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Author | : Alpheus J. Chewning |
Publisher | : Arcadia Publishing |
Total Pages | : 132 |
Release | : 2004-10-13 |
Genre | : Antiques & Collectibles |
ISBN | : 1439629706 |
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First visited by English settlers in 1607, Virginia Beach has been a popular tourist destination ever since. The sea, sand, and sun are the most popular attractions, but throughout history the city has also been known for its unique architecture. The first geodesic dome built in the United States, designed by Buckminster Fuller, was the city's convention center for many years. The Cavalier Hotel, when built in 1927, was the state's largest brick structure. The new Cape Henry lighthouse, completed in 1881, remains the tallest cast iron lighthouse in the country. The lighthouse it replaced, a structure that still stands today, was erected in 1791 and was the first federally funded structure built in the United States.
Author | : Joseph Dunn |
Publisher | : Walsworth Publishing Company |
Total Pages | : 128 |
Release | : 1983 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780898652925 |
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Author | : James Tigner, Jr. |
Publisher | : Greetings From... (Hardcover) |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2008 |
Genre | : Antiques & Collectibles |
ISBN | : 9780764329999 |
Download Greetings from Virginia Beach Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
The 220 beautiful postcards provide a nostalgic look at the Virginia Beach of yesterday, while 89 vibrant, color photos show the town today. Learn how Virginia Beach got its start and see the early boardwalk. Take a grand tour chronicling the changes, from its beginnings in 1878, when only the Seatack Lifesaving Station inhabited the shore, to the present day. View the Norwegian Lady statue of yesteryear and today, stroll the boardwalk through the decades, and compare today's Coast Guard Station to the early Seatack station. Also provided is a short history of postcards and their values. This book is perfect for all who love life on a beach.
Author | : Marlin Heckman |
Publisher | : Arcadia Publishing |
Total Pages | : 134 |
Release | : 2000 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780738507880 |
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Long Beach successfully incorporated as a city in 1888, and would eventually become California's fifth largest city. Author Marlin Heckman has compiled over 200 vintage postcards to chronicle the history of the "Queen of Beaches." Competition between the Santa Fe and Southern Pacific Railroads brought great numbers of visitors to Southern California at the turn of the century. Resort hotels, apartments, pavilions, and band shells quickly dotted the landscape to accommodate the massive influx of tourists. Seen here are the more famous Long Beach attractions, including Rainbow Pier, the Sun Pavilion, the Hotel del Mar, and the great "Walk of a Thousand Lights," or the Pike, as it was better known.
Author | : Marlin Heckman |
Publisher | : Arcadia Publishing |
Total Pages | : 134 |
Release | : 2000-11-09 |
Genre | : Photography |
ISBN | : 1439627975 |
Download Long Beach in Vintage Postcards Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Long Beach successfully incorporated as a city in 1888, and would eventually become California's fifth largest city. Author Marlin Heckman has compiled over 200 vintage postcards to chronicle the history of the "Queen of Beaches." Competition between the Santa Fe and Southern Pacific Railroads brought great numbers of visitors to Southern California at the turn of the century. Resort hotels, apartments, pavilions, and band shells quickly dotted the landscape to accommodate the massive influx of tourists. Seen here are the more famous Long Beach attractions, including Rainbow Pier, the Sun Pavilion, the Hotel del Mar, and the great "Walk of a Thousand Lights," or the Pike, as it was better known.
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Publisher | : Wycounty Historical Society |
Total Pages | : 132 |
Release | : 2004-01-01 |
Genre | : Postcards |
ISBN | : 9780975964804 |
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Author | : Nelson Harris |
Publisher | : Arcadia Publishing |
Total Pages | : 136 |
Release | : 2005-08-17 |
Genre | : Photography |
ISBN | : 1439629900 |
Download Salem and Roanoke County in Vintage Postcards Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
In 1800, James Simpson, a Botetourt County landowner, purchased 31 acres of land for $100 and dedicated half of the purchase to plotting a new town. The Town of Salem was officially established when Simpson recorded his ownership at Fincastle Courthouse in October 1802, and it later became the government seat when Roanoke County was carved from Botetourt County in 1838. Today, Salem is an independent city, boasting a rich tradition of educational, commercial, and residential success. Roanoke County, like Salem, has emerged from its agrarian past to become a suburban county that embraces the beauty of the Blue Ridge Mountains, as well as the strength and success of corporate centers and residential communities.
Author | : Jim Lilliefors |
Publisher | : James Lilliefors |
Total Pages | : 244 |
Release | : 2006 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780813538051 |
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This richly documented and illustrated tale takes readers on a journey along the edges of the country to 12 of its most famous beach towns to reveal the vitality of the American boardwalk as an idea, rather than just a place.
Author | : Robin Chapman |
Publisher | : Arcadia Publishing |
Total Pages | : 130 |
Release | : 2005-08-03 |
Genre | : Antiques & Collectibles |
ISBN | : 1439629897 |
Download Winter Park in Vintage Postcards Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
The perfume of the orange blossoms . . . the beauty of every scene, combine to make me wonder whether I am not in Paradise, wrote one visitor to Winter Park, Florida, in 1918. Just five miles north of Orlando, Winter Parks oak-lined brick streets and its quiet lakes have been attracting visitors since the late 19th century, when U.S. president Chester A. Arthur declared, This is the prettiest spot I have seen in Florida. The New Englandlike city in the heart of the subtropics was once home to the Seminole Hotel, the largest resort south of Jacksonville. In 1885, prestigious Rollins College was founded here, the first institution of higher learning in Florida.
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Publisher | : Arcadia Publishing |
Total Pages | : 158 |
Release | : 2003 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780738515748 |
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Situated on the fickle Marshyhope Creek, Federalsburg, has long reached out to Maryland and the rest of the country with trade on its waterways and rails. In 1791, Isaac Nichols called a tract of land in the middle of the eastern shore of Maryland "Rawley." The name became "Federalsburg" in the late 18th century when the small village, consisting of only two streets, was dominated by Federalist influence. Before the Civil War, Federalsburg was involved in the shipbuilding industry; later its energies were invested in mills, farming, and canneries. When the railroad arrived in 1867-1868, trade in Federalsburg proliferated even more as refrigerated cars allowed produce to be shipped to major cities in the North. Federalsburg's agricultural heritage has since continued to endure.