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Greencastle Historic District. / 39.78889°N 77.72500°W / 39.78889; -77.72500. The Greencastle Historic District is a national historic district which is located in Greencastle in Franklin County, Pennsylvania . It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992. [1]
This is a list of Native American archaeological sites on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania.. Historic sites in the United States qualify to be listed on the National Register of Historic Places by passing one or more of four different criteria; Criterion D permits the inclusion of proven and potential archaeological sites. [1]
FIPS code. 42-30896. GNIS feature ID. 1215244 [ 2] Website. greencastlepa .gov. Greencastle is a borough in Franklin County in south-central Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 4,251 at the 2020 census. [ 4] Greencastle lies within the Cumberland Valley of Pennsylvania.
The Raven Rock Mountain Complex ( RRMC ), also known as Site R, is a U.S. military installation with an underground nuclear bunker near Blue Ridge Summit, Pennsylvania, at Raven Rock Mountain that has been called an "underground Pentagon ". [ 3][ 4][ 5]: 2 The bunker has emergency operations centers for the United States Army, Navy, Air Force ...
September 6, 1991. ( #91001133) Pennsylvania Route 75 north of Metal. 40°01′08″N 77°52′36″W. / 40.018889°N 77.876667°W / 40.018889; -77.876667 ( Carrick Furnace) Metal Township. 9. Chambersburg and Bedford Turnpike Road Company Toll House. Chambersburg and Bedford Turnpike Road Company Toll House.
Taxidermy. Primate and pachyderm taxidermy at the Rahmat International Wildlife Museum & Gallery, Medan, Sumatra, Indonesia. Taxidermy is the art of preserving an animal 's body by mounting (over an armature) or stuffing, for the purpose of display or study. Animals are often, but not always, portrayed in a lifelike state.
Bison diorama in 2015 after extensive treatments, American Museum of Natural History. The conservation of taxidermy is the ongoing maintenance and preservation of zoological specimens that have been mounted or stuffed for display and study. Taxidermy specimens contain a variety of organic materials, such as fur, bone, feathers, skin, and wood ...
Taxidermy and art. For private practice or on public display, taxidermy is considered an art. Like other arts, taxidermists try to achieve, " artistic authenticity ." [2] : 8 In taxidermy, this is done through representing the animal to look as natural, real, or "alive" [2] : 8 as possible. In another contemporary review of Montagu Browne’s ...