Maureen Mengelt Memorial

September 28, 2014, 9:07 am

Wisconsin, Dane County, Sun Prairie

Maureen Mengelt passed away at the age of 52 on Sunday April 7th, 2013. Her quick smile and positive attitude lifted everyone whe met. Her interests were simple but brought out a passion and happiness that inspired others: Family, friends, running, good coffee, attending her children's music programs and sporting events.

Her family has honored her by establishing "The Maureen Mengelt Memorial Fund" to benefit Sun Prairie youth activities. Her husband Kevin says the fund is proof that good truly can come from tragedy.

The city of Sun Prairie recognizes Maureen's selfless acts and compassion, and is inspired by her family's dedication to cultivating good works in our community.

(Notable Persons) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

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Schooner Gallinipper

September 28, 2014, 9:30 am

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Wisconsin, Sheboygan County, Sheboygan

Type: Wooden schooner, two-masted
Built: 1833, Augustus Jones, Black River, Ohio
Sank: July 5, 1851
Length: 95’ Beam: 21’
Cargo: Furs, provisions, passengers, grain, lumber
Depth of Wreckage: 210’

About 17 miles northeast of here lies the Gallinipper, the oldest commercial vessel found in Wisconsin waters of the Great Lakes. Built in 1833, the wooden schooner began her days in the Great Lakes fur trade and finished her career bringing waves of immigrants to the new state of Wisconsin. Despite her age, the historic vessel lies upright and intact on the bottom of Lake Michigan.

She was commissioned by Michael Dousman, an agent of the American Fur Company at Mackinac Island. Originally named for Dousman’s daughter, the Nancy Dousman carried furs from trading posts along Lake Michigan and Lake Superior to Detroit, Cleveland, and Buffalo. She often retu[r]ned westbound with passengers and provisions for Fort Michilimackinac. She later brought supplies to Dousman’s warehouse and store in the frontier village of Milwaukee.

By 1846, she had been wrecked, sunk, raised, and rebuilt. Her length was increased by 26 feet, she was renamed the Gallinipper (a biting fly or mosquito), and she now worked in the booming Lake Michigan lumber trade.

On July 5, 1851, the Gallinipper sailed out of the Milwaukee harbor to pick up a cargo of lumber in Bay de Noque, near Escanaba, Mich. A sudden squall caught her between Sheboygan and Manitowoc. The tiny ship capsized, and her crew was forced to abandon her. All seven crew and two passengers were rescued by the schooner Cleopatra, which happened to be nearby.

(Waterways & Vessels) Includes location, directions, 7 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

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Imperial Theatre

September 28, 2014, 10:51 am

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New Brunswick, Saint John County, Saint John

English
Constructed in 1912-1913 to the designs of Philadelphia architect A.E. Westover, this structure was built by the Keith-Albee chain of New York City and its Canadian subsidiary, the Saint John Amusements Company. Dramatic, musical and vaudeville performances were highlighted in the early years. Theatres of this kind, constructed between 1912 and 1930, were among the grandest built in Canada, and acted as a transition between traditional 19th century theatres and the movie palaces of the 20th century. This building has played a central role in the social and cultural life of the city.

French
Cet édifice fut bâti en 1912-1913 par la firme Keith-Albee, de New York, et sa filiale canadienne, la Saint John Amusements Company, selon les plans de l’architecte A.E. Westover, de Philadelphie. On y présentait au début de pièces de théâtre, des revues musicales et des pentacles de variétés. Les théâtres de ce genre, construits entre 1912 et 1930, comptaient parmi les plus majestueux au Canada et faisaient la transition entre les théâtres traditionnels de XIXᵉ siècle et les grandes salles de cinéma du XXᵉ . Celui-ci fut au coeur de la vie socio-cultuelle de la ville.

(Arts, Letters, Music • Entertainment) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

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First Marine Compound Engine

September 28, 2014, 10:56 am

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New Brunswick, Saint John County, Saint John

English
The first vessel in the world propelled by a compound steam engine was the REINDEER launched for service on the Saint John, in 1845. Both the vessel and engine were designed by Benjamin Tibbets, a native of Queen’s County, New Brunswick. The engine was in service for more than fifty years

French
Le premier navire propulsé par une machine à vapeur compound fut le REINDEER, mis en service sur la rivière Saint-John en 1845. Le bateau et la machine avaient tous deux été conçus par Benjamin Tibbets, originaire du comté de Queen’s (Nouveau-Brunswick). Cette machine a servi pendant plus de cinquante années.

