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Cummer Oak The Cummer Oak (Live oak/ Quercus virginiana) is estimated to be between 175 and 200 years old. It has a spread of 150 feet. The gallery nearest the oak is built on pilings to protect the tree’s root system. Live oaks are a long lived native tree in the southern United States with spreading heavy limbs. Old leaves are shed in spring before new growth emerges.
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- Opened to the public on July 4, 1969, the Drum is the oldest submarine museum in the USA. Due to heavy damage from a depth charge attack on her 8th war patrol in WWII, the Gato class submarine received a new Balao class conning tower.
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Do you know the original singer for these vocaloid songs? Ok! I used only song that have around or more than 1mil views so you probably know them :) (note: this is my first quiz, so don't kill me please x.x) Soooo let's get started! Who is the original singer of the song Bad Apple (Touhou Project)?
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FINE FREE and National Library Week Operation Round Up Grant Received to Repair Historic Bell. The Historical Society of Alexandria installed the Congregational Church bell on the lawn of the Alexandria Public Library in 1976. The base was built of cement and brick, unfortunately, the base did not withstand the test of time or the weather.
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Silent baggage carousels, seats covered in dust... and the bones of dead animals scattered at the entrance: Inside the Â£10m Indian 'ghost' airport that's never been used In the huge sunlit expanse of Jaisalmer's new arrivals lounge, two disused baggage conveyor belts gather dust. Jaisalmer is famed for its huge sand-coloured 12th century fort, and the nearest functioning airport is 180 miles away.The terminal has been sitting empty for nearly three years and is beginning to show signs of decay (pictured: basins in a bathroom).aisalmer is famed for its huge sand-coloured 12th century fort, and the nearest functioning airport is 180 miles away. The terminal has been sitting empty for nearly three years and is beginning to show signs of decay (pictured: basins in a bathroom).
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- Estimated age: 2 to 1.5 million years. Date of discovery: 1994. Location: Drimolen cave, South Africa. This is one of the most complete early hominid skulls ever found, and the first significant fossil of a female A. robustus.
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Fixer Upper's Chip and Joanna Gaines buy 113-year-old estate in Waco featuring a chapel and nearby slave cemetery Fixer Upper's Chip and Joanna Gaines buy 113-year-old estate in Waco featuring a chapel and nearby slave cemetery. Chip and Joanna Gaines have remodeled 100 homes on their HGTV series Fixer Upper, and they recently bought a 113-year-old house in their native Waco. The Magnolia Homes owners acquired the pretty Bradshaw estate - a Greek Revival-style property dating back to 1903 - which was last listed for $498K.
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- (Cheney also was the owner and editor of the Florida Union newspaper—progenitor of today’s Florida Times Union.) He completed this large two-story home in 1870 on what now is the site of the Cummer Museum’s Art Connections wing.
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- Egypt unveils 4,400-year-old tomb of ancient priestess: The tomb found near Cairo is adorned with well-preserved and rare wall paintings depicting the priestess, Hetpet, in a variety of scenes. submitted 6 days ago by maxwellhill. 101 comments; share; save
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History Lesson: Mount Carmel East Hospital turns 40 History Lesson: Mount Carmel East Hospital turns 40. Happy Birthday to Mount Carmel East Hospital which turns 40 years old today and like most stories of Columbus, this one has its roots firmly planted in Franklinton. In the early 1880s, the former Board President of the Columbus Medical College, Dr. W. B. Hawkes, realized that Columbus needed an additional hospital.
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The Dalnavert Museum to reopen The Dalnavert Museum is opening its doors to the public once again. The historic site is set to open on May 30. After a declining number of visitors and operational concerns, the Dalnavert Museum closed in September 2013. Since then, the Manitoba Historical Society has transferred ownership and management to the Friends of Dalnavert Museum. Dalnavert Museum was once the home of the son of former Prime Minister John A. Macdonald.
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Cummerbund A cummerbund (Persian: کمربند‎‎ kamarband) is a broad waist sash, usually pleated, which is often worn with single-breasted dinner jackets (or tuxedos).[1] The cummerbund is an Asian-origin garment which was first adopted by British military officers in colonial India when they were exposed to Indian men wearing it. It was adopted as an alternative to a waistcoat, and later spread to civilian use. The modern use of the cummerbund to Europeans is as a component of a traditional black tie event.
