Historic history
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Customs House / Newcastle NSW Australia / Taken at night
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A deserted farm cottage in rural ireland, whitewashed with a tatch roof. This is a really old farm cottage with a plow outside and storm clouds moving in.
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The historic Tathra Wharf, Tathra, New South Wales, Australia. / Photo: © Darren Stones / Freelance Journalist and Photographer Media Agencies please note: / If you wish to use any of my photos, contact me by email or phone to discuss your requirements Contact email Mobile: +61 (0)419 200 469 (Australia) http://dgstonesphotography.blogspot.com
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Old redgum tree that was used as a wool press
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beautiful old castle just over the border into Scotland
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The invention of a horse drawn rake in the 1800’s made the process of collecting hay much more efficient. The horse drawn rake could collect about 8 times a much as someone raking by hand. This lead to more hay gathered to feed the stock and more time to do other chores,before winter set in.
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Sunlight pours through a high window, illuminating the old chapel in the Castillo de San Marcos, located in St. Augustine, FL. / The Castillo was built in 1672 to protect and defend Spain’s claims in the New World. More Photography: /
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The Enloe-Floyd Barn is located at The Mountain Farm Museum on U.S. 441 adjacent to the National Park’s Oconaluftee Visitor Center, two miles north of Cherokee. The site is open year-round The barn is the only museum building original to the site. It was part of the Joseph Enloe farm. The Enloe house, built in the 1880s, stood on the site now occupied by the Oconaluftee Visitor Center. In 1917 the Enloes sold their farm to the Floyds, a neighboring family. When the museum opened, the barn was initially left on its original site, about 30 yards from the present-day Visitor Center. It was moved to its current location within the museum complex in 1960. Fifty feet wide and 60 feet long with a “shotgun” opening down the middle, the structure has several stalls and storage areas on each side of the long “hallway.” Upstairs there is a vast hayloft large enough to store a 2,500 square foot suburban home. Thought to be a “Drover’s barn” it is similar to the cantilevered barn in having a large, overhanging, frame loft for hay storage In this case, the loft is supported by log piers. This structure is much bigger than most barns, for it served as a “cattle hotel”, a place where farmers could stable their herds for a night as they drove them off the mountains to market
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This church was organized in the 1820s with services held in a log building until the building of this structure. The Methodists were not as numerous as the dominant Baptists here, and often depended on a circuit riding preacher. Another church, Hopewell Methodist, is marked only by a cemetery today was across the cove. The Civil War caused division in the church so several started going to Hopewell. In 1902 this structure and its furnishings were reportedly the work of one man. J. D. McCampbell, a blacksmith and carpenter, built it in 115 days of $115. Afterward, he became its preacher for many years. The two doors are a result of the plans used to build this structure. In some churches ladies and children entered through the left door, and men through the right one. A divider separated the two groups, causing frustration among courting couples. They are no indication they practiced this separation here.
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A hay rake drawn by horse came onto the scene in the 1800’s. This made the process of collecting hay much more efficient. The horse drawn rake could collect about 8 times a much as someone raking by hand. This lead to more hay gathered to feed the stock and more time to do other chores, before winter set in….Also pictured is a split-rail fence.
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sepia toned version of a previous The corn crib at the Tipton place is an example of a double pen corn crib, larger than average, and having a driveway through the center. This not only provided a way to conveniently unload the wagon but allowed for extra air to flow through the crib. The hewn log sides were left with open spaces to allow air to circulate through the corn, both allowing it to dry initially and helping it to stay dry…The roofing is known as shakes, which are wooden shingles usually split from leftover parts of oak logs ….Behind the crib is the edge of a cantalever barn unique to this part of the country……This shot was taken on Cades Cove Loop Road in The Great Smoky Mountain National Park.
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This is on the Roaring Fork Motor Nature Tail. It is located on the backside of Gatlinburg inside the Great Smoky Mountain National Park. It is a one way 5.5 mile auto tour. It is not a loop and but will still bring you out in Gatlinburg. Unlike Cades Cove it don’t get the amount of tourist. Where Cades Cove is in the cove of the mountains and open Roaring Fork ain’t. It is a winding narrow road thru the forest and along the Roaring Fork stream. It too has some historic structures and wildlife but not that of Cades Cove. Roaring Fork is noted for the stream and lush moss covered boulders. The original road was a wagon trail built in the 1850’s to serve the community of a couple dozen families. Roaring Fork got its named from the roar of the rushing waters. It is one of the steepest in the eastern US and can get loud during high water. Mostly during the tourist season it is low to average and is quite relaxing to lounge beside.
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John Ownby’s log cabin it can be found along the Fighting Creek Trail. This building has been rehabilitated by the National Park Service, preserving original building materials, as it is the last remaining log building in the Sugarlands area. The logs are from tulip tree and white pine. The clay mortar for the chimney came from the banks of the near by spring. It is of a single pen design. The door is low so they didn’t have to raise the walls any higher than necessary.
