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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.
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 ...
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 ...
Over the years, several eyewitnesses (mostly staff members) have claimed to experience paranormal activity inside the building. In 2009, the Old State House was investigated by the investigators of TAPS on episode 524 of the Sci Fi Channel program Ghost Hunters.
The highest peak in Connecticut is Bear Mountain in Salisbury in the northwest corner of the state. The highest point is just east of where Connecticut, Massachusetts, and New York meet (42°3′ N, 73°29′ W), on the southern slope of Mount Frissell, whose peak lies nearby in Massachusetts. [2]
It is served by CT Rail Hartford Line commuter rail service, as well as Amtrak Hartford Line, Northeast Regional, Valley Flyer, and Vermonter inter-city rail service. The Meriden, Waterbury and Connecticut River Railroad opened between Cromwell and Waterbury via Meriden in 1888–89.
In 1633, Fort Goede Hoop (Huys de Goede Hoop), was established at present-day Hartford. The Pequot siege of Saybrook Fort [4] took place from September 1636 to March 1637 during the Pequot War. Following the August 1636 Massachusetts Bay attack on Manisses, Pequot, and Western Niantic villages, the Pequot retaliation fell on the settlers at ...