10 Beautiful Places in Florida You Didn’t Know Existed
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The tone of Hurston’s (Zora Neale) work is celebratory, rooted in a rural black South reminiscent of her hometown Eatonville. Her characters act freely within their rich heritage and narrow social position. Hurston influenced such later black authors as Ralph Ellison and Toni Morrison. Her autobiography is titled Dust Tracks on a Road (1942), and an anthology of her work, I Love Myself When I am Laughing and Then Again When I Am Looking Mean and Impressive, was released in 1979.
Hour 2 Biography
Britannica Online
The Dark American History of Silencing Women Through Psychiatry
North York Moors National Park
11 million persons visit here yearly—it is 3rd in popularity amount British park. It is upland that right northward toward the Vale of Pickering and ends abruptly at an escarpment above Leeside.
Here there in the park are several deep cut valleys, said to be formed by water from melted ice at the end of the last ice age, that go into the farmlands of the Vale Pickering. Between these Vale are broad ridges that have long been used as accesses to access areas north and south of the moors. The Scots used the areas to move cattle and sheep from the border and into the English market towns and there are still signs of coach routes between these valley. And at one time there were major (3000 miners) coal mining in this area as well.
The park also contains villages of stone cottages, manor house and even ruined abbeys. The park has been in existence inc 1952 and covers about 550 square mile. It extends along the North Sea on its east and more than 25,000 people live within its boundaries—with one of the main occupations being sheep farming and the moor land used to breed grouse. Finally there are more than 1,200 mile of paths where you can walk, ride or cycle.
7 of the best walks in North York Moors National Park
Vizcaya Museum and Gardens in Coconut Grove, FL
Taking in a Garden: Wear comfortable shoes and expect to do a lot of walking. Plan enough time to visit for at least a few hours. Don’t take a tired child to visit gardens. Stop at the information bouth to get an overview of the garden and to check or featured displays that might interest you. Walk through the gardens at a reasonable pace and note spots of special interest to revisit if time allows. Visit only three or four gardens during a week long trip.
Southern Gardens
Laura C. Martin
Vizcaya Museum and Gardens (Miami)
16 Magical Things to Do in Boscastle, Cornwall – a Complete Travel Guide
I have sent many hours in Boscastle and it is one of my favorite places in Cornwall….
Whitehall Palace | Whitehall Virtual Tour | Where is Whitehall …
Banqueting House, Whitehall. Mon-Sat 10-5
One of London’s finest rooms. (1619 – 1622)
Originally part of Whitehall Palace—Once belonging to Cardinal Wolsey and seized by Henry VIII when the cardinal failed in one of Henry’s divorce schemes. The ceiling which is the real interest and was commissioned y Charles I (James I had the building built) Peter Paul Rubens pained the painting on the ceiling (9 pictures) and shipped to London where it was installed in 1635.
The Banqueting House – London
Miami (an Indian word meaning “sweet water”) was once a small settlement located at the Miami River’s entry into Biscayne Bay.
It was not felt at the time that the area had any promise of really developing despite it’s beauty. The Spanish were still in charge of Florida in 1808 when the government granted a John Egan 100 acres of land on the Miami River. Egan persuaded a few other settlers to join him along the river and thus Miami was began.
In 1821 Florida became part of the USA and James Egan (John’s son) claimed much of the land around Biscayne Bay as it had been granted to his father by the Spanish in 1808. After presenting a case for his claim in St. Augustine, the Federal Government granted him 640 acres about Biscayne Bay.
At this time there were only a few settlers in the vicinity, but then came the Seminole Indian Wars
The population grew with the outbreak of the wars in 1836 and the US government established Ft. Dallas at the mouth of the Miami. The establishment of the fort brought more settlers—these ones seeking the fort and it’s soldier’s protection. And then when the wars were over both the settlers seeking protection and many of the troops that had been stationed here stayed on and Miami was established a established an growing city.
–multiple tours of almost (if not) all of the city and it’s surroundings
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Beyond Your Backyard: Mackinac Island, MI
Check out Rick Steves Europe on PBS—He has one on Italy’s Amalfi Coast, another on England: Bath and York and also Cairo, Egypt—which yes it was included in Europe but I’m not sure exactly why.
E Stanton’s Great Big World: Delhi Indian
Ans: A. $700 – $1,000
Why Green tea? The fermentation” (actually oxidation) process that yield the many other forms of tea deepen and alter the flavors of the leaves, but they also remove some of the plant compounds (phyto compounds”) that deliver tea’s health benefits.
Tea For Health–and More
The Book of Home Remedies
Vampires
The Myths, Legends, and Lore (Oxford People)
Brooksville, Florida | Downtown – Walking Tour
Old St Anthony’s Catholic Church
61 Olive Street
Gothic Revival was the original Catholic Church in the town The first Mass celebrated in this area 1874 with service in private homes until 1908 when this structure was completed. It is now a private home and a larger newer St. Antony’s holds mass on State Rd 50.
There’s a private cemetery behind the once church now private residence at 61 which is also privately owned and is probably one of the oldest in the area.
the former parsonage sets next door at 59 Olive and is also now a private residence.
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William Sherman Jennings House
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47 Olive Street
Queen Anne Style (built 1888)
Wm. Sherman Jennings (elected Governor of Fl. 1900)
Jennings lived in Brooksville 1886 and practiced law, served as Judge and went on to state representative before becoming governor.
Wife May founded the Florida League of Women Voters and worked for women’s right, prohibition and funding schools as well as preserving the Everglades. They owned and resided in the house until 1910.
