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1. Shillings Mill and Berlin Dam
So named as a tribute to the first settlers' native Germany, Berlin Center carries forward a long-held tradition of Ohio farming and artisanship. From its origins as a wooded river region occupied by American Indians, to its eventual development as an agricultural and milling area, Berlin Center has always preserv...
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So named as a tribute to the first settlers' native Germany, Berlin Center carries forward a long-held tradition of Ohio farming and artisanship. From its origins as a wooded river region occupied by American Indians, to its eventual development as an agricultural and milling area, Berlin Center has always preserved a commitment to rural living and civic pride. Situated at the crossroads of State Routes 224 and 534, Berlin Center owes a great deb...
So named as a tribute to the first settlers' native Germany, Berlin Center carries forward a long-held tradition of Ohio farming and artisanship. From its origins as a wooded river region occupied by American Indians, to its eventual development as an agricultural and milling area, Berlin Center has always preserved a commitment to rural living and civic pride. Situated at the crossroads of State Routes 224 and 534, Berlin Center owes a great debt to advances in the rail and river industries. This eclectic community played host to Presidents Garfield and McKinley, and suffered devastation by both flood and fire. Through it all, fortitude carried the town forward to the residential and recreational center it is today. A five-member committee of the Berlin Center Historical Society, whose families have called the area home for several generations, offer an authentic glimpse of the region as it has evolved over the course of a century. Join the authors for an intimate portrait of the area's development, from the milling industry that formed the foundation of the township, to the 1938 Flood Control Act that re-routed the flow of the Mahoning River, to the schoolchildren who shaped the community as they grew to adulthood.
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American History
Content Type
Book
Date Published / Released
2000
Publisher
Arcadia Publishing
Series
Images of America
Topic / Theme
Dams, Grist mills
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Copyright © 2000 by Berlin Center Historical Society.
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2. Milling Grains
written by Jeffrey W. Allsman and Steve A. Bryant; in Bethalto, Images of America (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing), 19-22
The village of Bethalto is perched upon the edge of the rolling Illinois prairie. Low green hills and picturesque farms frame this attractive community of nearly 10,000 residents. The peaceful setting and relaxed lifestyle make Bethalto an ideal place to raise a family, yet its close proximity to the St. Louis met...
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written by Jeffrey W. Allsman and Steve A. Bryant; in Bethalto, Images of America (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing), 19-22
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The village of Bethalto is perched upon the edge of the rolling Illinois prairie. Low green hills and picturesque farms frame this attractive community of nearly 10,000 residents. The peaceful setting and relaxed lifestyle make Bethalto an ideal place to raise a family, yet its close proximity to the St. Louis metropolitan area makes it impossible to exhaust the tremendous variety of nearby cultural opportunities and entertainment. Bethalto is ho...
The village of Bethalto is perched upon the edge of the rolling Illinois prairie. Low green hills and picturesque farms frame this attractive community of nearly 10,000 residents. The peaceful setting and relaxed lifestyle make Bethalto an ideal place to raise a family, yet its close proximity to the St. Louis metropolitan area makes it impossible to exhaust the tremendous variety of nearby cultural opportunities and entertainment. Bethalto is home to the St. Louis Regional Airport, a beautiful arboretum, an extensive public library, a community senior citizen center, and several parks with walking paths, fishing lakes, children’s playgrounds, pavilions, and ample green space. Additionally, a municipal swimming pool, lighted tennis courts, a skateboard park, a soccer field, a newly remodeled basketball court, and a number of baseball diamonds provide activities for more than 2,000 youths. In Images of America: Bethalto, readers will discover people, businesses, organizations, and events that contributed to the village becoming one of the fastest-growing communities in Madison County.
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American History
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Jeffrey W. Allsman, Steve A. Bryant
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Arcadia Publishing
Series
Images of America
Topic / Theme
Grist mills
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Copyright © 2013 by Jeffrey W. Allsman and Mayor Steve A. Bryant
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1. Bethel
written by Rita J. Sheehan; in Bethel, Images of America (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2009), 9-32
The town of Bethel is located in Sullivan County, 90 miles northwest of New York City. Bethel was established on March 27, 1809, and the first hotel in the county opened in the hamlet of White Lake in 1846. Hundreds of hotels were to follow, from the Arlington to the Woodlawn Villa. During the silver and golden ag...