(Waterways & Vessels) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

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St. Croix River

September 28, 2014, 11:18 am

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New Brunswick, Charlotte County, St. Andrews

English
From the Chiputneticook Lakes, the waters of the St. Croix River tumble through rolling Appalachian scenery to one of the most historic estuaries in Canada, at Passamaquoddy Bay. Here, French colonization in North America began in 1604 on St. Croix Island. The river was travelled for millennia by native fishermen and traders and as an international border, British Loyalist and others later crossed these waters to contribute to the founding of Canada. Today, the St. Croix’s scenery, historic communities and traditional recreational fishing and canoeing continue to attract many to the region. For these unique features the New Brunswick side of the St. Croix River has been proclaimed a Canadian Heritage River.

French
Des lacs Chiputneticook, la rivière Sainte-Croix dévale une contrée appalachienne onduleuse jusqu’á un des estuaires les plus charges d’histoire au Canada, à la baie de Passamoquoddy. C’est dans l’ile Sainte Croix, en 1604, que débuta la colonisation française en Amérique du Nord. Pendant des millénaires, des pêcheurs autochtones et des marchands sillonnèrent la Saint-Croix. Puis,, des loyalistes britanniques et d’autres personnes traversèrent cette frontière internationale pour venir contribuer à la fondation du Canada. Ses paysage, ses villages historiques ains que la pêche et le canotage continuent d’attirer beaucoup de gens dans la région. Pour ces caractéristiques unique, la partie néo-brunswickoise de la Sainte-Croix a été désignée Rivière du patrimoine canadien.

(Waterways & Vessels) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

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Centerbeam Place

September 28, 2014, 11:35 am

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New Brunswick, Saint John County, Saint John

This historic city block of attached late-Victorian buildings was designed and constructed immediately after the Great Fire of 1877 that swept away much of Saint John. Prominent architects from Canada and the United States vied for the honour of creating a new business district. During the 20th century this block was neglected, and the structures fell into serious disrepair and decay.

Between 2004 and 2008 Commercial Properties Limited undertook the rehabilitation of this block as a viable business centre. The block’s exterior facades were repaired and restored to their Second Empire glory, while interior divisions were reworked or removed to make space suitable for 21st century business. The design for Centerbeam Place blends heritage features like original brick, original beams and original pressed tin ceilings into contemporary shops and workplaces.

When the work began the 1878 mud brownfield at the rear of the block’s buildings was faced by windowless dark walls. Once the contaminated soil was removed, a charming community plaza, overlooked by Victorian-style windows that flood light into the rear of the complex was created.

This four-year rehabilitation involved many skilled workers from all construction trades and local craftspeople. Daunting physical and technical challenges were met and solved. The guidance of the Heritage Development Officer for the City of Saint John, the direction of Parks Canada’s heritage staff and financial assistance from The Government of Canada’s Commercial Heritage Properties Incentive Fund contributed significantly to the project’s success. John Irving and Peter Milan of Commercial Properties led the project team. Saint John architect Tom Johnson designed the project. Dan Fox of FCC was Onsite Supervisor.

Centerbream Place has been honoured with numerous awards from local, provincial and national organizations.

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The Troop Fleet in the Days of Sail

September 28, 2014, 11:41 am

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New Brunswick, Saint John County, Saint John

This plaque is in commemoration of the firm of Messrs. Troop and son, shipowners in the city of Saint John, New Brunswick, where the business of the firm was carried on during the years 1847-1912.

Founded by Jacob V. Troop, the business was continued by his son, Howard D. Troop, the firm at one time owned the largest fleet of wooden sailing vessels in Canada.

The white-winged craft carrying the famous diamond “T” house flag were renowned for their excellence in design. Beauty and performance in every major port throughout the world during the golden age of sail.

In their day, records of the vessels for swift passage were never excelled.

To lend colour to the fact about these vessels, we need only to look at old photographs, paintings, and drawings, these serve “to visualize the handiwork of long-gone craftsmen, as well as picture a generation that knows them not , the splendid fabrics of wood and canvas, rope and metal, that braved the water wastes, woven the strands of commerce, and helped build a greater empire than has been.”

This building at 162 Prince William Street was erected by Messrs. Troop and Son in 1863, and occupied by the firm until 1912.

