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100 acres (40 ha) Architectural style. Classical Revival, Second Empire, Federal. NRHP reference No. 92001722 [1] Added to NRHP. December 24, 1992. 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.
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.
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.
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 ...
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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.
History of taxidermy. Taxidermy, or the process of preserving animal skin together with its feathers, fur, or scales, is an art whose existence has been short compared to forms such as painting, sculpture, and music. The word derives from two Greek words: taxis, meaning order, preparation, and arrangement and derma, meaning skin.
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 ...