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Post by sandipaws on Sept 9, 2019 9:47:10 GMT -5
Ypsilanti, Michigan
Ypsilanti, Michigan, in Washtenaw county, is 6 miles E of Ann Arbor, Michigan and 29 miles W of Detroit, Michigan. The people of the city are in the Ann Arbor metropolitan area.
Ypsilanti History Gabriel Godfroy, a French-Canadian fur trader, established a trading post in this area in 1809. By 1823, a permanent settlement had been established here by Major Thomas Woodruff. In 1829, Woodruff's Grove became Ypsilanti. The community was named in honor of the Greek war hero, Demetrios Ypsilanti. On February 4, 1858, Ypsilanti was incorporated as a city. Ypsilanti has been home to a number of automobile industries, including the Apex Motors.
Ypsilanti Tower - Completed in 1890
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Post by sandipaws on Sept 11, 2019 20:29:15 GMT -5
Zapata, Texas Zapata is located along State Highway 83, this is the primary trade route between Laredo and the Lower Rio Grande Valley. Zapata's current population is about 12,000, which increases about 30% during the winter.
Hang gliding
More world records in hang gliding have been set from Zapata than any other location in the world. The World Record Encampment has been taking place at the Zapata County Airport since 2000, and the first hang glider flights to break the 308-mile barrier took place there the first year. A distance record of 438 miles was set by Mike Barber in 2002. Three new world records were set in 2005,[12][13] with the current world record, 472 miles, set by Dustin Martin in July, 2012.
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Post by sandipaws on Sept 13, 2019 14:27:14 GMT -5
Arrow Rock, Missouri
Arrow Rock Historic District is a National Historic Landmark District encompassing the village of Arrow Rock, Missouri and the adjacent Arrow Rock State Historic Site.
The Arrow Rock area was where the historic Santa Fe Trail crossed the Missouri River, and was thus a key stopping point during the settlement of the American West. The 260-acre (1.1 km2) historic district was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1963.
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Post by sandipaws on Sept 19, 2019 16:37:13 GMT -5
Bethel, Maine
Talk about a snow day! On February 26, 2008, Bethel, Maine residents erected a towering snow woman, standing 122 feet, 1 inch tall—just a tad shorter than the Statue of Liberty.
Named Olympia, she was made from 13 million pounds of snow and had eyelashes fashioned from skis, lips made from red car tires, and arms formed by two 30-foot spruce trees.
Of course it’s erroneous to call the construction feat the work of a snow day; Olympia actually took a hundred or so volunteers about a month to complete.
So why a snow woman? Because in 1999, the people of Bethel built Angus, King of the Mountain, who stood a then-record-breaking 113 feet, 7 inches.
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Post by sandipaws on Sept 21, 2019 20:01:39 GMT -5
Concrete, Washington
Why the name Concrete? One theory says it is because of the concrete streets, concrete buildings, concrete fountains, concrete rivers, concrete people.
Reality: Concrete was born from the 1909 merger of two towns, Baker and Cement City, both located near the Washington Portland Cement Company. This is poetry.
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Post by mt71tbird on Sept 29, 2019 9:07:24 GMT -5
Desert Hot Springs, California - is named after its many hot springs. Due to the San Andreas Fault bisecting the area, one side is a cold water aquifer, the other has a hot water aquifer. Also there is no sulphur odor.
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Post by sandipaws on Oct 10, 2019 20:29:14 GMT -5
Erie, PAErie is known as the "Flagship City" because of its status as the home port of Oliver Hazard Perry's flagship Niagara. Oliver Hazard Perry was an American naval commander, born in South Kingstown, Rhode Island. The city has also been called the "Gem City" because of the sparkling lake. Over four million people visit Erie during summer months for recreation at Presque Isle State Park, as well as attractions such as an indoor water park, Waldameer Park, and the casino and horse racetrack named for the state park.
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Post by mt71tbird on Oct 13, 2019 2:13:41 GMT -5
Flagstaff, Arizona - At 7,000 feet above sea level it is one of the highest cities in the U.S. - 1,600 feet higher than Denver. It is surrounded by 8 national parks and monuments including Grand Canyon, Meteor Crater and Montezuma Castle Cliff Dwellings.