(Industry & Commerce • Waterways & Vessels) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

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Spanish–American War Memorial

September 28, 2014, 12:08 pm

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Wisconsin, Fond du Lac County, Fond du Lac

Memorial
to
Those Who Served
in the War
With
Spain
1898 — 1902

(U.S.S. Maine plaque)

In Honor
to
Our Dead

Freedom
Patriotism
Humanity

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Prince William Street - Before and After the 1877 Fire

September 28, 2014, 12:23 pm

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New Brunswick, Saint John County, Saint John

This marker has plaques on both sides.
English
Before the 1877 Fire
The year is 1865, and you are looking across Market Square at the “Imperial Building.” This was the site of the famous “Coffee House” and now the home of Magee Bros., a dry goods store.
Saint John is at the pinnacle of its manufacturing history, “The Golden Age.” The City has reached its peak in shipbuilding and lumber trade and by 1870 Saint John will become one of the most important manufacturing centers in Canada.

Prince William Street is referred to as the “Wall Street of Saint John” boasting banks, commercial houses, public buildings, newspaper officies, small shops and dry goods stores. Construction is ongoing, the new post office on the corner of Prince William Street and Princess Street will be completed by 1876. City Hall will move into the former Bank of New Brunswick building across the street. The bank moved to there newly constructed edifice adjacent to the new Post Office. A short walk down the street in 1864 would take you by many small shops such as Jardine and Co., grocers, J. and A. McMillan, bookkeepers, stationers and printers e.g. (the latter operated in Saint John from 1822 until 2000.)

On the afternoon of Wednesday June 20, 1877, a spark ignited a bundle of hay in Mr. Fairweather’s storehouse, located on the south side of York Point Slip, next to McLaughlin’s boiler shop. A strong northeast wind fanned the spark pushing the fire easily through the crowded York Point district, consuming the buildings on Hare’s Wharf, Smythe Street, Dury Lane, Mill and Dock Streets. The fire raged on and could be seen from as far away as Moncton and Fredericton. After forty hours, the fire abated and the extent of the destruction could be determined: Two thirds of Saint John, including most of its commercial district, was a smoldering mass of charred rubble. Sixteen hundred and twelve buildings were destroyed. Thirteen thousand people were left homeless.

Construction followed quickly along Queen, St. James, Britain, Prince William, Germain, Charlotte, Carmarthen, Duke and Princess Streets. In compliance with new building regulations, brick predominated in reconstruction. Of the forty-four buildings that went up on Prince William Street, thirty-nine were constructed of brick, at a total cost of $600,000, which was the most money spent on re-building any street at the time.

What emerged from this destruction was the homogeneous and elegant brick and stone facade that runs along both sides Prince William Street.

French
Avant le feu de 1877
Nous sommes en 1865 et vous apercevez, de l’autre côté du Market Square, un édifice alors appelé l’«Imperial Building» que abritait la célèbre «Coffee House», où se trouve maintenant le magasin de nouveautés Magee Bros.

Saint John vit son apogée en tant que ville industrielle, surnommée «L’ere de prospérité ». Elle a atteint son sommet en construction navale et en commerce de bois d’oeuvre et est devenue, en 1870, l’un de plus grands centres industriels au Canada.

La rue Prince William, baptisée le «Wall Street de Saint John» est jalonnée de banques, de maisons de commerce, d’immeubles publics, de bureaux de journaux, de petits boutiques et de magasins de nouveautés. La construction bat son plein et l’aménagement du nouveau bureau de poste, à l’angle de rues Prince William et Princess, doit se terminer d’ici 1876. L’Hôtel de ville doit emménager dans l’ancien immeuble de la Banque du Nouveau-Brunswick, de l’autre côté de la rue. La banque ira s’établir dans la nouvel édifice, adjacent au bureau de poste. A quelques pas de lá, en descendant la rue, on trouvait en 1865 de nombreuses petites boutiques comme Jardine and Co., épiciers, J. and A. McMillan , comptables, papetiers, et imprimeurs (en activité à Saint John de 1822 jusqu’en 2000).

