Tremont Temple

On 28 December 1843, the Free Church Baptists bought the Tremont Theatre, built in 1827 in Greek Revival style. They renamed it the Tremont Temple and adapted it for use for religious worship. They did not charge for attending their church and had a racially integrated congregation.

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Towanda, Pennsylvania

Towanda was settled in 1784 and became the county seat in 1812. It was variously known for some years as Meansville, Overton, Williamson, Monmouth, and Towanda, and incorporated in 1828. Towanda was once known primarily for its industrial interests, which included flour, planing and silk mills, a foundry and machine shop, dye works, and manufacturers of talking machines, cut glass, toys and furniture. The population in 1900 was 4,663 and 4,281 in 1910.

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Ulupalakua Ranch

Prior to European contact, early Hawaiians farmed sweet potatoes, dry land taro and harvested wood, birds and pigs from forested areas (the bare slopes you see today, were once covered with sweet smelling Sandlewood and Koa trees). Modern agriculture began in 1845 on what is now Ulupalakua Ranch lands, that era lasting until 1856 when Linton L. Torbert, active member of the Royal Hawaiian Agricultural Society, farmed potatoes and corn, primarily to supply island merchant ships and California’s ‘gold rush’ era, with direction from King Kamehameha III, planted sugar cane.

Tifft House, Buffalo

The Tifft House, once among the most luxurious hotels in Buffalo, located on the east side of Main Street between Mohawk Street and Lafayette Square from 1865 until its demolition in 1903 to make way for the new home of the William Hengerer Company department store. A clue to the date of the photograph is found in the advertisement for Geneva Mineral Water on the awning at far left, which was bottled beginning in 1894. The Lafayette Court Building occupies the site today.

Black Head (Monte Rosa)

The Black Head ( German: Schwarzhorn , Italian : Corno Nero, French : Tête Noir ), at 4,322 m (14,222 ft), is one of the summits of the Monte Rosa massif in the Pennine Alps . It is the nineteenth highest peak in the Alps , according to the criteria of the International Union of Mountaineering Associations . 

Although at a high altitude, its access is relatively easy on its glacial western slope, while the eastern side ( Macugnaga slope ), mixed, is particularly steep.

Tepfer House, Keokuk

The Tepfer House, Keokuk.—On our way to Athens last Sunday, we were induced to stop over night at the Tepfer House, on the corner of Third and Johnson streets. Mr. J. H. Tepfer, formerly of the "Deming,” is the gentlemanly proprietor. This is probably the largest and finest hotel building on the river above St. Louis. It occupies over a half block, and is five tall stories high. It is fitted up with all the modern improvements, and furnished on a grand and magnificient scale, which makes it rank among the foremost hotels in the country.

Stockton, California

Stockton was founded by Charles Maria Weber in 1849 after he acquired Rancho Campo de los Franceses. The city is named after Robert F. Stockton, and it was the first community in California to have a name not of Spanish or Native American origin.

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Selwyn's Theatre, Boston

Selwyn's Theatre (1867–1870) of Boston, Massachusetts, was established by British-born actor John H. Selwyn. Architect Benjamin F. Dwight designed the building. Personnel included Dexter H. Follet, Arthur Cheney, H.A. M'Glenen, Charles R. Thorne Jr., and Charles Koppitz. In 1871 Selwyn's was renamed the "Globe Theatre."

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