<p>William Barnett House is a historic home located at Alleghany Springs, Montgomery County, Virginia. It is a long two-story, log and frame structure consisting of a number of elements of different dates. The earliest section may date to 1813, and is the central log section with a two-story frame or log addition and adjacent room and a frame two-room section added in the mid-19th century. It has a rear wing and is topped by a standing seam metal gable roof. It features a two-story ornamental porch that spans the entire front of the building with chamfered posts and sawn balusters. Also on the property are a contributing two-story, single-pen log kitchen; a small stone shed-roofed greenhouse; and a corn crib.</p><br>
<p>It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.</p><br>
<p>Market Square is a furniture showroom complex in High Point, North Carolina, owned by International Market Centers which is the largest building in North Carolina on the National Register of Historic Places , and the sixth largest in the United States. Known also as Tomlinson Chair Manufacturing Company Complex, it was listed on the NRHP under that name. The former manufacturing complex includes the oldest factory building in the city, and its renovation has been credited with making High Point a successful furniture exhibition center. A 16-story addition in 1990 is one of the city&#39;s tallest buildings.</p><br>
<h2>History of Tomlinson Chair</h2><br>
<p>Sidney Halstead Tomlinson Sr. started Tomlinson Chair Manufacturing Company in October 1900 in High Point, North Carolina, with 12 employees. The business was originally chartered under the name of Tomlinson of High Point, and operations started on January 1, 1901, with just 18,000 square feet of space its inaugural year. Sidney Tomlinsons brother Charles F. Tomlinson joined the company as secretary and treasurer in June 1904. The two brothers played major roles in starting the citys YMCA, chamber of commerce and library, and Emerywood Country Club. Tomlinson Chair was one of the first companies to make matching dining room suites. The companys styles included 19th Century French, English and American. Tomlinson was one of the first companies to show furniture in gallery style. According to a 1945 article in North Carolinas The State magazine, "In order to show fine furniture to advantage, Tomlinsons devised displays in gallery form, thus originating a method which has affected the whole furniture industry, as display in galleries has developed into a center about which the manufacture and sales of distinctive furniture now resolve." High Points success as a furniture manufacturing city was "due in large measure to the success and leadership of the Tomlinson Chair Manufacturing Company", which was "one of the nations largest, most profitable and most innovative furniture factories." The term "Tomlinson Quality" was trademarked.</p><br>
<p>Members of the Lambeth family were among the founders of Standard Chair Company in Thomasville, North Carolina, in 1898; the plant was the oldest in town in 1990. James Erwin Lambeth and his wife Katherine Covington "K.C." Lambeth started Erwin-Lambeth. The company added a new plant in 1947. Rod Lambeth bought Tomlinson Chair in 1987 and Erwin-Lambeth in 1989.</p><br>
<p>In 2001, Tomlinson/Erwin-Lambeth, based in Thomasville, bought Directional Furniture. The companies were known for their "higher end" traditional furniture.</p><br>
<p>Prior to Fall 2005, when the company moved to its own building, Tomlinson/Erwin-Lambeth had its showroom in the complex where Tomlinson once made furniture.</p><br>
<p>Tomlinson/Erwin-Lambeth now makes upholstered furniture and occasional pieces.</p><br>
<h2>History of Market Square</h2><br>
<p>The Tomlinson Chair Manufacturing Company Complex was built between 1900 and 1927, with another addition in 1946. It includes the oldest factory building still standing in High Point, built between 1902 and 1906. A group of five-story buildings built between 1902 and 1911 are described as "brick Italianate industrial buildings with large segmental door and window arches."</p><br>
<p>A five-story building built between 1924 and 1927 served as offices and showrooms and was later renovated for showrooms and a restaurant. Also part of the complex were a smokestack and water tower. The older buildings were still used for manufacturing until the 1970s.</p><br>
<p>In July 1981, a group of businessmen bought Market Square opened for the Spring 1982 Furniture Market. Jake Froelich, one of the owners, hoped furniture manufacturers would move their showrooms to the city. When Froelich died at 72 in 2003, a Greensboro News & Record editorial said, "His far-sighted notion to remake an aging factory into Market Square forever changed the face of the Furniture City."</p><br>
<p>The Tomlinson Chair Manufacturing Company Complex was named to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983 because it is "an intact example of the physical evolution of North Carolina furniture manufacturing plants during the first half of the 20th century." Features include "windows, its arched entrances, metal water tower, steel ceiling beams and wooden support beams." The nomination form said, "On both its interior and exterior, the Tomlinson Chair Manufacturing Co. complex provides a well-preserved example of the growth and development of the early 20th-century furniture manufacturing industry in North Carolina." The 1983 listing included two contributing buildings and one other contributing structure on 4 acres.</p><br>
<p>The conversion of the Tomlinson complex has been given as a major reason for High Point&#39;s success as a furniture exhibition center.</p><br>
<p>In 1990, a 16-story $16 million addition to Market Square opened, with showrooms on the first five floors, nineteen condominiums on the top four floors, and office space in the middle.</p><br>
<p>In 1998, Merchandise Mart Properties, a subsidiary of Vornado Realty Trust, of New Jersey, bought Market Square for $100 million from George Lyles, S. Davis Phillips and Froelich, who remained as general manager. With 1.05 million square feet and plans for a 345,000-square-foot addition, Market Square was already High Point&#39;s second-largest showroom complex, with five restaurants, four exhibition areas, and walkways to a Holiday Inn and other showrooms. In December, the Guilford County Historic Preservation Commission agreed to allow the demolition of a drying kiln section built in 1946 in order to build the three-story addition on the West Commerce Street side, but the brick floor and handrail tracks would be preserved. So would a brick wall which was an exterior wall of the factory before the addition of the drying kiln. A brick facade in the new section would match the rest of the building. The Suites at Market Square opened in April 2000. As part of the expansion, a "nonworking replica" of a water tower was added which looked like the one used during the Tomlinson days, except with "The Suites at Market Square". The city objected, calling this a sign which violated city rules, but after negotiation, the city changed the rules to allow historic buildings to have signs.</p><br>
<p>In Spring 2010, Merchandise Mart Properties announced $1.5 million in renovations which included preserving the complex&#39;s history.</p><br>
<p>Also in 2010, the High Point holdings of Merchandise Mart Properties went into receivership. High Point Acquisition Co. bought the properties in 2011, including Market Square and National Furniture Mart, for $139.5 million. The deal represented 2.1 million square feet of space.</p><br>
<p>At a press conference on May 3, 2011, World Market Center CEO Bob Maricich and other officials of a new company announced the consolidation of what had been competing showroom facilities. International Market Centers (IMC), owned by Bain Capital and Oaktree Capital, with headquarters in both High Point and Las Vegas, bought the International Home Furnishings Center, Market Square and Showplace, representing about two-thirds of the city&#39;s 10 million square feet of showroom space.</p><br>
<p>Mount Calvary Lutheran Church is an historic Lutheran church located near the town of Luray, Virginia, United States. The current structure is the third church at the location, and was constructed in 1848. The church served an active congregation until 1959, when regular services ceased. The building is a two-story rectangular brick structure with a metal gable roof. Since its construction, the church has seen no additions and only minor alterations to the interior and exterior of the building. The site includes a small cemetery and a non-contributing wooden outhouse. As of 2008, the church was undergoing restoration with the possibility of using the building again.</p><br>
<p>The church was listed on the Virginia Landmarks Register on June 17, 1998 and the National Register of Historic Places on June 3, 2008.</p><br>
<h2>Footnotes</h2><br>
<p>Voldsfjorden or Voldafjorden is a fjord in Volda Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The 18 km long fjord begins at the confluence of the Austefjorden and the Kilsfjorden.</p><br>
<p>The Voldsfjorden reaches a maximum depth of 697 m below sea level, making it the deepest fjord in all of Sunnmøre. The fjord cuts into the mainland of Norway and it is surrounded by the Sunnmørsalpene mountains. The Dalsfjorden branches off the Voldsfjorden just south of the village of Lauvstad.</p><br>
<p>The main urban area along the fjord is the village of Volda, located on the east side of the fjord. The European route E39 highway runs along the shore of part of the fjord. There is a 3-stop ferry route that crosses the fjord from Lauvstad to Volda to Folkestad.</p><br>
<p>Boudeuse Cay is an uninhabited islet lying at the western edge of the Amirantes group, of the Outer Islands of the Republic of Seychelles, in the western Indian Ocean.</p><br>
<p>It is located with a distance of 332 km south of Victoria, Seychelles.</p><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<p>Boudeuse Cay was named after a ship used in Bougainville&#39;s famous voyage round the world, from 1766 to 1769. It was explored and named by the Chevalier du Roslan in 1771.</p><br>
<h2>Geography</h2><br>
<p>Boudeuse Cay is the farthest southwestern feature on Amirante Bank, and the westernmost island of the chain. It is a one hectare sandstone platform island, 4.6 m high.</p><br>
<p>There is a small sandy beach, but it is difficult to land because of heavy swells even during calm weather. The island has no trees, and no introduced vegetation, possibly making it one of the most pristine cays in the area.</p><br>
<h2>Demographics</h2><br>
<p>Boudeuse Cay is uninhabited.</p><br>
<h2>Administration</h2><br>
<p>The island belongs to Outer Islands District.</p><br>
<h2>Flora & Fauna</h2><br>
<p>The island has been identified as an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International because it supports a breeding population of about 4000 pairs of masked boobies. Green and hawksbill sea turtles nest there.</p><br>
<p>In 2013, a small colony of brown boobies was discovered during a visit by scientists from Island Conservation Society. Once a widespread breeding species in Seychelles, the brown booby was wiped out except for a small number surviving at Cosmoledo. This is the first recorded recolonization of a Seychelles island by this species.</p><br>
