Tagged With "Mill at Vernon"
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Re: Collegiate Church of Notre Dame, Vernon: Where Gumbo Was #31
So this is another Notre Dame, but in Vernon? I never heard of this one which look similar to the famous Notre Dame from Paris
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Re: The Old Stone Mill - Where Gumbo Was #124
Thanks for the great pictures. Wish I could see the exhibition..and the mill. Guessed this one by digging into history.
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Re: The Old Stone Mill - Where Gumbo Was #124
Awesome and colorful pictures. I do would like to see them in person. Thanks for a great post Jonathan!
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Re: The Old Stone Mill - Where Gumbo Was #124
Just to add a little more...the mill, also known as the Snuff Mill, is the oldest industrial building in New York City...but most of the others in the 20 oldest list predate it by 150 to 200 years. Most are houses in Brooklyn and Queens (one is still a private house after 350 years!) but one is in the Bronx: the 1748 Van Cortlandt Mansion--where George Washington really did sleep. For a link to the fascinating list, click HERE
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Re: Gumbo's Pic of the Day, June 6, 2015: Winchester Cathedral
Wow, a GREAT cathedral. And the quirky video at the end was a nice touch. I always was curiously fascinating by that song, especially the 'bringing me down' line you referred to. Some day I'd like to hear the story of your journey across the Atlantic on the QM2
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Re: Visiting 170-year-old Hanford Mills
Like you, I like driving off the main highways and stopping to look and explore. This was a very cool discover, thanks Jonathan!
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Re: Visiting 170-year-old Hanford Mills
Another hidden gem to add to the list of Americas finest treasures. Enjoyable read too Jonathan !
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Re: Where in the World is Gumbo? (11/27/13)
Old mill at Vernon, France with remains of the bridge over the Seine.
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Re: Where Gumbo Was #3 and #3.5: Vernon and Paris
Very interesting piece of history Paul. Puts some logic into how this anomaly came to be. I don't think I could sleep with all that water beneath me. Knowing that one day it will fall into the river below !
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Re: Where Gumbo Was #3 and #3.5: Vernon and Paris
Odd thing...these were originally written separately and I only just noticed that both of them involved bridges financed by house-building on them. Might be interesting to see how many we can find where the shops or houses have survived. I can think of the Ponte Vecchio in Florence and the Rialto bridge in Venice, but that's as far as I go...
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Re: Where Gumbo Was #3 and #3.5: Vernon and Paris
Gets to be an interesting subject when explored Medieval London Bridge - from an engraving in Eton College
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Re: Where Gumbo Was #3 and #3.5: Vernon and Paris
This is turning into a rather scholarly discussion. I like that old etching, GarryRF! To the list of old bridges I'd like to add Pulteney Bridge in Bath, England, which I visited some time ago. Don't believe I have a photo of it. There are a number of modern bridges I've seen that have restaurants built into them, usually elevated (you have to take an elevator to get to them) and more for novelty and view than practicality of the entire thing (in the old days, at the Ponte Vecchio in...
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Memphis, Tennessee: 1) Graceland
3764 Elvis Presley Blvd. It’s an address most Elvis fans know by heart because that’s where you’ll find Graceland . Graceland is THE place every Elvis must visit at least once in their lifetime. Not only was...
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Tupelo, Mississippi. Birthplace of the King of Rock 'n Roll
This is the first post in a short series on visiting Elvis Presley related sites. I've been a huge Elvis fan all my life and my love for the man's wonderful music has not abated in the 35+ years since he died. My brother (Ottoman) and I...
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Gumbo's Pic of the Day, December 20, 2014: Buxton Mill
At a bend in the River Bure, in Norfolk, England, an old mill straddles the water. After a fire in 1991 and several years as a hotel beginning in 1999, the historic building was repurposed in 2005 and divided into several beautiful...
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Gumbo's Pic of the Day, Oct. 30: Monet's Gardens at Giverny
Almost as if he were painting with plantings and water, the Impressionist painter Claude Monet spent years creating gardens and water features around his house and studio in Giverny, west of Paris and on the edge of Normandy. Monet and his family...
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France's latest: the black baguette
A Normandy baker is finding success with an unusual bread that looks odd but has traditional flavor.
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May 21, 2017: Sutter's Mill, Coloma, California
The place where it all began: Jonathan L takes us to the starting point of the 1849 California Gold Rush
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Home of the Gold Rush: Sutter's Fort and Mill
JonathanL takes us on a dive into California history including how the Gold Rush began and why Sacremento is the capital.
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Top five reasons to visit Baltimore, Maryland.
Why should you visit Baltimore? Stephanie outlines the top things to see and do in this charming city.
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Why I never get tired of Monet's gardens
On my most recent visit, I had to explain why I keep going back, and why it's not really about the 'cult of Monet.'
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Nature and History: Great Falls of the Potomac
The Potomac River's spectacular falls just north of Washington are a pleasant visit, and the scene of important American history.