Le mercredi 20 juin 1877 en après midi une étincelle mit feu à une botte de foin dans l’entrepôt de M. Fairweather, du côté sud de las cale de York Point, à côté de la chaudronnerie McLaughlin. Un fort vent du nordet attisa le feu qui gagna alors facilement le district très anime de York Point, dévorant sure son passage les bâtiments du quai Hare, de la rue Smythe, de la ruelle Dury et des rues Mill et Dock. L’incendie s’intensifia et on pouvait même l’apercevoir de Moncton et de Fredericton. Le feu se calma après quarante heures et l’on put alors constater l’étendue de dommages : les deux tiers de Saint John, incluant une grand partie de son secteur commercial, n’étaient qu’un amas fumant de décombres carbonises. Mille six cent douze immeubles furent détruits et mille trois cent personnes se retrouvèrent sans foyer.

Les travaux de construction ne tardèrent pas le long des rues Queen, St. James, Britain, Prince William, Germain, Charlot, Carmarthen, Duke et Princess et l’on dut opter pour la brique, conformément au nouveau code du bâtiment. Trente-neuf des quarante-quatre édifices érigés sur la rue Prince William furent construits en briques, au coût total de 600 000 $, la plus forte somme dépensée à l’époque pour la reconstruction d’une rue.

Cette destruction a donné naissance aux facades élégantes et homogènes de brique et de pierre que bordent aujourd'hui les deux côtés de la rue Prince William

English
After the 1877 Fire
Following the Great Fire of 1877, and with extraordinary effort, much of the construction along the Prince William Streetscape was completed in the next four years. The mix of businesses located on Prince William Street followed the pre-fire trend towards commercial, financial, public and administrative, with very few shops - remaining the “Wall Street of Saint John”. Having been built at the same time, following the same building code, and utilizing the mandatory brick or stone, the extant buildings on Prince William Street almost inevitably present a unified street front. While they vary considerably in size and style, the original buildings have a uniformity of scale and detail which hold them together in a visual bond.
Most of the business houses constructed along the street were designed in the Italianate or Second Empire styles with Romanesque and classical elements. Most of these buildings remain intact today, and because they do, Saint John can truthfully claim to have some of the finest surviving examples of 19th century commercial facades in all of Canada. In fact, in 1981 Prince William Street was the first streetscape in the county to be designated by the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada as being of national historic and architectural significance.

For more information as you stroll down historic Prince William Street, pick up the “Three Historic Walking Tours’ brochure at a Visitor Information Centre. Enjoy your step back in time…

French
Après le feu de 1877
Après le Grand incendie de 1877, la majeure partie de la reconstruction du paysage de la rue Prince William put être parachevée quatre ans plus tard, grâce à des efforts extraordinaires. Les diverses entreprises établies sur la rue Prince William suivirent la tendance qui prévalait avant l’incendie, soit une concentration dans les domaines commercial, financier, public et administratif, avec très peu de boutiques, demeurant ainsi le «Wall Street de Saint John». Les edifices que bordent la rue Prince William offrent presque inévitablement une façade unifiée, car ils lurent construits à la même époque, selon un code du bâtiment unique, avec des briques ou des pierres devant obligatoirement s’apparenter. Ces édifices originaux, bien que de tailles et de styles considérablement différents, possèdent une certaine uniformité d’envergure et de details, qui leur confère un lieu visuel.
Le plupart de maisons de commerce construites le long, de la rue empruntèrent un style l’inspiration italienne ou second empire, orne d’elements romanesque et classiques. La plupart d’entre elles demeurent intactes et la ville de Saint John peut donc sans contredit affirmer qu’elle possède des exemples de façades commerciales du 19ᵉ siècle parmi les plus admirables qui subsistent encore au Canada. En fait, la rue Prince William fut de premier paysage de rue au pays à recevoir, en 1981, un désignation de la Commission des lieux et monuments historiques de Canada, reconnaissant son importance nationale tant du point de vue historique qu’architecturale.
Pour obtenir plus de renseignements l'orque vous arpenterez l’historique rue Prince William, procurez-vous le dépliant initiale (?) Three Historic Walking Tours à un centre de renseignements touristiques pour visiteurs.
Nous vous souhaitons une agréable promenade dans le passe.

(Disasters) Includes location, directions, 6 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

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New Brunswick’s First School of Law

September 28, 2014, 12:28 pm

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New Brunswick, Saint John County, Saint John

Established on October 8, 1892 in connection with King’s College, Windsor, N.S., New Brunswick’s first School of Law was located in this building until 1953. The school is now the Faculty of Law of the University of New Brunswick. This plaque was place here October 8, 1991 by the Saint John Law Society to commemorate legal education in New Brunswick.

