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The following are approximate tallies of current listings by county. These counts are based on entries in the National Register Information Database as of April 24, 2008 [2] and new weekly listings posted since then on the National Register of Historic Places web site. [3]
Rio das Ostras (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈʁi.u dɐz ˈostɾɐs]) is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro. Its population is 156,491 (2022) and its area is 228 km². Its population is 156,491 (2022) and its area is 228 km².
It was the Palace of the Real Audiencia of Santo Domingo, called then Edificio de las Casas Reales, and it is the first (oldest) headquarters of Spanish power in the New World. [ 2 ] The building dates back to the sixteenth century, and was built to house the administrative offices of the Spanish colonies in the Americas , at the time any ...
Talk about buyer’s remorse. Seven years ago, a small Massachusetts town purchased a majestic 1886 mansion for the bargain price of $1.75 million, saving it from demolition — but residents ...
Middlefield, in Middlesex County, is so named because it is halfway between Middletown and Durham, and Middletown and Meriden.For such a small community, Middlefield has an abundance of wonderful history that goes back to the late 17th century and many first settlers of Connecticut.
New Haven is a city in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States.It is located on New Haven Harbor on the northern shore of Long Island Sound.With a population of 135,081 as determined by the 2020 U.S. census, [2] New Haven is the third largest city in Connecticut after Bridgeport and Stamford, the largest city in the South Central Connecticut Planning Region, and the principal municipality ...
The land on the western bank of the Connecticut River where Middletown now lies was home to a village of the Wangunk, a tribe of Algongquian-speaking Native Americans.The village was named Mattabesset (also spelled Mattabesett, Mattabesec, Mattabeseck, and Mattabesek); the area they inhabited—now Middletown and the surrounding area—was named after it.
[12] [13] The previous federal district became the state of Guanabara, [8] but in 1975 it was reincorporated into its original state of Rio de Janeiro, becoming its capital as the city of Rio de Janeiro. [14] In 1977, the southern part of Mato Grosso became the state of Mato Grosso do Sul. [15] In 1981, Rondônia became a state. [16]