Posted By: Paul - Sun Apr 07, 2019 -
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Category: Armageddon and Apocalypses, Business, Advertising, Nature, 1960s, Alcohol
Posted By: Paul - Thu Mar 21, 2019 -
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Category: Entertainment, Nature, Twentieth Century
The Tree That Owns Itself is a white oak tree that has, according to legend, legal ownership of itself and of all land within eight feet (2.4 m) of its base. The tree, also called the Jackson Oak, is located at the corner of South Finley and Dearing Streets in Athens, Georgia, United States. The original tree, thought to have started life between the mid-16th and late 18th century, fell in 1942, but a new tree was grown from one of its acorns, and planted in the same location. The current tree is sometimes referred to as the Son of The Tree That Owns Itself. Both trees have appeared in numerous national publications, and the site is a local landmark.
Posted By: Paul - Thu Jan 31, 2019 -
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Category: Law, Nature, Nineteenth Century
After their marriage in San Francisco on 19 May 1880, Fanny and Robert Louis Stevenson set off on an adventurous honeymoon to the Napa Valley. Stopping briefly for a night in Vallejo, the Stevenson’s then boarded a train to carry them (and their dog Chuchu) to Calistoga at the northern end of the Valley. They spent the remainder of May in Calistoga, at one of the Hot Springs Hotel cottages. Then, once joined by Fanny’s son Lloyd Osbourne, the family made their way up the grade of Mount St. Helena to the Toll House, from which they found their way to the abandoned Silverado Mine bunkhouse where they would squat until the end of July.
Posted By: Paul - Tue Dec 18, 2018 -
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Category: Buildings and Other Structures, Nature, Unauthorized Dwellings, Marriage, Nineteenth Century
Posted By: Paul - Thu Nov 29, 2018 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Hygiene, Body Fluids, Languages, Nature, 1950s
Posted By: Alex - Sun Nov 04, 2018 -
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Category: Nature, Natural Wonders, Weather
Posted By: Paul - Wed Oct 24, 2018 -
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Category: Nature, Science, Technology, 1960s, 1970s
Posted By: Alex - Wed Oct 03, 2018 -
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Category: Nature, Science, Experiments
Posted By: Paul - Tue Sep 18, 2018 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Nature, Baths, Showers and Other Cleansing Methods, 1950s
Posted By: Alex - Thu Jul 19, 2018 -
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Category: Nature, Science, Environmentalism and Ecology, Experiments, 1980s
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