To walk here, to sit on the front steps of a church on the National Register of Historic Places is to feel a sense of gratitude for those who came before us. For those who today recognize the value of sacredness and continue to preserve Valley Grove. Who understand that the spiritual str...
In 1982, as middle-aged women, the main characters in my novel,The Ada Decades,make a once-in-a-lifetime journey to New York City for the Gay Pride March. Ada, the protagonist, has never been more than a three-hour drive from Charlotte, N.C., and the two are not “out” in th...
She still preferred the music of her youth—Johnny Mathis, Patsy Cline. Cam just smiled. In 1982, as middle-aged women, the main characters in my novel, The Ada Decades, make a once-in-a-lifetime journey to New York City for the Gay Pride March. Ada, the protagonist, has never ...
Beautiful canals probably aren't the first thing that comes to your mind when you are thinking of Amsterdam, but Amsterdam actually has more canals than Venice. The first canals were built in the Middle Ages and Amsterdam has four main canals now. Today, you can see the classic buildings, ...
Franklin County Ohio has 50 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 10 places of Statewide significance. Historic Places: American Insurance Union Citadel, Bergstresser Covered Bridge, Berry Brothers Bolt Works, Broad Street Apartmen
Polk County Florida has 50 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 2 places of National significance and 3 places of Statewide significance. Historic Places: Bok Mountain Lake Sanctuary and Singing Tower, Florida Southern College Arc
Examples include the medinas in cities in North Africa and the Middle East. These historic cores date from mediaeval times and represent the heart of Arab civilisation. They typically have fine religious and secular buildings, an ancient pattern of streets and passageways, and attractive communal ...
In the Middle East increased use of firearms in the nineteenth century led to the extinction of lions over most of the region. Lions survived in parts of Mesopotamia and Syria until themiddle of the 19th century. By the late 19th century, they had been eradicated in Turkey. They survived ...
The Old Train Station of Jinan city in Shandong Province, built in 1912, was the biggest train station of Asia that recommended as an interest by the ‘Far East Travel’ published by Federal Republic of Germany after the World War II. In 1992, under continuous public controversy, the ...
(losing its political independence), the Anglican governor assigned to the colony brought back Christmas celebrations. In 1686, when King James II created theDominion of New England, composed of Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New York, and East and West Jersey, ...