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Post by sandipaws on Oct 17, 2019 16:43:25 GMT -5
Gaylordsville, Connecticut The early history of Gaylordsville is closely connected to the Gaylord family, early settlers in New England. In 1630 William Gaylord arrived in Dorchester, Massachusetts on the ship "Mary and John"along with his wife and five sons. Gaylordsville is located at geographical coordinates 41° 38′ 47" North, 73° 29′ 5" West (41.646469, -73.484673).
It is located in the northwest corner of New Milford. It is part of the valley known to the Indians as the Wheniuck or Red Plumb Plain.
Historical sites
- Brown's Forge, a blacksmith shop. 1870
- Merwinsville Hotel 1843
- The Little Red Schoolhouse 1740 - 1967. The last operating one-room schoolhouse in Connecticut. Also known as the Gaylord School, it was one of New Milford's primary schools for 227 years.
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Post by sandipaws on Nov 1, 2019 17:24:47 GMT -5
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
1. Harrisburg is the capital city of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in the United States, and the county seat of Dauphin County.
2. With a population of 49,673, it is the tenth-largest city in the Commonwealth.
3. It lies on the east bank of the Susquehanna River, 107 miles west of Philadelphia.
4. The Harrisburg-York-Lebanon, PA Combined Statistical Area is made up of six counties in south central Pennsylvania.
5. As of the 2010 United States Census the CSA had a population total of 1,219,422, and ranked 3rd most populous in the state of Pennsylvania, after Philadelphia and Pittsburgh and 43rd most populous in the United States.
6. Harrisburg played a notable role in American history during the Westward Migration, the American Civil War, and the Industrial Revolution.
7. During part of the 19th century, the building of the Pennsylvania Canal and later the Pennsylvania Railroad allowed Harrisburg to become one of the most industrialized cities in the Northeastern United States.
8. The U.S. Navy ship USS Harrisburg, which served from 1918 to 1919 at the end of World War I, was named in honor of the city.
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Post by sandipaws on Dec 1, 2019 11:57:52 GMT -5
Ithaca, New York
Ithaca is a city in the Finger Lakes region of New York. It is named after the Greek island of Ithaca. Additionally, Ithaca is located 247 miles southeast of Toronto, and 223 miles northwest of New York City. As of 2017, the city's population was approximately 31,006. Namgyal Monastery in Ithaca is the North American seat of Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama.
Things to do in or visit in Ithaca: Explore Ithaca's funky downtown Ithaca Farmers Market Cornell University Cornell Lab of Ornithology Visitor Center Ithaca Waterfalls (from USD 306) Ithaca's Sciencenter Ithaca Festival (first weekend after Memorial Day)
Finger Lake
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Post by chopin on Sept 30, 2020 15:50:03 GMT -5
Jasper ,Alberta, Canada.
It is the commercial center of Jasper National Park, located in the Canadian Rockies within the Athabasca River valley. Jasper House (1813) was first a North West Company, and later Hudson's Bay Company, fur trade outpost on the York Factory Express trade route to what was then called "New Caledonia" (now British Columbia), and Fort Vancouver on the lower Columbia River
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Post by yjsk2100 on Sept 30, 2020 18:34:19 GMT -5
Key Largo, Florida
Just a few minutes' drive but a world away from the mainland, Key Largo has been the setting of movies, the home to abundant wildlife and a favorite destination for scuba diving.
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Post by chopin on Oct 16, 2020 5:32:23 GMT -5
London, ONT, Canada
London is at the confluence of the Thames River, approximately 200 km (120 mi) from both Toronto and Detroit; at the junction of Highway 401 and 402, connecting it to Toronto, Windsor and Sarnia. London and the Thames were named in 1793 by John Graves Simcoe, who proposed the site for the capital city of Upper Canada. Beautiful St. Peter's Cathedral Basilica, seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of London. Via Rail's London terminal is the fourth-busiest passenger terminal in Canada London International Airport (YXU) is the 12th busiest passenger airport in Canada.
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