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written by Rita J. Sheehan; in Bethel, Images of America (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2009), 9-32
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The town of Bethel is located in Sullivan County, 90 miles northwest of New York City. Bethel was established on March 27, 1809, and the first hotel in the county opened in the hamlet of White Lake in 1846. Hundreds of hotels were to follow, from the Arlington to the Woodlawn Villa. During the silver and golden ages, White Lake became fashionable, and many people flocked to the clean water of the lake, fresh mountain air, and grand hotels. The ta...
The town of Bethel is located in Sullivan County, 90 miles northwest of New York City. Bethel was established on March 27, 1809, and the first hotel in the county opened in the hamlet of White Lake in 1846. Hundreds of hotels were to follow, from the Arlington to the Woodlawn Villa. During the silver and golden ages, White Lake became fashionable, and many people flocked to the clean water of the lake, fresh mountain air, and grand hotels. The tanneries, gristmills, and sawmills were prosperous during the 1800s. In 1969, Bethel was the site of the Woodstock Music and Arts Fair that drew nearly 500,000 people to the town. Through vintage images, Bethel recalls this town's vibrant past.
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American History
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Rita J. Sheehan
Date Published / Released
2009
Publisher
Arcadia Publishing
Series
Images of America
Topic / Theme
Commercial buildings, Merchants, Town life, Grist mills, Persons, Buildings, Schools, Clubs and social organizations
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Copyright © 2009 by Rita J. Sheehan
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Images of America, Bonita
in Images of America (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2009), 128 page(s),
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The small rural community of Bonita is nestled in the fertile valley of the Sweetwater River. For over a century, families from nearby San Diego and Chula Vista have built secluded homes on large lots carved from the pioneer ranches that emerged in the 1870s on Rancho de la Nacion. Ulysses S. Grant Jr. and the Mar...
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The small rural community of Bonita is nestled in the fertile valley of the Sweetwater River. For over a century, families from nearby San Diego and Chula Vista have built secluded homes on large lots carved from the pioneer ranches that emerged in the 1870s on Rancho de la Nacion. Ulysses S. Grant Jr. and the Marstons and Allens built homes designed by architects such as Irving Gill and William S. Hebbard. They relished the rural equestrian life...
The small rural community of Bonita is nestled in the fertile valley of the Sweetwater River. For over a century, families from nearby San Diego and Chula Vista have built secluded homes on large lots carved from the pioneer ranches that emerged in the 1870s on Rancho de la Nacion. Ulysses S. Grant Jr. and the Marstons and Allens built homes designed by architects such as Irving Gill and William S. Hebbard. They relished the rural equestrian lifestyle of their valley, and resisted the modernization that began after World War II with highways, shopping centers, and subdivisions.
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American History
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Date Published / Released
2009
Publisher
Arcadia Publishing
Series
Images of America
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Copyright © 2009 by Steven Schoenherr, Mary E. Oswell, and the Bonita Museum and Cultural Center
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2. Mills on the Saugus River
written by Alison C. Simcox and Douglas L. Heath; in Breakheart Reservation, Images of America (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing), 21-30
Comprising over 600 acres of woodlands, wetlands, and hilly terrain, Breakheart Reservation has expansive views that reach south to Boston, north to New Hampshire, and east to the Atlantic Ocean. What began as a parcel of common land awarded to new settlers arriving in Saugus in the early 1700s is today considered...
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written by Alison C. Simcox and Douglas L. Heath; in Breakheart Reservation, Images of America (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing), 21-30
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Comprising over 600 acres of woodlands, wetlands, and hilly terrain, Breakheart Reservation has expansive views that reach south to Boston, north to New Hampshire, and east to the Atlantic Ocean. What began as a parcel of common land awarded to new settlers arriving in Saugus in the early 1700s is today considered a gem in the Massachusetts state park system. In the 1890s, businessman Benjamin Johnson and two friends bought the land to create a p...
