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The principal building on the site is the separately listed Big Duck. [2] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2008 [1] as part of plans to build a heritage park, picnic area, museum and rest stop. [3] The Big Duck Ranch hosts various events, such as historic car shows, [4] and is open year-round. [5]
The Big Duck is a duck-shaped building in Flanders, New York, 18 by 30 feet (5.5 by 9.1 m) and 20 feet (6.1 m) tall to the top of the head, enclosing 11 by 15 feet (3.4 by 4.6 m) of interior space. [1] The building was designed in 1931 by duck farmer Martin Maurer; shaped like a Pekin duck, it was intended as a farm shop as well as for publicity.
This list is intended to provide a comprehensive listing of entries in the National Register of Historic Places in the Town of Southampton, New York.The locations of National Register properties for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in an online map.
Robert Childs Mallard [1] was born c. 1911. [2] He was a traveling casket salesman [3] working for the Standard Products Company. Mallard lived on a 35-acre farm he gained from his wife, Amy James Mallard's, white stepfather-in-law [4] on the banks of the Altamaha River with Amy and their 2-year-old son, John.
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Gordon MacQuarrie (July 3, 1900 – November 10, 1956) was an American writer and journalist. Born in Superior, Wisconsin, he is best known for his short stories involving hunting and fishing, and for his semi-fictional organization known as The Old Duck Hunters' Association, Inc.(ODHA, Inc.)
Richmond Pearson Hobson Jr. (November 27, 1907 – August 9, 1966) [1] was an American-Canadian author who wrote memoirs of his life as a rancher in British Columbia. [2] His books, Grass Beyond the Mountains, Nothing Too Good for a Cowboy and The Rancher Takes a Wife, inspired the CBC drama series Nothing Too Good for a Cowboy.