Turkey, Nevşehir Province, Nevşehir (district), near Göreme
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English:
This church is situated at the entrance of the Göreme Open Air Museum. Graves are to be found in the columned narthex area. The nave is transversally rectangular and barrel vaulted, and has three apses situated on the left, long side of the rectangular nave. The church dates back to the 11th century.
Scenes: on the main apse is a portrait of Jesus, and next to this is a portrait of Mary and baby Jesus. On the north wall is a picture of St. Theodore, while St. George and the dragon are featured on the south wall. The paintings of St. Demetrius and two female saints can also be seen.
Turkish:
Göreme açık hava müzesi’nin girişindedir. Sütunlarla ayrılan nartekste mezar çukurları bulunmaktadır. Nef enine besik tonozlu, dikdörtgen planı ve üç apsislidir. Dikdörtgen nefin sol uzun yüzünde biri büyük, ikisiüçük, üç apsis bulunmaktadır. Kilise 11. yüzyıla tarihlenmektedir.
Sahneleri: ana apsiste İsa portresi, ön yüzünde meryem ve çocuk İsa, kuzey duvarında at üzerinde aziz Theodora, güney duvarında ise yine at üzerinde ejderle savaşan aziz George tasviri, aziz Demetrius ve 2 azize tasviri bulunmaktadır.
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English:This church is situated at the entrance of the Göreme Open Air Museum. Graves are to be found in the columned narthex area. The nave is transversally rectangular and barrel vaulted, and has three apses situated on the left, long side of the rectangular nave. The church dates back to the 11th century.
Scenes: on the main apse is a portrait of Jesus, and next to this is a portrait of Mary and baby Jesus. On the north wall is a picture of St. Theodore, while St. George and the dragon are featured on the south wall. The paintings of St. Demetrius and two female saints can also be seen.
Turkish:
Göreme açık hava müzesi’nin girişindedir. Sütunlarla ayrılan nartekste mezar çukurları bulunmaktadır. Nef enine besik tonozlu, dikdörtgen planı ve üç apsislidir. Dikdörtgen nefin sol uzun yüzünde biri büyük, ikisiüçük, üç apsis bulunmaktadır. Kilise 11. yüzyıla tarihlenmektedir.
Sahneleri: ana apsiste İsa portresi, ön yüzünde meryem ve çocuk İsa, kuzey duvarında at üzerinde aziz Theodora, güney duvarında ise yine at üzerinde ejderle savaşan aziz George tasviri, aziz Demetrius ve 2 azize tasviri bulunmaktadır.
French: To read the French text, click on the marker image to enlarge it.
German: To read the German text, click on the marker image to enlarge it.
(Churches, Etc.) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
The 1886 house and surroundings were an inspiration to this family. Brothers Frank and Eugene became prominent entomologists. Frank’s nationally known conservationist sons, John and Frank, Jr., saved Yellowstone’s grizzlies, popularized falconry, inspired the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, and contributed to National Geographic. Newbery-winning daughter Jean Craighead George wrote nature books Julie of the Wolves and My Side of the Mountain
English:
The M109 series SP howitzer provided artillery support on the battlefield from Vietnam to the Global War on Terror. Introduced in 1963, the M109 retained the same chassis and turret as its predecessor, the M108 105mm SP howitzer, but boasted a 155mm cannon with muzzle break and fume extractor, and rear stabilization spades. 
Raised on a farm in Newville, Pennsylvania, Randall D. Shughart joined the Army after graduating from high school in 1976 and became a member of the elite Special Forces. During the Battle of Mogadishu, Somalia, SFC Shugart and his team leader Gary I. Gordon were providing sniper fire from the lead helicopter to support ground assault operations and covering two helicopter crash sites. When it became apparent that ground forces were not able to secure the area, both Soldiers volunteered to be inserted in to the second crash site, knowing that the crew lay wounded and that a large number of the enemy were approaching. The sniper team fought their way to the crash site, pulled the crew from the crashed helicopter and set up a security perimeter, putting themselves at the most vulnerable spots. Armed only with their sniper rifles and pistols they held off the enemy until their ammunition was depleted. Their action was directly responsible for saving the life of the pilot. For his selfless service that day SFC Shughart was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor. Across the nation SFC Shughart’s service and sacrifice has been honored in different ways. His hometown named the Post Office after him and started a scholarship fund in his honor. The Army named a barracks and urban warfare training site after him and the Navy christened a ship the USNS Randall D. Shughart.
In 1924 author, economist,
philosopher, Ralph Borsodi
and family designed and
began construction of this
homestead, utilizing native
field stone, their own
and semi-skilled labor.
By 1934 they completed
"Dogwoods" and an enclave
of five buildings. Here
they developed the "School
for Living" described in
"Flight from the City,"
Borsodi's acclaimed book
that inspired his Bayard
Lane, Van Houten Fields
developments in Rockland
and other back-to-the-land
communities nationally.
This place became the county seat when Craig County was formed in 1851. The courthouse was built in 1851 and remodeled in 1935. General Averell passed through New Castle in his raid of December, 1863, and General Hunter in June, 1864. The town was incorporated in 1890.
This point marks a spot along the geographical feature known as the Great Eastern Divide. From here water of Sinking Creek flows southwest into the New River. The New River, probably the oldest stream in eastern North America, becomes the Kanawha before joining the Ohio, the Mississippi, and eventually the Gulf of Mexico. From this spot water of Meadow Creek flows northeast to New Castle where it joins Craigs Creek, which in turn flows into the James River and ultimately into the Atlantic Ocean.
Jacob A. Blauvelt and family,
the first of 7 generations of
Blauvelts to live on this farm,
occupied a log structure
nearby early in the 18th century. Jacob's son, Johannes J.
Blauvelt, built the sandstone
south unit of this home, circa
1755. The large central
section was added after the
Revolution, and the frame
north wing ca. 1862. This
396 acre farm extended west
to the Hackensack River.
This Dutch farmhouse on
the northwest corner of
the Tappan Patent contains
late 18th and early 19th
century construction features.
Johannes (1743-1828) was
a charter member of the
Greenbush Church. His son
David (Dauvum) began the
county's first tobacco
business here. Abraham M.
(Gunsmith) Blauvelt repaired
watches and guns here
and rented boats on
Hackensack River in rear.
Blauvelts occupied premises
for 135 years.
This house stands on the
north half of lot No. 42
of the Kakiat Patent bought
from William Bayard by
Peter Perry c. 1773.
The earliest section of the
existing structure was
probably built by his son
Johannes c. 1774. It has been
enlarged and considerably
altered throughout the years.
In 1832 the farm was devised
to Johannes' daughter Mary,
wife of Abraham Horn[,] and
remained in the Horn family
until 1908.
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Miller’s place here was selected as the county seat of Botetourt in 1770. In 1772 the town of Fincastle was established on land donated by Israel Christian and named for Lord Fincastle, eldest son of Governor Lord Dunmore. It was incorporated in 1828. In 1845 it has a population of 700. Present courthouse was erected about 1850.