Tourism – We’ve Got It! Brooksville, Florida
Video Tour of Rockledge and Merritt Island, Central Florida’s Space Coast
H.S. Williams House: 1219 Rockledge Dr. Rockledge: Built and completed in 1880, the Queen Anne style home once welcomed children to the schoolroom on the third floor.
The Cocoa Beach Internet
After 20 years of restoration, historic Lawndale in Rockledge opens this weekend for tours (2020—but has video of the house)
Bignor Roman Villa
Roman Villas: One of the most visible and exciting archaeological remains from the Roman period in Britain Bignor and others were home to Roman-British life at its most luxurious
Lullingstone Roman Villa ~ Video Tour.
I Tried Recipes From a 1920s Cookbook and Here’s What Happened
Leap Castle
Another blood-drinking Irish specter is that of Tadhg O’Carrol, former owner of Leap Castle in southern Offaly. Like Carrickaphouka, the castle itself has a sinister reputation. Its rather peculiar name comes from the ancient Irish Leim ui Bhanain (the leap of the O’Bannions), which in turn, has its source in a particularly blood-soaked legend.
A Field Guide to the Creature That Stalk the Night: Vampires
Dr. Bob Curran
Video: Private Tour of Leap Castle Reputed to be Ireland’s Most Haunted House
Current and Upcoming Exhibitions: Discover Maitland’s rich history and how it parallels the American experience.
When we went to Maitland recently after visiting the Lake Lily Area we went up to the group of museums on Parkwood
Maitland Historical Museum & Telephone Museum
221 W. Packwood Ave.
Thursday – Sunday, 11 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Health and Safety Advisory
As you plan your visit, please take note of the following guidelines:
- Masks are required at all times while visiting our campus.
- Maximum capacity in our museums has been reduced to allow for social distancing. Please remain at least six feet from other parties at all times.
- Hand sanitizer is available at several stations throughout our museums for your convenience.
- Enhanced sanitization procedures are in place daily to help keep you safe.
This museum wasn’t open when we visited but I have been there before and recommend that you visit and find out about early Maitland which is contained in the house at the front….the Telephone Museum is in the garage in the back and features a great collect of old phone as well as switchboards and so much more.
The Scoop on Corsica
Napoleon and Josephine were both born on islands, he on the craggy Mediterranean isle of Corsica, which had been conquered by the French in the year of his birth after fierce battles with the the nationalist locals, she on the paradise colony of Martinique in the Caribbean, where her family lived in luxury on a sugar plantation. As if their landscapes of their birth somehow determined their character, he was blunt, forthright character of strong opinion and iron will, while she was a sensual, exotic, easy-going, and generous- natured woman.
Royal Love Stories
Gill Paul
Bainbridge Yorkshire Dales
Bainbridge stands astride the River Bane, which at just three miles in length is said to e the shortest river in England. It flows from Semerwater, which with a surface area of about ninety acres was the largest lake in the North Riding, to the River Ure. Bainbridge was once an important crossroads where the roads from Lancaster, Swaledale and Westmoreland met; it was also a settlement for woodsmen working in the great forest of Wensleydale.
Glorious Britain: Places of Legend
Bainbridge, Wensleydale, Tourist Information, local attractions
Historical Society for the “Greater Pine Castle” area, including Belle Isle, Conway, Edgewood and South Orlando. “Preserving the past, creating the future.”
DID PIONEER FROM PINE CASTLE INSPIRE SCARLETT O’HARA SCENE?
There’s a story here that a Nancy Hansel Harris, an early pioneer left her ruined Georgia plantation to settle in the Pine Castle area in 1868 and that this “Granny” Harris was interviewed in 1934 about life in Georgia during the Civil War ….and as the above article tells you there are those that insist the the interviewer was Margaret Mitchel and that several of Scarlett’s adventures are very like those of Ms. Harris.
Will Wallace Harney
Will W. Harney, a former teacher and lawyer brought his wife Mary, who had become seriously ill after the birth of their first child, to Florida and eventually home steaded on 160 acres west of Lake Conway. in 1869. Florida did not help Mary’s health and she passed away early in 1870. Harney stayed and did some planting but make a living writing a column for an Ohio newspaper as well as some national magazines and other newspapers
He obviously did well with his writing as by 1873 he had built (from local pine lumber) an English-style home with turrents that he named “Pine Castle”. A community soon started developing around his estate. When South Florida Rail Road extended from Orlando it went thru Pine Castle in 1881 on it’s way to Kissimmee and eventually to Tamps.
In 1916 Dixie Highway from Sanford to Kissimmee was paved further enhancing the area for new settlers. By 1920 there were close to 300 person in the area year-round and others came for the winter. With the Florida land boom of the 20’s even more came to the area encouraged by improved roads and the local prosperity. The area continued mostly agricultural with citrus being the main crop. By 1924 or 25 the area had a Municipal charter—-but then about a year later Florida did a landslide into the Depressions earlier than most of the rest of the country and the town’s government soon ceased to be and without collected taxes or actual government personnel, it could not pay it’s bills and the charter was soon dissolved and to this day it remains an unincorporated section of Orange county.
Big Oak Park
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8 Romantic Places to Travel After You Get Engaged
Sleep: A 2019 study found that participants who regularly sleep for nine or more hours had a 34 percent higher incident of heart disease. Sleeping for that duration may signify an underlying condition such as sleep apnea, which may increase the risk of CVD.
12 Worst Ways You Can Hurt Your Heart Today
Nicole Pajer
AARP Magazine
Feb/March 2021
19 Books That Are (Almost) as Good as Taking a Vacation
My main picture is Leeds Castle in UK
First picture is somewhere in Fl.
and this one (the last–duh) here is somewhere in UK