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The dogtrot, also known as a breezeway house, dog-run, or possum-trot, is a style of house that was common throughout the Southeastern United States during the 19th and early 20th centuries. [1] [2] Some theories place its origins in the southern Appalachian Mountains. Some scholars believe the style developed in the post- Revolution frontiers ...
510,527 acres. The Waggoner Ranch is a historic north Texas ranch located 13 miles south of Vernon, Texas. The land was used primarily to raise crops, beef cattle and horses as well as for oil production. It was notable for being the largest ranch within one fence in the United States. [2] [3] It was originally established in 1852 near Vernon ...
The Rock River in Newfane off route 30 has a series of swimming holes. After the first clothed family swimming hole the rest are nude for families, mixed men and women, and finally gay men. River access is curated by Rock River Preservation Inc. Red Rocks Park in South Burlington; Starr Farm Beach in Burlington
The sale of California town Campo would include more than 20 buildings, including single-family homes, apartments and commercial properties. ... More than 500,000 Texas homes and businesses ...
Dacha. A dacha ( Belarusian, Ukrainian and Russian: дача, IPA: [ˈdatɕə] ⓘ) is a seasonal or year-round second home, often located in the exurbs of post-Soviet countries, including Russia. [1] A cottage ( коттедж, kottedzh) or shack serving as a family's main or only home, or an outbuilding, is not considered a dacha, [1 ...
The cabins of squared logs and hand-hewn limestone were built in the early 1850s near the village of Gabriel Mills, Texas. They stood on property owned in 1850-53 by Samuel Mather (1812-78), miller and blacksmith who first settled the area.
Packet boats were medium-sized boats designed for domestic mail, passenger, and freight transportation in European countries and in North American rivers and canals, some of them steam driven. They were used extensively during the 18th and 19th centuries and featured regularly scheduled service. Steam driven packets were used extensively in the ...
After a cabin, a barn with a corral, and a well were built, Elvira and Kate arrived in the fall of 1871. The Benders divided their cabin into two rooms with a canvas wagon cover. They used the smaller room at the rear for living quarters and the front room as a "general store" where they sold dry goods. A crudely drawn, misspelled sign reading ...