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A Franklin stove. The Franklin stove is a metal-lined fireplace named after Benjamin Franklin, who invented it in 1742. [1] It had a hollow baffle near the rear (to transfer more heat from the fire to a room's air) and relied on an "inverted siphon" to draw the fire's hot fumes around the baffle. [2]
The Dawson Brothers Plant is a historic factory building located at 517-519 N. Halsted Street in the West Town community area of Chicago, Illinois.The factory was built in 1888 and designed by Julius Zittel; the five-story brick building has a cast iron front on its first floor and lacks ornamentation.
Modern open fireplace An outdoor fireplace. A fireplace or hearth is a structure made of brick, stone or metal designed to contain a fire. Fireplaces are used for the relaxing ambiance they create and for heating a room. Modern fireplaces vary in heat efficiency, depending on the design.
The difference between the two sports is that softball uses larger balls and requires a smaller playing field. Beginning as an indoor game in Chicago, softball was invented in 1887 by George Hancock. [258] 1887 Comptometer. A comptometer is a mechanical or electro-mechanical adding machine.
Bodie State Historic Park is a California gold-mining ghost town. The town once boasted 2,000 structures and roughly 8,000 people when gold was discovered in 1875.
1818: December 3, Illinois joins the Union and becomes a state. 1820 Chicago 1821 Survey of Chicago. 1830 August 4, Chicago is surveyed and platted for the first time by James Thompson. Population: "Less than 100". [1] 1833 1833 Treaty of Chicago; Chicago incorporated as a town. [1] 1835
Cheap Restaurants in Every State. Diners are always looking for a cheap and delicious bite. To that end, Cheapism compiled this list of well-reviewed and cheap restaurants in all 50 states and ...
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