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The Big Oak of Thomasville, Georgia

Posted on February 18, 2015 by

The Big Oak of Thomasville, Georgia has some impressive statistics. It is over 330 years old with branches which spread out over 164 feet. The Live Oak (Quercus virginiana) is 68 feet tall with a trunk 26 feet in circumference. When … Continue reading →

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View 279: Scenes of CNY

Posted on May 13, 2013 by

Photos from my travels around Central New York (CNY) the first two weeks of May. An historic building I have photographed before and is hard to ignore anytime I am walking around downtown Syracuse, New York. Visited the Northeast Alpaca … Continue reading →

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The Syracuse and Baldwinsville Railroad

Posted on May 25, 2011 by

Back in 1886, a group formed the Syracuse and Baldwinsville Railroad to service the mills on the Seneca River in the village.  This bit of history of my hometown of Baldwinsville, New York fascinated me.  I grew up hearing trains … Continue reading →

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Art Deco at Its Finest

Posted on April 13, 2011 by

Syracuse, New York, boasts one of the best examples of the popular architecture design of the 1920’s and 30’s called Art Deco in the world.  The building is registered by the U.S. National Register of Historic Places as the Niagara … Continue reading →

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