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A Day at Niagara-on-the-Lake
I like to stop at the pretty and historic town of Niagara-on-the-Lake when I’m in the Niagara Peninsula region because it’s such a charming community. It’s located where the Niagara River flows into Lake Ontario.
Canada is a new country with only a relatively short period of recorded history. Still, Niagara-on-the-Lake is considered to be of historic significance. It was founded in 1781 and was originally known as Butlersburg, later renamed as West Niagara. The town subsequently adapted it’s current name to avoid confusion with Niagara Falls.
Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario
British Loyalists fled here from the south in the aftermath of the American Revolution. It was the first capital of the Province of Upper Canada (the predecessor of Ontario) from 1792 to 1797. During the …
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“Pic of the Week”, September 4, 2015: Charleston Historic Post Office
Charleston is one of America’s most walkable cities, especially the area south of Broad Street. Compact enough to get around on foot, and with interesting architecture, gardening and history. I’ve greatly enjoyed both of my visits to this city.
During my last sojourn to Charleston, we stopped by the historic U.S. Post Office and Courthouse, a grand building situated just south of Broad near the corner of Meeting. It’s one of the oldest post offices in the United States and was completed in 1896 for the then staggering sum of $500,000. It’s thought that construction of this building lead to a revival of the area that surrounded it, then already well over a century old. The Historic Post Office is of …
Sep 3, 2015
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