese São Tomé and Príncipe was one of the largest cocoa exporters in the world.</p><br>
<p>In the 1990s and the 2000s, as the country had insufficient food supply other than coffee, tropical fruits and cocoa, 90% of the foodstuffs are imported and almost all of it are sent into the port. Oil supplies are rarely imported into the port as the port of Neves has recently been enlarged in 2014.</p><br>
<p>In 2011, the government of São Tomé and Príncipe granted a long-term concession to Angolan state oil company Sonangol to control and develop the port in which Sonangol have been reported to have invested US$30 million in developing a free trade zone.</p><br>
<h2>Nature</h2><br>
<p>Marine fauna native to the area includes Phymatolithon tenuissimim which is also founded in Praia Lagarto.</p><br>
<h2>Other</h2><br>
<p>Another feature named after Ana Chaves is Pico Ana Chaves located on the island near Pico de São Tomé.</p><br>
<p>Counterfeit Lake is a circular, natural freshwater lake in Highlands County, Florida. Much of the time, the lake is more of a swamp, rather than a lake. It is about 0.2 mi north of the south branch of Lake Letta Road, which itself is just north of Florida State Highway 17 and Lake Letta. Counterfeit Lake is 0.25 mi south of the north branch of Lake Letta Road. Griffin Grove Road, which looks more like a private grove road than a public road, reaches the north shore of the lake. Counterfeit Lake is completely surrounded by citrus groves and cannot be seen from either branch of Lake Letta Road. This lake has a 18 acre surface area.</p><br>
<p>There are no public boat ramp or swimming beach. This lake can be fished. According to the Hook and Bullet website, this lake contains bullhead, bowfin and gar.</p><br>
<p>Smith Lake  is a lake in Fairbanks, Alaska, U.S. on the property of the University of Alaska Fairbanks. It is triangular in shape, roughly 300 x 300 x 380 m.</p><br>
<p>The university maintains ecological and hydrological monitoring sites at the lake.</p><br>
<h2>Wildlife</h2><br>
<p>Smith lake is a good wildlife viewing location.</p><br>
<p>Bird species found at the lake may include Pacific loons, ring-necked duck, bufflehead, American wigeon, northern pintail, northern shoveler, green-winged teal, red-necked grebe, horned grebe, Bonaparte&#39;s gull, Wilson&#39;s snipe, lesser yellowlegs, long-billed dowitcher, red-necked phalarope, pectoral sandpiper and Bohemian waxwing.</p><br>
<h2>Recreation</h2><br>
<p>In winter the frozen surface of Smith Lake is popular with ice skaters and cross-country skiers.</p><br>
<h2>Further reading</h2><br>
<p>*Sarah K. Andersen and Daniel M. White (2006). "Determining soil organic matter quality under anaerobic conditions in arctic and subarctic soils". Cold Regions Science and Technology 44(2), 149-158. Research done on the soils at Smith Lake.</p><br>
<p>Kollam Beach, also known as Mahatma Gandhi Beach, is a beach at Kollam city in the Indian state of Kerala. Kollam Beach is the first Beach Wedding Destination in Kerala.</p><br>
<p>The beach also features a park of international standard, the Mahatma Gandhi Park, which was inaugurated on 1January 1961 by the then Vice President of India, Zakir Hussain. Kollam beach is one among the few beaches in Kerala with a lifeguard outpost. Lifeguards were stationed at the beach from 2005. Kovalam, Kollam is one among the three beaches in south Kerala with lifeguard outposts.</p><br>
<h2>Overview</h2><br>
<p>Kollam Port is one of the oldest and most important ports for the international cashew trade on the Malabar Coast of the Arabian Sea., Kollam Port was the second largest port in Kerala after Cochin Port.</p><br>
<p>Kollam was once a favourite settlement of the Portuguese, the Dutch and the English in succession before Independence.</p><br>
<p>The port is protected by the Tangasseri Breakwater, extending about 1.1 mi south-south east of Tangasseri Point. The exotic location and backwaters makes Kollam Beach one of Kerala&#39;s most popular tourist attractions.</p><br>
<h3>Marine Aquarium</h3><br>
<p>On 22June 2014, construction work started on a marine aquarium at Kollam Beach, which was first of its kind in the state of Kerala. The Harbour Engineering Department is constructing the aquarium at the eastern side of the beach on behalf of Kollam Municipal Corporation. The foundation stone for the project was laid in March and is expected to complete by December 2014. It will be a single storey aquarium with 40 large tanks to hold a diverse collection of marine life and will be an added attraction for visitors to Kollam beach.</p><br>
<h2>Tangasseri Lighthouse</h2><br>
<p>The 144 ft Tangasseri lighthouse built in 1902 is a major landmark at the beach.</p><br>
<h2>Historic monuments</h2><br>
<p>Ruins of Portuguese / Dutch forts and 18th-century churches near the port remain as a memento of the Portuguese and Dutch rule of the area.</p><br>
<h2>Events in Kollam</h2><br>
<p>President&#39;s Trophy Boat Race</p><br>
<p>Kollam pooram</p><br>
<h2>Other renowned beaches in Kerala</h2><br>
