05.24.09
Manatee
The Manatee is unique and a creature that is under protection. It can be found in florida and sometimes migrates as far as Virginia and Florida. the closes land animal similar would be the elephant. These are known as very gentle creatures that dates to the dinosaurs. This is truly are a treasure that lives amongst are American Landscape.
http://www.savethemanatee.org/manfcts.htm
03.28.09
The General Sherman is the largest by volume tree in the world. The true rests and grows in the USA, to be a little more precise it is in the national park in California
“The General Sherman Tree in Sequoia National Park is the largest (by volume) tree in the world.
Computing the volume of a standing tree is the practical equivalent of calculating the volume of an irregular cone. For purposes of volume comparison, only the trunk of a giant sequoia is measured, including the restored volume of basal fire scars. Using these accepted standards and actual field measurements taken in 1975, the volume of the Sherman Tree was calculated to be slightly over 52.500 cubic feet (1486.6 meters).”
http://www.nps.gov/archive/seki/shrm_pic.htm
11.25.08
Hoover Dam
Hoover Dam earns its place on the blog due to it being a collasal project at the dam’s creation.
Hoover Dam is a testimony to a country’s ability to construct monolithic projects in the midst of adverse conditions. Built during the Depression; thousands of men and their families came to Black Canyon to tame the Colorado River. It took less than five years, in a harsh and barren land, to build the largest dam of its time. Now, years later, Hoover Dam still stands as a world-renowned structure. The Dam is a National Historic Landmark and has been rated by the American Society of Civil Engineers as one of America’s Seven Modern Civil Engineering Wonders.
08.30.08
Number One Observatory Circle, Vice President’s House
Washington, DC
Since it is Election Time, I have decided to focus on only historic places that has to do with Presidents or Vice Presidents.
Number One Observatory is home to the Vice President during the time they serve in office. The house is a Victorian Georgian Architecture that was constructed in the late 1800s. The house was originally constructed for the superintendent of the observatory. During the early 1900s the Chief of the Naval operations booted the superintendent from the house because he found it lovely and wanted to take up residence in the house.
Up till the 1970s the Vice Presidents maintained at their residence but the expense of providing and securing a different residence, some far from Washington became expensive, so the house was restored to its former glory to serve as the Vice Presidents home while serving.
Today on the house grounds the observatory is still in use and serving a person to monitor the moons, stars, and sun.
(America’s Castle and Treasures endorse Obama and Biden)
08.26.08
Ten in Tennessee, History under attack by insufficient funds!
James Brown House, Hamilton County
“The 2008 Ten in Tennessee list was announced at a press conference on Friday, May 30 at 11 AM at the Old Supreme Court Chambers at the Tennessee State Capitol, Nashville.
The Tennessee Preservation Trust annually seeks nominations from the public for the “Ten in Tennessee,” a roster of some of the state’s most endangered historic sites. Begun in 2001, this successful program highlights ten endangered places across the state to help garner support for saving threatened historic resources. Of the sites listed since the program began, only three have been lost.”
Only three historic treasures lost since this report was started but that is three too many.
