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In 2024, Stow Lake Boathouse, alongside Stow Lake and Stow Lake Drive, were officially renamed to remove mention of their namesake, former Speaker of the California State Assembly William W. Stow, due to his anti-Semitic views. The new name, "Blue Heron Lake," references the indigenous birds often found nesting by the lake. [2]
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The lake was originally named for William W. Stow, a known anti-Semite, [78] who gave $60,000 for its construction. Strawberry Hills' waterfall was named Huntington Falls after its benefactor Collis P. Huntington. Blue Heron Lake was the first artificial lake constructed in the park and Huntington was the park's first artificial waterfall. [79]
Halloween is always fun for a fright fest, but there are haunted places in San Francisco that you can visit any time of year…because ghosts and spirits don’t save their spine-tingling tricks ...
The Mount Dora Ghost Walk is a ninety minute long bizarre bilingual [1] theatrical and lantern-guided walking tour of the city of Mount Dora, Florida.It is an adventure into the darker side of the city often referred to by visitors as the New England of the South, and gets its inspiration from the local history, legends, and myths that are compiled by a group of historians and actors.
William W. Stow (September 13, 1824 – February 20, 1895) was an American politician and member the California State Assembly from the 3rd district between 1854 and 1857; he was Speaker in 1855. Blue Heron Lake in Golden Gate Park in San Francisco was formerly named Stow Lake after him.
The Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge (ARNWR; formerly referred to as the U.S. Army's Fort Devens-Sudbury Training Annex) is a 2,230-acre (9.0 km 2) protected National Wildlife Refuge located approximately 25 miles (40 km) west of Boston and 4 miles (6.4 km) west of the Eastern Massachusetts National Wildlife Refuge Complex Headquarters, along the Assabet River.
The 49-Mile Scenic Drive is a designated scenic road tour highlighting much of San Francisco, California.It was created in 1938 by the San Francisco Down Town Association to showcase the city's major attractions and natural beauty during the 1939 Golden Gate International Exposition.