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Johnstown Castle is located on the Johnstown Castle Estate, a 150 acres (61 ha) estate, located off the road between Murntown and Rathaspeck, 5.5 km (3.4 mi) southwest of Wexford town. History [ edit ]
Johnson founded Johnstown, New York, and came to own a 400,000-acre (160,000 ha) estate. Johnson moved here from Old Fort Johnson in 1763 and lived here until he died in 1774. The house was inherited by his son, John Johnson .
Johnson established Johnstown and became one of New York's most prosperous and influential citizens. Johnson was the largest landowner in the Mohawk Valley, with an estate of more than 400,000 acres (1,600 km 2) before his death. Having begun as an Indian trader, Johnson expanded his business interests to include a sawmill and lumber business ...
The Irish Agricultural Museum (Irish: Musaem Talmhaíochta na hÉireann) is a museum dedicated to the history of Irish rural life. Housed in the farm and stable courtyard buildings of Johnstown Castle, County Wexford, the collections represent all elements of rural life, including transport, crafts, farming activities and dwelling.
The house was built in 1898 by the gelatine magnate and businessman Charles Knox and his wife Rose Knox, who owned Knox Gelatine, which had a factory in Johnstown.The Classical Revival mansion, which was designed by Peabody & Beauley of Chicago, has 42 rooms, an elevator, a grand staircase, and a solid lava ash fireplace which was imported from a castle in Italy.
Jul. 7—JOHNSTOWN, Pa. — Approximately 120 years ago, 112 miners walked into the Rolling Mill Mine portal on the hillside above Johnstown, but none returned home. An explosion caused by an open ...
She came to live at Johnstown Castle following her marriage in April 1880 to Lord Maurice FitzGerald (1852-1901), [1] [2] second son of Charles FitzGerald, 4th Duke of Leinster. [1] [4] They required and received a dispensation from the Pope because Lady Fitzgerald was Roman Catholic and Lord Fitzgerald was a Protestant.
Downtown Johnstown Historic District is a national historic district located at Johnstown in Cambria County, Pennsylvania.The district includes 109 contributing buildings, 4 contributing sites, and 1 contributing structure in the central business district and surrounding residential areas of Johnstown.