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Puke Ariki is a combined museum and library at New Plymouth, New Zealand, which opened in June 2003. It is an amalgamation of the New Plymouth Public Library (founded in 1848) and the Taranaki Museum (founded in 1919). Its name, Māori for "hill of chiefs", is taken from the Māori village that formerly occupied the site.
The march began at Twin Lakes, Indiana (Myers Lake and Cook Lake, near Plymouth, Indiana) on November 4, 1838, along the western bank of the Osage River, ending near present-day Osawatomie, Kansas. During the journey of approximately 660 miles (1,060 km) over 61 days, more than 40 people died, most of them children.
The "Architecture Now" magazine presented an itinerary in New Plymouth including heritage buildings and stated: "The city remains the location of some of the oldest surviving architect-designed buildings in New Zealand." One of the first settlers arriving in New Plymouth in 1843 was Frederick Thatcher, a London-trained architect. He came with ...
City in Taranaki, New Zealand New Plymouth Ngāmotu (Māori) City New Plymouth city skyline looking south from the foreshore with Mount Taranaki on the horizon. New Plymouth Show map of Taranaki Region New Plymouth Show map of North Island New Plymouth Show map of New Zealand Coordinates: 39°03′28″S 174°04′27″E / 39.05778°S 174.07417°E / -39.05778; 174.07417 Country New ...
The KGS is located in Lawrence on the west campus of the University of Kansas and has a Well Sample Library in Wichita. [2] With a staff of 74 full-time employees and about 30 student employees, the KGS has an annual state-appropriated budget of approximately $5.9 million. Another $11.7 million in grants and contracts was awarded in fiscal year ...
Menominee (c. 1791 – April 15, 1841) was a Potawatomi chief and religious leader whose village on reservation lands at Twin Lakes, 5 miles (8.0 km) southwest of Plymouth in present-day Marshall County, Indiana, became the gathering place for the Potawatomi who refused to remove from their Indiana reservation lands in 1838.
Opened 1918, the only Colonial Revival-style Carnegie library in Indiana 56: Gas City Gas City: Jan 2, 1913: $12,500 135 E. Main St. Has an addition and is still used as the public library. (February 2011) 57: Goshen: Goshen: Jan 15, 1901: $25,000 202 N. 5th St. Open 1903–1968, now city hall 58: Grandview Grandview: Sep 14, 1917: $8,000 403 ...
The Kenneth Spencer Research Library is a library at the University of Kansas (KU) in Lawrence. Completed and dedicated in 1968, the library houses special collections materials including rare books, maps, archives, and photographs. The library is open to members of the public and is not limited to students and faculty members at KU.