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Juan de la Sala

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Por una casa que perteneció a Juan de la Sala, en cuyo patio había una palma muy crecida, esta calle se llamó así: de la Palma. Ciudad de México English translation: Here was a house that belonged to Juan de la Sala, in . . .

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East Avon

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Avon, New York.
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Foundation of York Fountain

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, United Kingdom.
( left tablet ) This Fountain Was Given to the Citizens of York in 1971 by the York Civic Trust ( right tablet ) To Commemorate the 1900th Anniversary of the Foundation of the City by the Romans

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The King’s Manor

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The King’s Manor A house was built on this site c.1270 as a Residence for the Abbot of St. Mary’s Abbey but was substantially rebuilt in the late 15th century. After the Dissolution of the Monasteries in 1539 it became, . . .

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Exhibition Square

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Exhibition Square Created in 1879, it takes its name from the Fine Art and Industrial Exhibition of that year for which the building that now houses the City Art Gallery was erected.

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William Etty R.A.

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Coat of Arms of Charles I

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The Coat of Arms of Charles I The Coat of Arms above the entrance is that of Charles I who stayed in the King’s Manor in 1633 and 1639. His father James I (James VI of Scotland) whose monogram appears on the doorway had . . .

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Bootham

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Bootham From the old West Scandinavian word “Buthum” (1150) – “at the booths” – implying a district of humble or temporary dwellings. Jurisdiction over Bootham was hotly disputed between the City and St. Mary’s Abbey. The . . .

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Charles Allen Tree

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, United Kingdom.
This tree was planted in memory of Charles Allen 1887 — 1972 a distinguished naturalist, who gave great service to the Museum and Gardens

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Cuauhtémoc

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Cuauhtémoc Fue el último tlatoani mexica y su nombre significa “águila que cae”. Se distinguió como dirigente de la resistencia y líder militar. El coraje, el estoicismo y la dignidad del último emperador azteca es un . . .

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John Hubbard Forsyth

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Avon, New York.
John Hubbard Forsyth born August 10, 1797, John farmed this land with his father. After his wife, Deborah, died in 1828, he left his family in New York traveling to Kentucky where he joined a cavalry unit. Later he became . . .

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Old Reed Homestead

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Richmond, New York.
Old Reed Homestead First brick house in town of Richmond. Built 1803 by Philip Reed

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Pitts Mansion

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Richmond, New York.
Pitts Mansion Built 1821 by Gideon Pitts son of Capt. Peter Pitts pioneer settler in 1789

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Pioneer Home

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Richmond, New York.
Nearby is the site of Pioneer Home Capt. Peter Pitts First settler in town of Richmond

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Frost Town

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South Bristol, New York.
Frost Town Town pioneers erected a saw mill here in 1790. By 1880 Jonathan Frost was operating three mills. Town of 200 people and 39 buildings faded with the harvested timber.

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Grimes Glen

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Naples, New York.
Grimes Glen Home of the oldest fossil tree found and mounted by D. Dana Luther, Naples, N.Y. Now in State Education building, Albany, N.Y.

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Woodville

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South Bristol, New York.
Woodville Site of steamboat landing for goods and passengers from 1827 to 1935. Boats Ontario I and II were built here in 1845 and 1867.

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Wilder Cemetery

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South Bristol, New York.
Wilder Cemetery Gamaliel Wilder, South Bristol's founder, is buried here as are veterans of the French and Indian thru the Civil wars. First burial 1801.

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Burning Springs

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Bristol, New York.
Burning Springs Charted on earliest maps of North America after LaSalle's visit August 1669. Caused by escaping natural gas. Once a mystery to visitors.

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1656 Chapel of St. Michael 1656

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East Bloomfield, New York.
Nearby this very spot. Place where most of the Huron captives were brought after the Senecas destroyed and burned their homes in Huronia, 1649. (Midland) Where the chapel of St. Ignace, St. Marie and St. Joseph together with . . .

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