(Education) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

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Founding of New Brunswick

September 28, 2014, 12:32 pm

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New Brunswick, Saint John County, Saint John

English
The increase of population consequent upon the large influx of Loyalists in 1783 and 1784 convinced the British government of the desirability of creating the Province of New Brunswick. This was done on 16 August 1784. Brigadier General Thomas Carleton, who had provided invaluable service in transplanting the United Empire Loyalists, was chosen as the province’s first governor. He arrived at Saint John on 21 November 1784, and on the following day held his first council and proclaimed Civil Government.

French
L’accroissement de la population à la suite de l’arrivée en masse des Loyalistes en 1783 et 1784 convainquit le gouvernement britannique de l’opportunité de constituer la province du Nouveau-Brunswick, ce qui fut fait le 16 août 1784. Le général Thomas Carleton, qui rendit d’inestimables services lors de l’établissement de Loyalistes, devint la premier gouverneur de la province. Il arriva à Saint-Jean le 21 novembre 1784, convoqua son premier conseil le lendemain et proclama le gouvernement civil.

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Music, Omens, and Destiny

September 28, 2014, 1:12 pm

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Virginia, Rappahannock County, near Washington

After Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee’s stunning victory at Chancellorsville in May 1863, he led the Army of Northern Virginia west to the Shenandoah Valley, then north through central Maryland and across the Mason-Dixon Line into Pennsylvania. Union Gen. George G. Meade, who replaced Gen. Joseph Hooker on June 28, led the Army of the Potomac in pursuit. Confederate cavalry commander Gen. J.E.B. Stuart cut Federal communications and rail lines and captured supplies. The armies collided at Gettysburg on July 1, starting a battle that neither general planned to fight there. • Three days later, the defeated Confederates retreated, crossing the Potomac River into Virginia on July 14.

Virtually all of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia camped in Rappahannock County en route to and from Pennsylvania in the summer of 1863. About half of the troops passed this location. Part of Confederate Gen. Henry Heth’s 7,300-man division of Gen. A.P. Hills corps stopped here on June 18, 1863, two weeks before they initiated the greatest battle ever fought in North America. Heth’s division included units from North Carolina, Virginia, Alabama, and Tennessee. It also had several regimental bands who serenaded the troops both on the march and in camp. From here Heth marched to just south of Chester Gap on June 19, where the division bivouacked amid rattlesnake dens—a bad omen, some thought.

The division arrived west of Gettysburg on June 29. On the morning of July 1, Hill ordered Heth to reconnoiter in force toward Gettysburg. There, he made contact with Union Gen. John Buford’s cavalry. Elements of the Army of the Potomac’s I Corps arrived soon thereafter to reinforce Buford, and a major fight ensued. Despite Lee’s orders not to bring on a major fight, the Battle of Gettysburg was underway. Later that day, a bullet that narrowly missed Heth’s skull knocked him unconscious. Two days later, Heth’s division, under Gen. Johnston Pettigrew, took part in Pickett’s Charge, Lee’s last gasp at Gettysburg. Pettigrew died on July 17 from a wound received on the retreat to Virginia. Heth’s division again passed through Rappahannock County (along present-day Route 729) on July 23 as the Confederate army returned to Culpeper County.

(War, US Civil) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

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Banks’s Grand Review

September 28, 2014, 2:02 pm

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Virginia, Rappahannock County, near Washington

In July and August, 1862, the Union Army of Virginia’s 2nd Corps under Gen. Nathaniel P. Banks camped in and around Little Washington. Col. Charles E.F. Collis’s Zouaves, noted for their French-style red and blue uniforms, served as Banks’s bodyguard. The army’s commander, Gen. John Pope, remained near Washington, D.C., until the end of July but communicated with Banks by U.S. Military Telegraph. Army construction crews strung lines from Warrenton to Little Washington and on to Sperryville.

Banks’s corps conducted lengthy daily drills in the fields directly southeast of here, often in oppressive heat. On July 28, Banks held one of several massive ‘Grand Reviews” of his troops. Banks, whose command Confederate Gen. Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson had thrashed during Jackson’s Shenandoah Valley campaign in May and June, wrote to his wife that this was the first time he had ever given drilling orders to so many men. Banks held another massive review a few days later, in honor of the Army of Virginia’s commander, Gen. John Pope. On August 9, Banks’s men bore the brunt of fighting at the Battle of Cedar Mountain, about 25 miles south of here in Culpeper County.

