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Buffalo Gap Historic Village is a museum complex of historic buildings in Buffalo Gap, Texas, near Abilene. [2] Elements of the complex are listed on the National ...
Ammolite is an opal-like organic gemstone found primarily along the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains of North America.It is commonly unearthed by natural erosion or through the process of various mining practices, within the perimeter of an ancient sea bed called the Western Interior Seaway. [2]
Buildings in the Buffalo Gap Historic Commercial District, August 2017. When first listed, the district covered 10 acres (4.0 ha) and had 25 contributing buildings and two contributing sites. [1] It included roughly the area surrounding Main, 2nd, and Walnut Streets. [2] It was added to the NRHP on June 30, 1995. [1]
The oldest part of the National Historic Site includes the lone surviving structure from the Buffalo Barracks compound. Due to tensions between the United States and the British Province of Upper Canada (subsequently the British Province of Canada), a military post was constructed to ensure border security. Built in 1839, the post encompassed ...
Stone rubbing at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial A National Park Service volunteer kneels and uses paper and a graphite stick to create a rubbing of a name from the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. Stone rubbing is the practice of creating an image of surface features of a stone on paper. The image records features such as natural textures, inscribed ...
The Pratt & Lambert company started in Buffalo, New York in 1849 as a maker of a drying agent for linseed oil paint. It was listed on the American Stock Exchange in 1905. In 1920, it started manufacturing exterior and interior house paints and varnishes. In 1950, the company began production of latex paints. [1]
Between the kiln's outer limestone rock wall and the interior fire brick vertical column is a layer of dirt for insulation. [3] The 16-foot (4.9 m) tall stone base is topped with a wooden structure, which was rebuilt from the original in 1992. On top of that is a metal gabled roof. Attached to the kiln section, is a dry shed/lime house, into ...
Buffalo Gap on Virginia State Route 42 to Clifton Forge; Goshen Pass on the Maury River; Allison Gap, Virginia on Poor Valley Road 613, Smyth County; East Stone Gap, Virginia on Orby Cantrell Highway or U.S. Route 58 Alternate; Big Stone Gap, Virginia; Olinger Gap north of Low Gap near Old Still Hollow; Low Gap east of Scott Gap; Scott Gap east ...