Take part in the International Carillon Festival in Thomas Rees Memorial Carillon, enjoy the great outdoors at Adams Wildlife Sanctuary, and witness countless Civil War artifacts in the Daughters Of Union Veterans Civil War Museum. Rounding out the list of must-see attractions are Dana-Thomas House...
John Adams: Adams was an American statesman, political theorist, and diplomat. He was the second president of the United States and was very influential in the writing of the Declaration of Independence. His judgment and insights into others were used to pick George Washington as the first ...
Diamond Lake, named after pioneer settler John Diamond, offers anglers the opportunity to catch a variety of fiesty trout species while surrounded by incredible vistas. The lake covers more than 3,000 acres and has generous harvest limits for rainbow trout. The ODFW regularly stock the lake with...
starting with the second president, John Adams — and the ghost of his wife, Abigail Adams, has been seen there, sometimes walking through walls or carrying laundry to
This was true from ancient philosophers, in both the East and West, who understood that "society was to be ruled by the virtuous and wise few," to the nation's founding fathers–Jefferson, Madison, Adams—who believed not in a democracy allowing an equal voice to all but in a republic ...
from Alexander Hamilton to John Adams. By 1810, the mansion had transferred ownership again, this time to the wealthy French couple Stephen and Eliza Jumel. They transformed the house into a comfortable country home decorated with items of the French Empire style. After Stephen's death in 1832...
Thus, according to this tool [44], the cross-sectional study, cohort study and controlled intervention study were assessed using 14-item criteria, while the before-after study with no control group adopted 12-item criteria. Each item in all criteria can be marked as “Yes (Y)”, “No (...
When Kent received word from President Roosevelt that the National Monument had been approved and suggested that the name should be Kent Monument, Kent demurred and requested that it be named after his friend John Muir. Thus Muir Woods National Monument is here for us today. ...
The idea was born when Donna Groves, a field representative of the Ohio Arts Council put a quilt on her barn in Adams County, Ohio. The idea quickly caught on with similar Quilt Barn Tours being developed in many Ohio counties and even in surrounding states. ...
The first residents of the White House were President John Adams and his family. 52. Apostle Islands (WI) Devils Island, Apostle Islands by David Schroeder/Flickr The Apostle Islands is an archipelago of 22 sparsely populated islands, located in Lake Superior, in the northernmost part of Wiscons...