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Silk chiffon was very expensive, and it is with the development of synthetic chiffon, such as nylon chiffon, polyester chiffon, and rayon chiffon, that chiffon became more accessible and more popular for common usage. [1] [4] Since chiffon is a light-weight fabric which frays easily, bound or French seams must be used to stop the fabric from ...
Virgilina is located in the southeast corner of Halifax County at (36.545244, −78.773720 The town's southern border is the Virginia–North Carolina line. Virginia State Routes 96 and 49 intersect at the center of town.
Chiffon cake, a light, fluffy cake; Chiffon (fabric), a type of fabric; Chiffon margarine, a butter substitute; Chiffonade, a French term for the cutting of herbs or leafy green vegetables into long, thin strips; The Chiffons, girl group of the 1960s Chiffon, a character in the musical Little Shop of Horrors and the film, named after the girl group
The second-largest county of Virginia by total area, it completely surrounds the independent cities of Staunton and Waynesboro. Its county seat is Staunton, [1] but most of the administrative services have offices in neighboring Verona. The county was created in 1738 from part of Orange County and was named after Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha ...
Bealeton is located in southwestern Fauquier County. U.S. Route 17 leads north 10 miles (16 km) to Warrenton, the county seat, and southeast 27 miles (43 km) to Fredericksburg. VA 28 leads northeast 20 miles (32 km) to Manassas and southwest 2.5 miles (4.0 km) to U.S. Routes 29 and 15, which lead an additional 13 miles (21 km) to Culpeper.
Most notably, the county-run Santa Ynez Reservoir — which is right in the heart of Pacific Palisades, and can hold 117 million gallons — was empty when the fires broke out last week, and has ...
Some of North Carolina’s wealthiest counties are in the Triangle. Financial tech company SmartAsset published a story recently that shows the richest counties among the state’s 100. The top ...
Hairston Plantation, Lowndes County, Mississippi, home of George W. Hairston, c. 1909. Part of the empire of Hairston homes and plantations scattered about the South. The Hairston family, who had Beaver Creek built, eventually came to control tens of thousands of acres of land in Virginia, North Carolina and elsewhere across the South.