<p>Kovalam</p><br>
<p>Paravur Thekkumbhagam</p><br>
<p>Varkala</p><br>
<p>Leonard Rhone House, also known as Rhoneymeade, is a historic home located at Potter Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania. It was built about 1853, and is a 2 1/2-story, "L"-shaped brick dwelling with a gable roof. It sits on a limestone foundation. The interior has a traditional Georgian center hall plan. Also on the property is a contributing outbuilding. The house was built by Leonard Rhone, who is traditionally regarded as the father of the Grange Fair.</p><br>
<p>It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.</p><br>
<p>The house and the surrounding property are now maintained as an arboretum and sculpture garden. There also is a labyrinth on the property. Visitors are welcomed free of charge on Sundays from 10am-4pm from April through October.</p><br>
<p>Jirishanca is a 6,094 m mountain in the Huayhuash mountain range in west central Peru, part of the Andes. Other sources cite a height of 6,126 m. It is the tenth highest peak in Peru and the third in the Huayhuash range . Jirishanca translates as "hummingbird bill peak".</p><br>
<h2>Ascents</h2><br>
<p>The mountain is notoriously difficult and has seen very few successful ascents. The first ascent in July 1957 by the Austrian mountaineers and Siegfried Jungmair over the (north)east face has been called "one of the boldest climbing feats ever performed in the Cordillera". Their route has only been repeated once. In 1964 Gary Colliver and Glen Denny of an American expedition climbed the north ridge to the slightly lower north summit, but a traverse over the "cockscomb of ice" connecting to the main summit has so far not been attempted. On July 6, 1969, an Italian team led by the 60-year-old Riccardo Cassin forged the first route through the West face. On July 31, 1971 the Americans Dean Caldwell and Jon Bowlin first climbed the southwest face in two days. Leaving their expedition below, Bowlin and Caldwell forged their own route and reached the peak on August 1, and were back at base camp by August 2. In 1973, a Japanese team led by Masayuki Shinohara succeeded in climbing the south east face for the first time, though it took them 49 days.</p><br>
<h2>Climbing</h2><br>
<p>It is one of the hardest 6000 meter mountains of the Andes. The easier route to the summit is quoted TD but more difficult routes exist, many on them on vertical ice and with overhanging section of mixed terrain such as the Cassin route (70° ice and a pitch rated UIAA IV+).</p><br>
<p>John Stoddert Haw House is a historic building, located at 2808 N Street, Northwest, Washington, D.C., in the Georgetown neighborhood.</p><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<p>The building was constructed in 1816, and is an example of Federal architecture.</p><br>
<p>In 1815, it was bought by Benjamin Stoddert&#39;s nephew, John Stoddert Haw. On July 19, 1817, it was assessed for US$5,000.</p><br>
<p>In 1921, United States Navy Rear Admiral Spencer S. Wood bought the house. After his death in 1940, it passed in 1941 to his daughter Anne Elizabeth Wood Harsch, who was married to Joseph C. Harsch.</p><br>
<p>In 1962, Chester Bowles bought the house. In 1967, George C. McGhee bought it.</p><br>
<p>The house is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and is a contributing property to the Georgetown Historic District. Its 2009 property value was $2,935,970.</p><br>
<p>Bellefonte Academy was a historic school building located at Bellefonte, Centre County, Pennsylvania. The original building was built in 1805, as a two-story, rectangular limestone building. It was enlarged between 1839 and 1845, with the addition of two bays and wings to the north and south. After a fire in 1904, the building was rebuilt with the addition of a third story and the addition of a portico with six Tuscan order columns and Classical Revival style details. The wings were enlarged in 1913. Also on the property was the headmaster&#39;s house.</p><br>
<p>It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. It was delisted in 2008, after it was destroyed by fire on July 14, 2004. It was also included in the Bellefonte Historic District.</p><br>
<h2>Notable alumni</h2><br>
<p>Edward Goodrich Acheson (1856–1931)</p><br>
<p>Clifford Carlson (1894–1964)</p><br>
<p>Lionel Conacher (1900–1954)</p><br>
<p>Andrew Gregg Curtin (1817–1894)</p><br>
<p>Luby DiMeolo (1903–1966)</p><br>
<p>J. Wesley Gephart (1853–1905)</p><br>
<p>Daniel H. Hastings (1849–1903)</p><br>
<p>Frank Hood (1908–1955)</p><br>
<p>George K. James (1905–1994)</p><br>
<p>Mose Kelsch (1897–1935)</p><br>
<p>Martin Kottler (1910–1989)</p><br>
<p>Jacob Hiram Myers (1841-1920) (inventor of the Automatic voting machine)</p><br>
<p>James H. Osmer (1832–1912)</p><br>
<p>Gerald Snyder (1905–1983)</p><br>
<p>Jake Stahl (1891–1966)</p><br>
<p>John Hubler Stover (1833–1889)</p><br>
<p>Harp Vaughan (1903–1978)</p><br>
<p>Robert J. Walker (1801–1869)</p><br>
<p>John Montgomery Ward (1860–1925)</p><br>
