Historic Sacred Places of Philadelphia

Historic Sacred Places of Philadelphia
Author: Roger W. Moss
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Total Pages: 336
Release: 2005
Genre: Architecture
ISBN:

This opulent volume, by the author and photographer of the acclaimed Historic Houses of Philadelphia, will serve as a guide through the architectural and religious traditions of Philadelphia, complete with maps, telephone numbers, and web sites.

Report of Historical Landmarks Committee of the Native Daughters Golden West (Classic Reprint)

Report of Historical Landmarks Committee of the Native Daughters Golden West (Classic Reprint)
Author: Eliza D. Keith
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Total Pages: 76
Release: 2016-08-24
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 9781333347901

Excerpt from Report of Historical Landmarks Committee of the Native Daughters Golden West To the Officers and Members, Grand Parlor, N. D. G. W., San Francisco, California: deab sisters: It is with feelings of satisfaction and anticipation that your Committee on Historical Landmarks presents this, its first annual report. At the last session of the Grand Parlor, in Sacramento, 1901, a resolution was passed, introduced by Lilly 0. Reichling of Ursula N o. 1, relating to Historical Landmarks, and signed by P. G. P. Belle W. Conrad, and Eliza D. Keith of Alta Parlor, No. 3. The resolu tion called for the appointment of a committee of three, to communicate with the Subordinate Parlors with a view to gaining information regard ing California historical landmarks and relics, and to submit to the next Grand Parlor a plan for utilizing this information, and for taking steps to preserve such historic landmarks and relies. The resolution also expressed the desire of the Grand Parlor to cc-operate with persons, and with societies engaged in historical research. It also. Invoked the aid of the press. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

A Guide to Cultural Landscape Reports: Contents, Process, and Techniques

A Guide to Cultural Landscape Reports: Contents, Process, and Techniques
Author:
Publisher: Government Printing Office
Total Pages: 12
Release: 1998
Genre: Cultural landscapes
ISBN: 9780160428395

Addresses the role of the Cultural Landscape Report (CLR) in managing cultural landscapes in the national park system. Includes 16 technical documents that provide information about preparing a CLR. L.C. card 98-3267. 17 books, sold as a set. By Robert R. Page, et al. Related Products: 2011 Event Planner: National Historic Landmarks; Annual National Historic Landmarks Photo Contest (Calendar) is available here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/products/sku/024-005-01283-4 The Secretary of the Interior's Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties With Guidelines for the Treatment of Cultural Landscapes is available here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/products/sku/024-005-01291-5 Guide to Cultural Landscapes: Lines 15 And 16 is available here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/products/sku/024-005-01288-5 Manzanar National Historic Site: Cultural Landscape Report is available here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/products/sku/024-005-01247-8 Acadia Trails Treatment Plan: Cultural Landscape Report for the Historic Hiking Trail System of Acadia National Park is available here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/products/sku/024-003-00196-1 Cultural Landscape Report: Dumbarton Oaks Park, Rock Creek Park, Pt. 1: Site History, Existing Conditions and Analysis and Evaluation is available here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/products/sku/024-005-01205-2

Landmarks & Historic Sites of Long Island

Landmarks & Historic Sites of Long Island
Author: Ralph F. Brady
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Total Pages: 168
Release: 2012-07-17
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 1614235902

New York's Long Island is long on history from land to sea! Ralph Brady covers well known and unknown sites, events, homes, places and people. Everyone lucky enough to live on Long Island already knows that it's like nowhere else in the world. From lighthouses and a one-hundred-year-old carousel to World War II camps and missile sites, Long Island native Ralph Brady reveals the secrets to what makes this little-big island so special with a tour of some of Nassau and Suffolk's most historic locations. Walt Whitman, William Vanderbilt, Theodore Roosevelt and many others occupied remarkable homes around the island. Charles Lindbergh made his historic flight to France from what is now a shopping mall. For many years, a Long Island factory gave the world the game of Scrabble. Even the waters teem with history, with the modern submarine making its start off the coast. Come explore these and other settings from Long Island's past.