view gallery |  100th anniversary of the Farmers' Trust Company, Mount Holly, New Jersey, 1814-1914
in There's a Book About It This is a locally interesting book written in 1914 which offers the a history of the first 100 years of the bank and the building. Next year will be time for a new book...200 years anniversary of Farmers Trust. posted by: Math Teacher location: Pennsylvania date approved: 5/17/2013 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Ghosts of Mount Holly: A History of Haunted Happenings - Mt. Holly, NJ
in There's a Book About It Spooky happenings are always being reported in this old, Revolutionary war town. The homes and history are old but the spirits are forever! posted by: Math Teacher location: New Jersey date approved: 5/8/2013 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Christ Cathedral: A Priceless Heritage -- Salina KS
in There's a Book About It The Christ Episcopal Cathedral in downtown Salina is so historic that a book was written about it :) posted by: Benchmark Blasterz location: Kansas date approved: 4/24/2013 last visited: 3/15/2013 |
view gallery |  The Alexander Dobbin House in Gettysburg: A Short History - Gettysburg, PA
in There's a Book About It The Dobbin House is a tavern, restaurant, museum, tourist attraction, Underground Railroad stop, haunted & 100% fun! The best way to put the Civil War into context is to visit this authentic Civil War site using this book as the perfect companion. posted by: Math Teacher location: Pennsylvania date approved: 4/18/2013 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Monument to the First New Jersey Brigade of the Continental Army - Valley Forge, PA
in There's a Book About It With its fully-uniformed soldier on top, this 27-foot shaft is one of the tallest & definitely one of the most ornate of monuments @ Valley Forge equalling in height similar monuments @ Antietam & Gettysburg. This book tells all about the sculpture. posted by: Math Teacher location: Pennsylvania date approved: 4/13/2013 last visited: never |
view gallery |  An Authentic History of Donegal Presbyterian Church - Mt. Joy, PA
in There's a Book About It Donegal Presbyterian Church Complex is a historic Presbyterian church complex with deep ties to the Revolutionary War. The church was built in 1732 and has been going strong ever since. This book provides an early account of the church. posted by: Math Teacher location: Pennsylvania date approved: 4/10/2013 last visited: never |
view gallery |  The First Reformed Church - Easton, Pennsylvania.
in There's a Book About It Steeped deep with German roots, this church has churned on through the years, witness & influential to important American history. Once it served Lutheran interests but now it serves the First United Church of Christ. This book tells that story. posted by: Math Teacher location: Pennsylvania date approved: 4/9/2013 last visited: never |
view gallery |  USS Constellation: A Short History of the Last All-Sail Warship Built by the U.S. Navy - Baltimore City, MD
in There's a Book About It Tis book is all about the USS Constellation, the last all sail warship for the United States. The sloop was instrumental in helping the Union defeat the Confederacy as well as stymieing Southern Slave trade on the open waters. posted by: Math Teacher location: Maryland date approved: 3/25/2013 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Les chroniques de Chambly (Québec)
in There's a Book About It De beaux livres écrits par un auteur de la ville, sur les événements des personnages ayant vécus à Chambly dans le 19ème siècle. posted by: gemeloj location: Quebec, Canada date approved: 3/25/2013 last visited: 3/25/2013 |
view gallery |  That Crazy Lady Down the Road - Hooper, CO
in There's a Book About It This book chronicles the life of author Judy Messoline and her strange attraction, the UFO Watchtower, with UFO testimonials by eyewitnesses. posted by: IJAdventures location: Colorado date approved: 2/18/2013 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Cuba: 400 Years of Architectural Heritage - Havana, Cuba
in There's a Book About It Although the book "Cuba: 400 Years of Architectural Heritage" describes the archirecture of the whole island, this waymark presents exclusively the architecture of the Cuban capital, Havana. posted by: denben location: Cuba date approved: 2/18/2013 last visited: 1/1/2004 |
view gallery |  The Bank: Inside the Bank of England - Lothbury, London, UK
in There's a Book About It The Bank of London is located in the City of London and has a museum that opens to the public. posted by: Master Mariner location: London, United Kingdom date approved: 2/15/2013 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Master of the Crossroads - Haiti
