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Images of America, Augusta County
in Images of America (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2014), 128 page(s),
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When Augusta County was formed in 1738, it was America’s “Wild West”—stretching from the Mississippi River to the Great Lakes. Today’s more moderately sized county lies nestled between the Blue Ridge and Allegheny Mountains in the heart of the Shenandoah Valley. Virginia’s second-largest county has wit...
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When Augusta County was formed in 1738, it was America’s “Wild West”—stretching from the Mississippi River to the Great Lakes. Today’s more moderately sized county lies nestled between the Blue Ridge and Allegheny Mountains in the heart of the Shenandoah Valley. Virginia’s second-largest county has witnessed history ranging from frontier clashes to Civil War battles. Daniel Boone, Thomas Jefferson, and Robert E. Lee slept here, Pres....
When Augusta County was formed in 1738, it was America’s “Wild West”—stretching from the Mississippi River to the Great Lakes. Today’s more moderately sized county lies nestled between the Blue Ridge and Allegheny Mountains in the heart of the Shenandoah Valley. Virginia’s second-largest county has witnessed history ranging from frontier clashes to Civil War battles. Daniel Boone, Thomas Jefferson, and Robert E. Lee slept here, Pres. Dwight Eisenhower’s mother was born here, and folk artist Grandma Moses farmed here. The main road through the county, once known as the Warrior’s Path, the Great Wagon Road, and the Valley Pike, has been trod by Native Americans, settlers, travelers, and warring armies. The influx of Scotch-Irish, German, English, and African American settlers who put down roots here turned the lush limestone valley into the grain-producing capital of the nation and created the county’s two leading industries: milling and distilling.
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Date Published / Released
2014
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Arcadia Publishing
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Images of America
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Images of America, Austin
in Images of America (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing), 128 page(s),
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The rural town of Austin is located in the geographic center of Nevada, in the heart of the Great Basin Desert. In 1862, a wrangler found silver ore there while cutting firewood for a nearby Overland Stage station. Some of it assayed in richer than ore from the Comstock Lode in Virginia City, causing a rush to Pon...
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The rural town of Austin is located in the geographic center of Nevada, in the heart of the Great Basin Desert. In 1862, a wrangler found silver ore there while cutting firewood for a nearby Overland Stage station. Some of it assayed in richer than ore from the Comstock Lode in Virginia City, causing a rush to Pony Canyon, where the area exploded to a population of 10,000. The town of Austin was located and quickly became the mining, milling, and...
The rural town of Austin is located in the geographic center of Nevada, in the heart of the Great Basin Desert. In 1862, a wrangler found silver ore there while cutting firewood for a nearby Overland Stage station. Some of it assayed in richer than ore from the Comstock Lode in Virginia City, causing a rush to Pony Canyon, where the area exploded to a population of 10,000. The town of Austin was located and quickly became the mining, milling, and commercial hub for central Nevada. Its future looked assured, but like most mining camps of the time, Austin quickly settled in for a long--although occasionally prosperous--decline. Today located on US 50, the loneliest highway in America, Austin has a population of around 300. Because of the town's isolation, many of the original buildings are still in active use, as they were 140 years ago. Although the mines are long silent, Austin continues to lives on.
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Images of America
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5. The Oil
written by Terry J. San Filippo, Jack San Filippo and Pete Kelley; in Avila Beach, Images of America (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2013), 45-56
For more than 100 years, Avila Beach has represented the best of what California’s Central Coast has to offer. Inhabitants of Avila have, since before its inception as a town, borne witness to the many changing faces and cultures representing the California landscape. Its earliest inhabitants were the Chumash In...
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written by Terry J. San Filippo, Jack San Filippo and Pete Kelley; in Avila Beach, Images of America (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2013), 45-56
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For more than 100 years, Avila Beach has represented the best of what California’s Central Coast has to offer. Inhabitants of Avila have, since before its inception as a town, borne witness to the many changing faces and cultures representing the California landscape. Its earliest inhabitants were the Chumash Indians, who populated the Central Coast until the arrival of the Spanish missions. Later, the San Miguelito Rancho land grant was awarde...
