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Legendary Locals of Ashland

2015 Biography & Autobiography
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Release : 2015
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Book Synopsis Legendary Locals of Ashland by : Sam Wheeler

Download or read book Legendary Locals of Ashland written by Sam Wheeler. This book was released on 2015. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A century and a half of close-knitted community spirit, independent-mindedness, and a strong sense of stewardship have uniquely melded into present-day Ashland. Behind that patchwork of local ingenuity, artistry, and infamy are the faces of thousands--too many of whom are not mentioned within the pages of this book. There were hundreds of generations of Shasta Native American families that lived off the hills and creeks where Ashland now sprawls, but their abodes were abandoned and replaced by the lumber and flour mills, cleared streets, and painted homes of Ashland Mills. The sense of spirit and enthusiasm instilled by Ashland's early settlers bred the town's participation in the Chautauqua cultural movement, the remnants of which harbor Ashland's world-renown Oregon Shakespeare Festival, which paved the way for a former mill town's future prosperity. That spirit of ingenuity and artistry continues to shape Ashland and attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors annually to the quaint town nestled below the mighty crest of Siskiyou Pass along the Oregon-California border.

Legendary Locals of Ashland Oregon

2015 Ashland (Or.)
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Genre : Ashland (Or.)
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Book Synopsis Legendary Locals of Ashland Oregon by : Sam Wheeler

Download or read book Legendary Locals of Ashland Oregon written by Sam Wheeler. This book was released on 2015. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Legendary Locals of McDowell County

2013 History
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Release : 2013
Genre : History
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Book Synopsis Legendary Locals of McDowell County by : William R. Archer

Download or read book Legendary Locals of McDowell County written by William R. Archer. This book was released on 2013. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: West Virginia's most impoverished county, McDowell County, is also its richest, with reserves of mineral wealth that continue to provide the framework for modern society from Panama and Toyko to New York and Chicago. With a history cratered by triumph and tragedy, the people of McDowell County have endured unspeakable hardships and near isolation but continue to excel in a myriad of unexpectedly surprising ways. Robert Morris, "the financier of the American Revolution," went to the poor house with the belief that McDowell's mineral wealth could fuel a new nation. Jedediah Hotchkiss, the mapmaker who charted the course for Gen. Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson's valley campaign, resurrected Morris's dream to rebuild the South into an industrial giant on local coal. Men of vision and means like Frederick Kimball and J.P. Morgan built fortunes on McDowell County's mineral wealth. The musical Womack family, baseball manager Charlie Manuel, comedic genius Steve Harvey, writers Kermit Hunter and Jeannette Walls, and thousands who served in all ranks of the military, many making the supreme sacrifice, are among those who have made their mark on McDowell County.

Legendary Locals of New Hampshire's Lakes Region

2015-06-15 Photography
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Release : 2015-06-15
Genre : Photography
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Book Synopsis Legendary Locals of New Hampshire's Lakes Region by : Ray Carbone

Download or read book Legendary Locals of New Hampshire's Lakes Region written by Ray Carbone. This book was released on 2015-06-15. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There are few places in America that have such a rich variety of landscape and scenery as the Lakes Region of New Hampshire: from the summer calm of Squam Lake to the robust white winter mountaintops of the Gunstock Mountain Resort. So it is no surprise that the people who call it home reflect the same wide palette of humankind--from the pre-Revolutionary War surveyors who first marked their initials on a rock at Weirs Beach to Bob Lawton, the current owner of the world's largest arcade; from one of George Washington's inner circle to Ernest Thompson, the award-winning author of On Golden Pond. The Lakes Region draws them--or grows them--all, because it has it all.

Legendary Locals of Greene County

2014 History
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Release : 2014
Genre : History
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Book Synopsis Legendary Locals of Greene County by : David Dorpfeld and Wanda Dorpfeld

Download or read book Legendary Locals of Greene County written by David Dorpfeld and Wanda Dorpfeld. This book was released on 2014. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Greene County was created in 1800 from parts of Albany and Ulster Counties, and it is named after Gen. Nathanael Greene of Revolutionary War fame. Early on, the economy of the county was primarily agricultural with a few small mills and most of the settlements located along the Hudson River and its tributaries. In the early 19th century, the economy took off: people from New England began settling the mountains to the west, the Susquehanna Turnpike opened, leather tanning and brick- and pottery-making became prominent, ice was harvested and shipped to New York City, ship-building gained importance, and tourism started to be popular. Today, tourism is still important to the area, and the county features two major ski resorts. Much of Greene County is also part of the Catskill Mountain Park, which attracts many nature-lovers all year round. Over the years, county natives and transplants have made many contributions to industry, entertainment, government, military, recreation, and the arts.

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