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<p>Upper Zohar , also Rogem Zohar, is an archaeological site on the outskirts of the Israeli town of Arad. It is believed to be the site of a Byzantine-era fort and part of a Roman line of defense against desert raiders. More recent research has suggested it was constructed for economic rather than military reasons.</p><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<p>The fortlet of Upper Zohar is situated on a flat shelf of a steeply sloping ridge on the northern side of a hill known as Rosh Zohar (Zohar Head), southeast of Arad. Unreferenced by ancient sources, its ancient name is unknown. It appears as Khirbet Gazza in Albrecht Alts writings and is also correctly marked in the British Mandate for Palestine maps, both from the 1930s. It appears again in Mordechai Gichons writings about the Limes Palaestinae, but was only excavated between 1985 and 1986 by a team from the British School of Archaeology in Jerusalem led by Richard P. Harper. The final excavation report was published in 1997.</p><br>
<p>The site of Upper Zohar occupies roughly 26 meters squared, a square fortlet with protruding towers at each corner. It is not a perfect square, but rather than carelessness, this is caused by the desire to make use of the characteristics of the site itself. The fortlet was constructed using dense chert quarried nearby, though limestone was used for doorways and some exterior corners of the towers. The curtain walls varied between 1 and 1.5 meters in width, and were built with coursed faces both on the inside and outside. Laid in a shallow foundation, they were set using wet earth and filled with small rubble. Each corner tower was approximately 4 * 4.5 meters, and contained both a lower and upper level. Their walls were preserved up to a height of 3 meters. Access to the top of the walls was provided by a pair of staircases on the northern and southern walls. In the middle of the courtyard, which is roughly 17 meters squared, stood a cistern sunk into the bedrock. The cistern was circular, 3.75 meters in diameter and 5 meters deep. On the eastern side of the courtyard stood three rooms, although the northern and southern rooms were demolished at some point, leaving a sole room that may have served as a chapel. The fortlet&#39;s gateway, roughly 2 meters wide, stood in the middle of the western wall. At some point a wall was built from the tower at the north-western corner of the fort, past the gateway and parallel to the wall. This perhaps served as shelter for animals.</p><br>
<p>Only a small amount of identifiable coins were recovered at the site. Save for a single coin dated to the reign of Diocletian, pierced and therefore worn as a good luck charm, the numismatic evidence suggests the site was occupied from the first half of the fifth century. The largest number of coins date to the 6th century, particularly to the early reign of Byzantine emperor Justinian I. No coins date later than 550 CE. Over 43,000 sherds were unearthed at Upper Zohar, 55% of which were local cooking ware and another 42% other coarse wares, though 3% were fine imported ware, including African, Phocaean and Cypriot Red Slip. The datable pottery was dominated by sixth century types, several known to continue into the 7th century. No example dating from earlier than the late 5th century was found, including those found within the fortlets foundation trenches. Harper notes that no specifically military finds were uncovered at the site&#39;, though the final excavation report does list one spearhead end and 2 slingstones. Faunal finds include over 23,000 mammalian bones, 2,000 bird bones and a similar number of fish. 86% of mammal bones belonged to caprids and a further 12% were pig, while bird bones are dominated by the domestic chicken. Fish species found at the fortlet include both fresh and salt water fish, from both the Mediterranean and the Red Sea.</p><br>
<h2>Dating and possible use</h2><br>
<p>Upper Zohar stands along an ancient road leading from Arabia and the Arava toward the Palestinian heartland and the Mediterranean ports. Beginning at Ein Bokek on the Dead Sea, where another fortlet stands, the route passes by another fortlet at Hatrurim before approaching Upper Zohar. Here the road merges with another track coming from the Dead Sea through the fort at Mezad Zohar, which lies to the southeast, before heading west to the northern Negev. Like these and other similar forts, it stands at a point where anyone using the road is obliged by the topography to pass close by.</p><br>
<p>Harper had chosen to excavate Upper Zohar because of its potential to contribute to the debate about the nature and date of the Roman Limes in Palestine. Mordechai Gichon had written extensively about the disposition of the Roman army in Palestine, proposing the existence of defensive belt of fortifications in the northern Negev, known as the Limes Palaestinae, against marauding Saracens. Based on even earlier Judean fortifications, this line of defense was supposedly established by the Flavian emperors and refurbished and expanded by Diocletian. Gichon, therefore, regarded Upper Zohar as a Flavian establishment, part of their line of defense protecting the settled heartland from desert-based raiders.</p><br>
<p>Based on the numismatic and ceramic finds, Harper dated the construction of Upper Zohar only to the late 5th century. The initial occupation had apparently been cleaned out some time in the early 6th century, eventually falling into disuse by the early 7th century, when it was finally abandoned. The absence of a destruction layer and the discovery of the skeleton of a child under the rubble of one of the towers a suggests the cause may have been an earthquake.</p><br>
<p>Archaeologist Thomas S. Parker has suggested that the cessation of military activity at the site in the 6th century may have resulted from the demobilization of the Limitanei, attributed to emperor Justinian by Procopius. The fortlet may have been initially garrisoned by a detachment from one of the units listed in the Notitia Dignitatum, which policed the road. There were, after all, no real Police forces at the time, the activities of which were carried out by the military. Later, these were replaced by some local arrangement, eventually leading to its neglect and eventual abandonment.</p><br>
<p>Jodi Magness and Benjamin Isaac disagree with Parker, noting that Justinians reign may have, in fact, witnessed a surge in military building activity in the region. According to Isaac, however, nothing justifies describing Upper Zohar as any part of a system of defense. Although a structure of this type is assumed to have had a military role, this is not necessarily the case, as is evident by the paucity of military finds. Isaacs criticism of Gichons theories regarding the Roman deployment in southern Palestine is shared by other scholars as well. Magness marks the homogeneity of the ceramic finds at Upper Zohar, the vast majority of which post-date the mid 6th century, as indicative that Upper Zohar was only occupied in the middle of that century. It could not have been part of any system of defence, often attributed to Diocletians military and administrative reforms. Like other forts in the region, Upper Zohar is too small to support any sizeable garrison. These were apparently not intended to provide defense against a strong opponent. Rather, they were police posts and lookouts protecting travelers, pilgrims and trade along the road. These forts are evidence for a concentrated effort on the part of the government to police the local road system. Upper Zohar and other such forts may have been constructed on a local rather than imperial initiative, with the purpose of safeguarding the road. They were likely constructed for economic rather than military reasons.</p><br>
<p>Cambria Freight Station, also known as Christiansburg Depot, is a historic freight station located at Christiansburg, Montgomery County, Virginia. It was built in 1868-1869, and is a wood-framed, one-story, U-shaped structure with a shallow hipped roof and deeply overhanging eaves in the Italianate style. A portion of the center section rises to form a tower-like second-story room, covered with an even shallower hipped roof. A long, one-story freight section extending eastward from the rear. The building also served as a passenger station, until a new passenger station was built nearby on 1906. The building houses a local history museum known as the Cambria Depot Museum.</p><br>
<p>It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. It is located in the Cambria Historic District.</p><br>
<p>The Gayatri River rises in Panchaganga temple in old Mahabaleshwar and is a tributary of the Krishna River in western Maharashtra, India. It rises near Mahableshwar, a famous hill station in the Western Ghats.</p><br>
<p>The river meets the Krishna River, which is one of the three largest rivers in southern India by Karad. The river is small and is slow-flowing.</p><br>
<h2>Geography and history</h2><br>
<p>Mahabaleshwar is the source of five rivers namely Krishna River, Koyna, Venna (Veni), Savitri, and Gayatri. The source is at the Panchaganga temple in old Mahabaleshwar. The legendary source of the river is a spout from the mouth of a statue of a cow in the ancient temple of Mahadev in Old Mahabaleshwar. Legend has it that Krishna is Lord Vishnu himself as a result of a curse on the trimurtis by Savitri. Also, its tributaries Venna and Koyana are said to be Lord Shiva and Lord Brahma themselves. An interesting thing to notice is that 4 other rivers including Gayatri come out from the cow&#39;s mouth apart from Krishna and they all travel some distance before merging into Krishna. The biggest river Krishna River that flows across Maharashtra, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh.</p><br>
<p>Desnœufs Island is an island in Seychelles, lying at the southern edge of the Amirantes group, in the Outer Islands, with a distance of 321 km south of Victoria, Seychelles.</p><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<p>The origin of the name seems to be its French meaning, "one of nine", as it is one of the nine main islands of the Amirantes.</p><br>
<h2>Geography</h2><br>
<p>Desnœufs Island is the southernmost island of the Amirantes chain, is a nearly circular island with a high rim surrounding a central depression (instead of a lagoon). It is up to 5.5 m high. Most of the land is exposed sandstone, after the guano has been exploited in the 20th century. The island has a fringing reef, and the reef flat is narrow. Landing can be extremely difficult, with heavy swells sweeping round the island even during the calmest sea conditions.</p><br>
<h2>Administration</h2><br>
<p>The island belongs to Outer Islands District.</p><br>
<p>Being an island with a small population, there are not any government buildings or services. For many services, people have to go to Victoria, which is a difficult task.</p><br>
<h2>Economics</h2><br>
<p>The occasional villagers of Marie Louise Island used to poach eggs illegally on the island, when The island was a base for the commercial exploitation of seabirds, especially the eggs of the sooty terns (Onychoprion fuscatus). recent years the island was made a reservation, and is visited once a year shortly by IDC members and scientists from Mahe.</p><br>
