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The Santa Maria was commissioned in the late 1980s as a permanent riverfront attraction, in anticipation of the 1992 Christopher Columbus Quincentennial Jubilee (celebrating the 500th anniversary of Columbus's first voyage). It was built using $2 million in private funds at Scarano Boat Building in Albany, New York.
Jay Brewer, and ex-fisherman and the founder of the store, decided to build an indoor zoo next to the shop to attract visitors. After being founded on July 10, 2009, people started visiting the shop just to see the reptiles at the zoo. The store expanded to its current 13,000 square feet (1,200 m 2) in two expansions during 2000 and 2018.
The United States Association of Reptile Keepers (USARK) is a 501(c)(6) nonprofit organization. USARK describes itself as "a science, education and conservation based advocacy (organization) for the responsible private ownership of, and trade in reptiles."
The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium is a non-profit zoo located near Powell in Liberty Township, Delaware County, Ohio, United States, north of the city of Columbus. The land lies along the eastern banks of the O'Shaughnessy Reservoir on the Scioto River , at the intersection of Riverside Drive and Powell Road.
The first storefront was located on Mac Arthur Blvd. in Oakland, then in 1979 he moved the store to an 8,000-square-foot (740 m 2) storefront in the Emeryville Market in Emeryville. [2] In 1988, he sold the store and opened The Bone Room in Albany. [2] [5] In 1989, the building was damaged during the Loma Prieta earthquake. The damage was so ...
Following is a list of marine reptiles, reptiles which are adapted to life in marine or brackish environments. This list is incomplete ; you can help by adding missing items . ( August 2008 )
Tartan Marine (also called Tartan Yachts) is an American boat builder based in Painesville, Ohio near Lake Erie. The company specializes in the design and manufacture of fiberglass sailboats. [1] [2] The company was founded by Charles Britton in 1971.
Peterson Field Guide to Reptiles and Amphibians of Eastern and Central North America (Fourth ed.). Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. pp. xiv + 494 pp., 47 color plates, 207 figures. ISBN 978-0-544-12997-9.: 196 Smith, HM; Brodie, ED Jr (1982). Reptiles of North America: A Guide to Field Identification. New York: Golden Press. p. 240.