For more than 100 years, Avila Beach has represented the best of what California’s Central Coast has to offer. Inhabitants of Avila have, since before its inception as a town, borne witness to the many changing faces and cultures representing the California landscape. Its earliest inhabitants were the Chumash Indians, who populated the Central Coast until the arrival of the Spanish missions. Later, the San Miguelito Rancho land grant was awarded to Don Miguel Avila, for whom the town itself was named. Avila eventually became a thoroughfare for the fishing industry. Other industries prospered as well, notably due to the ingenuity of early pioneer John Harford, who was instrumental in the development of numerous piers at Avila and at Port San Luis. The access to the sea allowed the region to benefit from the steamer ships that serviced California’s coast.
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Terry J. San Filippo, Jack San Filippo, Pete Kelley
Date Published / Released
2013
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Arcadia Publishing
Series
Images of America
Topic / Theme
Oil rushes
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Copyright © 2013 by Terry J. San Filippo, Jack San Filippo, and Pete Kelley
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Images of America, Baltimore County
in Images of America (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2009), 128 page(s),
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American History
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Date Published / Released
2009
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Arcadia Publishing
Series
Images of America
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Copyright © 2009 by Gayle Neville Blum
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3. Hotels and Resorts
written by Stephen Robert Lovell Farrar; in Barnstable, Images of America (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing), 61-76
In 1639, Barnstable was established by the Plymouth Plantation Colony as the third town on Cape Cod. Over time, Barnstable was divided into seven distinct villages: Barnstable, Centerville, Cotuit, Hyannis, Marstons Mills, Osterville, and West Barnstable. Each of these communities grew and developed their own libr...
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written by Stephen Robert Lovell Farrar; in Barnstable, Images of America (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing), 61-76
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In 1639, Barnstable was established by the Plymouth Plantation Colony as the third town on Cape Cod. Over time, Barnstable was divided into seven distinct villages: Barnstable, Centerville, Cotuit, Hyannis, Marstons Mills, Osterville, and West Barnstable. Each of these communities grew and developed their own libraries, schools, churches, and general stores. Local industry was abundant, and residents were employed as blacksmiths, cobblers, copper...
In 1639, Barnstable was established by the Plymouth Plantation Colony as the third town on Cape Cod. Over time, Barnstable was divided into seven distinct villages: Barnstable, Centerville, Cotuit, Hyannis, Marstons Mills, Osterville, and West Barnstable. Each of these communities grew and developed their own libraries, schools, churches, and general stores. Local industry was abundant, and residents were employed as blacksmiths, cobblers, copper smiths, and farmers. Saltworks, cranberry bogs, shipbuilding, and light industry also supported the area. Barnstable documents the evolution of the town between the 1839 centennial celebration and the 1939 tercentenary and shows how the advent of both the railroad and steam-powered ships spurred great change in the town’s communities. Today, economic life revolves around Hyannis while the other villages have become more residential in nature.
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Stephen Robert Lovell Farrar
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Arcadia Publishing
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Images of America
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Vacation spots, Hotels and inns
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Copyright © 2013 by Stephen Robert Lovell Farrar and the Barnstable Historical Society
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4. The Granite Center of the World
written by Doreen Chambers and Brooke Lorentzen; in Barre, Images of America (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2014), 47-78
In 1788, the first settlers were drawn to the region of central Vermont now known as Barre by the area’s 19,900 acres of rolling hills and valleys and its granite, water, forest, and fertile soil. The industrial growth of Barre depended on these resources. The Stevens Branch stream gave life to a number of mills...
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written by Doreen Chambers and Brooke Lorentzen; in Barre, Images of America (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2014), 47-78
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In 1788, the first settlers were drawn to the region of central Vermont now known as Barre by the area’s 19,900 acres of rolling hills and valleys and its granite, water, forest, and fertile soil. The industrial growth of Barre depended on these resources. The Stevens Branch stream gave life to a number of mills, manufacturing companies, and granite-polishing works. Joshua Thwing built the first grain mill, and William Moorcroft started the fir...