<p>There are ruins on the island from the time of the poaching.</p><br>
<h2>Flora and fauna</h2><br>
<p>The terrestrial vegetation on the island is limited because of the high number of seabirds. The island is almost treeless and is covered by grasses and other low-growing plants.</p><br>
<p>It has been identified as an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International because it supports a breeding population of 430,000 pairs of sooty terns, and a large number of boobies. Green and hawksbill sea turtles also nest there.</p><br>
<p>The island is also known for its rich fish life.</p><br>
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<p>The Jobs Peak Ranch, near Genoa, Nevada, includes a historic Swiss Chalet style main house built in 1936. It was designed by young architect Russell Mills, perhaps as his first individual major commission, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.</p><br>
<p>It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001; the listing included three contributing buildings and two contributing structures.</p><br>
<p>It was deemed significant for NRHP listing "as a rare, Nevada variant of Swiss Chalet architecture". The NRHP nomination asserts the buildings and structures of the ranch "epitomize the coalescence of Swiss Chalet architectural styling and the Arts and Crafts Movement, most likely inspired by the work of northern California&#39;s First Bay Tradition architects."</p><br>
<p>The Gantz Homestead, also called the Gantz Farm House, in Grove City, Franklin County, Ohio, United States, was built in around 1832. It was listed on the USA National Register of Historic Places in 1979.</p><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<p>Adam Johan Gantz was born in Washington County, Pennsylvania on May 10, 1805 to Andrew and Margaret (Harn) Gantz. In 1817, Andrew bought 200 acres of land in Franklin County, Ohio at what is now the southwest corner of Hoover and Home roads.</p><br>
<p>Adam married 16-year-old Catherine Pennix whose family was also from Washington County, Penn. on September 30, 1830. Two years later, he bought 100 acres of land and other property across Hoover Road and built the brick farm house. Today, the area is known as Gantz Park.</p><br>
<p>The Gantz family lived in the house until the land around it was donated to Grove City as a park in 1973. The last Gantz family member to own the property was Blodwen Jones Gantz, widow of William B. Gantz, Adam&#39;s grandson. Blodwen Circle on the south edge of the park is named for her.</p><br>
<h2>Materials</h2><br>
<p>The farm house was made with materials found on the farm land. Clay was dug, mixed and cast into bricks, dried in the sun, and burned/baked in a "scove kiln." A tree was cut and turned into the center beam to hold the floor joists on the first floor. Lime and animal hair was used to create plaster.</p><br>
<p>The A.G. Grant Homestead in Grove City, Franklin County, Ohio, United States, was built in around 1840. It was listed on the USA National Register of Historic Places in 1998.</p><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<p>Adam Gabriel Grant was one of the most influential residents of the Grove City area. He helped develop the interurban train system, bought the first bicycle and made Grove City&#39;s first long distance call. He is seen in several photos with his signature bowling hat.</p><br>
<p>Prior to 1840, a log cabin existed on the property. This farm house built was built with clay found on the land and still stands on the end of Park Street on what is now Haughn Road. The last decedent of the family, Ruth V. Jividen, died on April 14, 2014 at the age of 98.</p><br>
<h2>Current Status</h2><br>
<p>The Government of Grove City purchased the home for the creation of a museum. It would cost about $1 million over 10 years to transform the property into a history museum.</p><br>
<p>Old Christiansburg Industrial Institute is a historic African American trade school complex located at Christiansburg, Montgomery County, Virginia. The complex includes the Hill School , the Schaeffer Memorial Baptist Church , and the Primary Annex . The Hill School is a 2 1/2 story, cruciform-plan, gable-roof structure set on a low stone foundation. Although the building is stylistically in the Italianate mode, the windows suggest a Queen Anne Revival inspiration. The Schaeffer Memorial Baptist Church is a Victorian Gothic brick church building with a gable-roof and projecting southeast corner tower. Connected to the church by a covered passageway is a wood-frame, tent-roof octagon, known as the Primary Annex. A later building associated with the Christiansburg Industrial Institute is the separately listed Edgar A. Long Building built in 1927.</p><br>
<p>It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.</p><br>
<p>Piedmont Camp Meeting Grounds Historic District is a national historic district located at Piedmont, Montgomery County, Virginia. The district encompasses 22 contributing buildings associated with a seasonal religious campground. The district includes a large, rustic tabernacle , a group of</p><br>
<p>small frame cabins, a dining hall in a former church building (c. 1910), the concrete block Piedmont Pentecostal Holiness Church (1936, 1957), and the nave-plan Piedmont Methodist Church (c. 1873), the district&#39;s oldest building. The tabernacle is the principal structure in the campground, and is an aisled gable roofed frame structure open on three sides and supported by untrimmed logs. The Piedmont Methodist Church is the church from which the Piedmont Pentecostal Holiness group broke away.</p><br>
<p>It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.</p><br>
<p>South Franklin Street Historic District is a national historic district located at Christiansburg, Montgomery County, Virginia. The district encompasses 26 contributing buildings in the town of Christiansburg. It includes principally single family brick and frame dwellings dated to the late-19th and early-20th centuries. They are reflective of a variety of popular architectural styles, in including Colonial Revival, Bungalow / American Craftsman, and Greek Revival. A notable dwelling is the 1919 Rice House, known as "The Huts." It consists of one large  circular conically-roofed section and three smaller</p><br>
<p>(15 feet in diameter) circular units clustered to the north, east, and southeast.</p><br>
<p>It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.</p><br>
<p>East Main Street Historic District is a national historic district located at Christiansburg, Montgomery County, Virginia. The district encompasses 45 contributing buildings and 1 contributing site in the town of Christiansburg. It includes principally single family brick and frame dwellings dated to the late-19th and early-20th centuries. They are reflective of a variety of popular architectural styles, in including Colonial Revival and Queen Anne. It also includes two early 19th century log houses, St. Thomas Episcopal Church, the much altered Christiansburg Municipal Building, the early 20th century former Christiansburg High School buildings, and an elementary school.</p><br>
<p>It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.</p><br>
<p>Historic Downtown Christiansburg VA Main Street - The Oaks.jpgThe Oaks at 400 East Main Street</p><br>
<p>Historic Downtown Christiansburg VA Main Street.jpg398 East Main Street</p><br>
<p>Historic Main Street, Christiansburg VA.jpg300 East Main Street</p><br>
<p>Historic Downtown Christiansburg 305 EMain.jpgInn The Park at 305 East Main Street</p><br>
<p>Cambria Historic District is a national historic district located at Christiansburg, Montgomery County, Virginia. The district encompasses 34 contributing buildings in the town of Christiansburg. It includes a variety of commercial, residential, and institutional buildings related to Cambria&#39;s historical role as the "port" for the nearby town of Christiansburg. The residences are reflective of a variety of popular architectural styles, in including Colonial Revival and Queen Anne. Notable buildings include the Surface-Lee Block, Dew Drop Inn, Epperly Pontiac dealership, Cambria Hardware Company Building, Palmer Store, Lee House, Cambria Baptist Church , and the New Christiansburg Depot . The Cambria Freight Station is located in the district and listed separately.</p><br>
<p>It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.</p><br>
<p>The Frey Ranch, at 1140 W. Peckham Ln. near Reno, Nevada, dates from 1870, when a 240 acre ranch was founded. A 1 acre site of its main house, including Late Victorian architecture, survives. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999; the listing included three contributing buildings.</p><br>
<p>The three historic buildings are the main ranchhouse (begun c.1870-1875), a cookhouse/bunkhouse, and a</p><br>
<p>creamery/meathouse. The property was deemed significant "for its association with the development of agriculture and irrigation in the Truckee Meadows during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, and for its role in Reno&#39;s famous divorce trade during the 1920s and 1930s." It also is important for having served the Comstock Lode area with agricultural products.</p><br>
<p>In 1999 the site was located in an unincorporated area of Washoe County near Reno.</p><br>
<p>North Fork Valley Rural Historic District is a national historic district located near Blacksburg, Montgomery County, Virginia. The district encompasses 125 contributing buildings, 5 contributing sites, and 18 contributing structures. It consists of a significant rural landscape and an important collection of domestic and agricultural buildings, reflecting important agricultural practices in the region from 1745-1940. It includes domestic and agricultural buildings, a historic archaeological site, as well as an early-20th century school, two late-19th century churches, and five mid- to late-19th century industrial resources including three standing mills, a tanyard site, and a brick kiln site.</p><br>
<p>It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.</p><br>
<p>Blacksburg Historic District is a national historic district located at Blacksburg, Montgomery County, Virginia. The district encompasses 137 contributing buildings and 2 contributing sites in the central business district and surrounding residential areas of the town of Blacksburg. The district includes commercial, residential, and institutional buildings in a variety of popular architectural styles including Greek Revival, Gothic Revival, and Colonial Revival. Notable buildings include the Johnson House , Blacksburg Presbyterian Church #1 , Smith-Montgomery House , Croy House, Spout Spring House, Deyerles Store , W. B. Conway Building, Presbyterian manse , Sheriff Camper House , Christ Episcopal Church , African Methodist Episcopal Church of Blacksburg, Blacksburg Presbyterian Church , Blacksburg Methodist Church , St. Marys Catholic Church, Hunters Lodge Masonic Building , Martin-Logan Store , Lyric Theater , and Elletts Drug Store .</p><br>
<p>It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.</p><br>
<p>BLACKSBURG HISTORIC DISTRICT, MONTGOMERY CTY, VA.jpgChrist Episcopal Church</p><br>
