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Buxton National Historic Site and Museum, South Buxton, Ontario. The Buxton National Historic Site and Museum is a tribute to the Elgin Settlement (also known as the Buxton Mission, Raleigh, Kent County), established in 1849 by Reverend William King (1812–1895), [1]: 40 and an association which included Lord Elgin, then the Governor General of Canada.
Buxton's economy covers tourism, retail, quarrying, scientific research, light industry and mineral water bottling. The University of Derby is a noted employer. [67] Surrounded by the Peak District National Park, it offers a range of cultural events; tourism is a major industry, with over a million visitors to Buxton each year.
Burbage Edge is a gritstone escarpment overlooking the Burbage district of Buxton in Derbyshire, in the Peak District. The hill's summit (marked by a trig pillar) is 500 metres (1,600 ft) above sea level. [1] Burbage Edge view from the east. The boundary of the Peak District National Park runs along the ridge and across the summit.
1938 poster promoting Yellowstone National Park, the first national park in the world Interactive map (possibly incomplete) of the National Parks of the United States. The United States has 63 national parks , which are congressionally designated protected areas operated by the National Park Service , an agency of the Department of the Interior ...
The Cathedral Range State Park (Taungurung: Nanadhong) [1] located in Victoria, Australia, approximately 100 kilometres (62 mi) north-east of Melbourne. [2] It is situated between the towns of Buxton and Taggerty and runs parallel to the Maroondah Highway. [2] The Cathedral Range was declared a State Park on 26 April 1979. [3]
Buxton Thermal Baths in early 20th-century. Aquae Arnemetiae was a small town in the Roman province of Britannia. The settlement was based around its natural warm springs. The Roman occupation ran from around 75 AD to 410 AD. [1] Today it is the town of Buxton, Derbyshire in England. Aquae Arnemetiae means 'Waters of Arnemetia'.
The Buxton Historic Townsite is a historical site located east of Lovilia, Iowa, United States in rural Monroe County. The unincorporated community was founded in 1895, developed by the Chicago and Northwestern Railway as a coal mining company town to supply the railroad.
At Hurdlow (map ref. ), at the northern end of the trail, there is parking and level access onto the trail. Picnic tables are provided. At Parsley Hay (map ref. ), where the trail is joined by the Tissington Trail, there is direct access from the car park to the trail. Facilities include toilets, a picnic site, visitor information, and cycle hire.