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The Carriage House. In 1879, John Alexander Paxton, a wealthy San Franciscan, bought 260 acres (105.2 ha) of land in the Dry Creek Valley area for $10,500. [1] [2] He named this property, just west of Healdsburg, "Madrona Knoll Rancho" [6] as the word "Madrona" is the local term for an Arbutus species, notably the distinctive small tree Arbutus menziesii.
The house was built in 1890 by early Redlands residents David and Sarah Morey for $20,000, profits from the sale of their citrus nursery. Following the Moreys' deaths in 1901, the house's second owners were Willard R. and Nancy Cheney, the brother and sister-in-law of Helen Cheney Kimberly, who was the wife of one of the founders of Kimberly-Clark Corporation. [2]
Taughannock Falls State Park is located in Ulysses. Ulysses is a town located in northwest Tompkins County, New York, U.S. The population was 4,940 at the 2020 census. [2] The town was named after the hero of the Odyssey. The Town of Ulysses is northwest of the city of Ithaca and is in the northwest part of Tompkins County.
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Vaitkevicius mentioned two homes his company developed in Toluca Lake, a small neighborhood in the city, seemingly low-key. Both homes were sold for almost $5 million; both had cushy basements.
Taughannock Falls' main cataract is a 215-foot drop (66 m), [25] making it 33 feet (10 m) taller than Niagara Falls. It is the tallest single-drop waterfall east of the Rocky Mountains . [ 5 ] [ 26 ] The waterfall is located along Taughannock Creek , which flows through a long gorge with cliffs up to 400 feet (120 m) high.
The Oasis at Death Valley, formerly called Furnace Creek Inn and Ranch Resort, is a luxury resort in Furnace Creek, on private land within the boundaries of California's Death Valley National Park. It is owned and operated by Xanterra Travel Collection .
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