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Larkspur is located in southern Douglas County in the valley of East Plum Creek. Interstate 25 passes along the eastern edge of the town, with access from Exits 172, 173, and 174. I-25 leads north 11 miles (18 km) to Castle Rock , the Douglas County seat, and 39 miles (63 km) to Denver , as well as south 32 miles (51 km) to Colorado Springs .
Hog Island, an uninhabited 2,075-acre (8 km 2) island in Lake Michigan, is the fourth largest island in the Beaver Island archipelago. It is owned by the U.S. state of Michigan as part of the Beaver Islands State Wildlife Research Area and is administered by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources .
The Research Area is approximately 23,154 acres in size. Properties in the Research Area include much of the southern half of Beaver Island, almost all of Garden Island, all of High Island, [1] all of Hog Island, [2] all of North Fox Island, and most of the northern half of South Fox Island. All of these islands are located in Lake Michigan.
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Hog Island is an uninhabited island located off the eastern shore of Washington Island in the town of Washington, Door County, Wisconsin, United States. [1] The island has a land area of 2.14 acres (8,656 m 2 ) [ 2 ] and an elevation of 10 feet [ 3 ] or 20 feet [ 4 ] above Lake Michigan.
Hog Island is the second largest island in Berkeley Sound, Falkland Islands.. During the August 1833 events in nearby Port Louis, the surviving members of Luis Vernet's colony sought refuge on the nearby Hog Island to escape the murderous gang of Antonio Rivero, and they regularly sent their boat to neighbouring Long Island for food supplies to bring cattle, pigs, and geese.
The Marines withdrew from their positions to the interior of Noddle's Island, and Stark's men left Crooked Creek to join the main body of his forces on Hog Island. Diana and the other vessels continued northeast up Chelsea Creek in pursuit. By sunset, hundreds of cattle, sheep, and horses had been driven from Hog Island to the mainland. [7]
The Reginald Sinclaire House, at 6154 Perry Park Rd. in Larkspur, Colorado, was built in 1932.It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991. [1]It was a home of Reginald Sinclaire (b.1893), an aviator who is a member of the Colorado Aviation Hall of Fame.