<p>Yellow Sulphur Springs is a historic resort complex located near Christiansburg, Montgomery County, Virginia. The complex includes the main building; proprietor&#39;s cottage ; three rows of cottages formerly denominated the Petersburg, Memphis, and Spring Hill rows; a carriage house; and the site of a man-made lake and 19th century bowling alley. Though established in the 1700s, the original section of the current main building was built about 1810, and expanded in 1840. The inn in mentioned in local records as far back as the late 1700s, before nearby Blacksburg, Virginia was established. It is a two-story, eight bay frame hotel building set upon a full basement. The building features a two-story portico with square Roman Doric piers stretches the length of the weatherboarded structure. The cold mineral spring water on the property is rich in mineral and doctors prescribed it to their patients.</p><br>
<p>The Springs has had various owners over the centuries. The first buildings were constructed by Charles Taylor. RIdgeway Holt owned and operated the resort for over 20 years following the Civil War and into the 20th century. During the 1920s Yellow Sulphur Springs was owned and operated by a consortium of local African American businessmen. During the Great Depression the property was leased to the state of Virginia who housed and trained itinerant workers there.</p><br>
<p>The property is currently owned by Bernard Ross and Victoria Taylor.</p><br>
<p>It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.</p><br>
<p>Kentland Farm Historic and Archeological District is a historic home, archaeological site, and national historic district located near Blacksburg, Montgomery County, Virginia. The district encompasses a complex of 19th century agricultural outbuildings associated with a Federal and Greek Revival style brick dwelling built 1834–1835. Located in the district are significant archaeological resources that include a complex of Late Woodland village or camp sites.</p><br>
<h2>Native American Occupation</h2><br>
<p>There is archeological evidence of a Late Woodland Period occupation on the site. "An archeological survey, conducted in 1991, confirmed that there is at least one extensive Late Woodland Period (AD 800-1600) prehistoric Indian village located on the farm. The investigation resulted in the recovery of hundreds of artifacts including weapons, stone tools and lithic debris from tool manufacture, fragments of aboriginal clay pottery, fire-cracked rocks from hearths or fireplaces, and other pieces. There is also evidence of Native American Shawnee habitation and migration in the late 1700s through Kentland Farm, Toms Creek, Virginia, and the New River (Kanawha River)."</p><br>
<h2>Kent Family</h2><br>
<p>James Randal KentKern, John. 1996. "Kentland Farm, a New River Plantation". Journal of the Roanoke Valley Historical Society. 13, no. 2: 45-52. Abstract: Owners and/or occupants of Kentland Farm include John Buchanan, Abram Trigg, Gordon Cloyd, Thomas Cloyd, David Cloyd, James Randall Kent, Mary Cloyd Kent, Margaret Kent Cowan, John T. Cowan, James Randal Kent Cowan, Maude Battle Cowan, Francis Bell, and Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Short biographical sketches are included.</p><br>
<p>Kentland Farm was previously known as Buchanan&#39;s Bottom, The property also included Cowans Mill. acquired the farm in the early 1800s. According to the USA Census just prior to the Civil War, Kent produced corn, wheat, wool, butter, hay, clover seed, oats, flax seed, plus horses, cattle, sheep and swine, and owned 123 slaves. His property holdings were twice as valuable as the next wealthiest landowner in Montgomery County.</p><br>
<p>James Kent also owned the largest number of slaves in the region. Before the Civil War, along with his daughter who owned another farm across the river, they owned 250 slaves in 1860.</p><br>
<h3>Farm Buildings</h3><br>
<p>The site today still maintains several buildings from the Kent family farm period. This includes the antebellum brick manor house, and other buildings including a mill, numerous early farm buildings, garden areas, an antebellum cemetery for the Kent family and for the slave community.</p><br>
<p>Many of the farm buildings "were constructed in the 1950s and have been retrofitted over and over again. Some have been abandoned, like two old concrete block silos that still stand on the site." Other buildings are more recently constructed, from the 1980s to the present. Some of the old barns held unexpected finds, such as an old apple cider press and early chain saws, now refurbished and used by the students.</p><br>
<p>The house is considered modest today, but was built of brick to keep it cool during the summers. German stonemasons mined limestone from Brush Mountain, while slaves mined clay from nearby pits and made the bricks for the home and the six-sided smokehouse. "Other, long forgotten artisans worked on the house’s interior, including a perfectly preserved and ornately carved wooden handrail on the main staircase."</p><br>
<p>The manor house was built in 1834-35 as a two-story, five-bay, Flemish bond brick I house, extended two story ell, stone foundation, metal-sheathed gable roof, Federal and Greek revival interior and exterior detailing, and adjacent cistern, two-story kitchen, and hexagonal brick meat house (Patricia Givens Johnson, 1995).</p><br>
<h2>Virginia Tech</h2><br>
<p>Virginia Tech acquired the Kentland Farm along with over 3,200 acres, on December 31, 1986. The farm was purchased for the support of teaching, research, and extension programs in the Virginia Tech College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.</p><br>
<p>There has been some discussion about the preservation and demonstration of African American habitation on the site. This includes the location and preservation of slave cemeteries, cabins and other evidence of their use of the land.</p><br>
<p>"Virginia Tech’s “Hokie milk” will remain local, but its source will move off campus later this spring.</p><br>
<p>The school’s 500-head dairy herd and production facility will be relocated to the university’s Kentland Farm in Montgomery County as soon as construction is completed on a new $14 million dairy center now underway there, department head Mike Akers said."</p><br>
<p>Other projects include improving soil characteristics on the farm.</p><br>
<h2>National Register of Historic Places</h2><br>
<p>It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991, with a boundary increase in 2006.</p><br>
<p>Dino is the larger of the two small islands in the Tyrrhenian Sea, off the coast of Calabria. The island is situated off Cape Arena, near to Praia a Mare. The name of the island either derives from Italian aedina, a temple, or Greek dino, a vortex or storm.</p><br>
<h2>Geography</h2><br>
<p>The island covers an area of 50 hectare and has a maximum altitude of 100 m. The north of the island is dominated by steep limestone cliffs over 80 m high. Water erosion has given rise to many caves, including Monaco, Sardine, Cascate and Leone. The largest cave is Grotta Azzura (the Blue Grotto), while Grotta Gargiulo is almost completely submerged and reaches to 18 m below sea level.</p><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<p>The island was frequented by Muslim vessels in the course of their military expeditions to Italy in the ninth, tenth and eleventh centuries. In the summer of 1600, the shoreline was stormed by the Turks, led by Amurat Rays. Citizens from Aieta on the island, led by Francesco Vitigno, resisted the attack until they were all captured and killed. In 1806 the island became the base of operations of the English fleet under Admiral Sidney Smith, who tried to oppose the penetration of Napoleon&#39;s army in Calabria.</p><br>
<p>Joachim Murat eliminated feudalism on the island in 1812. The island was handed over from the Marquis of Aieta to the City of Aieta. Later the island passed to the Bourbons.</p><br>
<p>On 25 December 1917, off the coast of the island, the submarine UB-49 commanded by Hans von Mellenthin of the Austro-Hungarian Navy sank the British steamer Umballa carrying barley. The ship, launched in 1898 and owned by the British India Steam Navigation Company Ltd, had sailed from Karachi, had stopped in Syracuse, and was heading for Naples. The ship&#39;s bell was donated to the church of the Madonna della Grotta and renamed Santa Maria della Vittoria.</p><br>
<p>In 1928 the island became the autonomous property of the municipality of Praia a Mare. In 1956 the island was given a concession for 99 years and in 1962 was sold for 50 million lira to Gianni Agnelli with the aim of developing the island for elite international tourists. Development included the construction of a new 1,700 m road from the wharf inland, new housing and other facilities. On 13 June 2014, a court annulled the contract.</p><br>
<h2>Fauna and flora</h2><br>
<p>Vegetation is Mediterranean, with some rare plants in the inaccessible cliffs to the north and northwest such as the Mediterranean dwarf palm (Chamaerops humilis), the rock carnation (Dianthus rupicola), and the endemic palinuro primula (Primula palinuri) found in colonies on limestone facing north and northeast. Dino has a larger population of the primula than the rest of the Tyrrhenian coast, probably because the areas of its flourishing on Dino are accessible with difficulty and therefore have been little disturbed by humans. On Dino, groups of primula are seen that have abandoned their normal cave habitats and have pushed between the herbaceous vegetation, even finding niches under oak trees. Individuals and small groups of the plant are also seen on the beach and clinging to the rock faces of cliffs on the mainland opposite the island. The primula palinuri is included in the IUCN list of endangered species. Due to the presence of primula, and other endemic species, the island was designated a Site of Community Interest (SCI) in 2011. A nature reserve is being established on the island.</p><br>
<p>Dino fauna includes many species of migratory birds, gulls which nest on steep cliffs and some birds of prey. There are also small rodents and several species of reptiles. Much more varied is the underwater ecosystem. The rare Scyllarides latus can be found in Grotta Gargiulo and the seas around the island are home to Chromis chromis, moray, octopus and, between 20 - deep, among the Paramuricea clavata over 1 m in height, grouper and amberjack.</p><br>
<p>The Immaculate Conception Church, located at 528 Pyramid Way in Sparks, Nevada, is a brick Roman Catholic church that was built in 1932 to replace an earlier church that was built in 1905 but destroyed by a fire in 1930. It was designed by prolific Nevada architect Frederic J. DeLongchamps  in Mediterranean Revival architecture.</p><br>
<p>It was used as a Catholic church as late as 2004 when construction on a larger building was completed and the parish moved to that location. When the building was photographed in 2014, it was operating under the name "Iglesia Cristiana Monte Sinai".</p><br>
<p>The church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992. The building was deemed significant as the oldest surviving Catholic church in Sparks, as one of the first built in Nevada after the state became a diocese under 1931 decree of Pope Pius XI, and architecturally as a relatively rare use of Mediterranean Revival style in Nevada and "one of the many outstanding works" of DeLongchamps.</p><br>