Comprising over 600 acres of woodlands, wetlands, and hilly terrain, Breakheart Reservation has expansive views that reach south to Boston, north to New Hampshire, and east to the Atlantic Ocean. What began as a parcel of common land awarded to new settlers arriving in Saugus in the early 1700s is today considered a gem in the Massachusetts state park system. In the 1890s, businessman Benjamin Johnson and two friends bought the land to create a private hunting retreat called Breakheart Hill Forest. The tranquil forest was catapulted into the limelight in 1900 when their caretaker was brutally murdered. Three decades later, Johnson and his partners sold the land to the state. It became a camp for the Depression-era Civilian Conservation Corps and was later transformed into a recreational area.
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American History
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Alison C. Simcox, Douglas L. Heath
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Arcadia Publishing
Series
Images of America
Topic / Theme
Rivers, Public parks, Grist mills
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Copyright © 2013 by Alison C. Simcox and Douglas L. Heath
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1. Farms and Mills
written by Geoffrey K. Fleming; in Bridgehampton, Images of America (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2003), 9-18
Bridgehampton is a fascinating look at one of the prime resort areas on the South Fork of Long Island. The history of Bridgehampton was captured magnificently by studio and itinerant photographers whose work from the mid-1800s to the late 1900s is reflected here. These stunning images show people as they raised ch...
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written by Geoffrey K. Fleming; in Bridgehampton, Images of America (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2003), 9-18
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Bridgehampton is a fascinating look at one of the prime resort areas on the South Fork of Long Island. The history of Bridgehampton was captured magnificently by studio and itinerant photographers whose work from the mid-1800s to the late 1900s is reflected here. These stunning images show people as they raised children, worked on the farm, worshiped, studied, socialized, and played. The faces show expressions of pride, joy, and, occasionally eve...
Bridgehampton is a fascinating look at one of the prime resort areas on the South Fork of Long Island. The history of Bridgehampton was captured magnificently by studio and itinerant photographers whose work from the mid-1800s to the late 1900s is reflected here. These stunning images show people as they raised children, worked on the farm, worshiped, studied, socialized, and played. The faces show expressions of pride, joy, and, occasionally even boredom, providing a realistic portrayal of the past.
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American History
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Author / Creator
Geoffrey K. Fleming
Date Published / Released
2003
Publisher
Arcadia Publishing
Series
Images of America
Topic / Theme
Grist mills, Farms
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Copyright © 2003 by Geoffrey K. Fleming.
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2. Stores and Mills
written by Missy Tipton Green and Paulette Ledbetter; in Cades Cove, Images of America (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2011), 25-32
Cades Cove came into existence in 1821, when William “Fighting Billy” Tipton was granted 1,280 acres of fine fertile land in the first recorded legal land title to Cades Cove following the Calhoun Treaty of 1819. The area was established as the 16th Civil District of Blount County. At its peak in 1900, the cen...
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written by Missy Tipton Green and Paulette Ledbetter; in Cades Cove, Images of America (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2011), 25-32
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Cades Cove came into existence in 1821, when William “Fighting Billy” Tipton was granted 1,280 acres of fine fertile land in the first recorded legal land title to Cades Cove following the Calhoun Treaty of 1819. The area was established as the 16th Civil District of Blount County. At its peak in 1900, the census showed that there were 125 families living in the cove and over 700 individuals. The Cades Cove people were self-sufficient and had...
