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The South Street caves were sold to Dorking UDC in 1921 and were leased by the council to various local wine merchants until the 1960s. The Dorking and Leith Hill Preservation Society first opened the caves for public tours in the 1970s. [104] Dorking Museum assumed responsibility for running tours in May 2015.
Christopher Hussey was born in Dorking, Surrey, England, in 1599 to John and Mary Hussey (née Wood).By 1633, Hussey had settled in New Hampshire with his wife Theodate (née Bachiler), daughter of Stephen Bachiler, and his mother where he purchased land.
American Association for State and Local History (2002), Directory of historical organizations in the United States and Canada (15th ed.), Walnut Creek, CA: AltaMira Press, ISBN 9780759100022 – via archive.org
The present entrance to the caves is in South Street in the centre of Dorking. There is evidence of a number of original entrances to the caves, including two shafts, but all with the exception of the South Street entrance have been sealed. The upper level of the caves is laid out a
The three-storey building received a commendation for its design from The Concrete Society in 1972. [18] The former stable block was also demolished and replaced by an office block, known as Guthrie House. [2] [19] The architectural critic, Pevsner, summed up the demise of Hope's masterpiece as a "disgraceful and depressing story". [20]
The American Historical Review 40.1 (1934): 10–37. Dunlap, Leslie W. American historical societies, 1790-1860 (1944). Jones, Houston Gwynne, ed. Historical Consciousness in the Early Republic: The Origins of State Historical Societies, Museums, and Collections, 1791-1861 (North Caroliniana Society and North Carolina Collection, 1995)
Dorothea Puente, perhaps Sacramento’s most notorious murderer, was so seemingly non-threatening that authorities let her out of their sights time and time again — even after digging up seven ...
Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations; Society for Medieval Feminist Scholarship; Society for Military History; Society for the History of Discoveries; Society for the History of Technology; Society of Dance History Scholars; Society of Early Americanists; Sons and Daughters of Pioneer Rivermen; Southern Historical Association