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The word oomancy is derived from two Greek words, oon (an egg) and Manteia (divination), which literally translates into egg divination. Oomancy was a common form of divination practiced in ancient Greece and Rome, where it was believed that one could tell the future by interpreting the shapes formed when the separated whites from an egg was dropped into hot water.
Modern ranch homes designed for town or country, National Plan Service, 1951. Newest plans of ranch houses, farm buildings, motels, Authentic Publications, 1952. 72 low cost suburban-ranch homes, HomOgraf Company, 1952. Book of rambler and ranch-type homes: designs and floor plans for 31 practical homes, 3rd ed. Home Plan Book Co., 1953.
The Cold Springs Ranch House near Forsyth, Montana is a log house built in 1908. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990. [1] The ranch house is a 1 + 1 ⁄ 2-story building built of peeled, hewn cottonwood logs. [2] It is located on the north side of U.S. Route 12, about 3 miles (4.8 km) west-northwest of Forsyth. [2]
Rock Ledge Ranch Historic Site is a living history museum (sometimes called an open-air museum) and farm located at Garden of the Gods in Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States. Staff and volunteers dressed in period-appropriate attire interpret life in the Pikes Peak region from 1775 through 1910. [ 2 ]
The Ranch's area was called Campo Bonito and mostly populated by mine (gold, silver, other ores) diggers. The property still contains deposits of black diorite. [2]On April 14, 1912, Buffalo Bill Cody and his foster son Lewis Henry "Johnny" Baker established High Jinks as a gold mine and ranch; it is unknown which of the two came up with the name.
It was the first permanent American cattle ranch in Arizona. Hooker bought neighboring ranches until his operation became the largest ranch in Arizona, totaling 800 square miles (2,100 km 2), or about 30 by 27 miles (48 by 43 km). [3] It is located in Sulphur Springs Valley about 27 miles (43 km) north of present-day Willcox, Arizona. The ...
The Highland Springs Ranch and Inn, formerly known as Highland Springs Resort, was established in 1884 and became Riverside County's first historical landmark. [1] The ranch is located in the unincorporated community of Cherry Valley, California at the northwestern end of the San Gorgonio Pass. The Ranch and its immediate neighborhood are known ...
The Hala Ranch is a 95-acre (380,000 m 2) estate located just north of Aspen, Colorado, originally purchased and given its name by Prince Bandar bin Sultan.The main house on the property was designed by the architectural firm of Hagman Yaw and built by Hansen Construction of Aspen, Colorado, in 1991.