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After 1854, the six-inch maps and their revisions were based on the twenty-five inch maps. The six-inch sheets covered an area of six by four miles on the ground; the twenty-five inch sheets an area of one by one and a half. One square inch on the twenty-five inch maps was roughly equal to an acre on the ground.
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Wallsend (/ ˌ w ɔː l z ˈ ɛ n d /) is a town in North Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, England, at the eastern end of Hadrian's Wall. It has a population of 43,842 and lies 4 miles (6.5 kilometres) east of Newcastle upon Tyne .
Wallsend fort (1964 OS map) Wallsend fort plan (3rd century) Segedunum was a Roman fort at modern-day Wallsend, North Tyneside in North East England. The fort lay at the eastern end of Hadrian's Wall near the banks of the River Tyne. It was in use for approximately 300 years from around 122 AD to almost 400.
c. October – George Airy calculates the mean density of the Earth by measuring the gravity in a coal mine in South Shields. 6 October – the great fire of Newcastle and Gateshead is ignited by a spectacular explosion. 17 October – Crimean War: Siege of Sevastopol begins. [4]
George W. L. Bickley, a doctor, editor, and adventurer who was born in Indiana [4] and lived in Cincinnati, Ohio, founded the association, organizing the first castle, or local branch, in Cincinnati in 1854, [5] although records of the KGC convention held in 1860 state that the organization "originated at Lexington, Kentucky, on the fourth day of July 1854, by five gentlemen who came together ...
List of shipwrecks: 15 February 1854 Ship State Description Les Deux Frères, and Volunta France United Kingdom: The West Dock at Hartlepool, County Durham was drained to a depth of 11 feet (3.4 m) to enable some masonry repairs to be done, This caused the brig Volunta to heel over and sink the lugger Les Deux Frères. Her crew escaped before ...
1854 in Ohio (2 C) 1854 in Oregon Territory (1 C) P. 1854 in Pennsylvania (3 C, 2 P) R. 1854 in Rhode Island (1 C, 1 P) S. 1854 in South Carolina (2 C) T. 1854 in ...