<p>Its original form is "somewhat obscured" by a 1970 addition of a vestibule and porch on the front, added to provide handicapped access, but the addition was designed to be compatible architecturally.</p><br>
<p>Cerrillos State Forest is one of the 21 state forests in Puerto Rico. It is located in barrio Maragüez, in the municipality of Ponce, and covers 200 cda of valleys and mountains. The forest has several trails, observation areas, several picnic areas, complete with gazeebos and a man-made reservoir, Lake Cerrillos and the Lake Cerrillos dam.</p><br>
<h2>Location</h2><br>
<p>The forest is located at 18.08842 N, 66.58058 W (18&deg;5&prime;18.31&Prime;N latitude, 66&deg;24&prime;50.08&Prime;W longitude), in barrio Maragüez, which is located northeast of the city of Ponce, Puerto Rico. It can be reached via PR-139 Km 3.4. Its elevation varies from 400 to 1,000 feet above sea level.</p><br>
<h2>Recreation</h2><br>
<p>Recreational activities permitted in this forest include fishing, hiking, kayaking, photography, picnicking, scientific research, and bird watching.</p><br>
<p>The William J. Graham House, at 548 California Ave. in Reno, Nevada, United States, is a historic Tudor Revival house that was built in 1928. It was designed by George A. Schastey. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places  in 1983.</p><br>
<p>It was deemed significant primarily for its association with William J. Graham—who had it built and lived there 40 years—who was "a major figure in the history of Nevada</p><br>
<p>gaming, who also was prominent in other colorful aspects of 20th century Nevada history," according to its NRHP nomination. He was a developer of casinos and a redlight district, a bootlegger, and a fight promoter—including of the 1931 Baer-Uzcudun fight.</p><br>
<p>The house is also notable for its well-preserved craftsmanship.</p><br>
<p>Rovdefjorden is a fjord  in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The fjord runs through the municipalities of Sande, Herøy, Vanylven, Volda, Ørsta, and a tiny part of Ulstein. The eastern end of the fjord connects with the Vartdalsfjorden and Voldsfjorden and the western end of the fjord connects with the Hallefjorden. The Syvdsfjorden branches off the Rovdefjorden to the south. The fjord is bounded by the mainland to the south and the island of Gurskøya to the north.</p><br>
<p>The 15 km long fjord is about 2 to 3 km wide, and it reaches a maximum depth of 501 m below sea level, near the mouth of the Voldsfjorden.</p><br>
<p>The area around the Rovdefjorden was once part of the municipality of Rovde from 1905 until 1964. The area south of the Rovdefjorden is called Rovdestranda. There are a few villages along the fjord, the largest of which is Rovdane, on the south shore in Vanylven Municipality.</p><br>
<p>The Bardwell Illinois Central Railroad Station was a historic train station at the city of Bardwell in the far western part of the USA state of Kentucky. Constructed in the late nineteenth century along the railroad&#39;s main line, it was the center of life for local residents and served as a significant maintenance site for the railroad. As a simple functional structure, the depot qualified for designation as a historic site in 1976, but it no longer stands.</p><br>
<h2>Structural history</h2><br>
<p>When the Illinois Central Railroad reached Bardwell in the 1870s, its first "station" was a camp car temporarily placed along the tracks. A standing structure was soon built in the middle of the decade. During its existence, the first permanent building was the center of the community; when the General Assembly incorporated Bardwell as a city in the late 1870s, its boundaries were defined as being a circle with a radius of 0.5 mi centered on the depot. This first permanent station remained until 1890, when a team of carpenters employed by the railroad erected a replacement building. Like its predecessor, the second permanent station sat at the heart of the city; Bardwell is platted with its streets parallel to the railroad line, and the depots location places it in the heart of the small commercial district. By this time, the station was a key location for the railroad as well as for the community; as early as 1885, Bardwell was deemed one of the regions premier Illinois Central stations, and it had become the center of a very extensive grain and livestock trade. Services such as a water stop were placed at Bardwell, for it lay on the main line between Chicago and New Orleans; the railroad&#39;s grand Ohio River bridge at Cairo is just a short distance to the north. Locals have long remembered that Purchase native Alben W. Barkley typically began his railroad journeys back to Washington, D.C. while he was the Vice President of the United States.</p><br>
<p>Relations between railroad and residents extended past that of shipper and shipping company: the Illinois Central operated a seed-sales division to serve farmers along its lines, and Bardwell&#39;s station hosted multiple trains that the railroad used to show off the latest agricultural products. The station continued to serve both as seed showroom and transportation hub well into the twentieth century, but by the 1970s the railroad had ceased using the depot.</p><br>
<h2>Architecture</h2><br>
<p>The second Illinois Central depot at Bardwell was typical of small-town railroad stations constructed in the late nineteenth century. Constructed without unnecessary decorations and built in a simple rectangular plan, it featured large doors and windows, a hip roof with wide eaves and simple brackets, and a loading dock with ramps for the freight doors. Exceptions to the simple rectangle were few: they included a signal tower, which was placed after the original construction, and an original bay window that was placed in order to facilitate a better view of trains for railroad employees inside the depot. Its walls were clapboard placed in an unusual manner: horizontal boards were placed midway between the ground and the roof on all sides of the building, but the remainder was covered with vertical boards. Part of the building&#39;s interior space was devoted to storage areas for railroad maintenance vehicles.</p><br>
<h2>Preservation</h2><br>
<p>After the railroad ceased using the depot, local residents proposed its conversion into a library and museum in the 1970s, partly because all other historic Illinois Central stations between Cairo and Fulton, Kentucky had been demolished by 1976. In that year, the depot received recognition far beyond western Kentucky: on June 16, the National Park Service announced that the depot had been listed on the National Register of Historic Places, qualifying both because of its place in local history and as a significant example of vernacular architecture. Despite its historic significance, the depot no longer stands; its site is now an empty lot along the rail line. The depot remains listed on the National Register despite its destruction; it is one of five Carlisle County locations on the Register, along with the Neville-Patterson-Lamkin House near Arlington, the George W. Stone House near Milburn, and the Marshall and Turk Sites, a pair of archaeological sites from the Mississippian culture located near Bardwell.</p><br>
<p>Spring Hill is a historic home located near Providence Forge, New Kent County, Virginia. It was built about 1782, and is a 1 1/2-story, five-bay, gable-roofed, timber-frame Federal style dwelling. It has a center-hall plan. An addition was built in 1947. Also on the property is a contributing smokehouse. It is representative of a typical mid- to late-18th-century farmhouse in the Tidewater area of Virginia.</p><br>
<p>The house was built by Richard Croshaw Graves after the American Revolution. He commanded the New Kent and Charles County militias during the American Revolution (1776–82). After the war, he returned to his plantation, which he called "Indian Fields," and had a new house constructed for his growing family between 1782-84. He died there in 1798. The property passed to his son, Colonel Richard Graves. The Graves family retained possession of Indian Fields until 1863 when it was sold.</p><br>
<p>Local legend has it that Thomas Jefferson spent the eve of his wedding to Martha Wayles Skelton at Indian Fields with his friend Richard C. Graves. The young lawyer was traveling from Williamsburg, where he was attending court sessions, to Marthas family home, "The Forest," located in Charles City County. He began his journey on Christmas Eve, and arrived at "The Forest" shortly after Christmas Day, 1771. He would have spent Christmas en route with the Graves family. Jefferson applied for a marriage license on December 31, 1771 and the couple was married on New Years Day, 1772.</p><br>
<p>It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.</p><br>
<p>The Arendt Jensen House, at 1431 Ezell St. in Gardnerville, Nevada, is a historic foursquare house—in this case termed a "Denver Square" form—that was built in 1910. It was a home of Danish immigrant Arendt Jensen, a merchant who became prominent in Gardnersville.</p><br>
<p>Also known as the Reid Mansion, it includes Colonial Revival-style ornamentation. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989; the listing included two contributing buildings: the second is an accompanying garage.</p><br>
<p>It was deemed significant for being "unique in the town of Gardnerville, Nevada in its scale and architectural sophistication&quot it has been identified to be "one of Gardnervilles most outstanding buildings&#39; in a comprehensive architectural survey of the Carson Valley conducted by the Douglas County Planning Department</p><br>
<p>in 1981."</p><br>
<p>Mont Pilat or the Pilat massif is a mountainous area in the east of the Massif Central of France.</p><br>
<h2>Name</h2><br>
<p>The origin of the name "Pilat" is uncertain.</p><br>
<p>The word may have a Latin origin (Mons Pileatus).</p><br>
<p>Another legend says that the body of Pontius Pilate was buried in the massif.</p><br>
<p>For a long time Mont Pilat designated the main mountain, with the double peaks or crests (crêts) of Perdrix and Oeillon.</p><br>
<p>Modern maps generally designate this area as Les Crêts.</p><br>
<p>However, the Conseil supérieur de laudiovisuel (CSA) continues to use the term Mont Pilat to refer to the television transmitter on the Crêt de lOeillon.</p><br>
<p>The whole mountain range is commonly called Mont Pilat.</p><br>
<p>The Communauté de communes des Monts du Pilat coordinates various administrative and developmental functions for the communes in the massif.</p><br>
<p>The term Pilat is also used to refer to the area that became the Parc naturel régional du Pilat in 1974.</p><br>
<h2>Topography</h2><br>
<p>The Pilat massif is part of the French Massif Central range. It lies in the extreme east of the range looking over the Rhone valley.</p><br>
<p>The overall orientation of the massif is from south-west to north-east, creating a variety of climates.</p><br>
<p>The massif generally rises about 1,000 m above its surroundings.</p><br>
<p>Perdrix (Partridge mountain) rises to 1,431 m above sea level and Pyfara and Panère are 1,390 m high.</p><br>
<p>Pilat is separated from the Monts du Lyonnais to the north by the Saint-Étienne basin, the Gier valley.</p><br>
