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The Stow House was once the headquarters of Rancho La Patera, on the original Rancho La Goleta.In 1871, William Whitney Stow, a legal counsel for Southern Pacific Railroad in San Francisco, purchased 1,043 acres (4.22 km 2) costing $28,677 for his son, Sherman P. Stow. Sherman Stow built a Carpenter Gothic Victorian home on the site and moved into the house with his bride, Ida G. Hollister, in ...
The boathouse is located at Blue Heron Lake (formerly known as Stow Lake), which is on the easternmost side of Golden Gate Park. Frederick Law Olmsted laid the groundwork for the creation of Golden Gate Park in what was the Outside Lands in the western end of San Francisco. The park was built from east to west, with Strawberry Hill and Blue ...
Blue Heron Lake, the largest of the manmade lakes in Golden Gate Park, offers boat rentals. Blue Heron Lake, formerly known as Stow Lake, surrounds the prominent Strawberry Hill, now an island with an electrically pumped waterfall. The lake was originally named for William W. Stow, a known anti-Semite, [78] who gave $60,000 for its construction ...
William W. Stow (September 13, 1824 – February 20, 1895) was an American politician and member the California State Assembly from the 3rd district between 1854 and 1857; he was Speaker in 1855. Blue Heron Lake in Golden Gate Park in San Francisco was formerly named Stow Lake after him.
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English: Stow Lake - Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California, USA. Date: 4 November 2013, 15:08:53: ... The following pages on the English Wikipedia use this file ...
Stow Abbey, an abbey in Lincolnshire, England; Stow Heath, an area and ancient manor in the city of Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England; Stow House, Goleta, California, United States, on the National Register of Historic places; Stow Lodge, a listed building in Stowmarket, Suffolk, England; Scotts of Stow, the flagship brand of Scotts & Co
[1] [2] Professor and historian Stephen Arndt has counted a total of 256 ghost towns in the state, some well known, others "really obscure." [3] The high number of ghost towns and former communities in the state is largely due to its frontier history and the influx of pioneers who emerged in the area during the 19th century. [2]