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Gumbo's Pic of the Day, June 6, 2015: Winchester Cathedral
A few of us may remember Winchester Cathedral and a catchy tune that propelled a song to #1 on the pop charts. It was the first I’d heard of the place and the words that followed were, “You’re bringing me...
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The Old Stone Mill - Where Gumbo Was #124
Congratulations to Historydigger for correctly guessing that Gumbo was visiting The Old Stone Mill at the New Your Botanical Garden in The Bronx, New York. Built in 1840 The Old Stone Mill at the NY Botanical Gardens is one of the oldest...
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Mickey goes to France on a river cruise
Disney is adding the Seine to its growing collection of family cruises in partnership with AmaWaterways.
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Collegiate Church of Notre Dame, Vernon: Where Gumbo Was #31
TG guessers Andre Pur and Jonathan L were on the right track for Puzzle #31; it is a gothic church, and it is in France. Vernon's Notre Dame, a few short kilometers from Monet's gardens and home at Giverny, is worth a visit on its own. I'm actually...
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Where in the World is Gumbo #32: Solved!
Gumbo's gone from France, where he visited an 11th-century church in Vernon. He's here, now: at the corner of Pleasant and Ordinary...except for that puzzling object. Your task, hopefully not an Impossible Mission, is to collaborate with your...
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Mining Rust: Joshua Tree National Park
The old Wall Street Mill mine in Joshua Tree National Park is long closed, but some old trucks remind us of the small community that once lived here.
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New Mount Vernon exhibit focuses on Washington's slaves
'Lives Bound Together' explores slavery through the lives of 19 enslaved individuals, and Washington's changing ideas about slavery.
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Visiting 170-year-old Hanford Mills
An opportune moment, an intriguing road sign, and Jonathan L finds himself in a museum that's also an operating mill with a fascinating history.
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January 13, 2017: Grinton Smelt Mill, Yorkshire Dales National Park
Ian Cooks shares some stunning monochrome images of Grinton How Mill, the best preserved Smelt Mill in the Yorkshire Dales National Park.
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July 22, 2016: Mill City Museum, Minneapolis
At the former Washburn A Mill in Minneapolis, now the Mill City Museum, reminders of the industrial past are everywhere, and explained.
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Where Gumbo Was #3 and #3.5: Vernon and Paris
The Old Mill is a survivor. Built onto a bridge to save money, it still stands, but the bridge is gone. Not only the one it first stood on, but several of its replacements. The first stone bridge, replacing a wooden one, was built in the early...
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Apr. 30, 2016: Memories of Monet's Garden
One of my favorite, which I keep returning to, Monet's garden in Giverny, where each visit and season offers both familiar and differing views.
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Baltimore Museums: The Walters and AVAM
Baltimore has many excellent museums. Jonathan L takes us on a tour of two of them, The Walters Art Gallery and the American Museum of Visionary Art
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August 30, 2018: Old Sugar Mill, Kauai
DrFumblefinger visits the ruins of an old sugar cane plant on the garden island of Kauai.
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Re: Gumbo's Pic of the Day, December 20, 2014: Buxton Mill
At first glance of those buildings I thought you were in farming country in the North East States. Lancaster PA or Maryland. I enjoy comparing US architecture with its old world origins. Buildings in East Anglia (UK) have a likeness to Dutch and German buildings. Which is just across the North Sea.
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Re: Gumbo's Pic of the Day, December 20, 2014: Buxton Mill
It's also fun and interesting to read an area's industrial history from its buildings. The projection above the windows, easily matched elsewhere, is the clue to large-scale milling—a way to lift sizable loads to the top to allow gravity to play a role in processing. As Garry points out, there are similarities to buildings used for similar purpose everywhere!
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Re: Gumbo's Pic of the Day, December 20, 2014: Buxton Mill
Milling used wind power where I live in Liverpool UK. This example about 2 miles away lost its sails 100 years ago when electricity was the new marvel ! CROSBY WINDMILL
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Skeleton Crew, Mount Vernon, Virginia
For Halloween, a visit to a house with more than enough going on without wondering about whether skeletons eat candy.
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A Stroll on Beacon Hill, Boston
On a cold winter day, PHeymont takes a walk in one of Boston's iconic neighborhoods.
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Just Mad About Bread
PHeymont admits it: He's mad about bread. And so is France, one of his favorite places, where one baker has a 'mad about bread' sign over the door.
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Odell Brewing Company, Fort Collins, Colorado
Samantha, her husband, and niece had a great time on their tour of Odell's Brewing Company on her birthday. The tour, and one sample, are free!
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Alexandria, Virginia: History, Art and More
Stephanie pays a visit to George Washington's Mount Vernon and the nearby historic city of Alexandria
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Kennecott Mines National Historic Landmark, Alaska
Gumbo was visiting the very interesting and remote Kennecott Mines National Historic Landmark, adjoining Wrangell-St. Elias National Park in Alaska.