Cades Cove came into existence in 1821, when William “Fighting Billy” Tipton was granted 1,280 acres of fine fertile land in the first recorded legal land title to Cades Cove following the Calhoun Treaty of 1819. The area was established as the 16th Civil District of Blount County. At its peak in 1900, the census showed that there were 125 families living in the cove and over 700 individuals. The Cades Cove people were self-sufficient and had many conveniences that others did not. Some residents made their own water system, and there were blacksmiths, coffin makers, farmers, storekeepers, postmasters, and many more occupations—there was no need to go out of their beloved cove for anything. In the late 1920s and early 1930s, this land was obtained by the State of Tennessee through eminent domain, and it later became the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
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American History
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Author / Creator
Missy Tipton Green, Paulette Ledbetter
Date Published / Released
2011
Publisher
Arcadia Publishing
Series
Images of America
Topic / Theme
Grist mills, Shops, Valleys
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Copyright © 2011 by Missy Tipton Green and Paulette Ledbetter
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Images of America, California's Whaling Coast
in Images of America (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2014), 128 page(s),
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Yankee whaling, shore whaling, and modern whaling were sometimes occurring simultaneously. Each type of whaling went through periods of discovery, stability, and then a gradual decrease as the products lost their markets or the number of whales began to wane as some species moved toward commercial if not actual ex...
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in Images of America (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2014), 128 page(s),
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Yankee whaling, shore whaling, and modern whaling were sometimes occurring simultaneously. Each type of whaling went through periods of discovery, stability, and then a gradual decrease as the products lost their markets or the number of whales began to wane as some species moved toward commercial if not actual extinction due to over-fishing. Small whaling operations from California, called shore whaling, continued from the 1850s until Secretary...
Yankee whaling, shore whaling, and modern whaling were sometimes occurring simultaneously. Each type of whaling went through periods of discovery, stability, and then a gradual decrease as the products lost their markets or the number of whales began to wane as some species moved toward commercial if not actual extinction due to over-fishing. Small whaling operations from California, called shore whaling, continued from the 1850s until Secretary of Commerce Maurice Stans (1969–1972) whistled down the industry in 1971.
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Field of Study
American History
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Date Published / Released
2014
Publisher
Arcadia Publishing
Series
Images of America
Topic / Theme
Maritime commerce, Whales, Whaling
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Copyright © 2014 by Dale Vinnedge
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6. Volusia, the Lighthouse Keeper, and the Sugar Mill
written by Bob Grenier; in Central Florida's Civil War Veterans, Images of America (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2014), 63-72
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written by Bob Grenier; in Central Florida's Civil War Veterans, Images of America (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2014), 63-72
Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Book
Author / Creator
Bob Grenier
Date Published / Released
2014
Publisher
Arcadia Publishing
Series
Images of America
Topic / Theme
Grist mills, Veterans (Armed services), Lighthouses, U.S. Civil War, 1861-1865
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Copyright © 2014 by Bob Grenier
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4. Mills: Water, Steam Power, and Electricity
written by Chris Gilkey and William T. Turner; in Christian County, Images of America (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing), 75-82
"In the years since Christian County was founded more than 210 years ago, the rural area—including many small communities and the county seat of Hopkinsville—has become a historic treasure of various architectural styles. Water-powered mills are representative of the first local industry. Blacksmith shops, fol...
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written by Chris Gilkey and William T. Turner; in Christian County, Images of America (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing), 75-82
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"In the years since Christian County was founded more than 210 years ago, the rural area—including many small communities and the county seat of Hopkinsville—has become a historic treasure of various architectural styles. Water-powered mills are representative of the first local industry. Blacksmith shops, followed by several small craft shops, preceded the largest 19th-century industry: the manufacturing of Mogul brand farm wagons. A plow fa...
"In the years since Christian County was founded more than 210 years ago, the rural area—including many small communities and the county seat of Hopkinsville—has become a historic treasure of various architectural styles. Water-powered mills are representative of the first local industry. Blacksmith shops, followed by several small craft shops, preceded the largest 19th-century industry: the manufacturing of Mogul brand farm wagons. A plow factory and a butter manufacturing facility were also two of several short-lived industrial attempts to make a great financial success. Throughout the 20th century, changing social and economic growth brought the demolition of many priceless architectural examples. This title presents a close observation of many of these vanished landmarks, with old churches, public buildings, country stores, schools, and road toll gates providing a glimpse into the county’s past.
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Field of Study
American History
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Author / Creator
Chris Gilkey, William T. Turner
Publisher
Arcadia Publishing
Series
Images of America
Topic / Theme
Grist mills, Industrial buildings
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Copyright © 2008 by Chris Gilkey and William T. Turner
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