“Yesterday we had a splendid review of my troops. After the review I drilled them all myself in the evolutions of the line. It was the first time I had ever [done so], and to some 10,000 men, I was astonished I felt I had been doing it all my life and I think the officers were surprised. They all said it could not be done by one man, and I suppose had not seen it. I was delighted but didn’t say a word to anyone about it.” —Gen. Nathaniel P. Banks, letter to his wife, July 29, 1862.

(War, US Civil) Includes location, directions, 6 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

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Gewürz- und Kräutergarten / Spice and Herb Garden

September 28, 2014, 6:08 pm

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Germany, Baden-Württemberg, Tübingen District, Bebenhausen

1987 in Anlehnung an klösterliche Heilkräutergärten des Mittelalters, die von den Mönchen bearbeitet wurden, mit Staudengewächsen, ein- und zweijährigen Pflanzen und Gehölzen angelegt, die in erster Linie zu Heilzwecken genutzt wurden und im 13./14. Jahrhundert bereits bekannt waren.

Das Nebeneinander von Kräutern und Blumen spiegelt die Verwobenheit medizinisch-naturwissenschaftlicher, kultisch-magischer und ästhetischer Vorstellungen. Heilwert, Duft und Schönheit einer Pflanze waren gleichrangig in der Bewertung.
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Established in 1987 in accord with Middle Age monastic medicinal herb gardens, which were created by the monks, with perennials, annual and biennial plants and trees that were used primarily for medicinal purposes and were already known in the 13th-14th centuries. The juxtaposition of herbs and flowers reflects the interconnectedness of medical science with cultic, mystic and aesthetic thought. Medicinal value, fragrance and beauty of a plant were equal in rating.

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Georgia 3d Confederate Cavalry

September 28, 2014, 7:08 pm

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Georgia, Walker County, Chickamauga

C.S.A.
Georgia.
Companies "A," "E," "F."
3d Confederate.
Harrison's Brigade
Wharton's Division.
5:30 P.M. September 20, 1863.

(War, US Civil) Includes location, directions, 7 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

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Klosterküche / Monastery Kitchen

September 28, 2014, 7:53 pm

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Germany, Baden-Württemberg, Tübingen District, Bebenhausen

Mehrfach veränderter, bis ins 13. Jahrhundert zurückreichender Bau. Von der großen Herdstelle nur noch der mächtige Rauchfang erhalten.
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Multiple modifications, reaching back to the 13th century building, from the large hearth to the powerful chimney.

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Banner Elk

September 28, 2014, 8:12 pm

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North Carolina, Avery County, Banner Elk

In 1860 Banner Elk was a small community in the mountains of Watauga County (present-day Avery County). Then called Banner’s Elk, it was named for the local Banner family and the Elk River. During the last years of the Civil War, an organized system of safe houses was operated here for escaped Union prisoners of war and refugees from Confederate conscription. Local residents guided them through Blowing Rock, across Grandfather Mountain, and into Banner Elk, where other guides led them to safety in Kentucky and Tennessee. Daniel Ellis, Harrison Church, and Lewis Banner were among the guides, as were Keith and Malinda Blalock.

Lewis B. Banner, a slave owner, was a Unionist with three sons in the Federal army. He frequently provided food and shelter for escapees while they waited for their guides. Banner’s son Samuel H. Banner, a member of the 5th Ohio Infantry, built this house after his discharge in February 1864. The laurel thicket by the river was known as the Land of Goshen and served as a hiding place for escapees and draft evaders.

In January 1865, a raid on the Confederate Home Guard camp along Cove Creek in Sugar Grove originated in Banner Elk. After capturing Co. B, 11th Battalion North Carolina Home Guard, the Union raiders returned to Banner Elk with a dozen prisoners. They spent the night nearby before sending the prisoners across the lines into Tennessee.

(captions)
(lower left) Samuel H. Banner; Lewis B. Banner
(upper right) Banner Elk, showing the Land of Goshen All photographs courtesy Banner House Museum

Major funding for this project was provided by the North Carolina Department of Transportation through the Transportation Enhancement Program of the Federal Transportation Efficiency Act for the 21st Century.

(War, US Civil) Includes location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

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The Old Mill

September 28, 2014, 8:22 pm

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Wisconsin, Kewaunee County, near Kewaunee

     As you look across the Kewaunee River, it is hard to imagine that a small, thriving community existed on the opposite bank. The center of the community was the imposing flour and gristmill, which drew so many customers from miles around that it operated year round, often 24 hours a day.