<p>The Gier rises at La Jasserie on the Perdrix mountain at about 1,300 m.</p><br>
<p>The river runs along the north side of the massif for 40.3 km before joining the Rhone at Givors.</p><br>
<p>The Gier receives the Janon from its left at Saint-Chamond.</p><br>
<p>The Janon from Terrenoire (now part of Saint-Étienne) to Saint-Chamond and then the Gier from Saint-Chamond to Givors create a valley in the coal basin that runs between the Pilat massif and the Riverie chain of the Monts du Lyonnais.</p><br>
<h2>Climate</h2><br>
<p>Pilat has a wide variety of plants, reflecting different climate zones in a relatively small area.</p><br>
<p>The Rhone valley on the south of the massif has a warm Mediterranean climate.</p><br>
<p>Fruit trees and vineyards are cultivated on the south-facing slopes.</p><br>
<p>On the north side there is a cooler continental climate, with conifers, juniper and ferns. There is heavy snow in the winter.</p><br>
<p>On the crests, the altitude, winds and snow prevent the growth of trees. Vegetation includes heath plants such as heather and bilberry.</p><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<p>Flint and pottery found in the municipality of Saint-Genest-Malifaux show that humans were present in pre-historic times.</p><br>
<p>During the Celtic era the Pilat was shared by two Celtic peoples, the Segusiavi and the Allobroges.</p><br>
<p>They gave the region the name Pilat, meaning broad mountain (pi: mountain and lat: broad).</p><br>
<p>The Celts also left many places of worship, arrangements of stones such as those at Château de Belize above Chuyer,</p><br>
<p>the Rock Altar Roisey and La Garde, the sacred precincts of Saint-Sabin and the peak of the Three Teeth,</p><br>
<p>and especially the "Menhir du Flat" near Colombier.</p><br>
<p>In Roman times the water of the river Gier was supplied to Lyon through the aqueduct of the Gier.</p><br>
<p>The water was collected above Saint-Chamond and routed through tunnels, of which there are remains at Chagnon and Saint-Martin-la-Plaine, and aqueducts such as the one at Chaponost. During the Roman era Pilat formed the border between the provinces of Gallia Narbonensis and Gallia Lugdunensis.</p><br>
<p>There are remains of Roman roads in places such as Pélussin and Saint-Régis-du-Coin.</p><br>
<p>On 1 November 1944 a USA Army Douglas C-47 Skytrain crashed due to bad weather carrying five crew members, army nurse lieutenant Aleda E. Lutz and fifteen wounded of whom some were German prisoners. There were no survivors. It took several hours for help to arrive. The crash occurred in the hollow of La Botte not far from La Jasserie, where a monument was raised in 2002 commemorating the accident.</p><br>
<h2>Administration</h2><br>
<p>The Pilat is mostly located in the Loire department southeast of the city of Saint-Étienne and southwest of the cities of Vienne and Givors.</p><br>
<p>The massif is bordered by the departments of Rhône, Isère, Ardèche and Haute-Loire.</p><br>
<p>The communes of the Communauté de communes des Monts du Pilat are Bourg-Argental, Burdignes, Colombier, Graix, Jonzieux, La Versanne, Le Bessat, Marlhes, Planfoy, Saint-Genest-Malifaux, Saint-Julien-Molin-Molette, Saint-Régis-du-Coin, Saint-Romain-les-Atheux, Saint-Sauveur-en-Rue, Tarentaise and Thélis-la-Combe.</p><br>
<h2>Attractions</h2><br>
<p>Sainte-Croix-en-Jarez lies in northern Pilat. Once it was a fortified 13th century monastery, but after the French Revolution it became a village. The high country around the Crêt de la Perdrix and the Crêt de l&#39;Œillon is popular for cross-country skiing in the winter.</p><br>
<p>The region is attractive to motorcyclists, with winding roads leading through bright valleys and deep forests, and with magnificent views of the Alps and the Massif Central.</p><br>
<p>The Saut du Gier waterfall near the head of the Gier is in the Pilat Regional Natural Park.</p><br>
<p>It is a trickle in the summer, but a waterfall in autumn and spring.</p><br>
<p>The Pierre des Trois évêques (Three Bishops&#39; Stone) is in the commune of Saint-Régis-du-Coin.</p><br>
<p>It marked the meeting point of three provinces of Roman Gaul: Lyon, Narbonne and Aquitaine.</p><br>
<p>Under Charlemagne the stone marked the point where Aquitaine, Provence and Burgundy met, and was used as a reference point during the partition of the empire in 843 AD.</p><br>
<p>In the Middle Ages it delineated the Archdioceses of Lyon, Vienna and Puys.</p><br>
<p>The Pierre Saint-Martin (Saint Martin&#39;s Stone) is located near Mont Chaussitre.</p><br>
<p>According to legend, Saint Martin of Tours left his mark here when he moved.</p><br>
<p>Since then, according to local belief, the stone would be able to help young children to walk.</p><br>
<p>Hungars Church, also known as Hungars Parish Church, is a historic Episcopal church located at Bridgetown, Northampton County, Virginia. Since 1828, when an additional church was constructed about nine miles away in Eastville, which is now also one of the oldest churches in Virginia&#39;s Eastern Shore, the parish has had two churches.</p><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<p>Accowmake Shire was one of the eight original shires established by the English colonists, and included what later became Accomac and Northampton counties on the Delmarva Peninsula. The first assigned clergyman was Rev. Francis Bolton. This land was patented (claimed) by Rev. John Cotton, who farmed as well as served as the parishs second rector, from about 1632 to 1645. In that year, vestryman Robert Vaughn died and bequeathed tobacco toward construction of a church which became known as Nussawattocks Church. Northampton County was organized into two parishes divided by Kings Creek in 1642, and in 1663 Accomac Parish was split off from the northern part of Hungars Parish. In 1690, Nassawattocks Parish was merged into Hungars Parish, and Eastville became the seat of Northampton county. Meanwhile, a wooden church was built at what was then called Church Neck by Magothy Bay.</p><br>
<p>In 1653 a wealthy vestryman who had some prior disagreements with Rev. Cotton, Stephen Charlton, gave land for a glebe to support the minister, and may have given additional funds to build a church. When he died two years later, his will provided that the church would receive his estate if his daughters died. Since one was married at 12 years of age and soon died in childbirth, litigation occurred, and again after disestablishment of the Episcopal Church circa 1808. The Glebe of Hungars Parish remained the official residence of the parishs ministers from 1745 until 1850, although it was sold at auction after disestablishment conditioned upon the litigation results; the last rector to live at the glebe was Francis Upton, who served until 1850.</p><br>
<p>In 1679, a contract was entered into for a 40-foot-long wooden church at the Hungars site, although Maj. William Spencer did not give the parish title to the land until 1684. Since 1690, the parish has had the same boundaries as Northampton county; Mr. John Monroe became the minister the following year.</p><br>
<p>The current building is the third parish church of Hungars Parish. It may have been built in 1742, perhaps as a result of a ferry to York and Hampton being located nearby since 1731, and was the second largest in Virginia before the Revolutionary war. A will in 1759 referred to a new church on Hungars Creek. The disestablishment of the Episcopal Church circa 1802 led to the abandonment of both the Magothy and Hungars chapels,which were stripped. Remaining parishioners met at the countys courthouse in Eastville, and the parish preserved the alms basin given the Magothy Bay church by Lt. Gov. Nicholson circa 1690, as well as the 1741 communion silver given Hungars Church by John Custis (father-in-law of Martha Dandridges first husband, she later married George Washington). Hungars Church was resurrected in 1819 as some prosperity returned to the area, but the ferry now had competition, a ferry to Pungoteague, i.e. the part that split off into Accomack Parish. Around the time Hungars parish lost the glebe as rectors residence, Hungars church was reported unsafe. It was renovated in 1851 by a contractor from further up the peninsula in Snow Hill, Maryland and physically shortened (from 92 feet in length, to about 74 feet) as well as having the balcony (seating for non-pew-holders, including slaves) redone.</p><br>
<p>In 1884, the New York, Philadelphia and Norfolk Railroad was built down the Delmarva peninsula to Cape Charles, Virginia, which its wealthy and politically connected developer William Lawrence Scott hired an engineer from Pocomoke City, Maryland to lay out. The railroad, which helped the area economically and may have led to the parish&#39;s greatest prosperity (before World War I), included Eastville Station not hugely far from the existing town, and its terminus was not very far from the historic Hungars Church (although several churches, including Emmanuel Episcopal Church, as well as Presbyterian, Methodist, Baptist and Catholic churches, were soon built within Cape Charles). Hungars parish was able to afford additional renovations to Hungars Church in 1892 (adding the current gallery as well as stove flues), 1922 (oak floor), and then in 1950 and 1955 (lighting, central heat, brick floor in vestibule), 1985 (air conditioning) and 1991–1992 (pulpit, wood renovation). However, ending of both railroad passenger service in 1958 and ferry service about thirty years ago has led to some stagnation, as well as development as tourist attractions.</p><br>
<p>Meanwhile, another church was built at Eastville (current address 16304 Courthouse Rd.) in 1828, which replaced the Magothy church. Christ Church was built on land given by Severn E. Parker of Kendall Grove, although the deed was not recorded in his lifetime, but by his daughter. Bequests and memorials led to the installation of stained glass windows in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and they were renovated in 1992. The baroque pipe organ was donated in 1986. In 1974, Robert S. and Ellen B. Trower donated the adjacent land upon which the parish hall was built. Christ Episcopal Church in Eastville is considered a Virginia Historic Landmark (DHR-ID:214-0040-0055), as well as one of 315 contributing properties in the Eastville Historical District, which achieved both federal and state recognition in 2009. The current rectory (for both churches in the parish) was acquired in 1985, and is about a half mile south of Christ Church, Eastville.</p><br>
<h2>Architecture</h2><br>
<p>According to the historic survey, the building was built between 1742 and 1751, and is a one-story, brick, Colonial structure with four-bay north and south facades, two-bay end walls, and a gable roof with modillioned cornice. The building was shortened in 1851, and the cornice, roof, and floor may date from 1922.</p><br>
<h2>Current status</h2><br>
<p>The parish remains active in the Episcopal Diocese of Southern Virginia. The Hungars Church building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970. Neither church was included in the Cape Charles Historic District in 1991. However, the Eastville Historical District containing Christ Church was added to the National Register in 2009. The Rev. Daniel Lee Crockett currently serves as rector of both Hungars Cure churches; the parish&#39;s administrative offices are next to Christ Church in Eastville.</p><br>
