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The remaining plantation complex consists of the "big house" with several outbuildings, including six original slave quarters, and a maison de reprise (a second house, or mother-in-law cottage). The existence of the slave quarters, where farm workers continued to live until 1977, contributes to the historic significance of the complex.
In 1790, Abbot Della Rocca from Syros also wrote about tub shaped top-bar bee hives used in Crete during his time. Although there is evidence that beekeeping was commonly practiced in Crete since the Late Minoan I period (1600–1450 BC), [ 19 ] the most common method of beekeeping in that region is using clay or woven long, cylindrical hives.
This is a list of slave cabins and other notable slave quarters. A number of slave quarters in the United States are individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places . Many more are included as contributing buildings within listings having more substantial plantation houses or other structures as the main contributing resources ...
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Salem, Oregon: 1841 Residence One of the oldest frame building remaining in the state Francis Ermatinger House: Oregon City, Oregon: 1843 Residence Long thought to be the oldest house in Clackamas County [2] Delaney–Edwards House: Salem, Oregon: 1845 Residence Currently a Bed & Breakfast St. Paul Roman Catholic Church (St. Paul, Oregon) St ...
In beekeeping, a Langstroth hive is any vertically modular beehive that has the key features of vertically hung frames, a bottom board with entrance for the bees, boxes containing frames for brood and honey (the lowest box for the queen to lay eggs, and boxes above where honey may be stored) and an inner cover and top cap to provide weather protection. [1]
McCarver arrived in Oregon in 1843, but moved to California, profiting from the California gold rush. He returned to Oregon in 1850 on his packet Ocean Bird with the building materials. In 1859 McCarver moved to Portland, selling to the Warner family, who renamed the property "Locust Farm" and lived at the place until 1947.
[1] [2] The nest's internal structure is a densely packed group of hexagonal prismatic cells made of beeswax, called a honeycomb. The bees use the cells to store food (honey and pollen) and to house the brood (eggs, larvae, and pupae). Beehives serve several purposes.