     Grist, flour and sawmills were in operation along the Kewaunee River from the mid-1800's until 1936 when the West Kewaunee Mill was dismantled. Mill owners such as Volk, Stransky, Breummer and Seyk made Footbridge well known.

     Around the turn of the last century, the annual sucker run drew thousands of people. Entire families would converge on Footbridge from near and far. On the designated day, the mill dam was closed trapping the suckers on their annual spring spawning run upstream. As the water receded, the riverbed became a sea of suckers.

     People rushed into the river armed with spears, pitchforks, nets or just their bare hands and tossed the fish to family members or friends on the riverbank who gathered them up and put them into burlap bags. Tons of suckers were loaded on wagons to be taken home and pickled or smoked. Sucker Day was over for another year.

(Industry & Commerce • Man-Made Features • Settlements & Settlers • Waterways & Vessels) Includes location, directions, 13 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

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San Patricio de Hibernia

September 28, 2014, 8:29 pm

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Texas, San Patricio County, San Patricio

Founded in 1830 by John McMullen and James McGloin as the seat of their irish colony under an empressario contract dated August 17, 1828 which was fulfilled by the empresarios 1830-1835.

Named in honor of Saint Patrick the Patron Saint of Ireland.

As the frontier outpost of Texas when the revolution began San Patricio 1835-1845 suffered all the miseries of that conflict with no compensating returns. At and near San Patricio, on February 27, 1836 general Jose Urrea's division of Santa Anna's Army surprised and overwhelmed Johnson's Texan party of 35 men, 9 or 10 texans were killed, 6 or 7 escaped and 20 were sent to Matamoros as prisoners. After San Jacinto the town was destroyed and its inhabitants driven away.

In memory of Rev. Henry Doyle, Rev. T.J. Molloy, Wm. O'Docharty, Geo. O'Docharty, Walter Henry, Patrick Henry, John Hart, Michael Haley, Mark Killalea, Wm. Hefferman, Oceola Archer, Lewis Ayers, Catherine Hoye, Owen Gaffney, John Ross, Wm. Pugh early settlers of San Patricio.

John McMullen delegate to the consultation, 1835. John Turner, John White Bower, signers of the Texas Declaration of Independence.

John McGloin, John Fadden, Dennis McGowan, Andrew M. O'Boyle, Geo. Pettuck, Matthew Byrne, Patrick Nevin, Edward Garner, Edward Ryan, Dennis Mahoney, Miles Andross, W.M. Quinn Soldiers in Texas Revolution.

San Patricio has contributed the following distinguished citizens.

Patrick O'Docharty, Susanna O'Docharty, Thomas O'Callaghan, Patrick McGloin, Chris Sullivan, Rose K. Mahoney, John Ryan, Geo. McCowan, Catherine Ryan, James McKeown, Patrick McMurray, Thomas Magowan, Wm. P. Allen, Mary Ann Collins, Hubert Timon, David Odem, John Timon, Andrew Jackson Brown, John Donahue, Mary E. McCloin, Margaret Hart McFall, Patrick Brennan, Margaret Baldeschwiler, John Corrigan, Margaret Q. James, Andrew Gerhardt, Matthew Kivlin, James Grover, Robert Weir, Eliza A. Sullivan, J. Chrys Dougherty, Steve J. Lewis, Joe E. Sullivan, Hugh Touhy, John Dee.

(Churches, Etc. • Settlements & Settlers • War, Texas Independence) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

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The Barnacle

September 28, 2014, 8:45 pm

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Florida, Miami-Dade County, Coconut Grove

The Barnacle is the oldest home in Dade County still standing on its original site. It was built in 1891 by Ralph Middleton Munroe, one of Coconut Grove's most prominent pioneers. He first visited South Florida in 1877 and moved to this area in 1881, due to his wife's illness. She died here later that year. In 1886, Commodore Munroe purchased forty acres of bayfront land, including this five acre site. He built the boathouse in 1887 and lived on the upper floor until the main house was completed. In 1894, he married Miss Jessie Wirth. They had two children, Jessie and Wirth, who were brought up here. This historic site, and the original house with its additions, were donated to the State of Florida by the Munroe family in 1973.

(Settlements & Settlers) Includes location, directions, 11 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

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