TrainWeb.org/nprr - Narragansett Pier RailroadIn the mid-19th Century, a railroad was built from the New Haven Railroad at West Kingston, RI, through the textile-mill towns of Wakefield and Peacedale to Narragansett Bay. This web site depicts the rise and fall of that short line...Read ...
Lion City, located in Zhejiang province in China, is actually submerged underneath Quandao Lake. Built over a 1,000 years ago, the city wasflooded in 1959to create a reservoir for a hydroelectric power plant. Several other towns and villages were also flooded, displacing some 290,00 citizens...
all imply that this branch was active and operational during the construction phase of these pyramids. This waterway would have connected important locations in ancient Egypt, including cities and towns, and therefore, played an important role in the cultural landscape of the region. The eastward mi...
Located in Washington County, Arkansas, the small town of Goshen is considered to be the wealthiest in the state. One of the main reasons for this is likely a high level of education. It is one of the most educated towns in the state, with 48% of the population holding a bachelor's ...
and in the prospect of the ecological transition programme, the paper proposes a Public–Private Partnership approach to the renovation of the depopulated old towns, through a financial tool combining Social Impact Bond features with the financing process at the base of tax credit properties renovation...
In general, the elevation ranges from about 20 to 330 m above sea level (a.s.l.) and is characterized by shallow hills. The highest elevations are located in the south (in the towns Hattingen and Sprockhövel), whereas the lowest elevation is located in the west of the area (in ...
Abandoned Cities, Towns, and Villages 8. Craco, Italy The small hill town in Basilicata (south Italy) came into existence in 540 AD. But the town’s location ultimately became the reason for its downfall. Due to the poor agriculture, the landslide of 1963, the flood of 1972, and the co...
the “sheeple” – if they would act up, we could get movement, but it seems in the USA you only get right-wing sustained action – they can always get press. (Still, we need at least to cultivate some cadres.) Also, is Cantwell’s version of Glass-Steagall in there...
The lack of awareness for timely management of the environment surrounding a metal mine site results in several adverse consequences such as rampant business losses, abandoning the bread-earning mining industry, domestic instability and rise in ghost towns, increased environmental pollution, and indirect...
In a scaled series of experiments, green waste and sewage were disposed of from two nearby towns in a highly acidic north Australian coal pit lake [85]. Water quality measures of pH, acidity, and solute concentrations as total dissolved solids (TDS) all improved over the following two years...