in There's a Book About It Haiti is a Caribbean country which occupies the western, smaller portion of the island of Hispaniola, in the Greater Antillean archipelago, which it shares with the Dominican Republic. posted by: denben location: Haiti date approved: 2/15/2013 last visited: never |
view gallery |  The Island Martinique
in There's a Book About It Martinique is an island in the Lesser Antilles in the eastern Caribbean Sea. Like Guadeloupe, it is an overseas region of France, consisting of a single overseas department. posted by: denben location: Martinique date approved: 2/15/2013 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Basilica: The Splendor and the Scandal : Building St. Peter's - Vatican City, Vatican
in There's a Book About It Designed principally by Donato Bramante, Michelangelo, Carlo Maderno and Gian Lorenzo Bernini, St Peter's is the most renowned work of Renaissance architecture and remains one of the largest churches in the world. posted by: denben location: Vatican City State date approved: 1/24/2013 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Tharandt - Lk. Sächs. Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, Sachsen, D
in There's a Book About It Das Buch "Tharandter Marginalien 2" von Wolfgang Heinitz. posted by: Tharandter location: Sachsen, Germany date approved: 1/9/2013 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Tharandt um die Jahrhundertwende - Lk. Sächs. Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, Sachsen, D
in There's a Book About It Das Buch "Tharandt um die Jahrhundertwende". posted by: Tharandter location: Sachsen, Germany date approved: 1/9/2013 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Eleven Days In Hell -- Huntsville TX
in There's a Book About It A book by William T. Harper chronicling the 1974 prison siege at the Walls Unit in Huntsville TX. The siege lasted for 11 days and cost the lives of 2 hostages and (eventually) all of the hostage-takers. posted by: Benchmark Blasterz location: Texas date approved: 1/3/2013 last visited: 12/31/2012 |
view gallery |  OpernTurm — Frankfurt am Main, Germany
in There's a Book About It The OpernTurm (Opera Tower) is the 7th tallest skyscraper in Frankfurt am Main, Germany posted by: prussel location: Hessen, Germany date approved: 12/19/2012 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Tower 185 — Frankfurt am Main, Germany
in There's a Book About It The Tower 185 is the 4th tallest building in Frankfurt and the 4th tallest in Germany, tied with the MAIN TOWER posted by: prussel location: Hessen, Germany date approved: 12/19/2012 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Himmlische Türme - Die Marktkirche in Wiesbaden — Wiesbaden, Germany
in There's a Book About It The Marktkirche (Market Church) is the main Protestant church in Wiesbaden. The neo-Gothic church on the central Schloßplatz was built between 1853 and 1862. It is also called "Nassauer Landesdom" (Cathedral of Nassau) posted by: prussel location: Hessen, Germany date approved: 12/19/2012 last visited: never |
view gallery |  The Shaw Memorial: A Celebration of an American Masterpiece - Boston, MA
in There's a Book About It The Shaw Memorial: A Celebration of an American Masterpiece describes the history of this famous sculpture by Augustus Saint-Gaudens. posted by: neoc1 location: Massachusetts date approved: 11/15/2012 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Der Berliner Kunstbrief. Die Siegessäule / Großer Stern - Berlin, Germany
in There's a Book About It The Siegessäule (Victory Column) on the Großer Stern (Great Star), designed by Heinrich Strack, stands in the roundabout in the Tiergarten in Berlin, Germany. It was constructed as a national monument to the victories in the wars of unification. posted by: Chasing Blue Sky location: Berlin, Germany date approved: 11/11/2012 last visited: 5/10/2013 |
view gallery |  St Clement Danes - Strand, London, UK
in There's a Book About It St Clement Danes church stands on a traffic island in the Strand. The first church, on this site, was built in the 9th century. The current church was designed by Sir Christopher Wren and suffered extensive damage during the Second World War. posted by: Master Mariner location: London, United Kingdom date approved: 8/27/2012 last visited: never |
view gallery |  KT: Kensington Temple Story - Kensington Temple, Kensington Park Road, London, UK
in There's a Book About It This building was constructed in 1848-9 as the Horbury Congregational Chapel. It later became the Elim Pentecostal Church and is now the Kensington Temple. The church is located in the junction formed by Ladbroke Road and Kensington Park Road. posted by: Master Mariner location: London, United Kingdom date approved: 8/15/2012 last visited: never |
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