In 1788, the first settlers were drawn to the region of central Vermont now known as Barre by the area’s 19,900 acres of rolling hills and valleys and its granite, water, forest, and fertile soil. The industrial growth of Barre depended on these resources. The Stevens Branch stream gave life to a number of mills, manufacturing companies, and granite-polishing works. Joshua Thwing built the first grain mill, and William Moorcroft started the first woolen mill to manufacture white flannel. The granite business began developing in 1812 and grew to be the chief industry in town, bringing immigrants from around the world to work in the quarries and sheds. One such settler was William Foster Milne, who arrived in 1907 and went on to organize the first Boy Scout troop in America. Today, visitors come from all over the world to visit the Rock of Ages Visitors’ Center and quarry tour, Hope Cemetery, the Barre Opera House, Thunder Road SpeedBowl, and the Vermont Granite Museum.
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Doreen Chambers, Brooke Lorentzen
Date Published / Released
2014
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Arcadia Publishing
Series
Images of America
Topic / Theme
Rock quarries
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2. A Farmer's, Rancher's, or Miner's Life for Me
written by Bennett A. Bramson; in Basalt, Images of America (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2013), 27-44
Once the site of a Ute Indian settlement, Basalt began life as several sleepy little hamlets. From the original Frying Pan Junction and later Aspen Junction, the town of Basalt is comprised of five areas. In the early 20th century, located midway between Aspen and Glenwood Springs, Basalt became the heart of the v...
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written by Bennett A. Bramson; in Basalt, Images of America (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2013), 27-44
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Once the site of a Ute Indian settlement, Basalt began life as several sleepy little hamlets. From the original Frying Pan Junction and later Aspen Junction, the town of Basalt is comprised of five areas. In the early 20th century, located midway between Aspen and Glenwood Springs, Basalt became the heart of the valley’s mining, ranching, and farming operations as pioneering families homesteaded the land. Many hoped to build their fortunes alon...
Once the site of a Ute Indian settlement, Basalt began life as several sleepy little hamlets. From the original Frying Pan Junction and later Aspen Junction, the town of Basalt is comprised of five areas. In the early 20th century, located midway between Aspen and Glenwood Springs, Basalt became the heart of the valley’s mining, ranching, and farming operations as pioneering families homesteaded the land. Many hoped to build their fortunes along the tracks of the Denver & Rio Grande Western and Colorado Midland Railroads, whose rail lines merged in the center of today’s downtown area. As the silver-mining era passed into history and the railroad operations ceased, so did the fortunes of early Basalt. Today’s Basalt is a vibrant and vital residential and commercial community located on the confluence of two world-class Gold Medal fishing rivers.
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Bennett A. Bramson
Date Published / Released
2013
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Arcadia Publishing
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Images of America
Topic / Theme
Ranches, Farming, Mining industry
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2. City of Energy Entrepreneurs
written by Jim Edwards and Wynette Edwards; in Batavia: From the Collection of the Batavia Historical Society, Images of America (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2000), 21-32
Situated directly west of Chicago is Batavia, Illinois, world famous as the home of Fermilab, a center of nuclear research that hosts scientists from all over the world. Few people realize that this city has had a long history of leadership in the development of energy resources. In Batavia we endeavor to explore...
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written by Jim Edwards and Wynette Edwards; in Batavia: From the Collection of the Batavia Historical Society, Images of America (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2000), 21-32
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Situated directly west of Chicago is Batavia, Illinois, world famous as the home of Fermilab, a center of nuclear research that hosts scientists from all over the world. Few people realize that this city has had a long history of leadership in the development of energy resources. In Batavia we endeavor to explore that history, with a look at power from windmills to power plants. Also part of the fabric of Batavia's past are the community leaders...
Situated directly west of Chicago is Batavia, Illinois, world famous as the home of Fermilab, a center of nuclear research that hosts scientists from all over the world. Few people realize that this city has had a long history of leadership in the development of energy resources. In Batavia we endeavor to explore that history, with a look at power from windmills to power plants. Also part of the fabric of Batavia's past are the community leaders who transformed a river village (settled in the 1830s) into a vibrant and vital modern city. You will view a 1910 photographic essay capturing Batavians on the streets of their city, discover a unique early high-tech company that produced beauty and dietary consumer products in the 1930s, and experience an architectural walking tour (complete with a map) of old Batavia and her famous citizens. And to complete our journey through time, you will learn how Mary Todd, wife of Abraham Lincoln, came to live in Batavia.