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This is an old farm plow sitting in the front yard of the historic Nance Farm. For more info, please visit this link: Historic Nance Farm
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This is part of an old historic railroad track next to the historic train depot passenger stations that are being restored in historic Waxahachie, TX. A halftone screen filter was applied for aging affects. .+ .+ .+
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The Ellis County Courthouse was built from architectural plans created by J. Riely Gordon. The building incorporates the Richardsonian Romanesque architectural style originally created by Boston architect Henry Hobson Richardson and made popular in Texas by J. Riely Gordon. For the Ellis County Courthouse Gordon used a floor-plan different from many other county courthouses in Texas of the same vintage. Many county courthouses built in this time period had intersecting halls on the first floor that created the rigidity required to support the weight of the district courtroom positioned near the middle of the building on the second floor. For the Ellis County Courthouse Gordon used a floor plan that provided an open space at the center of the building first surrounded by a staircase then surrounded by a gallery that provided access to offices and courtrooms. The large second-floor courtroom was pushed off to one side of the building so the center space was open all the way up to the clock tower. This open space at the center of the courthouse created a chimney effect. Cool air was drawn in through first floor windows toward the center of the building then straight up to the tower where hot air was exhausted out of the building. Besides the advantage of superior ventilation, Gordon’s design incorporated a circular form which worked well with the Romanesque Revival architectural style. Turrets containing spiral stairways and balconies incorporate readily with the circular form. The building is further enhanced by the use of stone of contrasting colors. From the building’s base first gray and then pink granite are used. Red Pecos sandstone is used for accent, and cream colored sandstone is also used sparingly on a few stringcourses. Ellis County’s courthouse is without a doubt one of the grandest old county courthouses in the Southwest. To make it even more interesting the county recently spent about eleven million dollars restoring the building. After years of restoration work, the courthouse was reopened in the fall of 2002. The restoration was so detailed that they matched the colors of the interior to those used when the building was originally built, and the county bought red sandstone for repairs from the same query that produced the stone used for construction in 1895. This is truly a good time to go see the Ellis County Courthouse!
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A Ferrari at the goodwood revival in the UK.
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The Missionary Baptist Church in Cades Cove was formed around 1839. It was founded by members from Cades Cove Baptist Church that were dismissed over an argument over missions. The present building was built in 1915. The members continued using this site for about ten years after the parks establishment. One of the highlights of the church was in 1893 when a well known evangelist, Rev. Thomas Sexton, led a revival. The congregation nearly doubled in size as a result. This was one of the biggest events ever in the Cove…The Church in located along the Cades Cove Loop Road, Great Smoky Mountains
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Having chickens provided a food source for the early settlers. Besides the chicken itself, they provided eggs to supplement the settlers diet. Mostly the chickens just ran loose. One of the kids chores would be to locate the nest and gather the eggs. Sometimes evergreen trees were planted close to the house for a roosting tree. For those fortunate enough they built a hen house. This made the gathering of eggs a simpler task and shelter for the chickens. The hen house here at the Mountain Farm Museum was relocated from the Indian Camp Creek are of the smokies near Cosby, Tennessee. The Mountain Farm Museum is located at the Cherokee NC entrance to the Great Smoky Mountain NP. http://www.redbubble.com/people/suddath/art/1982024-2-golden-morn-ii
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Ah what a grand form of transportation. It not only has wheels but springs as well. This may not look much of a luxury but in those days in the Cove a sled was used more often than not. They were easier to get across the rocky ground. To have a wagon though would make the trip to Maryville or Knoxville much quicker. Mountain folk didn’t really have money but bartered goods in the larger cities a few times a year, for what they couldn’t make themselves. Later stores were in the Cove but trips to the big cities were still made from time to time. This spring wagon must have been a real treat to ride in. the shock from the rough rocky ground could be absorbed before it got to you. They used wagons to bring in hay, corn, and haul supplies. They drove to the Church and socials. What a rich family it was to have such a luxury….Image taken at the Tipton Place, Cades Cove, GSMNP
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This may not look to be that comfortable to ride. It was a lot easier that raking hay by hand. This old horse drawn hay rake could rake bout what 8 men could do in a given time. That would leave a lot of time for other chores. More often then not, one of the younger kids would drive the rake, and the older kids and men would gather and put up the hay. This was pulled thru the field of cut hay. The tines would collect the hay. When they were full the lever would be pull releasing the hay in a pile. Then it would be gathered and taken to where they stored it. This may be crude by today’s standards but in its hay days this was a major improvement to putting up hay…….image taken at the Mountain Farm Museum at the Cherokee NC entrance to the Great smoky Mountain NP
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This look into the past is preserved at the Mountain Farm Museum in the Great Smoky Mountain National Park. This park is different in many ways from a lot of the other National Parks in the US. It is one of the 1st to have the land bought soley form logging companies and individuals. Somewhere in the neighborhood of 1200 familys were displaced in the early 1920’s and 30’s when they sold their land for the purpose of a National Park. The park service also desided they wanted to preserve the way of life of these early pioneers. Throughout the park old structures have been preserved. Here at the Mountain Farm Museum and at the Cades Cove Visitors Center are 2 places where a whole farm was preserved. The only building here that was originally here though, is the barn, the other structures were moved from various places in the park to here. Another note of the parks uniqueness is they is no charge for entering due to an agreement with the states of Tennessee and North Carolina
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Barn full of historic artifacts relating to Route 66 including an old Ford Model A with a Route 66 license plate
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