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A menhir (/ ˈ m ɛ n h ɪər /; [1] from Brittonic languages: maen or men, "stone" and hir or hîr, "long" [2]), standing stone, orthostat, or lith is a large upright stone, emplaced in the ground by humans, typically dating from the European middle Bronze Age.
Highest Tribunal in New York State This Building Erected 1842. 9: Court of Appeals: Eagle And Pine Sts. Albany: Highest Tribunal in New York State This Building Erected 1842. 10: Executive Mansion: 1940: Eagle And Elm Sts. Albany: Residence of the Governors of New York State . 11: First Church In Albany: 1947: Sw Corner N. Pearl And Orange Sts ...
The Pompey stone in 2021. The Pompey stone was a stone that was carved as a hoax near Pompey, New York, circa 1820.Upon its discovery that year, the stone was quickly accepted as authentic, dated to circa 1520, and extensively analyzed by historians of the day for its significance as an early record of European presence in the region.
George Browne Post (December 15, 1837 – November 28, 1913) was an American architect trained in the Beaux-Arts tradition. [1] Active from 1869 almost until his death, he was recognized as a master of several contemporary American architectural genres, and played a role in the birth of the skyscraper. [2]
The straphanger who was burned to death on a Brooklyn F train in a horrific attack has been identified as a 57-year-old New Jersey woman, police announced Tuesday. ... A source also told The Post ...
A third stone is 1.3 metres high but has been roughly squared off and is currently being used as a gate post. A fourth stone, 1.4 metres high, is found in an old field bank and is much-weathered and leaning. A fifth standing stone may exist, and two or three hollows in the ground may indicate the former position of other stones. [2]
Latune finished the year of probation with no problems, right around her critical 16th birthday in June. Even as most of the nation has moved toward treating 16-year-olds more like the kids they are, New York’s archaic justice laws make it easier for teenagers like Latune to end up in tough jails with long sentences and an inescapable record.
Nearby is an elongated cairn in the shape of a boat (narrow at the tips and wide in the middle). On top of this cairn were three short standing stones. In the same general area there is a group of nineteen cairns built on the ground. More cairns were built on top of boulders scattered about the area. There were also three standing stones in the ...