<p>The Drum Mountains or Detroit Mountains are a desert range in Juab and Millard counties of western Utah. They lie within the Basin and Range Province, which is a series of generally north-south trending mountain ranges and valleys  extending from central Utah to eastern California, and from southern Idaho into Sonora, Mexico.</p><br>
<h2>Geology</h2><br>
<p>During the Cambrian period this area was underwater, which produced the marine sediments (limestones and shales) seen today in outcrop. The formations from this time are generally deeper water deposits (ramp-to-basin and outer-shelf).</p><br>
<p>The Drum Mountains are complete (meaning there are no missing gaps in time) and are generally undisturbed. This is the reason why the beginning of the Drumian stage of the geologic time scale was defined here.</p><br>
<p>Waurika Lake is a reservoir in southwestern Oklahoma, near Waurika. It is primarily in Jefferson County, but small parts of it are in Stephens County and Cotton County, Oklahoma. Its primary purposes are to provide flood control, irrigation, water supply, water quality, fish and wildlife, recreation, and other conservation needs of the public. The lake supplies water for the cities of Lawton, Duncan, Comanche, Temple, and Waurika. The wildlife management area comprises about 6,040 acre.</p><br>
<p>Continued operation of the lake water pumping system is being jeopardized by a buildup of silt near the water intake. The extremely hot summers of 2011-2013 have caused excessive evaporation of lake water and unusually high consumption by communities that use the water. Water officials estimated that pumping may have had to cease in April 2015, unless corrective actions could be taken soon, although an extremely rainy storm season in May of that year raised the lake levels to 90.36% capacity.</p><br>
<h2>Description</h2><br>
<p>Waurika Dam is on Beaver Creek, a tributary of the Red River, about 6 mi northwest of Waurika. The lake drainage area is 562 square miles.</p><br>
<p>Construction of Waurika Dam began in 1963, with completion of the project occurring in 1980. The lake is 11 mi long and contains 192,000 acre feet of water at its normal elevation, 951 ft.</p><br>
<p>The surface covers about 10,000 acre and has 80 mi of shoreline.</p><br>
<h2>Environmental issues</h2><br>
<p>Prolonged drought in southwestern Oklahoma during 2011 &ndash; 12 has caused serious harm to the lake. Water conservation steps, including severe restrictions on lawn watering and higher customer fees, have been implemented by the cities who consume the lake water. Evaporation losses have been high, and there are concerns about the increased rate of silting. Drought conditions are also conducive to the formation of harmful algae.</p><br>
<h3>2011 Algae bloom</h3><br>
<p>During August 2011, the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality found high concentrations of blue-green algae in lake water samples and banned human contact with untreated lake water. This algae contains toxins that are very hazardous to humans. In response, the Corps of Engineers shut down the two swimming beaches there. By late December algae concentrations had dropped sufficiently to lift the ban, although the agencies were still discouraging water contact.</p><br>
<h3>2013 Silt accumulation</h3><br>
<p>In June 2013, an Oklahoma Water Resources Board study disclosed that a build-up of clay and dirt had accumulated close to the water pump intake. This was the result of high evaporation rates and high water consumption. The lake received about 4 in of rain in April 2013, but that would only extend the life of the lake about one week.</p><br>
<p>Water officials have called for mandatory 10 percent reductions in the supply to users as one way to extend the life of the system. Dredging the sediment is also being considered. Removing the accumulated material is expected to cost between $2.5 and $6 million. The dredging project could begin in 2014, but funding must be found first.</p><br>
<p>Officials also pointed out that the current low levels of lake water present additional safety hazards for lake users. Low levels are exposing old trees, bridge piers and other obstacles. The water has low visibility and there are a lot of dropoffs in the bottom.</p><br>
<p>The McKinley Park School, at Riverside Drive and Keystone Avenue in Reno, Nevada, USA, is a historic school building that was built in 1909. It includes Mission/Spanish Revival architecture and was designed by George Ferris. Also known as the City of Reno, Recreation Center, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.</p><br>
<p>It is a U-shaped 150 x building with a south-facing courtyard. It is close in design to that of the NRHP-listed Mt. Rose Elementary School; with two more schools that no longer exist these make up a "so-called Spanish Quartet" of four Reno schools built with the same Mission Revival style during 1909-12, when Reno was rapidly growing.</p><br>
<p>In 1985, the building was used by the City of Reno for offices for its recreation program.</p><br>
<p>With this motto, “The measure of the worth of an organization to its community, is bound in its ability to embrace opportunities for service” the Twentieth Century Club  had its beginning in 1894. Mrs. Walter McNab Miller served as President for an original group of 84 women. The Club’s name was chosen to reflect a look forward to the future and the beginning of the new century.</p><br>
<p>In 1894, Club members started a circulating library, and in 1898 a scholarship to the University of Nevada was funded. In 1901, members of the Twentieth Century Club participated in founding the Kindergarten Association and urged the Legislature to establish public kindergartens throughout the state. During the war years, many hours were devoted to the home-front war effort.</p><br>
<p>In 1925 a Clubhouse was built on First Street on the river. Through the years the Clubhouse was the pride of its members. Much social life of Reno revolved around the facilities of this Clubhouse – weddings, luncheons, dinner dances, and civic meetings.</p><br>
<p>In 1980, the Twentieth Century Club sold the building, and the Club’s Steinway grand piano was donated to the Reno Philharmonic.</p><br>
<p>Since 1986 two scholarships are awarded to female students with an interest in medicine. Currently the scholarships are in the amount of $2500 each. Monetary donations totaling $20,000 are given to local philanthropic organizations each year, and organized philanthropic endeavors are scheduled at Club meetings throughout the year.</p><br>
<p>A monthly luncheon is held September through May featuring a program of music or lecturers.</p><br>
<p>The Twentieth Century Club has entered its third century as the oldest, active women’s club in the state of Nevada.</p><br>
<p>Contact information is as follows:</p><br>
<p>The Twentieth Century Club,</p><br>
<p>P.O. Box 11631,</p><br>
<p>Reno, NV 89510-1631,</p><br>
<p>Peggy Slattery, President,</p><br>
<p>775-544-7052</p><br>
<p>The former Twentieth Century Clubhouse, now known as the 20th Century Building still stands today and is located at 335 W. First St. This building is historic and listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The building was designed by Fred M. Schadler and includes Classical Revival and Prairie School architecture. It was built in 1925.</p><br>
<p>The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.</p><br>
<p>The Lake Mansion in Reno, Nevada, is a historic house that originally stood at the corner of Virginia and California Streets and is now located at 250 Court Street. It was built in 1877 by W.J. Marsh. It includes Late Victorian and Italianate architecture and was a home associated with Myron Lake, one of Reno&#39;s founders, who bought it in 1879.</p><br>
<p>In 1971 the house was moved to the grounds of the Convention Center, on the corner of Kietzke Lane and Virginia Street, and in 2004 it was moved again, to its current location. The house is 36 x and has a hipped roof with a widow&#39;s walk. It was wrapped on three sides by a veranda, which was lost in the move, but which was intended to be replaced.</p><br>
<p>Despite its having been moved, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.</p><br>
<p>The Bank Saloon, at 418 S. Carson St. in Carson City, Nevada, was built in 1899. Also known as Jack&#39;s Bar, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.</p><br>
<p>It was deemed significant as "the representative of a class of establishments</p><br>
<p>that have played a vital role in the social and political atmosphere of Carson City,</p><br>
<p>essentially a small rural community that enjoys the honor of being Nevada&#39;s capitol." It opened August 19, 1899 and is apparently the longest continuously operating bar in Carson City, having served even throughout the 1919-33 Prohibition. Being across from the Nevada State Capitol, it is believed to have has hosted many informal meetings that have affected the course of history in the state.</p><br>
<p>Kalchas , is a village and a community in the municipality of Komotini, in the Rhodope regional unit, East Macedonia and Thrace, Greece. It is located in a flat area, 5 km northeast of Komotini. The community consists of the villages Kalchas, Iampolis, Megali Ada and Mytikas. At the 2011 census, the population was 634 for the village, and 1,160 for the community.</p><br>
<p>The village is crossed by a small stream (known locally by the name Trelocheimarros), tributary of the Vozvozis, that often overflows during the winter causing problems in transportation. In 2011 the Army has placed a military bridge over the stream that improved significantly the transportation. The main occupation of the village residents is the cultivation of tobacco. Just outside the village passes the vertical axis of Egnatia Odos (A2) which leads to the Greek-Bulgarian border. (Komotini - Nymphaea - Makaza - Kardzhali)</p><br>
<p>Cessford is a historic plantation house located at Eastville, Northampton County, Virginia. It was built about 1801, and is a 2 1/2-story, Federal style brick dwelling with a later two-story brick addition. It has a slate covered gable roof and features central pedimented porches on the north and south facades. Also on the property are a contributing smokehouse, quarter kitchen, a utility building, and the original pattern of a garden. During the American Civil War, Brigadier General Henry Hayes Lockwood on July 23, 1862, commandeered the property for his headquarters and remained in residence of the property throughout the war.</p><br>
<p>The house was named after Cessford, in Scotland, the ancestral home of an early settler.</p><br>
<p>It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004. It is located in the Eastville Historical District.</p><br>
<p>Lake Fannie, is a natural freshwater lake on the northeast side of Winter Haven, Florida. This lake has an 802 acre surface area. Much of its shoreline area is swamplike, but the rest of the lake is free of surface vegetation. Lake Idyl is bordered on the north by Polk County Road 544, on part of the east side by a residential area and on most of the rest of its shoreline by woods.</p><br>
