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Open house and walking tours set during Preservation Awareness Week
Contributing WriterThe Boyle Landmark Trust will observe Historic Preservation Awareness Month with events scheduled Thursday through Saturday. An open house and reception will be the main event 4:30-6:30 p.m. Friday at the Willis Russell House, 204 Walnut St., when...Tags: Methodist, Religion and Belief, Lifestyle and Leisure, Bars and Clubs, Christianity
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Virginia's Natural Bridge is going up for sale
You could own a world famous Virginia landmark! Natural Bridge is being offered for sale. The property includes the bridge, the 150 room hotel, Natural Bridge Caverns, and about 16-hundred acres of land. It was once owned by Thomas Jefferson and...
Tags: Travel, Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Caves and Caverns, George Washington, Landforms
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Funds needed to restore Willis Russell House in Danville
smojica@amnews.comVolunteers with the Boyle Landmark Trust are hoping grants and donations come through in the near future to literally save the foundation of the Willis Russell House onWest Walnut Street. Barbara Hulette, chairwoman of the committee, is urging people...Tags: Science and Technology, Crime, Law and Justice, Travel, Walnuts, Human Interest
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Washington Co. groups, individuals recognized for historic preservation
caleb.calhoun@herald-mail.comAn old store in Fairview is now in the Washington County Rural Heritage Museum and aviation artifacts are in another museum, factors in the selection of the Washington County Commissioners’ Annual John Frye Historic Preservation Awards winners. The...Tags: Local Government, Arts and Culture, Travel, Human Interest, Museums
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World's tallest man, whirling dervishes at Anatolian festival
Los Angeles Times Daily Deal and Travel BloggerNo need to go to Turkey to see Konya's famed whirling dervishes or grab some fresh gozlemes (savory flat bread). Traditions, authentic food, even re-creations of some of the country's famed cities and landmarks will be on display this weekend at the...Tags: Travel, Breads, Tourism and Leisure
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READER SUBMITTED: Connecticut Open House Day With Six Of Connecticut Landmarks' Historic Properties
HartfordJoin Connecticut Landmarks as it participates in Connecticut's Ninth annual statewide Open House Day on Saturday, June 8, and travel through four centuries of history with six Landmark properties. Explore the rich heritage of: the Bellamy-Ferriday House...Tags: Suffield, Travel, New London (New London, Connecticut), Tourism and Leisure
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READER SUBMITTED: Pirie Associates Architects' Renovation Of CT Landmarks' Nathan Hale Homestead Ell Receives Award
CoventryA five-year renovation and addition project of the Nathan Hale Homestead Ell Visitor's Services, designed and orchestrated by Pirie Associates Architects of New Haven, has received the 2013 Connecticut Real Estate Exchange's CREW CT Blue Ribbon Award in...Tags: Environmental Issues, Architecture, Arts and Culture, Travel, New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut)
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Group working to raise money for monument to black Civil War vets
davem@herald-mail.comSoldiers in Hagerstown were among the first black men in Maryland to join the ranks of the Union during the Civil War, and were involved in the siege of Petersburg, Va., during the conflict. Among the first local blacks who joined the Union were members...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Unions, Travel, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Corporate Officers
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Honor Flight coming to South Florida
Honor Flight, a national nonprofit that sponsors free visits to Washington, D.C., war memorials for aging veterans, hopes to launch its first flights out of Fort Lauderdale this fall, making the popular trips more accessible for local seniors. The...
Tags: Broward County, Fort Lauderdale, Palm Beach International Airport, Memorial Day, Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport
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From past to parties, Florida beaches are nearby
All that's really required for a day at the beach is a stretch of sand and surf, but there's enough of those raw materials in Florida to enjoy an experience beyond that. For history buffs, there are beaches in the shadows of Spanish forts and Victorian-...
Tags: Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, Music, Lifestyle and Leisure, Artists, Music Industry
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Five for your planner: Tuesdays, May 14
1. Comedy that’s ‘Dy-no-mite’ Make Me Laugh Comedy Tour will host two shows Saturday, May 18, at Fraternal Order of Eagles, 18 N. Locust St., downtown Hagerstown. The shows will feature Jimmie Walker and C.J. Burney, hosted by Chad...
Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Travel, Human Interest, Entertainment, Tour Operations Industry
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Lafayette Trail in Havre de Grace named for key figure in local and world history [Editorial]
Havre de Grace was able to pull together a respectable version of its Lafayette Trail, just in time for the bicentennial celebration of a British sacking of the city during the War of 1812. The trail is named for Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roche Gilbert...Tags: War of 1812, Travel, Human Interest, France, American Revolutionary War (1775-1783)
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