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American History
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Jim Edwards, Wynette Edwards
Date Published / Released
2000
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Arcadia Publishing
Series
Images of America
Topic / Theme
Energy industry
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Images of America, Bath Iron Works
in Images of America (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2002), 128 page(s),
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Bath Iron Works was established by Gen. Thomas Hyde in 1884 and launched its first ship in 1891. Since then, the shipyard on the Kennebec River has built dozens of luxurious yachts, hardworking freighters, tugs, trawlers, lightships, and more than two hundred twenty warships for the U.S. Navy. Today, Bath Iron Wor...
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Bath Iron Works was established by Gen. Thomas Hyde in 1884 and launched its first ship in 1891. Since then, the shipyard on the Kennebec River has built dozens of luxurious yachts, hardworking freighters, tugs, trawlers, lightships, and more than two hundred twenty warships for the U.S. Navy. Today, Bath Iron Works continues a shipbuilding tradition that began nearly four hundred years ago when the first ship built in America was constructed jus...
Bath Iron Works was established by Gen. Thomas Hyde in 1884 and launched its first ship in 1891. Since then, the shipyard on the Kennebec River has built dozens of luxurious yachts, hardworking freighters, tugs, trawlers, lightships, and more than two hundred twenty warships for the U.S. Navy. Today, Bath Iron Works continues a shipbuilding tradition that began nearly four hundred years ago when the first ship built in America was constructed just a few miles downriver from Bath. Bath Iron Works showcases a unique collection of photographs that provides a rare view inside one of the nation's great shipyards. The book shows the yard's origins in a few simple buildings, its expansion into a modern shipbuilding facility, and its rapid growth into an industrial powerhouse during World War II. During these years, Bath Iron Works produced famous ships such as the America's Cup defender Ranger, the yachts Aras and Hi-Esmaro, the record-setting destroyer USS Lamson, and fully one fourth of all destroyers built for the U.S. Navy during World War II. Bath Iron Works gives an insider's view of these great vessels and many others, as skilled craftspeople turn raw materials into complex ships, each uniquely suited to its purpose. This collection of shipbuilding photographs brings to life the proud history of Bath Iron Works.
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Date Published / Released
2002
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Arcadia Publishing
Series
Images of America
Topic / Theme
Boats and ships, Iron and steel industry
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Copyright © 2002 by Andrew C. Toppan
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1. Business, Industry, and Government
written by Kurt Thornton; in Battle Creek, Images of America (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2004), 9-88
In 1825, two government surveyors platting the southwest Michigan territory engaged in a small skirmish with two Native Americans. With a humorous nod, the surveyors gave the name Battle Creek to the river where this encounter took place. A few years later, a group of entrepreneurs, led by Sands McCamly, establish...
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written by Kurt Thornton; in Battle Creek, Images of America (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2004), 9-88
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In 1825, two government surveyors platting the southwest Michigan territory engaged in a small skirmish with two Native Americans. With a humorous nod, the surveyors gave the name Battle Creek to the river where this encounter took place. A few years later, a group of entrepreneurs, led by Sands McCamly, established a milling community and named it after the river. Thus the city of Battle Creek had its start. Over the following 170 years, it has...
In 1825, two government surveyors platting the southwest Michigan territory engaged in a small skirmish with two Native Americans. With a humorous nod, the surveyors gave the name Battle Creek to the river where this encounter took place. A few years later, a group of entrepreneurs, led by Sands McCamly, established a milling community and named it after the river. Thus the city of Battle Creek had its start. Over the following 170 years, it has grown into a thriving community of culture and character. This book uses historical photos and rare illustrations to trace Battle Creek's chronological development, from its water-powered mills, its railroads and factories, and its identity as a major stop on the Underground Railroad to its eventual pre-eminence as the "Cereal City."
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American History
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Kurt Thornton
Date Published / Released
2004
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Arcadia Publishing
Series
Images of America
Topic / Theme
Business, Municipal government, Industry
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Copyright © 2004 by Kurt Thornton
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