<p>The public has access to this lake on its north shore, along County road 544. Also, a public boat ramp, accessed from 544, in on the northeast shore of Lake Fannie. Lake Fannie is part of the north system of the Winter Haven Chain of Lakes. Lake Fannie is connected by canal on its west side to Lake Smart and on its east side to Lake Hamilton (Florida). However, for a number of years the water level in the canals was so low or even nonexistent that Lake Fannie did not connect into the canal system. There are no public swimming areas on this lake&#39;s shore. The Hook and Bullet sebsite says this lake contains gar, channel catfish, blue catfish, warmouth and bluegill.</p><br>
<p>Wli Waterfalls is the highest waterfall in Ghana and West Africa. It has a lower and an upper fall.</p><br>
<h2>Location</h2><br>
<p>Wli Waterfalls is located 20 km from Hohoe in the Volta Region of Ghana.</p><br>
<h2>Natural environment</h2><br>
<h3>Wildlife</h3><br>
<p>A walk through the forest of the Agumatsa wildlife sanctuary offers a chance to see a large colony of fruit bats, butterflies, birds, monkeys and baboons.</p><br>
<h3>Bats</h3><br>
<p>A large colony of bats can be seen clinging to the cliffs and flying in the sky.</p><br>
<h2>Background</h2><br>
<p>The Wli waterfalls is the highest water fall in West Africa The falls is known locally as Agumatsa waterfalls - meaning, "Allow Me to Flow." It is located in the Hohoe municipality of the Volta Region, the land of the Ewe culture. It is approximately 280 kilometers from the capital Accra.</p><br>
<p>The Gaspereau River is a river in Kings County, Nova Scotia, Canada.</p><br>
<p>It has a length of approximately 24 km from its source at Gaspereau Lake on the South Mountain south of Kentville to its mouth at Hortonville on the Minas Basin. The lower portion of the river is tidal for 6.5 km until Melanson and there are extensive tidal marshes in the lower reaches. The upper 16 km runs swiftly over gravel beds, boulders and bedrock, except for several dammed sections which form narrow and deep channels. Damming for Hydroelectric generation has resulted in twelve major lakes being connected to the river creating a watershed of 1,375 square kilometres. A major tributary is the Black River which joins the Gaspeareau at White Rock. The Black River once flowed further north into the Cornwallis River but connected to the Gaspereau through a natural erosion process known as River capture.</p><br>
<h2>Fishery</h2><br>
<p>Although the Gaspereau is a short river, the riverbed habitat and connecting lakes form an important and productive breeding ground for several species of migratory fish including Gaspereau (Alewife), Rainbow Smelt and Atlantic Salmon. Atlantic Tomcod, Atlantic Sturgeon and Striped Bass spawn in the tidal portion of the river.</p><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<p>Acadians from the settlements at Grand-Pre were also attracted to the fish runs of the river in the late 1600s and named it after the Gaspereau fish with the name "Rivière des Gasparots" first appearing in a 1701 census of Acadia.</p><br>
<p>The New England Planters who settled the area after the Expulsion of the Acadians also harvested fish but also cleared the river banks for farming, notably for apple orchards and built saw mills in the upper reaches of the river. Eventually nine sawmills operated on the river system, creating employment through extensive logging of the South Mountain but also disrupting the ecology of the river with dams and sawdust deposits. Beginning in 1910, the sawmills were replaced by a network of hydroelectric dams. Eventually eight dams and five hydroelectric stations were built along the Gaspereau River, diverting some lakes into the Gaspereau which once flowed into the Avon River. Fish ladders were built to allow some fish migration to continue. A longtime tradition of recreational tubing on the Gaspereau, floating down the river on inner tubes, has grown in popularity in recent years to the point of causing traffic and parking concerns.</p><br>
<h2>Communities</h2><br>
<p>Gaspereau (Wallbrook, Melanson, Benjamin Bridge and White Rock)</p><br>
<p>Hortonville</p><br>
<p>Avonport</p><br>
<p>The Carson Brewing Company, at 102 S. Division St. in Carson City, Nevada, was built in 1864. Also known as the Carson City Nevada Appeal Building. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. It was originally a brewery and bar.</p><br>
<p>It is one of Carson City&#39;s "oldest and largest</p><br>
<p>brick buildings remaining from Nevada&#39;s territorial days."</p><br>
<p>It is a two-story brick building that is just one of multiple buildings in a larger original complex; others have lost integrity and are not included in the listing.</p><br>
<p>In 1971, It became an arts center, known as the Brewery Arts Center. One of the groups that helped saved the building was the Nevada Artists Association, which still maintains its gallery at the site.</p><br>
<h2>Beverage production</h2><br>
<p>Carson Brewing company was originally a brewery, bar and lodging house, and has been described as the "West&#39;s first microbrewery". The brewery was located on the bottom floor of the building, and the bar and lodging room was on the second floor. The company originally brewed steam beer, which it purveyed in bottles, barrels and kegs, and changed its operations to produce a lager named "Tahoe Beer" circa 1910. During this time, the company also began producing bottled mineral water sourced from Carson Hot Springs and bottled soft drinks, as well as manufacturing and purveying artificial ice.</p><br>
<p>The William Spence House, at 308 S. Thompson St. in Carson City, Nevada, was built in 1875. It includes Greek Revival architecture. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.</p><br>
<p>It is a two-and-a-half-story, brick building on an 85 x property. It was built by William Mortimer Spence (1822–1920), who was a London-born cabinetmaker and pianowright, who came to the USA in 1860. He lived in the house until his death.</p><br>
<p>It was deemed significant as "an architecturally significant dwelling representative of transitional designs common to Carson City, Nevada, in the last quarter of the nineteenth century" and "also significant for its association with the early residential development of Carson City."</p><br>
<p>The Snoma Finnish Cemetery is a cemetery located about 3.5 miles southeast of Fruitdale, in Butte County, South Dakota, United States. In 1885, a small Finnish community called Snoma was founded nearby, and the residents built the cemetery. It was added to the National Register of Historical Places on November 13, 1985.</p><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<p>In 1885, about 40 Finnish families settled in the area and attempted to farm the land. The town had a hotel, post office, and blacksmith. John Lakson, the town&#39;s interpreter, submitted the name of either "Suomi" or "Suoma," which is Finnish for Finland, to the Post Office Department, but his handwriting was misread.</p><br>
<h2>Geography</h2><br>
<p>The cemetery and town rests in Butte County, South Dakota. It is located about one-half mile south of the Belle Fourche River, one-half mile southeast of Fruitdale, and about 10 miles east of Belle Fourche, South Dakota.</p><br>
<p>Voksa is an island in Sande Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The 1.3 km&sup2; island lies about 2 km east of the island of Kvamsøya, about 1.5 km south of the island of Sandsøya, about 3.3 km west of the larger island of Gurskøya, and about 1.5 km north of the mainland village of Åram in neighboring Vanylven Municipality.</p><br>
<p>The island is fairly flat except for one 52 m high hill along the southern shore. There are a few residents of the island, scattered about several farms on the island. Since 1965, there has been a 2.5 km long road/bridge/causeway connection to the island of Sandsøya (to the north). The residents of Sandsøya must drive to Voksa to reach the only regular ferry connection to the islands. The ferry runs between the islands of Kvamsøya, Voksa, and Gurskøya and also to Åram on the mainland.</p><br>
<p>Lake Trboje , also named Lake Mavčiče  and Lake Kranj , is an artificial lake west of the village of Trboje in the Municipality of Šenčur, northwestern Slovenia. It was created in 1986 as a reservoir for the Mavčiče Hydroelectric Plant by damming the Sava River.</p><br>
<p>The lake, which belongs to the Municipalities of Šenčur, Kranj, and Medvode, covers an area of 1 km&sup2; and is up to 17 m deep. As the lake submerged part of the Zarica Gorge of the Sava, it is surrounded by steep banks, with conglomerate cliffs in the northern part. A number of villages lie at the lake: from the south towards the north, they are Moše, Trboje and Žerjavka on the east side, and Mavčiče, Praše, and Jama on the west side.</p><br>
<p>The lake is renowned by its fauna, which includes numerous fish (particularly carp) and about 140 species of birds. It is a rare and the biggest nesting place of the common merganser in Slovenia. The flora features a number of alpine species, among them the edelweiss. It is a popular place for fishing and boating.</p><br>
<p>The Selun is one of the peaks of the Churfirsten range, located in the Appenzell Alps. It lies between the valley of Toggenburg and Lake Walenstadt in the canton of St. Gallen. The summit is easily accessible by a trail on the northern side.</p><br>
<p>The peak is named for the extended alpine pasture Selunalp to the peak&#39;s north-west, situated above c. 1700 m.</p><br>
<p>in Geographisches Lexikon der Schweiz (1902).</p><br>
<p>Indicated as Vordere Selunalp and Hintere Selunalp on the Siegfried Map (); note also Selunwald between 1100 and 1500 m, separating Selunalp from the lower Hofstattalp. The name&#39;s etymology is uncertain, possibly from a *sellonem (Latin sella) "saddle".Wilhelm Götzinger, Die romanischen Ortsnamen des Kantons St. Gallen (1891),.</p><br>
<p>Paul Zinsli, Sprachleben der Schweiz: Sprachwissenschaft, Namenforschung, Volkskunde (1963),.</p><br>
<p>Named for Selunalp is Johannes Seluner (c. 1828&ndash;1898) who was found in 1844 as a feral child living in Wildenmannlisloch cave.</p><br>
<p>Fort Supply Lake is in Woodward County, Oklahoma, about 1 mi south of Fort Supply and 12 mi northwest of Woodward. Managed by the USA Army Corps of Engineers, the lake surface covers 1,800 acre. There are about 6,000 acre of public hunting land managed by the Corps of Engineers and the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation adjacent to the lake.</p><br>
<p>The lake was created in 1942 by damming Wolf Creek, although the work actually began in 1938. The primary purposes of the lake are for flood control and conservational storage. Its normal elevation is 2,400 ft. The maximum volume of water is 13,900 acre-feet. The lake has 26 mi of shoreline.</p><br>
<p>Recreational opportunities are readily available. Fishing is allowed and there are three handicap-accessible fishing piers in addition to shore fishing. Popular species include crappie, walleye, white bass, hybrid bass, channel catfish and flathead catfish.</p><br>
<p>The Corps of Engineers and the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation manage the adjacent hunting area. It is open year-round. Bobwhite quail and deer are the most popular species for hunters, but other species hunted include wild turkey, pheasant, dove, waterfowl, squirrel and rabbit.</p><br>