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- The Hollycombe Working Steam Museum is a Registered Charity (No.1061693) and so we can claim Gift Aid on your entry. By agreeing to Gift Aid your entry when buying your ticket, we can claim an extra 25% of the value of your tickets from the government. There is no extra cost to you – all you have to be is a UK taxpayer.
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Mummers 101 Mummers kept on celebrating. Some things have changed. Among them, no firearms are allowed in the parade. In the 17 th and 18 th Centuries, many citizens owned guns and would fire them into the air as part of the Mummers celebration. That’s why the Museum is officially called the New Year’s Shooters and Mummers Museum.
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- The renowned Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York purchased a collection of 4,000-year-old Egyptian artifacts found a century ago by a British explorer, averting a plan to auction the antiquities that had drawn criticism from historians.
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Hereâs what was in the torched Timbuktu library Timbuktu, which is on the U.N.-designated World Heritage List, was a seat of Islamic learning for centuries, and its Ahmed Baba library, which was constructed in 2010, was home to 20,000 manuscripts dating back as early as the year 1204. It's still not known how many of the documents were destroyed. Ben Curtis/AP.
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Museum The Royal Armouries Museum in the Tower of London is the oldest museum in the United Kingdom. It opened to the public in 1660, though there had been paying privileged visitors to the armouries displays from 1592.
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The world's top ten museums The world's oldest museum - Musei Capitolini. “The world's oldest museum”. Review of Musei Capitolini. Owner description: The creation of the Capitoline Museums has been traced back to 1471, when Pope Sixtus IV donated a group of bronze statues of great symbolic value to the People of Rome.
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Ten Amazing Artifacts from the Ancient World The Quipu of Caral (3,000 BC, Peru) The Sacred City of Caral is a 5,000-year-old metropolis which represents the oldest known civilization in the Americas, known as the Norte Chico. Among the many incredible artifacts recovered at the site, archaeologists found a segment of knotted strings known as a quipu.
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Visitor Info An archaeology project started in the 1970’s at the Stampede Site near the Elkwater townsite, has revealed human inhabitation of the hills for more than 8,500 years. The focal point of the displays in the Cypress Hills Visitor Centre is the archaeological peel that was removed from the site.
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Comments about this vehicle This is actually a used 1975 Mercury Marquis Brougham which is about 14 years old in 1989 during the filming of Uncle Buck. The car leaks oil, gas, and plus burns oil and gas in the pistons. The car now looks beat up like Hutches 1973 Ford Galaxie on the 1975 through 1979 television series called Starsky and Hutch. Now in today's world in 2008 which would make the car would be 34 years old. G-MANN 2009-04-17 00:03
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- Luckily, two archaeological sites, Samun Dukiya and Taruga, were found containing Nok art that had remained unmoved. Radiocarbon and thermo-luminescence tests narrowed the sculptures’ age down to between 2,000 and 2,500 years ago, making them some of the oldest in West Africa.he refinement of this culture is attested to by the image of a Nok dignitary at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts. The dignitary is portrayed wearing a crooked baton ([3] , [4]). The dignitary is also portrayed sitting with flared nostrils, and an open mouth suggesting performance.
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About Hummingbirds There's not a lot of data to work with, but most experts think the average lifespan of a hummer is 3 or 4 years. The record was a female Broad-tailed, banded as an adult in Colorado in 1976, then recaptured in the same location in 1987, which would have made her at least 12 years old.
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Royal London National Maritime Museum. On this Greenwich Park site you'll find the National Maritime Museum, the Queen's House and the Royal Observatory, founded in 1675 by Charles II. The museum's Maritime London gallery is a permanent exhibition exploring the importance of London's maritime heritage and its impact on world trade.
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- Through the years, the Yamboree has grown from a local event to one that draws a crowd from around Texas and surrounding states. Approximately 100,000 people attend the four-day event each October. The Gilmer Civic Center is a premier event center for Gilmer and the Upshur County area. Opened in October, 1996 the Gilmer Civic Center has served Gilmer, Upshur County and the East Texas area with cultural events, concerts, banquets, and other events.
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- The Museum’s 2.5 acres of historic gardens are unique examples of early 20th century garden design, featuring reflecting pools, fountains, arbors, antique ornaments, and sculptures. The majestic Cummer Oak has a canopy of more than 150 feet and is one of the oldest trees in Jacksonville.